Ecological Impacts of Stone Mining: Assessment and Restoration of Soil, Water, Air and Flora
暫譯: 石材開採的生態影響：土壤、水源、空氣及植物的評估與修復

Dr Gulshan Kumar Sharma, Ph.D., did his M.Sc. and Ph. D. from division of Environmental Sciences, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa Campus, New Delhi and currently posted as scientist at ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water, Conservation, Research Centre, Kota, Rajasthan. Dr Sharma has more than 9 years' experience on research work related to algae mediated wastewater treatment, Groundwater Quality Assessment, Air Pollution Monitoring, Impact Assessment of Stone Mining, Rehabilitation of Degraded Mining Areas, Land Resource Inventory etc. Dr Sharma received various prestigious fellowships and awards in his career like Pradeep Memorial Award for best M.Sc. Student, qualified ICAR and UGC National Eligibility Test, DST-INSPIRE for Ph.D., NESA Green Technology Innovative Award 2022, NESA Scientist of the year award-2023, SCO Young Scientist Award by Department of Science and Technology and International Travel Scheme Award (ITS) and Young Scientist Award from DST for attending conference on 9th International conference on algae biomass, biofuels and by-products at Boulder, Colarado USA from SERB. Dr. Sharma published more than 80 publications which includes articles in prestigious International and National journals, technical bulletins, and book chapters.

Dr I. Rashmi, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist (Soil Science &Agricultural Chemistry) at ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Research Centre, Kota, Rajasthan (India). She has fifteen years of experience in soil science research, training and extension work in Soil Chemistry & Fertility, soil and water conservation, watershed programmes. Her major work includes developing P saturation indices for environmental and agricultural threshold values for crop productivity and water pollution, use of nano porous zeolite, development of Mridaparikshak or rapid soil test kit which is suitable advisory programme developed for addressing soil health issues of the farmers of India. Her research areas also include soil erosion studies under cover crops; stone mine challenges and minespoil restoration, assessing impact of soil amendments on nutrient and sediment loss in eroded areas, natural farming, conservation agriculture projects etc. She has handled more than ten projects at institute level and external funded as Principal investigator and Co-PI; published more than 30 research papers in national and international journals; more than 15 book chapters; participated in 22 national and international conferences/ symposia; attended six professional trainings; organised training programmes of national importance for farmers, various stakeholders of state and central government, NGO.

Dr. Shakir Ali, Ph.D., is presently Head and Principal Scientist (Soil and Water Conservation Engineering) in ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation (IISWC), Research Centre, Kota, Rajasthan, India. He has brilliant academic record, and obtained his B. Tech (Agricultural Engineering) degree from Allahabad University, M. Tech (Soil and Water Conservation Engineering) from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, AMIE (Civil Engineering) from The Institution of Engineers (India) and Ph. D (Hydrology) from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. He started his career in ICAR as a Scientist (Soil and Water Conservation Engineering). He has vast and varied experience in the field of land degradation, artificial groundwater recharging, small watershed hydrological modelling, rainfall-runoff modelling, evaporation modelling, climate change and drought analysis. He has more than 132 publications to his credit which include research papers in journals of international and national reputes, books, book chapters, technical bulletins, popular articles and reports. He is recipient of many professional awards and is fellow of The Institution of Engineers(India), Indian Association of Soil and Water Conservationists and Indian Association of Hydrologist.

Dr. S. KALA, Ph.D., is presently working as a Senior Scientist (Forestry) at ICAR - Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Research centre, Kota (Rajasthan). She was born in 1982. She completed B. Sc., (Forestry), M. Sc. (Forestry) and Ph. D (Forestry) at FC&RI Mettupalyam-Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore-Tamil Nadu. In that, She was ranked Topper of the batch for highest OGPA i.e., (9.25/10.00) in the Year 2009. She has joined in ICAR - Agricultural Research Scientist (ARS) in November, 2009. She has more than 14 year of experience in the field of natural resource management (NRM) for degraded land improvement and management of gullies /ravine land systems through agroforestry, forestry, plantation development towards environmental restoration. She has published more than 38 research papers in reputed journals of national and international. Also, published more than 25 book chapters, two edited books 25 popular articles and three bulletins exclusively from her research findings and experiences in the field of forestry and agroforestry sciences. Her work also recognised by several societies and received an outstanding women scientist award in forestry science by Venus International Foundation during 5th Annual Womens Meet - AWM 2020 at Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Agro Environmental Development Society (AEDS) Lucknow, India conferred "Young Scientist Award-2020". Recently, She was recipient of Women Agroforestry Scientist Award-2021 from Indian Society of Agroforestry.

