Training, Workshop and R&D Meeting Attended

Training in GIS packages (GRAM, IDRISI and ILWIS) at IIT, Mumbai.

GIS training program at NIIT Bangalore- Introduction to ArcInfo and Extensions

Attended one month training at JNU, New Delhi - “ Mathematical Modeling of groundwater flow and mass transport through theory and hand on training” sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

Attended a training on “Rainwater Harvesting” conducted by Central Groundwater Authority

Attended training on “Microwave Signatures” conducted by Space Application Center/ISRO, Ahmadabad. (December 2008)

Attended short term training on “Isotope Tracer Techniques for water Resources Development and Management” (15-06-2009 to 20-06-2009)

Attended short term training on “Leica Geospatial Systems and Lecia Photogrametric suite” Conducted by ERDAS India. (30-06-2009 to 04-07-2009)

Attended two days training on “ Statistical Approach” at Kerala School of Mathematics, Calicut (05-03-2010 to 06-03-2010)

Attended one day workshop on “Storm water, Wastewater and Flood modeling using XPSWMM” at CWRDM, Calicut (1st October 2010)

Attended one day workshop on “GIS for Better e-Governance on November 30th 2010 ay Trivandrum (Organized by C-DIT).

Attended Ist meeting of PMAC/DST WAR for Water at MS Sawminathan Research Foundation, Taramani, Chennai on 11th December 2010

Attended second R&D session of Indian National Committee on Ground Water, MoWR, Govt. of India at CWRDM during 2-3 Feb, 2011

Attended one day workshop on “Sustainability of Groundwater Resources of Kerala-Challenges and Opportunities” sponsored by MoWR, GoI at Trivandurm on 15th March 2011

Attended a one day workshop on ‘Career Advancement Program for Scientists / Academicians’ on 15th July 2011 organized by CWRDM, Kozhikode with the financial assistance from KSCSTE, Thiruvananthapuram.

Attended Short-term Training on Soil & Land Resources Database for Integrated Watershed Development Planning, jointly organized by CWRDM, Kozhikode & SLUSI, New Delhi, Kozhikode during December 13-17, 2011

Attended "National Level training programme on Climate Change and Geospatial Technology" at CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR), New Delhi on 12th -18th March 2012.

Attended workshop on "Intellectual property Rights and Patent Law" organized by National Institute of Personal Management and Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment on 27th and 28th April 2012 at Trivandrum.

Attended training program on “Introduction to ArcGIS 10” by NIIT GIS LTD. (ESRI India), Bangalore regional office at Centre for Water Resource Development & Management (CWRDM), Kozhikode from 25th July – 26th July 2012.

Attended meeting with officials of Ministry of Environment and Forests at Trivandum in connection to wetland projects and field visit to Vellayani, Akkulam, Asthadmudi and Sathamkotts wetlands during 10th to 11th September 2012.

Attended training programme on ‘Hydrologic Modelling Using RS/GIS with Special Reference to Climate Change’ during September 24-28, 2012, organized by National Institute of hydrology and The Institution of Engineers (India) Roorkee.

Attended stakeholder workshop and presented a report on ‘Conservation and Protection of Vellayani Lake in Thiruvananthapuram District of Kerala’ held at Sathra Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram on 15th November 2012.

Attended training session on “Remote Sensing and Geospatial Technologies for Land Cover and Land Use Change Studies and Applications” conducted by NASA Land Cover/Land-Use Change Program, Centre for Water Resources Development and Management, International START Secretariat, Monsoon Asia Integrated Regional Study, and the University of Maryland, USA. Hosted by Karunya University on January 14th, 2013.

Attended NRSC- User Interaction Meet 2013 during 21-22nd February 2013 held at National Remote Sensing Centre, Balanagar, Hydrabad.

Attended seminar on Groundwater Resources of Kerala: Retrospect and Prospect held during 6-7 March 2013, organized by the Department of Geology, Government College Kottayam

Attended workshop on IITB-Purdue Workshop on Drought & Climate Change held during 12-13 March 2013 Conducted by IIT Bombay.

Attended a training programme on Hyperspectral Remote Sensing and Application in Water Resources held during 18-23 March 2013 Conducted by Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, IIT Kharagpur.

Attended 1st R&D Session of Indian National Committee on Surface Water held on 19th March 2013 at Central Water Commission, New Delhi. Organized by Central Water Commission and presented the progress of project titled Development of a Space enabled Drought Management Support system for the five drought prone districts in Kerala State, in the Wake of the Global Climate Change.

Attended PAC/DST- WAR/WTI meeting on 13th July 2013 at National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), IISC campus, Bengaluru and presented second year progress of project titled Saline Water Intrusion studies along Tuticorin coast using Isotope Systematics

Attended Training Course on ‘Coastal Erosion and Protection’ at Central Water & Power Research Station (CWPRS), Pune on 21st to 23rd August 2013.

