List of New Projects Sanctioned under Women Scientists Scheme-B (WOS-B) During 2016-17 Agriculture & Allied Sciences (AAS)

Sl. No. Reference No. & Project Title PI Name & Institute Address Duration Total Cost (Years) (Rs.) 1. SR/WOS-B/16/2016 Dr Bachaspatimayum 3 2943000 Debkumari In vitro propagation of Sugandhmantri Manipur University (Homalomena aromatica Schott): An Canchipur-795003 endangered, high economic potential Manipur aromatic medicinal herb of North east- India- Alternative solution for sustainable development and livelihood generation 2. SR/WOS-B/97/2016 Dr Supriya Roy 3 2711000 B-10/242, Kalyani Entrepreneurship development for Nadia-741235 utilizing, unutilized rural flora for preparation of value added products using dehydration technique in three districts of West Bengal 3. SR/WOS-B/109/2016 Ms Reesamol G Vaz 3 1861000 Sahyadari Research and Evaluation of Kunapajala of Training Instiutte for Eco- Vrikshyurveda as an alternative nutrient Farming and Rural Technology supplement for organic cultivation of Peermade-685531 black pepper (Piper nigrum L) Kerala 4. SR/WOS-B/118/2016 Dr Deepti Pandey 3 2984000 HESCO Optimization/adaptation of beekeeping for Dehradun-248001 mitigation of man-elephant conflict in Nakarunda village in Dehradun district 5. SR/WOS-B/137/2016 Dr Jola Dubey 3 2633000 Department of Pharmacy, Production and use of indigenous local Jhunjhunu-333031 strains of microbial pesticides through Rajasthan trainings, demonstrations and installation of cost effective production units for the farmers of Rajasthan 6. SR/WOS-B/144/2016 Ms R Swetha 3 2081000 Veterinary, Animal Promoting micronutrient enriched chicken & Fishries Science University meat and egg production among rural Bidar-573202 Karnataka women using mobile app. 7. SR/WOS-B/162/2016 Dr Saima Rashid Mir 2 1867000 Flat NO.4, Omkar Cooperative Studies on venation skeleton preparation Housing Society and preservation of different families of Pune-411008 leaves for dry flower industry 8. SR/WOS-B/170/2016 Dr Reshma Sao 3 2680000 IIT Mandi, Development and dissemination of Agri- Kamand-175005 based technologies being optimized at IIT Himachal Pradesh Mandi: From lab to farmer's field by mid- Himalayan region 9. SR/WOS-B/171/2016 Dr Nandani Shukla 3 2542500 G B Pant University of Copper, chitosan and trichoderma synergy Agriculture & Technology for effective and safe plant protection in Pant Nagar-263145 vegetables Uttarakhand 10. SR/WOS-B/199/2016 Ms Jaganmai Gollapalli 3 1772000 Acharya Nagarjuna University Biodiesel production from dairy industry Guntur-522510 wastes 11. SR/WOS-B/282/2016 Ms K R Karthika Parvathy 3 2220000 NIT Investigation on seaweed based synbiotic Rourkela-769008 formulation for combating malnutrition in Sundargarh district of Odisha 12. SR/WOS-B/283/2016 Dr Ravleen Kour 3 2319000 Sher-E-Kashmir University Enhancement of livelihood security AST among livestock rearers through Jammu-181102 technological interventions Jammu & Kashmir 13. SR/WOS-B/298/2016 Ms Swati Bhauso Patil 1 575000 Central Agricultural University Technology development for production Ranipool-737135 of ready-to-eat extrudates from Gangtok germinated brown rice for enhancing livelihood security in North Eastern region of India 14. SR/WOS-B/300/2016 Dr Jaya Singh 3 2888400 ICAR Field demonstration, extension oriented Jabalpur-482004 activities and research in biological Madhya Pradesh control of Parthenium for the rural development 15. SR/WOS-B/455/2016 Dr Kalpana A Kalaskar 3 2854000 SGBA University Documentation of best conservation Amaravati-444602 particles being followed by tasar Maharashtra silkworm, Antheraea mylitta reares in villages to improve socio-economic status of the locals giving emphasis on the womenfolk 16. SR/WOS-B/551/2016 Dr Seemaa Shirish Ghate 3 2911000 Know How Foundation Application of phytoremediation Pune-411021 technology in management and Maharashtra remediation of indoor air quality

