President: Indian Aerosol Science and Technology Association (IASTA), 2007, Continuing
(www.iasta.org.in (under Maintenance) http://www.barc.gov.in/publications/nl/2006/200603-6.pdf,
https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/22428755/iasta-2012-conference
https://www.prl.res.in/~iasta2016/docs/IASTA2016_brochure.pdf
https://cas.iitd.ac.in/iasta2018/pdf/IASTA-2018_Programme_Schedule.pdf
Editor: International Journal “Aerosol and Air Quality Research (AAQR), 2015, Continuing
(http://www.aaqr.org/about/editorial-board)
Editor, International Journal “Advances in Meteorology”, 2013 Continuing.
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/amete/editors/
Editor, Editorial Board, International Journal, NavGanesana
Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Strategic Management, Mauritius
Member, Editorial Board, Indian Journal of Radio and Space Physics
Member, Editorial Committee, Indian Meteorological Society (IMSP), Pune
Editor, Book entitled “Advances in Atmospheric Chemistry, IITM, Pune
Member, Executive Committee, Editorial Board, International Commission of Clouds and Precipitation
(ICCP)
Member, Scientific Steering Group (SSG) of SPARC (Stratospheric Processes And their Role in Climate)
World Climate Research Program, WMO, Geneva
Member, New York Academy of Sciences, USA
Member, Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS)
Member, Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)
Life Member, Optical Society of India (OSI)
Life Member, Ocean Society of India (OcSI)
Life Member, Laser And Spectroscopy of India (LASSI)
Member, Organizing Committee, Indo-US Symposium on “Air Q and Health Issues: The Global
Experiences” in collaboration with NIEHS, NYU, JHU and US-EPA, AUH 07 November 2016
Scientific Advisor, Clean Air Equipment Pvt Ltd., Australia
Member, Scientific Advisory Board, StratoClim, Germany, 2015
Expert Reviewer of:
European Science Foundation (ESF), 2015 Continuing
United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), 2013 Continuing
Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 2012 Continuing
National Science Foundation (NSF), 2012 Continuing
Program Advisor, International StratoClim Science Program, participation in the Scientific Advisory
Board Meeting of STRATOCLIM, held at Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Madrid, Spain
during 16-18 November2016
MEMBER, Community of Researchers (CoRs) Joint Indo-US Effort for Combating Air Pollution in in
North India. “Indo-US Workshop on Exploring Bilateral Research Efforts to Address Air Quality and
Health Issues” in New Delhi on November 8-10, 2016
Participated and delivered Concluding Remarks at the International Symposium held at AUH on 7
November 2016
Joined the Honorable Chancellor Sir's Visit on August 20, 2017 to Amity Air Quality Monitoring Station
(AQMS) installed in the AUH Campus
Being President, IASTA, Coordinated the organization of National Conference of Indian Aerosol Science
and Technology (IASTA) at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-D), New Delhi, during 26-28
November2018
Participated in the International Conference at Amity University, Lucknow; Nov. 29 to Dec.1, 2017
Participated in the 24th International Conference on Aerosol Science and Technology (ICAST), 8-9
September 2017, Taiwan
Participated in the International Conference on Environment and Disasters, ICED-2017, June 9-12, 2017,
Kunming, China
Organized a National Workshop on “Role of Aerosols in Air Quality, Weather and Climate”, organized at
Amity University Haryana (AUH), Gurugram, on 8 January 2015
Participated in the India International Science Festival, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi,
4-8 December 2015. Participation of Prof. Dr. P.C.S. Devara (left), Dr. Dimitris, Greece (middle) and Mr.
M.P. Alam (right) in the Global R&D Summit, organized by DST and FICCI, during 7-8 December 2015
Participated in the International Conference on Water, Environment, Energy and Society (ICWEES 2016),
AISECT University, Bhopal
Organized the Visit of Prof. Dr. Kirk R. Smith, Prof. of Global Environmental Health, University of
California Berkeley, USA, at AUH, Gurgaon during the Indo-US Workshop on Sustainable Strategies for
Reducing Air Pollution, 25-26 May 2016
Participated in the National Innovation Conclave “The Kumbh of Innovation” AUH, 5th
– 6th October 2015
Participated in the Workshop on Air Pollution at Sources and Mitigation Strategies – World
Environmental Day Celebrations, Amity University Uttar Pradesh (AUUP), Noida, 15 May 2017
Participated in the two-day International Workshop on "Tackling the Challenges at Urban Air Pollution -
Linking Research and Policy for Air Quality Improvement", scheduled to be held at the India Habitat
Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi during 6-7 March 2019.
Participated in a National Conference on “Impact of Climate Change on Air Quality, Biodiversity and
Agriculture”, Amity University Rajasthan (AUR), Jaipur, October 13-15, 2016
Meeting with High-level delegation from Teikyo University, Japan, at AUH on May 30, 2017
Organized a Visit of Prof. V. Ramaswamy, Director, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL),
Princeton, New Jersey, USA, at AUH, Gurugram on 11 April 2017. He delivered a Guest Lecture on Role
of Air Quality in Regional and Global Climate Change
Participated in the 5th International SKYNET Workshop (ISW2019), Ministry of Earth Sciences, Prithvi
Bhawan, International Symposium on SKYNET, held at MoES, New Delhi, on 13-15 February 2019
Participated in the Scientific Discussions at International Workshop on Confronting Air Pollution at
its Source, a Project sponsored by the North India Office, US Embassy during 11-12 March 2019
Participation of Prof. Dr. P.C.S. Devara in International Conference on StratoClim, AWI, Potsdam,
Germany, 20-24 May 2019
Participated in an International Conference on Molecular Medicine - From Bench to Bedside and Beyond,
AUH, Gurugram during 29-30 August 2019.
Co-organized the International Symposium on “Air Pollution: Causes, Mitigation and Strategic
Actions” held at AUH, Gurugram on 20 September 2019
Participated in a meeting between AUH and IIT-D at IIT-D in connection with setting-up of „Decision
Theatre at AUH, Gurugram, on October 25, 2019
Participated in the IHWs “Good Air Summit”, held at Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi on
November 13, 2019
Participated in the USAID Meeting on 'Opportunities for Cleaner Air and Better Health', held at Clairidge
Hotel, New Delhi, on December 7th, 2019.
Participated in the Scientific discussions with Prof. Tamio Takamura, Director, Centre for Environmental
Remote Sensing (CEReS), Chiba University, Japan; and Prof. Teruyuki Nakajima, Director, Earth
Observation Research Center (EORC), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAEA), Japan, during
SKYNET meeting on 14 February 2019 during the International Skynet Workshop (ISW2019), 13-15
February 2019, New Delhi
Participation in the Scientific discussions with Prof. Mukesh Khare, IIT-Delhi in connection with PM2.5
measurements at AUH, Panchgaon during days, commencing from 08 October 2018, under an
International collaborative project titled An Integrated Study of Air Pollutant Sources in the Delhi NCR
(ASAP-Delhi)
REFEREE TO JOURNALS – Atmospheric Environment International); Journal of Aerosol Science
(International); Current Science (Journal)' Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics (International); Journal
of Geophysical Research (International); Environmental Pollution (International); Atmospheric Pollution
Research (International); Atmospheric Environment (International); Atmosphere (International); Plus
ONE (International); ATMOSFERA (International); Climate Dynamics (International); Science of the
Total Environment (International); Urban Climate (International); Aerosol Science and Engineering
(International); Tellus (International); Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (International); Journal of
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (international); Aerosol and Air Quality Research (International) and
Nature (Applied Physics), Singapore (International).