| Carry out multidisciplinary research on selected Himalayan glaciers to understand the dynamics of glaciers and their response to climate change. |
| Understanding the chemical weathering of Himalayan rocks in relation to tectonic, climate and environment and water quality assessment. |
| Snow, Ice and melt water chemistry of Himalayan glaciers in relation to climatic change and to understanding the spatio-temporal variations in chemical and isotopic composition, and depositional fluxes of natural and anthropogenic chemical constituents to the glaciers. |
| Characterization of engineering properties of rocks in the Northwestern Himalaya. |
| Comprehend the distribution and nature of active fault systems in diverse structural segments of the Himalaya and to recognize their relation with regard to seismicity. |
| Impact of climate change on landslide, mass movement, and flash flood in higher and Trans-Himalayan region with emphasis on Quaternary environment change, and reconstruction of palaeoglaciations. |