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Sessions Page No 106th Indian Science Congress : Main Program & Plenary Session Schedule 1-5 Women Science Congress 6-7 Rashtriya Kishore Vaigyaniksammelan (Children’s Science Congress – 2019) 8-9 Vigyan Sancharak Sammelan – 2019 (Science Communicators’ Meet- 2019) 10-11 Academia- Industry Interface Session 12 Sectional Sessions & Symposium Agriculture & Forestry Sciences 13-15 Animal, Veterinary And Fishery Sciences 16-18 Anthropological And Behavioural Sciences (Including Archaeology, 21-28 Psychology, Education And Military Sciences) Chemical Sciences 29-32 Earth System Sciences 33-37 Engineering Sciences 38-41 Environmental Sciences 42-46 Information And Communication Science & Technology (Including Computer 47-48 Sciences) Materials Science 49 Mathematical Sciences (Including Statistics) 50-54 Medical Sciences 55-64 New Biology (Including Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology And 65-70 ) Physical Sciences 71-72 Plant Sciences 73-75 106th Indian Science Congress Programme Schedule

January 03, 2019

Time: 10:00AM-01:00PM Venue- Main Pandal ( Mittal Unipolis)

Inaugural Programme & Opening of Exhibition

Time: 01:00PM-02:00PM Lunch Time: 02:00PM-03:00PM Venue- Shanti Devi Mittal Auditorium

Lecture of Nobel Laureates Chair: Dr. Manoj Kumar Chakrabarti, General President, ISCA Speaker: Prof. Thomas Sudoph, NL

Time: 03:00PM-04:00PM Chair(s): Prof. Ashok K.Saxena, Past General President Dr. Manoj Kumar Chakrabarti, General President Speaker: Prof. Avram Hershko, NL

Time: 04:00PM-05:00PM Venue- Shanti Devi Mittal Auditorium Plenary on Futuristic Defence Technologies Chair(s): Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy, Secretary, Department of Defense R&D and Chairman, DRDO Prof. Monica Gulati, Dean, LPU & Local Secretary, ISCA Keynote Speaker: Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy, Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, DRDO Other Speakers: Dr. Samir V Kamat, Director General (Naval Systems & Materials), DRDO Topic - Materials Technologies for Future Defence Systems Dr. AK Singh, Director General (Life Sciences), DRDO Topic – Evolving Landscape in Life Sciences

Time: 04:00PM-05:00PM Venue- Baldev Raj Mittal Auditorium Plenary of Academic Regulatory Bodies Chair(s): Prof. Asis Dutta, Past General President, ISCA. Mr. Ashok Mittal, Chancellor, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab. Speakers: Prof. Anil Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, All Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Dr. Virander Singh Chauhan, Chairman, National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) Prof. Bhushan Patwardhan, Vice-Chairman, University Grants Commission (UGC), New

Time: 04:00PM-05:00PM Venue- 14-101L ISCA Endowment Lecture: G.P. Chatterjee Memorial Award Chair(s): Prof. H.P. Tiwari, Past General Secretary, ISCA Dr. (Mrs.) Nibedita Chakrabarti, Council Member, ISCA Speaker : Prof. Kusal K. Das, Shri B.M. Patil Medical College, Vijayapura, Karnataka

Time: 06:00PM-07:00PM Cultural Programme (Baldev Raj Mittal Unipolis) Time: 07.00 PM Dinner

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January 04, 2019

Time: 10:00AM-11:00AM Venue-Shanti Devi Mittal Auditorium Lecture of Nobel Laureate Chair(s): Dr. Manoj Kumar Chakrabarti GeneralPresident, ISCA Dr. (Mrs.) Vijay Laxmi Saxena, Former General Secretary, ISCA Speaker: Prof. Duncan Haldane, NL

Time: 11:15AM-12:45PM Venue- 14-501L Plenary on the achievement of Agricultural Research in India Chair(s): Prof. Ramesh Sadavati, Dean, Agricultural Science, LPU Prof. Ashok K. Patra, Director, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal Speakers: Dr. J.K. Jena, Deputy Director General (Fisheries), ICAR Dr. O.P.Yadav, Director, CAZRI, ICAR, Jodhpur Dr. Ashok K. Patra, , ICAR-IISS, Bhopal Prof. Ramesh Kanwar, Vice Chancellor, LPU

Time: 11:15AM-12:45PM Venue- 14-101L Plenary on Restless Tide: continuing challenge of infectious diseases in India Chair(s): Dr. Amit Ghosh, Former Director, IMTECH, Chandigarh Prof. Geetha Bali, Past General President, ISCA Speakers: Prof. Seyed E. Hasnain, Vice-Chancellor, JamiaHamdard University, Prof. Arunaloke Chakrabarti, President, International Society for Human and Animal Mycology, Head, Department of Medical Microbiology, PGIMER, Chandigarh Dr. Hemanta K. Majumder, NASI Senior Scientist Platinum Jubilee Fellow CSIR- Indian Institute of Chemical Biology,

Time: 11:15AM-12:45PM Venue- 14-301L Plenary of Chairman ISRO Chair(s): Dr. K. Sivan, Chairman, ISRO Prof. D.N. Rao, Pro Vice-Chancellor, SRM University& Past General President, ISCA

Time: 11:15AM-12:45PM Venue: Baldev Raj Mittal Auditorium (Uni-Auditorium) Special Lectures Chair(s): Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, IITK, Secretary, DST Prof. C. Muthamizhachelvam, Dean, Engineering Sciences, SRM University Speakers: Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, IITK, Secretary, DST Prof. Pradeep Khosla, Chancellor, University of California, Sandiego, USA on Digital India Dr. Sat Dev Batish, Athena Diagnostics, Worcester, USA

Time: 11:15AM-12:45PM Venue- 25-105 Plenary on Gut Microbiota and Probiotics Chair(s): Dr. G. B. Nair, Former Director, THSTI Dr. Neerja Hajela, Secretary, PSF (India) Speakers: Dr. Sarath Gopalan, Madhukar Rainbow Children‘s Hospital, New Delhi Prof. Sourabh Dutta, PGIMER Chandigarh Dr. Neerja Hajela, Secretary, PSF (India), New Delhi Dr. G.B. Nair, Former Director, THSTI, New Delhi Prof. Vineet Ahuja, Department of Gastroenterology, AIIMS, New Delhi Time: 01:00PM-02:00PM Lunch Time: 02.00PM-05:00PM Sectional Programme Time: 06:00PM-07:00PM Cultural Programme (Baldev Raj Mittal Unipolis) Time: 07:00PM Dinner

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January 05, 2019

Time: 09:30AM-11:00AM Venue- 14-101L Plenary on Recent Trends of Research in Neurodegenerative diseases Chair(s): Prof. Tushar Kanti Ghosh, Dept of Physiology, Prof. Avijit Banerji, Past General Secretary, ISCA Speakers: Prof. Dipak Sarkar, The State University of New Jersey, USA Prof. Shilpa Buch, University of Nebraska, USA Prof. Tusharkanti Ghosh, University of Calcutta Prof. Rajat Sandhir, Department of Biochemistry, Panjab University

Time: 11:15AM-12:45PM Venue- 14-101L Plenary on Diabetes Chair(s): Prof. Satinath Mukhopadhyay, Dept. of Endocrinology, IPGMER, Kolkata Prof. B.P. Chatterjee, Emeritus Professor, Past General Secretary, ISCA Speakers: Prof. Richard I.G. Holt Prof. Loretta Vileikyte Boulton, University of Manchester, UK Prof. Andrew J.M. Boulton, University of Manchester, UK, President elect, International Diabetes Federate

Time: 09:30AM-11:00AM Venue- Baldev Raj Mittal Auditorium (Uni-Auditorium) Plenary of Secretary, DHR and DG, ICMR on non-communicable diseases Chair(s): Prof. Balram Bhargava, Secretary, DHR & DG, ICMR Dr. Prashant Mathur, Director, ICMR – NCDIR Speakers: Prof. G.K. Rath, Dept. of Radiation Oncology, AIIMS, New Delhi Dr. Pravakaran Dorairaj, Executive Director, Centre for Chronic Disease Control Prof. Nikhil Tandon, Dept. of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Diabetes, AIIMS, New Delhi Prof. P.N.Sylaja, Dept.of Neurology, SCTIMST, Trivandrum

Time: 11:15AM-12:45PM Venue- Baldev Raj Mittal Auditorium (Uni-Auditorium) Plenary on climate change and Health Chair(s): Dr. V.M. Katoch, Former Secretary, DHR & DG, ICMR Dr. Shanta Dutta, Director, NICED, Kolkata Speakers: Prof. V.M. Katoch, NASI-ICMR Chair on Public Health Dr. Gautam Goswami, TIFAC, New Delhi Dr. Jaiprakash Narain

Time: 11:15AM-12:45PM Venue- 14-301L Plenary on Translational Research in Reproduction & Genetics Chair(s): Prof. P.P. Mathur, General Secretary (Scientific Activities), ISCA Prof. R.K.Verma, Treasurer, ISCA Speakers: Prof. A. Zubuike P. Ebokai, Alex-Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Prof. Andy Peterson, Senior Director of Molecular Biology, Genentech, USA Prof. Ren-Shen Ge, Wenzhou Medical University, China

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Time: 10:00AM-01:00PM Venue- 14-501L Special Lectures Chair(s): Prof. Ramesh Kanwar, Vice Chancellor, LPU Prof. , Past General President, ISCA Speakers: Dr. M. Rajeevan, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences on ―Deep Sea Mission‖ Prof. TrilochanMahapatra, Secretary, Department of Agricultural Research & DG, ICAR Prof. Pulok Mukherjee, Director, School of Natural Product: Studies on ―Bioprospecting of Natural Product: learning from our ancestor- Tradition to Trend‖ Prof. A. K. Srivastava, Chairman, ASRB, ICAR Time: 01:00PM-02:00PM Lunch Time: 02:00PM-05:00PM Sectional Programme Time: 06:00PM-07:00PM Cultural Programme (Baldev Raj Mittal Unipolis) Time: 07:00 PM Dinner

January 06, 2019

Time: 09:30AM-11:00AM Venue- 14-101L Plenary on Novel therapeutic Approaches for Breast Cancer Chair(s): Dr. Ashok Kumar Saxena, Past General President, ISCA Prof. Srikant Anant, Cancer, Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA Speakers: Prof. Harikrishna Nakshatri, Simon Cancer Centre, Indiana University, USA Prof. Srikant Anant, UKMC, Kansas, USA Prof. Roy A. Jensen, Director, UKMC, Kansas, USA

Time: 11:15AM-12:45PM Venue- 14-101L Plenary on Novel Chemo Preventive and Chemo therapeutic approaches against Cancer Chair(s): Dr. (Mrs.) Vijay Laxmi Saxena, Past General Secretary, ISCA Dr. Animesh Dhar, Cancer Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA Speakers: Prof. Rita Ghosh, The University of Texas, San Antonio, USA Prof. Addanki P. Kumar, The University of Texas, San Antonio, USA Prof. Animesh Dhar, UKMC, Kansas, USA Dr. Subhrajit Saha, UKMC, Kansas, USA

Time: 09:30AM-11:00AM Venue- 14-301L Plenary of 125thAnniversary of Satyendra Nath Bose, Prasanta Chandra Mahalanabis and Meghnath Saha Chair(s): Prof. Dilip K. Sinha, Past General President, ISCA &Former Vice-Chancellor, Visvabharati University Prof. Naresh Padha, Professor in Physics, Dean, University of Jammu& Executive Committee Member, ISCA Speakers: Prof. Dilip Kumar Sinha, Former Vice-Chancellor, Visvabharati University& Past General President, ISCA Prof. S.K. Midya, Deptt. of Atmospheric Science, Calcutta University Prof. Bhupati Naidu, Deptt. of Statistics, Tirupati University& Executive Committee Member, ISCA

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Time: 11:15AM -12:45PM Venue- 14-301L Plenary on Applied Catalytic Conversions for sustainable Chemistry and therapeutics. Chair(s): Prof. S.P. Singh, Past General Secretary, ISCA Prof. SandeepVerma, Department of Chemistry, IIT, Kanpur Speakers: Prof. Ananda Singh, IIT Kanpur Prof. Jitendra A. Bera, IIT Kanpur Prof. S.S. V. Ramasastry, IISER, Mohali Prof. SandeepVerma, IIT Kanpur

Time: 09:30AM-11:00AM Venue- 14-501L Plenary on Cutting Edge Technology for the welfare of Human Society Chair: Prof Geetha Bali, Past General President, ISCA Speakers: Dr. Harish C. Pant, NIH, USA Dr. Prasad D.K. Dhulipala, Bakertjughes, G Gecompany,Texas, USA Prof. Devendra Agrawal, USA Time: 11:15AM-12:45PM Venue- 14-501L Plenary on Recent Advancement in Ecological Sciences Chair: Prof. Ashok K. Saxena, Past General President, ISCA Speakers: Dr. (Mrs.) B. Meenakumari, Chairperson, National Biodiversity Authority, Taramani, Chennai Dr. S. Faizi, Ecologist President, Ethological Society of India, Trivandrum Time: 09:30AM-11:00AM Venue- Baldev Raj Mittal Auditorium (Uni-Auditorium) Plenary on Research on Nuclear Medicine Chair(s): Dr. C. N Paramasivan, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, Coimbatore Prof. Amitabh Arya, SGPGI, Lucknow Speakers: Prof. Shantanu Pande, SGPGI, Lucknow Dr. Amitabh Arya, SGPGI, Lucknow Prof. T.K. Kalawat, Tirupati

Time: 11:15AM-12:45PM Venue- Baldev Raj Mittal Auditorium (Uni-Auditorium) Plenary on Indians Major Strength and opportunities on NGS Data Analysis through Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Chair(s): Dr. T. Madhan Mohan, DBT, New Delhi Prof. Loviraj Gupta, Dean, Engineering Science, Lovely Professional University Speakers: Dr. T. Madhan Mohan, DBT, New Delhi Dr. G. Narahari Sastry, CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad Dr. Aloke Srivastava Dr. Amrita Ravi

Time: 01:00PM-02:00PM Lunch Time: 02:00PM-05:00PM Sectional Programme Time: 06:00PM-07:00PM Cultural Programme (Baldev Raj Mittal Unipolis) Time: 07:00PM Dinner

January 07, 2019 Time: 09:30AM-11:00AM Venue- 14-101L Plenary on Challenges of Universal Salt Iodization Chair(s): Prof. M.K. Jyoti, Past EC Member, ISCA Prof. Amar Kumar Chandra, UGC Emeritus Professor, University of Calcutta Speakers: Prof. Amar K. Chandra, UGC Emeritus Professor, University of Calcutta Prof. Umesh Kapil, AIIMS, New Delhi

Time: 01:00PM-02:00PM Lunch Time: 02:00PM-03:00PM Sectional Programme Time: 03:00PM-04:30PM General Body Meeting Time: 04:30PM-06:00PM Valedictory Function (Baldev Raj Mittal Unipolis

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Women Science Congress Inaugural Function On 5th January, 2019 at 14.00 hrs at Shri Shanti Devi Mittal Auditorium

Welcome Address : Prof. P.P. Mathur General Secretary (Scientific Activities), Indian Science Congress Association

Chief Guest Address Release of WSC Souvenir

Guest of Honours : Prof. Vijay Laxmi Saxena Former General Secretary Indian Science Congress Association & Dr Sanjay Kumar Mishra Head, KIRAN Division, Department of Science and Technology

Key Note Speaker : Sri Ashok Mittal Hon‘ble Chancellor Lovely Professional University

Presidential Address : Dr Manoj Kumar Chakrabarti General President Indian Science Congress Association

Vote of Thanks : Prof. Gangadhar General Secretary (Membership Affairs) Indian Science Congress Association

Time: 2.45 to 4.45 Invited Lectures Date: 5th January 2019

Dr.Namita Gupta, Scientist G, KIRAN Division, DST Dr. Purvi Mehta, Head of Asia for Agriculture, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Ms. Suja Warrior, Head – CSR, Infosys. Dr. Neelima Gupta, Vice Chancellor, CSJM University, Kanpur Ms. Mamta Saikia, COO, Bharti Foundation Ms. Sushama Oza, Director- Strategy & Sustainability, Adani Foundation Ms. Neelima Khaitan, Head, CSR, Vedanta Time: 4.45 to 5.00 Tea Break Date: 5th January 2019 Time: 5.00 to 6.00 Poster Session Date: 5th January 2019 S. No. 1 to 31 Time: 9.00 to 10.30 Scientific Lectures Date: 6th January 2019 Dr. Shakuntala Das, State University of Newyork Dr.Namrata Pathak, Director/Scientist F, Technology Missions Division, DST Dr. Sagarika Biswas, Sr. Principal Scientist,, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi. Dr. Asha Chaubey, Senior Scientist, Fermentation Technology Division,CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu Tawi. Dr. Prathiba Nair, United State- India Educational Foundation, Fullbright Commission in India, New Delhi. Dr. S. Geetha, Professor and Dean,Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Perambalur, Tamilnadu. Time: 10.30 to 10.45 Tea Break Date: 6th January 2019

Time: 10.45 to 11.30 Poster Session Date: 6th January 2019 S. No. 32 to 62

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Time: 11.30 to 12.15 Scientific lectures Date: 6th January 2019 Ms.Rupashree Dash, Scientist B, Nanomission and Super Computing Mission, DST Dr. Suseela Kanduri, Co-founder and Head, R & D, Synergy Solutions, Hyderabad. Dr. V. Kalarani, Professor,, Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati.

Time: 12.15 to 1.00 Valedictory Date: 6th January 2019 VALEDICTORY PROGRAMME On 6th January, 2019 at 12.15 hrs at Shri Shanti Devi Mittal Auditorium

Welcome Address : Prof. P.P. Mathur General Secretary (Scientific Activities), Indian Science Congress Association

Introductory remarks: Sri Ashok Mittal Hon‘ble Chancellor Lovely Professional University

Summarisation by : Dr.G.Geetha Convener, Women‘s Science Congress Lovely Professional University

Chief Guest : Address of Chief Guest

Guest of Honour : Mrs Namita Gupta Scientist G, KIRAN Division, Department of Science and Technology

Presidential Address: Dr Manoj Kumar Chakrabarti General President Indian Science Congress Association

Vote of Thanks : Prof. Gangadhar General Secretary (Membership Affairs) Indian Science Congress Association

Time: 1.00 to 2.00 pm Lunch Date: 6th January 2019

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Rashtriya Kishore VaigyanikSammelan (Children‘s Science Congress - 2019) 106th Indian Science Congress - 3 to 7 January, 2019

Date (Day) of Time Activities Venue Program Schedule Inauguration Ceremony  Welcome Address: Prof. P.P. Mathur, General Secretary (Scientific Activities), Indian Science Congress Association

Release of Souvenir & Address Chief Guest:

 Introductory Remarks: Shri Ashok Kumar Mittal, Chancellor, Lovely Professional University  Guest of Honour: 04.01.2019 11.00 AM  Dr Nisha Mendiratta, Head, NCSTC, Shanti Devi Mittal

Department of Science and Technology Auditorium  Presentation of Infosys foundation – ISCA Travel awards: Announcement by Dr Amit Krishna De, Executive Secretary, Indian Science Congress Association  Presidential Address: Dr Manoj Kumar Chakrabarti, General President, Indian Science Congress Association.  Vote of Thanks: Prof.Gangadhar, General Secretary (Membership Affairs), Indian Science Congress Association Block 30 (Level 1, 04.01.2019 12.00 PM Inauguration of the Project Exhibition Adjoining Shanti Devi Mittal Auditorium) Girls- GH1 and GH2 04.01.2019 1.00 PM-2.00 PM Lunch Break Boys- BH4 School children will visit the projects in different 04.01.2019 2.00 PM-4.00 PM Block 30/31 (Level 1) slots

Meet the scientist session: 1. Dr. Kannan Jegathala Krishnan, Senior Research Scientist & Baldev Raj Mittal 04.01.2019 4.30 PM Coordinator-University Education," The World Community Service Centre, Auditorium Aliyar. 2. Prof. G. Nageswara Rao, Vice Chancellor, Andhra University. School children will visit the projects in different 05.01.2019 9.00 AM-1.00 PM slots/ Scientific quiz will be conducted among the Block 30 (Level 1) students Girls- GH1 and GH2 05.01.2019 1.00 PM-2.00 PM Lunch Break Boys- BH4

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School children will visit the projects in different 05.01.2019 2.00 PM-4.00 PM Block 30 (Level 1) slots/ Various competitions will take place Meet the scientist session: 1. Er. Anuj Sinha, Chairman, NOSTC 05.01.2019 4.30 PM Block 14-101L 2. Dr.NeelimaJerath, Director General, Pushpa Gujral Science City. Baldev Raj Mittal 05.01.2019 6.00 PM Cultural program for students Unipolis PushpaGujral Science 06.01.2019 8.00 AM Local tour to Science City City, Kapurthala. Girls- GH1 and GH2 06.01.2019 2.30 PM-3.30 PM Lunch Break Boys- BH4 Valedictory Ceremony  Welcome Address: Prof. P.P. Mathur, General Secretary (Scientific Activities), Indian Science Congress Association  Introductory Remarks: Shri Ashok Kumar Mittal, Chancellor, Lovely Professional University

