Namo Drone Didi Scheme (2023)
Policy UpdateParidhi Passi Introduction Rural India’s Self-Help Group network has long been the backbone of women’s collective savings and micro-enterprise, but it had
Dr. Sas. Biswas
Visiting Professor (Honorary)
Prof. (Dr.) Sas. Biswas has over 50 years of experience in research, education, public awareness and training activities in forestry and allied subjects.
• Currently Dr Biswas is Professor & Head in the faculty of the Department of Forestry of Dolphin Post Graduate Institute of Biomedical and Natural Sciences, Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
•Formerly, he headed the Forest Botany Department of world-famous Forest Research Institute (Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education), Dehradun, India. He has been associated with several forestry and educational institutions of Karnataka and Kerala.
Dr Biswas has been Fellow of Food & Agriculture Organization [FAO] of United Nations, Consultant of United Nations Development Programme [UNDP]-National Biodiversity Authority-Government of India. Worked as Biodiversity Consultant of World Bank led project on Sustainable Land and Ecosystem Management in Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education and subject specific contribution.
During the Covid-19 period of over 12 months he with his Team Forestry organized 14 webinar seminar at international and national levels institutionally and jointly.
He has been a Visiting Professor in different forestry and educational institutions. Prof. Biswas has over 150 publications to his credit, besides over 30 subject-specific YouTube channels under “Sas. Biswas” and “ Dr. Sas. Biswas” on dendrology and Storytelling on different aspects of field biology and forestry related topics.
Research Areas
Entrepreneurship, ICT and Innovation, Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, International Relations and Strategic Studies, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Science and Technology, Urbanization, Habitat, Transportation and Regional Development
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