Changing Climate Over India: Past To Present

This book focuses on the climate dynamics of India, assessing climate impacts in modern times and delving into climate, not only at shorter scales but also at longer ones, drawing on records of climatic conditions through various proxies.
This book presents structured case studies from diverse geological archives, and consists of data generated across various environments, such as glacial, fluvial, marine, and terrestrial, to reconstruct the paleoclimate and provide context for evaluating today’s climate in relation to the tropics. The Indian subcontinent lies within the tropics, which play an essential role in the dynamic process of global climate change and are often considered a cause or trigger of it. This book also sheds light on the impacts of climate change on the archaeological heritage, lightning, tourism, pollution, and geothermal energy. The data and insights provided in this book offer researchers in both climate science and geology important context and practical data for understanding past climate dynamics.

Dr. Neloy Khare is currently the Adviser to the Government of India at Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES). He has extensive research experience in Paleoclimatology, Oceanography, and Polar Science, with contributions to the field of palaeoclimatology of Southern high latitude regions (the Antarctic and the Southern Ocean) using Micropaleontology as a tool. Dr. Khare received a PhD in tropical marine regions and holds a Doctor of Science degree in Southern High-latitude marine regions with environmental/climatic implications. He has been conferred Honorary Professorship and Adjunct Professorship by many Indian Universities, and has an extensive list of publications in both National and International journals. Dr. Khare is the recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi National Award 2013 and Rajbhasha Gaurav Puraskar 2022, conferred by the Honourable President of India and Honourable Union Home Minister. His other accolades include ISCA Young Scientist Award, BOYSCAST Fellowship, CIES French Fellowship, Krishnan Gold Medal, Eminent Scientist Award, ISCA Platinum Jubilee Lecture, IGU Fellowship, Prof S.N. Bhalla Gold Medal – 2022 among others.