 Address by Chief guest

 06.01.2019 4.00 PM Summarisation: , Convener, Rashtriya Dr Rajeev Sobti Shanti Devi Mittal Kishore VaigyanikSammelan Auditorium  Presidential Address: Dr Manoj Kumar Chakrabarti, General President, Indian Science Congress Association  Vote of Thanks: Dr Arun Kumar Pandey, Assistant Executive Secretary, Indian Science Congress Association Girls - GH1 and GH2 07.01.2019 Full Day Departure Boys - BH4

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Vigyan Sancharak Sammelan – 2019 (Science Communicators‘ Meet- 2019) January 05-06, 2019 5th January, 2019 at 11.30 hrs at Shanti Devi Mittal Auditorium

Welcome Address : Prof. P.P. Mathur General Secretary (Scientific Activities) Indian Science Congress Association

Chief Guest Release of Souvenir & Speech

Introductory Remarks : Sri Ashok Kumar Mittal Chancellor Lovely Professional University

Guest of Honour : Dr. Nisha Mendiratta Head, NCSTC Department of Science and Technology

Presidential Address : Dr. Manoj Kumar Chakrabarti General President, Indian Science Congress Association

Vote of Thanks : Prof. Gangadhar General Secretary (Membership Affairs), Indian Science Congress Association SECTION -1 (2:00 PM – 5:30 PM)_ 5th January 2019 Invited Speakers: (2.00 PM – 3.00 PM) 5th January, 2019 1. Prof. Basab Chaudhuri Saturday Vice Chancellor Venue: Block 32, Room-213 State University, Lovely Professional University Barasat, West Bengal 2. Mr. Pallava Bagla Coordinator: Photo Journalist & Science Editor Dr. Rajesh Verma New Delhi Television- NDTV & Correspondent Science Magazine Mittal School of Business Topic: Taking Science to the People, Joys and Sorrows of Reporting Indian Lovely Professional University Science & Technology

TECHNICAL SESSIONS 5th January, 2019 Technical Session – I Chairman: Saturday (Oral) Prof. Yuvraj Singh Negi Venue: Block 32, Room-213 (3.00 PM - 4.30 PM) Professor In-charge/Head Lovely Professional University Oral Presentations Saharanpur Campus-IIT Roorkee (No. OR.01 to OR.08) Coordinator: Dr. S. Hari Babu Mittal School of Business Lovely Professional University 5th January, 2019 Technical Session – II Chairman: Saturday (Poster) Dr. R. Bhaskar Venue: Block 32, Room-213 (4.30 PM - 5.30 PM) Professor, Guru Jambheshwar University of Lovely Professional University Poster Presentations Science & Technology, Haryana (No. PO.01 to PO.10) Coordinator: Dr. Pawan Kumar Mittal School of Business Lovely Professional University SECTION-II (9.30 M - 1.00 PM) 6th January, 2019

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Invited Speakers: (9:30 AM – 10:30 AM) 5th January, 2019 1. Dr. Manoj Kumar Patariya Saturday Director, CSIR- NISCAIR, New Delhi Venue: Block 32, Room-213 2. Dr. V. Ramgopal Rao Lovely Professional University Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Topic: Connecting Academic R&D with Product Innovation: A few case studies and a way forward Coordinator: 3. Mr. Pathik Guha, Dr. Rajesh Verma Assistant Editor, Mittal School of Business Anandabazar Patrika, Kolkatta Lovely Professional University

TECHNICAL SESSIONS 6th January, 2019 Technical Session - III Chairman: Sunday (Oral) Prof. M.G. Chandrakanth Venue: Block 32, Room-213 (10.30 AM - 12.00 AM) Director, Institute for Social and Economic Lovely Professional University Oral Presentations Change, Bengaluru (No. OR.09 to OR.19) Coordinator: Dr. S. Hari Babu Mittal School of Business Lovely Professional University 6th January, 2019 Technical Session - IV Chairman: Sunday (Poster) Dr. Arvind Venue: Block 32, Room-213 (12.00 AM - 1.00 AM) Professor, Indian Institute of Science Lovely Professional University Poster Presentations Education & Research, Mohali (No. PO.11 to PO.20) Coordinator: Dr. Pawan Kumar Mittal School of Business Lovely Professional University

VALEDICTORY PROGRAMME 6th January, 2019 at 2.00 hrs at Baldev Raj Mittal Unipolis

Welcome Address : Prof. P.P. Mathur General Secretary (Scientific Activities), Indian Science Congress Association

Introductory remarks: Sri Ashok Kumar Mittal Chancellor Lovely Professional University

Summarization : Dr. Rajesh Verma Convener Chief Guest Guest of Honour : Shri Rajinder Singh Scientist D, KIRAN Division, Department of Science and Technology

Presidential Address: Dr. Manoj Kumar Chakrabarti General President Indian Science Congress Association

Vote of Thanks : Dr. Amit Krishna De Executive Secretary Indian Science Congress Association

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ACADEMIA INDUSTRY INTERFACE SESSION INAUGURAL FUNCTION On 04th January, 2019 at 3:00 PM at Shri Shanti Devi Mittal Auditorium

Welcome Address : Prof. P.P. Mathur General Secretary (Scientific Activities), Indian Science Congress Association Introductory remarks : Sri Ashok Mittal Hon‘ble Chancellor, Lovely Professional University

Chief Guest Guest of Honour

Presidential Address : Dr Manoj Kumar Chakrabarti General President Indian Science Congress Association

Vote of Thanks : Prof. Gangadhar General Secretary (Membership Affairs) Indian Science Congress Association Key Note Speaker Mr. Krishna Narasimhan, Managing Director, Informatica. Mr. Shenoy R.K, Senior Vice President for All Embedded Solutions Bosch 04th January, 2019 divisions from Invited Speakers 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM Mr. Ashwin S- Vice President, Virtusa at Mr. Sattanathan Annamalai- Senior Director, Bosch & Siemens (BSH) Shri Shanti Devi Mittal Mr. Vinit Goenka- Member Governing Council- CRIS,Ministry of Railways Auditorium Mr. Unmesh Pawar- Partner, Head - People, Performance & Culture, KPMG Mr. Rajendran Dandapani- Director Evangelist, ZOHO Other Eminent Guests from Industry: Mr Aditya Pal Singh- Head Talent Acquisition- India- Informatica Mr Anil Prakash:- Head University Relations- BOSCH Mr Venkata Venu Gopal Valluri: Head Talent Acquisition- India- BOSCH . Vote of Thanks : Dr. Harpal Thethi Head, Division Of Career Services, Lovely Professional University Key Note Speaker 05th January, 2019 Mr. Gopalakrishna Bylahalli, Vice President, Digital Engineering at from Cognizant 9:00 to 11:00 AM Mr. Raman Roy, Chairman & Managing Director - Quatrro at Invited Speakers Shri Shanti Devi Mittal Mr. Manikandan Thangarathnam - Director Engineering, Amazon Auditorium Mr. Nixon Joseph- President & COO, SBI Foundation Brig H Chukerbiti – Executive Vice President, Hinduja Foundation Mr. Vivek Iyer - Vice President- Head-Product Management, Kony India

Vote of Thanks : Dr. Harpal Thethi Head, Division of Career Services, Lovely Professional University

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SECTION AGRICULTURE & FORESTRY SCIENCES Sectional President : Dr. Sujay Rakshit, Director, ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, Ludhiana Sectional Recorder : Dr. (Mrs.) Mausumi Raychaudhuri, ICAR-Indian Institute of Water Management, Bhubaneswar Sectional Secretary : Dr. Chandra Mohan, Lovely Professional University January 04, 2019 14:00 – 17:00 SECTIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING Venue : Block 25, Room No:504(School of Agriculture) Presidential Address : Sujay Rakshit, ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, Ludhiana The path of coarse cereals – way ahead under changing climate and nutrition scenario Platinum Jubilee : Kaushik Banerjee, ICAR National Fellow and Principal Scientist (Agricultural Chemistry), Lecture National Referral Laboratory, ICAR-National Research Centre for Grapes, Pune Technological advances and challenges in food safety and traceability of agricultural produce: towards a new horizon Award Lectures: :

Pran Vohra Award Amarjeet Singh, National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR ), New Delhi. Lecture Protein phosphatases, the key regulators of abiotic stress signaling and responses in plants

Prof S K Mukherjee S.K.Singh, National Bureau of Soil Survey and LandUse Planning, Nagpur Commrmoration Making Agriculture Sustainable in India Lecture

Young Scientist Award : Vidya Saga, ICAR , Varanasi Presentations Ranjan Paul, ICAR, Nagpur Arijit Barman, ICAR Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana Debasish Chakraborty, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region,Umiam, Meghalaya Susheel Kumar Sharma, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region,Manipur Centre, Lamphelpat, Imphal Rajkumar Uttamrao Zunlare, ICAR- Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi 17.00 – 17.30 SECTIONAL COMMITTEE ELECTION

January 05, 2019 14:00 – 17:30 Venue : Block 25, Room No:504 (School of Agriculture) 14.00 – 16.00 Symposium ―Rice Production System in India and South Asia: Challenges and Opportunities‖ Keynote address : Ramesh Chand, Member, Niti Ayog, New Delhi Invited Lectures : Kazuyuki Inubushi, Chiba University, Japan Sustainable rice production under limited water to minimize greenhouse gas emissions : Sudhanshu Singh, IRRI India Office, New Delhi Sustainable Intensification of Rice-based Cropping Systems in Stress-prone Rainfed Areas of Eastern India : Sasi Elumali, CIAB, Chandigarh Management of rice straw through innovative approaches Panel discussion : How far rice-based cropping system is sustainable – alternatives in hand? Moderator: DS Brar, PAU, Ludhiana Panelists:  Suresh Kumar IAS, Chief Principal Secretary, Govt. of Punjab  SK Datta, Former DDG CS, ICAR  Himanshu Pathak, Director, ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack  Arvind Padhee IAS, ICRISAT, Delhi

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 NS Bains, Director Research, PAU, Ludhiana  HS Sidhu, BISA, Ludhiana  Sujay Rakshit, Director, ICAR-IIMR, Ludhiana 16.00 – 18.30 Symposium ―Science-led innovations in agriculture‖ Invited Lectures : C Viswanathan, Division of Plant Physiology, IARI, Pusa, New Delhi Next Generation Phenotyping (NGP) for crop improvement and precision agriculture : Vinod Shahran, MPUA&T, Udaipur Application of nanotechnology in managing biotic stresses : A Kumar, Division of Plant Pathology, IARI, Pusa, New Delhi Metagenomics: a new horizon in microbiome analysis Oral presentations : Randhawa G, NBPGR, Pusa, New Delhi Cost-efficient GM diagnostics for checking unauthorized GM events in the supply chain : Diksha Mankotia, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab Hydroponics vertical farming: an alternate to traditional farming and solution to food crisis : Kulkarni Amit, Nutan Mahavidyalaya, Prabhani, Maharashtra Isolation, identification and morphological characteristics soil alkalphili actionomycetes from Agricultural soil at Lonarcratre : Kiranjot Kaur, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana Fabrication of ohmic heater and study of ohmic heating behavior of tomato puree 15.00 – 18.30 Concurrent Poster Session –I (A01 – A068) Block 25 ,5thFloor Corridor BEST POSTER AWARD PRESENTATION

January 06, 2019 14:00 – 18:30 Venue : Block 25, Room No:504 (School of Agriculture) 14.00 – 15.30 Symposium ―Crop improvement under changing climate‖ Keynote address : AK Singh, ICAR-IARI, Pusa, New Delhi Molecular breeding for improving quality and stress tolerance in rice Invited Lectures : Kuldeep Singh, ICAR-NBPGR Pusa, New Delhi Biodiversity conservation: crucial for sustainability : NP Singh, ICAR-IIPR, Kanpur Revolution in pulse production under changing climate : DK Yadava, ADG Seeds, ICAR, New Delhi Emerging needs of seed research under climate change Oral presentation : Bhupender Kumar, ICAR-IIMR, PAU Campus, Ludhiana Development of drought and water logging stresses tolerance maize genotypes and identification of key regulatory elements playing role in their tolerance mechanism : Arshdeep Kaur,Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana Sulphur assimilation pathway in wheat and its relationship to Zinc transport : an unsolved fiction of cellular homeostasis 15.30 – 17.00 Symposium ―Horticulture for nutrition & livelihood security‖ Keynote address : AK Singh, DDG (Horticulture & Crop Science), ICAR, New Delhi Indian horticulture: new dynamics Invited Lectures : Prabhat Kumar, ICAR, New Delhi Periurban floriculture for ecological and economic security : TK Behra, Professor, ICAR-IARI, Pusa, New Delhi Vegetables for nutritional security : CK Narayana, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru Post-harvest management & value addition in horticultural crops : Anup Das, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Tripura Centre, Lembucherra Success story of integrated farming system in North East India Oral presentation : Sapna Panwar, ICAR-IARI, Pusa, New Delhi

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Development of in-vitro protocol for efficient regeneration of french marigold (Tagetes patula L.) using non axillary explants 17.00 – 18.30 Symposium ―Natural resource management: key to sustainability‖ Keynote address : Suresh Gairola, DG, ICFRE, Derhadun Indian forest for climate change mitigation: from commitment to action Invited Lectures : Biswapati Mandal, BCKV, WB Conservation agriculture: opportunity and challenges : Ashok Patra, ICAR-IISS, Bhopal Technology frontiers for management of soil health : PK Ghosh, ICAR, New Delhi Role of Carbon sequestration on food and environmental security : KG Mandal, ICAR-IIWM, Bhubaneswar Efficient water management: key to sustainability in crop production Oral presentation : TJ Purakayastha, IARI, New Delhi Role of clay minerals, manuring and cropping system on stabilization of carbon in soil : Masilamani P, TNAU, Trichurapally Effect of different organic addition on seedling growth and stump quality of teak (Tectona grandis Linn f.) 15.00 – 18.30 Concurrent Poster Session –II (A069 – A135) Block 25 , 5thFloor Corridor

January 07, 2019 14:00 – 15:00 Venue Block 25, Room No:504 (School of Agriculture) 14.00 – 15.00 Invited Lectures/ Oral Presentations Opportunities in hand for sustainable progress Invited Lectures Sudarshan Das, Senior Program Office, Fulbright Commission in India : Fulbright-Nehru Fellowship Opportunities in the U.S. Oral Presentations : DP Chaudharay, ICAR-IIMR, PAU Campus, Ludhiana SDS-PAGE analysis of zein expressions in normal opaque-2 and QPM genotypes : Namita, Division of Floriculture, ICAR-IARI, Pusa, New Delhi Phylogenetic relationships in the genus Rosa (Rosaceae) using morphological and molecular markers : Roy T, Barasat Govt. College, WB Studies on induced systemic resistance against Alternaria blight disease in lentil mediated by carbamate degrading Bacillus spp. : Prasenjit Ray, ICAR-NBSSLUP, Regional Centre, Jorhat Nutrient management package for production of high yield and quality of mulberry (Morus indica L.) leaf in acid soil of Brahmaputra valley region of North Eastern India : Garcha S, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana In vivo inhibition of fresh produce spoilage molds using Lactobacillus bacteriocins : Sourav Kumar, School of Agriculture, LPU, Phagwara Genetic variability and correlation coefficient analysis in wheat germplasm (Triticum aestivum L.) GENERAL DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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SECTION ANIMAL, VETERINARY AND FISHERY SCIENCES Sectional President : Prof. Kuldeep K. Sharma, University of Jammu, Jammu Sectional Recorder : Dr. Randhir Kumar Singh, T.B.D.S. Janta College, Akauna, Goh (Aurangabad), Bihar Sectional Secretary : Dr. Joydeep Dutta, Lovely Professional University January 04, 2019 14:00 – 18:00 SECTIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING Venue : Block 29, Room No:402 (Administration-I Building) Presidential Address : Prof. Kuldeep K. Sharma, Platinum Jubilee : Prof. Seema Langer Lecture Grow-out Technology of Macrobrachium Rosenbergii in Jammu (J&K). Award Lectures: :

Prof G.K.Manna Dwaipayan Bharadwaj, School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Memorial Award Genetic Journey From Association to Biology when Manifesting T2d in Indian Population Lecture

Vishvanath Tiwari, Department of Biochemistry, Central University of Rajasthan, Bandarsindri, Dr(Mrs) Gauri Ajmer Ganguly Memorial Development of alternate therapeutics for Acinetobacter baumannii by understanding its Award Lecture carbapenem resistance mechanism.

Young Scientist Award : Dr. Moneesh Thakur, Central Agriculture University, Mizoram Presentations M. Shobana, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Manisha Baliyan, R. G. (P.G.) College, Meerut. Foreign delegate Prof. Dr. Shyam Narayan Labh (Gold Medalist)* Invited Lecture Biodiversity conservation, personality status and distribution survey of snow leopard (panthera unciaschreber, 1775) in nepal: a review 17.00 – 17.30 SECTIONAL COMMITTEE ELECTION

January 05, 2019 14.00 – 18:00 Venue : Block 29, Room No:402 (Administration-I Building) SUB-SECTION FISH, FISHERIES AND LIMNOLOGY Invited Lectures : Prof. B.N. Pandey Energy budget in indian fresh water teleosts and its relevance in aquaculture : Prof. M.K. Jyoti and Prof. Ranvijay Singh Climate change : concern and opportunities : Prof. B.D.Joshi Assessment of lake eutrophication and its management : Prof. P. Nagaraja Rao Biotic stress and insect immune response : Prof. Raghavendra S.Kulkarni Stress induced changes in the fish blood chemistry and reproduction : Dr. Pramod Kumar Pandey Climate resilient fisheries and aquaculture Oral Presentations CONCURRENT POSTER SESSION-I (PP01-30) Block 29 ,4thFloor Corridor 14.00 – 18.00 PARALLEL SESSION-I SUB-SECTION: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY Venue Block 28, Room No:402 Invited Lectures : Prof S. B. PRASAD

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Traditional zootherapeutic-based medicinal uses by the indigenous ethnic karbi community: experimental evaluation of anticancer potentials of blister beetles from karbi anglong, Assam, India Prof R. K Sharma Pesticides and reproductive inadequacy Dr. Aishwarya Tiwari and Prof. Vijay Laxmi Saxena Mechanism and pathway modelling for cationic antimicrobial peptides (camp)

Prof. Darbar S, Saha S, Pramanik K and Chattopadhyay A Therapeutic efficacy of a newly developed herbal formulation against ccl4 induced hepatic fibrosis Dr. Challa Suresh and Neelima AS Neurotoxic induction by lead and amyloid petides in brain cells and protection by a natural bio- active component, epigallo catechin gallate Rakesh K. Panjaliya,Ravi Sharma,Jyotdeep Kour Raina, Tariq Azad and Parvinder Kumar. Role of candidate gene polymorphisms in breast cancer Oral Presentations CONCURRENT POSTER SESSION-I (PP01-29) : Block 29 ,4thFloor Corridor 14.00 – 18.00 PARALLEL SESSION-II Venue Block 28, Room No:408 SUB-SECTION: ANIMAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES Invited Lectures : Dr. Dheer Singh, Payal Rani, Monika Vashisth & Suneel Kumar Onteru Milk exosomal mirnas: novel dietary regulators in health and disease Dr. S S HIREMATH Role of feed additives in high yeilding dairy animals during lactation on milk quality and quality – a case study Dr. Mekala Lakshman Application of conventional electron microscopy in aquatic animals disease diagnosis : Dr. D K Sadana and Silky Arora Technological interventions to resolve the stray cattle problem in the country : Prof. Kamal Jaiswal Biomimetics: from biology to technology Oral Presentations CONCURRENT POSTER SESSION-I (PP01-18) Block 29 ,4thFloor Corridor BEST POSTER AWARD PRESENTATION

January 06, 2019 14:00 – 18:00 Venue Block 29, Room No:402 (Administration-I Building) SUB-SECTION FISH, FISHERIES AND LIMNOLOGY Invited Lectures Dr. A.K.Singh : Aquatic resources and challenges concerning uplifting aquaculture and fishery potentials of himalayan states in india : Professor Dr Anish Dua Changed “aquatic-canvas” of punjab is no “master-piece” Need to repaint with bolder biological strokes : Dr. Fayaz Ahmad Influence of parasitism and pollution on the native fish of kashmir – schizothorax Prof. Encily R Martin Challenges and future research needs in fisheries to mitigate disease through understanding innate immunity. : Dr. M. G. Ragunathan Crabs, a potential aquatic resource for sustainability : Ramachandra Mohan,M Urbanisation and its impact on lakes and reservoirs in metro region

