Dr. Unmilan Kalita

Designation: Assistant Professor

Address for correspondence: Department of Economics, Handique Girls’ College, Guwahati 781001, Assam, India

Email: unmilan@unmilankalita.com , unmilan.k@gmail.com

Website: www.unmilankalita.com

h-index: 7

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-1398-784X  

ResearcherID: MVY-1114-2025

Scopus ID: 57211343666

Citations: 297

Vidwan-ID: https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/616864

 

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Education

Ph.D.:

Department of Economics, Cotton University, Guwahati, India 781001.

M.Phil.:
Department of Economics, Gauhati University, Guwahati, India 781014.

M.Sc.:

Department of Economics, Gauhati University, Guwahati, India 781014.

B.Sc.:

Department of Economics, Cotton College (now Cotton University), Guwahati, India 781001.

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Work/Research Experience

Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Barnagar College, Barpeta, India (2020-2025).

Research Consultant, Centre for Environment, Education & Economic Development (CEEED), India

Research Consultant, Swagat Academy of Medical Sciences & Swagat ESRI, Guwahati, India

Section Editor (Economics), The Clarion- International Multidisciplinary Journal, published by CEEED, India. ISSN 2277-1697

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Research Publications (Research journals)

 

1. Exploring the Demographic and Socio-Economic Realities of Char Areas in Barpeta District, Assam, India. The Goya Journal, 17(12), 47-79 (2024).

2. Understanding the Char Areas of Assam: A Review with Special Reference to Barpeta District. The Journal of Social Sciences Studies and Research, 4(06), 228-245 (2024).

3. Synergizing Ecology and Economy: Developing a Novel Ecology-Economy Index for Sustainability Analysis of the Bharalu River, India, Environment and Ecology Research, 11 (6), 1010-1022 (2023).

4. Human Consumption of Insects. Science, 379(6628), 140-141 (2023). (Impact Factor: 63.71)

5. Inclusive diets within planetary boundaries. One Earth, 6(5), 443-448 (2023). (Impact factor: 16.2)

6. Unveiling Bharalu River’s pollution crisis through a Choice Experiment. Asian Journal of Environment and Ecology, 21(4), 26-37 (2023).

7. Resurrecting Rivers: Exploring the Ecological Nexus of River Restoration and Ecosystem Services. The Clarion- International Multidisciplinary Journal, 12(1) (2023).

8. Pollution Induced-stress on Biodiversity and Restoration Strategy for India’s Heavily Contam inated Bharalu River. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change, 13(11), 3065-3079 (2023).

9. Breaking the mould: Understanding the practicality of solar water pumps among small tea planters in a South Asian State of India. Energy, Ecology and Environment, 6, 292-306, Springer (2020). (Impact factor: 4.4)

10. Making agriculture climate resilient: Rising importance of financial literacy and the role of FPOs in its development. Indian Journal of Agricultural Marketing, 36(1), 109-117 (2022).

11. Linking school education with Higher Education: A policy prerequisite for holistic education. The Clarion- International Multidisciplinary Journal, 11(2), 29-35 (2022).

12. Can Edible Insects Complement Conventional Livestock? The Desirability of Insect Nutrition for Food Security of a World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve. Current Nutrition & Food Science, 17(7), 699-707 (2021).

13.  Environmental safety in minimal access surgery and its bio-economics. Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, 17(3), 294-298 (2021). (Impact factor: 1.8)

14. Are Government Sponsored Financial Policies Supporting the Horticultural growth among North Eastern States of India? Reviewing the Insurance and Credit Landscape. Indian Journal of Applied Economics and Business, 3(1), 71-81 (2021).

15. Diversity of edible insects in a Natural World Heritage Site of India: entomophagy attitudes and implications for food security in the region. PeerJ, 8, e10248 (2020). (Impact factor: 3.06)

16. Economic implication of a Novel Disease Outbreak: Understanding its Genesis. Economic & Political Weekly, 55(24), 25-27 (2020).

17. Economic techniques in conservation and management of environmental resources: A theoretical prerequisite. The Clarion- International Multidisciplinary Journal,9(2), 65-73 (2020).

