Research Projects

Research Publications

1. Emily Stammer, Teemar Fisseha, Sumant Swain, Sukhmani Kaur, and Mukesh Ravi Raushan. 2025. “Designing and Evaluating Zero-Dose Programs with Theory-Based Approaches: A Toolkit.” Gavi Zero-Dose Learning Hub. Arlington, VA: JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. https://zdlh.gavi.org/. ZDLH Theory-based_Evaluation_Toolkit_Nov_2025.pdf
2. Md. Jasim Uddin, Pijush Kanti Khan, Nancy A. Vollmer, Sutapa B Neogi, Preetha G S, Sumant Swain,  Mukesh Ravi Raushan,  Sayani Das, Emily Stammer, Shehrin Shaila Mahmood and Md. Wazed Ali. 2025. Assessing the Governance and Political-Economy Landscape for Evidence-Based Zero-Dose Programming and Policies in Bangladesh. https://zdlh.gavi.org/. https://zdlh.gavi.org/sites/default/files/2025-08/ZDLH_Bangladesh_Political_Economy_Analysis_2025.pdf
3. Banerjee, R.; Singh, B.S.; Sahrawat, N.; Mehrotra, Amit.; Swain, Sumant.; Mishra, Ram Manohar.; Antony, Piush.; Aparna, U.; Jain, B. K.  & Neogi, Sutapa Bandyopadhyay. Effect of India’s flagship conditional maternity benefit scheme on utilization of maternal and child health services: evidence from a statewide evaluation study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 25, 294 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-07416-3. https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12884-025-07416-3#citeas. 
4. Swain, Sumant. 2024. Economic Burden of Climate Change in India: A Review. THE THIRD VOICE: REALITY AND VISION. Vol No-6. Issue No-2. December. Pp: 7-15. DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15168576.https://thirdvoice.voiceforvoiceless.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Economic-Burden-of-Climate-Change-in-India-A-Review.pdf
5. Mungleng, Philatheitha; Sharma, Kriti; and Swain, Sumant. 2024. Nurse workload and patient safety in hospital settings: A cross-sectional study. THE THIRD VOICE: REALITY AND VISION. 2024. Vol No-6. Issue No-1. June. Pp: 119-125 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13748713. https://thirdvoice.voiceforvoiceless.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nurse-workload-and-patient-safety-in-hospital-settings.pdf
6. Chakma, Nancy; Mahar, Sonali; Parihar, Divakar; And Swain, Sumant. 2024. Assessment of knowledge, awareness, attitude and perception about Cervical Cancer screening and vaccination among college-going girls of Delhi University, India. THE THIRD VOICE: REALITY AND VISION. 2024. Vol No-6. Issue No-1. June. Pp: 56-62.DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13341184.https://thirdvoice.voiceforvoiceless.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Assessment-of-knowledge-awareness-attitude-and-perception.pdf
7. Kumar, Saurabh; Rai, Anmol; Rai, Jyotsna; Sahay, Monika; Sharma, Kriti; And Swain, Sumant. 2024. Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice and risk factors of zoonotic diseases among the Dairy farmers of Peri-urban areas: A – Cross-Sectional Study. THE THIRD VOICE: REALITY AND VISION. 2024. Vol No-6. Issue No-1. June.Pp:21-28.DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13341057.https://thirdvoice.voiceforvoiceless.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Assessment-of-Knowledge-Attitude-and-Practice-and-risk-factors.pdf
8. G S, Preetha; Tripathi, Vinay; Swain, Sumant; Lakshman, Neha; Tolani, Himanshu; Prasad, Jagdish; Prajapat, Manish;  Bindal, Eshika. 2024. Impact of intrapartum quality improvement interventions on stillbirths and other adverse pregnancy outcomes: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing. First published:09August2024https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16376. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jan.16376. 
