•Technology for the production of fermented coco-peat for raising of vegetable seedlings. This has been released at the institute level by the Varietal and Technology Identification Committee of IIHR, Bangalore under the name "Arka Fermented Coco-peat" ( As PI) •A biofertilizer consortium named 'Arka Microbial Consortium' . This has been released at the institute level by the Varietal and Technology Identification Committee of IIHR, Bangalore (As Co-PI). •Talc based bio-pesticidal formulation of the bacterium Bacillus cereus strain WGPSB–2 for white grub control. The same has been cleared in the biosafety trials by the Indian Institute of Toxicological Research, Lucknow (previously ITRC). •A patent has been filed for the method of production of the edible mushroom, Pleurotus sajor-caju on pine needle litter ( No.1628/DEL/2008)
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•“National Research and Development Corporation Societal Innovation Award”-2008 •“World Intellectual Property Organization(WIPO) Gold Medal” for Best Invention of the year 2008 •“Association of Microbiologists of India Young Scientist Award” in Agricultural Microbiology for the year 2008 •“Young Scientist Award” from the Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology (Govt. of Uttarakhand) in the category of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences for the year 2007
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