Dr. Mohammad Yaseen Mir is currently a Subject Expert Member at the Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology (CSTT), Ministry of Education, Government of India, New Delhi, and teaches in the Department of Education, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Previously, he worked as a Senior Researcher on a Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC)–funded project at G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment & Sustainable Development, Uttarakhand, India, under the National Mission on Himalayan Studies. He also serves as a subject course expert for Environmental Science MOOCs approved by the Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC), Ministry of Education, Government of India, New Delhi. Dr. Mir earned his M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Botany with a specialization in Plant Biotechnology from the University of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, India. His academic interests include plant biotechnology and environmental education. He is an editor and reviewer for several reputed journals and has authored multiple research articles, review papers, and book chapters. He has also authored and edited books published by internationally recognized publishers.Dr. Javid A. Parray is currently teaching in the Department of Environmental Science at Government Degree College, Eidgah, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, affiliated with Cluster University Srinagar. He also serves as the National Course Coordinator for two Environmental Science MOOCs under CeC–SWAYAM, Ministry of Education, Government of India, New Delhi. He has completed his M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Environmental Science from the University of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, India, after qualifying the JKSLET examination, and later pursued post-doctoral research at the same institution. His core research interests span ecological and agricultural microbiology, environmental microbiome, climate change, and microbial biotechnology. He has participated in several national and international conferences and courses across countries including Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Dr. Parray has authored and edited numerous books, contributed extensively to high-impact journals and book chapters, and serves as editor, guest editor, and reviewer for reputed scientific journals. He is a member of various national and international scientific organizations and currently serves as Series Editor for the book series Microbiome Research in Plants and Soil by an international publisher.Dr. Sumanta Bhattacharya, based in Salkia, Howrah, West Bengal, India, is currently an Expert Commissioner Member of IUCN’s Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy and an Individual Policy Analyst with the Asian Development Bank. He also holds advisory and membership roles with multiple Indian ministries, including Defence (USI, IDSA), Culture (AS), Personnel & Public Grievance (IIPA), and the think tank CENJOWS. He holds a broad educational background with degrees in B.Tech and M.Tech in Textile Technology, M.Sc in Environmental Science, MA in Development Studies, MA in Economics, MA in Security and Defence Law (NALSAR, Telangana, India), LLB, MBA, multiple postgraduate diplomas, and an international certification in Public Policy (MPI, Oxford University, UK). He is a Ph.D. scholar at Asian International University, India, and a former Research Fellow at MAKAUT, West Bengal, India. Dr. Bhattacharya’s areas of expertise include climate change, sustainable development, biotechnology, nanotechnology, law, defence strategy, public policy, and environmental studies. He has presented at over 90 international and national conferences, including those in Russia, Germany, and Sweden, and has received 30 prestigious awards such as the Best Water Management Solution Award (2022), Mahatma Gandhi Ratna Award (2020), and Global Legend Award (2023). He is affiliated with organizations such as IEI, IICHE, IIPA, IDSA, USI, CENJOWS, CLAWS, YOUNGO, and the Asiatic Society. He is affiliated with organizations such as IEI, IICHE, IIPA, IDSA, USI, CENJOWS, CLAWS, YOUNGO, and the Asiatic Society.
