ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
GEOGRAPHY
| Degree / Certification | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
| B.A. (Honrs) Geography | KIRORI MAL COLLEGE, University of Delhi, Delhi | 2006 |
| M.A. Geography. | Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University) Delhi, India | 2008 |
| M.Phil., Geography: Environment, Society & Development | St. Edmund’s College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK | 2009 |
| PhD | Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University, Delhi | 2021 |
| Category | Role / Designation | Department / Committee | Date From - To | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS | CONVENER | NSS Kirori Mal College University of Delhi | 26.Oct.2023 - 26.May.2026 | |
| ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS | CO-CONVENER | NSS Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi | 02.Mar.2023 - 25.Oct.2023 | |
| ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS | MEMBER | KARTAVYA- THE CIVIL SERVICE SOCIETY Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi | 08.Jun.2023 - Till date | |
| ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS | MEMBER | STUDENT UNION ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi | 08.Jun.2023 - Till date | |
| ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS | MEMBER | PROCTOR & DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi | 08.Jun.2023 - Till date | |
| ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS | MEMBER | RESEARCH COUNCIL Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi | 13.Jun.2023 - Till date | |
| CAREER PROFILE | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | GEOGRAPHY Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi | 17.Aug.2016 - Till date | |
| ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS | CO-CONVENER | NSS Kirori Mal College University of Delhi | 27.May.2026 - Till date | |
| ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS | MEMBER | FEE CONCESSION COMMITTEE Kirori Mal College University of Delhi | 14.Jun.2026 - Till date | |
| ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS | MEMBER | ALUMNI COMMITTEE Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi | 14.Jun.2026 - Till date | |
| ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS | COORDINATOR | GEOGRAPHY Kirori Mal College University of Delhi | 15.Jul.2024 - 30.Jun.2025 | IQAC Coordinator of the Geography Department, Kirori Mal College, Delhi Univsity from July 2024 to June 2025 |
| ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS | MEMBER | LA-VOICE Kirori Mal College University of Delhi | 30.Jun.2025 - 30.Jun.2026 |
Module:
Urban Geomorphology
Year: 1st December 2016.
Urban governance and policy;
Rural development;
Political economy of environment and development;
Public Policy.
Research guidance details are not available yet.
| Year | Project Title | Sponsoring Agency | Duration | Amount Sanctioned | Date of Sanction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | A Geographic Assessment of the Socio-Economic Impacts of flash floods in the Upper Beas Basin, Himachal Pradesh | Northern Regional Centre, Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi | 9 months | 100000 | 21.Sep.2023 |
| 2024 | A Geographical Analysis of NTFP-Livelihood Linkages in the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh State | Northern Regional Centre, Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi | 6 Months | 100000 | 08.May.2024 |
| 2025 | Multi-hazard susceptibility and Risk assessment on livelihood security: A case study of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand | Indian Council of Social Science Research -Northern Regional Centre | 6 Months | 100000 | 29.May.2025 |
| 2026 | Forced Evictions, Dispossessions and Exclusion of Urban Poor from Right to the City: the Case of Delhi | Indian Council of Social Science Research -Northern Regional Centre, New Delhi | 6 Months | 100000 | 29.Jun.2026 |
| 2026 | Tribal Communities, Forest Governance and State Intervention in Madhya Pradesh | Indian Council of Social Science Research -Northern Regional Centre, New Delhi | 6 Months | 100000 | 08.Sep.2026 |
| Category | Publication Name | Title | Name of Author | Reference / DOI Link | Publication Month-Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOURNAL PAPER (National) | Questioning the neoliberal state through community-led slum upgrading programmes in Indian context. | The Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Research | Jeetesh Rai (Sole Author) | NA | June 2015 |
| JOURNAL PAPER (International) | Approaches to Environmental Decision Making through Human-environment Relationship Perspectives. | Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International | Rai, J., & Soni, S. (First Author) | https://doi.org/10.9734/JGEESI/2018/46256. | January 2019 |
