IYPE Indian Initiative

Map displaying progress in developing national committees by May 2006 , Episodes, Vol. 29, no. 2

Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New Delhi has formed a group of members with Prof. H.K. Gupta as Chairman to initiate India's role in these 4 International Years.

Members of the committee are:

Prof. Harsh Gupta Raja Ramanna Fellow National Geophysical Research Institute Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India	Chairman
Prof. R.N. Singh Emeritus Scientist National Geophysical Research Institute Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India	Member
Prof. V.P. Dimri Director National Geophysical Research Institute Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India	Member
Prof. A. K. Singhvi, Earth Science Division Physical Research Laboratory Navrangapura, Ahmedabad-380 009	Member
Dr. G. J. Nair, Head, Division of Seismology Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Mumbai-400 085	Member
Dr. Rasik Ravindra, Director National Centre for Antarctic & Ocean Research, Head Land Sada, Vasco de Gama GOA- 403804	Member
Prof. Abhijit Bhattacharya, Department of Geology & Geophysics Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur-721 302	Member
Prof.A.K.Jain, Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee - 247 667	Member
Prof. B. N. Goswami, Director Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan PUNE - 411 008	Member
Prof. D. K. Nayak, Department of Geography North Eastern Hill University Shillong- 793 022	Member
Prof. Madhav N. Kulkarni Department of Geodesy & Remote Sensing Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai - 400 076	Member

The International Years - Coordinators

The following scientifists have accepted the responsibility as coordinators for the 4 International Years under the chairmanship
of Prof. H.K. Gupta.

International Year of Planet Earth:

Coordinator
Prof. V.P. Dimri
Director,
National Geophysical Research Institute,
Hyderabad
Email: director@ngri.res.in
Phone: +91-4023434600

Co-Coordinator
Prof. A.K. Singhvi
Professor,
Physical Research Laboratory
Ahmedabad
Email : singhvi@prl.ernet.in
Phone : +91-79-26314366

International Polar Year:

Coordinator
Dr. Rasik Ravindra
Director,
National Centre for Antarctic & Ocean Research,
Head Land Sada, Vasco de Gama
GOA- 403804
Email: rasik@ncaor.org
Phone: +91-832-2525600/601

International Heliophysical Year:

Coordinator
Prof. Archana Bhattacharya
Director,
Indian Institute of Geo-Magnetism, Mumbai
Email: abh@iigs.iigm.res.in
Phone: +91- 22- 27484017

Electronic Geophysical Year:

Coordinator
Dr. K. Radha Krishnan
Director,
National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad
Email: director@nrsa.gov.in
Phone: +91-40-23879572-76