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List of Projects Sanctioned

S.No. Title Project Investigator/Institute Date ofSanction

Duration Total Cost(In Rs.)

Agriculture Biotechnology II

1 Molecular marker-assisted introgression of twomajor blast resistance genes and a major QTLfor grain yield under drought stress in rice

[BT/PR6580/AGII/106/886/2012]

Dr. Yadla HariAgri Biotech Foundation Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh-500030

09/05/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3544429.00

2 Symmetric somatic hybridization for late blightresistance in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)

[BT/PR4291/AGR/2/838/2011]

Dr. Jagesh Kumar TiwariCentral Potato Research Institute

Shimla, Himachal Pradesh-171012

01/07/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2575000.00

3 Cloning and Characterization of Genes Expressedin Response to Leaf Rust Infection in BreadWheat [BT/PR3337/AGR/2/819/2011]

Prof. Pushpendra Kumar GuptaChaudhary Charan Singh UniversityMeerut, Uttar Pradesh-250004

24/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 11680000.00

4 Genetics and molecular tagging of droughttolerance gene(s) in lentil

[BT/PR3584/AGR/2/828/2011]

Dr. Dharmendra SinghIndian Agricultural Research Institute

New Delhi, Delhi-110012

06/06/2013 3 Years 0 Month 5455950.00

5 Metabolic engineering for production ofterpenoids in tobacco plants

[BT/PR5746/AGII/106/861/2012]

Dr. V Siva ReddyInternational Centre for Genetic

Engineering & Biotechnology NewDelhi, Delhi-110067

14/05/2013 3 Years 0 Month 9246429.00

6 Development of rice varieties for kerala withpyramided genes for Resistance to BLB bymarker assisted selection

[BT/PR13469/AGR/02/703/2010]

Dr. Jayalekshmy V GKerala Agricultural UniversityThrissur, Kerala-680656

02/08/2013 5 Years 0 Month 6169662.00

7 In vitro culture of Capsicum chinense Jacq. cv.Umorok for capsaicin production[BT/PR6387/AGII/106/876/2012]

Dr. K SanatombiManipur University Imphal, Manipur-795003

05/06/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4889950.00

8 Development of haploid-inducer lines of Brassica

juncea through genetic engineering ofcentromere histone protein[BT/PR4534/AGR/2/843/2012]

Dr. Shripad R Bhat

National Research Centre On PlantBiotechnology New Delhi, Delhi-110012

03/06/2013 3 Years 0 Month 6413053.00

9 Development of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms

(SNPs) for Brassica juncea.[BT/PR3946/AGR/2/839/2011]

Dr. Ravinder Singh

Sher-E-Kashmir University ofAgricultural Sciences & Technology ofJammu Jammu, Jammu And

Kashmir-180009

05/06/2013 3 Years 0 Month 5843101.00

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S.No. Title Project Investigator/Institute Date of

Sanction

Duration Total Cost

(In Rs.)

Agriculture Biotechnology II

10 Genetic engineering of sugarcane for water

deficit stress tolerance[BT/PR6377/AGII/106/882/2012]

Dr. Narayanan Subramonian

Sugarcane Breeding InstituteCoimbatore, Tamilnadu-641007

18/04/2013 3 Years 0 Month 8021972.00

11 Marker assisted selection for Phytophthora andpowdery mildew resistance and effectivenodulation in soybean (Glycine max L.Merr.)

[BT/PR14097/AGR/02/729/2010]

Dr. J RamalingamTamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityCoimbatore, Tamilnadu-641003

30/04/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2705000.00

12 Developing rust resistant genotypes in JL 24 andTMV 2 varieties of groundnut by marker assisted

transfer of QTL [BT/PR4195/AGR/2/836/2011]

Dr. Ramesh S BhatUniversity of Agricultural Sciences,

Dharwad Dharwad, Karnataka-580005

23/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4361782.00

Agriculture Biotechnology III

13 Marker assisted improvement of popularmaintainer and restorer lines of rice for tolerance

to abiotic stresses[BT/PR7488/AGIII/103/865/2013]

Dr. Senguttuvel PDirectorate of Rice Research

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh-500030

11/11/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2582600.00

14 Secondary metabolism and pathogenesis in rice

blast fungus [BT/PR4100/AGR/2/844/2012]

Dr. Subhankar Roy Barman

National Institute of Technology,Durgapur Durgapur West Bangal,West Bengal-713209

17/04/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4067000.00

15 Identification and Mapping of QTLs associatedwith Zinc deficiency tolerance in Rice

[BT/PR4698/AGIII/103/859/2012]

Dr. M DhandapaniTamilnadu Agricultural University

Coimbatore, Tamilnadu-641003

23/05/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2191600.00

ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

16 DESIGNING, SYNTHESIS AND

CHARACTERIZATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL

PEPTIDES [BT/PR7237/AAQ/1/528/2012]

Dr. DHRUBA JYOTI KALITA

College of Veterinary Science

Guwahati Assam, Assam-781022

27/11/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4749200.00

17 ELUCIDATING THE GENE NETWORK(S) ANDIDENTIFICATION OF NOVEL GENE(S)UNDERLYING HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION IN

PPRV INFECTION [BT/PR7729/AAQ/1/542/2013]

Dr. Gandham VPPS Ravi KumarINDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCHINSTITUTE- UTTAR PRADESH

Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh-243122

19/08/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4810000.00

18 Expression of copper chaperones andtransporters in copper deficient sheep[BT/PR5749/AAQ/1/505/2012]

Dr. Dintaran PalNational Institute of Animal NutritionAnd Physiology Bangalore,

Karnataka-560030

11/04/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3597800.00



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ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

19 Transcript profiling and functional significance of

molecular determinants of follicular and oocytecompetence under metabolic stress[BT/PR7131/AAQ/1/526/2012]

Dr. Sumanta Nandi

National Institute of Animal NutritionAnd Physiology Bangalore,Karnataka-560030

10/09/2013 4 Years 0 Month 6669200.00

20 Development of Animal cartilage for surgicalimplantation in Microtia and

Rhinoplasty of human patientDevelopment of Animal cartilage for surgicalimplantation in Microtia and

Rhinoplasty of human patientDevelopment of Animal cartilage for surgicalimplantation in Microtia and

Rhinoplasty of human patient

DEVELOPMENT OF ANIMAL CARTILAGE FORSURGICAL IMPLANTATION IN MICROTIA ANDRHINOPLASTY IN HUMAN PATIENT

[BT/PR7292/AAQ/1/534/2012]

Dr. SAMIT KUMAR NANDIW.B. University of Animal And

Fishery Sciences, kolkata Kolkata,West Bengal-700037

16/08/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4466000.00

ANIMAL DIAGNOSTIC AND VACCINE

21 Genetic characterisation of variability in immune

responses of sheep and goat for PPR and ETvaccine elicited immune response[BT/PR7198/ADV/90/139/2012]

Dr. Gopal Ramdasji Gowane

Central Sheep & Wool ResearchInstitute Tonk, Rajasthan-304501

04/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 5214800.00

AQUACULTURE AND MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY

22 Comprehensive Analysis of CyanobacterialGlutathione S-Transferases: new Insights andPrespectives. [BT/PR6666/AAQ/3/607/2012]

Dr. L UmaBharathidasan UniversityTiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu-620024

29/11/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4940411.00

23 Intensive indoor and outdoor pilot scale

production of marine copepod Oithona rigida[BT/PR5856/AAQ/3/598/2012]

Dr. Perumal Santhanam

Bharathidasan UniversityTiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu-620024

29/11/2013 3 Years 0 Month 5471457.00

24 Development of white spot syndrome virus freeshrimp brooders for seed production: usingindigenous shrimp, Penaeus indicus as a model

[BT/PR6275/AAQ/3/603/2012]

Dr. Subhendu Kumar OttaCentral Institute of BrackishwaterAquaculture Chennai, Tamilnadu-

600028

17/04/2013 3 Years 0 Month 7461166.00

25 Transcriptome profiling of immune responsivegenes in Golden mahseer (Tor putitora)

[BT/PR7162/AAQ/3/614/2012]

Dr. Ashoktaru BaratDirectorate of Coldwater Fisheries

Research Nainital, Uttarakhand-263136

11/11/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3378700.00



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AQUACULTURE AND MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY

26 DNA BARCODING OF MARINE ASCIDIANS

[BT/PR6801/AAQ/3/609/2012]

Dr. ABDUL JAFFAR ALI

Islamiah College Vellore, Tamilnadu-635752

07/11/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2611479.00

27 Whole Genome sequencing and development ofAllied genomic research in two commerciallyimportant Fish - Labeo rohita and Clarias

batrachus [BT/PR3688/AAQ/3/571/2011]

Dr. NS NagpureNational Bureau of Fish GeneticResources (ICAR) Lucknow, Uttar

Pradesh-226002

10/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 53160116.00

28 High throughput selection and production ofPoly-hydroxy Alkanoates (PHA) from the

metagenome of marine sponge(s)[BT/PR4882/AAQ/3/588/2012]

Dr. G Seghal KiranPondicherry University Pondicherry,

Pondicherry-605014

17/07/2013 3 Years 0 Month 5087050.00

29 Study of neurotrophic factors in relation tocalcium binding proteins

during fish brain development

[BT/PR4688/AAQ/3/585/2012]

Dr. Arun Govindraoji JadhaoRASHTRASANT TUKDOJI MAHARAJNAGPUR UNIVERSITY Nagpur,

Maharashtra-440001

03/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4958659.00

30 Studies on Immuno-prophylactic and therapeutic

potentials of the hemi-parasitic mistletoe,Dendrophthoe falcata for application to disease

control in Asian sea bass, Lates calcarifer[BT/PR7726/AAQ/3/634/2013]

Prof. Dinakaran Michael

Vels Institute of Science,Technologyand Advanced Studies,Vels University

Chennai, Tamilnadu-600117

03/12/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3310875.00

BASIC RESEARCH IN MODERN BIOLOGY

31 A Systems Approach to Understand Quorum

Sensing in Serratia marsescens[BT/PR5106/BRB/10/1073/2012]

Prof. Gautam Pennathur

Anna University Chennai, Tamilnadu-600025

30/12/2013 3 Years 0 Month 8850600.00

32 Involvement of Rab11 in Drosophilamorphogenesis [BT/PR5043/BRB/10/1045/2012]

Prof. Jagat K RoyBanaras Hindu University Varanasi,

Uttar Pradesh-221005

05/06/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4685200.00

33 In vitro study of input-output robustness ofMprAB signaling pathway in Mycobacteriumtuberculosis [BT/PR5270/BRB/10/1066/2012]

