Rakshak Foundation Summer Research Program ‘2013 – Research Reports
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Albin Abraham
Project: Spreading Awareness about population control in rural areas Institute: 3rd Year, BTech, IIT Hyderabad Mentor: Dr.. Manju Singh Mentor Affiliation: IIM Calcutta Mentor Designation: Program Manager, UNFPA
Ayush Anand
Project: Police Reforms in India Institute: 3rd Year, BTech, IIT Kanpur Mentor: Shri. Hari Kishore Kusumakar Mentor Affiliation: Indian Police Service (IPS) Mentor Designation: Dy. Director, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad.
Aditi Annapurna
Project: Use of print media to propagate information and awareness about rural issues Institute: 2nd Year, BA, Lady Shri Ram College for Women Mentor: Shri. Amitabh Thakur Mentor Affiliation: Indian Police Service (IPS) Mentor Designation: SP, Rules and Manual, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Asit Anupam Naik
Project: Improving Primary Health Centres Institute: 3rd Year, BTech, IIT Kanpur Mentor: Shri. Rajeev Kapoor Mentor Affiliation: Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Mentor Designation: Principal Secretary, Technical & Vocational Education
Aman Bafna
Project: National Career Service Institute: 2nd Year, BTech, IIT Delhi Mentor: Shri. Shikhar Agrawal Mentor Affiliation: Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Mentor Designation: DGE&T
Saurabh Baggaru
Project: Research Grant Proposals for Rakshak Foundation Institute: 3rd Year, BTech, IIT Kanpur Mentor: Professor. Virendra Bansal Mentor Affiliation: Rakshak Foundation Mentor Designation: Primary Advisor
Monika Bansal
Project: Comprehensive Strategy Aiming to Transform the Transportation Sector in Urban Areas Institute: 1st Year, M.Sc., Madras School of Economics Mentor: Shri. Braj Kishore Prasad Mentor Affiliation: Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Mentor Designation: Principal Secretary of Transport, Govt. of Tamil Nadu
Subinay Bedi
Project: Mahant Bhai Tirath Singh Ji Hospital - Project Proposal Institute: 1st Year, MBA, IIM Indore Mentor: Shri. S. N. Dhingra Mentor Affiliation: Honorable Justice Mentor Designation: Justice (retd.), Delhi High Court
Anubhav Bhatnagar
Project: Low Cost Diagnosis for the Health Sector Institute: 2nd Year, BA, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia Mentor: Mr.. Sachin Bansal Mentor Affiliation: Rakshak Foundation Mentor Designation: Founder
Upmanyu Bhaumik
Project: A Study on Exploitation of Surrogate Mothers in India Institute: 2nd Year, LLB, Faculty of Law, ICFAI University Mentor: Mr.. Sachin Bansal Mentor Affiliation: Rakshak Foundation Mentor Designation: Founder
Sandhya Chandramohan
Project: Pay Commissions in India and Associated Issues Institute: 3rd Year, BTech, IIT Madras Mentor: Shri. Ranjan Dwivedi Mentor Affiliation: Indian Police Service (IPS) Mentor Designation: ADG, Human Rights, Govt. of UP
Preojeet Chatterjee
Project: Simplifying the existing rules for common man to combat red tapism Institute: 2nd Year, LLB, Faculty of Law, ICFAI University Mentor: Professor. Arvind Verma Mentor Affiliation: Other Mentor Designation: Prof. Bloomington University Indiayana
SIDDHARTH CHATURVEDI
Project: Inventions and Drug Patents Institute: 2nd Year, LLB, NLU, Bhopal Mentor: Mr.. ANANT SRIVASTAVA Mentor Affiliation: Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Mentor Designation: Assistant Controller of Patents, Indian Intellectual Property (Patent) Office, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India
Ravi Choudhary
Project: Police-Public Interface: A Balanced Approach for Mutual Benefits Institute: 3rd Year, BTech, IIT Kharagpur Mentor: Shri. Gopesh Agrawal Mentor Affiliation: Indian Police Service (IPS) Mentor Designation: DIG, Deputy Director (Administration and Works) and Faculty, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Nat'l Police Academy
Yasha Dave
Project: Common Service Centres:Implementation & challenges Institute: 4th Year, BTech, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur Mentor: Shri. Abhishek Singh Mentor Affiliation: Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Mentor Designation: Private Secretary to Union Minister of State for Finance at Government of India
Lydia De Salma
Project: Scams in Capital Markets: modus operandi of fake companies and steps to curb them Institute: 1st Year, M.Sc., Madras School of Economics Mentor: Shri. Ritesh Singh Mentor Affiliation: Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Mentor Designation: Private Secretary to Minister, Ministry of Science & Technology
Abhishek Dixit
Project: Human Rights and Effectiveness of institutions governing them Institute: 3rd Year, LLB, NLU, Bhopal Mentor: Mr.. Ranjan Dwivedi Mentor Affiliation: Indian Police Service (IPS) Mentor Designation: ADG, Human Rights, UP Govt.