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Oral Presentations Invited Lectures/ Oral presentations Invited Lectures Prof. K. V. Jayachandran Indian inland aquatic resources, present status of exploitation, threat toextinction and innovative methods of utilization Arti Sharma Biofloc technology: a promising system for sustainable and ecofriendly aquaculture Dr. Sarbjeet Kour Effect of bottom on distribution of zooplankton Shvetambri, Sharma K K and Sharma N Biodiversity status and impact of barrage construction on fishes of river tawi Dr. Yahya Bakhtiyar Possible effects of climate change on some aquatic biotic communities CONCURRENT POSTER SESSION-II (PP31-81) Block 29 , 4thFloorCorridor PARALLEL SESSION-I 14:00 – 18:00 January 06, 2019 Venue Block 28- Room no: 402 SUB-SECTION WILDLIFE, ENTOMOLOGY AND PARASITOLOGY Invited Lectures Ramakrishna S. and Kokilamani A. L. Mechanism of sex determination in coccoids P. C Joshi, Pashupati Nath and Dalip K Mansotra Diversity and ecology of temperate tasar silk moth antheraea spp. And its food plants in western himalayan region of uttarakhand Behara Satyanarayana, Akkur V. Raman, Nico Koedam and Farid Dahdouh-Guebas Mangrove dynamics in india and malaysia: a comparative analysis A.K. Chaubey Present and future prospects of entomopathogenic nematodes in indian agric-system Satish Mokasheand Harkal Ananta Freshwater bryozoa in india: a review With special note on hislopia malayensis as a model organism in developmental biology study. Ibraq Khurshid The invasive asian fish tapeworm (bothriocephalus acheilognathi yamaguti, 1934): the most successful parasite in schizothorax Oral Presentations CONCURRENT POSTER SESSION-II (PP01-44) Block 29 ,4thFloorCorridor

January 07, 2019 Block 29, Room No:402 (Administration-I Building) 14.00-15.00 Felicitation of Past Sectional President & Recorder GENERAL DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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SECTION ANTHROPOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES (INCLUDING ARCHAEOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATION AND MILITARY SCIENCES) Sectional President : Dr. Soibam Jibonkumar Singh,Manipur University (Central University) Sectional Recorder : Dr. Rajshree Bhargava,‗Samadhan Kendra‘ Maruti Tower (Near Shaheed Smarak), Agra Sectional Secretary : Dr. P.P. Singh, School of Social Sciences and Languages, Lovely Professional University 04 January 2019

14:00 – 17:00 Sectional Committee Meeting

Venue : Block 32, Room No:313 (Administration-II Building) Presidential Address : Dr. Soibam Jibonkumar Singh, Manipur University (Central University) Imaging Indian Public Health Issue For A Bright Future India : Obesity And Diabetes Platinum Jubilee : Haobijam Vokendro, Department of Anthropology Lecture Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar Redefining Anthropology For A Bright Future India Young Scientist Award : Mr. Laishram Ibohal Meitei, Manipur University,Canchipur, Manipur. Presentations Urvashi Gupta, University of New Delhi Biswanath Malakar, Government General Degree College, Singur, Hooghly SECTIONAL COMMITTEE ELECTION

05 January 2019 14:00 – 17:45 Venue : Block 32, Room No:313 (Administration-II Building) 14.00–16.00 Symposium : REDEFINING ANTHROPOLOGY FOR BRIGHT FUTURE INDIA/REDEFINING BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES FOR BRIGH FUTURE INDIA Invited Lectures : Rakesh K. Srivastava Redefining psychology in the context of tribal development for bright future india : A. K. Kapoor Media, visual and tourism anthropology in north east india: future dynamics for research : N.K.Saksena Redefining interdisciplinary understanding among behavioural sciences for promoting social harmony for bright future of india : Mayanglambam ManiBabu Prehistoric epistemology of semiotics: issues with palaeolithic artifacts : Subhash . S. Sharma Self-concept and acdemic stress among school students : Manoj Kumar Singh Evidences of lower palaeolithic culture of mayurbhanj district, odisha : Rajeev Sharma and SKD Bhardwaj Yoga therapy – a futuristic tool in clinical psychology to treat hypertension : L. Kullai Reddy Ageing and longevity: a psycho - social perspective Nirmal Kumar Singh Need structure influencing vocational preference amongst traditional and non-traditional entrepreneurship 16.00 – 17.45 Symposium Invited Lectures/ Oral Presentations

VENUE : Block 33, Room No:301 : Kallur Nava Saraswathy(Invited Lead Speaker) Relevance of anthropology in health through epigenetics : Huidrom Suraj Singh (Invited Lead Speaker) Alcohol consumption and its effects on liver enzyme and lipid profile

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: Baidyanath Pal Neck circumference as a screening tool to estimate fat distribution and metabolic risk factors among obese adolescents of south 24 parganas district, west bengal, india : Arifur Zaman Health behaviour of parturiant mother and child birth: a study among the mishings of majuli, assam : Rashmi Soni Infollution and the role of education in conserving the mental health of adolescents : Abhishikta Ghosh Roy Spina bifida and fzd6 : a study on bengalees of west bengal : Akash Mallick Age related changes in body composition characteristics of the oraon tea labourers of alipurduar district, west bengal, india : Anand Kumar Geopolitics of india’s responses to the interference of china in indian-subcontinent: a case study of Nepal : Anita Dada Women reproductive health: a study of the nyishi tribe of pijirang circle of arunachal pradesh : Anjana Sarmah Report on the investigation into the prehistoric arcaheology of selbal valley, west garo hills, meghalaya : Atman Desai Importance of experiential learning in science education : Banita Behera Persistence and reflective of tribal narratives on art and craft: a curatorial study on the particularly vulnerable tribes of odisha Diganggana Talukdar A study on the nutritional status affecting obesity among the children of guwahati city, assam Dhanmani Medhi Women and safety: a anthropological study conducted among the girls of gauhati university, assam Takhellambam Inaobi Singh Doping in olympic games: the endless chase 16.00 – 17.45 Symposium Invited Lectures/ Oral Presentations VENUE : Block 33, Room No:304 Invited Speakers Mithun Das Epigenetic modifications: the key to answer several questions related to population variation in susceptibility to complex diseases Meenal Dhall Bio genetic markers and quality of life: an ethnic insight R. P. Mitra Agricultural transformation, bio-resource management and issues of sustainable rural development Naorem Kiranmala Devi Dyslipidemia among two populations with different ancestral origins (india) Henry Konjengbam Knowledge and attitudes towards the formation of kidney stone (ks) among the youths of Manipur K Kosana Meitei Somatotype of different sport disciplines of sai stc male inmates of north east region: a comparative study Ksh. Beliya Luxmi Devi Life style and type2 diabetes: a study among meiteis of manipur Kshetrimayum Surmala Devi Hypertension and quality of life: a cross-sectional study among urban population of Delhi 20

Monika Saini The future of anthropological field work Moti Lal Bmi as a risk factor for t2dm among the aggarwal community of north India (Ielhi) Gin Khan Khual Prevalence of obesity and hypertension among the zou mothers of manipur, north east India Nilupher Quality of life and obesity Ningombam Somorjit Singh Genetic polymorphism in obesity: a study among the liangmai and mizo tribes of Manipur P.S.Vaveine Pao Correlation of birth weight and birth length with mode of delivery in Manipur Mandeep Kaur The contrasting selves! Effect of self-esteem on self-blame and self-conscious emotions 16.00 – 17.45 Symposium Invited Lectures/ Oral Presentations VENUE : Block 33, Room No:307 Sanjenbam Yaiphaba Meitei (Invited Lead Speaker) Need for translational approach in fighting the childhood malnutrition: a review Kamaljit Singh Work life balance and work engagement among university teaching staff in real life Vipin Gupta Mendelian randomization approach in epidemiology of ncds Rajkumari Sujata Devi Reformation of children with reference to observation home for girls, Manipur Manish Rai Scientific clearance and preservation: shiva temple at Ambarnath Manish Rai Brick stupas : role, importance and influence in the life of ancient people of the western india. (with special reference to sopara, elephanta, and kanheri ) R. T. Singh Persistant organic pollutants and their hazardous effect G. Ponmeni Teaching is a commitment profession Raj Kishor Peace and Conflict in South Asia Almaas Sultana Ostracism at workplace: present, past and future Amita Sharma(R) Academic resilience: a life coping strategy Anju Mehta (R) Teacher Education and Globalization Anshu Narad Blended learning: benefits and drawbacks Ramendra Kumar Singh Comparison of emotional intelligence and adjustment between high and low grade achiever Smita Trivedi A psychological study of single child 16.00 – 17.45 Symposium Invited Lectures/ Oral Presentations VENUE : Block 33, Room No:401 Invited speaker Chandana Sarmah Ageing in a tribal context Invited speaker Kh. Narendra Singh

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Tribal development issues in northeast india: can native anthropologists play a role? Anuradha Joshi Association between bullying and psychosomatic problems: a meta-analysis of research findings Arun Kumar Effect of gender and academic stream on cultural intelligence of senior secondary school students Geeta Communication skill as a tool for professional growth Gupta Solution Focused way to Healthy Behavior of India H B Panda Synthesis and characterization of tatb based energetic nanocomposites materials and its performance study Harish Mittu Models and innovative practices in teacher education: need of 21st century prospective teachers Jyoti Bhalla The adaptation of motivated strategies for learning questionnaire (mslq) for higher education students in india Kamalpreet Kaur Role of emotional intelligence education in strengthening life skills Lalit Sharma Use of ict among teacher educators Navdeep Singh Raji Lifelong learning: need of the hour Nimisha Beri Educational entrepreneurship: gate way of quality teacher education Nimisha Beri & Shipra Verma Organizational commitment among teachers Khangembam Taibanganba Depression and associated risk factors among the meiteis of manipur Sreeparna Kar The moderating role of core self -evaluation on the relationship between test anxiety and academic performance among adolescents in Kolkata 16.00 – 17.45 Symposium Invited Lectures/ Oral Presentations VENUE : Block 33, Room No:501 Invited Lecture Th. Bedita Devi Facial anatomy of the meitei males of manipur : a secular trend Ak. Bojen Meetei Motor fitness in prediction of influencing factors in performance level of elite and non-elite middle distance runners of Manipur Sudipta Ghosh High altitude adaptation in relation to exhaled nitric oxide Diptendu Chatterjee Anthropometry and fat patterning: a study among the three populations of nei (tripura) Koijam Sobita Devi A study on emotional intelligence and academic achievements Rajkumar Suresh Singh Examination malpractices among undergraduate students Thokchom Diana Devi Life style: risk factors to health Tame Ramya Tribal cultural values in the light of modernity: an anthropological observation of the nyishi in arunachal pradesh Huidrom Rakesh Singh Importance of art education in the national curriculum framework 22

Renu Tyagi Modifiable risk factors of health among urban villages of Delhi Suresh Kumar Learning by doing’: a teaching method for active learning in schools to teach the mathmatics Tabitha Panmei Allelic variation at rflp linked marker among the tribes of Manipur, nei Dipti Mondal A correlated study on anthropometric and physiological parameters with leg explosive strength among male and female kabaddi players of north east Manju Singh Personality and dependence proneness between tribal and non tribal college students Sreeparna Kar The moderating role of core self -evaluation on the relationship between test anxiety and academic performance among adolescents in kolkata 15.00 – 17.30 Concurrent Poster Session –I Block 32, 3rd Floor Corridor BEST POSTER AWARD PRESENTATION

06 January 2019

14:00 – 17:45

Venue : Block 32, Room No:313 (Administration-II Building) 14.00–16.00 Symposium : REDEFINING ANTHROPOLOGY FOR BRIGHT FUTURE INDIA/REDEFINING BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES FOR BRIGH FUTURE INDIA Invited Lectures : Tarni Jee Role of behavioural scientists in promoting healthy life for bright future india : Gautam K. Kshatriya Burden of metabolic risk factors among indian adolescents : S.M.Makvana Reading depression behaviour of unite orientation course among college teachers for bright future in india : Subir Biswas Examining ethical issues of anthropological data collection : Meera Jayaswal Prevalence of ignorance and misconceptions about health among tribals of jharkhand : Abhaya Kumar Srivastav Shmir Imbroglio VSGeneral Jia’s Plan : Myth or Reality : C. Margabandhu Buddhist heritage at sanghol dist, ludhiana , punjab: an archeological and cultural study : Dinesh Kumar Mental health behaviour amongst differently abled adolescents in terms of coping strategies, behavioural pattern and sex-role orientation 16.00 – 17.45 Symposium Invited Lectures/ Oral Presentations

VENUE : Block 33, Room No:301 Invited Lecture : Rashmi Sinha Technology mediated distance learning: advancements and challenges : Preeti Bala Legal awareness among the women of kashmir in relation to their level of education : Priti Kalsia Time management - an important component of life skill for teachers : Rajib Chakraborty The significance of linguistic intelligence as predictor of social intelligence in secondary school students from muslim minority community in the light of sacher committee report findings

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: Ruchi Dhyani Why ICT becomes a phobia for teachers : SamreenNaz(R) Study of emotional competence among medical employees : Sangay Jamba Metacognitive skills and strategies : Educational philosophy of swami vivekananda with special reference to women education : Imran Khan Job satisfaction in terms of loyalty among academicians : Savita Gupta Social networking usage: a modish medium to extend classroom deliberations : Savita Gupta & Liyaqat Bashir Social networking a catalyst for academic procrastination : Sonia Sharma A review of spiritual intelligence: at work place Sonia Sharma Environmental issue related to major threats to Biodiversity Specially in Punjab Sujeet Kumar Dubey Family relationship influencing emotional stability, adjustment and mental health amongst aged Ram Nandan Prasad Mental health and life satisfaction incontext of alienation 16.00 – 17.45 Symposium Invited Lectures/ Oral Presentations VENUE : Block 33, Room No:304 Invited Speaker Ashok Kumar Mukherjee Managing hindrance factors for work life balance Daljit Singh Sustainability of agricultuaral fields in an urban peripheral village of punjab Daljit Singh Impact of consolidation on field patterns in a punjab village with recent concerns and future challenges Jitendra Pal Importance of rafale deal for indian strategic perspectives: a war between price and national importance Kamal Thakur Emerging Geopolitical shift in the South Asian Region: A scholastic analysis Ksh. Bimolata Devi Preparing for career in adolescents Ksh.Bimolata Devi Empowerment of women through home science education Ripudaman Singh Regional disparities in educational institutional development in punjab: a block level analysis Manu Sharma Zoroastrianism: the study of ecological and environmental concerns Kumari Bibha Hazardous effects of ait toxics on the life of living beings Indu Kumari Comparison between annual and semester examination system with respect of stress among santhal students Anum Mirza Comic games of parody and grotesque realism in albee’s who’s afraid of virginia woolf: a bakhtian perspective Tarika Sandhu

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Creativity styles and sex roles: a comparative study Rakesh Mohan Study of the awareness about aids/hiv among the selected categories of the people of the locality bari isupur of hajipur town, vashali, bihar Latika Varma A psycho- analytical study of attitude towards dowry among college students 16.00 – 17.45 Symposium Invited Lectures/ Oral Presentations VENUE : Block 33, Room No:307 Invited Speaker Ajeet Jaiswal Sleepiness and occupational injuries in indian traditional industries Anil Kumar Mishra Intelligence and concept formation among school going children Rinki Kumari Singh Impact of socio-economic status and parent’s child relation on student’s academic achievement Roshinibala Devi Self help groups in Manipur (with special reference to imphal west district) Sandilal Devi Teacher effectiveness and its impact on self-esteem of adolescents Tulika Mukharjee Emotional intelligence of b.s.f and police cadets – a comparative study Vijay Lakshmi Water: mother for all living world Mayuri Chaturvedi Lilavati’s brave daughters: future of science education and career for women in india Alka Jaiswal Stress among govt. School and private school students Krishna Mohan Agrawal India is in its present place permanently Yogesh Kadam Crime geography: a review study Archana Kumari A study of psychological stress among residential and non-residential secondary school adolescents Ajay Kumar Adjustment and stress amongst aged as a function of sex-difference and spouse Renu Kumari Developing computer skill among school and university students Shikha Effect of gender and living status on alienation among elderly 16.00 – 17.45 Symposium Invited Lectures/ Oral Presentations VENUE : Block 33, Room No:401 Invited Speaker A. R. Sankhyan Redefining future of siwalik palaeoanthropology: recent archaeological discoveries from ghumarwin (h.p.) Pankaj S. Suvera Psychological well-being: a comparative study of working and non-working women” Rinki Kumari Singh Stress level of the employees working in different professional organisation Apratim Psychological Capital: leads to a new shape in human capital Arman Alam Communal harmony for bright future of india: a study of attitude of hindus and muslims on

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religiosity and secularism in bihar Asha Rani Organisational stress and job satisfaction among gramin bank employees Binay Kumar Effect of some psycho-social factors on mental health Chindu Karoth Perceived stress as predicting and loneliness as mediating factors in development of alcohol abuse among young adults Ambili.K.P Personality traits, leadership styles and leadership effectiveness of indian it managers Ebenezer Joseph Malleabillity of' processig speed through chess training in school going children Gauri Shankar Ram A study of religious affiliation and political modernity Gowher Ahmad Naik Analyzing the problem of mourning and post-traumatic syndromes of slavery in toni morrison’s beloved Gunita Arun Chandhok Consumer attitude towards online store atmospherics Jasgeet Kaur Parenting styles and emotional stability among different cultural groups: a comparative analysis Rashmi Mishra Redifining educational psychology for national development: a positive psychology approach 16.00 – 17.45 Symposium Invited Lectures/ Oral Presentations VENUE : Block 33, Room No:501 Invited Speaker Benrithung Murry Knowledge, attitude and practice on β-thalassemia among different population groups of gujarat: the need for genetic Susmita Bharati An overview of prevalence of anaemia among 6-59 months children in india Arjun Kumar Singh Sustainability and modernity: indian visual arts of 21st century Arjun Kumar Singh The anthropological study of visual arts:delhi as a cultural hub Babul Bandyopadhyay Mental illness associated marital disharmony : the conflicts in clinical and forensic social work research KumKum Kumari A study of nutritional status of elerly in term of body mass index in patna district (bihar) Dinesh Kumar Mental health behaviour amongst differently abled adolescents in terms of coping strategies, behavioural pattern and sex-role orientation Nameirakpam Bino Devi Social support, personal control, psychotherapy and its impact to health – a review Nandita Maisnam Happiness, housework and gender inequality Priyanka Kumari Prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescent school girls in urban patna BhavneetKaur Prevalence of overweight/obesity among affluent khatri boys and girls of chandigarh aged 6 to 17 years Khomdram Anjana Devi Role of social media in diabetes management Anand Kumar Singh 26

Some factors correlating to job satisfaction Pankaj Singh A comparative study of differences in perception of clothing style among indian and african students Rajni Srivastava Psychology of conforming behaviour 15.00 – 16.00 Concurrent Poster Session –II Block 32, 3rdFloor Corridor

7 January 2019 14:00 – 15:00 Symposium Invited Lectures/ Oral Presentations VENUE : Block 32, Room No: 313 (Administration-II Building) Invited Speaker : Asha Tripathio Role of emotional intelligence in creativity and innovation in r&d organizations : Kamlesh Kumar Maurya Impact of work-life balance on organizational talent management through employer branding attraction value in indian it sector : Khurshida Orooj Mental health status and anxiety level among working and non-working married women : Krishna Kumar Effect of “yoga” on academic performance among children : L. Kullai Reddy Ageing and longevity: a psycho - social perspective Symposium Invited Lectures/ Oral Presentations 14:00 – 15:00 VENUE : Block 33, Room No:301 Renu Dewan (Invited Lead Speaker) Life satisfaction and distress among tribal care giver parents of mentally challenged children of ranchi town in jharkhand Pardeep Kumar Relationship of resilience, self- esteem and social support on behavioral problems of adolescents of high school Priyanka Tiwari Letter string recognition through visual search during reading Rajesh Kumar Tiwari Job satisfaction and mental health amongst assistant professors of constituent and affiliated colleges Rajiv Kumar A correlational study of academic stress and adjustment among college students Symposium Invited Lectures/ Oral Presentations 14:00 – 15:00

VENUE : Block 33, Room No:304 Rashmi Mishra (Invited Lead Speaker) Redifining educational psychology for national development: a positive psychology approach Rita B Lodariya The use of social networking on psychological well – being and emotional adjustment in youth Samira A.Khalifa A study of job satisfaction among nurses employees reference to navsari district Sanjay Kumar Adjustment and well-being amongst college youth in context with extroversion and neuroticism Shalini Kumari Self- concept of school students in relation to educational status of mothers Symposium Invited Lectures/ Oral Presentations 14:00 – 15:00 VENUE : Block 33, Room No:501