| JOURNAL PAPER (International) | Can ‘poor’ cities breathe: Responses to climate change in low-income countries. | Urban Climate. Elsevier, Science Direct, Netherlands | Choudhary, B.K., Tripathi, A.K. and Rai J. (Joint Author) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2019.01/00 1 | January 2019 |
| JOURNAL PAPER (International) | Understanding Poverty-Environment Relationship from Sustainable Development Perspectives | Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International, | Rai, J. (Sole Author) | https://doi.org/10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v19i130077. | February 2019 |
| JOURNAL PAPER (International) | Displacement versus Co-existence in Human-Wildlife Conflict Zones: An Overview | Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International, | Rai, J. (Sole Author) | : https://doi.org/10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v19i430093 | March 2019 |
| JOURNAL PAPER (International) | Why are Narratives that Place the Blame for Deforestation on the Rural Poor so Pervasive and so Persistent?. | Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International | Rai, J. (Sole Author) | : https://doi.org/10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v20i130099 | March 2019 |
| JOURNAL PAPER (International) | Colonial History and Geography have been the Main Determinants of Africa’s Poor Economic Growth: An Experience of Lost Decades (1980-2000). | Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International | Rai, J. (Sole Author) | https://doi.org/10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v20i230102. | April 2019 |
| JOURNAL PAPER (International) | Inequality, Injustice and India’s Forgotten People. | Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International | Rai, J. (Sole Author) | https://doi.org/10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v20i230102 | June 2019 |
| JOURNAL PAPER (International) | Poverty, Vulnerability, Non-timber Forest Products and Rural Livelihood: An Indian Experience | Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International | Rai, J. (Sole Author) | https://doi.org/10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v20i230102 | June 2019 |
| JOURNAL PAPER (International) | Who decides? Engagement as ‘viable process’in environmental decision making. | Journal of Global Resources, Institute of Sustainable Development, Environmental & Scientific Research (ISDESR) | Choudhary, B.K., Tripathi A.K., Rai, J. (Joint Author) | DOI:10.46587/JGR.2021.v07i02.014 | July 2021 |
| JOURNAL PAPER (International) | Land Use Dynamics and Impact on Regional Climate Post-Tehri Dam in the Bhilangana Basin, Garhwal Himalaya | Sustainability | Parihar, S.M.; Pandey, V.K.; Anshu; Shree, K.; Moin, K.; Ali, M.B.; Narasimhan, K.; Rai, J.; Kamil, A (Joint Author) | https://doi.org/10.3390/su141610221 | August 2022 |
| JOURNAL PAPER (International) | Analysis of flood and channel dynamics adversity in the Upper Beas Basin during 9-11 July 2023, Himachal Pradesh | Natural Hazards Research, Elsevier | VK Pandey, Jeetesh Rai, KK Sharma, Rupendra Singh (Joint Author) | 10.1016/j.nhres.2025.09.001 | September 2025 |
| CHAPTER (National) | Role of Cooperatives in Rural Development | in Sharma et al., (eds.) Rural Development : A Holistic Perspectives, | Jeetesh Rai (Sole Author) | NA | August 2017 |
| CHAPTER (National) | The Economic of Climate change | V. S. Negi, Jagbir Singh, Vaneeta Chandana and Anupama M. Hasija (eds.) Dimensions of Development: Implications and Management Research India Press New Delhi | Jeetesh Rai (Sole Author) | NA | December 2017 |
| CHAPTER (International) | Urban restructuring, forced evictions and transition of the welfare city into entrepreneurial city, The case study of Bawana resettlement colony, Delhi In Theory, Policy and Practice: Development and Discontents in India | Routlage, Taylor and Francis Group, London and New York. | De Aparajita, Rai Jeetesh. (Joint Author) | DOI: 10.4324/9781003159940-4 | January 2022 |
| CHAPTER (International) | Responses to Climate Change in Global North and South: A Case of Urban Local Bodies | Springer Nature | Jeetesh Rai (First Author) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55821-4_18 | May 2024 |
| CHAPTER (International) | Channel Dynamics and Slope Failures: A Case Study of Mahili Village Landslide Along the Beas River | Springer Nature Switzerland, Cham | Pandey, V.K., Rai, J., Singh, R., Verma, N. (Joint Author) | 10.1007/978-3-031-94905-0_18 | October 2025 |
