INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

• Bacterial polysaccharide gellan-biosynthesis and application
• Biobleaching - enzymatic colour removal from pulp
• Biochemical and molecular analysis of lignocellulose solubilization
• Biosynthesis of Cephalosporin C and its conversion to 7-aminocephalosporanic acid using free and immobilized microbial cells
• Development of thermostable nitrile metabolizing enzymes for enantio -and regio-selective biotransformation
• Carotenoid pigments production from halophilic bacteria
• Alkaline proteases from halophilic bacteria

BIODIVERSITY & BIOPROSPECTING

• Microbial diversity of saline lakes and desert regions in Rajasthan
• Genetic and functional biodiversity of rhizobacteria of cluster bean and other arid plants
• Cyanobacterial diversity in hot desert ecosystem
• Clonal micropropagation of Commiphora wightii
• Regeneration of Prosopis cineraria and Citrus sp.
• Screening and characterization of Commiphora germplasm in arid region

ARID ZONE ECO DEVELOPMENT

• Cultivation of fuel crops on degraded land
• Plant-microbe interaction with special reference to stress
• Integrated wasteland development of Basri macro-watershed, Rajasthan
• Regeneration of vegetation cover over mined out areas

NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

• Metallogeny and crustal evolution in Rajasthan
• Geoenvironmental studies in the Banas drainage basin, Rajasthan
• Studies on intracratonic deformation and landform development in Central Aravalli terrain using space imagery
• Study of fluvial geomorphology and tectonics of the Khari-Mashi drainage basin for database preparation and ground water recharge capability assessment
• Preparation of ground water prospect map of Rajasthan and Jharkhand
• Tectono-thermal evolution of crustal-scale thrust and shear zone in SE Rajasthan