Dr. Suman K BanikBose Institute Kolkata, West Bengal-700054

24/06/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4095800.00

34 Bioluminescence Emissions of Fireflies

[BT/PR4855/BRB/10/1030/2012]

Prof. Anurup Gohain Barua

Gauhati University Guwahati, Assam-781014

24/12/2013 3 Years 0 Month 1918200.00

35 Understanding the Roles of Duplicated MEL1Argonautes in Reproductive Development of Rice

[BT/PR4305/BRB/10/1017/2011]

Dr. Meenu KapoorGuru Gobind Singh Indraprastha

University Delhi, Delhi-110075

25/07/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4645000.00



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36 Invivo imaging of structural correlates of remote

and recent events[BT/PR4414/BRB/10/1035/2012]

Mr. balaji jayaprakash

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCEBangalore, Karnataka-560012

17/10/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4828800.00

37 TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION BY MXR1P INPICHIA PASTORIS[BT/PR3889/BRB/10/996/2011]

Prof. PUNDI NARASIMHANRANGARAJANINDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE

Bangalore, Karnataka-560012

03/07/2013 3 Years 0 Month 7171498.00

38 Understanding the biology and functions of HeatShock Protein 90 (Hsp90) in Giardia Lamblia

[BT/PR3640/BRB/10/978/2011]

Prof. Utpal TatuINDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE


06/01/2014 3 Years 0 Month 4336000.00

39 Use of heterologous factors from human

mitochondria to understand the mechanism ofinitiation and ribosome function in Escherichiacoli and mammalian cells

[BT/PR4165/BRB/10/1031/2012]

Prof. Umesh Varshney


25/07/2013 3 Years 0 Month 7682800.00

40 Origin of plasma membrane polarity during

embryogenesis [BT/PR4148/BRB/10/1006/2011]

Dr. Richa Rikhy

Indian Institute of Science Educationand Research (IISER), Pune Pune,

Maharashtra-411021

23/08/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4399200.00

41 Systems Modelling and Experimental Testing ofCytoskeletal Polarization in Cellular PatternFormation [BT/PR1595/BRB/10/1043/2012]

Dr. Chaitanya Anil AthaleIndian Institute of Science Educationand Research (IISER), Pune Pune,Maharashtra-411021

03/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 6794200.00

42 Interplay between patterning regulators andpolar auxin transport tocontrol lateral organ polarity in Arabidopsis[BT/PR3632/BRB/10/977/2011]

Dr. Kalika PrasadIndian Institute of Science Educationand Research, West BengalRanaghat, Kerala-741252

18/06/2013 3 Years 0 Month 7358400.00

43 Mechanisms of E. coli group 1 capsular

polysaccharide translocation: An NMR andcomputational investigation[BT/PR5153/BRB/10/1062/2012]

Dr. Thenmalarchelvi Rathinavelan

Indian Institute of TechnologyHyderabad Hyderabad, AndhraPradesh-502205

01/10/2013 3 Years 0 Month 6282600.00

44 Molecular Chaperones mediated protein folding

using time resolved single molecule ForsterResonance Energy Transfer[BT/PR4067/BRB/10/1128/2012]

Dr. Chayan kanti Nandi

Indian Institute of Technology MandiMandi, Himachal Pradesh-175001

30/12/2013 3 Years 0 Month 6958200.00

45 Mechanism of DNA unwinding in large eukaryoticDNA viruses [BT/PR4808/BRB/10/1029/2012]

Dr. Kiran KondabagilINDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,

BOMBAY Mumbai, Maharashtra-400076

17/10/2013 3 Years 0 Month 5061000.00



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46 P. falciparum TGS1: Functional analysis in

splicing and telomere biology, role of insertionsand C-terminal domain[BT/PR4239/BRB/10/1005/2011]

Prof. Swati Patankar

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,BOMBAY Mumbai, Maharashtra-400076

13/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4040200.00

47 Genotyping Single Nucleoside Polymorphisms(SNPs) with Fluorescently Modified

Nucleoside/Oligonucleotide Probes[BT/PR5169/BRB/10/1065/2012]

Dr. Subhendu Sekhar BagINDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,

GUWAHATI Guwahati, Assam-781039

27/11/2013 3 Years 0 Month 8212000.00

48 Deciphering the BMP signaling network in

developing bone: Aninterdisciplinary approach combiningbioinformatic data mining tools along withmolecular genetic and developmental biology

strategies [BT/PR14857/BRB/10/891/2010]

Dr. Amitabha Bandyopadhyay

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,KANPUR kanpur, Uttar Pradesh-208016

14/06/2013 3 Years 0 Month 6850000.00

49 Translational control of maternal mRNAs ingermline stem cells[BT/PR4421/BRB/10/1008/2011]

Prof. K SubramaniamINDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,KANPUR kanpur, Uttar Pradesh-208016

17/07/2013 3 Years 0 Month 5132800.00

50 Metabolic network analysis of pathogenicorganisms for designing novel therapeuticintervention strategies

[BT/PR4949/BRB/10/1048/2012]

Dr. Karthik RamanINDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,MADRAS Chennai, Tamilnadu-600036

17/06/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2436800.00

51 Structural studies of globulin from the seeds of

Wrightia tinctoria, a medicinal plant.[BT/PR3989/BRB/10/990/2011]

Dr. Pravindra Kumar

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,ROORKEE Roorkee, Uttarakhand-247667

24/12/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2598800.00

52 Identification of Molecular Links between Amyloid

Precursor Protein(APP) na Alzheimer's DiseaseRelated Biomarkers in An Experimental Modelwith SHSY5Y Cells.

[BT/PR768/BRB/10/933/2011]

Prof. Sasanka Chakrabarti

INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATEMEDICAL EDUCATION ANDRESEARCH, KOLKATA Kolkata, West

Bengal-700020

13/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 6174000.00

53 Effect of Narciclasine on induced inflammatory

responses and outcomes in neonatal sepsis ratmodels [BT/PR5025/BRB/10/1053/2012]

Dr. Vishnu Bhat

Jawaharlal Institute of P.G. MedicalEducation & Research Pondicherry,Pondicherry-605006

18/10/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2394800.00

54 Effects of perturbation of pRb-Fzr1-Skp2 axis onmammalian cell cycle regulation[BT/PR4444/BRB/10/1023/2012]

Dr. Swati TiwariJawaharlal Nehru University NewDelhi, Delhi-110067

25/07/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4597600.00



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55 Investigations into sulfate assimilation pathway

in E. histolytica.[BT/PR5463/BRB/10/1094/2012]

Dr. Samudrala Gourinath

Jawaharlal Nehru University NewDelhi, Delhi-110067

30/07/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4543800.00

56 Regulation of biogenesis of telomeric RNA(TERRA) and its role in telomere lengthmaintenance [BT/PR4809/BRB/10/1028/2012]

Dr. Utpal GhoshKalyani University Kalyani, WestBengal-741235

03/06/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4431600.00

57 Involvement of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inDictyostelium discoideum development[BT/PR4383/BRB/10/1014/2011]

Prof. Rasheedunnisa BegumM.S. University of Baroda Baroda,Gujarat-390002

25/09/2013 2 Years 0 Month 1947500.00

58 Exploring stationary phase genome dynamics inE. coli using next-generation sequencing

[BT/PR3695/BRB/10/979/2011]

Dr. Aswin Sai Narain SeshasayeeNational Centre For Biological

Sciences Bangalore, Karnataka-560065

04/06/2013 3 Years 0 Month 7970309.00

59 PUNE MICROBIOME STUDY-Molecular analysis of

human microbiome[BT/PR3461/BRB/10/968/2011]

Dr. Yogesh S Shouche

National Centre For Cell SciencePune, Maharashtra-411007

17/06/2013 2 Years 0 Month 6205600.00

60 Identification and characterization of novelpotential biomarkers for breast cancer using gel-based (2-D DIGE) & LC-based (iTRAQ-LC-

MS/MS) proteomic approaches and bioinformaticstools [BT/PR4152/BRB/10/1003/2011]

Dr. Rapole SrikanthNational Centre For Cell SciencePune, Maharashtra-411007

24/10/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3063200.00

61 Systems Analysis of Glioblastoma,Medulloblastoma and Neuroblastoma Pathways

and Protein Interaction Networks[BT/PR4599/BRB/10/1042/2012]

Dr. Sanjeeva SrivastavaNational Institute for Research in

Tuberculosis Chennai, Maharashtra-600031

03/06/2013 3 Years 0 Month 7765600.00

62 Effect of iNOS Deficiency on Plasma CellGeneration In vitro and In vivo[BT/PR5138/BRB/10/1064/2012]

Dr. Anna GeorgeNational Institute of ImmunologyNew Delhi, Delhi-110067

03/06/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4973200.00

63 Molecular mechanisms involved in the regulationof apoptosis of neurons as a result of cell cyclereentry [BT/PR5658/BRB/10/1089/2012]

Dr. Pushkar SharmaNational Institute of ImmunologyNew Delhi, Delhi-110067

30/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 5706400.00

64 Functional analyses of novel variants of DNA

polymerase beta that express specifically inovarian cancer [ BT/PR851/BRB/10/942/2011]

Prof. Nandan Bhattacharyya

Panskura Banamali College EastMedinipur, West Bengal-721152

26/11/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4248200.00

65 MOLECULAR MECHANISM OF DRUG RESISTANCEIN COLORECTAL CANCER: EVIDENCE OF TUMORSTEM LIKE CELLS IN MINIMAL RESIDUAL

DISEASE. [BT/PR3223/BRB/10/964/2011]

Dr. S ASHA NAIRRajiv Gandhi Centre ForBiotechnology Thiruvananthapuram,

Kerala-695014

25/06/2013 3 Years 0 Month 6535200.00



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66 Study on differential proteome profiling to

decipher novel signaling molecules with specialreference to VDAC-1 and GRP-78 proteins inetiologically different cardiac disease forms

[BT/PR3709/BRB/10/980/2011]

Dr. Sagartirtha Sarkar

University of Calcutta Kolkata, WestBengal-700073

14/11/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3690000.00

67 Fundamental understanding of activity and

stability of proteins in nontoxic ionic liquids[BT/PR5287/BRB/10/1068/2012]

Dr. Pannuru Venkatesu

University of Delhi, North CampusDelhi, Delhi-110007

30/12/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3509800.00

68 Transport of pre-folded proteins in

Brevundimonas diminuta: Identification andcharacterization of organophosphate hydrolase(OPH) interactome and elucidation of itsdependence on Twin Arginine Transport (Tat)

machinery for membrane targeting.[BT/PR4480/BRB/10/1020/2011]

Dr. Dayananda Siddavattam

University of Hyderabad Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh-500046

25/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4833200.00

BIOCARE

69 Microbial control of methane turnover in ricefields [BT/Bio-CARe/06/840/2011-12]

Dr. Monali C RahalkarAgharkar Research Institute Pune,Maharashtra-411004

19/07/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4828132.00

70 Marker Aided Back Cross breeding forintrogression of sugar enhancer (se) gene from

sweet corn to normal maize inbred lines forenhancing the sugar content [BT/Bio-CARe/02/360/2011-12]

Dr. A Thanga HemavathyAgricultural College And Research

Institute Madurai, Tamilnadu-625104

30/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2286000.00

71 The novel strategy of influenza virus for escapinganti-viral mechanism: Interaction of Influenza

virus proteins with host nuclear protein ND10.

