Hari Singh Researcher in wetland ecosystem _CV.pdf

With more than 11 years of teaching experience as an Assistant Professor, of Zoology, in the Department of Higher Education Jammu & Kashmir (UT), India. I am passionate about teaching and research in various topic viz, Conservation and Evolutionary Biology, Animal Behaviour, Human Physiology, Population Dynamics and Genetics. I have completed my Ph.D. on Ecology, and underwater Behaviour pattern of Ganges river dolphins from Jiwaji University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. I am committed to delivering informative lectures to Undergraduate and Post-graduate students, developing relevant updated course content, and providing academic guidance and support.
Prior to this, i have been worked as a Field Biologist with Gharial Conservation Alliance (GCA), and WWF-India, New Delhi, India, in various research projects. I have also received Meritorious Research Fellowship from UGC New Delhi. I have also published several research papers and book chapters in reputed National and International peer reviewed journals, and also presented my research finding in many National and International conferences and seminars. I enjoyed working with a diverse and dynamic team of researchers, students and faculty members, and I strive to communicate my findings effectively and ethically.

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CURRICULUM VITAE

SUMMARY:
With more than 11 years of teaching and Research experience as an Assistant Professor, of Zoology in the Department of Higher Education
Jammu & Kashmir (UT), India. I am passionate about teaching and research in various topic viz: Molecular Biology and Genetics, Animal
Behaviour, Biochemistry and Human Physiology. I have completed my Ph.D. from Jiwaji University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. The title
of my thesis was “Population Dynamics and Ecology of Ganges river Dolphins in National Chambal Sanctuary, India.” I am committed
to delivering informative lectures to Undergraduate and Post-graduate students, developing relevant updated course content, and
providing academic guidance and support.
Prior to this, i have been worked as a Field Biologist with Gharial Conservation Alliance (GCA), and WWF-India, New Delhi, India in an
International Collaboration Project with IISC Tokyo University, Japan and IIT New Delhi, India. I have also received Meritorious Research
Fellowship from UGC-SAP New Delhi. I have also published several research papers, Books, Monograph and book chapters in reputed
National and International peer reviewed journals. I have also presented my research finding in many National and International
conferences and seminars. I enjoyed working with a diverse and dynamic team of researchers, students and faculty members, and I strive
to communicate my findings effectively and ethically.








Name
Experience
Department
E-Mail
Mobile
Office Address
: Hari Singh (Ph.D.)
: Teaching and Research
: Department of Higher Education, Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir, India
: [email protected]
: [phone]
: Govt. Degree College, R.S. Pura, Jammu, India-181102

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WORKING EXPERIENCE:
I. Organization : Gharial Conservation Alliance (GCA)
Title (Designation) : Junior Research Fellow (JRF)
Location : Jiwaji University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India-474011
Time Period : 01 May 2007 to 01 June 2008
II. Organization : UGC-SAP-New Delhi, India
Title (Designation) : Meritorious student Fellowship
Location : Jiwaji University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India-474011
Time Period : 14 November, 2009 to 31 December, 2010
III. Organization : WWF-India, New Delhi-India
Title (Designation) : Internship
Location : WWF-Field Office Narora, Uttar Pradesh
Time Period : 01 February to 30 April 2011
IV. Organization : WWF-India, New Delhi-India
Title (Designation) : Project Officer
Location : WWF-Field Office Narora
Time Period : 01 June, 2011 to 02 August, 2014
V. Organization : ARNI University, Indora (H.P.)
Title (Designation) : Assistant Professor in Zoology
Location : ARNI University, Kathgarh, Indora
Time Period : 28 July, 2014 to Present
VI. Organization : Department of Higher Education, Jammu & Kashmir (UT)
Title (Designation) : Assistant Professor in Zoology
Location : Govt. Degree College, R. S Pura, Jammu
Time Period : 14 May, 2022 to Present

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RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS:
1. R. K. Sharma, Hari Singh and Niladri Dasgupta (2011 a). A Survey of habitat invetorization and habitat potentiality for sustenance of
Gharial in Son Gharial Sanctuary, India. International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation (IJBC). ISSN 2141-243X, Vol. 3(1), 19-
23. Available online: http://www.academicjournals.org/ijbc (Open Access).
2. Sharma K.K. Vivek Sharma and Hari Singh (2011 b). HEMIDACTYLUS BROOKII (Brook’s Gecko). AVIAN PREDATION. Herpetological Review,
42(2):275. ISSN 0018-084X.
3. Hari Singh and R.J. Rao (2012 a). Sighting frequency and Group composition of Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) in
National Chambal Sanctuary, India. Zoo’s Print, Magazine Vol. XXVII (8):18-23. ISSN 0971-6378.
4. Ashaiq Hussain, R.J. Rao and Hari Singh (2012 b). Status of waterbirds in Wular Lake Kashmir, India. Advances in Bioresearch, ISNN
0976-4585, Vol.3 (3), 81-86.
5. Sandeep Behera, Hari Singh, Viveksheel Sagar. (2013). Status of Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) in the Ganga
River Basin: A review. Aquatic Health and Ecosystem (AHEM), 16(04) 425-432.ISSN 1463-4988.
6. Harumi Sugimatsu, Junichi Kojima, Tamaki Ura, Rajendar Bahl, Sandeep Behera, Vivek Sheel Sagar, Hari Singh, Rupak De (2014 a).
Advanced Technique for Automatic Detection and Discrimination of a Click Train with Short Interclick Intervals from the Clicks of Ganges
River Dolphins (Platanista gangetica gangetica) Recorded by a Passive Acoustic Monitoring System Using Hydrophone Arrays. Marine
Technology Society Journal (MTSJ), Vol. (48), 3:176- 181. ISSN 0025-3324.
7. Niladri Dasgupta and Hari Singh (2014 b). Flow alteration and Habitat Modifications of Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) in Chambal River,
India. International Journal of Developmental Research and Engineering (IJDRE). Vol. 1 (1):1-11.
8. Hari Singh, Niladri Dasgupta and R.K. Sharma (2015). Status of Birds in Son Gharial Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh, India. Science &
Technology International Research Journal (STIRJ), Vol. 1(2): 50-56.
9. R.K. Sharma and Hari Singh (2023). Population trend of Grey and Purple Heron in National Chambal Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Archives of Agriculture and Environmental Science 8(4): 531-534 (2023) https://doi.org/10.26832/24566632.2023.0804011.

PROCEEDINGS PUBLISHED IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE:
1. Sugimatsu, H., Ura, T., Mizuno, K., Asada, A., Kojima, J., Bahl, R., Behera, S., Singh, H., Sagar, V.S., (2012). Study of acoustic characteristics
of Ganges river dolphin calf using echolocation clicks recorded during long-term in-situ observation. Proc. IEEE Oceans 14-19 Oct. 2012.
Hampton Roads, USA. 1-7. ISBN: 978-1-4673-0829-8.
2. R.J. Rao, S. Tagor, H. Singh & N. Dasgupta (2013 a). Monitoring of Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) and its habitat in the National Chambal
Sanctuary, India. Proc. In World Crocodile Conference 22
nd
Working Meeting of the IUCN SSC Crocodile Specialist Group. Negombo, Sri
Lanka, 21-23 May 2013. Pp.66 – 73.
3. Kojima, J., Sugimatsu, H., Ura, T., Bahl, R., Behera, S.K., Singh, H., & Sagar, S.V. (2013 b). Long- term real-time monitoring system for the
Ganges river dolphins using two sets of 6-hydrophone array systems. MTS/IEEE. Proc. Oceans, 10-13 June, 2013. Bergen, Norway: 1-
6. ISBN: 978-1-4799-0000-8.
4. Sugimatsu, H. Kojima, J.; Ura, T.; Mizno, K.; Asada, A.; Bahl, R.; Behera, S.; Singh, H.; Sheel, V.S. (2013). Automatic discrimination and
detection of small calf Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) from other age groups based on bio-sonar inter-click interval
characteristics. Proc. IEEE.23-27 Sept. 2013 San Diego, CA. 1-7.
5. Sandeep Kumar Behera, Hari Singh, Vivek Sheel Sagar and Rupak De (2014). Current Status of Ganges River Dolphin (Platansita gangetica
gangetica) in the rivers of Uttar Pradesh, India. Pp 139- 149. In: Sinha, R. K. and Ahmed, B. (eds.). Proc. Rivers for Life – In International
Symposium on River Biodiversity: Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna River System, Ecosystems for Life, A Bangladesh- India Initiative, IUCN,
International Union for Conservation of Nature. April 04-06, 2014 in Patna, Bihar, India. ISBN: 978-93-5196-807-8.
6. Harumi Sugimatsu, Junichi Kojima, Tamaki Ura, Rajendar Bahl, Sandeep Behera, Hari Singh, Vivek Sheel Sagar, Rupak De (2014).
Development of a handy mobile 4-hydrophone array system for in-situ census of the Ganges river dolphins (Platanista gangetica). ISBN:
978-1-4799-3645-8.1 – 6. Proc. IEEE, OCEANS- 7-10 April 2014. TAIPEI.1-7. ISBN: 978-1-4799-3645-8.

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PAPER COMMUNICATED:
1. R.K. Sharma and Hari Singh (2025). Population trends of Winter abundance of wetland birds in National Chambal Sanctuary,
Madhya Pradesh, India. Paper communicated in Journal of India Birds (IB).
2. Hari Singh and S.K. Behera (2025). Rescue and Translocation of Ganges river dolphin (Platansiat gangetica gangetica), in Ganges
River Uttar Pradesh, India. Paper communicated in Journal of Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS).

BOOK PUBLISHED IN INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHER:
1. Hari Singh and Rao R.J. (2011). Status and conservation of Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) in National
Chambal Sanctuary, India. ISBN: 978-3-8443-2930-8. LAMBERT Academic Publishing GmbH Germany.66p.
2. Hari Singh and Rao R.J. (2012). Habitat Characteristics, Population Dynamics and Conservation of Aquatic Mammals (dolphin &
otter), in Chambal river, Madhya Pradesh, India. ISBN: 978-3-659-20456-2. LAMBERT Academic Publishing GmbH Germany. 232.

BOOK CHAPTER PUBLISHED:
1. R.J.Rao, SitaramTaigore, Mohit Aaryan, Hari Singh, Bidya Lakshmi, Kush Kushwah (2010). Status of biodiversity in Inland wetlands of
Gwalior-Chambal region in Madhya Pradesh. In: VishwasB. Sakhare,Daya, New Delhi, India. Advance in Aquatic Ecology, ISBN:81-7035-
633-4, Vol.III.XIV, 176p.
2. Sandeep Kumar Behera, Hari Singh and Viveksheel Sagar (2013). Indicator species (Gharial and Dolphin) of Riverine Ecosystem: An
exploratory of River Ganga.R.Sanghi (eds.):Our National River Ganga: Lifeline of Millions. Springer International Publishing Switzerland. ISBN:
978-3-319-00529-4. P-121-141.
4. Hari Singh and Sandeep Kumar Behera (2018). Status of the Important Bioresources of Girwa River with Special Reference to Ganges River
Dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) in Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh, India. Biological Resources of Water | Intech Open.
ISBN: 978-1-78923-081-9.
5. Sandeep Kumar Behera, Hari Singh and Viveksheel Sagar and (2019). Floating in the Ganga: A species (River Ganga Dolphin) of special
concern. ISBN: 978-613-9-92340-3. LAMBERT Academic Publishing mbH Germany.

PAPER/POSTER PRESENTED IN NATIONAL CONFERENCE/SYMPOSIUM/SEMINAR:
1. Hari Singh and R.J.Rao (2009). Presented paper entitle “Status and conservation of Aquatic mammals in National Chambal
Sanctuary” at National Seminar on Environmental Crises and its solution. Organized by Government P.G. College, Morena (M.P.).7
th
to 8
th

February, 2009.
2. Hari Singh and R.J.Rao (2012). Poster Presented entitle “Population Dynamics of Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica
gangetica), and implication for its conservation in National Chambal Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh, India” in Seminar on “Recent trends in
Zoology” organized in SOS, Zoology, Jiwaji University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India, 12-14, March 2012.
3. Hari Singh and R.J.Rao (2013). Paper Presented in the symposium “Health and Fisheries of Major River Ecosystems of India with
Emphasis on Ganges” in 100th Indian Science Congress, Kolkata, 3
rd
to 7
th
January, 2013.
4. Hari Singh (2015). Paper presented entitles “Distribution and Abundance of Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica
gangetica) in Geruwa River (Uttar Pradesh)-India”. HIM Science Congress Association Himachal Pradesh, 11-12 April, 2015.

