Name: Dr. Ratan Kar Educational Qualification: M.Sc. Geology ...
Name: Dr. Ratan Kar Educational Qualification: M.Sc. Geology ...
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<strong>Name</strong>: <strong>Dr</strong>. <strong>Ratan</strong> <strong>Kar</strong><strong>Educational</strong> <strong>Qualification</strong>: M.<strong>Sc</strong>. <strong>Geology</strong> (Lucknow University)Ph.D. Dissertation: Joined the Institute as a Birbal Sahni Research <strong>Sc</strong>holar in1993 and did Ph.D. in Gondwana Palynology on the topic –“Palynostratigraphy of Gondwana sediments from Tatapani-RamkolaCoalfield, Surguja District, Madhya Pradesh, India”.Specialisation in Palynology: Has worked on a wide range of problems of varying ages andareas which involve the use of palynofossils for their resolution, such as Gondwana sediments(Permiam-Triassic), Deccan Intertrappean beds (Upper Cretaceous-Early Palaeocene) andQuaternary fluvio-glacial & lacustrine deposits of the Higher Himalayas and the Arctic Region.Sponsored Projects: Has been awarded a number of sponsored projects, such as-‣ DST sponsored Young <strong>Sc</strong>ientist Fast-Track Project on the Deccen intertrappeans –Palynological, Biopetrological and Dispersed Organic Matter (DOM) study of DeccanIntertrappean sediments with reference to Cretaceous-Tertiary (K-T) transition.‣ CSIR Pool Officer Project on Chaurabari Glacier, Kedarnath – Palynological studiesaround Chaurabari Glacier (Kedarnath) with reference to climatic changes and glacialfluctuations during Holocene.‣ DST sponsored pilot project on Glaciology – Palynology and sediment-geochemistry ofHamtah (Lahaul-Spiti) and Chaurabari (Kedarnath) glacier deposits: an investigation ofhigh-altitude climate variability during Holocene.‣ DST sponsored project under Climate Change Programme – Analysis of climatic changesduring the Quaternary from glacial sites in India based on multi proxy data.Arctic Project: Multi-proxy geological studies in Svalbard area and surrounding Ocean:Implications to Quaternary Palaeoclimate and Pre-Quaternary Biostratigraphy.‣ Visited Arctic three times.‣ Team Leader in 2011 (Summer Batch-III).Awards/Member:‣ CSIR-UGC NET JRF.‣ ‘<strong>Dr</strong>. Pratul Chandra Bhandari Gold Medal-1997’, for best work under Birbal SahniResearch <strong>Sc</strong>holar Category.‣ Member, Terrestrial Working Group, International Arctic <strong>Sc</strong>ience Committee.Publications: 33 (19 in Impact Factor Journals).
List of Publications (<strong>Ratan</strong> <strong>Kar</strong>)1. Rai Vibhhuti & <strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong> 1992. A note on the occurrence of Cryptozoon stromatolite inthe Upper part of Tal Formation (Early Cambrian), Nigalidhar syncline, HimachalPradesh, India., Geoscience Journal, 13, 15-21.2. Rai Vibhhuti & <strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong> 1995. Discovery and significance of Cryptozoon stromatolitein the Upper part of Tal Formation (Early Cambrian), Nigalidhar syncline, HimachalPradesh, India. Proc. Intern. Conf. Global Environment & Diversification of Plantsthrough Geological Time (ed. D.D.Pant), 361-369.3. Anand Prakash, Srivastava G.P. & <strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong> 1996. Imprints of Neotectonic Activity inMahuadanr Valley, Palamu, Bihar. Geophytology, 26, 77-81.4. Srivastava S.C., Anand Prakash & <strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong> 1997. Palynology of Permian-TriassicSequence in Iria nala, Tatapani-Ramkola Coalfield, India. Palaeobotanist, 46, 75-80.5. Srivastava S.C. & <strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong> 2001. Palynological dating of some Permian outcrops fromIria Valley, Tatapani-Ramkola Coalfield, M.P., India. G.S.I. Special Publication 54, 97-102 (2001).6. <strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong> 2001. Application of Palynology in Coal Exploration: A case study fromTatapani-Ramkola Coalfield, M.P., India. Minetech, 22 (4), 33-41.7. <strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong>, Ranhotra P. S., Bhattacharyya A. & Sekar B. 2001. Vegetation vis-à-visclimate and glacial fluctuations of the Gangotri Glacier since last 2000 years. Current<strong>Sc</strong>ience, 82 (3), 347-351.8. Ranhotra P. S., Bhattacharyya A., <strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong> & Sekar B. 2001. Vegetational and climaticchanges around Gangotri Glacier during Holocene. G.S.I. Special Publication 65(III), 67-71.9. <strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong> & Srivastava S.C. 2003. Palynological delimitation of the coal bearing LowerGondwana sediments in the southern part of Tatapani-Ramkola Coalfield, Chhattisgarh,India. Journal Geological Society of India, 61, 557-564.10. <strong>Kar</strong> R.K., Sharma N., Agarwal A. & <strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong> 2003. Occurrence of fossil-wood rotters(polyporales) from the Lameta Formation (Maastrichtian), India. Current <strong>Sc</strong>ience,85(1), 37-40.11. <strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong> & Singh R.S. 2003. First occurrence of fossil paraphyses resemblingAcrostichum Linn. from the Lalitpur Intertrappean sediments (Palaeocene), U.P., India.Palaeobotanist, 52(1), 81-85.12. Singh R.S. & <strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong> 2003. Palynological assemblage from the Deccan Intertrappeansediments, Lalitpur, U.P., India. Gondwana Geological Magazine Special Volume, 6,217-223.13. <strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong> 2003. Palynological recognition of Barren Measures sediments (MiddlePermian) from Tatapani-Ramkola Coalfield, Chattisgarh, India., Gondwana GeologicalMagazine Special Volume 6, 239-244.
