Department of Environmental Science

Publications: Research/review papers, books/book chapters

Year 2025

1. Timalsina, R., Acharya, S., Đurin, B., Awasthi, M. P., Pant, R. R., Joshi, G. R., Byanju, R. M., Panthi, K. P., Joshi, S., Kumar, A., Thakur, T. K., & Saqr, A. M. (2025). An assessment of seasonal water quality in Phewa Lake, Nepal, by integrating geochemical indices and statistical techniques: A sustainable approach. Water, 17(2), 238.
2. Thakur, T. K., Patel, D. K., Thakur, A., & Arora, N. K. (2025). Evaluation of land degradation vulnerability in coal mined areas of Madhya Pradesh, India using geospatial and AHP modeling: a 40-year assessment and eco-restoration of degraded landscape. Environmental Sustainability, 8(1), 85-101.
3. Pandey, M., Mishra, A., Swamy, S. L., Anderson, J. T., & Thakur, T. K. (2025). Machine learning‑based monitoring of land cover and reclamation plantations on coal-mined landscape using Sentinel‑2 data. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators 25: 100585
4. Thakur, T. K., Patel, D. K., Saini, S., Thakur, A., Swamy, S. L., Bakshi, S., Kumar, A., Husain, F. M., & Kumar, R. (2025). A geospatial analysis of coal mine overburden reclamation: Land use, carbon stock, biomass, and soil genesis in chronosequence plantations. Journal of Geochemical Exploration 271: 107674
5. Thakur, T. K., Patel, D. K., Thakur, A., & Arora, N. K. (2025). Evaluation of land degradation vulnerability in coal‑mined areas of Madhya Pradesh, India using geospatial and AHP modeling: A 40‑year assessment and eco‑restoration of degraded landscape. Environmental Sustainability 8: 85-101
6. Pant, R. R., Varol, M., Phuyal, S., Bhattarai, S., Awasthi, M. P., Thakur, T. K., Bohara, R., Basnet, N., Sitaula, S., & El Afandi, G. (2025). How sand mining is shaping the Trishuli River in the Himalayas of South Asia. Earth Systems and Environment  https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-025-00569-3
7. Swamy, S. L., Mishra, A., Mukherjee, P., Sahoo, G. R., & Thakur, T. K. (2025). Modeling land‑degradation vulnerability in coal‑mined environs through geospatial and AHP techniques: Potential strategies for eco‑restoration. Environmental Science and Pollution Research https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-35721-5
8. Kumar, Y., Thakur, A., Patel, D.K., Kumar, R., Kumar, M. and Thakur, T.K., 2025. Evaluation of water footprint under Dalbergia sissoo + Emblica offcinalis–based agroforestry model. In Water Footprints (pp. 145-165). Elsevier.
9. Kumar, A., Lin, J., Hui, D. and Thakur, T.K., 2025. Structures, challenges, and future perspectives of water footprint in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. In Water Footprints (pp. 263-270). Elsevier.
10. Tarun K. Thakur. 2025.Water Footprints: Achieving Sustainable Development Goals.
11. Pradhan, A., Sao, A., Thakur, T.K., Anderson, J.T., Chandel, G., Kumar, A., Paramesh, V., Jinger, D. and Kumar, R., 2025. Wetlands as Climate-Sensitive Hotspots: evaluating greenhouse gas emissions in southern Chhattisgarh. Water, 17(10), 1553.
12. Saini, S., Thakur, T.K., Balaswamy, S., Kumar, A., Pant, R.R., Kumar, R. and Hatshan, M.R., 2025. Assessing ecological sustainability of the Narmada River using the macrophyte river index. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 139, p.103931.
13. Asthana P, Rai MK, Jaiswal U (2025) 6-Benzylaminopurine mediated indirect organogenesis in Sapindus trifoliatus L. through internodal segments. Vegetos 38: 397 – 407, ISSN: 2229-4473
14. Rathour R, Yadav S, Singh A, Kaushik S, Rai MK (2025) Meta-Topolin-Mediated Plant Regeneration in Giant Granadilla (Passiflora quadrangularis L.): An Underutilized Fruit Crop. Applied Fruit Science (Erwerbs-Obstbau) 67: 50, ISSN: 2948-2631
15. Yadav S, Singh A, Madan Mohan, Das SN, Rai MK (2025) In vitro propagation, phytochemical analysis and assessment of antioxidative potential of micropropagated plants of Tecomaria capensis (Thunb.) Spach. South African Journal of Botany 185: 16-23, ISSN: 1727-9321
16. Patel AK, Sharma I, Choudhary M, Shekhawat NS, Rai MK (2025) Exploring Plant Tissue Culture for In Vitro Conservation of Trees: Recent Progress. In: Kalia, R.K., Pathak, R. (eds) Tree Biology and Biotechnology. Springer, Singapore. pp 1-15, ISBN: 978-981-96-0001-4
17. Saraogi S, Shweta S, Rai MK, Kaushik S (2025) Traditional Agricultural Knowledge for Sustainable Production. In: Sharma, N.K., Rai, P.K., Rai, D.C. (eds) Indian Agriculture: Challenges, Priorities and Solutions. Springer, Singapore. pp. 319–336. Print ISBN: 978-981-96-5272-3
18. Shekhawat NS, Singh R, Shekhawat S, Patel AK, Kataria V, Choudhary SK, Ram K, Rai MK, Harish (2025) Phytodiversity of Thar Desert: Traditional Knowledge, Sustainable Utilisation and Conservation. In: M.S. Rathore, Tej Partap and Laxman Singh Rathore (eds.) Desert Ecosystems: Rescripting Development Paradigms. Capital Publishing Company, New Delhi, India. Co-published by Springer, International Publishing, Cham, Switzerland. pp. 87-105. ISBN: 978-93-81891-90-2
19. Ahirvar BP, Das P, Kumar R, Panday DP, Das N, Srivastva PK, Kumar M. Weathering in the subsurface environment of the Gondwana deposits intensified by the cumulative impacts of mining and agriculture practices. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. 2025 May 30:104630.
20. Sabui, P., Soni, S., Yadav, A. and Das, P., 2025. Water Quality Assessment of Lakes in Mountain Region with Spatial Reference to Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh, India. Water Resources Management in Mountain Regions, pp.99-112.

