Microbial and Nanotechnological Approaches for Environmental Remediation

Namita Ashish Singh is currently working as Assistant Professor at Department of Microbiology, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Rajasthan. She completed her Masters in Microbiology from Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar. She earned her doctoral study in Biotechnology from Punjabi University Patiala, Punjab. She has more than fourteen years of research and teaching experience. Dr. Singh’s current research focuses on Microbial diversity, Mycotoxin contamination, Antimicrobial Resistance, Food quality & safety. Dr. Singh has supervised 1 Ph.D. and 16 post-graduation students while 4 Ph.D. are ongoing. She is having two Indian patents on Aflatoxin M1 and Enteroccoci in milk to her credit. She has published more than 26 research/review articles in International and National reputed journals along with 1 book and 19 book chapters. She has handled two research projects sanctioned by UGC and RUSA, MHRD, Delhi. She has many prestigious awards to her credit like Best Paper Award by Indian Dairy Association (IDA) along with 20000 Cash Prize, Dr. C.M. Singh Memorial NABS-Best Research Paper Award by NABS, Chennai, India, Certificate of appreciation by DST Rajasthan, Best Inventor award, by Microbiologists Society India etc.Girima Nagda is currently working as Assistant Professor at the Department of Zoology, University College of Science, Mohanlal Sukhadia University (MLSU), Udaipur Rajasthan. She completed her M.Sc. in Zoology with specialization in Cell and Molecular Biology in the year 2004 and received Gold Medal for standing first in Mohanlal Sukhadia University. She cleared her CSIR-NET exam in the year 2004. She has been awarded Ph.D. degree by Mohanlal Sukhadia University in the year 2012. She has 16 years of UG and PG teaching experience. Her research areas include Nanotechnology, Toxicology, Biochemistry, Developmental Biology etc. She is handling one RUSA MHRD project on “Pesticide Residue Analysis in Fruits and Vegetables” as a Co-PI. She has published about 15 research/review articles in reputed international and national journals, 14 chapters in edited books and 4 books. She has to her credit awards like Women in Science Award 2023, Prof. R S Paroda Best Presentation Award 2019 by Rajasthan Science Congress, Appreciation Award on Women’s Day 2021, ONGC Young Scientist Award 2017 by ONGC at international conference for overall academic excellence.Tripta Jain is currently working as Assistant Professor at Department of Botany, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur. She got her Ph.D. degree from Mohanlal Sukhadia University and her field of specialization is Plant Pathology and Microbiology. She also holds a Diploma Certificate in Pharmacy. She is actively involved in conducting research since last 15 years. Her research is focused on plant disease management, plant microbe interaction, identification and characterization of plant secondary metabolites and microbial metabolites and isolation of novel PGPR strains especially for their biocontrol potential. She has been associated with the teaching profession for the past 18 years. She has successfully completed one research project funded by DST, New Delhi and currently running two research projects in her credit funded by RUSA. She published more than 30 research/review papers and 15 book chapters in her areas of proficiency and interest. Dr. Jain Co-supervised 4 Ph.D. and more than 45 short term research projects/minor research project in the field of botany and microbiology. She is recipient of Women scientist (WOS-B) fellowship from DST, New Delhi in the year 2009. She also receives Smt. Guman Verma Memorial Best Women Scientist Award best research paper presentation and Women’s Day Appreciation Award in 2021.

• Toxic Footprints: Understanding Environmental Contaminants and Their Toxicity on Living Beings and Ecosystem - Girima Nagda, Tripta Jain, Radhika Soni, Pushpa Gehlot, Shakshi and Namita Ashish SinghBioremediation: A Pathway to Sustainable Development - Ghanshyam Kachhawa, Priyanka Verma and Ritul KachhawaExploring the concept of Bioremediation in Air Pollution Mitigation - Soniya Santwani, Vikrant Pachouri and Prafull Kothari Bioremediation of Agroindustrial Waste: An Ecofriendly synergistic approach - Manishita Das Mukherji, Rana Mukherji, Mridul Jain and Ravneet ChugCyanobacteria-Based Bioremediation Strategies for Pesticide Minimization: Mechanisms, Applications and Future Directions - Premlata Vikal, Vishal Sharma and Manisha NehraMycoremediation to Combat Heavy Metal Pollutants - Harshita Saini, Sheetal Sharma, Anuya Verma and Rohini TrivediAlgal Bioremediation: Sustainable Strategies for Toxic Metal Removal from Wastewater - Prafull Kothari, Vikrant Pachouri and Soniya SantwaniRole of Microorganism in Heavy Metal Bioremediation - Khushbu Singhal and Kavita Paliwal Emerging technologies and sustainable solutions in bioremediation strategies for textile dyes and effluents - Riddhi Kathrotiya, Shivani V. Raval and Vikram H. RavalEco-Clean: Harnessing Nature for Textile Dye Effluent Bioremediation - Tarali Kalita and Priyanku SarmaRole of Nano-Biotechnology in Management of Oil Spills: A Bioremediation Approach - Prerna Salvi, Khushboo Jain and Avinash MarwalPhycoremediation- An Emerging Technology to Mitigate Water Pollutants - Premlata Vikal, Pragya Dadhich and PreetiMicrobial Bioremediation of Pharmaceutical Pollutants: A Bioengineering Approach to Sustainable Water Treatment - Ankur Das Talukdar, Juhi Goyal, Priti Yadav, Priyank Upadhyay and Nitish RaiBioremediation of Microplastics in Wastewater: The Need of the Hour - Mridul Jain, Manishita Das Mukherji, Rana Mukherji, Manmohan Singh and Ravneet ChugFrom Plastic Disaster to Sustainable Solutions: Innovative microbial techniques for Bioremediation and PHA bioproduction - Kevanshi M. Dave, Shivani V. Raval, Shreyas A. Bhatt and Vikram H. RavalBioremediation of Plastics for Sustainable Environment - S. AbiramiBioremediation of Biomedical Waste - Vartika Jain and Deeksha DaveProspects of Nanobioremediation as an Ecofriendly Approach - Sonika Kashyap, Riddhi Garg, Vandana Jhalora, Imran Khan and Renu BistNano-bioremediation of Radioactive Waste: Challenges and Opportunities - Satyendra Barber, Girima Nagda and Chhavi Bhalothia