Dr Naresh Rana 

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Areas of Interest

Active Tectonics; Geomorphology; Geohazards; Himalayan Tectonics

Career Statement

Dr Naresh Rana is an assistant professor of geology at the University of Delhi. Before joining the University of Delhi, he worked as an Assistant Professor at HNB Garhwal University and as a scientist at the National Centre for Seismology, Ministry of Earth Sciences. He received his Ph.D. and M.Sc. from HNB Garhwal University, India. His doctoral research was focused on the neotectonics investigation of the Alaknanda valley, Central Himalaya, India. The area is located in the central seismic gap, a potential site for seismic hazards. Besides, he has worked on the seismotectonics of the Northern Apennines, Italy, during a one-year fellowship at the University of Ferrara, Italy. In addition to this, he has worked on different aspects of the geohazards of the NW Himalayas. He is also interested in glaciological studies to ascertain the chronologies of past glaciation in the NW Himalayas. He has visited many of the Himalayan glaciers and contributed to reconstructing the area's past glacial history. Dr. Rana is a field geologist who is proficient in advanced surveying, GIS and remote sensing techniques, differential GPS, and optical chronology. His major professional objective is to gain experience and contribute in seismotectonic and geohazard assessment, glacial and fluvial geomorphology, and their climate and tectonic implications. Dr Rana has published over 35 research papers in peer-reviewed journals. His research interests are geological hazards, active tectonics-landform evolution, and glaciation in the Himalayas.

Current Activities
 
Publications

Total >35 in SCI and Peer-reviewed Journals. Citations >1300; h-index 21; i-index 27