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Habibullah Ansari (Invited Lead Speaker) Globalisation and role of psychology in nation building: redefining the discipline for bright future of india Tarun Mishra Effect of event rate and cue validity on visual vigilance task performance Viveka Nand Singh Shyness amongst adolescents in terms of some personality traits Manvendra Singh North-east india and the politics of apostasy: quest for an age of aquarius Jyoti Functioning of asha workers in health care: a study in rural areas of phagwara tehsil in kapurthala district, punjab

Symposium Invited Lectures/ Oral Presentations 14:00 – 15:00 VENUE : Block 33, Room No:401 Abha Singh(Invited Lead Speaker) Spiirituality, values and happiness - an indigenous psychology- a bright future of india Nabarun Jana Progress of population effect of Subhash Self-concept and acdemic stress among school students Ramendra Kumar Singh Depression, anxiety and adjustment amongst hiv infected person Zubair Ahmad Bhat Education as an instrument for social change: an estimate

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SECTION CHEMICAL SCIENCES Sectional President Prof. Jagdamba Singh,University of Allahabad, Allahabad Sectional Recorder Prof. Anand Aswar, SGB Amravati University, Amravati, Sectional Secretary Dr. Rekha, Lovely Professional University January 04, 2019 14:00 – 17:00 SECTIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING Venue : Block 25, Room No:304 , (Department of Chemistry), Lovely Professional University Presidential Address : Prof. Jagdamba Singh, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, (U.P.), India Catalysis in organic synthesis Platinum Jubilee : Prof. S. K. Awasthi, University of Delhi, Delhi, India Lecture Newer approach to antimalarial drug discovery

Award Lectures:

Dr.Shobith R., Director, Adichunchanagiri Institute for Molecular Medicine,Mandya, Karnataka R. C. Shah Memorial Effects of Glycoside Clusters on MUC 1 Glycopeptides and its Structural Determination Award Lecture

G. Mugesh, Department of Inorganic & Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Prof. R. C. Mehrotra Bangalore Commemoration Iodine in Thyroid Hormone Action and Membrane Transport Lecture

Dr.Subrata Kundu, Dr. B. C. Deb Scientist, Materials Electro Chemistry Division Memorial Award for CSIR- Central Electro Chemical Research Institute, Karaikudi Soil / Physical Designing of Size and Shape-selective Nanomaterials for Catalysis, Device, SERS and Energy Chemistry related Applications Young Scientist Award 1.: Biswajit Sadhu Presentations Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 2. Rajesh Halder Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab. 3. Rayees Ahmad Bhat Govt Model Science College, Jiwaji University, Gwalior 4. Praveena Mishra Jiwaji University, Gwalior 5. Fatima Tufail University of Allahabad, Allahabad 17:00 – 17:30 SECTIONAL COMMITTEE ELECTION

January 05, 2019 14:00 – 18:30 Venue Block 25, Room No:304, (Department of Chemistry), Lovely Professional University 14:00-16.00 Symposium Invited Lectures Prof. D. Basavaiah, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, (A. P.) India The Baylis-Hillman reaction: Our philosophy, vision, objectives and recent contributions Prof. Ambrish Singh, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China HPHT Autoclave, electrochemical, surface and quantum chemical studies to investigate some inhibitors for corrosion of n80 steel in sweet corrosive environment Prof. C. S. Mathela, Kumaun University, Nainital, (U.K.), India Green extraction and synthesis of bioactive molecules from plant sources Prof. R. N. Yadava, Dr. H.S. Gour Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Sagar (M.P.) India Study on bioactive allelochemicals from some indigenous medicinal plants Prof. D. Ashok, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India Synthesis of diverse heterocyclic library using green catalysts and evaluation of their biological

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activity Prof. R. K. P. Singh, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, (U.P.), India Electrochemical synthesis: A novel technique for synthesis of organic compounds Prof. Ibadur R. Siddiqui, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, (U.P.), India Eco-compatible catalytic strategy for the efficient synthesis of biologically significant heterocycles Prof. Kaman Singh, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A Central University), Lucknow, India. Characterization of a modified polypropylene powder (ACCUREL MP), and its use for selective adsorption of carboxymethyl cellulose from aqueous solutions 16.00 – 17.45 Oral Presentations Block 28, Room No 308 Prof. Neera Raghav, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, (Haryana), India Some non-peptidyl anti-cathepsin agents: An insight to S1’ sub site Dr. Babul Bandyopadhyay, Forensic Science Laboratory, Kolkata, (W.B.) India The role of social psychiatry and forensic evidences in addictive chemical associated mental disorder Dr. R. C. Thakur, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, (Punjab), India A study on molecular interactions of nicotinic acid in aqueous and binary aqueous solutions of KCl and FeCl3 at different temperatures Dr. Khursheed Ahmad, Abeda Inamdar Senior College, Pune, (Maharashtra), India. New synthetic analogues of water oxidising complexes (WOC): Thermal, spectral and electrochemical studies Dr Mahesh B, JSS Academy of Technical Education, Dr.Vishnuvardhan Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Synthesis and characterization of protein-based plastic polypentapeptide; Investigation of the miscibility and thermal degradation characteristics with PVA 15.00 – 17.30 Concurrent Poster Session –I Block 25, 3rdFloor Corridor BEST POSTER AWARD PRESENTATION

January 06, 2019 14:00 – 17:30 Venue Block 25, Room No:304, Department of Chemistry, Lovely Professional University 14.00 – 16.00 Symposium Invited Lectures Prof. Devanand B. Shinde, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, (Maharashtra), India Title of talk not available as yet Prof. A. P. Mishra, Dr. H.S. Gour Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Sagar (M.P.) India Inorganic chemistry at the interface with biology : An emerging discipline in higher education Dr. Surendra Prasad, The University of the South Pacific, Private Mail Bag, Suva, Fiji Monitoring of toxic heavy metals in Suva, Fiji for health risk assessment Prof. V. K. Syal, Himachal Pradesh University, (H.P.), Shimla, India Environment and natural resource management, global warming and other energy sources: Brief review, issues, challenges and solutions Prof. Bhaskar Chakraborty, Sikkim Government College (Sikkim State University), Gangtok, Sikkim, India A New Methodology of Synthesis of New class of Peptides using α-amino nitrones and their Potential Biological Activities Dr. Rakesh Parashar, University of Delhi, Delhi, India 1,4-Dihydropyridines and pyridines based highly selective fluorescent chemosensors: Design, synthesis and their applications in the detection of ions/anions and degradation of dyes Dr. Pannuru Venkatesu, University of Delhi, Delhi, India Ionic Liquids as future solvents for enhanced stability of proteins against multiple stresses Dr. Mrituanjay D. Pandey, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, (U.P.), India Evolving new sensing mechanism for designing fluorescent chemo-sensors Dr. Vijai K. Rai, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Bilaspur, C. G., India

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Visible light catalyzed- α-methylenation of ketones 16.00 – 17.45 Oral Presentations Block 28, Room No 308 Dr. S. Aravamudhan, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya, India Quantitative and consistent correlation of QMab initio proton shielding tensors values with the corresponding molecular susceptibility tensors obtained from shielding values by classical dipole model Dr. Runjhun Tandon,Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, (Punjab), India New polymorph of estradiol and its stability studies Dr. R. P. S. Chauhan, Magadh University, Bodh-Gaya, (Bihar) India Determination of some antimalarial aminoquinolines by ammonium hexanitratocerate (IV) reagent as oxidant at micro scale Dr. Mohammad Abid,Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi Rationale design of piperazine linked 7-chloroquinoline-triazole hybrids as potent anti-malarials Dr. Mohammad Saquib, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, (U.P.), India Chiron approach synthesis of chirally pure sugar derived compounds as potential scaffolds for drug discovery Dr. Pawan D. Meshram, K. B. C. North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India Synthesis and characterization of modified cottonseed oil based polyesteramide for coating application Dr. Mohammad Kamil Hussain, Government Raza Post Graduate College, Rampur, (U.P.) India Organic acid catalyzed cascade reaction of 1-(2-azidoaryl)-1H-pyrroles and propargylic alcohols: An efficient synthesis of annulated benzodiazepines in water Dr. Dwarika Prasad, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, (Punjab), India Adatoda vasica extract as a green and sustainable corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in acidic media Dr. Giribala M. Bondle, Dr. B. A. M. University, Aurangabad, (Maharashtra), India Fischer esterification: A facile new approach for the synthesis of aromatic esters using bimetallic catalyst in ionic liquid Mr. A. M. Tade, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University Amravati, Maharashtra, India Green synthesis and characterization of iron nanoparticles usingPiperlongumfruits extract (PLFE) and their biological activity Mr. Kushal Banerjee, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, India Green synthesis of brominated marine natural products, polybromo-diphenylether and Bromopyrrole-2-carboxylic acid derivatives Fulbright-Nehru Fellowship Opportunities in the U.S – Interaction with Delegates Dr. Pratibha Nair, Program Coordinator, United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF), the Fulbright Commission in India 15.00 – 17.30 Concurrent Poster Session –II Block 25, 3rd Floor Corridor

January 07, 2019 14:00 – 15:00 Venue Block 25, Room No:304, (Department of Chemistry), Lovely Professional University 14.00 – 15.00 Invited Lectures Dr. Ankita Rai, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India Strategic insertion of nitrene on enals for syntheses of pyrroline derivatives Dr. Manorama Singh,Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, (A Central University), Bilaspur, (C. G.), India Access to original CO3O4/Thr-G: An efficient catalyst for recognition of metronidazole through reduction of NO2 group Dr. M. P. Sadashiva, University of Mysore, Mysuru, (Karnataka), India Reaction of manothiodiketones with aryl amines: A facile synthesis of potential antimalarial 4- quinolones Dr. Nimisha Jadon, Jiwaji University, Gwalior, (M.P.), India

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Disposablevoltammetricsensors for electrocatalytic quantification of environmental pollutants Oral Presentation Ms. Pradeep Kaur, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India GC-MS and phytochemical profile of cumin Seeds (Cuminum cyminum) Mr. C. A. Ladole, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University Amravati, Maharashtra, India Nickel ferrite as green and recoverable nano-catalyst for one-pot synthesis of 2,3- dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-ones derivatives under a microwave irradiation condition Concurrent Poster Session - II (PP 141 – PP 190) Block 25, 3rdFloor Corridor GENERAL DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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SECTION Earth System Sciences Sectional President : Prof. J. P. Shrivastava, Department of Geology, University of Delhi, Delhi Sectional Recorder : Dr. Bindhy Wasini Pandey, Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics University of Delhi Delhi Sectional Secretary : Prof. Amit Srivastava, School of Civil Engineering, Lovely Professional University 04 January 2019 (14:00 - 17:30)

Sectional Committee Meeting

Venue Block 56A, Room No: 502 (School of Mechanical Engineering) Presidential Address Prof. J. P. Shrivastava, Department of Geology, University of Delhi, Delhi Geochemical flow stratigraphy, age and duration of volcano-sedimentary sequences from the eastern parts of the Deccan Traps, India Platinum Jubilee Dr. Neloy Khare, Ministry of Earth Sciences Prithvi Bhawan, Lodhi Road, New Delhi Lecture Extreme events in Geological Past due to climate change

W D West Memorial Dr. Srikantaswamy,University of Mysore, Mysore Award Lecture

Young Scientist Award Rupal Dubey,Micropaleontology Laboratory, Geological Oceanography Division, National Presentations Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa Amit Kumar,Department of Geology, University of Delhi, Delhi Ankeeta. A. Amonkar,CSIR- National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa Uma Vadapall,CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad Mahesh Madhawrao Solankar, Department of Computer Science and IT, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad (MS) 17.00 – 17.30 Sectional Committee Election

5th January 2019

Parallel Technical Session 1A (14:15 - 15:30)

Venue : Block 56, Room No: 507 (School of Mechanical Engineering)

InvitedLectures/ Oral Presentations Invited lectures : Prof. Satyendra Casshyap, Professor of Geology (Retd), Aligarh Muslim University Climate Change: Evidence from geological record and its impact on Indian subcontinent

: Dr. Om Prakash Pandey, CSIR Emeritus ScientistCSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad Progressive degeneration of Indian crust: Geological and Geophysical perspective : Shri. M. B. Verma, Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research, Hyderabad Uranium, rare metal and rare earth potential of India Oral Presentations : Prof. Ashu Khosla, Department of Geology, Panjab University, Chandigarh Biotic assemblages from the Deccan Trap associated sedimentary sequences of peninsular India: paleoenvironmental, biostratigraphcal and paleobiogeographical implications : Dr. Sucharita Pal, Department of Geology, University of Delhi, Delhi Cell Parametric and Interatomic Changes in Smectite Associated with the Jhilmili Intertrappean Bed, Central India: Evidences of K/PB Transition

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: Ms. Meenakshi, Department of Geology, University of Delhi Evidences of Pedogenesis and Smectitization in Loess-Palaeosols of the Dilpur Formation, Kashmir, India: Late Quaternary Climatic Reconstruction Parallel Technical Session 1B (15:45 -17:30) InvitedLectures/ Oral Presentations Invited lectures : Prof. Dilip Majumdar, Department of Applied Geology, Dibrugarh University, Assam, NE Opening the window of metal exploration in Karbi hills, NE India : Prof. Devesh Walia, Department of Environmental Studies, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong Study on active tectonics of Shillong plateau : Prof. S. K. Patil, Dr. K.S. Krishnan Geomagnetic Research Laboratory, Allahabad New palaeomagnetic and magnetic fabric investigations on the intrusives of Karanja region, East of Mumbai, India: constraints on the ages and magma flow directions of the Deccan Traps.

: Dr. Shaik A. Rashid, Department of Geology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh Paleo-weathering and Paleo-redox conditions of Early Cretaceous Black Shales of Giumal Formation from Spiti region, Himachal Pradesh, Tethys Himalaya : Dr. Vamdev Pathak, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Prithvi Bhavan, Delhi Paleomagnetic, AMS and magnetostratigraphic studies ON lava flows from Mandla lobe of the eastern Deccan volcanic province, India. : Mr. Ajay Kumar, CAS in geology, Panjab University, Chandigarh Structural diagenesis of Siwalik sandstones of the Himalayan foreland basin sediments on the basis of texture-fabric evidences in NW Himalaya (India) : Mr. Virinder Pal Singh, Department of Geology, University of Delhi, Delhi Mineral chemistry of giant plagioclase basalt: petrogenetic implications : Ms. Yuvika Khanna, CAS in geology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India Geochemical evidences from Subathu sub-basin sediments for palaeoclimatic reconstructions during early stage of Himalayan orogen

5th January 2019

Parallel Technical Session 2A (14:15 - 15:20)

Venue : Block 56, Room No: 508

InvitedLectures/ Oral Presentations Invited Lectures : Prof. O. P. Varma, Indian Geological Congress, Headquartered at Roorkee

Wherewithals of Geotechnologies as Means to Environmental Sustainability and Climate-Change : Dr. Ajai, ES (CSIR), Space Applications Centre, ISRO, Ahmedabad Space technology for benefit of society : Dr. Brijesh K Bansal, Scientist G, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Prithvi Bhavan, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, Delhi Oral Presentations : Dr. P. K. Pradhan, Department of Physics, S V University, Tirupati Simulation of cloud burst events over Uttarakhand during Southwest Monsoon Season of 2018: Sensitive of cloud microphysics : Mr. Ravindra D. Rasal, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Institute, Nanded, Maharashtra Precognition of Earthquake by gravitational type of waves Tea break (15:20-15:45) Parallel Technical Session 2B (15:45 – 17:00) InvitedLectures/ Oral Presentations InvitedLectures : Prof. R. B. Singh, Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi,

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Delhi Geography, Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability: Indian Experiences : Dr. Benidhar Deshmukh, Discipline of Geology, School of Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi Geological Applications of Geospatial Technology: Potentials, Constraints and Recent Advances Oral Presentations : Dr. Pranjal Dubey, Department of Environmental Studies, North eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya Climate Change Resilience Analysis: Issues and Challenges : Ms. Bidisha Bayan, Department of Environmental Studies, North eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya Speleothems and their use as Climate Archives in Shillong Plateau : Mr. Pawan Kumar Thakur, G. B. Pant NIHESD, Mohal-Kullu, H.P. Land Surface Temperature Retrival of Landsat-8 Data Using Split Window Algorithm- A Case Study of Delhi City, India : Mr. K. Vijayakumar, Department of Physics, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati Long-term aerosol features over a tropical urban station in India using AERONET data: Direct sun products

6th January 2019

Parallel Technical Session 1C (14:15 - 15:35)

Venue : Block 56, Room No: 507 (School of Mechanical Engineering)

InvitedLectures/ Oral Presentations Invited Lectures : Shri Sandeep Hamilton, Additional Director (R & D), Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research, Department of Atomic Energy, Shillong. Atomic minerals resources of North East, India : Prof. K. L. Shrivastava, Department of Geology, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Lithium and Berellium bearing Post- Delhi Supergroup Pegmatites at Rajgarh, District Ajmer, Rajasthan : Dr. T. N. Jowhar, Scientist ‗F‘ (Retd.), Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehra Dun Current Trends of Mathematical Geology in the Earth Sciences : Prof. K. R. Hari, School of Studies in Geology & WRM, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh Deccan Large Igneous Province: A Synthesis Oral Presentations Oral Presentations : Dr. Deva Ram Meghwal, Department of Geology, Govt. Dungar College, Bikaner Assessment of mineralization potential in granites of northeast of Jodhpur, Malani Igneous Suite, northwestern Rajasthan. : Ms. Rashmi Sharma, Department of Geology, University of Delhi, Delhi Clay Mineralogical Studies on Unconformity Related Uranium Deposits of the Bijawar Basin, Central India Tea break (15:35-15:50) Parallel Technical Session 1D (15:50 – 17:30) Chairperson:Shri Sandeep Hamilton and Prof. K. L. Shrivastava Recorder:Dr. Deva Ram Meghwal InvitedLectures/ Oral Presentations InvitedLectures : Shri A. K. Bhatt, Additional Director (Operations II), Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research, Hyderabad. Southern Indian craton: A potential domain for uranium and other atomic mineral resources.

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: Prof. P. K. Kathal, Department of Applied Geology, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar On establishing 'quasi-oceanic affinity' of some traps of the Deccan Volcanic Province (DVC) based on geochemical and paleobiological signatures from Central India : Prof. Ashu Khosla, Department of Geology, Panjab University, Chandigarh Biotic assemblages from the Deccan trap associated sedimentary sequences of peninsular India: paleoenvironmental, biostratigraphcal and paleobiogeographical implications Oral Presentations Oral Presentations : Prof. A. R. Chaudhri, Centre of Excellence for Research on the Saraswati River, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra Saraswati River in Haryana- New Findings : Dr. Gurmeet Kaur, CAS in Geology, Panjab University, Chandiagrh Heritage stones vis-à-vis Architectonic heritages from North India : Mr. Manpinder Kaur, Department of Geology, Panjab University Chandigarh Ostracods and charophytes biostratigraphy and lithofacies from the Late Cretaceous Lameta Formation at Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India : Mr. Sachin Kania, Department of Geology, Panjab University, Chandigarh Late Cretaceous charophytes from Cretaceous- Paleogene transition of Jhilmili, Central India: palaeoenvironment and palaeogeographical implications Poster Presentation Block 56, 5thFloor Corridor

6th January 2019

Parallel Technical Session 2C (14:15 - 15:45)

Venue : Block 56, Room No: 508

InvitedLectures/ Oral Presentations InvitedLectures : Dr. Kishor Kumar, Chief Scientist, CSIR-Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi Slope management system for safe and sustainable highway infrastructure in the Himalaya : Prof. Trilochan Singh, Arunachal University of Studies, 170/DG-III, Vikas Puri, New Delhi Priority Areas for Sustainable Developmental Activities in Geo-dynamically Restless Arunachal Pradesh : Prof. M. R. Raman, Department of Physics, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati Climatology of tropical easterly jet: a multi model analysis Oral Presentations Oral Presentations : Ms. Insha Wani, School of Civil Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Punjab Use of lead rubber bearings for seismic retrofitting of buildings : Ms. Lone Mohsin Nazeer, School of Civil Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara Punjab Review on risk management in various infrastructure projects Mr. Kunwar Mrityunjai Sharma, Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai Three-dimensional simulation of fluid flow through a discrete fracture and matrix Tea break (15:30-15:45) Parallel Technical Session 2D (15:45 - 17:30) InvitedLectures/ Oral Presentations InvitedLectures : Prof. Ramanathan Baskar, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, Haryana Geo-microbiological Studies from some Indian Caves: role of microbes as geochemical agents : Dr. Abhay S. D. Rajput, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road,

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Pashan, Pune Scientific Writing in Weather and Climate Sciences: Capacity Building for Taking Knowledge to the Unreached Oral Presentations Oral Presentations : Dr. Dewashish Kumar, CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad Integrated geophysical, geological and hydrological study for groundwater scenario in a granitic aquifer - A comparative study : Dr. Arvind Solanki, District Resources Group, Raisen (MP) Study of Existing Health Facilities among Tribal Community on the basis of their Population Distribution and Geographical Variations of the Betul-Chhindwara Region (MP), India : Dr. N. Chendrayudu, Department of Geography, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati Location and Spacing of Urban settlements: A case study of Rayalaseema region : Mr. Arjun Suresh, Amity Institute of Environmental Toxicology and Safety Management, Amity University, Noida Lysimetric studies to estimate the solute and contaminant transport in hydrogeological profile : Mr. Sudipa Halder, School of Water Resources Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata Delineation of Ground Water Potential Zones Based on Multi Criteria Decision Making Approach Poster Presentation Block 56, 5thFloor Corridor

14:00 - 15:007th January 2019 Venue : Block 56A, Room No: 502 (School of Mechanical Engineering) GENERAL DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATION

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SECTION ENGINEERING SCIENCES Sectional President Professor (Dr) Swami Vedajnananda, Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata Sectional Recorder Dr Pankaj Kumar Roy,Jadavpur University, Kolkata Sectional Secretary Prof. Bhupinder Verma, Lovely Professional University January 04, 2019

14:00 – 17:00

SECTIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING Venue : Block 34, Room No 213 (School of Computer ScienceEngineering) Presidential Address : Professor (Dr) Swami Vedajnananda Engineering and Technology: Glorious Past and Bright Future of India Platinum Jubilee : Dr Pradosh Prasad Chakrabarti, Principal Scientist, CSIR—Indian Institute of Chemical Lecture Technology Greener Technologies for Utilization of an Indigenous Raw Material – Impact on Indian Rice Bran Oil Refining & Valorization of its By-products Invited Lectures : Dr Arunkanti Biswas, Former Dy Director, CSIR-- NEERI Former Member, SEAC& DST(WB), NABET, QCI Sustainable Technology for Rejuvenation of River Ganga : Mr Vikram Swarup, CMD, Paharpur Cooling Towers Facets of Paharpur Group in Service to the Nation Mr Gyanesh Chaudhary, MD & CEO, Vikram Solar Ltd. Role of Vikram Solar in making Future India Mr Arvind Srivastava, Jt. Registrar, Heritage Institute of Technology Sustainable Practices in Educational Institutions: A Case Study Young Scientist Award 1.: Kaustav Chatterjee, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand. Presentations 2. Pallabi Das, CSIR-Central Institute of Mining & Fuel Research, Barwa Road, Dhanbad, Jharkhand. 3. Prosenjit Das, CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, Avenue,Durgapur 17.00 – 17.30 SECTIONAL COMMITTEE ELECTION January 05, 2019 Venue Block 34, Room No 213 (School of Computer Science Engineering) 14.00 – 16.00 Symposium: Sustainable Technologies for Future India Keynote Address-I Dr Abhijit Dasgupta, Jt Managing Director, Dastur & Co. Ltd Sustainable Technologies for Future India

Mr Sanjiv Singh, Chairman, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.