17. SR/WOS-B/569/2016 Dr Tulsi Bhardwaj 3 2427000 Div of agriculture extension Toxic effects of insecticides in honey bee/ New Delhi-110012 honey and empowerment of small and Delhi marginal farmers

18. SR/WOS-B/580/2016 Dr Deepa Bisht 3 2899000 G B Pant Institute of Himalayan Livelihood enhancement of small farmers Environment & Development of Uttarakhand hills through integration of Almora-263643 simple, cost effective, eco-friendly Rural Uttarakhand technologies

19. SR/WOS-B/581/2016 Dr Ruchira Bist 3 3050000 Kumaun University Improving the livelihoods of marginalized Nanital-263002 communities and minimize their Uttarakhand dpendencies on the forest through promotion of low cost technologies and skill development in central Himalayan region of Uttarakhand 20. SR/WOS-B/608/2016 Dr Shilpi Sharma 3 2719000 NBPGR Documentation of biodiversity and Hyderabad-500030 conservation of indigenous landraces through community seed banks in potential biodiversity management committees 3(BMCs) of Adilabad & Mahbubnagar district of Telangana 21. SR/WOS-B/616/2016 Ms Afroz Ali 3 1974000 CSIR_NBRI Mitigation of green house gases in rice Lucknow-226001 fields by using Trichoderma based biofertilizer 22. SR/WOS-B/620/2016 Dr Rajkumari Lokeshwari Devi 3 2724000 Institute of Bioresources and Exploration, characterization and Sustainable Development, standardization of traditional natural dye Imphal-795001 Manipur for silk yarn and fabric dyeing in Manipur 23. SR/WOS-B/653/2016 Dr Iti Gontia Mishra 3 2964000 J N Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya Improvement of biofertilizers formulation Jabalpur-482004 and their use in upliftment of marginal Madhya Pradesh farmers and tribals 24. SR/WOS-B/739/2016 Ms Sanchita Sharma 3 2372000 M S Ramaiah Institute of Enhanced production of Indican Technology (Precursor of indigo dye) from cell Bangalore-560054 suspension culture of Indigofera tinctoria Karnataka and its up-scaling through bioreactor 25. SR/WOS-B/769/2016 Dr Shruti Chaturvedi 3 2829000 MTND, CSIR-CIMAP Integrated approach of bio-inoculants for Lucknow-226015 yield enhancement and disease Uttar pradesh management in menthol mint (Mentha arvensisL.) 26. SR/WOS-B/783/2016 Dr Deepti Verma 3 252000 ICFRE Optimization of Technology for making Dehradun-248006 pine needle briquettes for alternative Uttrakhand enery source 27. SR/WOS-B/786/2016 Dr Gayathri S.S Devi 3 2693000 M C Educational Society Promotion of environmental bt safe Bangalore-560052 farming in selected Bangalore rural areas Karnataka by using vermicompost products, bio- fertilizers, bio-control agents and bio- pesticide (entomophagaous fungi, bacteria, virus and botanicals) 28. SR/WOS-B/806/2016 Ms Chinky M Marak 3 1860000 North Eastern Hill University Utilization of novel biotechnoogical tools Chandmari-794002 using agro-waste products for livelihood Meghalaya improvement of farmers of Meghalaya, India 29. SR/WOS-B/818/2016 Dr Ritu Mahajan 3 3158400 INST Encapsulation of peticides by Magnetic Mohali-160062 nanoparticles coated with polysaccharides Punjab to improve the input delivery 30. SR/WOS-B/853/2016 Dr A. Anitha Pauline 3 2735000 Sethu Bhaskara Agriculture Performance evaluation of farm ponds in College& Research Foundation dry land areas of TamilNadu Sivagangi-630306 Health, Food & Nutrition (HFN)