Year 2024

1. Thakur, T. K., Swamy, S. L., Dutta, J., Thakur, A., Mishra, A., Sarangi, P. K., ... & Kumar, R. (2024). Assessment of land use dynamics and vulnerability to land degradation in coal-mined landscapes of central India: implications for ecorestoration strategies. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 12, 1419041.
2. Thakur, T. K., Swamy, S. L., Dutta, J., Thakur, A., Mishra, A., Sarangi, P. K., ... & Kumar, R. (2024). Assessment of land use dynamics and vulnerability to land degradation in coal-mined landscapes of central India: implications for ecorestoration strategies. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 12, 1419041.
3. Mukherjee, P., Dutta, J., Roy, M., Thakur, T. K., & Mitra, A. (2024). Plant growth-promoting rhizobacterial secondary metabolites in augmenting heavy metal loid) phytoremediation: An integrated green in situ ecorestorative technology. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 31, 55851–55894
4. Thakur, T. K., Swamy, S. L., Thakur, A., Mishra, A., Bakshi, S., Kumar, A., Altaf, M. M., & Kumar, R. (2024). Land cover changes and carbon dynamics in Central India’s dry tropical forests: A 25‑year assessment and nature‑based eco‑restoration approaches. Journal of Environmental Management 351, 119809
5. Yadav, N., Saini, O., Debnath, N., Singh, S., Thakur, T. K., Rajendra, K., Meena, R., Thakur, I. S., & Srivastava, S. (2024). Optimizing enhanced heavy metal detoxification by novel hybrid fungal hyphae‑nano‑biocomposite functionalized with graphene oxide: Unravelling process parameters & adsorption modelling. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 188, 917-928
6. Sarangi, P. K., Srivastava, R. K., Vivekanand, V., Goksen, G., Sahoo, U. K., Thakur, T. K., Debeaufort, F., Uysal‑Unalan, I., & Pugazhendhi, A. (2024). Recovery of green phenolic compounds from lignin‑based sources: Role of ferulic acid esterase towards waste valorization and bioeconomic perspectives. Environmental Research 256, 119218
7. Thakur, T. K., Swamy, S. L., Dutta, J., Thakur, A., Mishra, A., Sarangi, P. K., Kumar, A., Almutairi, B. O., & Kumar, R. (2024). Assessment of land use dynamics and vulnerability to land degradation in coal‑mined landscapes of Central India: Implications for ecorestoration strategies. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 12, 1419041.
8. Patel, D. K., Karuppannan, S., Sao, A., & Thakur, T. K. (2024). Prioritization of sub‑watersheds based on quantitative morphometric analysis of the Narmada River, India, using SRTM‑DEM and GIS techniques. Biodiversity International Journal 7(1):22‒33
9. Patel, D. K., Thakur, T. K., Saini, S., Patel, A., Bhatt, S. C., Kumar, A., Kumar, R., & Husain, F. M. (2024). Morphometric indices assessment: Implications for active tectonics in the upper Narmada basin, central India. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C 136, 103746
10. Patel, D. K., Thakur, T. K., Thakur, A., Karuppannan, S., Swamy, S. L., & Pant, R. R. (2024). Groundwater potential zone mapping using AHP and geospatial techniques in the upper Narmada basin, central India. Discover Sustainability 5, 355
11. Patel, D. K., J. Lal, and T. K. Thakur (2024). A spatio‑temporal analysis of land use land cover changes of dry tropical forest ecosystem of Chhattisgarh, India. Biodiversity International Journal 7(2):63-69
12. Mukherjee, P., Dutta, J., Roy, M., Thakur, T. K., & Mitra, A. (2024). Plant growth‑promoting rhizobacterial secondary metabolites… Environmental Science and Pollution Research 31, 55851-55894
13. Patel, D. K., Thakur, T. K., Thakur, A., Pandey, A., Kumar, A., Kumar, R., & Husain, F. M. (2024). Quantifying land degradation in upper catchment of Narmada River in central India: Evaluation study utilizing Landsat imagery. Water 16: 2440
14. Yadav, N., Saini, O., Debnath, N., Singh, S., Thakur, T. K., Rajendra, K., Meena, R., Thakur, I. S., & Srivastava, S. (2024). Optimizing enhanced heavy metal detoxification… Process Safety and Environmental Protection 188, 917-928
15. Thakur, T. K., Swamy, S. L., Dutta, J., Thakur, A., Mishra, A., Sarangi, P. K., Kumar, A., Almutairi, B. O., & Kumar, R. (2024). Assessment of land use dynamics… Frontiers in Environmental Science 12, 1419041
16. Sarangi, P. K., Srivastava, R. K., Vivekanand, V., Goksen, G., Sahoo, U. K., Thakur, T. K., Debeaufort, F., Uysal‑Unalan, I., & Pugazhendhi, A. (2024). Recovery of green phenolic compounds… Environmental Research 256, 119218
17. Thakur, T. K., Swamy, S. L., Thakur, A., Mishra, A., Bakshi, S., Kumar, A., Altaf, M. M., & Kumar, R. (2024). Land cover changes and carbon dynamic. Journal of Environmental Management 351, 119809
18. Gupta, A. P., Dutta, J., Kerketta, A., Pandey, P., & Thakur, T. K. (2024). Global risks of microplastics to ecosystem and human health: An emerging environmental disaster. In Microplastics: Environmental Pollution and Degradation Process (pp.). Springer.
19. Singh, L.J., & Thakur, T. K. (2024). Vegetation composition of Achanakmaar Amarkantak biosphere reserve and its ecosystem services. In: Biodiversity and Bioeconomy: Status Quo, Challenges, and Opportunities pp. 243-262. Elsevier.
20. Baghel B.S., Verma M., Chaudhry S (2024) Ethnomedicinal plants used as antiglycemic by tribes around Achanakmar Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India. Asian Journal of Ethnobiology, 7(2): 115-122. Doi 10.13057/asianjethnobiol/y070204
21. Shyam P, Mansoori A, Raikwar A, Kaushik S, Shweta S, Kumar A, et al. Assessing the infestation-induced response on the plant host by the Indian lac insect. Plant Sci. Today 2024 11(2)
22. Shweta, S., Dwivedi, A., Subramaniam, B., Kaushik, S. and Sahu, N., 2024. Herbaria: a valuable resource of the time treasured historic plant specimens with boundless research potential for environmental sustainability. Environment, Development and Sustainability, pp.1-41.
23. Asthana P, Rai MK, Jaiswal U (2024) Factors Affecting the Micropropagation of Sapindus trifoliatus from Nodal Explants of Mature Tree. Current Biotechnology 13: 58-67, ISSN: 2211-5501
24. Singh M, Asthana P, Rai MK, Jaiswal U (2024) Somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration from suspension cultures of Sapindus trifoliatus. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture 157: 36, ISSN: 1573-5044
25. Rai MK, Rathour R, Yadav S, Singh A, Kaushik S (2024) Somaclonal variation in fruit crop improvement. In: Somaclonal Variation: Basic and Practical Aspects. Sánchez-Romero C (ed.) Springer, pp - 99-121, ISBN: 978-3-031-51625-2
26. Das, P. and Bora, A., 2024. An overview on biological richness of estuaries and coasts in Indian subcontinent. River Basin Ecohydrology in the Indian Sub-Continent, pp.23-32.

