Current Courses Taught
Biomolecules, Soil Microbiology, Agriculture Microbiology
Research Interests
Agricultural Microbiology
Teaching Interests
Soil and Agriculture Microbiology
Professional Affiliations
Agricultural Technology Development Society (ATDS) - Received the Global Best Academician Award-2024 from ATDS (GABELS-2024, Kathmandu, Nepal).
Indian Phyto pathological Society - Presented a paper at their National Symposium on Emerging issues in plant health management.
Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI) - Presented a paper at the Annual conference of AMI (MDU, Rohtak).
Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida - Holds a position at the Amity Institute of Organic Agriculture and has been involved in organizing multiple events within the university, including:
Convener for ICRAHOR 2024 (organized by Amity Institute of Horticulture Studies and Research in collaboration with Amity Institute of Organic Agriculture).
Organizing Committee for the International Conference on "MilletFusion: Cultivating Sustainability, Nourishing Nations" (2025).
Organized workshops and FDPs at Amity Institute of Organic Agriculture.
MANAGE, Hyderabad - Co-convener for an Online Training Program jointly organized with Amity Institute of Organic Agriculture.
Chitkara University, Punjab - Organized a national level symposium and attended a workshop there.
ICAR-IARI, New Delhi - Presented a poster at the National Symposium on Innovative strategies for the management of plant disease under climate change scenario.
Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida - Presented a paper at the International conference on ‘Advances in Plant and Microbial technology’.
PGIMER, Chandigarh - Attended the 2nd Annual Public health symposium.
NIPGR, New Delhi - Attended a National Workshop on “Bioinformatics and Data Mining”.
Technical Committee Member for Recent Advances in Agricultural Sciences (ICRAAS-2021).
Professional Activities
1. Research and Supervision
Publications: Published 43 research articles and edited 1 book.
Research Projects: Currently lists "Nil" for ongoing and completed research projects.
Supervision:
Supervised 15 M.Sc. Theses.
Currently supervising 4 Ph.D. candidates.
2. Organizing and Leadership Roles
Convener:
ICRAHOR 2024 (15th-16th February 2024).
Co-convener for Online Training Program “Transforming Cities Through Urban Agriculture and Community Gardening Practices” (29th July-31st July, 2025).
Organizing Committee:
International Conference on "MilletFusion: Cultivating Sustainability, Nourishing Nations" (22-24 January 2025).
Technical Committee Member:
Recent Advances in Agricultural Sciences (ICRAAS-2021).
Organized Events:
Workshop on “Nanonutrient Engineering for Plant Fortification: Hands on Training” (24th to 31st July, 2023).
Hands on training on “Molecular Breeding for Crop Improvement: Innovations shaping future Agriculture” (21-22 October, 2024).
National level symposium on Advances in Diagnostic techniques (13th April, 2016).
3. Conferences, Seminars, and Workshops Attended/Conducted
Selected Presentations/Papers:
Presented a paper on the role of fluorescent Pseudomonas in apple and pear at the National Symposium on Innovative strategies for the management of plant disease (2017).
Presented at the International conference on ‘Advances in Plant and Microbial technology’ (2017).
Presented on 'Quality issues in meat and poultry processing sector' at the National conference on Food Safety, Nutrition security and sustainability (2017).
Presented on the antifungal activity of Bacillus spp. at the National symposium on Emerging issues in plant health management (2012).
Selected Attendances:
Attended the 4th International Agronomy Congress (2016).
Attended FDP on Experimental Designs, Research Methodology, and Data Analysis in Agricultural Sciences (2020).
Attended the National Conference on scaling up cold chain Infrastructure for developing a sustainable Food Processing sector (July 19th, 2024).
Other Achievements
NET, Global Best Academician Award-2024 from the Agricultural Technology Development Society (ATDS), GABELS-2024, Kathmandu, Nepal.
University Merit Scholarship during Ph.D. programme
Delivered 7 Invited lectures.
Secured a Copyright for the literary work: "Microbial containation of fruits and vegetables" (© 2024. L-157336/2024).
Contact Information
Amity Institute of Organic Agriculture (AIOA)
Amity University,AIOA, I2 Block, 5th Floor, Sector-125, Noida (U.P)
