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Research Projects

Extra-Mural Research Projects

  • Completed (10): 
  1. Alpine ecosystem dynamics and impact of climate change in Indian Himalaya (PRACRITI-II), sponsored by Space Applications Centre (ISRO), Govt. of India, Ahmadabad, (2013-2016) – Principal Investigator
  2. Characterization and Conservation of Apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) Germplasm in Jammu and Kashmir State sponsored by Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India (2015-2018) – Co-Principal Investigator
  3. Measurement of Vegetation and Biomass parameters under Vegetation Carbon Pool Assessment (VCP) Sub-Project of the ISRO Geosphere Biosphere Program (IGBP) National Carbon Project (NCP)” sponsored by National Remote Sensing Centre (ISRO), Govt. of India, Hyderabad (2015-19) - Principal Investigator
  4. Taxonomic Characterization and Conservation Assessment of Ephedra in India sponsored by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India (2016-19) – Principal Investigator
  5. Convergence of Traditional Knowledge Systems for Integration to Sustainable Development in the Indian Himalayan Regionsponsored by Department Science & Technology, Govt. of India under National Mission on Sustaining Himalayan Ecosystem (NMSHE) Scheme (2015-2020) - Co-Principal Investigator
  6. Advanced Taxonomic Research Centre for Alpine Flora and Training Centre in Kashmir Himalaya sponsored by Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEFCC), Govt. of India under the All India Coordinated Project on Capacity Building in Taxonomy (AICOPTAX) Scheme, (2016-19) – Principal Investigator
  7. Conservation Genetics and Species Recovery of Threatened Himalayan Trillium in Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary, Kashmir Himalaya sponsored by Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, New Delhi (2019-2021) Co-Principal Investigator
  8. Management of Ox-Eye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) in Protected Areas of Kashmir Himalaya sponsored by Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, New Delhi (2019-2021) - Principal Investigator
  9. Himalayan Alpine Biodiversity Characterization and Information Network sponsored by Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEFCC), Govt. of India under the National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS) (2020-2023) – Principal Investigator
  10. Characterizing Patterns and Processes of Alpine Ecosystem in Indian Himalaya with Special Emphasis to Jammu and Kashmir sponsored by Space Applications Centre (SAC-ISRO), Ahmedabad under SHRESTI Program (2019-2024) – Principal Investigator
  • Ongoing (03):
  1. Systematics and Conservation of Genus Artemisia L. (Asteraceae) in India sponsored by Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science & Technology, Govt of India, New Delhi (2023-2025) – Principal Investigator
  2. Functional diversity, phenology and frost resistance in plants under extreme Himalayan Environment sponsored by Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science & Technology, Govt of India, New Delhi (2023-2025) – Co-Principal Investigator
  3. An integrative approach to study the taxonomy and distribution of Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the North-western Himalaya sponsored by Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science & Technology, Govt of India, New Delhi (2024-2026) – Co-Principal Investigator
  4. Rehabilitation of Degraded Alpine Grasslands using Ecosystem-based Solutions for Sustaining Ecosystem Services and Ecological Resilience across Western Himalaya sponsored by national Mission on Himalayan Studies, MoEFCC, Govt of India, New Delhi (2025-2028) – Principal Investigator
  5. Bioprospection of Western Himalayan Wormwood (Artemisia L.) Germplasm for Characterisation and Isolation of Artemisinin (Anti-Malarial Drug), and its Biogenetic Precursors and other Novel Secondary Metabolites sponsored by Anusandhan National Research Foundation, Department of Science & Technology, Govt of India, New Delhi (2026-2029) – Co-Principal Investigator