Year 2023 

1. Kumar, A., Mishra, S., Bakshi, S., Upadhyay, P., & Thakur, T. K. (2023). Response of eutrophication and water quality drivers on greenhouse gas emissions in lakes of China: A critical analysis. Ecohydrology  16:e2483
2. Kumar, A., Mishra, S., Pandey, R., Yu, Z. G., Kumar, M., Khoo, K. S., Thakur, T. K., & Show, P. L. (2023). Microplastics in terrestrial ecosystems: Un‑ignorable impacts on soil characteristics, nutrient storage, and cycling. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry 158, 116869
3. Pandey, B., Pathak, J., Singh, P., Kumar, R., Kumar, A., Kaushik, S., & Thakur, T. K. (2023). Microplastics in the ecosystem: An overview on detection, removal, toxicity assessment, and controlled release. Water, 15(1), 51.
4. Kumar, A., Thakur, T. K., & Yu, Z. G. (2023). Wetland ecosystems as important greenhouse hotspots. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 11, 1127269.
5. Pathak, J., Pandey, B., Singh, P., Kumar, R., Kaushik, S., Sahu, I. P., Thakur, T. K., & Kumar, A. (2023). Exploring the paradigm of Phyto-nanofabricated metal oxide nanoparticles: Recent advancements, applications, and challenges. Molecular Biotechnology https://doi.org/10.1007/s12033-023-00799-8
6. Kumar, A., Yu, Z.‑G., & Thakur, T. K. (2023). Microplastic pollutants in terrestrial and aquatic environments. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 30, 107296–107299
7. Swamy, S. L., Darro, H., Mishra, A., Lal, Rattan, Kumar, A., & Thakur, T. K. (2023). Carbon stock dynamics in a disturbed tropical forest ecosystem of Central India: Strategies for achieving carbon neutrality. Ecological Indicators 154, 110775
8. Thakur, T. K., Barya, M. P., Dutta, J., Mukherjee, P., Thakur, A., Swamy, S. L., & Anderson, J. T. (2023). Integrated phytobial remediation of dissolved pollutants from domestic wastewater through constructed wetlands: An interactive macrophyte‑microbe‑based green and low‑cost decontamination technology with prospective resource recovery. Water, 15(22), 3877.
9. Srivastava, R. K., Sarangi, P. K., Sahoo, U. K., Thakur, T. K., Singh, H. B., & Subudhi, S. (2023). Biocatalysts for biomethanol production: Advancements and future prospects. Applied Chemical Engineering 10.24294/ace.v7i1.2646
10. Pandey, P., Gupta, A.P., Dutta, J. and Thakur, T.K., 2023. Role of artificial intelligence in water conservation with special reference to India. In Emerging technologies for water supply, conservation and management (pp. 65-81). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
11. Ahirvar BP, Yadav SK and Chaudhry S (2023) Annual avifaunal population dynamics in two wetland of Achanakmar-Amarkantak biosphere reserve. Indian Forester 149(10): 1038-1047. Doi: 10.36808/if/2023/v149i10/167789
12. Tamang R, Jins VJ, Dewan S, Chaudhry S, Rawat S and Acharya BK (2023) Ecological niche modelling of two water-dependent birds informs the conservation needs of riverine ecosystems outside protected area network in the Eastern Himalaya, India. PLoS One 18(11): 1- doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.029405
13. Rai MK (2023) Start codon targeted (SCoT) polymorphism marker in plant genome analysis: current status and prospects. Planta 257: 34, ISSN: 1432-2048
14. Asthana P, Rai MK, Jaiswal U (2023) In vitro selection, regeneration and characterization of NaCl-tolerant plants of Sapindus trifoliatus: an important multipurpose tree. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture 154: 227–238, ISSN: 1573-5044
15. Rathour R, Yadav S, Singh A, Kaushik S, Rai MK (2023) A liquid culture system for plantlet conversion and slow growth storage of encapsulated shoot tips of Justicia adhatoda L. Industrial Crops and Products 205: 117534, ISSN: 0926-6690
16. Sharma U, Rai MK, Shekhawat NS, Kataria V (2023) Genetic diversity in Tamarix aphylla (L.) H. Karst. using CAAT box-derived polymorphism (CBDP) and start codon targeted (SCoT) polymorphism markers. Ecological Genetics and Genomics 29: 100200, ISSN: 2405-9854
17. Shweta S, Subramaniam B, Rai MK, Danda S, Kurmi A, Kaushik S (2023) Traditional Agriculture: A Sustainable Approach Toward Attaining Food Security. In: Crop Sustainability and Intellectual Property Rights. Mukherjee S, Mukherjee P, Aftab T (eds.), Apple Academic Press. pp 23-76, eBook ISBN 978-100-33-8302-4
18. Ahirvar, B.P., Das, P., Srivastava, V. and Kumar, M., 2023. Perspectives of heavy metal pollution indices for soil, sediment, and water pollution evaluation: An insight. Total Environment Research Themes, 6, p.100039.
19. Ahirvar, B.P., Kumar, R. and Das, P., 2023. Hydrogeo-chemical characteristics of groundwater and seasonal variation in coal mining area, Madhya Pradesh, India.
20. मंजुला वर्मा, भगवनता सिंह बघेल, चिंतामणि टानडीया, एवं शिवाजी चौधरी (2023) वनाश्रित जनजातीय जीवन में महिलाओं की भूमिका. मेकल मीमांसा. 15(2): 159-170.

