Biography

Prof. Suresh Chand Rai

Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics,

University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, India

Professor


Email: [email protected]


Qualifications

1984 Ph.D., Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

1979 M.Sc., Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

1977 B.Sc., Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India


Publications (Selected)

  1. Yadav, R.K., Rai, S.C., Khan, M.R. et al. Drought's silent symphony and unmasking the invisible weight on human life in Chhatarpur of Bundelkhand Region, India. Climatic Change 178, 51 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-025-03884-w
  2. Chapagain, P.S., Banskota, T.R., Shrestha, S. et al. Studies on adaptive capacity to climate change: a synthesis of changing concepts, dimensions, and indicators. Humanit Soc Sci Commun 12, 331 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-04453-3
  3. Chapagain, P.S., Banskota, T.R., Shrestha, S. et al. Factors affecting smallholder farmers’ adaptive capacity to climate change: A comparative study of Nepal, India, and Bangladesh. J. Geogr. Sci. 35, 359–381 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11442-025-2326-3
  4. Yadav, R.K., Rai, S.C. & Khan, M.R. Migration landscape of the Bundelkhand region of India: drivers, destinations and developmental policies. GeoJournal 90, 15 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-024-11267-4
  5. Rai, S.C., Mishra, P.K. (2024). Sacred Landscapes, Indigenous Knowledge, and Ethno-Culture in Natural Resource Management: Understanding Multiple Perspectives of Nature Conservation. In: Rai, S.C., Mishra, P.K. (eds) Sacred Landscapes, Indigenous Knowledge, and Ethno-culture in Natural Resource Management. Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-4206-6_1
  6. Sinha, H., Rai, S.C. & Kumar, S. Post-monsoon groundwater hydrogeochemical characterization and quality assessment using geospatial and multivariate analysis in Chhotanagpur Plateau, India. Environ Dev Sustain 26, 20127–20157 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-03459-8
  7. Gautam, A., Rai, S.C. Groundwater zoning and sustainable management strategies for groundwater resources in the Bist-Doab region of Punjab, India. Environ Dev Sustain 26, 8421–8442 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-03053-y
  8. Shrestha, S., Chapagain, P. S., Dhakal, M., Rai, S. C., Islam, M. N., Zhang, Y., Paudel, B. (2024). Climate change policy instruments in agriculture sector: From policy to adaptation practice at local level in Nepal. Geographical Journal of Nepal, 17(01), 1–22. https://doi.org/10.3126/gjn.v17i01.63932
  9. Gulati, A., Rai, S.C. (2024). Statistical Analysis of Rainfall and Temperature Variability in Chotanagpur Plateau, India. In: Singh, A.L., Jamal, S., Ahmad, W.S. (eds) Climate Change, Vulnerabilities and Adaptation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-49642-4_18
  10. Upadhyay, A., Nigam, N.K., Mishra, P.K. et al. Climatic variability and its impact on the indigenous agricultural system using panel data analysis in the Sikkim Himalaya, India. Environ Monit Assess 196, 33 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-12193-7
  11. Verma, R., Rai, S.C. Evaluation of Spatio-temporal Variability of a Flood Using the Hydrological Process of Flood Frequency in Ghagra River Basin, India. J Geol Soc India 99, 1671–1682 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-023-2523-6
  12. Mishra, A., Rai, A., Mishra, P.K. et al. Evaluation of hydro-chemistry in a phreatic aquifer in the Vindhyan Region, India, using entropy weighted approach and geochemical modelling. Acta Geochim 42, 648–672 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11631-023-00610-0
  13. Sinha, H., Rai, S.C. & Kumar, S. Spatial variation in groundwater quality and health risk assessment for fluoride and nitrate in Chhotanagpur Plateau, India. Environ Monit Assess 195, 921 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-11529-7
  14. Upadhyay, A., & Rai, S. C. (2023). Climate Change Analysis in Rangit Basin of Sikkim Himalaya. The Oriental Anthropologist, 23(1), 103-130. https://doi.org/10.1177/0972558X221147205
  15. Gautam A and Rai SC (2023) Hydrogeochemical characterization and quality assessment of groundwater resources in the Upper-Doab region of Uttar Pradesh, India. Front. Environ. Sci. 11:1193979. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2023.1193979
  16. Rai, S.C. (2023). Spatio-temporal Change Delineation and Forecasting of Snow/Ice-Covered Areas. In: Food and Livelihood Securities in Changing Climate of the Himalaya. Human-Environment Interactions, vol 9. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22817-9_4
  17. Rai, S.C., Mishra, P.K. (2022). Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Resource Management: A Conceptual Framework. In: Rai, S.C., Mishra, P.K. (eds) Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Resource Management in Asia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16840-6_1
  18. Pandey, V. K., Kumar, R., Singh, R., Kumar, R., Rai, S. C., Singh, R. P., … Latief, S. U. (2022). Catastrophic ice-debris flow in the Rishiganga River, Chamoli, Uttarakhand (India). Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, 13(1), 289–309. https://doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2021.2023661
  19. Paudel, B., Chapagain, P. S., Shrestha, S., Zhang, Y., Liu, L., Yan, J., Rai, S. C., Islam, M. N., Banskota, T. R., Poudel, K. R., & Dhakal, K. R. (2022). Perception and Understanding of Climate Change and Its Impact in Gandaki River Basin, Central Himalaya, Nepal. Atmosphere, 13(12), 2069. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13122069
  20. Gwayi, O., & Rai, S. (2023). IMPACT OF POOR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT (PSWM) ALONG THE NAJAFGARH DRAIN ON WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE (WASH) STATUS AROUND GURU TEG BAHADUR (GTB) NAGAR. ZANGO: Zambian Journal of Contemporary Issues, 35, 89-111. Retrieved from https://education.unza.zm/index.php/ZJOCI/article/view/966

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