Saurav Dutt
Project: Management of Foodgrain Production and Storage in India Institute: 1st Year, M.Sc., Delhi School of Economics Mentor: Dr.. Milindo Chakrabarti Mentor Affiliation: Sharda University Mentor Designation: Professor
Ekta Garg
Project: Issues of Rape Victims in the Indian Legal System Institute: 4th Year, M.Sc., Delhi School of Economics Mentor: Shri. Anand Kumar Mentor Affiliation: Indian Police Service (IPS) Mentor Designation: DIG, West Bengal
Arkaprabha Ghosh
Project: Steps to Address Water Crisis in Delhi Institute: 3rd Year, BTech, IIT Guwahati Mentor: Shri. Sandeep Mishra Mentor Affiliation: Other Mentor Designation: Additional Secretary(Environment) cum Secretary, Delhi Pollution Control Committee
Mansee Goyal
Project: Fall in GDP growth: Causes, Effects and Solutions Institute: 1st Year, M.Sc., Delhi School of Economics Mentor: Shri. Amit Nigam Mentor Affiliation: Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Mentor Designation: IAS, Direct Income Tax
khemchand Gujjar
Project: Improving the Driver Institute: 3rd Year, BTech, IIT Hyderabad Mentor: Shri. Sanjeeb Patjoshi Mentor Affiliation: Indian Police Service (IPS) Mentor Designation: IG, Road and Traffic Safety
Aman Gupta
Project: Manufacturing Opportunities in India; Comparative analysis to other countries. Institute: 2nd Year, BTech, IIT Kanpur Mentor: Mr.. Venkateshwar Maddila Mentor Affiliation: Rakshak Foundation Mentor Designation: Member
Keshav Gupta
Project: Free Registration of Crime Institute: 2nd Year, BTech, Delhi Technological University Mentor: Mr.. Mr Tripurari Mentor Affiliation: Indian Police Service (IPS) Mentor Designation: DIG
Alokik Jain
Project: Four year action plan for upgradation of ITI system in Uttar Pradesh Institute: 1st Year, MBA, IIM Shillong Mentor: Shri. Vikas Gothalwal Mentor Affiliation: Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Mentor Designation: Additional Secretary
Ankit Jain
Project: Issues in implementation of Right to Education Institute: 4th Year, BTech, IIT Kharagpur Mentor: Professor. Nishigandha Bhuyan Mentor Affiliation: IIM Calcutta Mentor Designation: Associate Professor
Minal Karanwal
Project: Indecent Representation (Objectification) of women in Media and its Effect on the Society. Institute: 1st Year, BA, St. Stephens College Mentor: Shri. Nikhil Gupta Mentor Affiliation: Indian Police Service (IPS) Mentor Designation: DIG, Deputy Director and Faculty, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Nat'l Police Academy, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
Sreemukh Kardas
Project: Use of Information Technology and Preparation of Dashboard for the Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department Institute: 3rd Year, BTech, IIT Kharagpur Mentor: Shri. SP Goyal Mentor Affiliation: Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Mentor Designation: Secretary, UPID
Meenakshi Khosla
Project: Measuring performance of MPs Institute: 2nd Year, BTech, IIT Kanpur Mentor: Professor. Arvind Verma Mentor Affiliation: Indian Police Service (IPS) Mentor Designation: Professor, Indiana University at Bloomington, Department of Criminal Justice
Ravi Kiran Bachu
Project: Relevance & Efficacy of National Rural Health Mission - at the grassroots level Institute: 3rd Year, BTech, IIT Madras Mentor: Dr.. Manju Singh Mentor Affiliation: Other Mentor Designation: Consultant & Family Program Manager, Kota division, UNFPA
Jyoth Kumar Karanam
Project: EMPOWERMENT OF YOUTH IN INDIA Institute: 1st Year, BTech, IIM Calcutta Mentor: Shri. YOGENDER CHAUDHRY Mentor Affiliation: Indian Revenue Service (IRS) Mentor Designation: ADVISOR-COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA
Praveen Kumar S
Project: Strategy for projects and schemes in foreign countries Institute: 1st Year, MBA, IIM Calcutta Mentor: Shri. B.S Prakash Mentor Affiliation: Indian Foreign Service (IFS) Mentor Designation: Former Ambassador of India to Brazil
Anshika Kushwaha
Project: Best Practices In Skill Development Institute: 2nd Year, BA, Sri Ram College of Commerce Mentor: Mr.. Dilip Chenoy Mentor Affiliation: Other Mentor Designation: CEO & MD ,NSDC
Garima Lekhwani
Project: Challenges in Scaling up mHealth in India Institute: 2nd Year, BA, Hindu College Mentor: Dr.. Vinayak Prasad Mentor Affiliation: Indian Revenue Service (IRS) Mentor Designation: Project Manager, WHO
Pragati Mishra
Project: Economic working model of Corporate Social Responsibility: An Analysis of Shared value approach to Business and Society Institute: 1st Year, B.Sc., St. Stephens College Mentor: Shri. Rajeev Mishra Mentor Affiliation: Indian Police Service (IPS) Mentor Designation: Joint Commissioner Of Police
Ankita Mitra
Project: Comprehensive Study of NGOs, their profile, work, activities with special regard to grants Institute: 1st Year, MA, Delhi School of Economics Mentor: Mr.. Sachin Bansal Mentor Affiliation: Rakshak Foundation Mentor Designation: President, Rakshak Foundation
Samip Mohan
Project: Process Integrity in Criminal Justice System Institute: 5th Year, LLB, NLU, Bhopal Mentor: Shri. Jyotiswaroop Pandey Mentor Affiliation: Indian Police Service (IPS) Mentor Designation: DGP, Chhattisgarh (Retd.)
Divya Monga
Project: Tourism industry -Study of best practices, and suggestions to improve Institute: 2nd Year, M.Sc., Delhi School of Economics Mentor: Shri. Harikishore S Mentor Affiliation: Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Mentor Designation: Director, Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala
Apoorvaa P
Project: Credibility and Accountability of Media Institute: 1st Year, MBA, IIM Shillong Mentor: Shri. B S Prakash Mentor Affiliation: Indian Foreign Service (IFS) Mentor Designation: Former Ambassador to Brazil
Anup Phulsundar
Project: Four year action plan for up-gradation of existing ITI system in Uttar Pradesh Institute: 1st Year, MBA, IIM Indore Mentor: Shri. Vikas Gothalwal Mentor Affiliation: Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Mentor Designation: Special Secretary, UP Government
Ruby Rani
Project: Crop Insurance: A Risk Mitigating Strategy Institute: 1st Year, M.Sc., Delhi School of Economics Mentor: Professor. Milindo Chakrabarty Mentor Affiliation: Sharda University Mentor Designation: Professor, Business Studies
Vishal Raut
Project: Industrial Training Institute, Pataudi Institute: 1st Year, MBA, IIM Calcutta Mentor: Mr.. Shivnarayan Dhingra Mentor Affiliation: Honorable Justice Mentor Designation: Retired Justice, Delhi High Court
Shreeyank Samudre
Project: Adapting of Indian Homes for Staying of Elderly Institute: 3rd Year, BTech, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur Mentor: Shri. Sunil Gulati Mentor Affiliation: Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Mentor Designation: Chief Vigilance Officer, Delhi Development Authority
ADITYA SAURABH
Project: Alternate and Low Cost Construction Material and Techniques Institute: 2nd Year, BTech, IIT Bombay Mentor: Smt.. Alka Upadhyaya Mentor Affiliation: Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Mentor Designation: CEO, Madhya Pradesh Rural Road Development Authority
Sameer Shaikh