The Petro Vision of IOCL and its Associates for Future India

Keynote Address-II Mr A K Pandey, General Manager, CSR & Civil, Coal India Ltd. Coal India’s Vision for Rebuilding India

Mr V K Raizada, Executive Director, Panipat Refinery, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Highlights of IOCL’s Panipat Refinery and its Specialties Invited Lectures Mr Amitava Mukherjee,Associate Vice President and Head-Internal Development, M.N. Dastur & Company (P) Ltd Multi-Dimensional Modelling for Collaborative Engineering and Beyond Professor (Dr) Ramesh Kanwar,Vice Chancellor, Lovely Professional University Water Challenges for India's Economic Growth in 21st Century - Engineering Solutions 16.15 – 17.45 Symposium: Sustainable Technologies for Future India

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Invited Lectures Professor Bhaskar Gupta, Former Chairman, WBJJEB and Professor, ETCE, Jadavpur University

Science & Technology: World Views: Oriental Versus Occidental Ms Sayani Thakur, Alumni, Heritage Institute of Technology Sustainability in Indian Psyche with its Innate Spirituality as a Foundation to Future Growth Mrs Mohua Basu, General Manager, Panipat Refinery, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Role of Women in Engineering Profession Dr Kalpana Roychowdhury, Former Director, Geological Survey of India Utilization of Green Energy for Developing India Dr Pankaj Kumar Roy, Professor, School of Water Resources Engineering, Jadavpur University Cost Effective Community Based Water and Waste Water Treatment System in Rural Villages of West Bengal Effected by Arsenic Contamination Hazards 15.00 – 17.30 Concurrent Poster Session –I Block 36, Basement

January 05, 2019 Venue Block 36, Room No 409 14.00 – 17.30 Symposium: Green Energy Engineering & Technologyfor Rebuilding India Invited Lectures Professor (Dr) Sudip K Das, Head , Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Calcutta & Honorary Secretary, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers

Bioactive Glass Ceramics - the Wonder Biomaterial Dr Subhabrata Sengupta, Former Director Grade Scientist, CSIR—Indian Institute of Chemical Biology Crude Glycosidases of the Shrub Tinospora Cordifolia Immobilised on Bagasse Saccharify Starch intoGlucose and Hydrolyse Sucrose Dr Pinaki Sarkar, Senior Principal Scientist CSIR- Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Advanced Futuristic Technological developments for coal based Clean-Energy/ Green-energy production Invited Lectures Dr Ateet Dutt, Assistant Professor, Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Smart semiconductor materials for their use in the photovoltaic industry Dr Ramanuj Narayan, Principal Scientist, Polymers and Functional Materials, CSIR—Indian Institute of Chemical Technology Materials Engineering for Third Generation Solar Cell and Coatings Dr Amitava Majumdar, Head, Research & Development, Vikram Solar Ltd. Role of Reliability of Photovoltaic Modules for Sustainable Renewable Energy Technology Prof. S.P. Khatkar, Head, Department of Chemistry, Director, University Industry Liaison Cell, M.D. University, & Convener, ISCA, Rohtak Chapter Luminescent Nanomaterials for Energy Saving Display Applications Mr Tapotanay Pal, Director, Terrae Green Technologies Ltd. Ongoing Problems of Solid Waste Management and its Solutions Mr Chandra Rajwar, Product Manager- Molecular and Atomic Spectroscopy, Agilent Technologies Ltd Solar cell characterization using UV-Vis-NIR Spectroscopy Prof. Ashok Kumar Jha, Department of Chemistry, Tilaka Majhi Bhagalpur University Removal of Arsenic and Chromium from aqueous medium by Bentonites

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Oral Presentation Mr Ashanendu Mandal, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Calcutta Removal of Phenol from Aqueous Solution using Activated Carbon from Coconut Coir 15.00 – 17.30 Concurrent Poster Session –I Block 36, Basement

January 06, 2019 Venue : Block 34, Room No 213 (School of Computer Science Engineering) 14.00 – 16.00 Symposium: Green Energy Engineering & Technology forRebuilding India Keynote Address-I Dr Asit K Das, Head, Refinery R & D, Reliance Industries Ltd. Green Energy for India: Some Facts, Some Dreams

Mr B V Ramagopal, Director, Refineries, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.

Refinery Operations in IOCL and its Specialties Keynote Address-II Mr N C Pandey, Director (T & FS), ONGC Ltd. ONGC’s Initiative for Rebuilding India

Dr S Venkata Mohan, Principal Scientist & Head, Bioengineering and Environmental Sciences, Invited Lectures CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology Retrofitting Waste Remediation for Renewable Energy and Chemicals Prof. Chiranjib Bhattacharjee, Registrar & Dean, Engineering & Technology, Jadavpur University Advanced technologies for wastewater treatment leading to sustainable development: A case study on dairy waste Mr Sitendu Mandal, Chief Scientist and Head Specialty Glass Technology Division and Head, Publicity and Public Interface Division, CSIR- Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute Recent Achievements on Manufacturing Specialty Glasses at CSIR-CGCRI for Strategic Application 16.15 – 17.45 Symposium: Sustainable Technologies for Future India Session Chair: Invited Lectures Dr Sudarsan Dash, Senior Program Officer, United States-India Educational Foundation Fulbright-Nehru and other Fulbright Fellowship opportunities to the U.S. Dr Y A Haque, Representative, UNICEF, India Activities of UNICEF for Sustainable Goal in India Mr Ravi Srivastava, First Secretary for Environment, Science and Technology Affairs (EEST) US Embassy, New Delhi Contribution towards Sustainable Technological Growth of India Prof.- Dr Lovi Raj Gupta, Executive Dean, Faculty of Technology and Sciences, Lovely Professional University Bharat 4.0 Mr Samiran Ghosh, Deputy Chief Engineer (Roads Dept.), The Kolkata Municipal Corporation Off Street Parking Need for Densely Populated Urban Setting to offset Vehicular Pollution 15.00 – 17.30 Concurrent Poster Session –I Block 36, Basement

January 06, 2019 Venue Block 36, Room No 409 14.00 – 17.30 Symposium: Sustainable Technologies for Future India Invited Lectures Dr Nilangshu Bhusan Basu, Chief Technical Advisor, The Kolkata Municipal Corporation & Former General Secretary, ISCA & Former Sectional President, Engineering sciences Critical Issues of Megacities- Kolkata Mr Prabir Kumar Raychaudhuri, Former Sectional President, Engineering Sciences, ISCA Sustainable Energy --- Challenges Ahead Mr Arindam Chakraborty, Process Specialist, Fluor Daniel India Pvt. Ltd. Sulphate Removal Plant for Injection Water – Technological Grace for O&G Industry

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Invited Lecture Prof. Bhupinder Verma,Additional Dean, School of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Lovely Professional University Issues Related to Sustainable Development Oral Presentations Dr E. Bhaskaran,Deputy Director of Industries and Commerce, Govt. of Tamil Nadu Industry 4.0 in Chennai Automotive Industry Cluster Dr Ranjana Das, Department of Chemical Engineering, Jadavpur University Photo-membrane Reactor: A Sustainable Approach for Environmental Pollution Control Dr Manju Pandey, Solidstate Electronics Research Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Jamia Millia Islamia University Highly Sensitive RH Sensor Developed by Alumina Thin Film Prof. Sudip Basack, Head, Department of Civil Engineering, Kaziranga University Mathematical Analysis of Prefabricated Vertical Drains for Soft Ground Improvement Ms Srila Banerjee, Ceramic Membrane Division, CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata Treatment of Tannery Wastewater using Ceramic Membrane Based MBR Process Mr Govind Singh Patel, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara An Information Model for Developing a Smart City by Internet of Things Mr Krishna K. Agrawal, Consultant Holistic & Comprehensive Rural Development of India 15.00 – 17.30 Concurrent Poster Session –I Block 36, Basement

January 07, 2019 14:00 – 15:00 Venue Block 34, Room No 213(School of Computer Science Engineering) 14.00 – 15.00 Symposium Lecture & Oral Presentation Symposium Lecture Prof (Dr) Yumnam Jayanta Singh, Director, NIELIT, Kolkata Possible ways of Green Computing and ICT Oral Presentations Mr Gajendra Kumar Mourya, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Technology, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong 3D Simulation for Computer Guided Liver Biopsy and Needle Path Planning from CT Image Mr Shamik Chatterjee, Department of Electrical Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara LQR based PIDD2 controller for Automatic Voltage Regulator Mr Cherry Bhargava, Research Scholar, ECE Department, IKG Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar Health Monitoring and Reliability Prediction of Electrolytic Capacitor GENERAL DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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SECTION ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Sectional President Dr. Indra D. Bhatt, G B Pant National institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development, Kosi-Katarmal, Almora Sectional Recorder Dr. Priyanka Priyadarshani, ICFAI University Jharkhand, Jharkhand Sectional Secretary Dr. Harminder Singh, Lovely Professional University 14:00 – 17:00 04 January 2019 Venue Block 34, Room No 111 (School of Computer Science Engineering) Presidential Address Indra D. Bhatt, G B Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development, Almora, Uttarakhand Biodiversity in India: status, trends and conservation priorities Platinum Jubilee Sunil Nautiyal, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, Karnataka Lecture Conservation and Socio-ecological development under changing climate in the Anthropocene Young Scientist Award 1. Prasenjit Ray, ICAR – National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Presentations Planning (NBSS&LUP), Rowriah, Borbheta, Jorhat, Assam. 2. Suhana Datta, St. Xavier‘s College, Kolkata 3. Prasoon Soni, Juna Bilaspur, Kilaward,Bilaspur Chhattigarh Puneet Kumar Verma, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agraa 17.00 – 17.30 SECTIONAL COMMITTEE ELECTION

05th January 2019 TWO PARALLEL SESSIONS

Invited Lectures/Oral Presentations Venue Block 34, Room No 111) (School of Computer Science Engineering) 14.00–17.00 Symposium I : Biodiversity for the future India Invited Lectures Kashinath Bhattacharya, Visva-Bhrati (Central university), Santiniketan, West Bengal, Kolkata Environmental factors triggered migration of plants from aquatic to land habitat PP Dhyani, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Technology & Science Dehra Dun, Uttarakhand Medicinal plants of Indian Himalaya: Conservation priorities R S Rawal, G B Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development, Almora, Uttarakhand Transboundary landscape approach for conservation and development in the Himalaya Yougasphree Naidoo, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa Medicinal properties of an important Southern African plant, Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth (Bignoniaceae) Uma Melkania G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand Himalayan forests, biodiversity potential and human use Subrat Sharma, G B Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development, Almora, Uttarakhand Climate change and Himalayan timberline MD Behera, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Orissa The latitudinal and longitudinal pattern of plant richness of India -The maiden trend and early indications BP Mishra, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram How sandstone quarry impacting diversity-distribution of plants and natural regeneration in the sub-tropical forest of Mizoram, north east India: Formulation of management strategies for biodiversity conservation on sustained basis Sanjeev Kumar, Regional Chief Conservator of Forests, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand A study on status of biodiversity, associated traditional knowledge for its conservation and role in sustainable livelihood in india Oral Presentations Debapriya Roy, St. Xavier‘s College (Autonomous), Kolkata In-vitro synergistic interaction between algae and bacteria collected from a biodiversity hotspot GB Kale, G.S. Science, Arts and Commerce College, Khamgaon, Buldana,

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Study of ant diversity in various ecosystems in Dnyanganga Wild Life Sanctuary in Maharashtra, India Kamal Kant Joshi, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand Avian species diversity and relationship with vegetation structure along the elevational zone in Doon valley of Uttarakhand, India Md. Riyajuddin Khan, Lilong Haoreibi College, Lilong, Manipur Species composition and nutritional status of some important plant species in the grassland vegetation of Khongjom, Thoubal District, Manipur, North East India Mohammed Yaseen, Central Academy, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan Population composition of Sarus Crane (Grus antigone antigone) in Chittorgarh district, South Rajasthan Parmesh Kumar, Kurukshetra University, Haryana Status and diversity of Avifauna in urban landscape of Panchkula at the Foothills of Shivalik Range of the Himalayas Prasanjit Mukherjee, KKM College, Pakur, Jharkhand Aquatic angiospermic biodiversity in Jharkhand with special references to their economic importance 14.00 – 17:30 Symposium II: Science and Technology for Improving Environmental Sustainability Venue Block 34, Room No 107 Invited Lectures M.G Tiwari, A.S. College, Deoghar, Jharkhand Comparative studies of some freshwater lakes of India with special reference to mirror lake and the great salt lake of Utah (U.S.A) Swati Gupta Bhattacharya, Bose Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal Pollen allergy and allergen biology in India Smita Chaudhry, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra Environmental sustainability of ecosystem services of soil carbon Sudip Mitra, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam Environmental impact study of copper, manganese and zinc in landfill soils near Deepor Beel, a Ramsar wetland site in Guwahati, India Arup Kumar Mitra, St. Xavier‘s College (Autonomous), Kolkata Multifaceted role of PGPR in reducing pollution and augmenting plant productivity Pankaj Tewari, Central Himalayan Environment Association, Nainital, Uttarakhand, Livelihood promotion in nearby villages of timberline, applying science and technological interventions: an initiative for conservation and management through community participation in Uttarakhand Harendra K. Sharma, Jiwaji University Gwalior, M.P. India Relevance of nanocellulose as adsorbent in removal of heavy metals from aqueous medium P Raja, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Research Centre, Udhagamandalam (Ooty), Tamil Nadu Biochar application for reduction of carbon dioxide emission in acid soils of temperate mountainous ecosystem of Western Ghats, India Oral Presentations Akula Kishan, Andhra Pradesh Forest Department, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh River management in India- Review of efforts Amar Nath Chaudhary, R. M. College, Saharsa, Bihar Caffeine distribution between selected water-organic solvent media K. Sravan Kumar, Institute of Petroleum Safety, Health and Environment Management, ONGC, Goa Determination of PHC contamination in marine sediments of exploratory block, KG-OSN-2009/2 in bay of Bengal K. K. Kamani Government Science College, P.G. Center, Chitradurga, Karnataka Global warming and emerging trends in climate change Mahua Das, The Bhawanipur Education Society College, West Bengal, Kolkata Bio-chemical degradation of the Bengal offshore environment by commercial trawl fishing Md. Nazrul Islam, Jamshedpur Workers‘ College, JSR

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Why Pyridine based PBI membrane is better than other PBI membranes for PEMFC? RN Deshmukh, Shri Shivaji Science College, Congress Nagar, Nagpur Studies on certain physico-chemical parameters of Nag river of Nagpur city, Maharashtra 15.00 – 17.30 Concurrent Poster Session –I (P01 – P75) Block 34, basement BEST POSTER AWARD PRESENTATION

06th January 2019 TWO PARALLEL SESSIONS 14.00–17.30 Invited Lectures/Oral Presentations Venue Block 34, Room No 111 (School of Computer Science Engineering) Symposium I : Biodiversity for the future India Invited Lectures Asha Gupta, Manipur University, Canchipur, Imphal Structural and functional aspects of Sacred groves of Manipur- In-situ centres of biodiversity conservation Mousumi Poddar Sarkar, University of Calcutta, Kolkata Chemical communication in Big Cats: An unattended domain of Wild Life research in India. N. R. Bhat, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait Ecological significance of inter-population variability in germination behavior in seed -based restoration of desert ecosystems Nimai Chandra Barui, Bethune College, Kolkata Traditional knowledge in biodiversity- A source of natural resource management and bioprospecting Rajasekaran Chandrasekaran, Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamilnadu Scopes and challenges in conservation of biodiversity of medicinal and aromatic plants: A case study of Indian context Sanjay Gairola, Sharjah Research Academy, Sharjah, UAE Seed conservation through ex situ seed bank collection: saving the native gene pool for the future Suresh Chand, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore Biodiversity conservation through biotechnological approaches Aijaz A. Wani, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India. Creating germplasm resources for genetic improvement of apple (Malus × domestica borkh) in Jammu and Kashmir state – conservation and breeding approaches Oral Presentations Shevita Pandita, University of Jammu, Jammu Spatial classification and distribution of herbaceous species on forest-grassland ecotones in Bhaderwah forests, Jammu and Kashmir Anamika Sarkar, Mangaldai College, Assam Growth of medicinal plants in self watering pot with different fibres by observing their capillary action Sahabuddin Ahmed, Mangaldai College, Assam Carbon sequestration by aquatic macrophytes in wetlands of lower Assam Hemant K. Gupta, Himachal Pradesh Forest Department, Shimla, HP Biodiversity conservation and management and access and benefit sharing (ABS) mechanism under the Indian Biological Diversity Act, 2002 Minakshi Patra, Moran College, Assam Rearing performances of Muga Silkworm (Antheraea assama, Westwood) and sustainable development in Assam with special reference to Sivasagar district Rajesh Joshi, G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development, Almora, Uttarakhand Sensitivity of coniferous tree species to climate change in Western Himalaya Tarun Belwal, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China Integrated use of advanced extraction technique and optimization strategy for extracting valuable bioactive compounds: an effective approach for biodiversity conservation and sustainable utilization of medicinal plants P Das, Centre for Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land Sciences (CORAL), Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India Can Indian forest cover withstand large climatic alterations?

