• Assisted in teaching as expert in IAEA/FAO ( Vienna , Austria ) Regional Training course on Pesticide Residues by using Radioisotopes Techniques given in the Department of Zoology, University of Delhi , Delhi , 1994 for five weeks.
• Teaching "Insect Toxicology" to M.Sc. (Final) Entomology, Department of Zoology, University of Delhi , for last 24 Years.
• Teaching "Principles of Ecology" to M.Sc. (III Semester) Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, since 2010
• Teached "Pesticide Toxicology", Department of Agrochemicals and Pest Management, University of Delhi , for  5 years.
• Teaching " Techniques used in TLC, GLC, HPLC" to Doctorate Degree students, Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, since 2011

 Resource Person

• CPDHE - Course in Zoology, Department of Zoology, University of Delhi , Entitled "Pesticide and Soil Health." April 25, 2001.
• IARI - Summer Course Entitled "Pesticide degradation in soil and its impact on microflora and fauna." June 29, 2001.
• CPDHE : Course in Zoology, Department of Zoology, University of Delhi , Entitled "Trends in Physiology." 2002.
• CPDHE : Expert in evaluation of projects in many programme 2006-2009.
• NAAS meeting on " Water in Agriculture" May 31, 2011, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi
• NAAS meeting with delegation of European Union on June 7, 2011, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi , presented work on "Contaminated water used for irrigation in urban and peri-urban agricultural areas"
• CPDHE " Contaminated waste water used for irrigation in urban and peri-urban agricultural areas and its treatment" August 13, 2012
• CSIR-NISCAIR : Task Force Member : Wealth of India, 2015

Coordinator

• Refresher Course on 'Life Sciences' for CPDHE (2005-06) organized by the Department of Zoology, University of Delhi . December 20th, 2005 to January 9th, 2006.
• DST -PAC Animal Science, February 18th-19th, 2007
• Coordinated ICAR -NFBSFARA group Project Advisory Committee Meeting, November 9th, 2012
• Coordinated ICAR -NFBSFARA group Project Advisory Committee Meeting, November 29th, 2013

Research Activities: As Supervisor (1997-2021)

Research Activity: Research Associate/Post Doctoral Fellow
1.	Dr. Avadesh Kumar	1997-2000	ICAR	Soil Bio-diversity	Post Doctorate	Associate Professor in Entomology, Pant Nagar Agriculture University, UP
2.	Dr. Menu Agarwal	1997-2001	ICAR	Soil Bio-diversity	Post Doctorate	IARI, Pusa, Delhi. Working in Project
3.	Dr. Komal Vig	2003-2005	Delhi University	Environmental Toxicologyy	Post Doctorate	Assistant Professor USA
4.	Dr. Pooja Suman	2008-2009	UGC	Pesticide Residues	Post Doctorate	Adhoc Lecturer