Year 2022

1. Mansoori, A., Dwivedi, A., Sharma, K., Dubey, S. K., Thakur, T. K., & Kumar, A. (2022). Identification of potential inhibitors from Urginea indica metabolites against Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae and Magnaporthe oryzae receptors. Frontiers in Agronomy, 4, 922306.
2. Dutta, J., Zaman, S., Thakur, T. K., Kaushik, S., Mitra, A., Singh, P., ... & Datta, R. (2022). Assessment of the bioaccumulation pattern of Pb, Cd, Cr and Hg in edible fishes of East kolkata Wetlands, India. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 29(2), 758-766.
3. Barya, M. P., Kumar, A., & Thakur, T. K. (2022). Utilization of constructed wetland for the removal of heavy metal through fly ash bricks manufactured using harvested plant biomass. Ecohydrology, 15(4), e2424.
4. Rawat, S., Khanduri, V. P., Singh, B., Riyal, M. K., Thakur, T. K., Kumar, M., & Cabral-Pinto, M. M. (2022). Variation in carbon stock and soil properties in different Quercus leucotrichophora forests of Garhwal Himalaya. Catena, 213, 106210.
5. Tariyal, N., Bijalwan, A., Chaudhary, S., Singh, B., Dhanai, C. S., Tewari, S., Kumar, M., Kumar, S., Cabral Pinto, M. M. S., & Thakur, T. K. (2022). Crop production and carbon sequestration potential of Grewia oppositifolia‑based traditional agroforestry systems in Indian Himalayan Region. Land, 11(6), 839.
6. Thakur, T. K., Eripogu, K. K., Thakur, A., Kumar, A., Bakshi, S., Swamy, S. L., Bijalwan, A., & Kumar, M. (2022). Disentangling forest dynamics for litter biomass production in a biosphere reserve in Central India. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10, Article 940614.
7. Kumar, Y., Thakur, A., & Thakur, T. K. (2022). Performance of wheat crop under different tree‑crop combinations of a land‑use system. Ecology, Environment and Conservation, 28(4), EEC‑40.
8. Kumar, Y., Thakur, A., Bakshi, S. and Thakur, T.K., 2022. Soil Organic Carbon and Total Nitrogen Stocks Under Different Land Uses in Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve, India. In Agro-biodiversity and Agri-ecosystem Management (pp. 131-147). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
9. Lal, J., Thakur, T. K., Toppo, S., Tirkey, J., & Singh, L. (2022). Structure, composition and diversity of tree vegetation of the buffer zone of Achanakmaar Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve in Central India. RASSA Journal of Science for Society, 4(2–3), 005. 
10. चिंतामणि टानडीया, मंजुला वर्मा, भगवनता सिंह बघेल, नवीन कुमार शर्मा एवं शिवाजी चौधरी (2022) नागरिक विज्ञानं एवं जैव विविधता संरक्षण में इसकी भूमिका: एक समीक्षा, International Journal of Hindi Research. 8(6): 20-24
11. Gupta, D., Kaushik, S., Shukla, R. and Mishra, V.K., 2022. Mechanisms controlling major ion chemistry and its suitability for irrigation of Narmada River, India. Water Supply, 22(3), pp.3224-3241.
12. Kurmi A, Kaushik S, Pandey SK, Nagre S, Shweta S, Thomas M. Traditional knowledge-based agricultural practices in Tribal dominated District Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh. Plant Sci. Today. 2022, 9(sp3):52-56.
13. Pandey, B., Pathak, J., Singh, P., Kumar, R., Kumar, A., Kaushik, S. and Thakur, T.K., 2022. Microplastics in the ecosystem: an overview on detection, removal, toxicity assessment, and control release. Water, 15(1), p.51.
14. Arora K, Rai MK, Sharma AK (2022) Tissue culture mediated biotechnological interventions in medicinal trees: recent progress. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture 150: 267-287, ISSN: 1573-5044
15. Rai MK (2022) Plant tissue culture targeting germplasm conservation. In: Advances in plant tissue culture: Current developments and future trends. Rai AC, Modi A, Kumar A, Singh M (eds.), Elsevier, U.K., pp 205-221, ISBN: 978-032-39-0795-8

Year 2021

1. Sahoo, G. R., Swamy, S. L., Mishra, A., & Thakur, T. K. (2021). Effect of seed source, light, and nitrogen levels on biomass and nutrient allocation pattern in seedlings of Pongamia pinnata. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28(12), 15005-15020.
2. Mishra, A., Swamy, S. L., Thakur, T. K., Bhat, R., Bijalwan, A., & Kumar, A. (2021). Use of wild edible plants: Can they meet the dietary and nutritional needs of indigenous communities in Central India. Foods, 10(7), 1453.