18. Ecological status of a freshwater tectonic lake of the Indo-Burmese province: Implications for livelihood development. PLOS One, 15(11), e0240685 (2020). (Impact factor: 3.7)

19. Incidence of heavy metals and river restoration assessment of a major South Asian transbound ary river. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27(25),31595-31614, Springer (2020). (Impact factor: 5.19)

20. Radical change in healthcare safety post COVID-19: An insight. The Clarion- International Multidisciplinary Journal, 9(2), 1-5 (2020).

21. Right to be a surrogate: biological, constitutional and economic perspectives. Space and Cul ture, India, 8(1), 78-90 (2020).

22. A multivariate econometric perspective on distance learning and livelihood status in India. In ternational Journal of Knowledge and Learning, 13 (4), 287-298, Inderscience (2020). (Impact factor: 0.9)

23. Revisiting evolutionary understandings of the dismal science: A fundamentalist outlook. The Clarion- International Multidisciplinary Journal, 9(1), 24-27 (2020).

24. Strategic protection of Asian rhinos: the conservation success of the greater one-horned rhinoceros. Asian Journal of Conservation Biology, 9(1), 1-2 (2020).

25. Conservation and livelihood conflict of Kaziranga National Park: A World Heritage Site of Assam, India. Space and Culture, India, 7(3), 224-232 (2019).

26. Ecological Health and the Economics of Water Quality: An Assessment of Kolong River, Assam, India. Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 7(4), 135-147 (2019).

27. Indoor air pollution and concerned health costs in Indian context. International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering, 8(3), 8185-8191 (2019).

28. Trend of global carbon emissions with special reference to economy, energy, finance, forest, urbanisation and trade openness: An analysis. The Clarion- International Multidisciplinary Journal, 8(1), 43-50 (2019).

29. Determining a carbon tax rate for India in the context of global climate change. International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering, 8(3), 8185-8191 (2019).

30. Fourteenth Finance Commission in redefining centre-state relationship: An analysis. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Educational Research, 8(5), 81-93 (2019).

31. Water chemistry of Kolong River, Assam, India and management strategies. International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering, 2019, 8(3), 7567-7572 (2019).

32. Limnological Assessment of Tasek Lake- A Tectonic Lake of Garo Hills, Meghalaya (India) And Its Impact on Livelihood Development. Ecology, Environment and Conservation, 25, S200 S209 (2019).

33. An econometric investigation into variations in life expectancy at birth across countries. International Journal of Science and Research, 8(8), 1832-1837 (2019).

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Research Publications (Edited Books/Book chapters)

1. Sustainable Industrial Development and the Idea of “Fairness” in Climate-linked Policymaking. In Economic Reforms and Industrial Development in North East India: Heading towards Sustainable Industrial Development (First ed.), Department of Economics, Dispur College, Assam (2022). ISBN: 978-81-958446-2-3.

2. Anthropogenic climate change, its mitigation and carbon trading. Trend of Economic Development in India: An Overview. LOKD College, Dhekiajuli, Assam (2022). ISBN: 978-81-956820-8-9.

3. Feasibility assessment of solar water pumps among small tea growers in Assam, India. Contemporary Issues in Assam Economy. ed. Dr. Devajit Mahanta, Olympia Prakashan (2020). ISBN: 978-93-87035-59-1.

4. Household air pollution and health costs on women: An analysis. Gender and Development. ed. Dr. Dinesh Das, Mittal Publications (2020). ISBN: 978-81-8324-965-5.

5. Ecology, Environment and Conservation. Centre for Environment, Education and Economic Development (CEEED) & ALA Publications, India (2019). (Managing Editor)

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Conferences

1. Invited to present a special paper at the 2021 Sino-American Youth Dialogue at the Tsinghua University of China from 7th- 8th October 2021 at Tsinghua University, China.

2. Unmilan K (2022). Presenter at ICSSR sponsored International seminar on Environmental Sustainability and Conservation: Issues and Challenges. Bongaigaon College, Bongaigaon, India.

3. Unmilan K (2022). Presenter at UGC-SAP International Seminar on Development Cooperation between India & Neighbouring Countries: Possibilities and Challenges. Tripura University & RIS, New Delhi.

4. Unmilan K (2022). Presenter at International Seminar on Environmental Issues: Risk, Manage ment and Sustainable Development. Bijni College, Assam, India.

5. Unmilan K, Nabanita D (2021). Presenter at 35th National Conference on Agricultural Market ing. Indian Society of Agricultural Marketing (ISAM) and University of North Bengal, India.