Dr. Ashok Kumar, Ph.D. is Principal Scientist (Agricultural Economics) at the ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Research Centre, Kota, Rajasthan. He did his B.Sc. (Ag) degree from Rajasthan University with the first rank in merit and subsequent M.Sc. and Ph.D. dairying with a specialization in dairy economics from the National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal. He has more than 29 years's research experience in natural resource economics. He receives training from organizations like IRMA-Anand, IIM-A, LBSNAA, Mussoorie, ASCI & MANAGE Hyderabad, the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture Cairo, etc. on various socioeconomic and scientific issues. He has completed nine research projects as a leader and more than 20 as an associate, apart from two consultancies funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. He has evaluated many rural development programs, such as IRDP, watershed development projects, vaccination programs for animals, and technologies developed for reclamation of degraded lands. He has also played an important role in developing two watershed projects in Bundi and Baran districts of Rajasthan state (India) in a participatory mode to demonstrate the impact of soil and water conservation technologies in real-world field conditions. He has 45 research papers, five books, three technical bulletins, 39 book chapters, and more than 40 technical and popular articles. Besides, he has delivered a number of lectures on various socio-economic issues in more than 180 training programs organized by the Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation and other organizations. He is a life member of the Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, Bombay, and many other reputed scientific societies, and he is on the panel of referees for various national and international journals of repute.

Dr M. Madhu, Ph.D. presently Director, ICAR-IISWC, Dehradun, Uttrakhand, India. He completed Ph. D in Agronomy from University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), GKVK, Bengaluru, Karnataka. He is a recipient of UAS Gold Medal during M.Sc and Ph. D, "Dr H.R. Arakeri Gold Medal" for the best Ph. D Student in Agronomy-1995, "ARIC Award for Contribution to Crop Research-1997", IASWC Young Soil Conservationists Award-2004 and IASWC Gold Medal-2010. He is recipient of prestigious USDA Global Research Alliance (GRA) Fellowship Programme-2011, Vasantrao Naik Award-2013, IASWC Gold Medal-2010, IASWC-Fellow-2014, ICAR-Team Research Award-2017 and Dr KG. Tejwani Award-2016-17. He visited USA, Nepal and Bangladesh on study and research assignments. Dr Madhu has vast experience of research, training and outreach in the field of soil & water conservation, watershed management, conservation agronomy, agroforestry, transfer of technology, HRD of field to senior level officers and other stakeholders. He was leader and associated in more than 20 consultancy projects related to Integrated Watershed Management and resource conservation-cum- livelihood programmes. He has to his credit more than 200 publications including research papers in reputed national and international journals, edited books, book chapters, manuals, technical reports and bulletins, symposium / workshop/ seminar papers, popular articles etc., and member of many professional bodies. He has wide work experiences in different capacities as a Senior Scientist and In-charge Head at ICAR-IISWC, Research Centre, Udhagamandalam, TN, India, Senior Scientist and Secretary of IASWC at ICAR-IISWC, Dehradun, UK, India.

古爾尚·庫馬爾·夏爾馬博士，博士，於新德里Pusa校區的印度農業研究所環境科學部完成碩士及博士學位，目前擔任印度土壤與水資源保護研究中心（ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Research Centre, Kota, Rajasthan）的科學家。夏爾馬博士在藻類介導的廢水處理、地下水質評估、空氣污染監測、石材採礦影響評估、退化採礦區的復育、土地資源清查等研究工作方面擁有超過9年的經驗。夏爾馬博士在其職業生涯中獲得了多項著名獎項和獎學金，如最佳碩士生的普拉迪普紀念獎、通過ICAR和UGC國家資格考試、DST-INSPIRE博士獎學金、2022年NESA綠色技術創新獎、2023年NESA年度科學家獎、科技部的SCO青年科學家獎以及SERB資助的國際旅行計劃獎（ITS）和青年科學家獎，以參加在美國科羅拉多州博爾德舉行的第九屆國際藻類生物質、生物燃料及副產品會議。夏爾馬博士已發表超過80篇出版物，包括在國際和國內著名期刊上的文章、技術公報和書籍章節。

I. 拉什米博士，博士，現任印度土壤與水資源保護研究中心（ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Research Centre, Kota, Rajasthan）的高級科學家（土壤科學與農業化學）。她在土壤科學研究、土壤化學與肥力、土壤與水資源保護、流域計劃方面擁有十五年的經驗。她的主要工作包括為作物生產力和水污染制定環境和農業閾值的P飽和指數、使用納米多孔沸石、開發適合印度農民土壤健康問題的快速土壤測試工具Mridaparikshak。她的研究領域還包括覆蓋作物下的土壤侵蝕研究、石材採礦挑戰及礦山廢土復育、評估土壤改良劑對侵蝕區域養分和沉積物流失的影響、自然農業、保護性農業項目等。她在研究所層面和外部資助方面擔任首席研究員和共同首席研究員，處理了超過十個項目；在國內外期刊上發表了超過30篇研究論文；撰寫了超過15篇書籍章節；參加了22場國內外會議/研討會；參加了六次專業培訓；為農民、各州和中央政府的利益相關者、非政府組織組織了國家重要的培訓計劃。

