Advances In Agricultural & Environmental Sustainability

About The Editors

Dr. Mudasir Ali, is presently working as Assistant Professor & Head at Division of Renewable Energy Engineering, COAE&T, SKUAST-Kashmir. Dr. Ali has completed B.Tech Agril. Engg. from Allahabad Agricultural Institute, Naini Allahabad (Prayagraj) in 2007, M.Tech. in Farm Machinery and Power from IGKV-Raipur in 2009 and PhD in Farm Machinery & Power Engineering from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana in 2020. Dr. Ali is recipient of academic Gold Medal from IGKV-Raipur during 2009-10. He has received best PhD thesis award during 2022 by ICAR-IGFRI and ICAR-NAHEP, BAU Ranchi, best international paper award at 4th international conference on Renewable Energy, Sustainable Environment and Agri-Technological innovation, December 2022, at WUT, Warsaw, Poland. He has also received best Team Research Award from ISAE-India during 2014-15. Dr Ali is having 13 years of Teaching and research experience with specialization in Horticultural Mechanization, waste management and rural energy. He has published more than 20 research papers in national and international reputed journals.

Ms. Khumanthem Babina Devi, (M.Sc Gold medalist) completed her B.Sc. (hons) Forestry from College of Horticulture & Forestry, Pasighat, CAU in 2018 and M.Sc. (Environmental Science) from NEHU, Shillong in 2020 and currently she is pursuing her PhD degree in Environmental Science from Mizoram University through DST INSPIRE fellowship programme . She has qualified SLET in the year 2021 and UGC NET three times in the year 2020, 2021 and 2022. She has been awarded best poster presentation at Mizoram Science Congress 2022. She has also awarded young researcher award in the year 2023 at international conference. She has one research paper (published) and one book chapter. She has been awarded with NEC scholarships and NFOBC for higher studies. She has presented many papers and posters in seminars and conferences at national and international level. Her research interest fields are forest ecology and diversity, tree seed treatments, biodiversity conservation and environmental sustainability.

Miss Kshetrimayum Manishwari Devi, is a Ph.D research scholar at Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University, Imphal. She has completed her graduation in B.Sc. (Agri.) from HNBGU, Dehradun and M.Sc. (Agri.) Agronomy from College of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University, Imphal. She has qualified the ICAR (Ph.D.) entrance exam with an all-India UPS rank of 9th and has also qualified ASRB/ICAR-NET in various numbers. She has published various scientific papers, popular articles and seven book chapters. She has been awarded the Best Research Scholar Award 2022, the Best Article Award 2022, the Budding Young Agronomist Award, and is also a life member of the prestigious Indian Society of Agronomy. She has a work experience of about 5 years in the IWMP Project.

Er. Bilal Ahmad Langoo, is currently working as Assistant Professor, Division of Processing and Food Engineering at College of Agricultural Engineering, SKUAST-Kashmir, Shalimar Srinagar. Er. Langoo has done M.Tech in Processing and Food Engineering from AAI-Allahabad (Prayagraj) in 2012. He has qualified ICAR-NET in 2016 and has published 10 research papers in national and international reputed journals. His field of specialization is Agricultural Processing and Product Development. Presently Er. Bilal is pursuing PhD in Process and Food Engineering from GBPUAT-Pantnagar.

Dibyajyoti Nath, presently pursuing his Ph.D. in Soil Science at Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University (RPCAU), Pusa, Bihar. He completed his B.Sc. (Hons.) in Agriculture from College of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University (CAU), Imphal, Manipur in 2020 and pursued his M.Sc. (Ag.) in Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore in 2022. He has qualified ASRB ICAR-NET (Soil Science). He has published few research papers, few book chapters and abstracts. He has been awarded with Best M.Sc. Thesis Award, Young Researcher Award, Young Fellow Award and Best Oral Presentation Award at various International Conferences. He has participated in many national and international conferences, seminars, workshops, certificate courses and training programs conducted by different organizations.