Research Activity: Ph.D. Awarded
1.	Dr. Jitendra Singh	1996-2001	ICAR	Impact of Insecticides Usage on Plant Available Nutrients, Microbes and Soil Enzyme activities in Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) field	Ph.D.	Principal Scientist C, ICAR
2.	Dr. Sushma Pandey	1997-2001	ICAR	Soil Health of Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Field After Chlorpyrifos and Quinalphos Applications	Ph.D.	Adhoc Lecturer
3.	Dr. Subhas Das	1997-2001	NET (UGC)	Biodegradation of Monocrotophos by Pseudomonas aeruginosa F10B and Clavivacter michiganense Subspecies Infidiosum SBL11	Ph.D.	USA
4.	Dr. Vandana Rai	2001-2005	NATP-CGP	Impact of insecticide and its residues on nitrogen fixing microbes and enzymes in the Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) field.	Ph.D.	USA
5.	Dr. Manju Lata Kapoor	1998-2001	NBPGR, Pusa Campus New Delhi	Evaluation of Indiginous Citrus Peel Oils for Use As Quarantine Fumigant Against Hidden Infestation By Callosobruchus maculates (Fab.)	Ph.D.	Scientist E, NBPGR, Pusa Campus, New Delhi
6.	Dr. Alka Mittal	2003-2007	NATP-CGP	Characterization of resistance in Diamond back moth to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry toxins	Ph.D.	Dept. of Entomology, IARI, New Delhi
7.	Dr. Pooja Suman	2003-2007	RGNF (UGC)	Pesticide Residue Analysis on Different matrices: Estimation of Uncertainty and Variability	Ph.D.	Adhoc Lecturer
8.	Dr. Supriya Goswami	2003-2008	NATP-CGP	Biodegradation of Endosulfan	Ph.D.	Adhoc Lecturer
9.	Dr. Shivani Tyagi	2007-2010	CSIR -NET	Studies on soil health of Himachal Soil using 16S rRNA gene, nif H gene and soil enzyme	Ph.D.	Assistant Professor
10.	Dr. Shandhya Rai	2007-2011	CSIR-NET	nif H diversity	Ph.D.	Adhoc Lecturer
11.	Dr. Sandeep Singh	2006-2011	DST	Pesticide residue analysis in lettuce, orange and mango using modified QuEChERS method : Estimation of precesion, uncertainty and variability	Ph.D.	Adhoc Lecturer
12.	Ms. Mayanglambam Thoibi Devi	2005	DBT, RGNF	Biodegradation of Endosulfan by Pseudomonas species K2 and Klebsiella pneumoniae IW1 and endosulfan Sulfate by Klebsiella pneumoniae IW1	Ph.D.	Assistant Professor, SS College, DU
13.	Ms. Pooja Deopa	2007	DU	Studies on soil bacterial diversity of Himanchal Pradesh using 16Sr DNA and nifH gene and soil enzyme activities	Ph.D.	Adhoc Lecturer
14.	Ms. Madhu Singh	2013	CSIR-JRF	Biodegradation of Endosulfan and its induced alteration in bacterial protein profile and total RNA yield.	Ph.D.	Assistant Professor
15.	Ms. Ritu Mishra	2014	CSIR-UGC	Impact of Bt-endotoxin on annelids, arthropods, microbial processes and diversity in soil.	Ph.D.	Adhoc Lecturer
16.	Ms. Ranju Sharma	2014	UGC	Microbial diversity and Enzymes' activity  of Yamuna River soil from Delhi-NCR, India.	Ph.D.	IPFT
17.	Mr. Sarat N Singh	2015	CSIR-UGC	Enzymetic studies of Endosulfan and Endosulfan Sulfate  Biodegradation by Achromobacter xylosoxidans C8B.	Ph.D.	Adhoc Lecturer
18.	Ms. Sushma Sharma	2015	Project	Temporal variation in diversity of soil diazotrophic population and nifH expression of Pseudomonas sp. S10 under stress conditions	Ph.D.	Guest Lecturer
19.	Palee Shree	2017	JRF	Estimating traceability using nuclear and molecular techniques for foods and feeds in India	Ph.D.	Adhoc Lecturer
20.	Ms. Khusboo Singh	2017	JRF	Diversity of 16S r DNA and ammonia oxidizing bacteria of Yamuna river soil of Delhi	Ph.D.	Adhoc Lecturer
21	Ms. Deepika Rashmi	2018	JRF	Estimating traceability using nuclear and molecular techniques for foods and feeds in India	Ph.D.	USA
22	Ms. Tanvi Singh	2018	Project	Bioremediation of contaminants	Ph.D.	Adhoc Lecturer
23.	Ms. Asmita Singh	2019	Non-NET	Bioremediation of contaminants	Ph.D.
23.	Ms. Annina James	2019	NET	Bioremediation of contaminants	Ph.D.	Adhoc Lecturer
24.	Ms. Sneh Sagar	2019	NET	Bioremediation of contaminants	Ph.D.	Adhoc Lecturer
25.	Ms. Neha Dhingra	2019	NET	Bioremediation of  heavy metals	Ph.D.	Awarded
26	Mr. Mohit Kumar	2019	NET	Bioremediation of antibiotics	Ph.D.	Awarded




