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Seed Money Projects

The amount of seed money provided by the institution to its teachers for research during the year 2023-2024 (INR in lakhs)

Sr NoName of the Project/ Endowments, Chairs Name of the Principal Investigator/ Co-Investigator (if applicable)Department of the Principal Investigator/ Co-InvestigatorFunds provided (INR in lakhs) Month and Year of receiving the grantDuration of the ProjectLink to the revelent documents
1Nanotechnology in agriculture: Leveraging nanoparticles as biopesticides against insect pests.Dr. Saikat Biswas (PI), Assistant ProfessorZoology0.65 LakhNov-232 YearsClick here
2To evaluate phytotoxic effect of essential oils from selected plants against weeds and its possible use as bioherbicide.Dr. A. A. Maheshwari (PI), Assistant ProfessorBotany0.80 LakhNov-232 Years
3Mechanistic study of cooperative catalysis between Lewis acid and Brønsted acid in Pictet-Spingler reaction of tryptophol and aldehydes.Dr. Prashant G. Borkar (PI), Assistant ProfessorChemistry0.75 LakhNov-232 Years
4Isolation of local strains of Beauveria bassiana to understand its molecular diversity and to test their bio-efficacy against various crop herbivorous insects.Dr. Satishkumar Maurya (PI), Assistant Professor (Contract) and Dr. D. D. Naik (Co-PI), Assistant ProfessorBotany1 LakhNov-232 Years
5Investigating the Feasibility of Rearing Silkworms (Bombyx mori) on Artificial Diets and use of nanoparticle for Fungicidal activity for Sustainable Silk Production.Mr. Praful S. Kalwade (PI), Assistant Professor(Contract) and Dr. M. R. Chandrakar (Co-PI), ProfessorZoology0.85 LakhNov-232 Years
6Optimizing precious metal atom efficiency: Advancing single-atom palladium catalysts for sustainable C-C cross-coupling reactions in chemical industry.Dr. Akhil V. Nakhate (PI), Assistant ProfessorChemistry0.90 LakhNov-232 Years
7Synthesis of nano-composites for applications in supercapacitorsMr. Nakul A. Barwat (PI), Assistant ProfessorChemistry0.65 LakhNov-232 Years
8Adsorption studies of toxic elements on chemically modified agricultural waste and their application in industrial effluent treatment.Mr. Manoj D. Bansinge (PI),  Assistant ProfessorChemistry0.40 LakhNov-232 Years