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Likitha M P

Likitha M P

Environmental researcher focused on black carbon and emissions inventories

likitha-varsha
Bengaluru, India
Joined March 2026
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Summary

Applied environmental researcher focused on short‑lived climate pollutants and black carbon: Likitha contributes to development of high‑resolution emissions inventories and satellite-derived black carbon datasets used for air quality assessment and mitigation planning for Karnataka. nih+2
Works within government research and policy contexts at EMPRI: listed as Project Associate / Project Associate-II in EMPRI's Department for Climate Change (SLCP) and an author on EMPRI project outputs and district climate briefs. gov+1
Strong academic performer in graduate studies: awarded a convocation endowment medal and recorded as a top rank holder during M.Tech studies at JSS Science and Technology University with a high CGPA. jssstuniv+1
Has multidisciplinary experience combining engineering and data/analysis roles: internship experience in industry (BEML, Jubilant Generics, KMF) and a prior associate software engineer role, alongside environmental research publications. deepenrich+1

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Black carbon emissions from road transport in Karnataka, India: High-resolution inventory and mitigation strategies

January 1, 2025

High-resolution (1×1 km) emissions inventory for black carbon from road transport in Karnataka, identification of hotspots, evaluation of vehicle-category contributions, BAU and mitigation projections, and assessment of economic and health benefits of mitigation.

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Development of 1 × 1 km gridded emission inventory for air quality assessment and mitigation strategies from open biomass burning in Karnataka, India

January 1, 2024

Development of a high-resolution (1×1 km) emission inventory for greenhouse gases and air pollutants from open biomass burning in Karnataka for multiple years, with uncertainty analysis and projections to 2050.

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A Secure Framework for Government Tender Allocation Based On ...

January 1, 2023

Peer-reviewed paper published in IJNRD (author entry lists Likitha M P as student author).

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Retrieval of satellite-derived black carbon concentration and mitigation approaches for Karnataka, India

Study using multi-satellite retrievals and ground observations to generate high-resolution (1×1 km) black carbon columnar datasets for Karnataka and suggesting mitigation pathways.

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