Attended and presented ongoing research activities in connection with Scientists Interface Meet, organized by KSCSTE at Trivandum during 5th -8th September, 2013.

Guest faculty for the ‘Grama Sabha Training on Water & Sanitation Training of Trainers (TOT)’ held on 7th November 2013 at Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA), Thrissur.

Attended training programme on ‘Digital Surface Modelling & Watershed Modelling’ atCentral Water Commission, National Water Academy, Pune, during 02nd to 13th December 2013.

Attended expert committee meeting held on 31.12.2013, for the Procurement of Photogrammetric solution, at the Kerala State Remote Sensing and Environment Centre (KSREC), Trivandum.

Attended NRSC- User Interaction Meet 2014 (UIM 2014) during 20-21st January 2014 held at National Remote Sensing Centre, Balanagar, Hydrabad.

Attended One-day Workshop on ‘Interstate Rivers and Inter Basin Transfers: Current Status in Kerala’ on 11 February 2014 at CWRDM, Kozhikode.

Attended training program on “Introduction to ArcGIS 10.2” by NIIT GIS LTD. (ESRI India), Bangalore regional office at Centre for Water Resource Development & Management (CWRDM), Kozhikode from 11th June – 12th June 2014.

Attended the meeting relating to the development of the Electronic Park at Amballor, Eranakulam District on 16th July 2014 at CM’s Chamber in the Legislative Assembly Complex, Thiruvanthapuram

Attended and presented final report on project entitled ‘Saline Water Intrusion studies along Tuticorin coast using Isotope Systematics’, 9th meeting of Programme Advisory Committee (PAC) on -Water Technology Initiative, Department of Science and Technology (DST) on 25th -26th July 2014 in Shri Vishnu Engineering College for Women, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh.

Attended and presented ongoing research activities in connection with Scientists Interface Meet (SIM 2014), organized by KSCSTE at Rajeev Gandhi Institute of Bio Technology, Trivandum during 15th -17th October, 2014.

Attended the ICHWAM-2014 pre- conference workshop on ‘Geospatial Applications in Water Resources’ on 29th October 2014 at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad.

Attended the workshop on ‘Management Plan for Ramsar Sites of Kerala’ at CWRDM Calicut on 28th November 2014, Organized by CWRDM and Wetlands International South Asia.

Attended pre-symposium Tutorials of ISPRS Technical Commission VIII on “Operational Remote Sensing Applications: Opportunities, Progress and Challenges” on Hyperspectral Data Analysis and Applications, during 7-8 December, 2014 at National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad.

Attended one day workshop on ‘Water Vision 2030’ at CWRDM. Calicut on 05th January 2015, organized by CWRDM and Wetlands International South Asia.

Attended and presented final report on project entitled ‘Recent rate and pattern of sedimentation using 137Cs Isotope Systematics of a high altitude lake in Western Ghats’, Management Advisory Committee (MAC) meeting of the DST sponsored “National stable Isotope Facility “project 0n 13th of January, 2015 at CWRDM-HQ, Kozhikode

Attended one day workshop on District level one day workshop on "Water Management for Sustainable Development' at CWRDM, Calicut on 15th January 2015, organized by CWRDM and Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), Kerala Region, Thiruvananthapuram.

Attended one day workshop on District level one day workshop on "Water Management for Sustainable Development' at Wayanad on 16th January 2015, organized by Groundwater Department, GoK and Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), Kerala Region, Thiruvananthapuram.

Attended NRSC- User Interaction Meet 2014 (UIM 2014) during 21st -22nd January 2015 held at National Remote Sensing Centre, Balanagar, Hydrabad.

Attended a training course on" Integrated Catchment Modelling (ICMOD-2015)” during February 09-13, 2015 at National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Roorkee

Attended User Interaction Meet (IUIM-2015) on Recent Advances in Geospatial Technologies during February 26-27, 2015 at IIRS, Dehradun and attended sixth Workshop on “On-line Education and Capacity Building” on February 27, 2015, in combination with IUIM-2015.

Attended two day Training programme on Groundwater Modeling System (GMS) during 31st March & 1st April 2015 at CWRDM, Calicut.

Attended the International short course on "Geospatial technologies for Coastal and Marine Disaster Management and Climate Change" jointly organized by Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific (Affiliated to the United Nations), Dehradun and UNESCAP, Bangkok and conducted by Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Indian Space Research Organisation, Dehradun, India during .May 04-31, 2015.

Attended two days Training programme on Groundwater Modeling System (GMS) at CWRDM, Kozikode during 25-26th June 2015.

Participated the Handing over of National Isotope Facility for Hydrology and attended Knowledge Dissemination Workshop on Isotope Techniques on 22nd July 2015 at Mascot Hotel, Thiruvananthapuram, Organized by Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM).