PSI’s MONOGRAPHS, REPORTS, PAPERS & NEWSLETTERS

Natural Resource Management

1. Debashish Sen, Seema Ravandale and Vinod Niranjan: "Building Climate Resilience" Leisa India, June 2017, Volume 19, No.2
2. Ravi Chopra & Debashish Sen: "Srividhi Ke Vistaar Se Aur Bhi Sunhera Hota Genhu" Leisa India, June 2014, Volume 1, pp 7-9.
3. Ravi Chopra & Debashish Sen: "Golden wheat becomes more Golden - Extending SRI to wheat" Leisa India, March 2013, Volume 15, No.1, pp 30-32.
4. R. Chopra, D. Sen, S. Bhardwaj & H.L. Bharati: “Livelihood Transitions In Hilaungad Watershed”, PSI, Dehra Doon,,Paper presentated at the Challenge Programme, June 2008, 27 pages
5. D. Sen & R. Gupta: “Developing Incentive Based Mechanisms for Watershed Protection Services through Participatory Hydrological Studies”, Paper presented at the Second International Conference on Hydrology and Watershed Management, Hyderabad, December 2006, 6 pages.
6. V. Upadhyay: “Water-Forest Management, Law and Policy in Uttaranchal - Issues, constraints, Opportunities”, PSI, Dehra Doon, February 2006, 47 pages.
7. M. Mehta: “Community mobilisation in five watersheds of Himachal Pradesh”, PSI, Dehra Doon, April 2005, 49 pages.
8. "Jal Sanskriti: From Consumption to Conservancy ", A report submitted to Ford Foundation, 2002-2004
9. R. Chopra: "Sisyphean Labours: Domestic water supply in the central-western Himalayas, A paper presented at the Jal Sanskriti Workshop, Dehra Doon, May 2003, 34 pages.
10. R. Chopra: “Water resource management traditions in the central-western Himalayas”, A paper presented at the Seminar on Traditional Knowledge Systems, Binsar, October 2002.
11. D. Sen, A. Bhatia & S. Das: “Partners in Progress” in Watershed Management in Himalaya – Concept and Strategy, B.P. Pandey et al. (Ed.), Watershed Management Directorate, Dehra Doon, 2002, pp. 323-330.
12. R. Chopra & S. Passi: “Where Are the Empty Thalis in Uttarakhand: A District Level Food Insecurity Analysis of Uttarakhand”, Invited paper for the State Consultation on Food Security, Dehra Doon, April 2002.
13. D. Sen: “Empowering the Rural Poor - Doing Away With Contractors” in Social and Institutional Issues in Watershed Management in India, OIKOS (India) and IIRR (Philippines), 2000, pp. 250-254.
14. R. Chopra & D. Ghosh: “Work patterns of rural women in central Himalayas”, Economic & Political Weekly, Dec 30, 2000, pp 4701-05.
15. D. Sen & S. Dasmohapatra: “Preparing for withdrawal through capacity building”, in Social and Institutional Issues in Watershed Management in India, OIKOS (India) and IIRR (Philippines), 2000, pp. 295-300.
16. R. Chopra: “Sukha Mukti Abhiyan”, A paper presented at the International Conference on Managing Natural Resources, New Delhi, 2000.
17. A. Chowdhary & D. Sen: “Jalagam Vikas Se Garib Varg Ka Sashaktikaran”, Vasundhara, vol. 9 no. 3, Gorakhpur, 2000.
18. S. Dasmohapatra & D. Sen: “Logical Framework Analysis in Watershed Management”, Journal of Rural Development, Vol 18 (14), Hyderabad, 1999, pp. 613-621.
19. S. Das: “Perceptions and Approaches of Equity in Natural Resources Management Programmes”, A research report submitted to Aga Khan Foundation, New Delhi, 1999.
20. R. Chopra: Mitti Aur Pani Mein Sona Hai: Water and People: A National Perspective, Second Edition, PSI, Dehra Doon, 1998, 25 pages.
21. R. Chopra: “Estimating India’s Future Domestic Water Requirements”, A paper prepared for the National Commission for Integrated Water Resources Development Plan, Ministry of Water Resources, Govt. of India, New Delhi, 1998.
22. R. Chopra: “The Village Vote”, Orbit, Vol. 50, No. 67, London, October 1997.
23. R. Kumar, D. Sen & R. Chopra: “Guhls - A Traditional Irrigation System in Garhwal”, in Traditional Water Harvesting Systems, B.C. Barah (Ed.), New Age International Limited, New Delhi, 1996, pp. 197-206.
24. R. Chopra, S. Das & A. Ravindra: “Drought-Proofing Palamau”, A paper presented at the National Seminar on Drought Management, Daltonganj, June 1994, 31 pages.
25. A. Ravindra & Salil Das: “Targeted Technology Interventions for Development: A study of the Harijans of Manika Block, Palamau”, A report submitted to the Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi, 1993, 90 pages.
26. R. Chopra: “The Social Imperatives of Development”, A report submitted to the Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development, Govt. of India, New Delhi, 1993.
27. A. Ravindra & S. Das: “Monitoring Forest Cover, Infirmities of Remote Sensing Methodologies”, Wasteland News, February‑April 1993.
28. A. Ravindra & S. Das: “Technology Transition in Garhwal”, Economic and Political Weekly, April 2, 1993.
29. R. Chopra, D. Sen, H. Mishra, S. Das, R. Kumar & R. Singh: “Drought-Proofing in the Arid and Semi-Arid Zone: - A Review of the 1987-88 Efforts”, A report submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture, GoI, New Delhi, 1992, 130 pages.
30. A. Ravindra, A.K. Roy, D. Sen & R. Kumar: “ Water Resources Management in Palamau”, A report submitted to the Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, 1992, 65 pages.
31. R. Chopra & D. Sen: “Natural Bounty and Artificial Scarcity - Population and India's Water Resources”, in Science, Population and Development, V.Gowariker (Ed.), Unmesh Communications, New Delhi, 1991, pp. 128-160.
32. A. Ravindra & R. Kumar: "Caring for Forests, the Auranga Way”, Wasteland News, January 1992..
33. A. Ravindra, D. Sen, R. Kumar & H. Mishra: “Surface Water Management in Palamau - A study of Ahar Technology”, A report submitted to the World Wide Fund for Nature- India, New Delhi, 1991, 83 pages.
34. N.A. Ansari, D. Sen & R.Kumar: “Khadins - Traditional Irrigation System in the Arid Zone”, A paper presented at workshop on Alternate Development Strategy for Thar Desert organized by Gramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti, Jodhpur, 1990.
35. R. Chopra : “Drought 1987: The Role of Voluntary Organizations”, A paper presented at the National Workshop on Management of Droughts, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Govt. of India, New Delhi, July 1989.
36. R. Chopra: “Protecting India’s Wildlife: Making the Possible More Probable”, A paper presented at the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehra Doon, April 1989, 19 pages.

Disaster Mitigation and Response

1. R. Chopra: "Uttarakhand: Development And Ecological Sustainability", A report submitted to Oxfam India, New Delhi, June 2014, 41 pages
2. R. Das: “Standing Firm: Traditional Aseismic Architecture in the Western-Central Himalayas”, A paper presented at the Seminar on Traditional Knowledge Systems, Binsar, October 2002.
3. R. Chopra: “Earthquake: Reconfiguring lives and landscapes”, in India Disasters Report, S. Parasuraman and P.V. Unnikrishnan (Ed.), Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2000, pp. 201-209.
4. R. Chopra: “Earthquake-Safe Rural Housing in the Central Himalayas”, A briefing paper presented at the workshop on “Earthquake-Safe Rural Housing in the Central Himalayas”, Mussoorie, 1995.
5. R. Chopra, R. Kumar, K.S. Chawla & T.P. Singh: “Traditional Earthquake-Proof Houses in Garhwal”, Paper presented at the Congress on Traditional Science & Technologies, Bombay, December 1993
6. R. Chopra: “Uttarkashi: The High Price Of Relief”, Moving Technology, Vol. 7 No. 4, CAPART, New Delhi, December 1992-March 1993, pp 75-78.
7. R. Kumar & P. Gupta: “Standing on Their Feet Again”, A paper presented at a workshop, ‘Shelter for the Poor’, Madras, 1993.
8. R. Kumar, D.K.Mishra, A Pandhi & A. Ravindra: “55 Seconds That Shook Garhwal”, A Reconnaissance Survey Report, 1991, 23 pages.

 Environmental Quality Monitoring

1. Research Paper "Community based Springshed in Response to drying springs in Nagaland" Climate Change: Impact, Adaptation & Response in the Eastern Himalayas, (2018): 40–51, ISBN: 978-93-88237-16-1, Excel India Publishers, New Delhi, India
2. A Briefing paper "Participatory Springshed Development in Thanakasoga Gram Panchayat H.P. ", December 2017
3. Dhara Vikas: "Creating water security through spring-shed development in Sikkim", Social Sector Service Delivery: Good Practices Resource Book 2015.
4. A Briefing paper "Fluorosis Mitigation Through Community Participation In Dhar", March, 2018
5. "Health Assessment of Ganga River at Haridwar During kumbh 2013", Reported submitted to WWF-India, 2013
6. R. Chopra & A. Gautam: ‘Socio-Cultural Survey For Assessment of Environmental Flows For Kumbh 2013 At Allahabad’. A report submitted to WWF-India, New Delhi, 2012, 19 pages
7. A Report on Fluorosis mitigation in Dhar District (M.P.), A joint study by PSI and WaterAid india, 2008.
8. Activity Based Training of WaterAid India Partners in Water Quality Monitoring & Management, Report submitted to Water Aid India, 2007
9. R. Chopra & R. Bansal: “Tehri: Engineers’ Pride; People’s sorrow”, in The Hindu Survey of the Environment, Kalpana Sharma (Ed.), Chennai, 2006, pp. 87-90.
10. R. Bansal & Ayan Biswas: “Farmers bring Ranbaxy to book in Himachal Pradesh”, in Civil Society, New Delhi, Vol. 3, No. 2, November 2006, pp. 6-7.
11. R. Tripathi & R. Bhupati: “Fluoride monitoring and fluorisis mitigation programme in Palamau, Jharkhand”, A report submitted to Water Aid India, New Delhi, 2006, 19 pages.
12. A. Gautam, S. Garg & H. Rizvi: “Biomonitoring of the River Ganga and its tributaries in Uttaranchal”, A report submitted to the Uttaranchal Environmental Protection and Pollution Control Board, Dehra Doon, 2005, 33 pages.
13. A. Gautam & R. Tripathi: “Fluoride monitoring and fluorisis mitigation programme in Sonebhadra”, A report submitted to The Ford Foundation, New Delhi and BSA, Sonebhadra, 2005, 13 pages
14. R. Tripathi & A. Gautam: “Fluoride testing and fluorisis mitigation programme in Nuapada, Orissa”, A report submitted to The Ford Foundation, New Delhi, 2005, 11 pages.
15. A. Gautam & A. Biswas: “Monitoring pesticides in vegetables and the environment in Meerut district”, A report submitted to The Ford Foundation, New Delhi and Janhit Foundation, Meerut, U.P., 2005, 18 pages.
16. Y. Kabir, R. Sengupta, G.D. Agrawal & Ravi Chopra: “A Report on Mercury contamination of groundwater near the Union Carbide factory at Bhopal”, A report submitted to The Ford Foundation, New Delhi and BGPMS, Bhopal, M.P., 2004, 8 pages.
17. A. Gautam & M. Mahajan: “Impact of air pollution on human health in different areas of Dehra Doon”, A report submitted to The Ford Foundation, New Delhi, 2003, 12 pages.
18. R. Singh: “Fluoride contamination in ground water at Unnao, U.P.”, A report submitted to Vikas Bharti, Unnao, U.P., 2002, 16 pages
19. A.K. Roy: “Setting Science Free, Environmental Concern and the Rural Poor”, in Science, Population and Development, V.Gowariker (Ed.), Unmesh Communications, New Delhi, 1992, pp. 176-195.
20. A.K. Roy & R. Chopra: “Critical Issues in Environmental Pollution”, A briefing paper for the Pollution Monitoring Training Workshop For Indian NGOs, New Delhi, 1990, 60 pages.

1. The 5 Kilometer Classroom: From Guptkashi To Jurani, (English), 2012, 16 pages
2. System of Wheat Intensification Experiences of Farmers from Himachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand (English), 94 pages
3. Sri Dhan Vidhi Apnao Utpadan Badao (Hindi), 21pages
4. Fluorosis: Kuchch Mool Tathya, A booklet on some basic facts about fluorosis, 8 pages.
5. D. Godiyal: Aao Khaad Banayein (Hindi), 2001, 15 pages.
6. S.Das & D. Diwedi: Bachat Evam Rin Samooh - Niyamawali (Hindi), 2000, 9 pages.