Project: Pan India System to Trace Missing Persons Institute: 3rd Year, BTech, BITS Pilani Mentor: Shri. Rajesh Kumar Mentor Affiliation: Indian Police Service (IPS) Mentor Designation: SP
Hari Shankar G S
Project: A Case Study on the Implementation of SPV powered Irrigation Pumps in Punjab Institute: 1st Year, MBA, IIM Shillong Mentor: Shri. Surinder Singh Mentor Affiliation: Rakshak Foundation Mentor Designation: Director, PEDA, Punjab
Shilpi Sharma
Project: Financial Management and Project Analysis Of U. P. Irrigation Department Institute: 2nd Year, BA, Sri Ram College of Commerce Mentor: Shri. S. P. Goyal Mentor Affiliation: Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Mentor Designation: Secretary, UPID
Sourav Shaw
Project: Improvement of railways website and evaluate the provision of nomeal option in superfast premium trains Institute: 4th Year, BTech, IIT Kharagpur Mentor: Shri. Mukul Mathur Mentor Affiliation: Indian Railway Service (IRS) Mentor Designation: Executive director, traffic/ppp
Ananta Shinde
Project: Explorint the potential for Payment of Ecosystem Services in Himachal Pradesh Institute: 3rd Year, BTech, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur Mentor: Shri. Jasjit Singh Walia Mentor Affiliation: Indian Forrest Service (IFS) Mentor Designation: Managing Director, H.P State Forest Development Corporation Ltd.
Shruti Shukla
Project: Improving Municipal Solid Waste Management Practices Institute: 3rd Year, M.Sc., Institute of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, University of Pune Mentor: Shri. Anurag Chaudhary Mentor Affiliation: Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Mentor Designation: SDM, Gwalior
Richee Singh
Project: Crime record management system CCTNS for U.P Police Institute: 1st Year, MBA, IIM Calcutta Mentor: Shri. Asim Arun Mentor Affiliation: Indian Police Service (IPS) Mentor Designation: DIG,Technical Services,U.P police
Pooja Singh
Project: Homelessness in Rural areas and Efficacy of housing schemes Institute: 3rd Year, BTech, IIT Roorkee Mentor: Smt.. Alka Upadhyaya Mentor Affiliation: Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Mentor Designation: Chief Executive Officer, MP Rural Road Development Authority
PRASHANT SINGH
Project: Encouraging youth participation in policy making process in India Institute: 1st Year, LLB, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab Mentor: Shri. Rahul Srivastava Mentor Affiliation: Indian Police Service (IPS) Mentor Designation: Directoe, Cabinet Secretariat, Prime Minister office
Gaurav Singh
Project: Strategy to increase awareness about Invoices Institute: 2nd Year, BTech, IIT Bombay Mentor: Shri. Manoj Ahuja Mentor Affiliation: Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Mentor Designation: Commissioner, Commercial Taxes Department, Government of Odisha
Inderveer Singh
Project: Prevention of Cybercrime: Issues and Challenges Institute: 2nd Year, BTech, IIT Kanpur Mentor: Shri. Venkata Rama Sastry Pidaparthi Mentor Affiliation: Indian Police Service (IPS) Mentor Designation: IG, National Investigation Agency
Manish Singh
Project: Curbing the menace of Child Labor in India Institute: 3rd Year, BTech, IIT Roorkee Mentor: Dr.. Jagdish Kaur Mentor Affiliation: Other Mentor Designation: Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
Medha Sinha
Project: Finding the co-relation between alcohol, drugs and crime Institute: 2nd Year, B.Sc., Hindu College Mentor: Shri. Nitin Tiwari Mentor Affiliation: Indian Police Service (IPS) Mentor Designation: SSP, Ghaziabad
Akansha Srivastava