| NEWSPAPER ARTICLE (International) | Gender Sensitive Poverty Alleviation Scheme a far away reality in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh | Terra Urban, Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA), New Delhi | Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA) (Joint Author) | http://terraurban.wordpress.com/2012/09/22/poor-living-for-the-urban-poor-tracing-jnnurm-housing-projects/ | September 2012 |
| NEWSPAPER ARTICLE (International) | “Poor Living” for the Urban Poor- tracing JNNURM housing projects | Terra Urban, Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA), New Delhi | Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA) (Joint Author) | http://terraurban.wordpress.com/2012/10/03/poor-living-for-the-urban-poor-tracing-jnnurm-housing-projects/ | October 2012 |
| Category | Book Name | Name of Author | Title | ISSN / ISBN Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOOK (International) | Co-operative Procurement and Marketing of Tendu Leaves in Madhya Pradesh: Image and reality | Lele, S., R. Venkat Ramanujam, Rai, J. (Joint Author) | Environment and Development Discussion Paper No. 3. Bengaluru: Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE). | ISBN 13: 978-81-902338-9-7 |
| BOOK (National) | Rural Poverty and Non-Timber Forest Products: An Indian Experience | Arun Kumar Tripathi and Jeetesh Rai (Joint Author) | Khama Publishers, Delhi | 9788185495897 |
| Year | Category of Achievement | Role | National / International | Name | Date From - To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ATTENDED | PAPER PRESENTER | National | National seminar on ‘adaptation and implementation of paris agreement: national initiatives towards climate change mission’ | 21.Apr.2017 - 22.Apr.2017 |
| 2018 | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ATTENDED | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | National | Rural Community Engagement | 25.Mar.2018 - 31.Mar.2018 |
| 2024 | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ATTENDED | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | National | Two Week Capacity Building Programme (CBP) for Young Faculty in Social Sciences | 23.Sep.2024 - 04.Oct.2024 |
| 2018 | WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ATTENDED | PAPER PRESENTER | International | Inter-National Conference on ‘Livable Cities: Transforming Sustainability and its Challenges’ | 05.Feb.2018 - 07.Feb.2018 |
| 2018 | WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ATTENDED | PAPER PRESENTER | National | National Seminar on ‘Urban environment in the 21st Century: Issues and Challenges’ | 27.Mar.2018 - 28.Mar.2018 |
| 2018 | WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ATTENDED | PAPER PRESENTER | National | National Seminar on ‘Climate Actions for India’s Commitment to Combat Climate Changes | 21.Apr.2018 - 22.Apr.2018 |
| 2022 | WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ATTENDED | PAPER PRESENTER | International | International Conference on Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Sustainable Livelihoods | 12.Mar.2022 - 13.Mar.2022 |
| 2022 | WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ATTENDED | PAPER PRESENTER | International | International Conference on Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Sustainable Livelihoods | 12.Mar.2022 - 13.Mar.2022 |
| 2022 | WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ATTENDED | PAPER PRESENTER | National | National Seminar on Various dimensions of Indian freedom movement: in particular refrense to Madhya Pradesh | 26.Mar.2022 - 27.Mar.2022 |
| 2022 | WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ATTENDED | PAPER PRESENTER | International | Women Empowerment Through Technologies Interventions: A Case Study of Mahua Flowers (Madhuca Latifolia) | 23.Aug.2022 - 24.Aug.2022 |
| 2022 | WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ATTENDED | PAPER PRESENTER | National | National Conference on Human Resource Management and International Business Transformation in the Digital Era | 21.Sep.2022 - 21.Sep.2022 |
| 2022 | WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ATTENDED | PAPER PRESENTER | National | National Seminar | 23.Sep.2022 - 24.Sep.2022 |
| 2022 | WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ATTENDED | PAPER PRESENTER | National | National Seminar | 23.Sep.2022 - 24.Sep.2022 |
| 2022 | REFRESHER COURSE ATTENDED | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | University | “Basic IT tools, Advanced Spreadsheet Tools and Statistical Software Package with SPSS Statistics with ‘ Financial Database and Analysis Software | 27.Oct.2022 - 11.Nov.2022 |
| 2022 | WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ATTENDED | PAPER PRESENTER | National | Five-Days National Workshop and Research Seminar on the New Education Policy-2020 | 07.Oct.2022 - 11.Oct.2022 |
