Assistant Professor in Sociology
School of Sciences and Humanities
KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
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Gender Studies, Rural Sociology, Tribal Development, Climate Change
Sustainability of SHGs, Women Empowerment, Forest Right Act 2006 and Tribal Livelihood, Climate Change and its Impact on Livelihood
Ph.D. in Sociology from KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
MA in Sociology from Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha
BA in Sociology From Fakir Mohan University, Balasore, Odisha
Panda, I., Jena, Naveen, Swain, S., S. Das, S. (2025). “Factors Influencing Women’s Participation in SHGs: An Empirical Evidence from Mayurbhanj District of Odisha, India” Results in Control and Optimization, 19 (June), 100559. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rico.2025.100559. (Indexed in Scopus and Web of Science).
Panda, I., Jena, Naveen, Swain, S., (2025). Efficiency measurement of SHGs in women empowerment through data envelopment analysis: An empirical inquest in Mayurbhanj District of Odisha, India. Multidisciplinary Science Journal, 7(6), 2025276-2025276. (Indexed in Scopus).
Swain, S., Jena, D., Panda, I., Das, P.K. (2025). Effect of Forest Rights Acts 2006 on the livelihoods of tribals: An empirical study of the Juang tribe in Keonjhar District, Odisha. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning, Vol. 20, No. 7, pp. 3067-3072. https://doi.org/10.18280/ijsdp.200731 (Indexed in Scopus).
Das et. al. (2025). In the Shadow of Climate Change: Exploring Livelihood Vulnerability in the Juanga Communities of Keonjhar. Disaster Advances, Vol. 18, No. 6. ( Indexed in Scopus)
Panda et al. (2024). “Women Empowerment through Self Help Groups: A Bibliometric Analysis”, International Journal of Religion, Vol.11(5), 2789-2794. (Indexed in RePEc, Google Scholar)
Naveen, S., Parida, J K., Panda, I*., (2023). Tribal women empowerment through entrepreneurship: evidence from Mayurbhanj District, Odisha. Frontiers in Sociology, 8, 1158770. (Indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed)
Naveen, S., Parida, J K.;, Panda, I*., (2023). “Exploring the Depths : Understanding the Association between Mental Health and Food Insecurity among Nicobar Islands ’ Tribal Community”, European Economic Letters, Vol 13(5), 1861–1868. ( Indexed in ABDC).
Jena et al. (2023). "E-Marketing of Agriculture Commodities: Challenges and Prospects for Marginal and Small Farmers in India". Journal of Agriculture and Crops, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 42-48, 2023. (Indexed in Scopus)
Das, S., Pattanayak, A., Panda I*., Naveen, S., (2023)“Climate Change and Its Impact on Forest Quality: A Review”, European Economic Letters, Vol.13, 1998–2006. (Indexed in ABDC).