9. Mohapatra, Archisman; Kaur, Jaspreet; Mukherjee, Ritika; Aravind, Ram Suresh; Deshmukh, Vaishali; Bassi, Shikha; Swain, Sumant; Wig, Rebecca; Kumar, Sanjiv; Arora, Narendra Kumar. 2024. An Exploratory-Descriptive Analysis of Training Programs for Leadership in Health Research and Services in India. Indian Journal of Public Health. 68(2):p 243-250, Apr–Jun 2024. DOI: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_762_23. https://journals.lww.com/ijph/fulltext/2024/04000/an_exploratory_descriptive_analysis_of_training.16.aspx
10. Tripathi, Vinay; G S, Preetha; & Swain, Sumant. 2024. Tracking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) indicators in tribal districts of India: a secondary data analysis through 2015–2020. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development. Volume 14, Issue 1, 1 January 2024. IWA Publishing. doi: 10.2166/washdev.2024.119. 
11. Jain, Atishay; Halder, Arpita; & Swain, Sumant. 2023. Tracking of Child Health in India: Policy, Governance and Perspectives. The Third Voice: Reality And Vision. Vol No-5. Issue No-2. Nov. Pp: 07-12. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10472763
12. Jha, Sagar K; Sharma, Kriti; Pandey, Gaurav; & Swain, Sumant. 2023. Effect of Emotional Behaviour on the Life Cycle of Human Beings: A Review. The Third Voice: Reality And Vision. Vol No-5. Issue No-2. Nov. Pp: 83-92. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10474128 
13. Akanksha, Nancy Modi, Nida Shaikh, Sumant Swain. 2022. An assessment of knowledge and utilisation of Mission Indradhanush at Qutub Vihar, New Delhi: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Third Voice Studies. Vol No-4, Issue No-2, November; P: 28-33. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7778492. (Corresponding author)
14. Tanya Singh, Shama Bhati, Jaganjeet Kaur Randhawa, Sumant Swain. 2022. Knowledge, Attitude and Practices regarding antenatal care services, its utilization and delivery practices among mothers (aged 15-49 years) in a Peri-Urban area of Delhi. Journal of Third Voice Studies. Vol No-4, Issue No-2, November; P: 15-20. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.777847. (Corresponding author)
15. Sumant Swain, Pooja Shankar. 2022. Improvement of Maternal and Child Healthcare Indicators to meet the target of Sustainable Development Goals in Odisha. Journal of Third Voice Studies. Vol No-4, Issue No-2, November; P: 44-49. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7778498.
16. Sheetal S, Sumant Swain, Yasmin Khan, Brajraj Tripathy, Shreya Malik, Priyanka Joshi, Mimansha. 2022. Prevalence and Factors Associated with Obesity in Peri-Urban Area of Delhi: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Third Voice Studies. Vol No-4, Issue No-2, November; P: 1-06. DOI : 10.5281/zenodo.7774192. (Corresponding author)
17. Manika Khajuria; Pooja Shankar;  Sumant Swain. 2022. Cancer Trends in Different Zones of India. The Journal Third Voice Studies, Vol No-3, Issue No-2, June; P: 94-102.  DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7047132.
18. Sutapa B Neogi; Shivam Pandey; Preetha GS; Sumant Swain. 2022.  The predictors of COVID-19 mortality among health systems parameters: an ecological study across 203 countries. Health Research Policy and Systems. 20, Article number: 75, June. BMC part of Springer Nature group. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-022-00878-3.