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14.00 – 17:30 Symposium II: Block 34, Room No 107 Science and Technology for Improving Environmental Sustainability Paromita Chakraborty, SRM University, Tamil Nadu Invited Lecture Crude electronic waste recycling is a potential source for persistent toxicants in India: Atmospheric transport models and human health risk assessment BH Shrikanth, Sciencia Industrial Project Consultants & Sciencia Renewable Energy Consultants, Pune Ethanol: An eco-friendly green chemical industry for renewable sustainable auto fuel Ram Chandra, School for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lucknow Heavy metals phytoextraction potential of native plants and their histological observation growing on stabilized distillery sludge: A prospective tool for in-situ phytoremediation of hazardous industrial waste Ramakrishna A., Defense Food Research Laboratory, DRDO, Siddarthanagar, Mysuru Development of eco-friendly packaging material for agricultural produces G. Panduranga Murthy, Maharaja Institute of Technology, Thandavapura, Mysuru Switchgrass-An ideal biofuel foodstock accessible in Karnataka and Jharkhand states (India) for bio-ethnanol production: A cleaner and eco-friendly technology for bioenergy promotion Tanu Jindal, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh Environment toxicological studies for sustainable development Oral Presentations R. Dhankhar, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana Performance evaluation and comparative study of dairy wastewater D. Rama Rao, P.R. Govt. College (A) Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh Assessment of physicochemical and microbial analysis of agro based industry effluent and evaluate ground waters to evaluate the impacts of effluent on ground waters Rakesh MohanR. N. College, Hajipur, Bihar Analysis of the iron concentration in the Handpump (tubewell) water of the selected areas of district Ranchi at Jharkhand, India Sunita Rani, Guru Kashi University, Bathinda, Punjab Studies on the physico-chemical characteristics and heavy metal contents in drinking groundwater of Moga (Punjab) Mamta Arora, A.S.B.A.S.J.S. Memorial College, Bela, Punjab To assess water quality of Rupnagar district Ratna Katiyar, University of Lucknow, Lucknow Indoor air pollution: An environmental risk Shweta Choubey, Government Engineering College Raipur, Chhattisgarh The curative effects of an edible plant fruit biomass in biosorptive removal of Arsenic Talluri Rameshwari K R, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, Karnataka Estimating the Global & India burden of extra pulmonary tuberculosis incidence, using GIS- spatial auto correlation technique Amita Shakya, National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Haryana Adsorption of hexavalent Chromium onto poultry litter biochars 15.00 – 17.30 Concurrent Poster Session –II (P76 – P151) Block 34, basement 07th January 2019 14:00 – 15:00 Venue Block 34, Room No 111 (School of Computer Science Engineering) Symposium II: Science and Technology for Improving Environmental Sustainability Oral Presentations Arighnee Mitra, St. Xavier‘s College (Autonomous), Kolkata Formulation of a bio-organic growth promoter and it’s high yielding effectivity in agriculture Asish Prasad Kundu, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute of Panchayat and Rural Development, Nadia, UP Essential of energy recovery from household organic waste: Necessity for green environment Bhawana Pathak, School of Environment and Sustainable Development, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, 382030, Gujarat

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Bioremediation for waste management: sustainable approach for technology transfer from lab to land Kavita Sharma, Shri Vaishnav Institute of Science, SVVV Indore, MP Removal of dyes from textile industrial waste water using Sugarcane Bagasse M.S Dhanya,Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab Bioplastics from organic wastes for sustainable environment Rajesh Kumar Singh, Jagdam College, J P University, Chapra, Bihar Corrosion of protection of automobile by composite barrier formed by Nanocoating and Electrospray substances in corrosive atmosphere HP Shivaraju, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysore, Karnataka, India Carbon recovery potential and intensification of Methane yield under Biomethanation conditions using photocatalytic processes Sumanta Kumar Roymohapatra, Anchalika Mahavidyalaya, Siminai, Dhenkanal, Odisha Molecular response of Cyanobacterium to sustainable development Sudipta Ramola,College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, China Valorization and integrated use of different agro-waste for environmental and agronomic sustainability GENERAL DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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SECTION INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (INCLUDING COMPUTER SCIENCES) Sectional President : Dr. Ratnadeep R. Deshmukh, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad(MS) Sectional Recorder : Dr. Ajay Kumar Thakur,C.M. Science College, Darbhanga,Bihar Sectional Secretary : Dr. Gaurav Sethi, Lovely Professional University 04 January 2019 14:00 – 17:00 Sectional Committee Meeting

Venue : Block 34, Room No:413. (School of Computer Science Engineering) Presidential Address : Dr. Ratnadeep R. Deshmukh, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad(MS) Platinum Jubilee : Mr. Gautam Mahapatra, Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Ministry Lecture of Defence, Govt of India Young Scientist Award 1.: Anwesha Mukherjee, University of Engineering & Management, Kolkata Presentations 2. Gandikota Ramu, Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, Dundigal, Hyderabad 3. Subhashis Banerjee, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata 4. Shaila H. Koppad, R. V. College of Engineering, Bangalore 17.00 – 17.30 Sectional Committee Election

05 January 2019 14:00 – 17:30 Venue : Block 34, Room No:413. (School of Computer Science Engineering) 14.00–16.00: Symposium : Impact of ICT on future India. Invited Lectures : Ms. Sunita Paul, AT & T Mobility, Bothell W A., USA Empowerment of Rural Youth to build Future India Using ICT (Information and Communication Technology) : Dr. Debapriya Dutta, Head & Scientist "G"/Adviser, Societal Mission Division & Science for Equity, Empowerment and Development (SEED) Division, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India ICT as a critical input for Agricultural production and Rural Development in Future India : A. K. Nayak, Director,IIBM, Patna, : Prof. Dr. M. Sundaresan , Professor and Head, Department of Information Technology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India Role of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in Digital Image Processing Applications 16.00 – 18.00 Symposium : Empowerment of Rural Youth to build Future India Using ICT (Information and Communication Technology) . Invited Lectures : Dr. Dharm Singh, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia Smart Computing and Communication: Enabling future IOT : Dr. R. S. Hegadi, Solapur University, Solapur ,Maharashtra, India. Effective use of Open source ICT tools in teaching-learning : Dr. Sudarsan Dash, Indian ProgramUnited States-India Educational Foundation Fulbright Commission in India,Hailey Road, New Delhi. Fulbright-Nehru Fellowship Opportunities in the U.S. : R. K. SINGH, G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment & Sustainable Development (Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India, Kosi - Katarmal, Almora Uttarakhand, India Village Information System: An Approach Towards ustainable Rural Development in the Indian Himalayan Region 15.00 – 18.00 Block 34 4thFloor Corridor : Concurrent Poster Session –I Concurrent Oral Presentation –I BEST POSTER AWARD PRESENTATION

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January 06, 2019 14:00 – 17:30 Venue : Block 34, Room No:413. (School of Computer Science Engineering)

14.00 – 16.00 Symposium : Role of ICT for sustainable development of future India. Invited Lectures : Dr.E. Bhaskaran, Deputy Director of Industries and Commerce (Technical) (EDP), Department of Industries and Commerce, Government of Tamil Nadu, ` Digital MSME for Chennai Automotive Industry Cluster : Dr. Narendra Chaudhari, IIT, Indore Residence, Indore : Dr Subhash Chandra Yadav, University of Jgarkhand, Brambe, Ranchi Cyber Crime and Cyber Security in India : Prof. Andrews Samraj, Mahendra Engineering college Salem ,Mahendhirapuri, Dist: Namakkal, Mallasamudram Tamil Nadu. The Role of ICT in Moral improvement of Indian youth as Human 4.0 - A sexual ethics approach : Dr. P.N. Singh, Professor(CSE), CMRIT/CMRU, Bangalore Searching Faster In Big-Data – Applied Machine Learning 16.00 – 17.45 Invited Lectures/ Oral Presentations : Dr Rattan K Datta Big Data Analytics and its Impact : Mr. Pushpendra M. Chavan, Principal Technical Support Engineer,Red Hat Certified Architect. Pune CentOS - Free, Open Source and Enterprise Usage 15.00 – 18.00 Concurrent Oral presentation–II Concurrent Poster presentation–II Block 34 4thFloor Corridor

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SECTION MATERIALS SCIENCE Sectional President : Prof.K. Byrappa, Mangalore University, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Adichunchanagiri University, B.G. Nagara, Mandya District, Karnataka Sectional Recorder : Prof. Guduru Prasad, University College of Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana State Sectional Secretary : Dr. Raja Sekhar Dondapati, Lovely Professional University January 04, 2019, 14:00 – 17:00 SECTIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING Venue : Block 55A, Room No: 502 (School of Civil Engineering) Presidential Address : K. Byrappa,Mangalore University, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Adichunchanagiri University, B.G. Nagara, Mandya District, Karnataka The Current Trends in Metal Oxides Nanomaterials and their Nanocomposites Platinum Jubilee : Prof. T. Pradeep, Deepak Parekh Institute Chair Professor and Lecture Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai From Materials to Clean Water: Growing Companies from Wet Labs Keynote Talk - 1 Prof.Sanjay Mathur, Director, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry , Chair, Inorganic and Materials Chemistry , University of Koeln, Greinstr. 6, 50937 Cologne, Germany Young Scientist Award : Vikas Sharma, School of Nano sciences and Technology, IIT, KharagpurDr. Pooja Devi, CSIR- Presentations Central Scientific Instruments Organization, Chandigarh. 17.00 – 17.30 SECTIONAL COMMITTEE ELECTION

January 05, 2019, 14.00 – 17.00 Venue : Block 55A, Room No: 502 (School of Civil Engineering) Symposium Keynote Talk – 2 : Prof. Ajayan Vinu, Global Innovation Chair Professor and DirectorGlobal Innovative Center for Advanced NanomaterialsFaculty of Engineering and Built Environment The University of Newcastle (UON)University Drive, Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia Invited Lectures : Dr. Kalaiselvi, CSIR - Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI) Karaikudi Ms. Pratibha Nair, Full Bright Commission in India Full Bright Nehru Fellowship Opportunities in USA Oral Presentations : OP - 01 toOP - 08. POSTER SESSION (PP – 01 to PP – 20), Block 55, 5thFloor Corridor

January 06, 2019, 14:00 – 17.00 Venue : Block 55A, Room No: 502 (School of Civil Engineering) Symposium Keynote Talk – 3 : Prof.M.S. Ramachandra Rao, Nano Functional Materials Technology Centre and Materials Science Research Centre, Head, Indian Solar Energy Harnessing Centre (ISEHC)Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, Chennai Invited Lectures : Dr. Niranjan Karak, Tezpur University, Tezpur, 784028. Assam, India : Prof. Kulamani Parida, Centre for Nano Science and Nano Technology, ITER Siksha ‗O‘ Anusandhan University Bhubaneswar, Odisha Oral presentations : OP – 09 to OP – 17 POSTER SESSION (PP – 21 to PP –42) Block 55, 5th Floor Corridor

January 07, 2019, 14:00 – 15:00 Venue Block 55A, Room No: 502 (School Of Civil Engineering) Symposium Invited Lecture : Professor Subodh Kumar De, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata Oral Presentations : OP – 18 to OP – 20 GENERAL DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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SECTION MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES (INCLUDING STATISTICS) Sectional President Prof. Nandadulal Bairagi, Centre for Mathematical Biology and Ecology, Department of Mathematics, Jadavpur University,Kolkata Sectional Recorder Prof. Anil Kumar Vashishth, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana Sectional Secretary Dr. Vishal Sarin, Lovely Professional University January 04, 2019 14:00 – 17:30 SECTIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING Venue : Block 14, Room No: 501L (Mittal School of Business) Presidential Address : Prof. Nandadulal Bairagi, Centre for Mathematical Biology and EcologyDepartment of Mathematics, Jadavpur University,Kolkata Reproducing Psoriasis Phenotypes Through Mathematical Modelling of Immune Cells-- Keratinocytes Cross Talk Platinum Jubilee : Prof. Poonam Singh, University of Delhi , Delhi Lecture Designs for Mixture Experiments through Projection Young Scientist Award 1.: Radhika Thakur, Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry Nauni- Presentations Solar,Himachal Pradesh 2. Debadatta Adak, Maharaja Bir Bikram University, P.O. Agartala College, Agartala, Tripura 3. Sreeparna Majee, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 4. Nadeem Ansari, Saifia Science College, Barkatullah University, Bhopal – Madhya Pradesh, 5. Anil Negi, Indian Institute of Technology (I.S.M), Dhanbad

Foreign Scientist Prof. Gaston M. N'Guerekata, Morgan State University Baltimore, MD, USA Invited Lecture Almost periodically forced pendulum: sub and super solutions Foreign Scientist Prof. Yuri Vassilevski, Marchuk Institute of Numerical Mathematics RAS, Moscow Institute of Invited Lecture Physics and Technology, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia Numerical simulation of incompressible flows in time-dependent domains 17.00 – 17.30 SECTIONAL COMMITTEE ELECTION

January 05, 2019 14:00 – 18:00 Venue Block 14, Room No: 501L (Mittal School of Business) 14.00 – 15.30 Symposium: Application of Mathematics to Physical Problems and Technological Development

Invited Lectures Prof. Subenoy Chakraborty, Department of Mathematics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata The mathematical story and technical issues of gravitational waves Prof. Bhola Ishwar, Department of Mathematics, B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, Bihar Stability of triangular equilibrium points in the Photogravitational elliptic restricted three body Problem with poynting-robertson drag Dr. M. Xavier James Raj, Head, Orbital Analytics Section (Rtd), Applied Mathematics Division, Space Centre, ISRO, Kerala Analytical methods for prefiltering of close approaches between space objects Tea Break: 15.30 – 15.45 15.45 – 18.00 Parallel Session – I Block 14, Room No: 501L (Mittal School of Business) Invited Lecture Prof. Rashmi Bhardwaj, University School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Non-Linear Dynamics Research Lab, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Dwarka, Delhi Chaotic Simulations for Musculoskeletal Postures Oral Presentations A. Y. Shaikh, Department of Mathematics, Indira Gandhi Kala Mahavidyalaya, Ralegaon, Maharashtra Holographic Dark EnergyCosmological Models in Modified Theory of Gravity Avdhesh Kumar, Jaglal Chaudhary College, Chapra, Bihar Restricted relativistic elliptic three–body problem with triaxial rigid bodies and oblate primaries

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Baljeet Singh, Department of Mathematics, Post Graduate Government College, Chandigarh, Punjab Effects of rotation and magnetic field on energy ratios of reflected waves in a fibre-reinforced elastic material Jisha Varghese, Department of Statistics, St.Thomas College, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala 686 574, India Marshall-Olkin Log-Kumaraswamy Distribution: Applications and Generalization M. Tirumala Devi, Department of Mathematics Kakatiya University, Warangal, Telangana Estimating the Reliability for Cascade Model when Stress and Strength follow Rayleigh Distribution Oral Presentations Mayura Mathankar, Govt. Vidarbha Institute of Science & Humanities, Amravati, Maharashtra To find optimal solution by reducing the set of activities For heterogeneous resource allocation problem Arpita Chatterjee, YMCA University of Science and Technology, Faridabad, Haryana Dynamics of a deformed atom cavity field system in presence of a Kerr-like medium P. Jyothi, Department of Statistics Univ.Arts & Science College ( Autonomous ), Kakatiya University Warangal, Telangana Reliability Computation of System Reliability for the New Rayleigh Pareto Distribution T. Sumathi Uma Maheswari, Department of Mathematics, Kakatiya University, Warangal Telangana A study on Survival Analysis of Stress-Strength System in Case of Aging, Cyclic Damage and Cumulative Damage Ganesh Mahto, L. N. M. U., Darbhanga, Bihar Triangular libration points in elliptic photogravitational restricted three body problem with oblateness 15.45 – 18.00 Parallel Session– II Block 14, Room No: 402 Invited Lecture Prof. M. Majumdar (Tarafdar), Department of Pure Mathematic, University of Calcutta, Kolkata On pseudo-symmetric manifolds & its applications Oral Presentations N. K. Agrawal, Department of Mathematics, Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga, Bihar Cr-submanifolds of a nearly lorentzian para sasakian manifold with semi symmetric semi metric connection Dr. Yogeesh N, Department of Mathematics Govt. First Grade College, Tumkur, Karnataka(INDIA) Solutions to the Cauchy-Euler’s Differential Equation Of Second Order With Constant Co- Efficient Using FOOS (Free & Open Source Software)-Maxima Abhik Singh, Department of Mathematics, Patna University, Patna,, Bihar Some new results on commutative algebra Jagdish A.Nanware, Department of Mathematics, Shrikrishna Mahavidyalaya, Gunjoti, Osmanabad, Maharashtra Periodic boundary value problem for system of Riemann-Liouville sequential fractional differential equations Javid Ali, Department of Mathematics, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh Stability and convergence results for zamfirescu multi-valued mappings 15.45 – 18.00 Parallel Session-III Block 14, Room No: 404 Invited Lecture Prof. Rita Choudhury, Department of Mathematics, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam Ramifications of Elastico-Viscous Thermal Boundary-Layer Flow Around a Sphere Dr. Peeyush Tewari, Department of Mathematics, Birla Institute of Technology, UP Oral Presentations Pravangsu Sekhar Das, Department of M.Sc. Applied Mathematics, NSHM College of Mgmt. and Tech, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technolgy, Kolkata The unsteady flow of visco-elastic Maxwell fluid of second order due to a periodic pressure gradient through a rectangular duct

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Jagdish A. Nanware, Department of Mathematics Shrikrishna Mahavidyalaya, Gunjoti, Osmanabad, Maharashtra Solution of Partial Integro-Differential Equations using Sumudu Transform Method K. Somaiah, Department of Mathematics, Kakatiya University, Warangal, Telangana Studies of Rotation and Fluid effect on Radial Vibrations in a Micropolar Elastic Solid with a Fluid loaded Spherical Cavity Praveen Ailawalia, Department of Mathematics and Humanities, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Sadopur-Ambala, Haryana Elastodynamic response in a temperature dependent thermoelastic half space with microtemperatures subjected to internal heat source Parveen Lata, Department of Basic and Applied Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab A study of wave propagation in anisotropic homogeneous layered thermoplastic medium Saurabh Radhakisan Shinde, New Arts, Commerce and Science College, Parner, Maharashtra Traffic Control and Management with Hierarchical Intelligent Vehicles 15.00 – 17.30 Concurrent Poster Session –I BEST POSTER AWARD PRESENTATION Block 14th 5th Floor Corridor

January 06, 2019 14:00 – 18:00 Venue Block 14, Room No: 501L (Mittal School of Business) Time: 14.00 – 15.00 Symposium : Mathematical and Computational Modelling with Application to Biological Sciences and Medical Technology

Invited Lectures Prof. Joydev Chattopadhyay, Agricultural & Ecological Research Unit, ISI, Kolkata Dr. Samrat Chatterjee, Drug Discovery Research Center, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (a DBT Institute), Faridabad Studying host-pathogen interaction under the influence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis through mathematical models 15.10 – 18.00 Parallel Session - I Invited Lectures/ Oral Presentations – Solid Mechanics Block 14, Room No: 501L (Mittal School of Business) Invited Lectures Prof. Malla Reddy Perati, Department of Mathematics, Kakatiya University, Warangal, Telangana Effect of Static Stresses on Vibrations in Poroelastic Solids Prof. Subhas Mondal, Department of Mathematics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata Semi-infinite moving crack between two bounded dissimilar isotropic strip Prof. Abhijit Lahiri, Department of Mathematics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata A three dimensional thermoelastic half space with three phase lags using memory dependent derivative Oral Presentations A. Chandulal, Department of Mathematics, Rashtriyasanskrit Vidyapeetha, (Deemed to be University) Tirupati, Andrapradesh Dilatation and distrotional waves in micro-morphic medium Dr. Mira Choudhury, Department of Mathematics, N. N. Saikia College, Titabar, Assam Boundar layer analysis of a mhd fluid flow due to a point sink with variable thermo-physical properties in presence of heat generation B. Das, Department of Mathematics, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math, Howrah, West Bengal Electro-Magneto-Thermoelastic Interactions Using Fractional Order Energy Equation Subrata Kr. Debnath, Department of Basic Science and Humanities, Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology, Kolkata Variation of rigidity with depth and stress/strain accumulation/release due to movement across a long vertical surface breaking strike-slip fault in an half-space model of the lithosphere- asthenosphere system

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Bhausaheb R. Sontakke, Department of Mathematics, Pratisthan Mahavidyalaya, Paithan, Maharashtra Stability and convergence of fractional parabolic partial Differential equation and its application D Grover, Department of Mathematics, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Jalandhar, Punjab Elasto-thermodiffusive body waves propagation in rotating semiconductor materials 15.10 – 18.00 Parallel Session – II Invited Lectures/Oral Presentation – Nonlinear Dynamics and Bio-Mathematics Block 14, Room No: 402 Invited Lectures Prof. Syamal Kumar Dana, Department of Mathematics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata Sudden transition to large amplitude oscillations: Routes to Extreme events Prof. Prashant K Srivastava, Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Patna, India Impact of information on treatment as well as on disease dynamics Dr. Indranil Mukhopadhyay, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata On time to extinction of HIV disease dynamics Oral Presentations Dipankar Sadhukhan, Department of Mathematics, Haldia Government College, Haldia, West Bengal Comparative Study of the deterministic and stochastic behaviour of a prey-predator model with Holling type IV response function Mamta Rani, Department of Computer Science, Central University of Rajasthan, Bandarsindari, Kishangarh, Dist – Ajmer, India The logistic map revisited R. P. Gupta, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Period Doubling Routes to Chaos in a Predator-Prey-Scavenger Model with Harvesting Subhas Khajanchi, Department of Mathematics Presidency University, Kolkata Optimal treatment strategies using dendritic cell vaccination for a growing tumor: A mathematical perspective Anuj Kumar, Department of Mathematics, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, Uttar Pradesh Nonlinear Dynamics of Infectious Diseases via Information-Induced Vaccination and Saturated Treatment Shreya Preety Kalra, Department of Mathematics, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab Study of Combined Effects of Toxicant and Acidity on Survival of Aquatic Population: A Mathematical Model