[BT/Bio-CARe/03/585/2011-12]

Dr. Rakhi Sharma DeyBarrackpore Rashtraguru

Surendranath College Kolkata, West

Bengal-700120

11/02/2014 3 Years 0 Month 2561548.00

72 Molecular and biochemical characterization of

three fruit pigment enhancing mutant genes(hp,dg,ogc) and introgression of these geneswith the fruit shelf-life enhancing mutant generin in respective dihomozygote condition to

develop breeding line with extended shelf-lifeand elevated carotenoids in the fruits of tomato(Solanum lycopersicum) [BT/Bio-

CARe/02/315/2011-12]

Dr. Harshata Pal

Bidhan Chandra KrishiViswavidyalaya West Medinipur, WestBengal-741252

04/10/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2460000.00



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73 Comparative proteomics of ubiquitylated proteins

to understand the resistance response of Sinapisalba against the necrotrophic pathogen Alternariabrassicicola. [BT/Bio-CARe/01/130/2011-12]

Dr. SRIRUPA DAS

Bose Institute Kolkata, West Bengal-700054

17/07/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4518074.00

74 Enzyme-based biological control of insect pestsand diseases using a new, potential, chitinolytic

insecticidal strain of Brevibacillus laterosporus-elucidating chitinase synergism fordevelopmental approach of a novel biocontrol

technology for sustainable management ofagricultural and horticultural crops, naturalforests and forest plantations of industrial use[BT/Bio-CARe/02/626/2011-12]

Dr. Lakshmi PrasannaCentre For Cellular And Molecular

Biology Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh-500007

19/12/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2215000.00

75 Identification and functional characterization ofimmune response genes in silkmoths [BT/Bio-CARe/01/561/2011-12]

Dr. V V SatyavathiCentre For DNA Fingerprinting andDiagnostics Hyderabad, Andhra

Pradesh-500001

27/12/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4520082.00

76 Siderophore monoxygenase- A potent drug

target for tuberculosis and other bacterialdiseases. [BT/Bio-CARe/01/842/2011-12]

Dr. saroja narsing rao

Dayananda Sagar College ofEngineering Bangalore, Karnataka-560078

25/02/2014 3 Years 0 Month 2907945.00

77 Chitosan based hydrogel nanoparticles forapplications in wound healing. [BT/Bio-CARe/08/169/2010-11]

Dr. Kavita Anirban PalDefence Institute of AdvancedTechnology (DIAT) Pune,Maharashtra-411025

21/01/2014 3 Years 0 Month 1045000.00

78 Ab Initio Design of Anti-Cancer Drugs [BT/Bio-

CARe/07/424/2011-12]

Dr. Namita Misra

Dr. Vijay Kumar Foundation Gurgaon,

Haryana-122001

30/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2694358.00

79 Characterization of a DexD/H family helicasetowards stress response in plants. [BT/Bio-

CARe/02/816/2011-12]

Dr. Deepali SinghGautam Buddha University, Greater

Noida Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh-201308

30/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3523007.00

80 Microbial production of bioactive compoundStilbenes: Resveratrol, Viniferin ,Picied andAmpelopsin [BT/Bio-CARe/03/420/2011-12]

Dr. Chetana RoatGujarat University Ahmedabad,Gujarat-380009

03/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2999750.00

81 Structure-function analysis of an essentialexported parasite protein [BT/Bio-CARe/01/482/2011-12]

Dr. Rachna HoraGuru Nanak Dev University Amritsar,Punjab-143001

17/07/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4364234.00



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82 Biochemical and molecular characterization of

salinity induced responses in pigeon pea(Cajanus cajan L.) - towards the salinitytolerance [BT/Bio-CARe/02/45/2011-12]

Dr. Archana Singh

Indian Agricultural Research InstituteNew Delhi, Delhi-110012

19/07/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3650000.00

83 Studies on inhibition of mutant p53 oncogenicgain of

function by p53 tetramerisation domain peptideontumor malignancy. [BT/Bio-CARe/07/883/2011-

12]

Dr. Shampa MallickINDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL

BIOLOGY Kolkata, West Bengal-700032

10/01/2014 3 Years 0 Month 3719000.00

84 Exploring the microbial diversity andhydrogenase activities in microbial electrogeniccell (MEC) for enhanced biohydrogen production

from wastewater [BT/Bio-CARe/06/463/2011-12]

Dr. K ArunasriINDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICALTECHNOLOGY Hyderabad, Andhra

Pradesh-500007

26/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3605880.00

85 Multidimensional investigation on Aprostocetuspurpureus, a resurgent parasitoid of Indian lacinsect, Kerria lacca (Kerr.) for devising lac cropmanagement strategies. [BT/Bio-

CARe/02/544/2011-12]

Dr. Archana SainiIndian Institute of Natural Resins andGums Ranchi, Jharkhand-834010

19/07/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2630000.00

86 An approach to block Hepatitis C virus entry bymonoclonal antibodies [BT/Bio-

CARe/01/889/2011-12]

Dr. Soma DasINDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE


11/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3363734.00

87 UNDERSTANDING THE FUNCTIONAL RELEVANCE

OF TWISTPARALOGS AND THEIR INTERACTION WITHDEVELOPMENTAL PATHWAYS DURING DERMIS

FORMATION USING ZEBRAFISH AS A MODEL

ORGANISM. [BT/Bio-CARe/01/709/2011-12]

Dr. Tressa Panikulangara Jacob

Indian Institute of Science Educationand Research (IISER), Pune Pune,Maharashtra-411021

17/10/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4762700.00

88 Biodegradation of pesticides under changingclimate and metagenomic profiling of functional

microbes [BT/Bio-CARe/06/175/2011-12]

Dr. Kollah BharatiINDIAN INSTITUTE OF SOIL SCIENCE

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh-462038

17/10/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2389350.00

89 Probing the role of DNA triplex in cellular

pathways: Saccharomyces...............................................................................................................

cerevisiae Stm1 protein - triplex interaction[BT/Bio-CARe/01/55/2011-12]

Dr. Thenmalarchelvi Rathinavelan

Indian Institute of TechnologyHyderabad Hyderabad, AndhraPradesh-502205

17/07/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4859000.00



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90 Potential of Crop Plants to Generate Metal

Nanoparticles [BT/Bio-CARe/02/604/2011-12]

Dr. P Sharmila

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,DELHI New Delhi, Delhi-110016

26/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4831195.00

91 Silk protein mediated surface modification of NiTialloy based stent material, for improvedendothelialization and reduced thrombogenicity

[BT/Bio-CARe/01/817/2011-12]

Dr. Tuli DeyINDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,KHARAGPUR Kharagpur, West

Bengal-721302

11/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3405692.00

92 Structure Function Relationship in Human ProteinZ, a Regulator of Blood

Coagulation. [BT/Bio-CARe/01/88/2011-12]

Ms. Tanusree SenguptaINDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,

MADRAS Chennai, Tamilnadu-600036

19/07/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4595362.00

93 Development of recombinant sheep pox vectored

Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) vaccine forsmall ruminants [BT/Bio-CARe/04/439/2011-12]

Dr. Bina Mishra

INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCHINSTITUTE- UTTAR PRADESHBareilly, Uttar Pradesh-243122

17/10/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4832000.00

94 North-East origin silk based co-culture 3-D modelfor cartilage tissue repair [BT/Bio-

CARe/05/637/2011-12]

Dr. Nandana BhardwajINSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDY IN

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Guwahati,Assam-781035

12/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2660000.00

95 nNOS & iNOS gene polymorphism & expression

in Zebrafish model of AD. [BT/Bio-CARe/04/802/2011-12]

Dr. Deepika Sharma

Institute of Human Behaviour &Allied Sciences Delhi, Delhi-110095

25/06/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2460000.00

96 Protein engineering of recombinant humangranulocyte colony

stimulating factor to improve its therapeuticefficacy. [BT/Bio-CARe/01/517/2011-12]

Dr. Sonal DattaINSTITUTE OF MICROBIAL

TECHNOLOGY Chandigarh,Chandigarh-160036

30/10/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4908681.00

97 Role of Molecular Chaperones and p53 inTargeting of Client Proteins to Autophagy.

[BT/Bio-CARe/01/478/2011-12]

Dr. Snober Shabnam MirIntegral University, Lucknow

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh-226026

17/07/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3022250.00

98 Development of vaccines and diagnostics againsthospital acquired infections:De novo synthesis of repeat units of capsularpolysaccharide antigens of

Staphylococcus aureus type 5. [BT/Bio-CARe/07/634/2011-12]

Dr. Amina KausarJawaharlal Nehru University NewDelhi, Delhi-110067

22/11/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4188298.00

99 Structural investigations of Human Interferon

Regulatory Factor 6: Implications inDevelopment and Cancer [BT/Bio-

CARe/07/351/2011-12]

Dr. Tara Kashav

Jawaharlal Nehru University NewDelhi, Delhi-110067

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100 Structural Biology of CysE from pathogenic

organisms Potential for rational drug design[BT/Bio-CARe/01/79/2011-12]

Dr. Vibha Gupta

Jaypee Institute of InformationTechnology, Noida Noida, UttarPradesh-201307

11/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4050000.00

101 Wnt and Hedgehog interaction: a noveltherapeutic approach for Hepatocellular

carcinoma [BT/Bio-CARe/07/567/2011-12]

Dr. Ratna KumariKalinga Institute Of Industrial

Technology Bhubaneswar, Orissa-751024

24/02/2014 3 Years 0 Month 4168697.00

102 Studies on Orbivirus epidemiology and

pathogenicity determinants using molecular andreverse genetics approaches [BT/Bio-CARe/04/261/2011-12]

Dr. Sushila Maan

Lala Lajpat Rai University ofVeterinary & Animal Sciences Hisar,Haryana-125004

15/01/2014 3 Years 0 Month 3195000.00

103 Impact of global climatic warming on stressadaptation in wild Drosophilids [BT/Bio-

CARe/06/868/2011-12]

