Research Grants

21. Year of Science Chair Professorship, Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi, 2017-2022. Rs.1,79,73,630/-

20. Mating Strategies in the Primitively Eusocial Wasp Ropalidia marginata. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, 2017-2020. Rs.27,96,000/-

19. Direct Fitness in the Primitively Eusocial Wasp Ropalidia marginata, Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, 2017-2021. Rs.51,73,800/-

18. Queen Succession in the Primitively Eusocial Wasp Ropalidia marginata, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, 2012-2015. Rs.25,41,040/-

17. Integrating the Natural and Human Sciences at the Indian Institute of Science and Beyond, Sir Ratan Tata Trust, Mumbai, 2008-2013. Rs.1,22,55,407/-

16. The Structure and Function of Dominance Hierarchies in Two Contrasting Primitively Eusocial Wasps, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, 2006-2010. Rs. 13,26,000/-

15. Chemical Ecology of Colony Integrity and Reproductive Dominance in Social Insects, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, 2006-2009. Rs.53,67,999/-

14. Indo Swiss Bilateral Research Initiative Grant, Raghavendra Gadagkar (Indian Partner) and Laurent Keller (Swiss Partner) for the visit of Yuko Ulrich, M.Sc Student, during March 2007 (2 months).

13. JC Bose National Fellowship, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, 2006-2016, Rs.1,15,55,000/-.

12. Collaborative Research Project on Molecular Ecology and Systematics, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, 2004-2010, Rs.57,52,000/-

11. Unit on Social Insect Biology, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, 1999-2006. Rs. 97,27,503/-

10. Behavioral Ecology of Some Indian Ants (Comparative Study of Reproduction Regulation in the Queenless Genus Diacamma). Indo-French Centre For The Promotion of Advanced Research, New Delhi. 1997-1999. Rs. 13,02,944/-.

9. Cortical Processing of visual information in the honey bee Apis cerana. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. 1996-1999. Rs.2,47,200/-.

8. B.P.Pal National Environment Fellowship on Biodiversity, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India, 1995-1997, Rs.1,68,000/-

7. The queenless ant Diacamma rugosum as a model system for the study of social evolution. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research. 1994-1997. Rs.1,98,000/-.

6. Mutualistic interactions in a primitively eusocial wasp. Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. 1991-1995. Rs.11,54,277/-.

5. The determinants of social dominance in the wasp Ropalidia marginata. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. 1990-1993. Rs.1,22,800/-.

4. Kinship in social wasps. Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. 1987-1991. Rs.7,82,142/-.

3. Queen determination in the social wasp Ropalidia marginata. Indian National Science Academy. 1986-1989. Rs.60,000/-

2. Indian National Science Academy Bursary Grant.1986. Rs. 20,000/-.

1. Quantitative Ethology and Sociobiology of Indian wasps. Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. 1984-1987. Rs.3,80,200/-.