Work Experience
Scientist
Research & Development
G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment
and Sustainable Development
21/09/2005-Till Date
Visiting Scientist
Research & Development
MD Anderson Cancer Centre , Houston, USA
April 2005-Sep 2005
JSPS-PDF
Research & Development
Niigata University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences , Niigata , Japan
Nov 2002-Oct 2004
DST- Young Scientist
Research & Development
G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment
and Sustainable Development
April 2002-Oct 2002
JRF/SRF/RA
Research & Development
G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment
and Sustainable Development
Feb 1994-Mar 2002
Awards / Recognition
National
Lead author for Cross Chapter paper on "Mountain" under IPCC working group II - Impacts, adaptation and vulnerability (2019-21)
Lead author for Chapter 5 - "Food, fiber and ecosystem products", IPCC working group II - Impacts, adaptation and vulnerability (2019-21)
Commission Member - IUCN CEM Ecosystem Based Adaptation and Mitigation 2017-2020
Commission Member - IUCN CEM Ecosystem Restoration 2017-2020
Commission Member - IUCN CEM Sustainable Use and Management of Ecosystems 2017-2020
Commission Member - IUCN CEM South Asia 2017-2020
Elected President Environmental Science Section 106th Indian Science Congress (2018 - 19)
Attended International Congress of Nutrition, Argentina (Sponsored by DST - 2017)
Represented an Indian delegation under Kailash Sacred Landscape project for the sustainable management of Yartsa gumba (2015)
Represented in Indian Delegation in World Conservation Congress Jeju, South Korea (2012)
Represented in Indian Delegation in Conference of Parties (CoP 11) of CBD, Hyderabad, India (2012)
Awarded INF/Craft Fellowship, International Congress of Nutrition, Bangkok, Thailand (2009)
Awarded Post-Doctoral Fellow, Clayton Foundation, USA (2005)
Post Doctoral Fellow, Japan Society for Promotion of Science Programme, Tokyo (2002-2004)
Fast Track Young Scientist, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India (2001-2002)
Life member - National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad (adopted in 2014)
Life member - Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata
Life Member - The orchid Society of India, Chandigarh
Life Member - The orchid Society of India, Chandigarh
Life member - Society for Conservation and Resource Development of Medicinal plants, New Delhi