沙基爾·阿里博士，博士，目前擔任印度土壤與水資源保護研究所（ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Research Centre, Kota, Rajasthan）的主任及首席科學家（土壤與水資源保護工程）。他擁有優秀的學術記錄，並在阿拉哈巴德大學獲得農業工程學士學位，在印度理工學院卡拉格普爾獲得土壤與水資源保護工程碩士學位，在印度工程師學會獲得土木工程AMIE學位，並在印度理工學院魯爾基獲得水文學博士學位。他在ICAR開始了科學家（土壤與水資源保護工程）的職業生涯。他在土地退化、人造地下水補給、小流域水文建模、降雨-徑流建模、蒸發建模、氣候變化和乾旱分析等領域擁有廣泛而多樣的經驗。他的出版物超過132篇，包括國際和國內著名期刊的研究論文、書籍、書籍章節、技術公報、流行文章和報告。他獲得了許多專業獎項，並且是印度工程師學會、印度土壤與水資源保護協會和印度水文學會的會員。

S. 卡拉博士，博士，目前在印度土壤與水資源保護研究中心（ICAR - Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Research Centre, Kota, Rajasthan）擔任高級科學家（林業）。她於1982年出生，完成了泰米爾納德邦農業大學（TNAU）FC&RI梅圖帕良的林業學士、碩士和博士學位。在2009年，她以最高的OGPA（9.25/10.00）成績名列班級第一。她於2009年11月加入ICAR，成為農業研究科學家（ARS）。她在自然資源管理（NRM）方面擁有超過14年的經驗，專注於退化土地的改善和通過農林業、林業、種植發展進行環境修復。她在國內外著名期刊上發表了超過38篇研究論文，還發表了超過25篇書籍章節、兩本編輯書籍、25篇流行文章和三本專門基於她在林業和農林業科學領域的研究成果和經驗的公報。她的工作得到了多個社會的認可，並在2020年於泰米爾納德邦金奈舉行的第五屆年度女性會議（AWM 2020）上獲得了維納斯國際基金會頒發的林業科學傑出女性科學家獎。印度Lucknow的農業環境發展協會（AEDS）授予她“2020年青年科學家獎”。最近，她獲得了印度農林業學會頒發的2021年女性農林業科學家獎。

阿肖克·庫馬爾博士，博士，現任印度土壤與水資源保護研究中心（ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Research Centre, Kota, Rajasthan）的首席科學家（農業經濟學）。他在拉賈斯坦大學獲得農業學士學位，並以第一名的成績畢業，隨後在國立乳品研究所（National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal）獲得碩士和博士學位，專攻乳品經濟學。他在自然資源經濟學方面擁有超過29年的研究經驗。他曾在IRMA-Anand、IIM-A、LBSNAA、穆索里、ASCI和MANAGE海德拉巴、埃及國際農業中心開羅等機構接受各種社會經濟和科學問題的培訓。他作為負責人完成了九個研究項目，並作為合夥人完成了超過20個項目，此外還有兩個由印度政府農業部資助的顧問項目。他評估了許多農村發展計劃，如IRDP、流域發展項目、動物疫苗接種計劃以及為恢復退化土地而開發的技術。他在拉賈斯坦邦的Bundi和Baran地區以參與模式開發了兩個流域項目，以展示土壤和水資源保護技術在實際田野條件下的影響。他擁有45篇研究論文、五本書籍、三本技術公報、39篇書籍章節和超過40篇技術及流行文章。此外，他在印度土壤與水資源保護研究所及其他機構組織的180多個培訓項目中就各種社會經濟問題發表了多次講座。他是印度農業經濟學會的終身會員，並且是許多其他著名科學學會的成員，並且是多本國內外著名期刊的評審小組成員。

M. 馬杜博士，博士，目前擔任ICAR-IISWC（印度土壤與水資源保護研究所）德拉敦（Dehradun），烏塔拉坎德（Uttrakhand）的主任。他在卡納塔克邦班加羅爾的農業科學大學（University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK）獲得農藝學博士學位。在碩士和博士期間，他獲得了UAS金獎，1995年獲得“Dr H.R. Arakeri金獎”以表彰最佳農藝學博士生，1997年獲得“ARIC作物研究貢獻獎”，2004年獲得IASWC青年土壤保護獎，2010年獲得IASWC金獎。他是2011年美國農業部全球研究聯盟（USDA Global Research Alliance, GRA）獎學金計劃的獲得者，2013年獲得Vasantrao Naik獎，2010年獲得IASWC金獎，2014年成為IASWC會員，2017年獲得ICAR團隊研究獎，2016-17年獲得Dr KG. Tejwani獎。他曾因研究和學習任務訪問美國、尼泊爾和孟加拉國。馬杜博士在土壤與水資源保護、流域管理、保護性農藝學、農林業、技術轉移、從基層到高層官員及其他利益相關者的人力資源發展方面擁有豐富的研究、培訓和推廣經驗。他在超過20個與綜合流域管理和資源保護兼生計計劃相關的顧問項目中擔任領導者和合作者。他的出版物超過200篇，包括在國內外著名期刊上的研究論文、編輯書籍、書籍章節、手冊、技術報告和公報、研討會/工作坊/研討會論文、流行文章等，並且是許多專業機構的成員。他在印度土壤與水資源保護研究所、烏達卡曼達拉姆（Udhagamandalam, TN, India）擔任高級科學家和負責人，並在德拉敦的ICAR-IISWC擔任高級科學家和IASWC秘書，擁有廣泛的工作經驗。