Biography

Dr PP Nikhil Raj is currently an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Sustainable Future, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore. He has been pursuing various Environmental/Ecological Researches for the last 13 years. His major research question lies in understanding how natural systems tolerate/check with the changing scenario of climate and the pressures from various anthropogenic changes.

Area of Interest:

Environmental Sciences

100%

Ecological Footprint

62%

Hydrometeorology

90%

Climate Change

75%

Sustainability

55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
2

Chapters
4

Articles
20

Abstracts
6

Selected Publications

Murugesan, M., P.R. Arun, P.P. Nikhil Raj, P.A. Azeez and K.S. Mathew, 2015. A new species of Sonerila (Melastomataceae) from the Western Ghats of Kerala, India. J. Sci. Trans. Environ. Technovation, 8: 122-124.
Raj, P.P.N. and P.A. Azeez, 2012. Trend analysis of rainfall in Bharathapuzha River basin, Kerala, India. Int. J. Climatol., 32: 533-539.
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Raj, P.P.N. and P.A. Azeez, 2012. Morphometric analysis of a tropical medium river system: A case from Bharathapuzha river southern India. Open J. Modern Hydrol., 2: 91-98.
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Raj, P.P.N. and P.A. Azeez, 2011. Temperature rise in the Bharathapuzha river basin, Southern India. Curr. Sci., 101: 492-492.
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Raj, P.P.N. and P.A. Azeez, 2011. Allocative efficiency in paddy cultivation in the command area of Malampuzha river valley project, India. Global Res. J. Agric. Biol. Sci., 4: 17-22.
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Nikhil Raj, P.P., P.A. Azeez and A.S. Hussain, 2011. Performance evaluation of an irrigation project with reference to its irrigation objectives. Afr. J. Agric. Res., 6: 2472-2478.
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Raj, P.P.N., J. Ranjini, R. Dhanya, J. Subramanian, P.A. Azeez and S. Bhupathy, 2010. Consolidated checklist of birds in the Pallikaranai Wetlands, Chennai, India. J. Threatened Taxa, 2: 1114-1118.
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Raj, P.P.N. and P.A. Azeez, 2010. Public on conserving an urban wetland: A case from Kerala, India. Int. J. Social Ecol. Sustainable Dev., 1: 14-19.
Raj, P.P.N. and P.A. Azeez, 2010. Land use and Land cover changes in a tropical river basin: A case from Bharathapuzha river basin, Southern India. J. Geographic Inform. Syst., 2: 185-193.
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Raj, P.P.N. and P.A. Azeez, 2010. Deteriorating health status of Kerala state, India: An environmental and cultural diagnosis. Seronica, 1: 23-27.
Raj, P.P.N. and P.A. Azeez, 2010. Changing rainfall in the Palakkad plains of South India. Atmosfera, 23: 75-82.
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Raj, P.P.N., J. Ranjini, R. Dhanya and P.A. Azeez, 2009. Energy scenario and environmental implication: An over view of Kerala, India. J. Environ. Energy, 1: 60-76.
Raj, P.P.N. and P.A. Azeez, 2009. Spatial and temporal variation in surface water chemistry of a tropical river, the river Bharathapuzha, India. Curr. Sci., 96: 246-251.
Raj, P.P.N. and P.A. Azeez, 2009. Real estate and agricultural wetlands in Kerala. Econ. Political Weekly, 44: 63-66.
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Raj, P.P.N. and P.A. Azeez, 2009. Development of a city and disappearing urban water bodies: A case from Palakkad city of Kerala, India. Arc India News, 3: 20-21.
Raj, P.P.N. and P.A. Azeez, 2009. Climate change congress Copenhagen. Curr. Sci., 97: 299-299.
Raj, N. and P.A. Azeez, 2009. The shrinking rice paddies of Kerala. Indian Econ. Rev., 6: 176-183.
Nikhil, R. and P.A. Azeez, 2009. Historical analysis of the first rain event and the number of rain days in the western part of Palakkad gap, South India. IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci., Vol. 6. 10.1088/1755-1307/6/7/072046.
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