14. <strong>Kar</strong> R.K. & <strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong> 2004. Greenhouse effect of the past and plant evolution. Current<strong>Sc</strong>ience, 86(2), 267-269.15. <strong>Kar</strong> R.K., Sharma N. & <strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong> 2004. Occurrence of fossil fungi in dinosaur dung andits implication on food habit. Current <strong>Sc</strong>ience, 87(8), 1053-1056.16. Sharma N., <strong>Kar</strong> R.K., Agarwal A. & <strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong> 2005. Fungi in dinosaurian (Isisaurus)coprolites from the Lameta Formation (Maastrichtian) and its reflection on food habit andenvironment. Micropaleontology, 51(1), 73-82.17. <strong>Kar</strong> R.K., Mandaokar B.D. & <strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong> 2005. Mycorrhizal fossil fungi from theMiocene sediments of Mizoram, Northeast India. Current <strong>Sc</strong>ience, 89 (2), 257-259.18. <strong>Kar</strong> R.K., Sharma N. & <strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong> 2005. Swarm cells of slime molds in sexualconjugation from sixty five million years old sediments, Madhya Pradesh, India. Current<strong>Sc</strong>ience, 89(7), 1086-1088.19. <strong>Kar</strong> R.K., Mandaokar B.D. & <strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong> 2006. Fossil aquatic fungi from the Miocenesediments of Mizoram, Northeast India. Current <strong>Sc</strong>ience, 90(3), 291-292.20. <strong>Kar</strong> R.K., Ambwani K., Dutta D. & <strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong> 2006. Major floral turnover at Mahadeo-Langpar Formational Boundary above K/T Iridium layer: is it facies controlled? JournalGeological Society of India, 67, 180-188.21. Singh R.S., <strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong> & Prasad G.V.R. 2006. Palynological constraints on the age ofMammal-yielding Deccan intertrappen beds of Naskal, Rangareddi District, AndhraPradesh. Current <strong>Sc</strong>ience, 90(9), 1282-1285.22. <strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong> & Singh R.S. 2007. Microfloral remains from the Deccan intertrappeans:implications in K-T transition and palaeoecology. Micropalaeontology: Application inStratigraphy and Palaeoceonography, Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, 103-112.23. Singh R.S., Stoermer E.F. & <strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong> 2007. Earliest fresh water diatoms from theDeccan intertrappean (Maastrichtian) sediments of India. Miropaleontology, 52(6), 545-551.24. Sharma N., Agarwal A., <strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong> & Verma U.K. 2007. A new record of Lenzites adustaMasse from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Phytomorphology, 57(1&2), 91-93.25. <strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong>, Mandaokar B.D. & <strong>Kar</strong> R.K. 2010. Fungal taxa from the Miocene sedimentsof Mizoram, northeast India. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 158, 240-249.26. Singh S., <strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong> & Khandelwal A. 2010. Impact of modern pollen rain studies fromSouth and Little Andaman Islands, India, to interpret present and past vegetation, Current<strong>Sc</strong>ience, 99 (9), 1251-1256.27. Singh R.S., <strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong> & Agarwal A. 2010. Quest for early land plants. Geophytology39(1&2), 101-103.28. Sarana S. & <strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong> 2011. Effect of Igneous Intrusive on Coal Microconstituents: casestudy from an Indian Gondwana Coalfield. Int. Journal of Coal <strong>Geology</strong>, 85, 161-167.
29. Ranhotra P.S. & <strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong> 2011. Palynological study of glacio-geomorphic features andits relevance to Quaternary palaeoclimate and glacial history. Current <strong>Sc</strong>ience, 100 (5),641-647.30. Singh S. & <strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong> 2011. Melissopalynological studies on mangrove honeys fromSunderbans (Bangladesh) and Little Andaman (India). Current <strong>Sc</strong>ience, 100 (9), 1290-1293.31. Singh V., Farooqui A., Mehrotra N.C., Singh D.S., Ranhotra P.S., Tewari R., Jha N. &<strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong> 2011. Terrestrial evidence of Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene climate ofNy-Alesund, Svalbard, Journal Geological Society of India, 78, 109-116.32. <strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong> 2012. A basal Gondwana palynoflora from the glacigene sediments ofTatapani-Ramkola Coalfield, India, Palaeobotanist, 61, 131-138.33. Singh R.S. & <strong>Kar</strong> <strong>Ratan</strong>. Palynology of Late Cretaceous of India: Implications for Indiaand Asia collision tectonics, Journal Geological Society of India (accepted).
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