| 2025 | INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED | RESOURCE PERSON | National | National Conference on Denotified Tribes, Semi-Nomadic Tribes and Nomadic Tribes | 24.Mar.2025 - 25.Mar.2025 |
| 2023 | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ATTENDED | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | University | Qualitative Research and Issues in Plagiarism (An Interdisciplinary Approach) | 16.Feb.2023 - 22.Feb.2023 |
| 2023 | FACULTY INDUCTION PROGRAM ATTENDED | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | University | National Faculty Induction Programme/Orientation Course | 25.Feb.2023 - 27.Mar.2023 |
| 2023 | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ATTENDED | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | University | Moocs and E-Content Development | 29.Apr.2023 - 05.May.2023 |
| 2023 | NATIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS (IOE, FRSC, etc.) ATTENDED | CONVENER | National | National Seminar on Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs), Tribal Livelihood and Sustainable Development of Forest Resources | 13.Oct.2023 - 14.Oct.2023 |
| 2023 | INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED | PAPER PRESENTER | National | Responses of developing countries for climate change actions | 20.Nov.2023 - 21.Nov.2023 |
| 2023 | INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED | PAPER PRESENTER | National | Cultivating Gender-Responsive Resilience in the Climate and water landscape of Bundelkhand | 20.Nov.2023 - 21.Nov.2023 |
| 2024 | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ATTENDED | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | National | Two-Week Capacity Building Programme (CBP) for Young Faculty in Social Sciences | 23.Sep.2024 - 04.Oct.2024 |
| 2024 | WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ATTENDED | PAPER PRESENTER | International | International Conference on "Urban Development Missions, Restructuring of Spaces and Emergence of New Urbanism" | 15.Nov.2024 - 16.Nov.2024 |
| 2024 | WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ATTENDED | PAPER PRESENTER | International | International Conference on "Urban Development Missions, Restructuring of Spaces and Emergence of New Urbanism" | 15.Nov.2024 - 16.Nov.2024 |
| 2024 | INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED | RESOURCE PERSON | International | International Conference on "Urban Development Missions, Restructuring of Spaces and Emergence of New Urbanism" | 15.Nov.2024 - 16.Nov.2024 |
| 2025 | WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ATTENDED | CONVENER | International | INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON DEVELOPMENT INDUCED DISPLACEMENT AND ITS RAMIFICATIONS ON TRIBAL RIGHTS: THE CASE OF INDIА | 07.Feb.2025 - 08.Feb.2025 |
| 2025 | WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ATTENDED | CO-CONVENER | National | National Seminar | 27.Feb.2025 - 28.Feb.2025 |
| 2025 | WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ATTENDED | COORDINATOR | National | National Seminar on NATURAL HAZARDS IN THE ANTHROPOCENE: MITIGATION, RESILIENCE, AND SUSTAINABILITY" | 27.Feb.2025 - 28.Feb.2025 |
| 2025 | WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ATTENDED | RESOURCE PERSON | National | National Conference on Indian Tribes, Constitution, and Governance | 25.Mar.2025 - 26.Mar.2025 |
| 2025 | WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ATTENDED | PAPER PRESENTER | International | International Conference on Geographies of Health and Social Well-being | 23.Apr.2025 - 24.Apr.2025 |
| 2025 | WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ATTENDED | PAPER PRESENTER | International | International Conference on Geographies of Health and Social Well-being | 23.Apr.2025 - 24.Apr.2025 |
| 2026 | INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED | RESOURCE PERSON | International | International Conference on "Reimagining Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Vision for a Viksit Bharat: Perspectives on Inclusion, Innovation, and Sustainability", | 19.Jan.2026 - 20.Jan.2026 |
| 2025 | WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ATTENDED | CO-CONVENER | National | National Seminar on Geospatial Mapping of Sustainability, Inclusivity, and Co-operative Development: Environment, Women's Empowerment, and Livelihood Security | 25.Apr.2026 - 25.Apr.2026 |
| 2026 | SEMINAR ATTENDED | PAPER PRESENTER | National | National conference on One Nation One Election: Enhancing participation of voters from marginalized communities | 28.Jul.2026 - 29.Jul.2026 |
| 2026 | INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED | RESOURCE PERSON | National | National conference on One Nation One Election: Enhancing participation of voters from marginalized communities | 28.Jul.2026 - 29.Jul.2026 |