3. Kumar, S., Bijalwan, A., Singh, B., Rawat, D., Yewale, A. G., Riyal, M. K., & Thakur, T. K. (2021). Comparison of carbon sequestration potential of Quercus leucotrichophora–based agroforestry systems and natural Forest in central Himalaya, India. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 232(9), 350.
4. Thakur, T. K., Patel, D. K., Thakur, A., Kumar, A., Bijalwan, A., Bhat, J. A., ... & Kumar, A. (2021). Biomass production assessment in a protected area of dry tropical forest ecosystem of India: A field to satellite observation approach. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 9, 757976.
5. Singh, N., Mansoori, A., Jiwani, G., Solanke, A. U., Thakur, T. K., Kumar, R., ... & Kumar, A. (2021). Antioxidant and antimicrobial study of Schefflera vinosa leaves crude extracts against rice pathogens. Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 14(7), 103243.
6. Bhaisare, L.Y., Paraste, S., Kaushik, S., Chaudhary, D.D., Al-Misned, F., Mahboob, S., Al-Ghanim, K. and Ansari, M.J., 2021. Reproductive success in Zygogramma bicolorata: A role of post-insemination association of male and female. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 28(3), pp.1539-1543.
7. Bijalwan, A., Bahuguna, K., Vasishth, A., Singh, A., Chaudhary, S., Dongariyal, A., Thakur, T.K., Kaushik, S., Ansari, M.J., Alfarraj, S. and Alharbi, S.A., 2021. Growth performance of Ganoderma lucidum using billet method in Garhwal Himalaya, India. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 28(5), pp.2709-2717.
8. Thakur, T.K., Patel, D.K., Dutta, J., Kumar, A., Kaushik, S., Bijalwan, A., Fnais, M.S., Abdelrahman, K. and Ansari, M.J., 2021. Assessment of decadal land use dynamics of upper catchment area of Narmada River, the lifeline of Central India. Journal of King Saud University-Science, 33(2), p.101322.
9. Shekhawat JK, Rai MK, Shekhawat NS, Kataria V (2021) Synergism of m-topolin with auxin and cytokinin enhanced micropropagation of Maytenus emarginata. In Vitro Cellular Developmental Biology – Plant 57:418-426, ISSN: 1054-5476
10. Rai MK, Shekhawat JK, Kataria V, Phulwaria M, Shekhawat NS (2021) Genomic and biotechnological interventions in Prosopis cineraria: current status, challenges and opportunities. Tree Structure and Function 35:1109–1121, ISSN: 1432-2285
11. Saxena P, Saharan V, Baroliya PK, Gour VS, Rai MK, Harish (2021) Mechanism of nanotoxicity in Chlorella vulgaris exposed to zinc and iron oxide. Toxicology Reports 8:724-731, ISSN: 2214-7500
12. Rai MK, R Rathour (2021) पादप संरक्षण में ऊतक संवर्धन तकनीक की भूमिका. मैकल मीमांसा 13 (1), 143-156, ISSN- 0974-0118
13. Rai MK, Rathour R, Kaushik S (2021) Recent advances in transcriptomics: an assessment of current progress in fruit plants. In: Omics technologies for sustainable agriculture and global food security (Vol. II), Kumar A, Kumar R, Shukla P, Patel HK (eds), Springer Nature Singapore, pp. 95-122. ISBN 978-981-16-2956-3
14. Rai MK, Rathour R, Behera S, Kaushik S, Naik SK (2021) Encapsulation technology: an assessment of its role in in vitro conservation of medicinal and threatened plant species. In: Agricultural biotechnology: latest research and trends, Srivastava DK, Thakur AK, Kumar P (eds.), Springer Nature Singapore, pp 103-128, eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-2339-4, Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-2338-7
15. Rai MK (2021) Somaclonal variation in improvement of agricultural crops: recent progress. In: Agricultural biotechnology: latest research and trends, Srivastava DK, Thakur AK, Kumar P (eds.), Springer Nature Singapore, pp 129-146, eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-2339-4, Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-2338-7 
16. Shukla, R., Gupta, D., Singh, G., & Mishra, V. K. (2021). Performance of horizontal flow constructed wetland for secondary treatment of domestic wastewater in a remote tribal area of Central India. Sustainable Environment Research, 31(1), 1.
17. Mishra, V. K., Shukla, P. N., Singh, G., Gupta, D., & Durge, G. B. (2021). Ethnomedicinal applications of forest plants for the treatment of common ailments by Gond and Madia tribes of Maharashtra, India. Environmental Sustainability, 4(1), 123-142