Dr. Bhawna KalraMaharshi Dayanand University

Rohtak, Haryana-124001

19/07/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2180000.00

104 Ceramide and fatty acids-induced Raft

Disassembly/Assembly [BT/Bio-CARe/01/909/2011-12]

Dr. Annapoorna R Sapuri Butti

mahatma gandhi university,nalgonda, A.P. Nalgonda, Andhra

Pradesh-508001

17/10/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3832940.00

105 Understanding the role of Poly (ADP-ribose)polymerase on tight junctions functioning duringcarcinogenesis. [BT/Bio-CARe/01/491/2011-12]

Dr. Jyotika RajawatNational Centre For Cell SciencePune, Maharashtra-411007

26/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2540000.00

106 Exploring host-pathogen interactions in dicoccum

wheat-spot blotch using omics approaches[BT/Bio-CARe/02/275/2011-12]

Dr. Ramya Prashant

National Chemical Laboratory Pune,Maharashtra-411008

19/07/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2510000.00

107 Cloning and molecular characterization of buffalomilk lactadherin for augmenting animal fertility

[BT/Bio-CARe/04/611/2011-12]

Dr. Aasma TuranNational Dairy Research Institute,

Karnal Karnal, Haryana-132001

26/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3935863.00

108 Mechanistic evaluation of probiotics on gutsatiety hormones in human cell lines to combatobesity [BT/Bio-CARe/07/622/2011-12]

Dr. Monica PuniyaNational Dairy Research Institute,Karnal Karnal, Haryana-132001

19/07/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2660000.00

109 Waste to Wealth: Development of green process

for the production of second generation biofuelfrom crop wastes. [BT/Bio-CARe/06/890/2011-12]

Dr. R Sindhu

National Institute ForInterdisciplinary Science AndTechnology (NIIST) Trivandrum,

Kerala-695019

17/10/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3134515.00



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110 Mechanism of JMJD6 mediated gene regulation

[BT/Bio-CARe/01/71/2011-12]

Dr. Kartiki V Desai

National Institute of BiomedicalGenomics Kalyani, West Bengal-741251

17/07/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3659611.00

111 A study of neuroprotective aspects of Klothobiology [BT/Bio-CARe/01/112/2012]

Ms. Vijaya MajumdarNational Institute of Mental Health &

Neuro Sciences Bangalore,Karnataka-560029

28/11/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2465000.00

112 Possible involvement of nuclear factor kappa B

(NF?B) and mitogen activated protein kinases(MAPKs) in the expression of inducible nitricoxide synthase during exposure to highenvironmental ammonia and desiccation stresses

in the air-breathing catfish, Heteropneustesfossilis. [BT/Bio-CARe/04/654/2011-12]

Dr. Mahua Gupta Choudhury

North-Eastern Hill UniversityShillong, Meghalaya-793022

19/07/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2570000.00

113 Biochemical and molecular characterization oflectins from Brassica species and wild crucifersand to assess their anti-aphid potential. [BT/Bio-

CARe/02/519/2011-12]

Dr. Manjeet Kaur SanghaPunjab Agricultural UniversityLudhiana, Punjab-141004

03/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4160400.00

114 Biochemical and proteomic studies to revealdrought tolerance mechanisms in wheat [BT/Bio-

CARe/02/371/2011-12]

Dr. Rachana D BhardwajPunjab Agricultural University

Ludhiana, Punjab-141004

10/10/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2045000.00

115 Development of a high-throughput system for

scaled up doubled haploid production in wheat.[BT/Bio-CARe/02/227/2011-12]

Dr. Puja Srivastava

Punjab Agricultural UniversityLudhiana, Punjab-141004

01/10/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2092000.00

116 Genetic enhancement of mungbean throughinterspecific hybridization and molecular

interventions [BT/Bio-CARe/02/473/2011-12]

Dr. Ranjit Kaur GillPunjab Agricultural University

Ludhiana, Punjab-141004

03/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 1979344.00

117 Agrobacterium mediated genetic transformationand Overexpression of Arabidopsis thalianaPHENYLALANINE AMMONIA LYASE2 (ATPAL2) inDecalepis hamiltonii. [BT/Bio-CARe/02/764/2011

-12]

Dr. Nagashree N RaoR.V. College of EngineeringBangalore, Karnataka-560059

09/01/2014 3 Years 0 Month 3454413.00

118 Evaluation of Molecular Targets in GallbladderCancer [BT/Bio-CARe/07/450/2011-12]

Dr. Anu BehariSanjay Gandhi Post Graduate

Institute of Medical SciencesLucknow, Uttar Pradesh-226014

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119 Isolation and Characterization of Genes

Expressed during Florigenesis in Orchids [BT/Bio-CARe/02/647/2011-12]

Dr. Jaspreet Kaur

Shaheed Udham Singh College ofEngineering and Technology Mohali,Punjab-140306

26/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 1915300.00

120 Isolation and identification of bioactivecompounds from wild mushrooms for new drug

discovery. [BT/Bio-CARe/03/50/2011-12]

Dr. Astha TripathiShoolini University of Biotechnology

and Management Sciences Solan,Himachal Pradesh-173229

03/06/2013 3 Years 0 Month 1580000.00

121 Exploring potentials of probiotic bacteria as a

potential source of phytate degrading enzymesand bacteriocin production [BT/Bio-CARe/03/636/2011-12]

Dr. Preeti Sharma

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi UniversityJammu, Jammu And Kashmir-182320

11/11/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3708780.00

122 Controlled delivery of biological molecules usingbiodegradable micro-needles [BT/Bio-

CARe/05/461/2011-12]

Dr. Shiny VelayudhanSree Chitra Tirunal Institute for

Medical Sciences & TechnologyThiruvananthapuram, Kerala-695012

02/01/2014 3 Years 0 Month 4380000.00

123 Identification of Molecular markers linked to higholeic content and development of high oleic cms

line in sunflower [BT/Bio-CARe/02/664/2011-12]

Dr. R ChandirakalaTamil Nadu Agricultural University

Coimbatore, Tamilnadu-641003

02/01/2014 3 Years 0 Month 1611600.00

124 Marker Assisted Breeding for improving salinitytolerance in popular rice varieties of Tamil Nadu[BT/Bio-CARe/02/203/2011-12]

Dr. S BanumathyTamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityCoimbatore, Tamilnadu-641003

30/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3442800.00

125 Towards developing nutrient rich antidiabetic rice

genotypes through molecular breeding [BT/Bio-CARe/02/336/2011-12]

Dr. R Valarmathi

Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityCoimbatore, Tamilnadu-641003

19/07/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2546000.00

126 Comparative analysis of miRNA expressionprofiles during fibre development stages in

allotetraploid and diploid cotton species. [BT/Bio-CARe/02/835/2011-12]

Dr. K V PADMALATHAUniversity of Agricultural Sciences,

Bangalore Bangalore, Karnataka-560065

26/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3200000.00

127 Morphological, Biochemical and MolecularCharacterization of Linseed Germplasm. [BT/Bio-CARe/02/533/2011-12]

Dr. N M ShakuntalaUniversity of Agricultural Sciences,Raichur Raichur, Karnataka-584101

25/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2912500.00

128 Epidemiology and molecular characterization oftospoviruses infecting important horticulturalcrops [BT/Bio-CARe/02/290/2011-12]

Dr. Amruta S BhatUniversity of Horticultural Sciences,Bagalkot Bagalkot, Karnataka-

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129 in vitro propagation and ecorestoration of two

endangered, medicinal orchids of KashmirHimalayas,Malaxismuscifera(Lindl.) Kuntze andListera ovata (Linn.)R.Brown. [BT/Bio-

CARe/02/689/2011-12]

Dr. Seema Singh

University of Kashmir Srinagar,Jammu And Kashmir-190006

17/10/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2995575.00

130 Molecular and biotechnological explorations of

bioactive flavonoidpathway from medicinally important rare treeOroxylum indicum [BT/Bio-CARe/07/320/2011-

12]

Dr. Vaijayanti Abhijit Tamhane

University of Pune Pune,Maharashtra-411007

30/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3870622.00

131 Molecular mechanisms of translation regulationof the Heme-Regulated Eukaryotic InitiationFactor 2a Kinase (EIF2AK1) [BT/Bio-

Care/01/120/2011-12]

Dr. Sangeeta ChatterjeeUniversity of Rajasthan Jaipur,Rajasthan-302039

27/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2583000.00

BIOENGINEERING

132 Development of novel peptide imaging

biomarker/s for early detection of cisplatin-resistant ovarian cancer[BT/PR8052/MED/32/298/2013]

Dr. Pritha Ray

Advanced Centre For TreatmentResearch & Education In CancerMumbai, Maharashtra-410210

11/12/2013 3 Years 0 Month 6160600.00

133 DNA based Molecular Electronics[BT/PR5699/MED/32/239/2012]

Prof. Rajiv PrakashBanaras Hindu University Varanasi,

Uttar Pradesh-221005

13/05/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3447200.00

134 Development of Novel Computational Methodsfor Optical Molecular Tomographic Imaging.[BT/PR7994/MED/32/284/2013]

Dr. Phaneendra Kumar YalavarthyINDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCEBangalore, Karnataka-560012

11/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2226000.00

135 Novel 3D Nanocomposite Scaffolds for Tissue

Engineering [BT/PR5977/MED/32/242/2012]

Dr. Kaushik Chatterjee


20/05/2013 3 Years 0 Month 6199600.00

136 Characterization of macromolecular structure ofdecellularized cornea for Tissue engineering[BT/PR5717/MED/32/244/2012]

Dr. Sourabh GhoshINDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,DELHI New Delhi, Delhi-110016

05/06/2013 3 Years 0 Month 6005200.00

137 High Resolution Holographic Microscope for 3DImaging of Live Biological Cells[BT/PR8008/MED/32/306/2013]

Dr. Kedar B KhareINDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,DELHI New Delhi, Delhi-110016

16/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3836000.00

138 Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)

based Sensing and Imaging systems for earlydiagnosis of breast cancer

[BT/PR8093/MED/32/293/2013]

Dr. Anuj Dhawan


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BIOENGINEERING

139 Development of Photoacoustic Imaging technique

for non-invasive imaging of Solitary ThyroidNodules [BT/PR5879/MED/32/241/2012]

Dr. Srivathsan Vasudevan

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,INDORE Indore, Madhya Pradesh-452017

01/08/2013 2 Years 6 Month 6186000.00

140 Development of MRI compatible nerve stimulatorto understand the underlying mechanism in

neuro-modulation[BT/PR6650/MED/32/256/2012]

Dr. Parthasarthi SensarmaINDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,

