Dr. Anand Madhukar is
presently working as Assistant Professor with the Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change, Green Transition, and
Sustainability at the South Asian University (SAU), New Delhi, India.
His research aims to
generate knowledge and insight on climate change impacts, adaptation, and
mitigation for building sustainable norms and climate resilience. He
investigates climate change impacts on different sectors and provides
strategies to address the adverse impacts. His research interests include
climate–agriculture interface, crop yield response to climate change, climate
change risk and vulnerability analysis, decarbonization and energy transition,
climate change–air pollution linkages, statistical modelling/AI/ML
applications, and STI interventions for sustainable livelihoods.
Before joining South
Asian University, Dr. Madhukar worked as Assistant Professor and Program
Coordinator for Climate Science and Policy at TERI School of Advanced Studies
(TERI SAS), New Delhi, India. He also served as Affiliate Faculty at the
Emerson Centre of Excellence for Sustainability Studies at TERI SAS. His other
responsibilities at TERI SAS included Coordinator for TERI SAS participation in
UNFCCC COP events, Member (Institute Innovation Council), Member (Academic
Council), Member (Doctoral Programme Executive Committee), and Member (Board of
Studies) for the Department of Natural & Applied Sciences, TERI SAS.
Dr. Madhukar has supervised
29 master’s theses (including masters students from TERI SAS New Delhi, Central
University of Haryana Mahendragarh, and JC Bose University of Science &
Technology, YMCA, Faridabad) and has guided 5 doctoral students as supervisor
and as a part of their Student Research Committee (SRC).
Dr. Madhukar is highly
passionate about contributing to preparing next-generation innovators and
leaders working on climate change, green skills, environment and sustainability
challenges faced by humanity. At SAU, he will take courses on History and
Science of Climate Change, Process of Climate Change, Green Transition of
Energy, Emissions Trading, etc. Earlier at TERI SAS, he taught post-graduate master’s
courses on Basics of Climate Science, Earth System Sciences, Climate Change Vulnerability
and Adaptation, Impacts of Climate Change, Independent Study, Seminar Course in
Global Change, and under-graduate courses on Conventional and Renewable Energy Resources,
and Global Climate Change.
Dr. Madhukar has a highly
interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary educational background and deep domain
expertise reflected by his diverse work exposure, training, and skills. He received
his Ph.D. in Climate Change Impacts & Adaptation from the Indian Institute
of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi). The topic of his Ph.D. research was “Spatio-Temporal
Analysis of Crop Yield Trends and Climate Variability in India”. During his
Ph.D., he investigated big climate/crop data to understand spatio-temporal
patterns in climate trends, crop yields, and the complex relationships between
the two. He also investigated adaptation strategies such as irrigation to
address the negative impact of climate change on agriculture. His Ph.D. thesis
was recommended for the “Distinction in Doctoral Research” award by the
international reviewer. He has M.Tech. in Environmental Engineering and B.Tech.
in Mechanical Engineering from Aligarh Muslim University.
He was associated as Visiting
Faculty for M.Tech. (Energy & Environmental Engineering) Program with the
Centre for Energy Studies at JC Bose University of Science & Technology,
YMCA, Faridabad, Haryana and taught two courses on Air Pollution Control
Engineering and Fuel Technology. He also worked as Principal Project Scientist
on a Department of Science & Technology (DST) funded project “Revisiting
Traditional Indian Agricultural Practices against Climate Change
Vulnerabilities using Machine Learning Techniques” at the Indian Institute of
Technology Delhi.
Anand has gained
extensive exposure and experience during his diverse stints across academia,
research, industry, and fieldwork. Apart from academics, He has 10+ years of
field and social entrepreneurship experience in the environment and
sustainability sector. Anand comes from a rural background and possesses a deep
understanding of the challenges and issues faced by rural habitats. He
regularly publishes in scientific journals and writes columns and editorials in
newspapers and magazines. He can be reached at anand.m@sau.int or anmadh11@gmail.com.
Research Journals
Niranjan, A., Madhukar,
A*. Trans Gangetic Plains of India: Understanding Maximum Temperatures
Trends across Seasons and Methods. Acta Geophysica (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11600-025-01627-0
Biswas, B., Awasthi, V.