6. Unmilan K et al. (2020). Presenter at International Seminar on Rural Development in Asia Pacific Region. National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj and Ministry of Rural Development, GOI.

7. Unmilan K (2019). Presenter at ICSSR sponsored National seminar on Sustainable Agriculture in North East India: Issues, Policies and Way Forward. Gargaon College, Sivasagar, India.

8. Unmilan K (2019). Presenter at ICSSR sponsored International Seminar on Gender and Devel opment: A Global Perspective. Gossaigaon College, Gossaigaon, India.

9. Unmilan K (2019). Presenter at National Conference on Contemporary Issues in Commerce and Management. North East India Commerce and Management Association (NEICMA) & Centre for Management Studies, Dibrugarh University, India.

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Achievements

1. Felicitated by Prof. Jagdish Mukhi, former Hon’ble Governor of Assam at Raj Bhavan for publication of research article in world renowned journal Science.
2. Invited as a Keynote Speaker at the Indian Institue of Sciences, Bangalore to deliver a presentation on the topic "Resurgent Waters: Transboundary Water Governance and Urban Resilience in the context of Bharalu River Restoration" in The Interdisciplinary Workshop on Urban Flooding and Trans-boundary River Basins in South Asia organised by IISc and The University of Manchester (2024).
3. Invited to Tsinghua University, China to deliver a talk on my research work on Practicality of Solar Water Pumps among Small Tea Planters at the 2021 Sino-American Youth Dialogue held on 7th- 8th October 2021 at Tsinghua University, China organised in support with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA.
4. The book Ecology, Environment and Conservation was released by His Excellency, Prof. Jagdish Mukhi, former Hon’ble Governor of Assam, at Raj Bhavan on 4th December, 2019. The book contains chapters from eminent academicians from renowned institutions as Harvard and Cam bridge Universities and renowned leaders like Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Assam.
5. Secured 9th State Rank in the HSLC Examination held under SEBA in 2010.
6. Awarded Annual Merit Scholarship by the Government of Assam for distinguished results in H.S. examination for the period 2012-15.
7. Founder and Chief Coordinator of Eryxias, the first-ever and only Economic Fest in North-East India, organized under the aegis of Economic Forum, Dept. of Economics, Cotton College (21-23 August, 2014).
8. Invited for participation in the CSIR Programme on Youth for Leadership in Science (CPYLS), 2010, organised at the North-East Institute of Science and Technology (NEIST), Jorhat, India.
9. Selected for participation in the International Assessment for Indian Schools (IAIS), consecutively for the years 2006 and 2007, organised by Macmillan India and the University of New South Wales, Australia.

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 Services as Resource Person

1. Subject Expert, Textbook Development Committee (Social Science), State Council of Educational Research And Training, Govt. of Assam.
2. Resource Person for developing Self Learning Materials (SLM), Gauhati University Centre for Distance and Online Education (GUCDOE), Assam.
3. Resource Person for Pre-Budget Discussion on Assam State Budget organised by the Department of Finance, Govt. of Assam.
4. As a Panelist on discussions aired by news channels such as ND24, NB News and others.
5. Resource Person for a workshop on FYUGP Internship organised by IQAC, Barnagar College, Sorbhog on 21 March 2025.
6. Resource Person for a talk programme titled Pursuing Higher Education and Exploring the Career Opportunities after Graduation at Gargaon College, Sivasagar on 19 April 2023.
7. Resource Person for an Invited Talk Programme on Career Opportunities in Economics organised by the Department of Economics, B.H. College, Barpeta on 03 April, 2023.
8. Resource Person for a special lecture delivered on Central Budget 2023 organised by the Department of Economics, M.K. College, Chenga, Barpeta on 01 March, 2023.
9. Resource Person for a lecture programme organised to celebrate National Science Day 2023 at Barnagar College, Sorbhog.

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Memberships/Affiliations

1. Member, British Ecological Society (BES), United Kingdom.

2. Life Member, World Economics Association, United Kingdom.

3. Member, International Health Economics Association (IHEA), USA.

4. Executive Member, Centre for Environment, Education and Economic Development (CEEED), India.

5. Life Member, Assam Science Society

6. Approved Performing Artiste, Yuvavani, All India Radio.