KANPUR kanpur, Uttar Pradesh-208016

17/10/2013 2 Years 0 Month 1704200.00

141 Development of Porous Bio-active Ti-based

Composite for Bio-implant Application[BT/PR5870/MED/32/240/2012]

Prof. Jyotsna Dutta Majumdar

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,KHARAGPUR Kharagpur, WestBengal-721302

28/11/2013 3 Years 0 Month 5774800.00

142 Sorting of deformable objects in microchannelsfor biomedical applications

[BT/PR7276/MED/32/267/2012]

Dr. Ashis Kumar SenINDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,


12/11/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4835000.00

143 FLUORESCENT PROBES FOR BIOSENSING

APPLICATIONS [BT/PR8014/MED/32/296/2013]

Dr. Jayamurthy P

National Institute ForInterdisciplinary Science And

Technology (NIIST) Trivandrum,Kerala-695019

17/10/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4881700.00

144 DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEWGENERATION CASPASE SENSOR FRET PROBEEXPRESSING STABLE CANCER CELLS FOR

ANTICANCER DRUG SCREENING: FROM INVITRO HTS SCREEN TO WHOLE ANIMALIMAGING [BT/PR8087/MED/32/292/2013]

Dr. Santhosh kumar TRRajiv Gandhi Centre ForBiotechnology Thiruvananthapuram,

Kerala-695014

11/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 9100000.00

BIOINFORMATICS R&D PROJECTS

145 Alternate approaches to antitubercular drugdiscovery [BT/PR5341/BID/7/398/2012]

Prof. Debnath PalINDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE


24/10/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4057000.12

146 In silico structural and functional investigations

of isozymes of carbonic anhydrase family.[BT/PR7054/BID/7/422/2012]

Dr. Parag Arvind Deshpande


07/06/2013 5 Years 0 Month 3610000.12

147 Investigating protein aggregation using structuralanalysis, prediction methods and moleculardynamics study with applications to an eye

disease, corneal dystrophy[BT/PR7150/BID/7/424/2012]

Prof. Michael GromihaINDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,MADRAS Chennai, Tamilnadu-600036

23/05/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3753000.24



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BIOINFORMATICS R&D PROJECTS

148 Probing the conformational changes of

monomeric FtsZ in GTP-bound, GDP-bound, andnucleotide-free states[BT/PR5984/BID/7/409/2012]

Dr. Sanjib Senapati

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,MADRAS Chennai, Tamilnadu-600036

24/06/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4775000.44

149 Computational and experimental characterizationof stage specific arginine methylation (post-

translational modifications) in Plasmodiumfalciparum proteome[BT/PR6963/BID/7/427/2012]

Dr. Dinesh GuptaInternational Centre for Genetic

Engineering & Biotechnology NewDelhi, Delhi-110067

03/06/2013 3 Years 0 Month 7886000.64

150 Structural insight into the interactions of the heatshock proteins and heat shock transcriptionfactor s32 in E. Coli[BT/PR6869/BID/7/417/2012]

Dr. Rakhi DasguptaKalyani University Kalyani, WestBengal-741235

24/05/2013 3 Years 0 Month 1695000.24

151 Impact of correlation between pixels intensities

on estimated uncertainty and on statisticalinferences of gene expression levels[BT/PR6614/BID/7/415/2012]

Prof. Sreekumaran Nair

Manipal University Manipal,Karnataka-576104

16/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 955200.00

152 Drug Discovery of Potent Inhibitors for Epigenetic

Marker, BRD2 bromodomains by RationalStructure Based Approach[BT/PR7079/BID/7/426/2012]

Dr. B Padmanabhan

National Institute of Mental Health &Neuro Sciences Bangalore,Karnataka-560029

20/05/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4640000.20

153 Integrative Computational Analysis to DriveDiscovery of

microRNA- mediated Regulatory Networks inHPV InducedCervical Cancer [BT/PR5890/BID/7/407/2012]

Prof. Radhakrishna M PillaiRajiv Gandhi Centre For

Biotechnology Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala-695014

23/05/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2218000.20

154 Redesigning DBT's Bioinformation Web Portal and

to Enhance the Department's Focused OutreachProgram [BT/DBT/DBT-Website/2013/01]

Dr. R Gopichandran

Vigyan Prasar Noida, Uttar Pradesh-201309

01/10/2013 4 Years 0 Month 15409900.80

BIOPESTICIDES AND CROP MANAGEMENT

155 Occurrence and diversity of the

entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium in thesoils of varied eco-climatic forest habitats ofSouth India [BT/PR/13913/AGR/05/507/2010]

Dr. T O Sasidharan

Ashoka Trust For Research InEcology and The Environment(ATREE), Bangalore Bangalore,

Karnataka-560064

22/04/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3075900.00

156 Control of tea mosquito((Helopeltis theivora) intea using Semio chemicals .

[BT/PR6046/AGR/5/602/2012]

Dr. NARASIMHAN SRINIVASANAsthagiri Herbal Research Foundation

Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu-600059

03/06/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3781400.00



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157 Field trials of pheromones for the control of

Chilo sacchariphagus indicus [BT/PR4510/AGR/5/574/2012]

Dr. NARASIMHAN SRINIVASAN

Asthagiri Herbal Research FoundationKanchipuram, Tamilnadu-600059

16/08/2013 3 Years 0 Month 1818200.00

158 Targeting microbial quorum sensing todemonstrate potential application of cell-cellsignaling molecules from Xanthomonas group of

plant pathogen in disease control[BT/PR7329/AGR/5/604/2012]

Dr. Subhadeep ChatterjeeCentre For DNA Fingerprinting andDiagnostics Hyderabad, Andhra

Pradesh-500001

03/06/2013 3 Years 0 Month 5675600.00

159 Development and multi-location testing of

biocontrol technology against major soil bornediseases in citrus [BT/PR6358/AGR/5/591/2012]

Prof. KURUBA GOPAL

Dr. Y.S.R. Horticulture UniversityWest Godavari, Andhra Pradesh-534101

11/04/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2675400.00

160 Studies on the diversity of entomopathogenicfungi of Chattisgarh: Understanding the

molecular mechanism of entomopathogenesis forbioprospecting [BT/PR4484/AGR/5/570/2012]

Prof. Bhupendra Nath TiwaryGuru Ghasidas University Bilaspur,

Chhattisgarh-495009

03/06/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3364000.00

161 Genetic diversity of chilo partellus populations inrelation to augumentative biocontrol with

Trichogramma chilions[BT/PR7649/AGR/5/606/2013]

Dr. Mukesh Kumar DhillonIndian Agricultural Research Institute

New Delhi, Delhi-110012

08/10/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4140700.00

162 Genetic diversity and Potential of ACC Deaminaseproducing rhizobia of soybean and their role indrought stress [BT/PR7405/AGR/5/609/2013]

Dr. K AnnapurnaIndian Agricultural Research InstituteNew Delhi, Delhi-110012

03/06/2013 3 Years 3 Month 6121808.00

163 Development of Biopesticide Formulation byUtilization of Apple pomace as Substrate for MassProduction of Native Strains (s) ofEntomopathogenic Fungus, Lecanicillium lecanii

for the Management of Aphids and Whiteflies[BT/PR5810/AGR/5/585/2012]

Dr. Eswara ReddyInstitute of Himalayan BioresourceTechnology Palampur, HimachalPradesh-176061

15/04/2013 1 Years 6 Month 2717800.00

164 Molecular characterization and development ofpotential formulations of Biopesticides for themanagement of wilt disease in tomato and

pepper grown in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu[BT/PR14736/AGR/05/529/2010]

Dr. V R PrabavathyM.S. Swaminathan ResearchFoundation Chennai, Tamilnadu-

600113

24/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4015000.00



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165 STUDIES ON EXTENDING THE SHELF-LIFE AND

IMPROVING THE DELIVERY METHODS OFTRICHOGRAMMATHID EGG PARASITOIDS FORPROMOTING THEIR COMMERCIAL MASS

PRODUCTION IN INDIA[BT/PR3339/AGR/5/558/2011]

Dr. Chandish R Ballal

National Bureau of AgriculturallyImportant Insects Bangalore,Karnataka-560024

04/07/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4546000.00

166 Broad Spectrum Biocontrol of Pests andPathogens in Agriculture Using HydrolyticEnzymes: From Laboratory to Field

[BT/PR6416/AGR/5/594/2012]

Dr. Mukund V DeshpandeNational Chemical Laboratory Pune,Maharashtra-411008

17/07/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3617600.00

167 Exploration of chemically mediated tritrophicinteractions as induced by insect herbivory in riceecosystem for biointensive insect pest

management. [BT/PR7246/AGR/5/603/2012]

Dr. Nalini RamiahTamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityCoimbatore, Tamilnadu-641003

05/12/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2545000.00

168 Development of oil based formulation ofentomopathogenic fungi for the management ofmajor thrips spp. infesting vegetable crops

[BT/PR5297/AGR/5/575/2012]

Dr. S JeyaraniTamilnadu Agricultural UniversityCoimbatore, Tamilnadu-641003

03/06/2013 3 Years 0 Month 1951000.00

169 Survey, Identification, Development andUtilization ofPaenibacillus popilliae Dutky for the

Management of Arecanut White Grubs inKarnataka [BT/PR14663/AGR/05/524/2011]

Dr. AR V KumarUniversity of Agricultural Sciences,Bangalore Bangalore, Karnataka-

560065

24/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2826600.00

170 Suppression of pomegranate blight and wiltsyndrome: Validations and development ofdelivery systems for field evaluations of identified

bio-agents [BT/PR6332/AGR/5/590/2012]

Dr. Girigowda ManjunathUniversity of Horticultural Sciences,Bagalkot Bagalkot, Karnataka-

587102

11/04/2013 4 Years 0 Month 3570400.00

BIOTECH BASED PROGRAMMES FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT

171 Capacity building and awareness generation

towards combating microbial zoonotic infectionsthrough community participation in Kamrup andLakhimpur Districts of Assam[BT/PR5762/SPD/24/631/2012]

Dr. Durlav Prasad Bora

Assam Agricultural University Jorhat,Assam-785013

27/11/2013 3 Years 0 Month 5039130.00

172 Dissemination of polyhouse vegetable production

technology through promotion of F1 hybrids ofhigh value vegetable crops among farmers ofselected 4 districts of Uttarakhand[BT/PR6471/SPD/24/637/2012]

Dr. Dinesh Kumar Singh

G.B. Pant University of Agric. & Tech.Pantnagar Pant Nagar, Uttarakhand-263128

11/06/2013 3 Years 0 Month 8673722.00



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BIOTECH BASED PROGRAMMES FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT

173 Inland Seed Production in Fish Hatchery and

Rearing for Livelihood Development ofeconomically backward and rural poor in thevizianagaram and srikakulam districts of

Andhrapradesh. [BT/PR6874/SPD/24/640/2012]

Dr. K GOPAL RAO

Godavari Rural Development SocietyVizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh-535501

15/04/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2283000.00

174 Production and marketing of fermented dairy

products: A demonstration project for the ruralwomen Development in Gulbarga district[BT/PR1812/SPD/24/577/2011]

Dr. Kelmani Chandrakanth R

Gulbarga University Gulbarga,Karnataka-585106

07/11/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2363200.00

175 Development of Technologies to control andutilize Weeds for employment generationactivities in three states.[BT/PR6455/SPD/24/636/2012]

Dr. Kumar RakeshHimalayan Environmental Studies &Conservation Organisation Dehradun,Uttarakhand-248001

05/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 5412400.00

176 Rehabilitation of flash flood affected area through

biotechnological intervention[BT/PR9632/SPD/24/698/2013]

Prof. Anil P Joshi

Himalayan Environmental Studies &Conservation Organisation Dehradun,Uttarakhand-248001

11/11/2013 3 Years 0 Month 26450000.00

177 STATUS OF PREVALENCE AND AWARENESS

AMONG THALASSEMIA POPULATION: SPECIALREFERENCE TO VARIOUS TRIBES BELONGING TODIFFERENT DISTRICTS OF WEST BENGAL

[BT/PR4325/SPD/24/610/2012]

Dr. Ashis Mukhopadhyay

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose CancerResearch Institute Kolkata, WestBengal-700016

04/06/2013 2 Years 0 Month 1324000.00

178 REHABILITATION PROGRAMME THRU BIO-

RESOURCES BASED INTERVENTIONS IN 5DISASTER-AFFECTED GRAM PANCHAYATS (GP)IN THALISAIN BLOCK, PAURI DT.,

UTTARAKHAND WITH DEMONSTRATION OFDISASTER-RESILIENCE MEASURES IN AFFECTEDLOCATION [BT/PR9070/SPD/24/696/2013]

Dr. D Raghunandan

Society For Economic And SocialStudies New Delhi, Delhi-110017

11/11/2013 3 Years 0 Month 26759400.00

BIOTECH BASED PROGRAMMES FOR SC/ST

179 Training and Demonstration on Cultivation of CutFlowers, Anthurium and Orchids for Economicand Entrepreneurship Development of Rural

weaker Population and SC/ST women of Tumkurand Bengaluru Rural Districts[BT/PR14594/SPD/09//1059/2010]

Dr. S M GopinathAcharya Institute of TechnologyBangalore, Karnataka-560090

30/04/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2046862.00



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BIOTECH BASED PROGRAMMES FOR SC/ST

180 Socio-Economic upliftment of the Rural and Peri

Urban SC/ST Population of Srikakulam Districtthrough Agri Biotechnologies[BT/PR7648/SPD/9/1203/2013]

Dr. Ali SkZ

Agri Biotech Foundation Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh-500030

07/11/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3491206.00

181 Propagation of High-Value Hybrid Orchids forCommercial Farming Through Technology

Diffusion Among Young Tribal Farmers and SHGsin Five Districts of the North-Eastern Region asan Alternative Livelihood for Socio-Economic

Upliftment [BT/PR7490/SPD/9/1201/2013]

Dr. A N RaoFoundation for Envrionment and

Economic Development ServicesImphal, Manipur-795129

31/10/2013 3 Years 0 Month 11013200.00

182 Training & capacity building to Educate theSC/ST and Rural Population of Koraput District ofOdisha for Treating Malnutrition & menstrual

disorders by Nutritional/Functional Food andPrimary Health care Program[BT/PR7199/SPD/9/1200/2013]

Dr. Satyajeet SalunkheKalyani, Orissa Bhubaneswar, Orissa-751031

17/10/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3233200.00

183 Production Of Quality Seeds Of Some Important

Vegetable Crops (Tomatos, Brinjal and Okra) BySelf Help Groups Of ST And SC Population InBishnupur District Of Manipur For SustainableEconomic Development

[BT/PR6043/SPD/9/1174/2012]

Dr. RK Imotomba Singh

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, ManipurBishnupur, Manipur-795134

27/05/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3186900.00

BIOTECH BASED PROGRAMMES FOR WOMEN

184 Socioeconomic upliftment of rural women

through development of value added meatproducts. [BT/PR6966/SPD/11/1422/2012]

Dr. Sunil Kumar

Sher-E-Kashmir University ofAgricultural Sciences & Technology ofJammu Jammu, Jammu And

Kashmir-180009

21/10/2013 3 Years 0 Month 1322000.00

185 Empowerment of Rural Women through Natural

Dyeing Technology[BT/PR6732/SPD/11/1425/2012]

Dr. Jyoti V Vastrad

University of Agricultural Sciences,Dharwad Dharwad, Karnataka-580005

18/10/2013 2 Years 0 Month 2954000.00

BIOTECHNOLOGY OF BIOFERTILISERS

186 Fortified formulations of PGPR consortium andPGPR metabolites micronutrients followed by

efficacy on Rice, Wheat and Bajra.[BT/PR6140/AGR/21/357/2012]

Dr. Rajababu Vasantray VyasAnand Agricultural University Anand,

Gujarat-388110

15/04/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3788200.00



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BIOTECHNOLOGY OF BIOFERTILISERS

187 Diversity studies in Indian earthworms using

DNA barcodes [BT/PR/7998/AGR/21/366/2013]

Dr. SHWETA YADAVA

DR. H.S. GOUR UNIVERSITY Sagar,Madhya Pradesh-470003

20/08/2013 5 Years 0 Month 13822000.00

188 Efficacy and Risk Assessment of Bioinoculants inCajanus cajan: Impact on plant growth,rhizospheric microbial diversity, and genes

involved in N turnover[BT/PR5499/AGR/21/355/2012]

Dr. Shilpi SharmaINDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,DELHI New Delhi, Delhi-110016

04/07/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4921000.00

189 Gene Targeting of microbial isolates to

demonstrate potential Plant Growth Promoting(PGP) traits by third generation sequencing[BT/PR4683/AGR/21/353/2012]

Dr. Jibu Thomas

Karunya University Coimbatore,Tamilnadu-641114

18/07/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2760000.00

190 Bio-formulation containing Mycorrhiza and micro-encapsulated nodulating Rhizobacteria species to

meliorate its usage as Biofertilizer[BT/PR8857/AGR/21/370/2013]

Dr. Alok AdholeyaThe Energy And Resources Institute,

New Delhi New Delhi, Delhi-110003

12/03/2014 3 Years 0 Month 5292200.00

191 SECOND GENERATION GERMPLASM BANK FORARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA FUNGI AND

ECTOMYCORRHIZA FUNGI[BT/PR6974/AGR/21/361/2012]

Dr. chaitali bhattacharyaThe Energy And Resources Institute,

New Delhi New Delhi, Delhi-110003

03/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 8537400.00

BPPD- MICROBIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

192 Metabolic Engineering of Lactococcus lactis for

the Production of Propionic Acid[BT/PR5903/PID/6/693/2012]

Dr. Ramalingam Subramanian

Anna University Chennai, Tamilnadu-600025

26/06/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4980000.00

193 Study on pervaporative stripping of acetone,butanol and ethanol (ABE) for improved ABE

fermentation [BT/PR5757/PID/6/709/2012]

Dr. Samit Kumar RoyCalcutta University Kolkata, West

Bengal-700073

04/07/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2157800.00

194 Developing fungal strains for enzyme productionthrough mutagenesis, protoplast fusion and over-expression using A. niger citrate synthasepromoter [BT/PR4827/PID/6/647/2012]

Dr. B S ChadhaGuru Nanak Dev University Amritsar,Punjab-143001

07/10/2013 3 Years 0 Month 10096800.00

195 Protein Stabilization and Prevention of ProteinAggregation by fugal sucrase from Termitomycesclypeatus and application in biotechnology and

biomedical research[BT/PR4805/PID/6/644/2012]

Dr. Suman KhowalaINDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICALBIOLOGY Kolkata, West Bengal-

700032

15/05/2013 2 Years 0 Month 1616400.00


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196 Biocatalytic keto-reduction: A green and efficient

synthesis of enantio pure alcohols of biologicalinterest. [BT/PR5849/PID/6/666/2012]

Dr. Adari Bhaskar Rao

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICALTECHNOLOGY Hyderabad, AndhraPradesh-500007

04/06/2013 2 Years 0 Month 2112000.00

197 Bioprocess development for the L-asparaginaseproduction by recombinant strain and its

evaluation as food additive for acrylamide freeproducts [BT/PR6653/PID/6/710/2012]

Dr. Prakasham Reddy ShettyINDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL

TECHNOLOGY Hyderabad, AndhraPradesh-500007

09/05/2013 3 Years 0 Month 6068600.00

198 Stereoselective synthesis of chiral alcohols of

pharmaceutical importance via microbialoxidoreductases: Process development andscale-up [BT/PR4807/PID/6/645/2012]

Dr. Pramod P Wangikar

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,BOMBAY Mumbai, Maharashtra-400076

24/10/2013 3 Years 0 Month 11997225.00

199 Design and Application of a Robust ProcessAnalytical Technology (PAT) Platform for Real-

time Monitoring and Control of Hyaluronic AcidProduction [BT/PR5789/PID/6/680/2012]

Dr. Senthilkumar SivaprakasamINDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,

GUWAHATI Guwahati, Assam-781039

30/04/2013 3 Years 0 Month 7834800.00

200 BIOPROCESS OPTIMIZATION OF RECOMBINANTEXPRESSION OF XYLOSE REDUCTASE FROM

DEBARYOMYCES NEPALENSIS IN E. COLI[BT/PR6157/PID/6/701/2012]

Prof. Sathyanarayana N GummadiINDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,


18/04/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3992800.00

201 Development and Characterization of AlternativeAffinity Adsorbent for Purification of TherapeuticAntibodies [BT/PR5912/PID/6/704/2012]

Prof. Arvind M LaliInstitute of Chemical Technology(Formerley UDCT) Mumbai,

Maharashtra-400019

26/06/2013 3 Years 0 Month 6846800.00

202 Characterization and Immobilization of bananapeel protease to incorporate in wound dressingmaterial for genital warts

DRESSING MATERIAL FOR GENITAL WARTS[BT/PR5052/PID/6/652/2012]