Year 2020

1. Barya, M. P., Gupta, D., Thakur, T. K., Shukla, R., Singh, G., & Mishra, V. K. (2020). Phytoremediation performance of Acorus calamus and Canna indica for the treatment of primary treated domestic sewage through vertical subsurface flow constructed wetlands: a field-scale study. Water Practice & Technology, 15(2), 528-539.
2. Thakur, T. K., Patel, D. K., Bijalwan, A., Dobriyal, M. J., Kumar, A., Thakur, A., & Bhat, J. A. (2020). Land use land cover change detection through geospatial analysis in an Indian Biosphere Reserve. Trees, Forests and People, 2, 100018.
3. Darro, H., Swamy, S. L., Thakur, T. K., & Mishra, A. (2020). Floristic composition, structure, diversity and conservation strategies for rehabilitation of dry tropical forests in buffer zone of Achanakmark Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve (AABR), India. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 9: 650-663
4. Mitra, A., Dutta, J., Mitra, A., & Thakur, T. (2020). Amphan super cyclone: A death knell for Indian Sundarbans. Journal of Applied Forest Ecology 8: 41-48
5. Thakur, M. P., Dawson, J., & Thakur, T. (2020). Effect of phosphorus, zinc and iron levels on growth and yield of kharif maize (Zea mays L.). International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 9: 2312-2323
6. Bijalwan, A., Bahuguna, K., Vasishth, A., Singh, A., Chaudhary, S., Tyagi, A., Thakur, M. P., Thakur, T. K., Dobriyal, M. J. R., & et al. (2020). Insights of medicinal mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum): Prospects and potential in India. Biodiversity International Journal 4: 202-209
7. Bijalwan, A., Thakur, T. K., & Dobriyal, M. (2020). COVID‑19 lockdown impacts rhododendron flower collection in Uttarakhand. Wildlife & Biodiversity, Down to Earth
8. Bijalwan, A., Dobriyal, M., & Thakur, T. K. (2020). Silviculture and agroforestry: Why merger in the era of super specialization. Biodiversity International Journal 4(3):127-128
9. Dutta, J., Thakur, T. K., Zaman, S., & Mitra, A. (2020). Regulatory effects of salinity on the mangrove biomass: A brief commentary from Indian Sundarbans. eJournal of Applied Forest Ecology 8: 20-27
10. Chaudhry S (2020) Botia histrionica (amended version of 2010 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Volume: e.T166538A176090206. ISSN :2307-8235. Pp 1-7. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T166538A176090206.en
11. Chaudhry S (2020) Botia almorhae. (amended version of 2010 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Volume: e.T168483A176089906. ISSN :2307-8235. Pp 1-7. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T168483A176089906.en
12. Chaudhry S (2020) Acantopsis multistigmatus (amended version of 2010 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Volume: e. T168292A175758483.ISSN :2307-8235. Pp 1-8. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T168292A175758483.en
13. Chaudhry S and Barbhuiya AH (2020). Neolissochilus hexastichus (amended version of 2010 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Volume: e.T166454A176660612. ISSN :2307- 8235. Pp 1-6. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T166454A176660612.en
14. Chaudhry S (2020) Securicula gora. (amended version of 2010 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Volume: e.T166512A177152063. ISSN :2307-8235. Pp 1-6. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T166512A177152063.en
15. Kaushik, S., Vashishtha, A., Shweta, S. et al. (2020) Essential amino acid profiling of the four lac hosts belonging to genus Flemingia: its implications on lac productivity. Physiol Mol Biol Plants 26, 1867–1874
16. Ahirvar B.P., Chaudhry S. (2020) Ethno-botanical value of plants of Achanakmar- Amarkantak biosphere reserve. In: Anthology on COVID-19 pandemic and rural tribal India. Ed-Raghvendra Mishra. Bharti Prakashan Varanasi, Pp- 227-246. ISBN: 9789388019897
17. Choudhary D, Rai MK, Shekhawat NS, Kataria V (2020) In vitro propagation of Farsetia macrantha Blatt. & Hallb.: an endemic and threatened plant of Indian Thar Desert. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture 142:519–526, ISSN: 1573-5044
18. Rai MK, Jaiswal U (2020) Guava (Psidium guajava L.). Biotechnology of Fruit and Nut Crops, 2nd Edition, Richard Litz, Fernando Pliego Alfaro and Jose I. Hormaza (editors), CAB International. pp. 330-342. ISBN – 978-178-06-4827-9 (hardback), 978-178-06-4828-6 (ePDF), DOI: 10.1079/9781780648279.0330;  https://www.cabi.org/cabebooks/ebook/20203113761
19. Ahirvar, B.P., Panday, S. and Das, P., 2020. Water indices: specification, criteria, and applications—a case study. In Resilience, Response, and Risk in Water Systems (pp. 73-102). Springer, Singapore.
20. Gupta, D., Shukla, R., Barya, M. P., Singh, G., & Mishra, V. K. (2020). Appraisal of river water quality based on field observations: A Case study on Narmada river. Indian Journal of Ecology, 47(4), 897-901.
21. Gupta, D., Shukla, R., Barya, M. P., Singh, G., & Mishra, V. K. (2020). Water quality assessment of Narmada River along the different topographical regions of the central India. Water Science, 34(1), 202-212.
22. Barya M.P, Gupta D, Shukla R, Thakur T.K, Mishra V.K. (2020). Phytoremediation of heavy metals from mixed domestic sewage through vertical- flow constructed wetland planted with Canna indica and Acorus calamus Curr. World Environ 15(3)