19. Shankar Das; Sumant Swain; George Leibowitz; Tridibesh Tripathy. 2022. Assessment of Depression in the Community during the Covid-19 Pandemic in India: A Web‐Based Cross‐Sectional Study. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Educational Research. Volume:11, Issue 1 (5), January. DOI: http://ijmer.in.doi./2022/11.01.85.
20. A G Radhika; Sutapa B Neogi; Preetha GS; Sumant Swain; Jaswinder Kaur; Jagdish Kaur. 2021. Smokeless tobacco use and reproductive outcomes among women: a systematic review. F1000Research. Taylor & Francis group. 18th November.  https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.73944.2.
21. Aishwarya Nagarajan; Prateek Malhotra; Ruby Chauhan; Sumant Swain. 2021. Psychological impact of COVID-19 on the general population of India: A crosssectional Study. The Journal of Community Health Management. Volume 8. Issue 1. Pp 24-28. https://doi.org/10.18231/j.jchm.2021.006
22. Sumant Swain; Arpita Arpita. 2021. Digitalization of Health to improve Universal Health Coverage in India. InnoHEALTH. Volume 6. Issue 2. March-April. Pp 34-37.
23. Sumant Swain; Divya Aggarwal; Sanjiv Kumar. 2020. Addressing Health Inequity through Strategic Planning. Indian Journal of Public Health. Volume 64. Issue 4. October-December. Pp 417-420. DOI: 10.4103/ijph.IJPH_343_19
24. Sumant Swain; Preetha GS; Satish Kumar; Divya Aggarwal; Rajesh Kumar; Sanjiv Kumar. 2020. Human resources for health in India: Need to go beyond numbers. Indian Journal of Community Medicine. Volume 45. Issue 3. July-September. Pp 266-269. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_247_19
25. Sanjiv Kumar; Sumant Swain;  Preetha GS; B S Singh; Divya Aggarwal. 2020. Zoonotic diseases in India. Indian Journal of Community Medicine. Volume 45. Special Supplement. Pp.S1-2. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_360_19
26. Divya Aggarwal; Sumant Swain; B S Singh; Sanjiv Kumar. 2020. Overview of zoonotic diseases in peri‑urban areas and introduction to the special issue. Indian Journal of Community Medicine. Volume 45. Special Supplement. Pp.S3-5. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_371_19
27. Divya Aggarwal; Sumant Swain; Anandhi Ramachandran; Vijit Chaturvedi; Sanjiv Kumar. 2020. Changing role of nursing cadre under emerging zoonotic diseases. Indian Journal of Community Medicine. Volume 45. Special Supplement. Pp.S9-11. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_414_19
28. Purnima Rai; Sumant Swain; Pankaj Talreja. 2020. Community acceptance of available milk and assessment of its quality in peri-urban area of Southwest Delhi. Indian Journal of Community Medicine. Volume 45. Special Supplement. Pp. S31-4. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_367_19
29. Shruti Pahwa; Sumant Swain. 2020. The fate and management of sick and dying cattle – Consequences on small-scale dairy farmers of peri-urban areas in India. Indian Journal of Community Medicine. Volume 45. Special Supplement. Pp. S43-6. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_384_19
30. Mansi Jatwani; Sumant Swain. 2020. Is small scale dairy farming dying out? An In-depth study. Indian Journal of Community Medicine. Volume 45. Special Supplement. Pp. S47-51. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_385_19
31. Divya Aggarwal; Sumant Swain; Sanjiv Kumar. 2019. Primary Healthcare Nursing Cadre in India: Needs Paradigm Shift. LOJ Nur Heal Car. Volume 2, Issue 2. Pp. 171-172. http://dx.doi.org/10.32474/LOJNHC.2019.02.000131 

