Prof. Brij Gopal, School of Environmental Sciences, has figured among the scientists across the world who have contributed towards “UN’s Inter-Governmental Panel of Climate Change”. Prof. Brij  Gopal’s research is in the field of “Water Problems and Global Ecosystem”.

Prof. Rais Akhtar, Centre for the Study of Regional Development, School of Social Sciences, has figured among the scientists across the world who have contributed towards “UN’s Inter-Governmental Panel of Climate Change”. Prof. Akhtar’s research is in the field of “Medical Geography”.

Prof. Ummu Salma Bava, Centre for East Asian Studies, School of International Studies, has been recognized as Associate Fellow by the Asia Society, New York. 

In 2007 India led by Prof. S. Mukherjee, School of Environmental Sciences of JNU and Scientists of the Cosmic Ray Division (CRD) of Yerevan of Armenia Institute joined SEVAN, the World Wide Space Environmental Viewing and Analysis Network. SEVAN will consist of portable, state-of-the-art space weather detectors designed by the CRD scientists in Armenia which will be placed in countries around the earth’s circumference for an extensive programme of space weather observation, analysis, and forecasting of Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Atmosphere and Geosphere. The most technical and sensitive parts of the detectors will be built in Armenia. The mechanical framework and heave support components will be built and assembled in JNU. SEVAN was named the Observatory of the Week, in IHY07’s weekly newsletter.

Mr. Kedar Kumar Mandal, Research Scholar, Centre for Indian Language, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies was selected to present a paper in ’World Hindi Conference’ New York held from 13-15 September 2007. The paper entitled PRAVASI HINDI SAHITYA-DASHA and DISHA on the behalf of Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.

Mr. Shubhodeep Chakrabarti and Ms. Mridusmita Borah, Research Scholars, South Asian Division, School of International Studies, won the Best Team prize in the “XXVII Manik Chandra Barooah Memorial Debating Competition”, organised by Cotton College Union Society, Guwahati, held on 7-8 September, 2007.

Mr. Kunwar Kant, Research Scholar, Centre of Russian Studies, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies has won the All-India Russian Language Olympiad, which was dedicated to the “Year of Russian Language World Over” and was felicitated at a function organised by the Russian Centre of Science and Culture, Institute of Russian Language, Indian Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature and Indian Universities. Mr. Kant won the award for his essay on “My Favorite Russian Writer”.

Ms. Pinaki Chakraborty, Research Scholar, School of Computer and Systems Sciences, won the “Best Paper Award” for research paper on ’An Assortment of Methods for Mining Dense Substructures in a Large Graph’ the National Conference on Information Technology: Present Practices and Challenges, New Delhi.