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Manish is currently working as Scientist at Space Applications Centre of Indian Space Research Organisation. He possesses wide experience working on applications of Earth Observation & GIS on natural resource management covering various themes viz. Land Degradation, Wetlands, Land Use Land Cover, Glaciers, etc. He has led national scale projects on land degradation in India where he has worked extensively to develop methods for land degradation monitoring, vulnerability assessment and preparation of action plans for combating land degradation. His efforts are resulted into national level inventories on land degradation for multiple timeframes. The outcomes of his work and contributions are significantly important and has been utilized for India’s land restoration program. He has also been a major contributor in India’s national scale projects on Wetlands and Glaciers. He is also a working group member of GEO – Group on Earth Observation.