Other Assignments

• Technical support to NHSRC, MoHFW, Govt of India for developing District Health Action Plan in Jhajjar, Gurgeaon, Mewat and Sonipat district of Haryana from 2010-2015.
• Executive Editor in Eurasian Report, Quarterly Research Journal published by Eurasian Foundation, India. (2005- present)
• Executive Editor in The Journal of Third Voice Studies, Half yearly Research Journal published by Centre for Third Voice Studies, India. (2019-present….)
• Visiting Research Fellow to  Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia (2007 & 2010)

Papers/Chapters in Books

Book:

1. Sumant Swain. 2015. “Central Asia: A New Horizon of Political Culture and People Participation”. K W Publishers, New Delhi. ISBN: 9789393649341.

Edited Books:

1. Asima Sahu, Sumant Swain, Dipak Kumar Dash, Mamata Khandayatray, eds., “FEMININE STRENGTH: The Living Paragon of Indian Womanhood” published by Mittal Publications, New Delhi. 2025. ISBN 9789359995526.
2. Narottam Gaan, Sumant Swain, Dipak Kumar Dash and Mamta Khandayatray, eds., 2022. “Dynamics of Socio-Political Development in Odisha” published by Mittal Publications, New Delhi. ISBN 9789390692088.
3. Arun Mohanty, Sumant Swain, Dipak Kumar Dash and Mamta Khandayatray, eds., 2019. “Goverance, Gender and Environment” published by Mittal Publications, New Delhi. ISBN 8183249345.
4. Arun Mohanty, Sumant Swain, Ramakrushna Pradhan, Nihar Ranjan Das, Siba Shankar Mohanty, eds., 2013. “Emerging Odisha: Problems And Prospects” published by Mittal Publisher, New Delhi. ISBN 8183244963.
5. Arun Mohanty, Sumant Swain, Nihar Ranjan Das, Siba Shankar Mohanty, Ramakrushna Pradhan, eds. 2011. “Contemporary Odisha: Realities and Vision”, Published by Axis Books Private Limited, New Delhi.  ISBN: 938-03-7696-0

Book Chapters:

1. Swain, Sumant and Malik, Tavleen Kaur  (2024). Universal Health Coverage in India: Progress, Challenge and Strategy. In Seher Nur Sülkü & Yağmur Tokatlıoğlu, eds., The Future of Universal Health Insurance. Published by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Hauppauge, New York, 11788 USA. ISBN 9798895301074, e-9798895301920. Pp 141-182. DOI: https://doi.org/10.52305/HFBG4622 
2. Swain, Sumant and  Bakshi, Avantika (2025). Maternal Health Status in India.  In Asima Sahu, Sumant Swain, Dipak Kumar Dash, Mamata Khandayatray, eds., “FEMININE STRENGTH: The Living Paragon of Indian Womanhood” published by Mittal Publications, New Delhi. 2025. ISBN 9789359995526. Pp 39-50.
3. Swain, Sumant and Malik, Tavleen Kaur  (2024). Universal Health Coverage in India: Progress, Challenge and Strategy. In Seher Nur Sülkü & Yağmur Tokatlıoğlu, eds., The Future of Universal Health Insurance. Published by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Hauppauge, New York, 11788 USA. ISBN 9798895301074, e-9798895301920. Pp 141-182. DOI: https://doi.org/10.52305/HFBG4622 Sumant Swain. 2022. COVID-19 Management in Odisha: Issues and Strategies. In Narottam Gaan, Sumant Swain, Dipak Kumar Dash and Mamta Khandayatray, eds., “Dynamics of Socio-Political Development in Odisha” published by Mittal Publications, New Delhi. ISBN 9789390692088. Pp 35-46.
4. Sumant Swain. 2019. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Health and Progress Towards Universal Health Coverage in Odisha. In Arun Mohanty and Sumant Swain et al., eds, “Goverance, Gender and Environment” published by Mittal Publications, New Delhi. India. ISBN 8183249345. Pp 223-242.
5. Sumant Swain. 2014. Sex Ratio in Odisha: A Critical Reflection. In Arun Mohanty and Sumant Swain et al., eds, “Emerging Odisha: Problems And Prospects” published by Mittal Publisher: New Delhi. India. ISBN 8183244963. Pp 249-260.
6. Sumant Swain. 2013. Clean Energy in India: Challenges, Strategies and Furure Prospects. In  Ramakrushna Pradhan, Sumant Swain and Mahua Acharjee, eds, Clean Energy options and Nuclear Safety: Indian Perspective. Published by Axis Books Private Limited, New Delhi. India. ISBN: 978-93-81302-68-2. Pp 182-192.
7. Sumant Swain. 2011. Population Dynamics and its impact on Climate Change in Odisha. In Sumant Swain et al., eds. Contemporary Odisha: Realities and Vision. Published by Axis Books Private Limited, New Delhi, India. ISBN: 9380376960. Pp 286-300.