Year 2019

1. Thakur, T.K., Swamy, S.L., Bijalwan, A. and Dobriyal, M.J., 2019. Assessment of biomass and net primary productivity of a dry tropical forest using geospatial technology. Journal of forestry research, 30(1), pp.157-170.
2. Bijalwan, A., Verma, P., Dobriyal, M. J., Patil, A. K., Thakur, T. K., & Sharma, C. M. (2019). Trends and insights of agroforestry practices in Madhya Pradesh, India. Current Science, 117(4), 597-605.
3. Thakur, T. K., Padwar, G. K., Patel, D. K., & Bijalwan, A. (2019). Monitoring land use, species composition and diversity of moist tropical environment in Achanakmaar Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve, India using satellite data. Biodiversity International Journal 3: 162-172
4. Chaudhry S, Goonatilake AD, Fernando M and Kotagama O (2019). Channa striata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Volume: e.T166563A60591113. ISSN :2307-8235. Pp 1-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T166563A60591113.en
5. Swami A., Paraste J., Maravi S. and Chaudhry S. (2019) Human wildlife conflicting species and its impact on rural people of Central India. Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research 6(12): 91-100.
6. Chaudhry S., Sharma N.K. and Singh N. (2019) A field guide to flowering plants of the Mekal hills, Central India. Scientific Publishers Jodhpur. ISBN 978938881204
7. Sharma, S., Kaushik, S. & Raina, S.N. 2019. Estimation of nuclear DNA content and its variation among Indian Tea accessions by flow cytometry. Physiol Mol Biol Plants 25, 339–346
8. Kaushik, S., Sharma, K.K., Ramani, R. et al. 2019. Detection of Wolbachia Phage (WO) in Indian Lac Insect [Kerria lacca (Kerr.)] and Its Implications. Indian J Microbiol 59, 237–240
9.  Sharma U, Rai MK, Shekhawat NS, Kataria V (2019) Genetic homogeneity revealed in micropropagated Bauhinia racemosa Lam. using gene targeted markers CBDP and SCoT. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants 25: 581–588, ISSN: 0974-0430
10. Ahirvar, B.P., Chaudhry, S., Kumar, M. and Das, P., 2019. Climate change impact on forest and agrobiodiversity: a special reference to Amarkantak area, Madhya Pradesh. In Contemporary Environmental Issues and Challenges in Era of Climate Change (pp. 65-76). Singapore: Springer Singapore.
11. Das, P. and Kumar, M., 2019. Assessment of water quality using multivariate analysis—a case study on the Brahmaputra River, Assam, India. In Emerging Issues in the Water Environment during Anthropocene: A South East Asian Perspective (pp. 179-194). Singapore: Springer Singapore.
12. Das, P. and Kumar, M., 2019. Climate change and sustainable management of the rivers system with special reference to the Brahmaputra river. In Water conservation, recycling and reuse: issues and challenges (pp. 95-106). Singapore: Springer Singapore.