Research Activity: M.Phil Awarded
1.	Ms. Poonam Chauhan	1997-1998	-	Biodegradation and Effects of Organophosphorus Insecticides on Microorganisms	M.Phil.	Teacher in DPS, RK Puram, New Delhi
2.	Ms. Vandana Rai	1999-2000	-	Impact of Baeuveria brongniartii and B. bassiana application on soil fertility in Groundnut field	M.Phil.	USA
3.	Ms. Swati Joshi	1999-2000	-	Biodegradation of Chlorpyrifos by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus niger	M.Phil.	USA
4.	Mr. Vishal Sharma	1999-2000	-	Impact of Endosulfan in vitro on Bacterial Growth	M.Phil.	-
5.	Ms. Supriya Goswami	2001-2002	NATP-CGP	Bacterial Degradation of Azadirachtin	M.Phil.	Ph.D.
6.	Mr. Sunil Kumar	2001-2002	DST	Soil Micro-arthropods Collembola and Acarina in Insecticide Treated Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Soil	M.Phil.	-
7.	Mr. Pushpendra Kumar	2002-2003	-	Impact of Endosulfan and Quinalphos on Soil Microarthropods with Special Reference to Acarina and Collembola in Cotton (Gossypium sp.,Y-1) Field	M.Phil.	Lecturer in DAV College Dehradun
8.	Ms. Vritika Arora	2002-2003	-	Biodegradation of Quinalphos by Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus flavus	M.Phil.	USA
9.	Ms. Ankita Pandey	2002-2003	-	Validation of Pesticide Residue Analysis Method for Organochlorine Pesticide: DDT in Soil	M.Phil.	UK
10.	Ms. Mayanylambam Thoibi Devi	2003-2004	-	Biodegradation of Quinalphos by Pseudomonas species and its Dissipation in Soil	M.Phil.	Lecturer, S.S.College, DU
11.	Mr. Manish Kumar Sachdeva	2003-2004	-	Determination of Factors Related to Uncertainty and Variability in Pesticide Residue Analysis	M.Phil.	Assistant Professor in Shivaji College, D.U
12.	Mr. Sandeep Kumar Singh	2004-2005	-	Determination of Pesticide Residues in Brinjal Matrix: estimation of Uncertainty factors	M.Phil.	Ph.D.
13.	Ms. Gauri Sukla	2004-2005	-	Determination of Pesticide Residues in Turmeric Matrix: Estimation of Uncertainty Factors	M.Phil.	Lecturer, SS College, DU
14.	Ms. Pooja Deopa	2005-2006	-	Studies on Soil Microbes and Soil Enzymes of Three Different Locations: Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab	M.Phil.	Ph.D.
15.	Ms. Parul Puri	2005-2006	-	Impact of Matrix on Pesticide Analysis: Apple as Matrix	M.Phil.	Adhoc Lecturer
16.	Mr. Ashish Pandey	2006-2007	-	Screening of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Varieties Against Pulse Beetle (Callosobruchus chinensis Linn.) and its Management	M.Phil.	Lecturer, D.A.V. College Kanpur
17.	Ms. Madhu	2007-2008	CSIR	Biodegradation of Endosulfan	M.Phil.	Ph.D.
18.	Ms. Ranju Sharma	2007-2008	DU	Soil Bio-indicators	M.Phil.	Ph.D.
19.	Mr. Sharat Singh	2008-2009	CSIR	Biodegradation of endosulfan and endosulfan sulphate by Pseudomonas sp. C8B in broth medium	M.Phil.	Ph.D.
20.	Mr. Anand Shanker Bhatacharjee	2008-2009		amoA  gene diversity	M.Phil.	USA
21.	Ms. Sushma Sharma	2009-2010		16SrRNA diversity of Yamuna Soil	M.Phil.	Ph.D.
22.	Ms. Ritu Mishra	2009-2010	CSIR	Effect of Cry 1Ac endotoxins from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp kurstaki on whole cell protein profile of two nifH containing soil bacterium	M.Phil.	Ph.D.
23.	Ms. Khusboo Singh	2010-2011		Diversity of 16S r DNA and ammonia oxidizing bacteria of Yamuna river soil of Delhi	M.Phil.	Research
24.	Mr. Kiran Kumar	2010-2011		Bacterial diversity	M.Phil.	---
25.	Ms. Deepika Rashmi	2011-2012	CSIR	Estimating traceability using nuclear and molecular techniques for foods and feeds in India	M.Phil.	Research
26.	Ms. Pallee Shree	2011-2012		Estimating traceability using nuclear and molecular techniques for foods and feeds in India	M.Phil.	Research
27.	Ms. Tanvi Singh	2012-2013	ICAR	Lindane contamination of soil and water in Nazafgarh drain and degradation studies	M.Phil.	ICAR-NFBSFARA Project
28.	Ms. Ashmita Singh	2012-2013	Project	nif H diversity and dehydrogenases activity of agricultural soil	M.Phil.	Ph.D.
29.	Ms. Anina James	2014	CSIR	Degradation of lindane by epiphytic bacteria isolated from roots of aquatic weeds.	M.Phil.	Ph.D.