Papers Presented

• Invited as a resource person to speak on “Sources of Gender Data” in a three-day workshop on “Gender Data Analysis for Policy Development Programme” on 17th -19th September 2025 organized by Vital Strategies, International Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR), Delhi, Bloomberg Philanthropies and Data for Health Initiative, USA.
• Presented a paper on "Biodiversity Management in India: Policy, Strategy, and Local Action" at the Climate Dialogue for a Sustainable Future during the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, on November 18, 2024 organized by the National ESG Alliance.
• Invited as a resource person to speak on “Scientific writing and Formulation of Research Questions” in a five-day Faculty Development Program on “Research Paper Writing- Enhancing Research Productivity: Strategies and Best Practices”, organized by the School of Allied Health Sciences, Noida International University, from 11 to 15 July, 2024. 
• Presented a paper on “Extreme Climate Impact on Urban Population of India and Russia: Policies, programs and sustainable action” at Expert Session 1 titled Quality of the Urban Environment: Approaches to its improvement as part of St. Petersburg Dialogue organized by VEBInstitute, Moscow, Russia on 14th June 2024 at Shimla, India.
• Presented a paper on “Climate change impact on Indian economy and health: Policies, programmes and sustainable action in a technical session at the International Conference titled "Society, Environment and Sustainable Development: Emerging Issues and Alternatives” from 20th to 22nd March 2024 as a part of 3rd Chandigarh Climate Meet organized by Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID), Chandigarh with the support from the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi. 
• Presented a paper on "Global warming to global boiling’s impact on urban population health: Policies, programmes and sustainable action" at South East Asia HSR2024 pre-conference on 30th-31st January 2024. 
• Presented a paper on “Global Warming to Global Boiling Impact on Himalayan Ecosystem: Policies, Programme and Sustainable Action” on 12th December 2023 at the Contemporary Urban Issues in the Context of Mountainous Region symposium is being organized as part of the 3rd SSHP International Conference by SSHP, RC19, RC11, RC21 of ISS- National Council of Regional Associations and WG05 of International Sociological Association.
• Presented a paper on “Coverage, equity, and green innovations in the Indian Immunization Programme” at 𝗞𝗟𝗜𝗖𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 on December 7th, 2023 organized by GaneshAID in Hanoi, Vietnam.
• Presented a policy paper on Unveiling the Compounded Violence Against Women: Integration of Gender-Based Violence Surveillance into Health Sector Response in Maharashtra, India on 30th November 2023 organized by Vital Strategies.
• Presented a paper on “Global warming to global boiling: Prospects for Russia and India cooperation” in Unique Ecology: A Factor and Constraint of Sustainable Development in Eurasian Practices: The Experience of India and Russia organized jointly with the VEB Institute, the St. Petersburg Dialogue Forum, The Roscongress Foundation, Government of the Republic of Altai and Development Centre of the Republic of Altai, Russia on 29–30 September 2O23 in part of The Eco Altai: Thread of Nature International Forum conference.

