Accomplishments and Contributions

Awards/Recognitions

• Conferred with the 'Young Scientist Award' by the International Society of Environmental Botanists for the year 2023 on 30/11/25. 

• Conferred with the ‘Young Scientist Award’ by The Society for Science of Climate Change and Sustainable Environment for the year 2022 on 20/02/24.

• Proposal submitted to NITI Aayog for nudging people towards climate friendly lifestyles selected as one of the Top 75 Ideas published in the compendium for the LiFE Global Call for Ideas and Papers released on 05/06/2023.

• Selected as a Fellow in IPBES (Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services) Business and Biodiversity Assessment, May, 2023. 

• Invited to University of Cologne, Germany (full travel support) for a workshop to present paper on ‘Sustainability and Resilience in Agri-Food Value Chains’ from June 15-17, 2023.

• Recipient of one time Research Incentive to the Research Scholars having BHU (Non-NET) UGC Fellowships granted under BHU-IoE scheme for publication in Q1/Q2 journal.

• Best Presentation Award for paper presentation in National Conclave on ‘Sustainability Challenges of Emerging Economies’: IESD-BHU, Varanasi on February 24-26, 2023.

• Certificate of Merit for poster presentation in International Poster Presentation Competition (IPPC) 2020 organized by NYAB, INYAS, SLAYS and TYSA held in Sept-Oct 2020.

Membership of Science Societies and Commissions

• SANDEE (South Asian Network for Development in Environmental Economics), 2018.

• ISDS (International Society for Development and Sustainability), Japan; Membership ID M008437, 2018.

• IUCN-CEM (Commission on Ecosystem Management), 2021-2025. 

• IUCN-CEC (Commission on Education and Communication), 2021-2025.

• IUCN-CEESP (Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy) 2021-2025.

• Life Member, The Society for Science of Climate Change and Sustainable Environment (SSCE) (Society Reg. No. S/67691/2009).

• Life Member, International Society for Environmental Botanists (ISEB).

Selected Reviewer Involvements

• Springer Tropical Ecology (IF: 1.1) 

• Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition (IF: 3.4) 

• Springer Environmental Management (IF: 2.7) 

• Environment Development & Sustainability (IF: 4.7) 

• Environmental Science and Policy (IF: 4.9) 

• Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (IF: 10) 

• Discover Sustainability (IF: 2.4) 

• Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (IF: 16.3) 

• Current Research in Environmental Sustainability (IF: 3.7) 

• Circular Economy and Sustainability (ISSN: 2730-5988) 

• Ecological Economics (IF: 6.6) 

• Heliyon (IF: 3.4) 

• Nature Climate Action (ISSN: 2731-9814) 

• Anthropocene Science (e-ISSN: 2731-3980)