15.10 – 18.00 Parallel Session – III Block 14, Room No: 404 Invited Lecture Prof. Arindam Bhattacharyya, Department of Mathematics, Jadavpur University Kolkata Ricci solitons on warped product spaces Oral Presentations A. Parthiban, Department of Mathematics, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab On Prime Distance Labeling of Certain Classes of Graphs Amar Nath Kumar, Department of Mathematics, Deo Sharan Women‘s Evening College, Sohsarai, Biharsharif, Nalanda, Bihar Parametric Convergence implies Projective Convergence in the Dual space of a Function space Megha Goyal, Department of Mathematical Sciences, I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, Punjab New partition theoretic interpretations of gollnitz-gordon identities L. N. Kotcherlakota, Narasimha Ashram, Maharanipeta, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Cyclic and v4 klein group analysis to describe varied mass terms S.C. Ghosh, Department of Mathematics, D. A.V. College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Fixed Point Theorem on Pixel Metric Spaces

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S.Sriram, Mathematics Wing, Directorate of Distance Education, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu Some Properties of Intuitionistic of Fuzzy Matrices Wajih Ashraf, Department of Mathematics, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh On epimorphically preserved heterotypical semigroup identities 15.00 – 17.30 Concurrent Poster Session –II Block 14th 5thFloor Corridor

January 07, 2019 14.00 – 15.00 Parallel Session – I Invited Lectures/ Oral Presentations – Mathematical Physics Block 14, Room No: 501L (Mittal School of Business) Oral Presentations Upendra Prasad Singh, Science Teacher, M. S. Kochadhi Chausa, Buxar, Bihar The Einstein Universe and Experimental Tests of General Relativity Iftikar Hossain Sardar, Department of Mathematics, Prabhu Jagatbandhu College, Howrah,West Bengal Compact star model in Einstein Gauss-Bonnet Gravity within the framework of Finch Skea space time Hridaya Nand Sah, Department of Mathematics, Raja Singh College, Siwan, Bihar Review of Motion of the System in the Central Gravitational Field M. K. Shukla, Department of Mathematics, Shia P.G College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Propagation of characteristic wave front through a two-phase mixture of gas and dust particles 14.00 – 15.00 Parallel Session – II, Invited Lectures/ Oral Presentations – Fluid /Solid Mechanics. Block 14, Room No: 402 Oral Presentations Sangeeta Kumari, Department of Mathematics, Chandigarh University Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab Effects of two-temperature on Rayleigh wave in generalized magneto-thermoelastic media with hydrostatic initial stress Yajuvindra Kumar, Government Girls Degree College Behat, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh Differential quadrature analysis of the effect of variable foundation on free vibration of functionally graded annular plates B. D. Dawkar, Department of Mathematics, Vivekanand Mahavidyalaya Aurangabad, Maharashtra Finite system of fractional Differential equations with integral boundary conditions Priyanka B. Gaikwad, P. N. College, Pusad, Yavatmal, Maharashtra The exact study of transient heat conduction problem of non homogeneous circular plate 14.00 – 15.00 Parallel Session – III Invited Lectures/ Oral Presentations –Statistics Block 14, Room No: 404 Oral Presentations D. K. Ghosh, Dep. of Statistics, Saurashtra university, Rajkot, Gujarat Study on Regression analysis and Analysis of variance techniques R. Kalyanaraman, Department of Mathematics Annamalai University Annamalainagar, Tamil Nadu Heterogeneous two server queue with unreliable, reliable servers and with working vacation P. Pandiyan, Department of Statistics, Annamalai University,Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu Estimating the survival time of cancer C. Subramanian, Department of Statistics, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu On weighted akshaya distribution with applications in biomedical sciences and engineering N. Pukazhenthi, Department of Statistics, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu Performance analysis of a g/g/1 discrete time bulk service queue with working vacations Shaka Aunali Amin, Department of Statistics, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu Recent developments in control charts Techniques General Discussion and Recommendations

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SECTION MEDICAL SCIENCES (INCLUDING PHYSIOLOGY) Sectional President Prof. Prakash C. Dhara, Department of Human Physiology with community Health, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore Sectional Recorder Prof. Sujata MaitiChudhury, Department of Human Physiology with community Health, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore Sectional Secretary Dr. Navneet Khurana, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University

January 04, 2019 14:00 – 17:00 SECTIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING Venue Block 7, Room No:400 (School of Pharmaceutical Sciences) Presidential Address Prakash C. Dhara , Department of Human Physiology with community Health, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal Future Development of India: Role of Ergonomics and occupational health Platinum Jubilee Amit Pal , Nation Institute of Cholera and Enteric Disease, Kolkata Lecture Role of microbial proteases in pathogenesis and molecular targeting therapy of cancer Young Scientist Award Asha Singh, UNESCO-Trace Element Satellite Centre,School of Studies in Zoology, Jiwaji Presentations University,Gwalior, M. P. 1. Deotima Sarkar, Endocrinology of Physiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata 2. Archi Ghosh, Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education & Research, Manjulika B,EKTP, Phase – IV, No. C-34/4, Kolkata Invited Lectures Kusal Das , Laboratory of Vascular Physiology & Medicine, Department of Physiology, BLDE (Deemed to be University), Vijayapur, Karnataka, India Oxygen sensing and Lead (Pb) toxicities: Molecular interactions, cell signaling & antioxidant defense Animesh Dhar , University of Kansus Medical Center, USA Hari S Sharma, Institute for Cardiac Research, Dept. of Pathology,VUMC, University medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Advances in pathobiology and therapeutic targets for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Shrikant Anant, University of Kansus Medical Center, USA SECTIONAL COMMITTEE ELECTION

January 05, 2019 Symposium I Occupational Health and Ergonomics for future development of India 14.00 – 15.30 Venue Block 7, Room No:400 (School of Pharmaceutical Sciences) Invited Lectures Deb Kumar Chakarboty, Department of Design, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India Universal Design Ideation: Role of Ergonomics Devashish Sen, Ergonomics work physiology and occupational health management laboratory, Department of Life sciences, Presidency University , Kolkata Assessment of postural stress, body part discomfort and physiological work load of women workers in unorganized brick manufacturing unit of West Bengal, India Sunil K Hota, Additional Director, O/o DG (LS), DRDO Bhawan, Rajaji Marg, New Delhi Physiological challenges at high altitude battle fields Madhusudan Pal, Ergonomics Division Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi Ergonomics Study of Infantry Combat Vehicle Operation Pralay Majumdar, Senior Scientific Officer, Department of Exercise Physiology, Sports Science, Sports Authority of India, NSSC, Bangalore, India

Scientific support of national rowing team – physiological perspective Symposium II Contemporary research in medical and allied sciences for future India

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14.00 – 15.30 Venue Block 6, Room No:501 Invited Lectures Amar K Chandra, Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, University of Calcutta 92, APC Road, Kolkata Autoimmune thyroid diseases in post salt iodization sceneario Goutam Pal, Department of Physiology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal- 741235, India. Understanding of efferent neurocrine mechanism involved in metanil yellow induced inhibition of the contraction of uterine smooth muscle ex vivo in rat. Debasish Bandopadhyay, Department of Physiology University of Calcutta, University College of Science and Technology,92, APC Road, Kolkata 700 009, India Melatonin as a cardioprotective antioxidant: mechanistic insight Somenath Roy, Professor, Department of Human Physiology with community Health, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore -721102, West Bengal Antigen conjugated nanoparticles reprogrammed the tumor-conditioned macrophages toward pro- immunogenic type through regulation of NADPH oxidase and p38MAPK Dipak Sarkar, PhD, DPhil; Board of Governors Distinguished Professor and Director, Rutgers Endocrine Program, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA Extracellular vesicles exosomes and complements control microglial neurotoxic action in the hypothalamus Invited Lectures 15.45 – 17.00 Venue Block 7, Room No:400 (School of Pharmaceutical Sciences) Ranabir Pal, Professor and Chair (Head), Department of Community Medicine, MGM Medical College and Hospital, Kishanganj, Bihar, India. Plausibly preventable pandemic of road traffic injury Kamal Dua, Discipline of Pharmacy, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo NSW 2007, Australia Biological targets for therapeutic interventions in Chronic obstructive airway diseases Chandradipa Ghosh, Professor, Department of Human Physiology with Community Health, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, India Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) by Pseudomonas putida isolated from Petroleum-Polluted Site Prabir mukherjee, Department of Life Sciences, Presidency University, 86/1 College St, Kolkata The application of α-tocopherol and ascorbic acid protect arsenic-induced oxidative stress-mediated DNA damages in testicular tissues Subrata De, Dept. of Zoology , Vidysagar University, Midnapore , West Bengal Cytological Characterization of Neural Degeneration in Olfactory Sensory System of Fish Rajen Haldar,Department of Physiology, University of Calcutta. Cigarette Smoking and Its Threat To Erythrocyte: An Investigation Searching For Its Survival Strategies Sandip K. Singha, Department of Human Physiology with Community Health ,Vidyasagar University, Paschim Medinipur, 721102, West Bengal, India Green synthesis of Manganese oxide nanoparticles using Carica Papaya (Papaya) leaf extract and screening its ameliorative activity of hepatocyte cell in mice Invited lecture 15.45 – 17.00 Venue Block 6, Room No:501 Phanithi Prakash Babu , Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad-500046, Telangana State, India Astrocytoma: Understanding the molecular mechanisms for therapeutic utility. Atis Kumar Chattopadhyay, Principal Secretary, Faculty Council for PG & UG Studies in Science, Jadavpur University, Kolkata Importance of Animal Experimentation in Physiology and Medicine: Indian Scenario Pasupuleti Sreenivasa Rao, Research Scientist/Adjunct faculty/ Research advisory professor,

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Department of Biochemistry, Narayana Medical College and Hospitals. Chintareddypalem. Nellore- 524003,Andhra Pradesh, India Novel and smart innovative strategies to identify new drugs for cancer Samir Kumar Sil, Molecular Genetics and Cell Physiology Lab, Department of Human Physiology, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar, Tripura Molecular and cellular basis of wound healing activity of Parkia javanica (Lamk.) Merr. Sujata Law, Assistant Professor, Stem Cell Research and Application Unit, Department of Biochemistry and Medical Biotechnology, Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine, 108 C.R. Avenue, Kolkata, West Bengal, India Cellular signaling and physiology related alterations in Leukaemic mice and Ayurvedic intervention Shyamalendu Chatterjee and Rajendra Prasad Chatterjee Former Scientist; ICMR Virus Unit; Kolkata;ID & BG Hospital Campus: Kolkata Dissemination of chikunguniya virus infection in West Bengal, India-A seroepidemeological Insight Study (2017-2018) Sandip Chattopadhyay, Dept. of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management (Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Division) Vidyasagar University, West Bengal Role of CCPS in the cure of arsenic induced uterine apoptotic changes Debasish Maiti, Priyatosh Nath, Debabrata Majumder, Rahul DebnathImmunology Microbiology Lab, Department of Human Physiology, Tripura University Antiproliferative activity of methanolic extract of Caesalpinia mimosoides Lamk. on melanoma and hepatic carcinoma cells Invited lecture 15.45 – 17.00 Venue Block 6, Room No:509 Ekta Khandelwal, Associate Professor Department of Physiology, AIIMS Raipur, INDIA Inculcating research culture among medical students Bulbul Thakur, Retired Associate Professor of Physiology, Raja Peary Mohan College, Uttarpara, Hooghly Impact of socio-economic and cultural factors on prevalence of anemia among bengali adolescent population: a comparison between muslim and non-muslim school students in rural and urban bangla, india. Krishna Roy, Professor of Physiology & Principal, Sister Nivedita Govt General Degree College For Girls, Hastings House, Kolkata Eating Disorders: An Alarming health hazard in the current century Dilip Mukherjee, PayelGuha, Shreyasi Gupta, Suravi Majumder, and Koushik Sen, Department of Zoology, Kalyani University, Kalyani Expression pattern of g protein-coupled estrogen receptor (gper) in normal and estrogen-deficient mice endometrium Urmi R Salve, Department of Design, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India Importance of Theoretical and Statistical Models in Ergonomics and Design: A Review Ajay Kumar Singh, Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences, Big SK Mazumdar Marg, Timarpur, Delhi Futuristic Animal Alternative Technologies for Medical and Allied Sciences Patiti Ghosh, Department of Physiology, West Bengal State University, India P-glycoprotein Interaction with Common Anti-diabetic Herbs and Commercial Drugs – A Comparative Study Oral Presentations 17.00 – 18.00 Venue Block 7, Room No:400 (School of Pharmaceutical Sciences) Oral Presentations Amrita Ghosh, Department of Biochemistry, Calcutta Medical College 88, College Street, Kolkata Glycaemic control in hypothyroidism with Diabetes mellitus Misha Roy, Core Faculty,Directorate of Distance Education, Vidyasagar University, Midnapur, West Bengal An Overview of Statistics on Potable Water Quality and Health Issues in Asansol, W.B., India

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Sushil Kumar Maheshwari and Preksha Sharma, Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychiatric nursing, University College of Nursing, Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, Punjab Socio Demographic Profile of Selfie Taking College Students using internet Agnibha Maiti and Anup Kr Bhattacharya, IPGMER, SSKM Hospital, Kolkata Study of chronic leg pain in patients of Parkinson’s disease and implications of Vitamin D supplementation Poonam Kumari and Vaibhava Raaj, Associate Professor, Dept Of Zoology, Maharaja College, Ara, Bihar Oral health: gateway to general health Simranjeet Kaur and Amrinder Kaur, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Lovely Professional University, Punjab An ayurvedic insight for food incompatibility (viruddha aahar) Babul Bandyopadhyay, Chemistry Division Forensic Science Laboratory, Kolkata Suicidal events in medico legal cases and forensic social welfare services M.Varalakshmi, School of Medical Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad Central University Campus ,Hyderabad,India Gender dimensions of health and social support among older adults; A Community based study Piyanka Sengupta, Krishna Roy and Bulbul Thakur Sister Nibedita Govt. General Degree College For Girls, Hastings House, Kolkata Metabolic Syndrome: Prevalence & consequences of Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) in young women Oral Presentation 17.00 – 18.00 Venue Block 6, Room No:501 Rakesh Mohan, Suchitra Kumari, and Arvind Kumar Ranjan , Department of Zoology, R. N. College, Hajipur Study of the awareness about AIDS/HIV among the selected categories of the people of the locality Bari isupur of Hajipur Town, Vashali, Bihar Sourav Manna and Prakash Chandra Dhara Department Of Human Physiology with Community Health, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore,West Bengal., India Family Socioeconomic status and executive function of primary school children of West Bengal: A Cross-sectional study Indranil Manna, G. L. Khanna, P. C. Dhara Department of Physiology, Midnapore College (Autonomous), Midnapore, W. B. Physiology of soccer Sutanu Dutta Chowdhury, Department of Physiology, Basirhat College, Basirhat, Pin-743412, West Bengal, India Assessment of nutritional status on Munda children of Purulia district, West Bengal India Tapas Kumar, Associate Prof. of Medicine, GIMS, Kolkata Hand osteoarthritis Indu Melkani, Emmanuel Malama, Chimwemwe Mwansa, and Bimlesh Kumar, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India A potential role of probiotics in peripheral neuropathy Bithin Kumar Maji, Arnab Banerjee, and Sandip Mukherjee, Post Graduate Department of Physiology, Serampore College, Serampore, Hooghly-712201, West Bengal, India Altered composition of high lipid diet may disturb liver functional status: a molecular approach Sandip Mukherjee, Oly Banerjee, Siddhartha Singh, Anindita Banerjee, Arnab Banerjee, Bithin Kumar Maji, Post Graduate Department of Physiology, Serampore College, Serampore, Hooghly Nicotine and its adverse effects on pancreatic islets of rat: an intervention study Satarupa Banerjee1; Priyanka D Sangma; Swagata Mondal; Shatabdi Das; Sohini Chakraborty; Kumari Visakha; Sandhimita Mondal1; Arnab Ganguli, Department of Microbiology, Techno India University, West Bengal,

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Prepration and application of keratin doped copper nano-particles against uropathogenic e.coli potentially causing urinary tract infections. Arijit Chakraborty, Kiran Singh, Rajender Singh Department of Molecular and Human Genetics;Banaras Hindu University Spermicidal efficacy of iodine exposure on male reproductive system: future perspectives to be explored as non-hormonal male contraceptive Oral Presentations 17.00 – 18.00 Venue Block 6, Room No:509 Ajay Kumar Bikkini , Department of Zoology, VSM Degree & PG College, Ramachandrapuram 533255, Andhra Pradesh, India Haematological changes in fish Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch) under Vanadium stress Singh, AK and Roy, BG, Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences, Timarpur, Delhi-110054 Futuristic Animal Alternative Technologies for Medical and Allied Sciences Amit Karmakar, Parimal Dua and Chandradipa Ghosh Microbiology and Immunology Laboratory, Department of Human Physiology with Community Health, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore-721 102, West Bengal, India Identification of NorA and NorB Mediated Multidrug-resistantEfflux Pump System in Clinical Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus Ardhendu Bikash Sarma, Formerly Central Drugs Laboratory, Kolkata. Pan masala versus clinical efficacy of drugs Asit Kumar Chakraborty, Department of Biotechnology and Biochemistry, OIST, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore-721102, W. B.INDIA Heterogeneous Phyto-Antibiotics will be Future Drugs against Superbugs Estari Mamidalaand Swapna Gurrapu, Infectious Diseases Research Lab, Department of Zoology, Kakatiya University, Warangal, (Telangana State), India In vitro Anti-HIV activity of Andrographolide isolated from Andrographis paniculata leaves Ravikant Singh, Biswa Prakash Nayak, Himanshu Khajuria , Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh Analysis of Buccal Epithelial Cells in Tobacco Consumers Suriyakumari, K.V.P., Udayakumar, R and Rakesh kumar Professor & Head, Department of Anatomy, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College & Hospital, Madagadipet, PUDUCHERRY UV-vis spectrophotometric studies on the impact of sildenafil citrate (viagra) and ethanol on liver of albino rats Parthapratim Maiti, Agamani Pattanayak, Koushik Chandra and Aloke Bhattacharjee Department of Botany, Midnapore College (Autonomous), Midnapore Synedrella nodiflora and Alternanthera tenella decreases the food sustainability by altering the physiobiochemical quality of mung bean pulse Concurrent Poster Session –I 15.00 – 17.30 Poster nos. PP1 to PP30 Block 8 Room No:402 , Poster nos. PP31 to PP60 Block 8 Room No:406 BEST POSTER AWARD PRESENTATION

January 06, 2019 14.00 – 15.30 Symposium I: Occupational Health and Ergonomics for future development of India Venue Block7 ,Room No:400 (School of Pharmaceutical Sciences) Invited Lectures A M Chandra , Ergonomics, Sports and Exercise Physiology Laboratory Department of Physiology University College of Science & Technology University of Calcutta, Kolkata Study of occupational health problems of the fish processing workers in West Bengal Somenath Gangopadhyay, Department of Physiology, Occupational Ergonomics Laboratory, University of Calcutta, Kolkata Suffering and the Sufferer: Chronic Low Back Pain and the Jute Mill Workers in India

