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1. c) ‘Application of Statistical Techniques in Environmental Science’ for research
scholars and college faculty during March 15 - 27, 2017

Research work at Theoretical and Applied Sciences Unit (TASU) at ISI North East Centre
currently focuses on i) Air quality, Physicochemical analysis, Climate altering contaminants,
Exposure and Risk analysis, and ii) Environmental Applications of Remote Sensing to monitor
land cover changes and crop health monitoring techniques using satellite derived indices.

Vision

In line with the ongoing work of MoSPI towards monitoring progress on the environmental
indicators, the proposed initiative can complement the efforts by requisite research and
development on selected related topics (Air quality, Water and Soil quality, Environmental
Exposure and Health, Climate Change and Land Use and Land Cover changes) that can
dovetail efforts and inputs by Geological Sciences Unit from our own division, as well as other
Divisions such as Social Science Division (having direct presence at ISI Tezpur through the
Socio-Economic Research Unit) and Applied Statistics Division (also having direct presence
at ISI Tezpur through the Applied and Official Statistics Unit at ISI Tezpur), and possibly
Biological Sciences Division too. The vision is to have a concerted interdisciplinary and
multidisciplinary effort towards addressing economic, social and environmental issues through
an integrated approach. Focus areas will be the problems of environmental degradation and
climate related pollutants, environmental exposure analysis, monitoring and assessment of
Earth’s natural resources through satellite imagery, classification based on land cover,
assessment of changes and inter-class relation through scientifically rigorous approach for
evaluation and monitoring of each of the indicators at local, regional and global level.
Theoretical and experimental approaches will be employed to address environmental
management through scientific inputs. The overall vision is to provide policy relevant scientific
inputs for management of the environment. Given the relevance of the subject, the vision will
remain ever important and therefore the initiative can be sustainable in the coming future.

Teaching

The initiative will also develop human resource (through training of research scholars,
scientific assistants, technical assistants, field researchers) in related areas for research on the
environment.

The initiative can lead to Ph. D. programs in Earth and Environmental Sciences and offer a
Post-graduate level degree course in Earth and/or Environmental Sciences, with specializations
in, Atmospheric Sciences, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Exposure and Remote
Sensing.

Training programmes

Regular training programmes on related areas will ensure adequate and appropriate training of
Government officials engaged in procurement and handling of data. Long term deliverables
among others will include special focus on the environmental indicators of the North-East
India.

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