Meeta Gupta

Experience

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  D.S.Kothari Research Centre, Delhi University

  May 2010 - Jul 2010

  Summer Research Intern

  Project: Application of Natural Dyes on Different Textile Material – Harad Powder as Sample~Extracting and preparing natural dye by chemical methods~ Studying the effect of different types of mordant in dyeing process and fastness properties after its application

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  D.S.Kothari Research Centre, Delhi University

  May 2011 - Jul 2011

  Summer Research Intern

  Project: Stereochemistry and Molecular Modeling of Cycloalkanes and High School Level Experiments for Inspire ~Studying molecular modelling using HyperChem software and exploring conformation of cyclohexane and its derivatives ~Performing laboratory experiments to elucidate basic chemical concepts for high school level

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  HarVa XPO

  Jun 2012 - Jul 2012

  Summer Internship

  Responsible for business development and undertaking research assignments

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  Extramarks Education India Pvt. Ltd.

  Aug 2012 - Jul 2014

  Senior Content Developer

  Designation – Senior Content Developer (Chemistry) (April 1, 2014 – July 19, 2014)Content Developer (Chemistry) (February 1, 2013 – March 31, 2014)Content Executive (Chemistry) (August 13, 2012 – February 1, 2013)Work Profile – Responsible for preparing content for learning modules for classes VI to XII in chemistry catering both national and international boards. This includes the following:• Research and development for preparation of content• Developing interactive content with demonstration of experiments via video shoots, animations etc. Show less

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  PepsiCo

  May 2015 - Jul 2015

  Research Intern

  Project-1: Water Utilization and Re-utilization Strategies for Beverage PlantsThis project was conducted to evaluate the potential for water conservation in the company’s beverage plants operating in India. This was accompanied by evaluation and analysis of other supply chain processes and systems and calculating water balance statistics to suggest various in-plant controls for water conservationProject -2: Understanding the Legal Compliance Requirements for Plant Functioning

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  National Institute of Hydrology

  Jan 2016 - May 2016

  Research Intern

  Research Project on Designing a Watershed Scorecard as a Performance Evaluation Tool for Ur River Watershed, Tikamgarh District, Madhya PradeshThe project aimed at evaluating the health of the watershed with the help of the indicators like surface water quality, groundwater quality, forest condition, agricultural condition and soil condition. These indicators were graded as per the national standards and guidelines which helped in designing of a watershed scorecard. The project has been successfully published as a research paper in one of the Elsevier Journals - International Soil and Water Conservation Research in October 2017. Show less

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  National Institute of Hydrology

  Sept 2016 - Apr 2019

  Project: Neeranchal National Watershed Project (NNWP), funded by World BankThe project is operational at basin level and watershed level in the selected 9 states of India. My role was focused in the development of four tools under this project:1) Carrying out meteorological drought vulnerability assessment at district level that helped in understanding and quantifying droughts. The assessment helps in detecting the probability of occurrence and anticipated severity of drought, in the selected districts.2) Monitoring, assessment and management of surface and groundwater resources. The assessment was done by developing WQI and using statistical analysis to describe the water quality status and trends.3) Developing watershed health indices using multiple indicators reflecting performance & sustainability. The assessment will provide help to the regulatory and legislative decision makers, planners and watershed stakeholders to understand the condition of our forests, groundwater, surface water, soil, and agriculture in the watershed and focus efforts where they are needed most.4) Carrying out environmental & socio-economic vulnerability assessment due to climate change using framework proposed by IPCC. The assessment helps in identifying the water challenged areas and utilise the findings in suggesting effective water resources planning framework Show less Project 1: IWRM based development plan for water security in four districts of Bundelkhand region in India, funded by the Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR, Government of IndiaProject 2: Integrating Hydrology, Climate Change and IWRM with Livelihood Issues: Development of Methodology and a DSS for Water-Scarce Bundelkhand Region in India, funded by Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council.My role was to carry out in-depth analysis of livelihood vulnerability of agricultural households due to climate change at block level and watershed level in the Bundelkhand Region of India. The assessment was done using the composite weighted approach proposed by Hahn, et al., 2009 and the IPCC framework. The findings from the study were utilized in the development of effective IWRM plan catering to water, land and livelihood management.PublicationsGoyal, V. C., Patil, J. P., Goyal, S., Saxena, R., Mohan, R., Shukla, S., Gupta, M. and Garg, A (2018) Development of IWRM Plan for Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur Jhansi, and Lalitpur districts. Study Report, Submitted at NIH, Roorkee. Show less

  • Research Fellow

    Mar 2017 - Apr 2019

  • Technical Supervisor

    Sept 2016 - Feb 2017
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  National Institute of Hydrology

  Jul 2019 - Oct 2019

  Research Fellow

  Project: Innovation Centre for Eco-prudent Wastewater Solutions (IC-EcoWS), funded by DST

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  University of Missouri-Columbia

  Mar 2024 - Apr 2024

  Short-term Research Scholar

  Water Quality Assessment for the Mississippi River Basin using the USGS data.