Year 2018 

1. Thakur, T.K., 2018. Diversity, composition and structure of understorey vegetation in the tropical forest of Achanakmaar Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve, India. Environmental Sustainability, 1(3), pp.279-293.
2.  Shasmita, Rai MK, Naik SK (2018) Exploring plant tissue culture in Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal: in vitro propagation and secondary metabolite production. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology 38: 836-850, ISSN · 0738-8551
3. Shekhawat JK, Rai MK, Shekhawat NS, Kataria V (2018) Start codon targeted (SCoT) polymorphism for evaluation of genetic diversity of wild population of Maytenus emarginata. Industrial Crops and Products 122:202–208, ISSN: 0926-6690
4. Shekhawat JK, Rai MK, Shekhawat NS, Kataria V (2018) Exploring genetic variability in Prosopis cineraria using two gene targeted CAAT box-derived polymorphism (CBDP) and start codon targeted (ScoT) polymorphism markers. Molecular Biology Reports 45:2359–2367, ISSN: 1573-4978
5.  Borah, R., Taki, K., Gogoi, A., Das, P. and Kumar, M., 2018. Contemporary distribution and impending mobility of arsenic, copper and zinc in a tropical (Brahmaputra) river bed sediments, Assam, India. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 161, pp.769-776.
6.  Mishra, V. K., Otter, P., Shukla, R., Goldmaier, A., Alvarez, J. A., Khalil, N., Cristina Avila; Carlos Arias; Iztok Ameršek (2018). Application of horizontal flow constructed wetland and solar driven disinfection technologies for wastewater treatment in India. Water Practice & Technology, 13(3), 469-480.
7. Mishra, V. K., & Shukla, R. (2018). Metal uptake potential of four methylotrophic bacterial strains from coal mine spoil, exploring a new possible agent for bioremediation. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 11, 174-186.
8. Mishra, V. K., Shukla, R., & Shukla, P. N. (2018). Inhibition of soil methane oxidation by fertilizer application: an intriguing but persistent paradigm. EPP, 3(2), 57-69.

Year 2017 

1. Kumar, Y. and Thakur, T.K., 2017. Agroforestry: Viable and futuristic option for food security and sustainability in India. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 6(7), pp.210-222.
2. Bakshi, S., Thakur, T. and Khanna, R., 2017. Performance analysis of a novel hybrid optimization technique for sizing and placement of dg units. Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research, 76(4), pp.203-207.
3. Verma, P., Bijalwan, A., Dobriyal, M.J., Swamy, S.L. and Thakur, T.K., 2017. A paradigm shift in agroforestry practices in Uttar Pradesh. Current Science, pp.509-516.
4. Kumar, Y., Thakur, T.K., Sahu, M.L. and Thakur, A., 2017. A multifunctional wonder tree: Moringa oleifera Lam open new dimensions in field of agroforestry in India. International journal of current microbiology and applied sciences, 6(8), pp.229-235.
5. Kumar, Y., Thakur, T.K. and Thakur, A., 2017. Socio-cultural paradigm of agroforestry in India. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 6(6), pp.1371-1377.
6.  Rai MK, Shekhawat JK, Kataria V, Shekhawat NS (2017) Cross species transferability and characterization of microsatellite markers in Prosopis cineraria, a multipurpose tree species of Indian Thar Desert. Arid Land Research and Management 31: 462-471, ISSN: 1532-4990
7. Rai MK, Shekhawat JK, Kataria V, Shekhawat NS (2017) De novo assembly of leaf transcriptome, functional annotation and genomic resources development in Prosopis cineraria, a multipurpose tree of Indian Thar Desert. Plant Gene 12: 88-97, ISSN: 2352-4073
8.  Álvarez, J. A., Ávila, C., Otter, P., Kilian, R., Istenič, D., Rolletschek, M., Mishra, V.K., & Arias, C. A. (2017). Constructed wetlands and solar-driven disinfection technologies for sustainable wastewater treatment and reclamation in rural India: SWINGS project. Water Science and Technology 76(6), 1474-1489

Projects sanctioned in the Department of Environmental Science  

Consultancy project

1. Dr. Shivaji Chaudhry: Ecology and Biodiversity Analysis of study area (Project site and 10km radius) for Expansion by Addition of 2X800 MW Coal Based Ultra Super Critical Thermal Power Plant of MB Power (Madhya Pradesh) Limited. Funded by Hindustan Power. Project Tenure: February-March 2025, Budget: Rs. 2.61 Lakhs
2. Prof. T. Sekar: SRM Biotech Chennai (Research and Development of tissue culture activities on Bamboo), March 2022 - Till Date, Amount generated in INR 30000/- per year

Placement records of some selected students placed in the government and private sectors

Some selected alumni of the Department of Environmental Science

List of students qualifying for NET/GATE/SET examinations

PhD awarded

Currently registered PhD scholars of the Department