Dr. R.K. Srivastava

Dr. R.K. Srivastava

Designation: Professor Department: Environmental Science Qualification: M.Sc. ,M.Phil, Ph.D. Email ID: srivastavaratna61@gmail.com Total Experience: 39 Years Experience in this College: 38 Years

Academic & Research Details

Awards & Achievements

ACHIEVEMENTS, FELLOWSHIP & AWARDS
(a) Senior Scientist Gold Medal Award by Indian academy of Environmental Sciences, Haridwar. 2025
(b) Awarded “ENVIRONMENTALIST OF THE YEAR “award in 2006 by “National Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi”. Award was presented at the National Conference at Chandigarh 16-18, Sept. 2006.
(i) Awarded Fellowship of the Society of Life Sciences (F.S.L.Sc.) India.
(ii) Name and Bio-Data appeared in Marquis who’s who in the world – 15th Ed. 2001.
(iii) Selected as the member of the Research Board of Advisors of American Biographical Institute, USA. 2000.
(iv) Selected by University Grants Commission, New Delhi to represent India in Indo-Russian Cultural Exchange Program
(v) Visited Mongolia (National University of Mongolia) to represent India under Indo-Mongolian Academic Exchange Program of UGC. 01-04-2006 to 18-04-2006
(vi) Awarded appreciation letter by the DEAN of National University of Mongolia.
(vii) Life member, Indian Society of Environmental Scientists, Academy of Environmental Biology & National Environmental Science Academy.
(viii) Member of Editorial Board and Referee Panel of leading research journals.
(ix) Convener of National Environmental Awareness Campaign of Ministry of Environment and forests, Govt. of India, New Delhi.
(x) Attended 59 National and International Conferences.
(xi) Worked successfully on Development of low cost technology and utilization of waste materials for removal of Pollutants.
Others
(i) Convener/Member in different committees of the college like Administrative & Executive Committee, Social Gathering Committee, Cultural Committee, Research Committee, Admission Committee (P.G.).
(ii) Member in the financial and technical committee of the Additional Director’s Office. Nominated by Additional Director of Higher Education, Jabalpur-Segar Division, Jabalpur.
(iii) Represented R.D. University Jabalpur for the last ten years and won various prizes in State Level teachers’ tournament in Table – Tennis which isorganized by Department of Higher Education, Govt. of M.P.
(iv) Appointed as Manager &Coach of R.D.V.V. Table – Tennis Team several time.
(v) In-charge Table –Tennis and Chess game sin the College.
CREDENTIALS
(i) Chairman of Board of Studies in Environmental Science subject of R.D.University, JABALPUR
(ii) In-charge UGC affairs of the college since 2002
(iii) Coordinator of NAAC Steering Committee- 2002, college was awarded A grade, 2011, college was awarded A grade, coordinator again for the 3rd cycle 2019 ,College is awarded A GRADE.
(iv) Convener, CPE scheme of the college,prepared and presented the proposal of the college in all the three phases-2004, 2010, 2014, and college received grants.
(v) Convener, DST-FIST scheme,prepared and presented the proposal, college was awarded the grant.
(vi) Convener for the preparation of Institutional Development Project under Higher Education Quality Improvement Programof World Bank scheme,Department of Higher Education, Govt. of M.P… Prepared and presented the proposal.
(vii) Convener, UGC Special Heritage Scheme, prepared and presented the proposal of the college, college was awarded the Special Heritage Status, with grant.
(viii) Assistant coordinator of IQAC of the college.
(ix) Coordinator World Bank.

Research Projects

(i) Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India, New Delhi had sanctioned a major research project “Upgrading the quality of effluents by utilization of waste materials” – Principal Investigator. Project completed & report submitted.
(ii) M.P. Council of Science & Technology Bhopal project to work on “Studies on the effect of waste discharges from Gelatin Factory at Bhedaghat, Jabalpur” – Co-investigator. Project completed & report submitted.
(iii) University Grant Commission (UGC) Project on “Studies on the ecology of river Gaur at Jabalpur”.
(iv) Influence of pollution on the interstitial fauna of river Narmada at Jabalpur
(v) “Modelling Atmospheric Pollution and Networking” project sanctioned by Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, Ministry of Earth Sciences Govt. Of India New Delhi.