Govind Ballabh Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment

Memorial Lecture 1 (1991)

Prof. M.S. Swaminathan, FRS
Director
Centre for Research on Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development, Madras

Issues on Ecological and Human Problems of the Himalayas (0.07 MB)

Memorial Lecture 2 (1992)

Dr. T.N. Khoshoo, FNA
Jawaharlal Nehru Fellow,
Tata Energy Research Institute,
New Delhi

Plant Diversity in the Himalaya: Conservation and Utilization (0.38 MB)

Memorial Lecture 3 (1993)

Prof. V. Rajagopalan
Vice President, The World Bank
& Chairman, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)

Developing Human and Physical Resources of the Himalaya (0.1 MB)

Memorial Lecture 4 (1994)

Prof U.R. Rao
Member, Space Commission
Bangalore, India

Space for Sustainable Development with Special Emphasis on Himalayan Regions (0.17 MB)

Memorial Lecture 5 (1995)

Dr. S.Z. Qasim
Member Planning Commission
Yojana Bhavan, New Delhi

Some Major Socio-Economic and Environmental Issues of the Himalayan Regions (0.1 MB)

Memorial Lecture 6 (1996)

Prof. S.K. Joshi
Vikram Sarabhai Professor,
Former D.G., CSIR & Secretary, DSIR, Govt. of India

Memorial Lecture 7 (1997)

Prof. K.S. Valdiya
Bhatnagar Research Professor,
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research,
Bangalore

Developing a Paradise in Peril (0.13 MB)

Memorial Lecture 8 (1998)

Prof. Vinod K. Gaur
Distinguished Professor,
Indian Institute of Astrophysics,
Bangalore

Mitigating Disasters in the Himalaya: A Basic Agenda for
Development (0.12 MB)

Memorial Lecture 9 (2000)

Prof. H.Y. Mohan Ram
INSA Senior Scientist,
Department of Environmental Biology,
University of Delhi, New Delhi

Plant Resources of the Indian Himalayan Region: Some
Points for Action (0.15 MB)

Memorial Lecture 10 (2004)

Prof. J.S. Singh
Professor Emeritus,
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
& CSIR Emeritus Scientist, Botanical Survey of India, Allahabad, U.P.

Sustainable Development of the Indian Himalayan Region: Linking Ecological and Economic Concerns (0.18 MB)

Memorial Lecture 11 (2005)

Madhav Gadgil
Center for Ecological Sciences
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Of bamboos, basket-weavers and paper mills (1.44 MB)

Memorial Lecture 12 (2006)

Prof. S.S. Handa
Senior Specialist,
Earth Environment and Marine Sciences & Technologies, UNIDO

Medicinal Plants for Health Care (1.08 MB)

Memorial Lecture 13 (2007)

Lalji Singh
Director,
Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology
Hyderabad

Mystery of our origins (1.8 MB)

Memorial Lecture 14 (2008)

Roddam Narasimha NARASIMHA
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore
University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad

How Green could Tomorrow’s Aircraft be? (Climate Change, Environment and Aviation) (0.12 MB)

Memorial Lecture 15 (2009)

Dr. R. S. Tolia, (IAS : 1971)
Chief Information Commissioner

The legacy of Govind Ballabh Pant: Mountain and Rural Development Issues (0.25 MB)

Memorial Lecture 16 (2010)

Ragavendra Gadagkar
Centre for Ecological Sciences and Centre for Contemporary Studies,
Indian Institute of Science,
Banglore

Interrogating an insect society (12.45 MB)

Memorial Lecture 17 (2011)

Vidyanand Nanjundiah
Indian Institute of Science
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research,
Banglore

Symmetry and Beauty in the Living World (1.12 MB)

Memorial Lecture 18 (2012)

Dr. Kirit S. Parikh
Chairman
Expert Group for Low Carbon Strategy for Inclusive Growth,
Planning Commision of India,
Chairman,
Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADEe),
New Delhi
Formenr Member, Planning Commision

Realizing Low Carbon Strategy for Inclusive Growth (29.73 MB)

Memorial Lecture 19 (2013)

Prof. Jayanta Bandyopadhyay
Advisor, Water Diplomacy Programme,Fletcher School of Diplomacy, Tufts University, USA
Advisor, Ecosystem for Life Programme, IUCN, New Delhi
Former Professor & Head Centre for Development and Environmental Policy, Indian Institute of Management.
Calcutta

Sustainig the Himalaya as the Water Tower of Asia (69.99 MB)

Memorial Lecture 20 (2014)

Prof. T.S. Papola
Honorary Professor, Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID), New Delhi.
Former Director, Giri Institute of Development Studies, Lucknow
Former Director, ISID, New Delhi.

Development of the Indian Himalayan States (6.03 MB)