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PARTICIPATION IN WORKSHOP/CONFERENCES:
1. Attended workshop on “Bioinformatics and Biomathematics School of Mathematics and Allied Sciences” Jiwaji University
Gwalior, January, 14-16, 2006.
2. Participated in workshop on Bioinformatics. Organized by Department of Life Science and Technology Boston College for
Professional Studies, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. 02
nd
to 04
th
February, 2007.
3. Attended workshop on “Environmental Crisis and its Solution” Government P.G.College Morena February, 7-8 2009
4. Attended seminar on “Intellectual Property and Innovation Management in Knowledge Era” Organized by Jiwaji
University, Gwalior 3
rd
- 4
th
November 2009.
5. Attended workshop on “Intellectual Propriety Right (IPR)” SOS in Zoology, Jiwaji University Gwalior. 25-26 February 2010.
6. Participated in the seminar on National Ramsar sites stakeholders meet and wetland conservation seminar. Organised by
ATREE, Alappuzha, Kerala. 3
rd
-5
th
March, 2013.
7. Participated in the seminar on “Recommendations of the workshop on operationalization of dolphin action plan, 2010-
2020”. Workshop jointly organized by National Mission for Clean Ganga & WWF-India, New Delhi 19-20 March 2014.

TRAINING PROGRAMME/FDP/REFRESHER/ ORIENTATION/COURSE ATTENDED:
1. Attended training programme on “Ist SERC School of Herpetology” North Orissa University Baripada. 27
th
December 2007 to 08
th
January, 2008.
2. Attended training programme on “To study the underwater behavior of Ganges River dolphin by using acoustic study”. 01 February to 30
th

April, 2011.
3. Attended Orientation Course from UGC Human Resourse Development Centre, University of Jammu. 3
rd
to 23 December 2019.
4. Attended FDP on IQAC from Mata Sundri College for women, University of Delhi.07
th
to 13
th
January, 2021.
5. Attended Refresher Course on Biodynamics in Life sciences from University of Goa. 16
th
February to 1
st
March 2021.
6. Attended Refresher Course on Life Sciences from University of Shimla (H.P). 07
th
to 25
th
July 2025.

Report Published:
1. Hari Singh; Kush Kushwaha and Shaheen Khursheed (2008). Status of Industries along the Yamuna River from Mathura to
Pachhnada in Uttar Pradesh, India. Project Report submitted to WWF-India, New Delhi, 11p.
2. Sandeep Kumar Behera, Viveksheel Sagar and Hari Singh (2012). Status of Higher Aquatic Vertebrates in the Ganga River India.
In: GRB EMP: Ganga River Basin Environment Management Plan. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT).28p.

RESEARCH JOURNAL REVIEWER:
1. International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation (IJBC), Open-access journal.
2. Journal of Environment and Natural Resource Research (ENRR).
3. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management, (AEHM) Peer-reviewed journal.
4. Journal of Basic and Applied Research international (JOBARI).
5. Academia Edu. Journal.
6. Journal of threatened Taxa (JoTT).

MEMBERSHIP RECEIVED:
1. Editorial Board member of International Journal of Developmental Research & Engineering (IJDRE) open access online Journal.
2. Member of Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Mumbai, India.
3. Member of Aquatic Management Health and Ecosystem (AEHM)..

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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION:
1. 2011: Ph.D. Zoology, from Jiwaji University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India.
2. 2007: M. Phil. Zoology, with 72.2% in aggregate, from Jiwaji University, Gwalior, M.P. India.
3. 2006: M.Sc. Zoology, with 63.2% in aggregate, from Jiwaji University, Gwalior, M.P. India.
4. 2003: B.Sc. Medical, with 61% aggregate from Jammu University, Jammu.
5. 2000: Higher Secondary (10+2), (Medical), with 52.5% in aggregate, from J&K Board of School Education Jammu.
6. 1996: Secondary (10
th
standard), with 43.4% in aggregate, from J&K Board of School Education Jammu.

COMPUTER PROFICIENCY:
1. MS Office 2007 onwards, Visual Basic, Adobe Photoshop, Coral draw and knowledge of basic statistical software (PAST, SPSS)

SPECIAL INTEREST:
1. Bird watching, Wildlife Photography, Adventure Travelling, listening to music and Reading Books

DECLARATION:
I hereby declare that the above information is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Date: 20-09-2025
Place: Jammu (Dr. Hari Singh)

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