Sl. No. Reference No. & Project Title PI Name & Institute Address Duration Total (Years) Cost (Rs.) 1. SR/WOS-B/19/2016 Ms Niharika Das 3 1853000 Department of Maths and Computer Automated cardiac MRI Application, Maulana Azad National segmentation and analysis for Institute of Technology, diagnosis and follow up Bhopal-462041 Madhya Pradesh 2. SR/WOS-B/134/2016 Dr Pooja U Singh 3 3207000 Environmental Science & Development of a microbial based Management Symbiosis Centre of technology for the treatment of research and Innovation, automobile effluent and solid waste Symbiosis International University, with simultaneous recovery of heavy Pune-411045Maharashtra metals 3. SR/WOS-B/140/2016 Ms Sandipa Roy 3 1686500 Center for Soft Computing Research, Development of computer vision Indian Statistical Institute, based 3D Indian sign languages Kolkata-734005 recognition to assist differently abled West Bengal 4. SR/WOS-B/202/2016 Ms Amandeep Cheema 1 615000 Thapar University, Design and development of Patiala-140001 phonocardiography based Punjab psychological stress classifier 5. SR/WOS-B/224/2016 Dr Sonia 3 2295000 Department of physics & Microwave assisted mechano- Astronomy, National Institute of chemical processing of I) Technology (NIT) Rourkela functionally graded bioceramics for Rourkela-769008 medical and II) lead free Odisha piezoelectric ceramics for multifunctional applications 6. SR/WOS-B/252/2016 Ms Sophia Pattnaik 3 2115000 Department of Zoology, Evaluation of stimulants to enhance Ravenshaw University, the productivity of Indian freshwater Cuttack-753003 pearl forming mussels, lamelidens Odisha marginalis under laboratory conditions 7. SR/WOS-B/570/2016 Ms Monika Sandhu 3 2080000 Department of Biological, Development of bioinoculant Birla Institute of Technology & basedformulation for enhanced Science, Pilani phytoremediation of poly chorinated Pilani-333031 Rajasthan biphenyl (PCB) contaminated soil 8. SR/WOS-B/587/2016 Dr R Reshmy 3135000 Post Graduate Department of Biodegradable plastics from Chemistry, agricultural waste materials Bishop Moore College, Mavelikara-690110 Kerala 9. SR/WOS-B/645/2016 Dr Sonal Dhabekar 3 2735000 Department of Chemistry, Ecofriendly and economical orange L.A.D College for Women, peel mosquito repellents Shankar Nagar Nagpur-440010 Maharashtra 10. SR/WOS-B/658/2016 Dr Archana Jain 3 3045000 Deaprtment of Chemistry, Constructed wetlands for wstewater Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, treatment and analytical validation to Jabalpur-482001 cope with water shortages(COWET) Madhya Pradesh 11. SR/WOS-B/701/2016 MsM Sreeja 3 1897700 Department of Computer Science & Chetas Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Calicut-673007 Kerala 12. SR/WOS-B/715/2016 Dr Disha Handa 3 2895000 Department of Electronic and Design and development of a smart Communication Engineering, moblie phone back panel based on University Institute of Engineering the distress acoustic signal for & Technology, Panjab University, women security Chandigarh-160014 Punjab 13. SR/WOS-B/740/2016 Dr R Sindhu 3 2872500 Microbial Processes and Technology Development of a sustainable process Division, CSIR-National Institute for for the production of poly-3- Interdisciplinary Science and hydroxybutyrate using kitchn and Technology (NIIST), food waste Thriuvananthapuram-695019 Kerala

Engineering & Technology Development (ETD)

