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Nominations & Elections

Election to Scientific Academies and Scientific Bodies

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01.

2017

Elected Fellow of Mangrove Society of India (MSI), Goa, India (2017).

02.

2014

Elected Fellow of National Environmental Science Academy (NESA), New Delhi, India.

03.

2011

Elected Fellow of International Society for Science and Technology (ISST), Mumbai, India.

04.

2006

Fellow of LEAD-India (Leadership in Environment And Development), New Delhi, India.

05.

1997

Elected Fellow of Society of Biosciences, India (1997).

Nominations to National Level High-Powered Committees/ Bodies

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Present
  • Expert Member- Forest Advisory Committee (FAC)- 2016- present
  • Expert Member- Expert Committee to review the applications for import/export of wastes listed under Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016- February 2022- present
  • Expert Member- National Wetlands Committee- February 2022- present
  • Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai: Adjunct Professor (August 2021- present)
  • Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai: Adjunct Professor (August 2021- present)
  • D.Y.  Patil International University, Pune: Member of Fee Fixation Committee
Past
  • Expert Member- Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC)- Industry II (2016-2018);
  • Expert Member- National Committee for Mangroves and Coral Reefs (NatManCom) (1992-1997)
  • President’s Nominee (Visitor’s Nominee), Pondicherry Central University, Puducherry (2015-2017).
  • 2022- present: Member, Board of Governors, University of Science and Technology Meghalaya (USTM)- First Private University to be established in North-east India.
  • 2017-2022: Member, Board of Governors, Sathyabama Institute of Science & Technology (SIST)- a deemed to be University, Chennai.
  • 2016-2021: Member, Governing Council, Inter University Accelerator Centre (IUAC), New Delhi.
  • 2016-2018: Member, Governing Council, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), a Deemed to be University, Mumbai.
  • 2015-2017: Member, Governing Council, Internal Institute of Population Sciences (IIPS), Govandi, Mumbai.
  • 2017-2022: Member, Board of Management, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (SIST), a deemed to be University, Chennai.
  1. UPE Review Committee:
    • 2016-2018: Expert Member, Advisory Committee in the post-mid-term evaluation of UGC-UPE Project Phase II, Jadavpur University, Kolkata.
    • 2016-2018: Expert Member, Advisory Committee for evaluation of UGC-UUPE Project (Phase II) of Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
  2. Academic bodies of Universities:
    • 2015-2017: Member of Syndicate, Cochin University of Science & Technology, Kochi, Kerala
    • 2016-2018: Member, Academic Council, Cochin University of Science & Technology, Kochi, Kerala
  3. Committee for the moderation of State Eligibility Test (SET):
    • Member, Moderation Committee, Gujarat State Eligibility Test (SET) at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara.
    • Member, Moderation Committee, Himachal Pradesh State Eligibility Test (SET), Govt. of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla.
  4. Nomination on Expert Committees by UGC:
    • Chairman, Expert Committee, Medi-Caps University (Private University), Indore.
    • Chairman, Expert Committee, Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University, Hyderabad.
    • Chairman, Expert Committee, Dayanand Sagar University (Private University), Bengaluru
    • Member, Expert Committee for UGC-SAP Projects, UGC, New Delhi.
    • Member, Expert Committee, Bio-Science & School of Life Sciences.
    • Member, Expert Committee (for ongoing major research projects) for Biotechnology Subjects, New Delhi.
    • Member, Karnataka State Eligibility Test (KSET) Moderation Committee, University of Mysore.
    • Member, Expert Committee to evaluate the performance and academic attainment of the Madura College, Madurai.
    • Chairman, Committee to Provide Development Grants to colleges eligible to receive Central assistance as provided under Sections 2(f) & 12(B) of the UGC Act 1956 at West Bengal.
  5. Nomination on Selection Committees:
    • Member, Selection Committee, Sathyabama Institute of Science & Technology, a Deemed to be University, Chennai (for selection of a suitable candidate for the post of Vice-Chancellor)- nominated by UGC, Govt. of India;
  1. NITI Aayog:
    • Member, Special Railway Establishment for Strategic Technology & Holistic Advancement (SREESTHA)
  2. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR):
    • Member, Search-cum-Selection Committee for the post of Director, CSIR Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTech.), Chandigarh, New Delhi.
  3. Indian Council for Cultural Research (ICCR):
    • Member, ICCR, Selection Committee for ICCR Panel for its Chairs Abroad (2016-17)
  4. Ministry of Railways:
    • Member, Apex Level Steering Committee, Centre for Railway Research (RDSO), Lucknow (2016-17)
  5. Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MOEFCC):
    • Member, Forest Advisory Committee (FAC), Ministry of Environment & Climate Change, Forest Conservation Division, New Delhi (2016-18; 2018-2020)
  6. Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MOEFCC):
    • Member, Expert Advisory Committee (EAC- Industry I), Ministry of Environment & Climate Change, Forest Conservation Division, New Delhi (2018-21)
  7. Ministry of HRD:
    • Member, National Steering Committee, e-Shodh Sindhu, MHRD, New Delhi (2016-2017)
  8. Ministry of Labour and Employment:
    • Member, Dattopant Thengadi National Board for Workers’ Education and Development (2017-2019)
  1. Special Planning Authority:
    • Member, Special Planning Authority, LAVASA, Pune (2005-2016)
  2. Planning Mega-projects:
    • Member, Planning Committee of CIDCO for hearing of Suggestions and Objections related to the Interim Development Plan (IDP) published for 23 villages in the Navi Mumbai Airport Influenced Notified Area (NAINA) (2014)
  3. Environment management:
    • Expert Member, Matheran Environment Protection Committee (2016-21)
  4. Education Policy: Defining guidelines and implementation:
    • Member, Drafting Committee, Maharashtra Public Universities Act, 2016 (2015)
    • Member, First Scrutiny Committee, ICFAI University, Nagpur (2016)
    • Chairman, Committee for facilitating grant-in-aid to Arts, Commerce & Sciences faculties in each and every Tehsil of Maharashtra (2016)
  • Member, Peer Team (Accreditation Committee), for academic assessment of higher education institutions in India.