Project: The Status Quo of Nurses in India :A study of the neglected section of working class Institute: 2nd Year, BTech, IIT Kanpur Mentor: Ms.. C.N Bhargavi Mentor Affiliation: Other Mentor Designation: Professor
Suman Suman
Project: Direct Cash Transfer in India Institute: 1st Year, MBA, IIM Calcutta Mentor: Mr.. Skand Tayal Mentor Affiliation: Indian Foreign Service (IFS) Mentor Designation: Former ambassador of India to South Korea and Uzbekistan
Osheen Tripathi
Project: Soft Skills Training To Marginalized Youth: Issues And Challenges Institute: 2nd Year, BA, Hindu College Mentor: Shri. Atul Bhatnagar Mentor Affiliation: Rakshak Foundation Mentor Designation: COO, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)
Jithin Varghese
Project: Generic Drug Distribution Regulations and Policy Issues Institute: 4th Year, MTech, IIT Madras Mentor: Dr.. Jagdish Kaur Mentor Affiliation: Other Mentor Designation: Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
Mehul Varshney
Project: To increase the efficiency of Gujarat Police using the tool of e-Governance Institute: 2nd Year, BTech, IIT Delhi Mentor: Shri. Manoj Agarwal Mentor Affiliation: Indian Police Service (IPS) Mentor Designation: IPS,I.G.P.,S.C.R.B, State Crime Records
Nidhi Verma
Project: Low Cost Financial Alternatives for Renewable Energy Projects and Promotion ofFinancing Institute: 2nd Year, MA, Gokhale Institute of Poltics and Economics Mentor: Shri. Alok Srivastava Mentor Affiliation: Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Mentor Designation: Joint Secretary, MNRE
Charu Wadhwa
Project: Public Private Partnership in Infrastructure projects in India: Lessons learnt and the way forward Institute: 2nd Year, M.Sc., Delhi School of Economics Mentor: Shri. Alok Shekhar Srivastava Mentor Affiliation: Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Mentor Designation: Private Secretary to Minister of State, External Affairs, Ministry of External Affairs
Farhadeeba Wadood
Project: A Critical Analysis of Government schools Institute: 1st Year, M.Sc., Delhi School of Economics Mentor: Shri. Narayan Nigam Mentor Affiliation: Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Mentor Designation: Directorate
Yashvir Yadav
Project: Improving voter turnout in the elections Institute: 3rd Year, BTech, IIT Kharagpur Mentor: Mr.. Sujeet Kumar Mentor Affiliation: Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Mentor Designation: Joint Magistrate
Chandrakumar A
Project: Transport Planning Strategy: Improvement of Bus services in Chandigarh Institute: 1st Year, MBA, IIM Calcutta Mentor: Shri. Ajoy Sharma Mentor Affiliation: Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Mentor Designation: Special Secretary (Finance), UT-Chandigarh
Mustafa Baqari
Project: Revitalizing Public Libraries in India Institute: 3rd Year, BTech, IIT Hyderabad Mentor: Shri. Manoj Bharti Mentor Affiliation: Indian Foreign Service (IFS) Mentor Designation: Ambassador of India to Republic of Belarus
Sarbani Ghosh
Project: Feasibility of diversification of landuse from rice to agroforestry in Punjab Institute: 1st Year, M.Sc., Madras School of Economics Mentor: Shri. Saurabh Gupta Mentor Affiliation: Indian Forrest Service (IFS) Mentor Designation: IFS, Conservator of Forests, Punjab
Sahil Mehra
Project: Punjab Right to Service Act Institute: 4th Year, MA, Gokhale Institute of Poltics and Economics Mentor: Shri. Subodh Agarwal Mentor Affiliation: Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Mentor Designation: Chief Commissioner, Punjab Right to Service Comission