Total Funding: 

• Grant to Department :2.5 Cr

Recent Publication(Current Year): 2024 -26

1. Bibhukalyan Mohapatra and Prafull Singh* (2026) PCA-WSA based hybrid modeling approach for sub-watershed prioritization of Phalgu River Basin, Middle Ganga Plain, India. Spat. Inf. Res. 34, 10 , https://doi.org/10.1007/s41324-025-00657-6
2. Sumo Ranjan Mondal, Prafull Singh*, Kumar Ankit (2025) Flood Risk Assessment of Aurangabad, Middle Ganga Plan, Using Geospatial Data. Proc.Indian Natl. Sci. Acad.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s43538-025-00523-x
3. Akash Rajput, Ajay Pratap Singh, S.K.Pal, Prafull Singh (2025) Determining shallow S-Wave velocity structure and site response parameters in Gwalior basin, Central India, through microtremor measurements. Near Surface Geophysics 2024;1–20. https://doi.org/10.1002/nsg.12328.
4. Singh, NA, K. Milankumar Sharma, Patnaik, R, Tiwari, R.P. Kathal, P.K., Singh N.O., Siingh, Y.P. and Choudhary, D. (2025) Additional late Miocene sharks and batoids (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii) from Baripada Beds, Odisha, India: Implications for palaeoenvironment and palaeobiogeography. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India, 1–23. DOI: 10.1177/05529360251376768.
5. Ningthoujam Premjit Singh, Abhishek Pratap Singh, Ramesh Kumar Sehgala and K. Milankumar Sharma, (2025) Incisor Enamel Microstructure of the Late Miocene Siwalik Rodents from Dunera, Punjab State, North India: Functional and Ecological Implications. Geological Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.5250.
6. Y. Priyananda Singh, Oinam Kingson, K. Milankumar Sharma, Raghavendra Prasad Tiwari, Rajeev Patnaik, Prosenjit Ghosh, Anupam Sharma, Jitendra Kumar Pattanaik, Pankaj Kumar, Harel Thomas, Ningthoujam Premjit Singh, Prem Chand Kisku, N. Amardas Singh, (2025) Geochemistry of the siliciclastic sediments from the Raniganj Gondwana basin, West Bengal, India, and its geological implications. Acta Geochim. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11631-025-00756-z.
7. Rai, P., Nath, S.P. and Das, S.S., (2025) Porcellanite and Chert from Lodhwara Hill, Chitrakoot District, Uttar Pradesh: Insights from Field Observations and Petrographic Study. Journal of The Geological Society of India, 101(12), pp.1767-1774.
8. Borgohain, B., Mathew, G., Salvi, D., Harbola, D. and Rai, P., (2025) Spatial‐temporal variation in erosion rate of Lohit Bomi‐Chayu Batholith around eastern Himalayan Syntaxis (SE of the Namche Barwa Massif). Tectonics, 44(1), p.2024TC008507.
9. Gautam, P. K., Kumar, D ⃰., Sahu, S., Singh, A. K., (2025) Drainage basin analysis of Sunai River, Odisha, India: A remote sensing and GIS-based approach. Arabian Journal of Geosciences 18 (197): 1-15. http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-025-12328-9.
10. Gautam, P.K., Vishwakarma, B., Kumar, D., Singh, A. K., Kumar, N., Patel, Sh., (2025) Geomorphic Evidences of Neotectonic Activity in the Lower Chambal River Basin (Central India) Using Geospatial Technology. Geotectonics 59, Suppl. 1, S54–S70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1134/S0016852125700360.
11. Gautam, P.K., Kumar, D., Singh, A.K., (2025) Sedimentary structures and facies analysis of the Ghaghara River, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India. Iranian Journal of Earth Sciences. https://doi.org/10.57647/j.ijes.2025.16950.
12. Mallikarjun Mishra, Sanjay Rana, P.K Rai, Prafull Singh, K.N. Prudhvi Raju (2024)  Confirmation of Nature of Palaeo-course of Assi River, India: Some Significant Revelations from Electrical Resistivity Tomography. Jour. Geol. Soc. India 2024;; 100 (12): 1729–1740. doi: https://doi.org/10.17491/jgsi/2024/174045
13. K.M.Kumar Sharma, S Ranabir, N. A Singh, Prafull Singh (2024). A Note on Spectacular Geodiversity and Cultural Sites In and Around Gaya-Rajgir Region of Bihar, India: Prospect for Geoheritage and Geotourism. Geoheritage 16, 88 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-024-00994-2
14. Prafull Singh, Pradipika Verma, Shahnawaz S, Shailesh Kumar Singh (2024) Geospatial Technology in Groundwater Recharge Potential Assessment using multi-criteria decision-making approach. Current Science. VOL. 126, NO. 7, 1-10 , Doi: 10.18520/cs/v126/i7.
15. Prafull Singh, Pradipika Verma , A. S Chaudhuri, Vivek Singh and P. K. Rai (2024) Urban Heat Island estimation using LULCNDVI and NDBI: A case Study of Bhopal City, India. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 21:3061–3072,  https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-023-05141-y.
16. K. Milankumar Sharma, Sapam Ranabir, N. Amardas Singh, Prafull Singh, (2024) A Note on Spectacular Geodiversity and Cultural Sites in and Around GayaRajgir Region of Bihar, India: Prospect for Geoheritage and Geotourism. Geoheritage 16:88. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-024-00994-2.
17. Nongmaithem Amardas Singh, Ningthoujam Premjit Singh, K. Milankumar Sharma, Rajeev Patnaik and Raghavendra Prasad Tiwari, (2024) Miocene cartilaginous fishes (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii) from India: A review on global palaeobiogeography. Indian Journal of Geosciences, 78(3): 311-330.
18. K. Milankumar Sharma, Martín Daniel Ezcurra, Raghavendra Prasad Tiwari, Rajeev Patnaik, Y. Priyananda Singh, & N. Amardas Singh (2024) Additional information on the archosauriforms from the lowermost Triassic Panchet Formation of India and the affinities of “Teratosaurus(?) bengalensis”. Publicación Electrónica de la Asociación Paleontológica Argentina 24(1): 97–107. DOI: 10.5710/PEAPA.26.02.2024.496.
19. Rai, P., Borgohain, B., Mathew, G., Dev, J.A. and Tomson, J.K., 2024. Eastern Himalayan River captures and upper Assam uplift: Paleo-drainage evolution of the Brahmaputra River. Gondwana Research, 133, pp. 148-169, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2024.06.004.
20. Gautam, P.K., Singh, D.S., Kumar, D., Singh, A.K., 2024. Grain size and sediment load control on channel migration patterns of the Ghaghara River from Faizabad to Deoria, Ganga plain, India. Arabian Journal of Geosciences. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-024-12104-1

