Dr. Govind Singh

Papers Presented in National & International Conferences

  • Co-authored paper titled Why is the Waste Sector Wasting Too Many Business Opportunities? A Case Study of Delhi, India presented at the 7th International Conference on Solid Waste Management held at Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Hyderabad, India (December, 2017)

  • Paper titled Disasters to Disastrous: Case of Climate Refugees in South Asia presented at the 2nd National Conference on Environmental Concerns of 21st Century: Indian and Global Context held at Zakir Husain (Evening) College, University of Delhi (March 2017)

  • Paper titled Urban Water Supply and Delhi: Influx of R.O. Devices and its Socioenvironmental Implications presented at the International Conference on Environmental Impact on Biodiversity, Sustainability and Quality of Life, held at University Maharani College, Jaipur, India (February, 2017)

  • Co-authored paper titled Exploring the Environmental and Psychological Co-Benefits of Urban Farming in Delhi presented at the International Conference on Environmental Impact on Biodiversity, Sustainability and Quality of Life, held at University Maharani College, Jaipur, India (February, 2017)

  • Paper titled Converting Environmental Challenges to ‘Make in India’ Opportunities presented at the National Conference On Make in India: Policies, Issues and Challenges, held at Zakir Husain (Evening) College, University of Delhi (March, 2016)

  • Paper titled Challenges in the Implementation of Environment Education in Higher Education in India presented at the National Conference On Environmental Concerns Of 21st Century: Indian and Global Context, held at Zakir Husain (Evening) College, University of Delhi (March, 2016)

  • Paper titled Deciphering the Urbanisation Enigma in the NCT of Delhi presented at 3rd National Conference on Biodiversity and Climate Change held at Maharaja Agrasen College, University of Delhi (March, 2015)

  • Co-authored paper titled, Urban Wetland Monitoring using GIS Technology in NCT of Delhi presented at National Conference on Earth and Environment - Pollution and Prevention held at Amity University, NOIDA (January, 2014)

  • Paper titled Sustainability Appraisal of Panch-Tatwa in Delhi presented at VII World Aqua Congress Universal Conference 2013 held at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi (December, 2013)

  • Co-authored paper titled Ground Water Quality Assessment for Identifying Human Health Vulnerability in Three Most Densely Populated Districts of India presented at International Conference on Advances in Water Resources Development and Management held at Panjab University, Chandigarh (October, 2013)

  • Co-authored paper titled A Pilot Study of Ground Water Quality in the University of Delhi Institutional Area presented at VI World Aqua Congress Conference at India Habitat Center, Delhi (November, 2012)

  • Paper entitled Heavy Metal Pollution in Water and Soil along Delhi Stretch of River Yamuna presented at VI World Aqua Congress Conference at IHC, Delhi (November, 2012)

  • Presented paper titled Challenges in optimizing urban water footprint: the case of the Delhi conurbation at V World Aqua Congress Conference held at India Habitat Center, Delhi (November, 2011)

  • Presented paper titled Impact of land use, land use change and urbanisation on ground water quality in the NCT of Delhi, India at International Ground Water Conference at Madurai, India (September, 2011)

  • Paper titled Urban ecotourism for promoting stakeholder participation in urban landscape transformation presented at National Conference on Landscape Restoration Processes held at Forest Research Institute, Dehradun (February, 2011)

Chapters in Books

  • Singh. G. (2017). Sustainable Development and Spiritual Ecology. In P.K. Srivastava, P. Rai, & S. Shukla (Eds.), Spiritual Ecology and Sustainability – Practice and Confluence (pp. 1-15). New Delhi: AuthorsPress.

  • Singh. G. (2015). Environment and Sustainable Development. In Human Rights, Gender and Environment Virtual Resource. Virtual Learning Environment, Institute of Lifelong Learning, University of Delhi. Delhi, India.

  • Singh. G. (2015). Issues of Industrial Pollution: Global Warming, Threats to Biodiversity. In Human Rights, Gender and Environment Virtual Resource. Virtual Learning Environment, Institute of Lifelong Learning, University of Delhi. Delhi, India.

  • Singh, G., Ghosh. C., Deb, M. (2011). ‘Urban ecotourism’ for promoting stakeholder participation in urban landscape transformation. In P. Soni and L. Singh (Eds.), Landscape Fragmentation and Restoration Researches in India (290-316). Saarbrücken, Germany: Lambert.

Papers Presented in National Seminars & Workshops

  • Paper titled Climate Refugees: Caught in the Tide of Time presented at the National Seminar on Human Rights in 21st Century India: Emerging Issues and Challenges held at Motilal Nehru College (Evening), University of Delhi (March, 2017)

  • Presented paper titled Spatio-temporal analysis of ground water quality in two contrasting districts of the NCT of Delhi at MoES supported National Workshop on Pollution Prevention Paradigm at Amity University, NOIDA (May, 2012)

  • Presented paper titled Floodplain characterization and water pollution implications of urban riverfront transformation in the Delhi stretch of River Yamuna at National Seminar on Environmental Pollution and Bioremediation held at School of Environmental Sciences, JNU, Delhi (December, 2011)

  • Co-authored paper titled Role of New & Social Media in Generating Environmental Awareness: the case study of the Delhi Greens Blog at National Seminar on Media & the New World Order organized by University of Delhi (February, 2011)

Papers in Peer-reviewed Journals

  • Singh, G. 2017. Implication of Household Use of R.O. Devices for Delhi’s Urban Water Scenario. Journal of Innovation for Inclusive Development, 2(1), pp. 24-29.

  • Singh, G., Deb, M., Ghosh, C. 2017. Urban Metabolism of River Yamuna in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, India. International Journal of Advanced Research. 4(8), pp. 1240-1248.

  • Singh, G., Sharma, A., Gupta, I., and Baveja, P. 2016. Sustainability Appraisal and Economic Valuation of North Delhi Ridge Using Participatory Research Approach. Journal of Innovation for Inclusive Development, 1(1), pp. 11-19.

  • Ghosh, C. and Singh, G. (2012). Efforts to combat the challenges of a changing climate and understanding people’s perception on climate change in urban India. Journal on Business and Technology (Special Issue). 5(1): 78-86.

Popular Articles

  • Article titled Urban Sustainability in a Changing Climate published in Geography and You Magazine (May-June, 2012)

  • Article titled Flood Furore: How India Copes with its Swelling Rivers published in TerraGreen of TERI Press (November, 2008)

  • Article titled Bus Rapid Transit - A Struggling Corridor to a Green Future published in TerraGreen of TERI Press (September, 2008)

  • Photo Essay on the Jawaharlal Nehru State Museum in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh published by Craft Revival Trust (http://goo.gl/vVgHGU)

  • A Series of Popular Articles Published Between 2009 and 2014 on the Broad Topic of Urban Ecology and Sustainable Development published by the Delhi Greens Blog. http://goo.gl/1HeEn8

Journal Editorial

  • Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Innovation for Inclusive Development (ISSN 2456-4478) URL: http://jiid.in