Happy to share a new book chapter "Distribution of Arsenic and Iron in Hyporheic Zone Sediments Along the Hooghly River" link.springer.com/chapter/10.100…

Happy to share a new book chapter "Occurrence of Sedimentary Iron and Arsenic Along the Beas River and Implications for Arsenic Enrichment in the Sutlej-Indus River Basin, India" link.springer.com/chapter/10.100…

Happy to share... Congratulations Alpa..!

Ms. Alpa Rajput, PhD Scholar SCEnE, IIT Mandi with Harshad Kulkarni has received the International Association of Geochemistry 2024 PhD Student Research Grant. She will investigate the occurrence, transport & fate of pharmaceutically active compounds in the mid-Himalayan ecosystem.

Happy to share a new contribution....

Happy to share a new contribution...

Deeksha Kumari, a PhD student with Dr Harshad Kulkarni and Dr Anand Giri, attended a 3-day training workshop on “Environmental Tracers in Water Resources Management” focusing on the application of isotopes in environmental analysis, organized by National Institute of Hydrology AECBL@IITMandi

Nikita Gupta, PhD student with Dr Harshad Kulkarni (SCENE IIT Mandi) and Dr Tanushree Parsai (IIT Madras), attended a two-day workshop on “Microplastics in the Environment," organized by BIT Mesra-Ranchi on microplastic occurrence, characterization, and removal techniques.

Under the campaign of "Swachhata Hi Seva-2024" IIT Mandi announces a Cleanliness Drive which will be organized on 14.09.2024, 9:00AM to 1:00PM. For registrations click: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… Ministry of Education Swachh Bharat Urban Swachh Bharat Mission - Grameen Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation (#DDWS) #SHS2024

IIT Mandi organized several activities on campus for the Swachhata Hi Seva Campaign 2024. Some glimpses of the event can be seen here:

Mr. Rajat Dhiman, a PhD scholar with Dr. Harshad Kulkarni at IIT Mandi, recently presented his groundbreaking study at #Arsenic2024 in Bhubaneswar! His work is a critical step in understanding and addressing arsenic dynamics in our ecosystems. 💧#EnvironmentalScience #Research

Excited to announce that latest paper, "Hydrogeochemical Assessment of Groundwater in Transboundary Aquifers Along the US-Mexico Border," led by Dr. Harshad Kulkarni and his team AECBL@IITMandi at SCEnE, IIT Mandi, published in Groundwater for Sustainable Development Journal.

Dr. Harshad Kulkarni, Asst. Prof. in SCENE IIT Mandi, delivered an insightful keynote on ‘Biogeochemical Alterations in Mid-Himalayan Ecosystems under Stress’ at WSRSCC 2024, IIT Jammu. PhD scholars Ms. Nikita Gupta & Mr. Rajat Dhiman also participated. AECBL@IITMandi

Glad to share that Ms. Garima Sharma, PhD scholar in SCENE IIT Mandi, working with Dr. Anand Giri and Dr. Harshad Kulkarni has been awarded the Best Paper Award at IX SEEC 2024, IIT Mandi for her work on "Green and Sustainable Pretreatment Methods for Apple Pomace".

PhD scholar Ms. Nikita Gupta, working with Dr. Harshad Kulkarni (IIT Mandi) & Dr. Tanushree parsai (IIT Madras ), presented her research at #AGU24 on the occurrence, transport, & fate of microplastics in freshwater resources & soils of the mid-Himalayan region. 🌍 #Microplastics

MTech (R) scholar Ms. Sonam Rohaun, working with Dr. Harshad Kulkarni & Dr. Anand Giri (IIT Mandi), presented at #ICEST2024 (SVNIT, Dec 19-21) on quantifying & characterizing automobile-induced organic contaminants in Himalayan River water & sediments. #EnvironmentalScience

Thrilled to share Dr. Harshad Kulkarni from SCEnE, IIT Mandi new paper in Phycology. "Diatom-Based Photobiological Treatment of Reverse Osmosis Concentrate" explores sustainable water treatment innovations. AECBL@IITMandi Read here: doi.org/10.3390/phycol… #WaterTreatment

Excited to share a new research paper co-authored by Dr. Harshad Kulkarni from SCEnE, IIT Mandi has been published in Frontiers in Environmental Science: Soil Processes. 🔗 Read more here: doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.… AECBL@IITMandi IIT Mandi

📢 New Publication Alert! Congratulations to Mr. Purusottam Tripathy, PhD scholar (SVNIT– IIT Mandi JDP), working with Dr. Sarita Kalla & Dr. Harshad Kulkarni on publication of their latest review paper in journal desalination. AECBL@IITMandi Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.desa…

Ms. Nikita Gupta, PhD Scholar, working with Dr. Harshad Kulkarni and Dr. Tanushree parsai , presented a poster at Goldschmidt 2025 in Prague, Czech Republic. Her work, titled "Fate and characterisation of microplastics pollution in high altitude rivers of mid-Himalayan region".