Authored / Edited Books

1. Prafull Singh(2022) Geospatial Technology for Landscape and Environmental management – Sustainable Assessment and Planning. Publisher Springer Nature Switzerland. ISBN : 978-981-16-7373-3. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-16-7373-3
2. Prafull Singh (2021) Recent Technologies for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction -Sustainable Community Resilience & Responses. Publisher Springer NatureSwitzerland.ISBN.978-3-030-76116-5 . https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-76116-5
3. Prafull Singh (2021) Geo-information Technology in Earth Resources Monitoring and Management. Nova Science Publishers (U.S.A.). ISBN:978-1-53619-796-9. https://novapublishers.com/shop/geo-information-technology-in-earth-resources-monitoring-and-management

Chapters in Edited Books: 2024 - 2025

1. Prafull Singh (2025) Landslide Susceptibility Assessment using Frequency Ratio Model in Kirti- Nagar, Rudra Prayag, Uttarakhand, India. Himalaya: Mountains of Destiny. https://link.springer.com/book/9783031949043 ISBN. 978-3-031-94905-0.
2. Khogen, Y., Milankumar Sharma, Singh, S.R. (2025). Preserving Cultural Heritage: A Geo-Heritage Perspective on Loktak Lake. In: Kanga, S., Kumar, S., Singh, S.K. (eds) Sustainable Strategies for Managing Geoheritage in a Dynamic World. Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-3817-8_14.
3. Prafull Singh (2024) Effectiveness of Drainage Morphmetric Analysis for Water Resource Management in Changing Climate Scenarios. Natural Resources Management and Sustainable Livelihoods in the Mountainous Region - Evidence, Gap and Future Strategies. Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978- 981-97-2100-9_15
4. Prafull Singh (2024) Microplastic risks and potential threats to marine biodiversity and human beings. Meso and Microplastic Risk Assessment in Marine Environments: New Threats and Challenges. ISBN 9780323909808, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90980-8.000108. Pages 343-358 (Elsevier)

Total Publication (Numbers only): (for 2024-26): 24

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Major Thrust Areas of Research

• Groundwater Hydrology and Aquifer Modeling
• Natural Hazards (Landslide & Flood)
• Groundwater Quality and Urban Geology
• Remote Sensing & GIS applications in Earth Sciences,
• Biostratigraphy, Palaeobiogeography, Palaeoclimate, Vertebrate Palaeontology and Micropaleontology.
• Sedimentology, Sediment Provenance Study, Geochemistry, Geochronology, Fission Track Dating.
• Quaternary Geology, Cryosphere and climate change effect on natural resources and environment.