  1. Rana, N., Sharma, S., Sundriyal, Y. et al. A preliminary assessment of the 7th February 2021 flashflood in lower Dhauli Ganga valley, Central Himalaya, India. J Earth Syst Sci 130, 78 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-021-01608-z
  2. Rana, N., Sundriyal, Y et al. Hydrological characteristics of 7 February 2021 Rishi Ganga flood: Implication towards understanding flood hazards in Higher Himalaya (Accepted in Journal of Geological Society of India)
  3. Wadhawan, M., Rana, N., Gahalaut, V., Singh, M., Singh, K., Suresh, G., Mishra, O. P., Joshi, A.K., Kulkarni, A.V., Singh, M., Das, D. K., 2021. Monsoonal rainfall induced shallow earthquake Swarm in the Amravati district of the central India. Journal of Earth System Science 130. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-020-01511-z
  4. Srivastava, P. Kumar, A., Singh, R., Deepak, O., Kumar, A. M., Ray, Y., Phartiyal, B., Chahal, P., Sharma, P., Ghosh, R., Kumar, N., Agnihotri, R., 2020. Rapid lake level fall in Pangong Tso (lake) in Ladakh, NW Himalaya: a response of late Holocene aridity. Current Science 119, 229- 231.
  5. Sharma, V., Vadhawan, M., Rana, N., Gahalaut, V.K. et al., 2020. A long duration non-volcanic earthquake sequence in the stable continental region of India: The Palghar swarm. Tectonophysics 779, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2020.228376
  6. Shukla, S. Sharma, N. Rana, P. Bisht, N. Juyal 2020. Optical chronology and climatic implication of glacial advances from the southern Ladakh Range, NW Himalaya, India. Palaeog., Palaeoclim., Palaeoeco. 539. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2019.109505
  7. Rana, S. Sharma, S. Nawaz Ali, S. Singh, A. D. Shukla. 2019. Investigating the sensitivity of glaciers to climate variability since the MIS-2 in the upper Ganga catchment (Saraswati valley), Central Himalaya. Geomorphology 346,106854.
  8. P. Sati, S. Sharma, N. Rana, H. Dobhal and N. Juyal. (2019). Environmental implications of Pancheshwar dam in Uttarakhand (Central Himalaya), India. Current Science 116, 1483-1489
  9. Yadav, R.K., Gahalaut, V.K., Bansal, A.K., Sati, S.P., Catherine, J., Gautam, P., Kumar, K., Rana, N., 2019.Strong seismic coupling underneath Garhwal–Kumaun region, NW Himalaya, India. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 506, 8–14.
  10. Bhushan, R., Sati, S.P., Rana, N., Shukla, A.D., Mazumdar, A.S., Juyal, N., 2017. High-resolution millennial and centennial scale Holocene monsoon variability in the Higher Central Himalayas. Palaeogeo., Palaeoclim., Palaeoeco., http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2017.09.032
  11. Srivastava, P., Kumar, A., Chaudhary, S., Meena, N., Sundriyal, Y.P., Rawat, S., Rana, N., Perumal, R.J., et al,. 2016. 8000-year monsoonal record from Himalaya revealing reinforcement of tropical and global climate system since mid-holocene. Scientific Reports.
  12. Rana, N., Sharma, S., 2017. Comment on: “Morphotectonic records of neotectonic activity in the vicinity of North Almora Thrust Zone, Central Kumaun Himalaya”, Geomorphology (285), 272 –286. Geomorphology 301, 147-152.
  13. Gautam,P.K., Gahalaut, V.K., Prajapati, S.K., Kumar, N., Yadav, R.K., Rana, N., Dabral, C.P., 2017. Continuous GPS measurements of crustal deformation in Garhwal-Kumaun. Quaternary International 262, 124-129.
  14. Poonam, Rana, N., Champati ray, P.K., Bisht, P., Bagri, D.S., Wasson, R.J.,Sundriyal, Y. 2016. Identification of landslide-prone zones in the geomorphically and climatically sensitive Mandakini valley, (central Himalaya), for disaster governance using the Weights of Evidence method. Geomorphology 284, 41-52.
  15. Bisht, P., Ali, S.N., Rana, N., Singh, S., Poonam, Sundriyal, Y.P., Bagri, D.S., Juyal, N. 2016. Pattern of Holocene glaciation in the monsoon-dominated Kosa Valley, central Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India. Geomorphology 284, 130-141.
  16. Srivastava, P., Kumar, A., Chaudhary, S., Meena, N., Sundriyal, Y.P., Rawat, S., Rana, N., Perumal, R.J.,et al., 2016. Paleofloods records in Himalaya. Geomorphology 284, 17-30.
  17. Rana, S.P. Sati, Y.P. Sundriyal, N. Juyal. 2016. Genesis and implication of soft-sediment deformation structures in high-energy fluvial deposits of the Alaknanda Valley, Garhwal Himalaya, India. Sedimentary Geology 344, 263 –276.
  18. Rana, Sunil Singh, Y.P. Sundriyal, N. Juyal. 2016. Interpreting the geomorphometric indices for neotectonic implications: an example of Alaknanda valley, Garhwal Himalaya, India. Jour. Earth System Science 125, 841–854.
  19. P. Sundriyal, A.D. Shukla, N. Rana, R.J. Perumal, P. Srivastava, L.S. Chamyal, S.P. Sati, N. Juyal. 2015. Terrain response to extreme rainfall event of June 2013, evidence from the Alaknanda and Mandakini river Valleys, Garhwal Himalaya, India. Episodes 38 (3), 119-188.
  20. P. Sati, S. N. Ali, N. Rana, F. Bhattacharya, R. Bhushan, A.D. Shukla, Y.P. Sundriyal, N. Juyal. 2014. Timing and extent of Holocene glaciation in monsoon dominated Dunagiri valley (Bangni glacier), Central Himalaya, India. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 91, 125-136.
  21. Rana, Sunil Singh, Y.P. Sundriyal, Navin Juyal. 2013. Recent and past floods in Alaknanda valley: causes and consequences. Current Science 105 (9), 1209-1213.
  22. Rana, F. Bhattacharya, N. Basavaiah, R.K. Pant, Navin Juyal., 2013. Soft sediment deformation structures and their implications for the Late Quaternary seismicity on the South Tibetan Detachment System, Central Himalaya (Uttarakhand), India. Tectonophysics 592, 165-175.
  23. Rana, Y.P. Sundriyal, N. Juyal. 2012. Recent cloudburst induced landslides around Okhimath, Uttarakhand. Current Science 103 (12), 1389-1390.
  24. P. Sati, Y.P. Sundriyal, N. Rana, S. Dangwal. 2011. Recent landslides in Uttarakhand: Nature's Furry or Human Folly. Current Science 100, 1617-1620.
  25. Juyal , Y.P. Sundriyal, N. Rana, S. Chaudhary and A.K. Singhvi. 2010. Late Quaternary fluvial aggradation and incision in the monsoon dominated Alaknanda valley, Central Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India. Journal of Quaternary Science 25, 1293-1304.
  26. K. Tyagi, S. Chaudhary, N. Rana, S.P. Sati, N. Juyal. 2009. Identifying areas of differential uplift using steepness index in the Alaknanda basin, Garhwal Himalaya, Uttarakhand. Current Science 97 (10), 1473-1477.
  27. Rana, S.P. Sati, Y.P. Sundriyal, M. M. Doval, N. Juyal. 2007. Socio-economic and Environmental Implication of the Hydroelectric Project in Uttarakhand Himalaya, India. Journal of Mountain Science 4 (4), 344- 353.
  28. C. Nainwal, M. Chaudhary, N. Rana, B.D.S. Negi, R.S. Negi, N. Juyal and A.K. Singhvi. 2007. Chronology of the Late Quaternary Glaciation around Badrinath : Preliminary observations. Current Science 93 (1), 90-96.
Contact Dr Naresh Rana

Email: nrana@geology.du.ac.in

Department of Geology / भूविज्ञान विभाग
Centre for Advanced Studies / उन्नत अध्ययन केंद्र
University of Delhi / दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय
Delhi-110007/ दिल्ली-११०००७
India/ भारत