& Madhukar, A*. Probing Vegetation, Climatic Data, and Machine
Learning for Agricultural Planning and Climate Action: A Case Study from North
India. Remote Sensing in Earth Systems Sciences 8, 213–231 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41976-024-00168-2
Madhukar, A.*,
Kumar, V. & Dashora, K. Spatial analysis of temperature trends during Rabi
and Kharif seasons in India. Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences 15,
451–467 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12076-022-00304-w
Madhukar, A.*,
Kumar, V. & Dashora, K. Temperature
and precipitation are adversely affecting wheat yield in India. Journal of
Water and Climate Change 13(4), 1631–1656 (2022). https://doi.org/10.2166/wcc.2022.443
Madhukar, A.*, Dashora, K. & Kumar, V. Climate Trends in
Temperature and Water Variables during Wheat Growing Season and Impact on
Yield. Environmental Processes 8, 1047–1072 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40710-021-00526-y
Madhukar, A.*, Dashora, K. & Kumar, V. Investigating historical
climatic impacts on wheat yield in India using a statistical modeling approach.
Modeling Earth Systems and Environment 7, 1019–1027 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-020-00932-5
Madhukar, A.*, Dashora, K. & Kumar, V. Spatial Analysis of
Yield Trends and Impact of Temperature for Wheat Crop Across Indian Districts.
International Journal of Plant Production 15, 325–335 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42106-021-00140-w
Madhukar, A., Kumar, V. & Dashora, K. Spatial and Temporal
Trends in the Yields of Three Major Crops: Wheat, Rice and Maize in India.
International Journal of Plant Production 14, 187–207 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42106-019-00078-0
Conference Proceedings
Niranjan, A., Kumar, V.,
& Madhukar, A*. Designing the climate vulnerability framework for
rural communities in western Uttar Pradesh, India. 7th International Conference
on Smart Villages and Rural Development (COSVARD 2024), University of Melbourne
(2024).
Awasthi, V., Chaudhari,
J.S., Singh, S., & Madhukar, A*. Leveraging Non-Timber Forest
Products (NTFPs) for Community Development: A Case Study of the Kotwalia Tribe
in Gujarat. 7th International Conference on Smart Villages and Rural
Development (COSVARD 2024), University of Melbourne (2024).
Niranjan, A., Madhukar,
A*. Contrasting Precipitation Patterns during Summer and Winter Seasons in
Trans-Gangetic Plains of India. International Conference on Sustainable
Developments in Air and Waste Management, University Teknologi Brunei and
Aligarh Muslim University (2024).
Awasthi, V., Madhukar,
A*. Delhi’s Urban Landscape: Exploring the Relationships Between LST and
NDVI under Changing Climate. International Conference on Sustainable
Developments in Air and Waste Management, University Teknologi Brunei and
Aligarh Muslim University (2024).
Madhukar, A.*,
Kumar, V. Spatial Investigation of Precipitation Trends for India’s Kharif and
Rabi Cropping Seasons. International Conference on Global Climate Change:
Resilient Society and Sustainable Development (ICGCC-2024), Aligarh Muslim
University (2024).
Kumar, H., Madhukar, A., & Kumar, V. Local adaptation measures to address climate
change: understanding the Nandurbar model, Maharashtra, India. 9th
International Conference on Sustainability (SUSCON IX), IIM Shillong (2022).
Popular Publications
Madhukar,
A.*,
Vashishth, A. Methane a hidden climate culprit. Deccan Herald, Apr 2025. https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/methane-a-hidden-climate-culprit-3497270
Madhukar, A.*,
Barthwal, V. What COP29 holds. Deccan Herald, Oct 2024. https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/what-cop-29-holds-3242331
Madhukar, A.*,
Mohan, A. Turning carbon into opportunity. Deccan Herald, Oct 2024. https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/turning-carbon-into-opportunity-3218816
Madhukar, A.*,
Mohan, A. Securing sustainable livelihood for Kotwalias. Deccan Herald, July
2024. https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/securing-livelihood-for-kotwalias-3090288
Madhukar, A.*,
Mohan, A. AI and Productive Use of Renewable Energy (PURE) for climate goals.
Deccan Herald, Apr 2024. https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/ai-and-pure-for-climate-goals-2964175
Madhukar, A.*,
Shah, J. Go beyond GHGs to clean air faster. Deccan Herald, Mar 2024. https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/go-beyond-ghgs-to-clean-air-faster-2925355
Madhukar, A.*,
Mohan, A. Data driven policy for better air quality. Deccan Herald, Dec 2023. https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/data-driven-policy-for-better-air-quality-2818155
Madhukar, A.*, Mohan, A. Use AI to combat climate change. Deccan Herald, Oct 2023. https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/use-ai-to-combat-climate-change-2732752