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The amount of seed money provided by the institution to its teachers for research during the year 2023-2024 (INR in lakhs)

Sr No Name of the Project/ Endowments, Chairs  Name of the Principal Investigator/ Co-Investigator (if applicable) Department of the Principal Investigator/ Co-Investigator Funds provided (INR in lakhs)  Month and Year of receiving the grant Duration of the Project Link to the revelent documents
1 Nanotechnology in agriculture: Leveraging nanoparticles as biopesticides against insect pests. Dr. Saikat Biswas (PI), Assistant Professor Zoology 0.65 Lakh Nov-23 2 Years Click here
2 To evaluate phytotoxic effect of essential oils from selected plants against weeds and its possible use as bioherbicide. Dr. A. A. Maheshwari (PI), Assistant Professor Botany 0.80 Lakh Nov-23 2 Years
3 Mechanistic study of cooperative catalysis between Lewis acid and Brønsted acid in Pictet-Spingler reaction of tryptophol and aldehydes. Dr. Prashant G. Borkar (PI), Assistant Professor Chemistry 0.75 Lakh Nov-23 2 Years
4 Isolation of local strains of Beauveria bassiana to understand its molecular diversity and to test their bio-efficacy against various crop herbivorous insects. Dr. Satishkumar Maurya (PI), Assistant Professor (Contract) and Dr. D. D. Naik (Co-PI), Assistant Professor Botany 1 Lakh Nov-23 2 Years
5 Investigating the Feasibility of Rearing Silkworms (Bombyx mori) on Artificial Diets and use of nanoparticle for Fungicidal activity for Sustainable Silk Production. Mr. Praful S. Kalwade (PI), Assistant Professor(Contract) and Dr. M. R. Chandrakar (Co-PI), Professor Zoology 0.85 Lakh Nov-23 2 Years
6 Optimizing precious metal atom efficiency: Advancing single-atom palladium catalysts for sustainable C-C cross-coupling reactions in chemical industry. Dr. Akhil V. Nakhate (PI), Assistant Professor Chemistry 0.90 Lakh Nov-23 2 Years
7 Synthesis of nano-composites for applications in supercapacitors Mr. Nakul A. Barwat (PI), Assistant Professor Chemistry 0.65 Lakh Nov-23 2 Years
8 Adsorption studies of toxic elements on chemically modified agricultural waste and their application in industrial effluent treatment. Mr. Manoj D. Bansinge (PI),  Assis