Short Term Project Scholars in Master Programme (1993-2020)
Seventy  M.Sc. Students	1993-2020	-	Summer Project/Course Work	Zoology/ACPM/Dept. of Environment Outsiders




Research Students enrolled for Ph.D. Programme/M.Phil. Programme
Sl. No.	Name of the Research Fellow	Year	Employed in Research Project / Others	Area / Title of the Research	Remarks	Placement
Registered Students in Ph.D.
1.	Ms. Ranju Sharma	2010	UGC-SAP	Soil Bio-indicators	Ph.D.	Awarded
2.	Mr. Sarat Singh	2010	CSIR	Biodegradation of Endosulfan	Ph.D.	Awarded
3.	Ms. Sushma Sharma	2012	Project	Diversity of nitrogen metabolizing bacteria based on nifH, nar G and amoA genes	Ph.D.	Awarded
4.	Ms. Ritu Mishra	2010	CSIR	Studies on the impact of Bt toxin on soil microbes, nematodes, annelids and arthropods	Ph.D.	Awarded
5.	Ms. Neha Mishra	2013	ICAR	DDT Biodegradation	Ph.D.	Awarded
6.	Ms. Khushboo Singh	2010	Project	DDT biodegradation	Ph.D.	Awarded
7.	Ms. Tanvi Singh	2013	ICAR	Bioremediation	Ph.D.	Awarded
8.	Ms.  Deepikas Rashmi	2014	CSIR	Estimating traceability using nuclear and molecular techniques for foods and feeds in India	Ph.D.	Awarded
9.	Ms. Palee Shree	2014	Non-NET Fellowship	Estimating traceability using nuclear and molecular techniques for foods and feeds in India	Ph.D.	Awarded
10.	Ms. Annina James	2016	CSIR	Biodegradation of pesticide	Ph.D.	Awarded
11.	Ms. Sneh Sagar	2016	UGC	Bioremediation of Heavy Metals	Ph.D.	Awarded
12.	Ms. Ashmita Singh	2016	Project Fellow	Bioremediation of Pesticides	Ph.D.	Awarded
13.	Ms. Neha Dhingra	2016	JRF	Bioremediation of Heavy Metals	Ph.D.	Awarded
14.	Mr. Mohit Kumar	2017	JRF	Bioremediation of Antibiotics	Ph.D.	Awarded
15.	Mr. Amit	2017	JRF	Food adulteration	Ph.D.	Registered
16.	Mr. Rahul	2017	JRF	Food Adulteration	Ph.D.	Submited
17.	Mr. Biji Balan	2018	JRF	Food adulteration	Ph.D.	Registered
18.	Ms. Kushneet Sodhi	2018	JRF	Bioremediation of Antibiotics	Ph.D.	Registered
19.	Mr. Amit Yadav	2018	JRF	Food Adulteration	Ph.D.	Registered
20.	Ms. Shivani	2018	JRF	Bioremediation	Ph.D.	Registered
Registered Students in M.Phil. 2015-19
1.	Ms. Sumati	2015-16	DU	Biodegradation of Contaminants	M.Phil.	Awarded
2.	Mr. Rahul	2015-16	DU	Biodegradation of Contaminants	M.Phil.	Awarded
3.	Mr. Amit	2016-17	DU	Biodegradation of Contaminants	M.Phil.	Awarded
4.	Ms. K. Kaur	2016-17	DU	Biodegradation of Contaminants	M.Phil.	Awarded
5.	Ms. Nitika Sharma	2019	DU	Biodegradation of Contaminants	M.Phil.	Working




Academic visits : 12

• 1. Thailand : FAO/IAEA Training Programme, 1992
• 2. China : FAO/IAEA Research Committee Meeting, 1999
• 3. Austria : FAO/IAEA Research Committee Meeting, 2002
• 4. Argentina : FAO/IAEA Research Committee Meeting, 2007
• 5. Sweden : FEMS 2009
• 6. Austria : FAO/IAEA Research Committee Meeting, 2011
• 7. Portugal : FAO/IAEA Research Committee Meeting, 2014
• 8. Austria : IAEA International Symposium, 2014
• 9. Uganda : FAO/IAEA Research Committee Meeting,  26-30 October, 2015
• 10. Austria : FAO/IAEA Research Committee Meeting, 7-11, November, 2016
• 11. Austria : FAO/IAEA Research Committee Meeting, 15-19 May, 2017
• 12. Austria : FAO/IAEA Research Committee Meeting, 10-14, December, 2018