Dr. R BaskarKumaraguru College of Technology,Coimbatore Coimbatore, Tamilnadu-

641049

02/05/2013 2 Years 0 Month 3287400.00

203 Production and improvement of bacterialkeratinase and Demonstration of feather wastemanagement by keratin hydrolyzing bacteria at

pilot scale [BT/PR4799/PID/6/642/2012]

Dr. Jeyaprakash RajendhranMadurai Kamraj University Madurai,Tamilnadu-625021

21/05/2013 3 Years 0 Month 6950000.00

204 Developing a Scalable Platform for a BiopolymerPolylactic Acid using Systems Metabolic

Engineering approach.[BT/PR5922/PID/6/685/2012]

Dr. Anu RaghunathanNational Chemical Laboratory Pune,

Maharashtra-411008

26/07/2013 2 Years 0 Month 4650800.00


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205 Recombinant Expression of Lactobacilli

Aminopeptidases for the Production of BioactivePeptides [BT/PR5873/PID/6/691/2012]

Dr. Jai K Kaushik

National Dairy Research InstituteKarnal, Haryana-132001

10/12/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4548200.00

206 Rare sugar production using isomerases andepimerase [BT/PR5795/PID/6/664/2012]

Dr. Darshan H PatelP.D. Patel Institute of AppliedSciences Anand, Gujarat-388421

25/10/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3151600.00

207 Development and scale up of a bioprocess forproduction of higher chain lengthchitooligosaccharides using cloned bacterial

chitinases [BT/PR5800/PID/6/681/2012]

Prof. Appa Rao PodileUniversity of Hyderabad Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh-500046

16/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4632400.00

208 PRODUCTION AND PURIFICATION OF LACCASE

AND ITS APPLICATION FOR THE SYNTHESIS ANDBIOTRANSFORMATION OF ORGANICCOMPOUNDS [BT/PR5859/PID/6/696/2012]

Dr. Kisan M Kodam

University of Pune Pune,Maharashtra-411007

09/12/2013 2 Years 0 Month 3022800.00

CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

209 Function of the multiple long noncoding

transcripts of the hrsw gene of Drosophila &Drosophila Stock Repository[BT/PR6150/COE/34/20/2013]

Prof. S C Lakhotia

Banaras Hindu University Varanasi,Uttar Pradesh-221005

05/09/2013 5 Years 0 Month 19281000.00

210 Programme Support for research in HIV-TB Co-infection [BT/01/CEIB/12/III/09]

Prof. Annapurna VyakarnamINDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCEBangalore, Karnataka-560012

24/10/2013 3 Years 0 Month 61939200.00

211 Centre of Excellence for Research on Hepatitis CVirus Phase II [BT/01/COE/06/02/10-IISc]

Prof. Saumitra DasINDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCEBangalore, Karnataka-560012

02/09/2013 5 Years 0 Month 51957296.00

212 Molecular dissection of and inhibitor discovery

against motors associated with proteintranslation in malaria parasites[BT/PR6303/COE/34/18/2013]

Dr. Amit Sharma

International Centre for GeneticEngineering & Biotechnology NewDelhi, Delhi-110067

26/08/2013 5 Years 0 Month 23000002.00

213 Centre of Excellence on Translational Researchon Eye Diseases [BT/01/COE/06/02/10]

Dr. D BalasubramanianL.V. Prasad Eye Institute- Hyderabad

Eye Research Foundation Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh-500034

10/09/2013 5 Years 0 Month 69896096.00

214 Program Support in Head and Neck OncologyResearch [BT/01/CEIB/11/IV/05]

Dr. Moni Abraham KuriakoseNarayana Hrudayalaya Foundation

(Mazumdar Shaw Cancer Centre)Bangalore, Karnataka-560099

21/08/2013 5 Years 0 Month 35471640.00


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CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

215 Molecular genetics of intracellular calcium

signaling in neurons with application toneurodegeneration and lipid metabolism inhumans [BT/PR6371/COE/34/19/2013]

Prof. Gaiti Hasan

National Centre For BiologicalSciences Bangalore, Karnataka-560065

26/08/2013 5 Years 0 Month 17105024.00

216 Biotechnological approaches to improvenutritional and post-harvest quality, drought

tolerance and pathogen resistance in edible crops[BT/01/CEIB/12/II/01]

Prof. Asis DattaNational Institute of Plant Genome

Research New Delhi, Delhi-110067

26/07/2013 5 Years 0 Month 24998144.00

217 Centre of Excellence on Germplasm

Enhancement for Crop Architecture andDefensive Traits in Brassica juncea L. Czern andCoss. [BT/01/CEIB/12/I/03]

Prof. Surinder Singh Banga

Punjab Agricultural UniversityLudhiana, Punjab-141004

25/09/2013 5 Years 0 Month 44636048.00

218 Programme Support on the effect of amino acids,vitamin A and oxidative stress on foetal growth,

placental function and low birth weight[BT/01/CEIB/12/III/06]

Dr. Aruna V KurpadSt. John's Research Institute


26/09/2013 4 Years 0 Month 24041032.00

ENERGY BIOSCIENCES - BIOFUELS219 LAB SCALE BIOREFINERY FOR CONCOMITANT

PRODUCTION OF BIOFUEL(s) ALONG WITHOTHER IMPORTANT PRODUCTS USINGAGRICULTURAL WASTE

[BT/PR7122/PBD/26/369/2012]

Dr. Debarati PaulAmity University, Noida Noida, Delhi-201303

24/05/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2714000.00

220 Extractive fermentation with surfactants toenhance butanol production[BT/PR5886/PBD/26/304/2012]

Dr. Pradip Babanrao DhamoleBirla Institute of Technology andScience-Pilani HyderabadHyderabad, Andhra Pradesh-500078

24/12/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2917000.20

221 DEVELOPMENT OF SEAWEEDS BIOREFINERY

AND PILOT DEMONSTRATION OF BIOETHANOLPRODUCTION [BT/PR6895/PBD/26/363/2012]

Prof. Ramesh Chander Kuhad

Delhi University, South Campus NewDelhi, Delhi-110021

23/05/2013 3 Years 0 Month 7482000.64

222 "STUDIES ON CHEMOENZYMATIC TREATMENT OFBLACK LIQUOR FOR RECOVERY OF REDUCING

SUGARS FOR BIOETHANOL PRODUCTION"[BT/PR6211/PBD/26/308/2012]

Dr. P K GUPTAForest Research Institute, Dehradun

Dehradun, Uttarakhand-248006

24/12/2013 3 Years 0 Month 1551988.00

223 Study of plant origin additives for Vegetable oil

(Indian) based eco-friendly cutting fluid toimprove the cutting fluid Properties.[BT/PR5293/PBD/26/299/2012]

Prof. Satish Vasu Kailas


10/04/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2985000.00


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ENERGY BIOSCIENCES - BIOFUELS

224 Process development for the concomitant

production of bioemulsifier, lipid, biodielsel,glycerol and biomass as animal/fish feed usingindustrial waste water in a renewable yeast

feedstock based biorefinery model[BT/PR6909/PBD/26/391/2013]

Prof. Ramkrishna Sen


21/03/2014 3 Years 0 Month 9760000.60

225 Integrated bio-hydrogen production fromrenewable biomass and biological wastes usingmicrobial strains [BT/PR8674/PBD/26/389/2013]

Dr. Anjana PandeyMotilal Nehru National Institute ofTechnology Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh-

211004

28/03/2014 3 Years 0 Month 4819000.00

226 Detailed Evaluation of Renewable Substratesavailable in India for use in the preparation ofBio-fuels and Chemicals

[BT/PR6863/PBD/26/345/2012]

Dr. Rajnish KumarNational Chemical Laboratory Pune,Maharashtra-411008

19/09/2013 2 Years 0 Month 2455000.00

227 BIOREFINERY FOR COST EFFECTIVEBIOETHANOL PRODUCTION FROMBIODEGRADABLE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE:

TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND ITSVALIDATION AT PILOT SCALE[BT/PR6875/PBD/26/349/2012]

Dr. S K SoniPanjab University Chandigarh,Chandigarh-160014

15/07/2013 3 Years 0 Month 10542000.52

228 Economic Utilization of Cotton Wastes from

Textile Mills for Bioethanol Production throughMicrobial Fermentation[BT/PR4267/PBD/26/294/2012]

Dr. R Rajendran

PSG College of Arts & Science,Coimbatore Coimbatore, Tamilnadu-641014

06/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 5264000.44

229 Economic Utilization of Cotton Wastes fromTextile Mills for Bioethanol Production through

Microbial Fermentation[BT/PR4267/PBD/26/294/2012]

Dr. R RajendranPSG College of Arts & Science,

Coimbatore Coimbatore, Tamilnadu-641014

17/06/2013 3 Years 0 Month 5264000.44

230 Algal biorefinery for biodiesel and bioethanolusing rubber processing factory wastewater

discharge [BT/PR6851/PBD/26/335/2012]

Dr. Swapan Kumar SinhaThe Energy And Resources Institute,

Guwahati Guwahati, Assam-781036

17/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 7456484.00

231 Identification of QTLs linked to important traits in

Jatropha using interspecific BC2 hybridpopulations [BT/PR6220/PBD/26/309/2012]

Dr. Shashi Bhushan Tripathi

The Energy And Resources Institute,New Delhi New Delhi, Delhi-110003

12/06/2013 3 Years 0 Month 7425024.00




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ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

232 Developing bio-restoration technology using the

microbial consortium for restoration ofprofoundly degraded Orathupalayam dam due toaccumulation of xenobiotics from textile

processing units in Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu[BT/PR7518/BCE/8/994/2013]

Dr. R Anandham

Agriculture College And ResearchInstitute Madurai, Tamilnadu-625104

03/12/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3354800.00

233 Design of pilot scale for extraction of proteasefrom the fish processing waste and its applicationin dehairing. [BT/PR7556/BCE/8/1013/2013]

Dr. Jayapriya JAnna University Chennai Chennai,Tamilnadu-600025

22/01/2014 3 Years 0 Month 2083600.00

234 Bioremediation of Polyaromatic Hydrocarboncontaminated soil using plant-microbe interactionin rhizosphere [BT/PR7547/BCE/8/964/2013]

Dr. Piyush PandeyAssam (Central) University, SilcharSilchar, Assam-788011

02/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2545000.00

235 Exploration of Microfauna as Biological Indicatorsand Bioremediation of Some Degraded Soil

Ecosystems of Assam[BT/PR7507/BCE/8/984/2013]

Dr. Badal BhattacharyyaAssam Agricultural University Jorhat,

Assam-785013

07/11/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2370345.00

236 BIOTRANSFORMATION OF PHOSPHOGYPSUM BYSULPHATE REDUCING BACTERIA

[BT/PR7470/BCE/8/952/2013]

