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Vinay Shankar Prasad Sinha

Vinay Shankar Prasad Sinha

Vinay Shankar Prasad Sinha
Vinay Shankar Prasad Sinha
Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Centre for the Study of Regional Development,
School of Social Sciences
Room No
120, SSS-III
Off. Phone
+91-11-2670 4568
Residence
+91-9873570794
Email
vsinha@mail.jnu.ac.in, vsinha@jnu.ac.in, sinha_vinay@yahoo.co.uk
Personal Webpage
https://jnu.ac.in
Qualifications

Ph.D.; M.Tech; M.A.; B.A.

Areas of Interest/Specialization

Spatial Modelling and Analysis
Geoinformatics in Natural Resources
Water resources and Climate Change Application
Human Ecology and Sustainable Development

Experience

2023-Present, Professor, Centre for the Study of Regional Development, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
2020-2023, Professor and Head, Department of Natural and Applied Sciences, TERI School of Advanced Studies, New Delhi
2015-2019: Associate Professor, Department of Natural and Applied Sciences, TERI School of Advanced Studies, New Delhi
2011-2015: Associate Professor, Department of Remote Sensing, Faculty of Earth Science, Banasthali Vidhyapith, Rajasthan
2008-2011: Lecturer, Department of Natural Resources, TERI University, New Delhi
2005-2007: Lecturer, Department of Remote Sensing, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Extn- Jaipur

Awards & Honours

Scientist of the Year Award – 2017: National Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi.

Awarded Paper - Ground Water Modelling and Justification by Morphometric analysis of Ramgarh lake catchment, 24th ISRS Annual Convention and National Symposium, 2004, ISRO, Jaipur

Awarded Paper - Assessment of spatiotemporal changes in Mangroves of Kendrapara District, Orissa using Remote Sensing and Geo-spatial tools, 29th ISRS Annual Convention and National Symposium, 2009, ISRO, Nagpur

International Collaboration/Consultancy

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Best Peer Reviewed Publications

Vijhani, A., Sinha, V. S. P., & Govindan, M. (2021). Assessing resource vulnerability quadrants under changing precipitation trends in Uttarakhand, Central Himalayan region. Journal of Mountain Science, 18(10), 2722-2741. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11629-021-6856-6

Singh, R. K., Sinha, V. S. P., Joshi, P. K., & Kumar, M. (2021). A multinomial logistic model-based land use and land cover classification for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation nations using Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer product. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 23(4), 6106-6127. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-020-00864-1

Machineni, N., Sinha, V. S., Singh, P., & Reddy, N. T. (2019). The impact of distributed landuse information in hydrodynamic model application in storm surge inundation. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 231, 106466. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2019.106466

Singh, P., Sinha, V. S. P., Vijhani, A., & Pahuja, N. (2018). Vulnerability assessment of urban road network from urban flood. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 28, 237–250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2018.03.017  

Hossain, J., Sinha, V., & Kishore, V. V. N. (2011). A GIS based assessment of potential for windfarms in India. Renewable Energy, 36(12), 3257–3267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2011.04.017

Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books

Vijhani, A., Sinha, V. S. P., Vishwakarma, C. A., Singh, P., Pandey, A., & Govindan, M. (2023). Study of stakeholders’ perceptions of climate change and its impact on mountain communities in central Himalaya, India. Environmental Development, 46, 100824. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2023.100824

Vijhani, A., Sinha, V. S. P., Vishwakarma, C. A., Singh, P., & Sharma, S. K. (2022). Assessment of diminishing discharge of springs in Central Himalayan region, India. Hydrological Processes, 36(5), https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14582

Singh, R. K., Joshi, P. K., Sinha, V. S. P., & Kumar, M. (2022). Indicator based assessment of food security in SAARC nations under the influence of climate change scenarios. Future Foods, 5, 100122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fufo.2022.100122

Diljun, G. M., Sinha, V. S. P., Chamola, M., Singh, P., Mishra, A., & Dobhal, R. (2022). Estimation and comparison of energy input–output and efficiency indices for rice–wheat agroecosystems of Doon Valley, India. Current Science, 123(7), 881-886. doi:10.18520/cs/v123/i7/881-886

A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.