Sl. No. Reference No. & Project Title PI Name & Institute Address Duration Total Cost (Years) (Rs.) 1. SR/WOS-B/21/2016 Dr Surabhi Pandey 3 2797000 House No 2054 B,First Floor, Estimating India specific natural Block-C, Sushant Lok-1 history TB parameters Gurgaon-122003 Haryana 2. SR/WOS-B/64/2016 Dr Mayuri Banerjee Bhattacharya 2 1641700 Salt and Marine Chemicals Interstate assessment of nutritional Division, CSIR-Central Salt and status of workers in experimental salt Marine Chemical Research works: A community-based Institute, G.B Marg, Bhavnagar nutritional bank model Bhavnagar-364002 3. SR/WOS-B/65/2016 Ms Pooja U Patravali 3 2210000 Department of Computer Science, Detection and analysis of Rani Channamma University, osteoarthritis in knee X-ray images Belagavi, Karnataka using machine vision 4. SR/WOS-B/131/2016 Dr Sweena Chaudhari 3 3165500 Department of Animal Biology, Development of a point-of-care School of Life Science,University diagnostic test for tuberculosis of Hyderabad P.O Central University, Gachibowli, Hyderabad-500046 Telangana 5. SR/WOS-B/250/2016 Ms K Sruthi 3 2497000 Amrita Centre for Wireless Affordable system for early detection Networks and Applications, of breast cancer using novel infrared Amrita Centre for International imaging and real time diagnosis Programs, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, Kollam-690525 Kerala 6. SR/WOS-B/467/2016 Ms Kunchala Rajyalakshmi 3 1794000 Department of Biotechnology, In vivo oral administration of Acharya Nagarjuna University, encapsulated beads of probiotic Nagarjunanagar bacteria against pathogenic vibrio Guntur-522510, species of shrimps: evaluation of Andhra Pradesh optimal conditions for encapsulation 7. SR/WOS-B/602/2016 Ms M Vishnupriya 3 1952000 Department of Preventive & Status of occupational health & Social Medicine, Jawaharlal safety in two study sites: i) Institute of Postgraduate Medical Pudacherry city and II) Two zones of Education and Research Chennai Municipal Corporation, (JIPMER), Dhanvantri Nagar, Chennai and development of a Puducherry Puducherry city OSH model: an Pondicherry-605003 input towards constructing a Pondicherry structured program for occupational health & safety in India 8. SR/WOS-B/674/2016 Dr Sridevi Duggirala 3 2982500 Department of Biotechnology, Development of a POC device to Indian Institute of Technology detect high risk HPV in cervical Madras cancer patients and co-relation with Chennai-41 Tamil Nadu the protein markers 9. SR/WOS-B/698/2016 Ms Ankita Sindhania 3 2060000 Molecular Biology Division, Malaria transmission potential of two National Institute of Malaria distinct biological species of Research, Dwarka, Anopheles subpictus complex and New Delhi-110077 devlopment of molecular diagnostics Delhi for their discrimination 10. SR/WOS-B/746/2016 Ms K Mohsina Hyder 2585000 Department of Pharmacy Practice, Effect of Intervential strategies on J.S.S College of Pharmacy, Insulin resistance in prediabetes:An Rocklands open label prospective multicentre Ooty-643001 study Tamil Nadu 11. SR/WOS-B/843/2016 Ms Oli Talukdar 3 1805000 Department of Environmental Evaluation of environment friendly Sciences, Tezpur University, control measures of japanese Tezpur-784028 enchephalitis vector in its breeding Assam site in worstly effected region of Sonitpur District of Assam 12. SR/WOS-B/254/2016 Dr P Janaki Srinath 3 2840500 404, Signature Apartments, Evaluation of traditionally consumed St. No 17 Himayath Nagar, minor millets ihn relation to the Hyderabad-500029 methods of food processing and its Telangana impact on glycaemic index 13. SR/WOS-B/565/2016 Dr Shabnam Pthan 3 2471000 Department of Materials Fabrication of highly Hydrophilic Engineering, Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) Indian Institute of Science (IISc), ultra filtration membranes for water Banglore-560012 purification Karnataka. 14. SR/WOS-B/813/2016 Dr Pallavi Garg 3 2634000 Department of Civil Engineering, Domestic solar energy optimization Indian Institute of Technology- system Roorkee,-247667 Uttarakhand