Dr. Srikanth MutnuriBirla Institute of Technology &

Sciences, Goa Goa, Goa-403726

08/10/2013 1 Years 0 Month 521000.00

237 PRODUCTION OF EMERGING PREBIOTICPECTICOLIGOSACCHARIDES FROM COFFEEPULP: A NOVEL APPROACH FOR WASTEMANAGEMENT [BT/PR7570/BCE/8/1022/2013]

Dr. Prapulla Gurudutt siddalingaiyaCentral Food Tech.Research Institute,Mysore Mysore, Karnataka-570020

22/08/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2649000.00

238 Sequential Chemical and Enzyme AssistedBiological Treatment Process for TanninContaining Wastewater generated from Tanneries[BT/PR7500/BCE/8/941/2012]

Dr. Sri Bala Kameswari KCentral Leather Research InstituteChennai, Tamilnadu-600041

02/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2875200.00

239 Extraction of metals from waste lithium batteryusing chemical and biological extractiontechnique (Hybrid method)[BT/PR7467/BCE/8/954/2013]

Dr. Deepak PantCentral University of HimachalPradesh Dharamshala, HimachalPradesh-176215

11/11/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2356600.00

240 Phytostabilization of mine tailings in the Sukinda

chromite mining area: development andoptimization of a PGPR (plant growth-promotingrhizobacteria) assisted technology

[BT/PR7543/BCE/8/997/2013]

Dr. GURDEEP RASTOGI

Chilika Development AuthorityBhubaneswar, Orissa-751014

02/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3922200.00

241 Design upgradation of vertical sub-surfaceconstructed wetland unit for treatment of dairy

waste water [BT/PR7545/BCE/8/999/2013]

Dr. Pradeep Kumar SharmaGraphic Era University, Dehradun

Dehradun, Uttarakhand-248002

19/03/2014 3 Years 0 Month 1456000.00




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242 Microbial diversity of industrial waste polluted

sites of Punjab: Biogeochemical interactions forrecycling of metals and degradation of pollutants[BT/PR7535/BCE/8/960/2013]

Dr. Harvinder Singh Saini

Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar,Punjab-143001

19/03/2014 3 Years 0 Month 5970400.00

243 Biodegradation of chlorinated organics byextremophiles: Developing biocatalyst for

effective remediation[BT/PR7537/BCE/8/961/2013]

Prof. Sunil K KhareINDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,

DELHI New Delhi, Delhi-110016

27/08/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4470600.00

244 Design of novel laccases for degradation of

complex dyes [BT/PR7564/BCE/8/1011/2013]

Prof. Saroj Mishra


10/03/2014 3 Years 0 Month 4111800.00

245 Exploration of microbial diversity and function inacid mine drainage and mine tailings: Anintegrated geomicrobiolgical approach for

bioremediation [BT/PR7533/BCE/8/959/2013]

Dr. Pinaki SarINDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,KHARAGPUR Kharagpur, West

Bengal-721302

03/12/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4598600.00

246 Biosurfactant Enhanced Bioremediation of PAHsContaminated Soil of oil field situated at upperAssam [BT/PR7491/BCE/8/943/2012]

Prof. Suresh DekaINSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDY INSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Guwahati,

Assam-781035

04/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2220000.00

247 Ability of select PGPM strains to remediateorganophosphate pesticides commonly used inagriculture [BT/PR7814/BCE/8/1031/2013]

Dr. S Krishna SundariJaypee Institute of InformationTechnology, Noida Noida, UttarPradesh-201307

18/10/2013 1 Years 0 Month 659600.00

248 Development of a biocatalyst for dearomatizationof diesel [BT/PR7574/BCE/8/1001/2013]

Dr. nidhi guptaJaypee Institute of InformationTechnology, Noida Noida, UttarPradesh-201307

05/12/2013 1 Years 0 Month 692200.00

249 Bioremediation of electronic waste (E-waste) forprecious metal recovery and removal ofpolybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)[BT/PR7478/BCE/8/951/2013]

Dr. Sudhir kumarJaypee University of InformationTechnology Solan, Himachal Pradesh-173234

08/10/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3320000.00

250 Development and Optimization of Technology for

Bioremediation of Chlorpyrifos in ConstructedWetlands [BT/PR7580/BCE/8/1009/2013]

Dr. Vishakha Raina

Kalinga Institute Of IndustrialTechnology Bhubaneswar, Orissa-751024

27/08/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3070000.00

251 Development of a native soil bacterial strain forbioremediation of wastes containing amide-xenobiotics and other application

[BT/PR7606/BCE/8/1000/2013]

Dr. Nandita Natwarlal BaxiM. S. University of Baroda Vadodara,Gujarat-390001

05/12/2013 3 Years 0 Month 1870000.00




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252 Bio-restoration technology based on the

management of plant microbe soil interactionsfor the restoration of degraded ecosystems[BT/PR7525/BCE/8/972/2013]

Dr. Shivesh Sharma

Motilal Nehru National Institute ofTechnology Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh-211004

25/09/2013 1 Years 0 Month 701400.00

253 Biodegradation of High Molecular WeightPolycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon by defined

Fungal culture [BT/PR7567/BCE/8/1005/2013]

Dr. Akshaya P GupteNathubhai V.Patel College of Pure

and Applied Sciences VallabhVidhyanagar, Gujarat-388120

09/10/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2435000.00

254 Performance evaluation of identified Arsenic and

Chromium hyperaccumulator plant system(s) forAs and Cr removal from contaminated water andsoil under field condition[BT/PR7453/BCE/8/980/2013]

Dr. Bijaya Ketan Sarangi

National Environmental EngineeringResearch Institute Nagpur,Maharashtra-440020

05/12/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2097200.00

255 Transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of Pteris

vittata during phytoremediation of arsenic metalcontaminated soil [BT/PR5523/BCE/8/909/2012]

Dr. Sanjog T Thul

National Environmental EngineeringResearch Institute Nagpur,Maharashtra-440020

19/03/2014 3 Years 0 Month 3802200.00

256 Molecular characterization and genetic analysis of

biofilm forming mercury resistant marine bacteriafor bioremediation of mercury[BT/PR7480/BCE/8/945/2012]

Dr. Surajit Das

National Institute of Technology,Rourkela Rourkela orrisa, Orissa-769008

04/10/2013 1 Years 0 Month 792000.00

257 Bioremediation of salt affected soils usinghalotolerant PGPR and cyanobacterial inoculants

[BT/PR7591/BCE/8/1006/2013]

Dr. PRAVIN RAMCHANDRA PURANIKNorth Maharashtra University

Jalgaon, Maharashtra-425001

20/12/2013 3 Years 0 Month 4615000.00

258 Development of a bacterial consortium forbioremediation of lead from solution[BT/PR7766/BCE/8/1029/2013]

Dr. Santa Ram JoshiNorth-Eastern Hill UniversityShillong, Meghalaya-793022

23/08/2013 1 Years 0 Month 500000.00

259 Determining the taxonomic and conservationstatus of the Forest Owlet(Heteroglaux blewitii)[BT/PR4812/BCE/8/898/2012]

Dr. Shomita MukherjeeSalim Ali Centre For Ornithology AndNatural History Coimbatore,Tamilnadu-641108

10/04/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3052000.00

260 Modification of concrete structures by Bio-waste

(Cow dung) to enhance the durability andanticorrosive Properties[BT/PR7436/BCE/8/946/2012]

Dr. Vinita Vishwakarma

Sathyabama University, ChennaiChennai, Tamilnadu-600119

25/07/2013 2 Years 0 Month 2034400.00

261 Utilization of cassava bagasse as a substrate forthe production of microbial exopolysaccharides:xanthan and curdlan

[BT/PR7511/BCE/8/973/2013]

Dr. Ponnusami VenkatachalamShanmugha Arts, Science,Technology & Research Academy

Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu-613401

14/10/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2105000.00


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262 Improving biomethanation and bioremediation

efficiency of cassava sago effluent by nitrogenamendments and Spirulina cultivation underHRAP system for safe recycling

[BT/PR7557/BCE/8/1027/2013]

Dr. KUMAR Krishnamurthy

Tamilnadu Agricultural UniversityCoimbatore, Tamilnadu-641003

25/10/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3635600.00

263 Microbial transformation to enhance formation of

humic polymer [BT/PR4891/BCE/8/905/2012]

Dr. Sivakumar Uthandi

Tamilnadu Agricultural UniversityCoimbatore, Tamilnadu-641003

12/07/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3866400.00

264 Remediation of Se from soil through biological

route [BT/PR7540/BCE/8/1019/2013]

Dr. Manab Das

The Energy And Resources Institute,New Delhi New Delhi, Delhi-110003

28/03/2014 1 Years 0 Month 951800.00

265 Development of a process for enzyme assistedbioremediation of lipid (FOG:Fats, oil andGrease) based waste

[BT/PR7523/BCE/8/955/2013]

Dr. Sanjukta SubudhiThe Energy And Resources Institute,New Delhi New Delhi, Delhi-110003

22/08/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2848200.00

266 A pilot study for the bioconversion of hazardousDEHP plasticizer in plastics into a drug byAchromobacter denitrificans SP1

[BT/PR7521/BCE/8/1026/2013]

Prof. Sailas BanjaminUniversity of Calicut Calicut, Kerala-673635

02/09/2013 3 Years 0 Month 2810000.00

267 Molecular marker based studies on thephylogenetic relationships and biogeographicorigin of the medicinal plant genus Leucas(Lamiaceae) [BT/PR5423/BCE/8/907/2012]

Dr. Sunojkumar PUniversity of Calicut Calicut, Kerala-673635

17/06/2013 3 Years 0 Month 3400000.00

268 Biorestoration of degraded mangrove forestalong the embankment of the river Ramgangaand related molecular study for the loss ofmangrove ecosystem homeostasis

[BT/PR7501/BCE/8/982/2013]

Dr. Krishna RayWest Bengal State UniversityKolkata, West Bengal-700126

30/10/2013 5 Years 0 Month 5428600.00

269 Characterizing anuran species as indicators ofenvironmental quality in human dominatedlandscapes [BT/PR5070/BCE/8/906/2012]

Dr. Karthikeyan VasudevanWildlife Institute of India Dehradun,Uttarakhand-248001

21/10/2013 3 Years 0 Month 5981400.00

INDO-JAPAN

270 DBT International lab (DAILAB) at AIST, Japan[BT/BI/14/032/2013]

Dr. Dinakur M SalunkeRegional Centre For

Biotechnology,Gurgoan Gurgaon,Haryana-122016

30/10/2013 3 Years 0 Month 69255000.00


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271 DBT-Boost to Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya

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