Design and development of low cost indigenous imaging RADAR system for automatic slope monitoring and failure prediction in opencast coal mines Sponsoring Agency: CMPDI/CIL/R&D/1/48/2011/501 Department: EC : Electronics and Communication Engineering

• Prof. Lakshi Prosad Roy (PI)
• Prof. Amit Kumar Gorai, Dheeren Ku Mahapatra, Krishnendu Mondal (Co-PI)
• Oct 2025 - Apr 2028

Evaluation Study of Nexus Project Sponsoring Agency: Other Department: HS : Humanities and Social Sciences

• Jalandhar Pradhan (PI)
• Oct 2025 - Oct 2026

Waste-to-Wealth” - Sustainable and innovative organic farming technique especially for women farmers of peripheral areas of RSP Sponsoring Agency: SAIL,RSP Department: FP : Food Process Engineering

• Rama Chandra Pradhan (PI)
• Dibyakanta Seth (Co-PI)
• Oct 2025 - Oct 2028

Indian Summer Monsoon Variability: The Role of tropical and extratropical interactions and their variability Sponsoring Agency: Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) Department: ER : Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

• Dr. Nagaraju Chilukoti (PI)
• Krishna Kishore Osuri, Raju Attada (Co-PI)
• Oct 2025 - Oct 2028

Forecasting Thunderstorms over Eastern India by Utilizing Meteorology-Informed Machine Learning Approach Sponsoring Agency: ISRO Department: ER : Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

• Prof. Bhishma Tyagi (PI)
• Dr. Arun Kumar, Prof. N. S. Maurya, Dr. V. Yesubabu, Dr. Rekha Bharali Gogoi (Co-PI)
• Oct 2025 - Oct 2028

Identification of Groundwater Potential Zones and Suitable Sites for Artificial Recharge under Changing Land Cover and Climate for Sustainable Groundwater Management Sponsoring Agency: ISRO Department: CE : Civil Engineering

• Prof.(Ms.) Sanat Nalini Sahoo (PI)
• Dr. T. Roshni (Co-PI)
• Oct 2025 - Oct 2027

Guardians of the Forest: An Ethnographic Exploration of Women-Led Environmental Governance and Resistance in Odisha’s Thengapalli Movement Sponsoring Agency: ICSSR Department: HS : Humanities and Social Sciences

• Neha Soman (PI)
• Annuncy Vinoliya D, Saranya R (Co-PI)
• Sep 2025 - Sep 2026

IoT based hybrid energy efficient storage system for small scale farmers Sponsoring Agency: IIT Bombay Department: FP : Food Process Engineering

• Dr. Madhuresh Dwivedi (PI)
• Prof. Rama Chandra Pradhan (Co-PI)
• Sep 2025 - Sep 2027

Representation of tropical Indian Ocean subsurface thermal structure in CMIP6 climate models – Assessments and implications Sponsoring Agency: Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) Department: ER : Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

• Prof. Naresh Krishna Vissa (PI)
• Sep 2025 - Sep 2027

Development of Sustainable Options by Utilizing Locally Available Finger Millet in Odisha through Transformative Technologies for Circular Economy Sponsoring Agency: MoFPI Department: FP : Food Process Engineering

• Dr. Rachna Sehrawat (PI)
• Dr. Khalid Bashir, Dr. P. K. Nema (Co-PI)
• Aug 2025 - Aug 2027