Trainings & Workshops

• Assisted as Facilitator and Mentor in the workshop on “Gender Data Analysis for Policy Development Programme” on 17th -19th September 2025 organized by Vital Strategies, International Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR), Delhi, Bloomberg Philanthropies and Data for Health Initiative, USA.
• Participated in and successfully completed the UGC-sponsored Online One-Month Faculty Induction Programme organized by the Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre (MMTTC), Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), New Delhi, held from 10th June to 8th July, 2025, and was awarded Grade A. Sl no.:20062 (3902)
• Participated and successfully completed the 5-day Online FDP on the theme “Inculcating
• Universal Human Values (UHVs) in Technical Education” organized by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) from 14th April to 18th April 2025. Certificate no: F.No AICTE/FDP-SI/OnlineWorkshop/201/248675.
• Attended the One-Week Capacity Building Programme (offline mode) on Indian Knowledge System being organised by Mahatma Hansraj Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre (MH-MMTTC, Hansraj College) on behalf of the UGC, Ministry of Education, Government of India from 17th February to 22nd February, 2025.  
• Completed the "NEP-Orientation and Sensitization Online Programme under the UGC Malviya Mission-Teacher Training Programme (MM-TTP)", Organized by the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), New Delhi from 14-24 October 2024.  
• Completed the NEP 2020 Orientation & Sensitization Programme under Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme (MM-TTP) of University Grants Commission (UGC) Organized by Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre (IGNOU-MMTTC), Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance Education (STRIDE), Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068 from 28th May to 06th June 2024.
• Attended faculty development programme (FDP) on The Success Symphony organized by IIHMR, Delhi from December 2 to 3, 2023.
• Completed the flagship course on “Gender Transformative Evaluation for Senior Professionals” from 7th August to 4th November 2023 organized by the Institute of Social Studies Trust (ISST), New Delhi, India. 
• Attended workshop on “Gender Data Analysis for Policy Development: Asia-Pacific Program” on 17th -19th October 2023 organized by Vital Strategies, International Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR), Delhi, and the Gender Equity Unit at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA.
• Completed “Flagship Course on Health System Strengthening and Sustainable Financing 2022 from 12th December to 17th December 2022, organized by the India Health Systems Collaborative (IHSC), and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University.  
• Completed “Public Health Policies & Systems in Thailand: Planning and Management Strategies” from 19th-24th June 2022, organised by the Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.  
• Completed successfully AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy Online FDP on “Research Methodology and Data Analysis using SPSS and Tableau” from February 14/02/2022 to 18/02/2022 at IES Management College and Research Centre, Mumbai.
• Completed the Management Development Programme on “Implementation Science for Effective Implementation of Health Programmes-Lessons Learnt from Global Polio Eradication Initiative” organised by SD Gupta School of Public Health, IIHMR University from 18-29 October 2021.
• Completed online workshop on Qualitative Data Analysis with NVivo from 15th to 16th April 2021 organized by the Department of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi in association with Numerical Analytics Instruments Pvt. Ltd New Delhi. India.
• Participated & completed successfully AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy Online FDP on "Leadership & Excellence" from 2020-9-22 to 2020-9-26 at College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar (A Constituent College of BPUT, Odisha).
• Completed Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on Research Methodology, from 20th to 21st September 2019 at IIHMR Delhi.
• Completed Faculty Development Program (FDP) on "Systematic Review" from 22nd to 24th May 2019 at IIHMR, Delhi.  
• Completed Faculty Development Program (FDP) on "Leadership in Academics" from May 16th to 18th May 2019 organized by IIHMR, Delhi. 
• Attended training workshop on Crossroads of GIS and Public Health on 21st to 23rd March, 2017 supported by Natural Resource Data Management System (NRDMS), Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India at International Institute of Health Management Research, New Delhi.
• Attended training workshop on Research Communication Skills for early Healthcare Professionals on 30-31 January 2017 supported by Wellcome Trust DBT India Alliance and International Institute of Health Management Research, New Delhi.
• Attended training workshop on “Innovation in Tobacco Harm Reduction” on 18th August 2016 conducted by Reason Foundation, a US based non-profit policy research think tank at TAPTI, Hotel Shangri La, Ashoka Road, New Delhi.
• Attended national methodological workshop on “Roadmap for Heat Wave Management in India” organised by TARU Leading Edge in collaboration with Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar (IIPH-G), Indian Meteorological Society(IMS), Understanding Climate and Health Associations in India (UCHAI) initiative, Climate Development and Knowledge Network (CDKN) and Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN) of The Rockefeller Foundation on  21st September, 2016 at The Park Hotel, New Delhi.
• Attended training workshop on Mapping and Listing of Baseline Survey of NFHS 4 at IIPS, Mumbai on 28th September to 30th September 2015 conducted by IIPS, ICF International and MoHFW, Government of India.
• Attended training workshop on Understanding Climate and Health Associations in India (UCHAI) at Hotel Royal Plaza on 22nd to 24th September 2015, New Delhi conducted by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, California, USA, TARU, Delhi and Indian Metrological Society, Delhi.
• Attended training on Qualitative Research Methods at Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore on 25-26 June, 2011 conducted by The Center for the Advancement of Research Methods and Analysis (CARMA), under School of Business Administration at Wayne State University, Michigan, USA.
• Attended Research Methodology training programme at International Institute of Health Management Research (IHMR), Delhi on 9th April to 14th April, 2013. 

Membership of Scientific & Academic Organizations

Awards Obtained