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Subhasis Sahu, Ergonomics and Occupational Physiology Laboratory, University of Kalyani, Kalyani , West Bengal, India Effects of occupational heat exposure on the female brick moulders in India Neeru Kapoor, Occupational Health Division, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi Noise Pollution and Safety in Indian Military S K Sharma, Defence Institute of Physiology & Allied Sciences, Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delh Improving Habitability under extreme conditions at High Altitude Rauf Iqbal, Shreya Maulik, Arundhati Guha Thakurta, and Amitabha De National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Vihar lake, Mumbai, India Manufacturing ergonomics – assessment and intervention on shop floor Symposium II: Contemporary research in medical and allied sciences for future India Block 6 ,Room No:501 14.00 – 15.30 Invited Lectures Jeffrey H. Withey, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI; 2CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology, , Chandigarh Glucose metabolism by Escherichia coli inhibits Vibrio choleraeintestinal colonization of zebrafish O.N. Paramasivan, Senior Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Retired) United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, United Kingdom Management of Primary Malignant Bone tumours of Extremities: Current Concepts. Anup Bhattacharya, North City Hospital and Neuro Institute – Kolkata. Metabolic syndrome- a brain disease. Tushar K Ghosh, Dept of Physiology, UCSTA, University of Calcutta, Kolkata Impairments of memory and neurodegeneration are related to inflammation in some Animal models of Alzheimer’s Disease Rajendra Prasad, Department of Chemistry, Fiji National University, Lautoka Campus, P.O. Box 5529, Lautoka (FIJI). Structure of azo-food dye metabolites and pathways of their attention deficit, hyper activity disorder (ADHD) effects Special session: 15.30 – 15.40 Full Bright Scholarship Pratibha Nair Invited Lectures : 15.40 – 17.00 Venue Block 7 , Room No:400 (School of Pharmaceutical Sciences) L P Singh, Department of Industrial & Production Engineering, Dr B. R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Development of safety index for small scale manufacturing industry-A systematic approach Deepti Majumdar, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Lucknow Road, Delhi Application of ergonomics in Health Care Industry : Indian versus global scenario Shankarasish Mukherjee, Human Performance Analytics and Facilitation Unit, Department of Physiology, University Colleges of Science and Technology, University of Calcutta, RashbehariShikshaPrangan, Kolkata Management of data in human factor research: quality issues Sougata Karmakar, Department of Design, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, Guwahati, India Ergonomic design intervention towards an improvement of the occupational health of workers engaged in stone polishing. Meenu Dhingra, Sports Authority of India, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi. Road map to olympics 2024 & 2028 and intervening competitions- an insight to sports schemes for selection and development of potential atheletes. Ajita D Singh, Dept of Sports Science, Faculty of Medicine, Punjabi University Patiala. Anaerobic threshold as a measure of training status in athletes Amit Bandopadhyay, Sports and Exercise Physiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, University of Calcutta, University Colleges of Science and Technology, 92, A.P.C. Road, Kolkata Exercise Induced Skeletal and Cardiac Muscle Damage in Bengalee Boys and Girls Invited Lectures: 15.40 – 17.00

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Venue Block 6 , Room No:501 Invited Lectures Jyl S. Matson, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Toledo Medical School, Toledo, Ohio, USA A periplasmic antimicrobial peptide-binding protein is required for stress survival in Vibrio cholera Deep Narayan Srivastava, Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences,New Delhi Role of interventional radiology treatments in future india Vishal Bansal, In-charge Cardio-Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program, Department of Physiology, V. P. Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi Exercise training: An aspect in treating ChronicRespiratory Diseases Biswadev Bishayi, Professor, Department of Physiology,Immunology laboratory, University of Calcutta, University Colleges of Science and Technology,Kolkata Combined treatment of antibiotic and anti-oxidant promotes better killing of staphylococcus aureusby macrophages: - recent approach towards treatment of infectious diseases Sujata Maiti Choudhury, Department of Human Physiology with Community Health, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore Diosgenin-encapsulated PLGA nanoparticles: A promising therapeutic strategy againstbreast carcinoma K P Mishra, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Defence Research and Development Organization, Ministry of Defence, Delhi Effect of Antarctic environment on the immune response of the members of 28th Indian Scientific Expedition Prasunpriya Nayak, Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, MIA Phase II Interaction between low-to-moderate doses of ethanol exposure and tocotrienol supplementations in rat thalamic area. Dipayan Choudhuri, Department of Human Physiology,Tripura University (A Central University) Oxidative Stress And Reproductive Toxicity In Rats Due To Chronic Exposure To A Mixture Of Arsenic, Cadmium And Lead: Protective Role Of Selenium And Zinc

Kalpana Barhwal, Department of Physiology,All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar Cellular physiology of hypoxic neurons: prophylactic and therapeutic implications of salidroside Invited Lectures: 15.40 – 17.00 Venue Block 6 , Room No:509 Invited Lectures Tapas K Bose, Professor, Forensic Department, Nilratan Sircar Medical College , Kolkata Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 Kalyani Mondala, Pratip Chakraborty , Syed N. Kabira, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology ;ATGC Diagnostics Private Limited, Kolkata Hyperhomocysteinemia and hyperandrogenemia share the pcsk9-ldlr pathway to disrupt lipid homeostasis in polycystic ovary syndrome. Jagat kumar Roy, Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India Epidemiology of HPV induced cervical cancer and functional analysis of a novel variation in the cellular oncogene, BRN3A enhancer region Hemanta koley, Division of Bacteriology, National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, P33 CIT Road, Scheme-XM, Beliaghata, Kolkata 700010 India Multidimensional Approaches of ShigellaVaccine Development Biplab Giri, Department of Physiology, University of Gour Banga, Malda Parthenolide and RGD-conjugated Parthenolide-Chitosan nano particles promote colon cancer cell death and inhibit migration and invasion of cancer cells by modulating epithelial-mesenchymal- transition (EMT) Binata Nayak, Department of Home Science (Food & Nutrition Division) University of Calcutta Food fortification- the technology developed to improve hidden hunger for future india Soumendra Darbar, Bioequivalence Study Centre, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology,

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Jadavpur University, Raja S C Mallick Road, Kolkata Sanative Effect of Citrate Capped Mn3O4 Nanoparticles Upon Liver Fibrosis Through Redox Pathway Dibyendu Raj and Sandipan Ganguly, National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Indian Council of Medical Research Studies on the oxidative stress regulation in the microaerophilic amitochondriate Giardia Lamblia Oral Presentations : 17.00 – 18.00 Venue Block7 , Room No:400 (School of Pharmaceutical Sciences) Oral Presentations D. V. Krishnarao, D. V. K. R. Yoga Research And Training Institute,Vijaywada Spondylosis: Yogic Remedial Physiology Koumi Dutta, Devashish Sen, Subhashis Sahu, Ergonomics and Occupational Physiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, University of Kalyani Evaluation of screen time exposure and its effect on sleep and cognitive ability among rural secondary school children Atanu Saha, K. Roy, S. Sahu, Sister Nibedita Govt. General Degree College for Girls Assessment of Respiratory Health among Traffic Police Personnel in Kolkata Amitava Pal,P. C. Dhara, Dept. of Physiology, PanskuraBanamali College, Purba Midnapore, West Bengal, India. Undernutrition and associated factors among children aged 5-10 years in West Bengal, India: a community-based cross-sectional study Animesh Hazari, School of Applied Medical Sciences, Lovely Professional University A systematic review on lever arm dysfunction and surgical approach in cerebral palsy gait Monalisha Banerjee, P. C. Dhara ,Ergonomics and Sports Physiology Division, Depart. of Human Physiology with Community Health; Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, west Bengal Impact of Job Related Psychological Stress on Motion Stereotype of Male Information Technology (IT) workers Roan Mukherjee, P. C. Dhara, Department of Human Physiology, Hazaribag College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Demotand, Hazaribag, Jharkhand Variations of Lean Body Mass in Respect to Physical Activity Level and Relationship of it with Anthropometric / Body composition, Physiological and Dietary Parameters, in Bengali Adolescents Thoudam Bedita Devi, Department of Anatomy,Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences Intergenerational Cephalo-facial Anatomyof Meitei Males of Manipur Valley Prasant Kumar Rakesh Mohan, Vijay Kumar, Department of Zoology, R. J. College, Chapra Analysis of the awareness about AIDS/HIV among the selected categories of the people of the locality Chotiisupur of Hajipur, Bihar. Venue Block 6 ,Room No:501 Oral Presentations Uma Roy, D. Ganguly, B. Nayak; Department of Home Science (Food & Nutrition), University of Calcutta, Kolkata Modulation of Stress Syndrome and noetic function with a new neutraceutical product from beverage Camellia sinensis (Black Tea) in laboratory mammal P.V.V. Satish, K. Sunita; Depart. of Zoology, VSM Degree & PG College, Ramachandrapuram 533255, Andhra Pradesh, India Antimalarial activity of prosopis cineraria (l) druce against chloroquine sensitive plasmodium falciparum 3d7 strain Satarupa Banerjee, J. Mondal, D. Mukherjee, S. Das, S. Chakraborty, K. Visakha, S. Mondal, A. Ganguli , Depart. of Microbiology, Techno India University, West Bengal, India Prepration and application of pancreatin coated zinc nano-particles against methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus potentially causing skin infections Sonali Ghosh, Depart. of Physiology, Rammohan College, Kolkata Purification and characterization of tannase from different microbial sources and its potential use as a bioprocessor Sumanta Kumar Roymohapatra, Anchalika Mahavidyalaya, Pragyan Vihar, Siminai, Dhenkanal, Odisha , India Catechol target to mRNA dynamics and disease cycle Vandana Soni, Tanweer Haider , Depart. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. Harisingh Gour

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University, Sagar, M.P. The role of mitochondria as molecular determinants for the targeted delivery of anti cancer drug for cancer treatment M. Madhavi and D. Krishna Reddy, Associate professor, Head Department of Zoology, Nizam College, Osmania University Studies on the Diversity of Butterflies in Hyderabad Telangana State Ananya Pradhan, S. K. Dey, S. M. Choudhury; Depart. of Human Physiology with Community Health, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, India Indole-3-carbinol-mediated green synthesized gold nanoparticles induce mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis in breast carcinoma cells Koushik Chandra, Department of Chemistry (UG & PG), Midnapore College (Autonomous), An alternative shiftide approach of covalent inhibition of HIV-1 integrase by self-assembled peptides Venue Block 6 , Room No:509 Oral Presentations Lekshmi M K ,Depart. of Balachikitsa, Government Ayurveda College, Pariyaram, Kannur, Kerala Integrative Approach for the Management of Autism Spectrum Disorders – Ayurveda with Rehabilitative therapies- A case series M K. Sahani, Research Institute of Sahni Drug Transmission & Homoeopathy, Patna Distant mode of administration of homoeopathic medicine- a new prespective in medicine Samir Lodh, BSRC, 12/8A, S.P.Road, Kolkata Study of new dimension for evaluating cases along with complex perspectives in order of easy going to sort out and micro filtration of ailing troubles in the days of deep-seated complex phenomena Parul Chhabra Platelet Rich Fibrin : From, Self To Self Rajmohan V , Shajahan M A, M V Sudhakaran, Depart. of R & B, Government Ayurveda College, Pariyaram, Kannur, Kerala Amalaki Rasayana Ameliorates DNA Damage in Senescence Induced Human Dermal Fibroblasts (HDF) Samadrita Sengupta, H. Koley, S. DuttaDivision of Bacteriology, National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata Studies on hypocholesterolemic effect of functional soy yogurt in Balb/c mice Sounak Sarkar, D. R. Howladar, S. Maiti, A. Chakraborty, B.L. Sarkar, H. Koley, Division of Bacteriology, ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata Nature of Genotypic studies of Vibrio cholerae strains isolated from different parts of India from 2011 to 2015. Suman Kanungo, Division of Epidemiology, ICMR – National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, West Bengal Operationalization of Oral Cholera to Reduce Cholera Burden: Towards the Target to End Cholera by 2030 Srishti Mahajan, BAKSON Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Greater Noida Complete cure of stubborn Joint Complaints through totality of symptoms via Homoeopathy Concurrent Poster Session –II Poster nos. PP61 to PP90 Block 8 , Room No:402, Poster nos. PP91 to PP120 Block 8 ,Room No:406 15.00 – 17.30 Poster nos. PP61 to PP120

January 07, 2019: 14:00 – 15:00 Oral Presentations Venue Block 7 ,Room No:400 (School of Pharmaceutical Sciences) Oral Presentations Bhaskar Singamsetty, Sasikala Pichika, Rapuru Nisith, Bandaru Dusyanth, Pasupuleti Sreenivasa Rao*, Narayana Medical College and Hospitals A study of obesity among high school children of Nellore City, A.P Mehak Mahajan, Y. Mahajan, S. Bhat, Govt Medical College, Jammu Hyperglycemia in Diabetic patients who were administered Alpha blockers for BHP - A new report Meenakshi Batra, V. Batra, Lecturer Occupational Therapy, P.D.U.I.P.H., Min S J & E, Govt. of India, New Delhi Modulating Posturo-gait Dynamics using NFDR in Children with Lower Extremity Angular Deformities 63

Preksha Sharma, S. K. Maheshwari, Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, Punjab Psychological distress among Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation-therapy Vijay Batra, M. Batra, Dept. of Neurology, G.B. Pant Hospital Identifying& Managing the Functional Implications of Degenerative Changes at Knee on Proprioceptive acuity Mahesh Sharma , K. Jackson, E. Travis, D. Strain, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India Effect of counter movement jumps on ankle angle, hip angles and jump height on sand and hard surface Navreet Kaur, S. Mani, I. Jeyasinghraj, Department of Physiotherapy, Lovely Professional University,Phagwara-144411, Punjab Is there any effect of laptop usage duration on limits of stability among young adults? Balaram Das, Department of Physiology, Ramnagar College, Depal, Purba Medinipur. Surface functionalized silver nanoparticles augment macrophage activation followed by intracellular killing of pathogenic bacteria Oral Presentations: 14.00 – 15.00 Venue Block 6 ,Room No:509 Oral Presentations Prashant Shrikrishna Kulkarni, G. Kaur To compare the effects of Motor Relearning Program and Bilateral Arm Training on hand function in sub acute patients with MCA Stroke M. Amin-ul Mannan, Depart. of Molecular Biology & , School of Bioengineering & Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar HAC1Key player of ER stress response pathway is expressed in Candida parapsilosis-an emerging fungal pathogen Indu Melkani, E. Malama, C. Mwansa, B. Kumar , School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Punjab A potential role of probiotics in peripheral neuropathy Rakesh Narang, S. K. Nayak, S. K. Singh, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Punjab Mechanism of action and structure activity relationship study of ATP synthase inhibitors as potential antitubercular agent Shelly Sehgal , Asst. Professor, Centre for Molecular biology, Central University of Jammu, Rahya Suchani, Jammu Genetic diversity among clinical isolates of Helicobacter pylori detected from India Shubham Kumar, A. Mittal, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara Recent Developments in Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Parimal Dua, Amit Karmakar, Debarati Jana, Debarati Jana, Monalisha Karmakar, Tuhin Manna, Kartik Guchhait and Chandradipa Ghosh, Department of Human Physiology with Community Health, Vidyasagar University Pathogenicity of Vibrio cholerae non-O1/non-O139 isolated from hospitalized diarrheal patients of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India Surendra Kumar Nayak, G. L. Khatik, R. Narang, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Punjab p53-Hot spot mimickers as potential novel anticancer agents GENERAL DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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NEW BIOLOGY (INCLUDING BIOCHEMISTRY, BIOPHYSICS & MOLECULAR SECTION BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) Dr. Chinmay Kumar Panda, Department of Oncogene Regulation, Chittaranjan National Sectional President Cancer Institute, Kolkata Dr. Sandipan Chatterjee, Regional Centre for Extension and development-Kolkata, Sectional Recorder CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute, Kolkata Dr. Neeta Raj Sharma, School of Bio Engineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional Sectional Secretary University January 04, 2019 14:00 – 18:00 SECTIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING Venue : Block 32 Room No:413(Adminidtration-II Building) Presidential Address : Dr. Chinmay Kumar Panda, Department of Oncogene Regulation, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata Emergence of Precision Medicine Through Systems Biology in Oncology: A Step Forward in Modern Biology Platinum Jubilee : Dr. SibSankar Roy, CSIR – Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata Lecture Cancer Metabolism and Metabolic Modulator Invited Lecture IL-I.01: Dr.Manoj K. Bhasin, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, USA Big Data and Omics approach paving the way for marker & drug discovery

Award Lectures : :

Prof S S Katiyar Prof.Mahitosh Mandal,School of Medical Science and Technology, IIT, Kharagpur, Kharagpur Deciphering the molecular mechanisms of carcinogenesis and chemo-resistance for development Endowment Lecture ofsmart cancer therapeutics.

Prof Uma Kant Sinha Dr.Vijay Kumar Prajapati, Department of Biochemistry, Central University of Rajasthan, Memorial Award Ajmer, Rajasthan. Lecture Evaluation of immunogenicity of the engineered multi-epitope subunit against visceral leishmaniasis infection Young Scientist Award : Sandeep Kumar Vishwakarma, Centre for Liver Research and Diagnostics, Deccan College of Presentations Medical Sciences, Kanchanbarg, Hyderabad Ranjan Kumar Pandey, Dept. of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Rajasthan, Bandarsindri, Kishangarh, Ajmer Debasish Paul, Cancer Biology Division,NCCS Complex, SP Pune University Campus,Ganeshkhind Road, Pune, Maharashtra Anjali Sharma, ESCO Trace Element Satellite Center,School of Studies in Zoology,Jiwaji University, Gwalior, M.P. Pin Shalini Srivastava, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Powai Shasank Sekhar Swain, Central Research Laboratory, Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, Siksha ‗O‘ Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha SECTIONAL COMMITTEE ELECTION

January 05, 2019 Time: 14:00 – 18:00 Venue : Block 32 Room No:413(Administration-II Building) 14:00 – 17:00 Symposium-I : System Biology and targeted drug discovery Invited Lectures IL-I.02: Dr. B.P.Chatterjee, Department of Natural Sciences, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Salt Lake City, Kolkata

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In quest of phosphoprtoteins as biomarker of liver Disease IL-I.03: Prof. Hafiz Ahmed, GlycoMantra Inc., Biotechnology Center at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Development of high affinity galectin-3 antagonists for the treatment of cancer and fibrosis IL-I.04: Prof. Rama S. Verma, Stem Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai TN Sensitizing Cancer Cells Increase the Efficacy of Cell Death: Curcumin potentiates TRAIL- induced apoptosis in Leukemia through modulation of death receptors and anti-apoptotic proteins. IL-I.05: Dr. Bishwajit Kundu, Kusuma School of Biological Sciences, IIT Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi L –asparaginase plays key role in intracellular survival of Leishmania donovani and confers early resistance to front line drug Amphotericin B IL-I.06: Prof. Bidyut Roy, Human Genetics Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 203 B.T. Road, Kolkata Integrated analysis of whole exome mutation and expression uncovered clinical importance of TLR-activated MAP-Kinase signaling in oral cancer IL-I.07: Dr. Partha Pratim Bose, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India Visual Detection of Leishmania donovaniand Leptomonas seymouri in Co–Infected Samples by Their Specific DNA Biomarker and Gold Nanoparticle IL-I.08: Dr. Asimul Islam, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia Central University, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi, India Studies of Conformation and Conformational Stability of Proteins in Crowded Environment IL-I.09: Prof. Sujata Ghosh, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India Anticancer activity of Maackiaamurensis agglutinin IL-I.10: Prof. Shalmoli Bhattacharyya, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh Stem cell therapy to secretome: paradigm shift in regenerative medicine 17:00 – 17:10 Tea Break 17:10 – 18:00 Oral Presentations Oral Presentations OP-I.01: Dr. Asit kumar Chakraborty, Oriental Institute of Science and Technology (OISC), Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, India Mechanisms of AMR: Creation of diversified and activated MDR genes in superbug conjugative plasmids and chromosomes including target mutations, all are to protect gut microbiota that synthesis vitamins OP-I.02: Prof. (Dr.) Rajni Singh, Amity University, Noida, India Challenges and Role of Nanoparticles as alternatives in Antibiotic Resistance OP-I.03: Dr. Surupa Basu, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata Approaches to study Celiac Disease in West Bengal OP-I.04: Dr. Himanshu Khajuria, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh Role of MSCs in Immunomodulation Concurrent Poster Session –I , (P-I.01 to P-I.37), Block 32, 4thFloor Corridor

PARALLEL SESSION 14:00 – 18:00 Venue : Block 32, Room No 402-B 14:00 – 17:00 Symposium-II : Modern Biology and precision medicine Invited Lectures IL-II.01: Prof. Dhrubajyoti Chattopadhyay, Amity University, Kolkata

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Drug Discovery: System Biology and Drug design IL-II.02: Prof. Pankaj Trivedi, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy Hijacking immune checkpoints: A new strategy by Epstein-Barr virus to become immunologically invisible to the host immune system IL-II.03: Dr. Susanta Roychoudhury, Molecular Biology Research and Diagnostic Laboratory, Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute, Thakurpukur, Kolkata Wild-type and mutant p53 reciprocally regulates chromosome stability in human cancer IL-II.04: Dr. Abhijit De, Molecular Functional Imaging Lab, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Centre, Navi Mumbai, India. Molecular imaging sensor for sensitive detection of STAT3 dimerization in vivo IL-II.05: Prof. Soundarapandian Kannan, Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India Nano based smart drug delivery system promotes breast tumor suppression

IL-II.06: Prof. N. Senthil Kumar, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, India Mitochondrial and nuclear altered genetic picture associated with gastric cancer in Mizo population IL-II.07: Dr. N. Rajendra Prasad, Annamalai University, Annamalai nagar, Tamilnadu, India Predicting Tumor Sensitivity to Chemotherapeutic Drugs in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients IL-II.08: Prof. P. R. Sudhakaran, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala System Biology Approach to Target Angiogenesis: Potential of VEGF-VEGFR2 Pathway IL-II.09: Dr. Prakash M Halami, CSIR-CFTRI, Mysuru, Karnataka Probiotic Lactobacillus fermentum: a functional-food approach for inflammatory related diseases 17:10 – 18:00 Oral Presentations Oral Presentations OP-II.01: Dr. Debapratim Sil, St. Xavier‘s College, Kolkata Evaluation of antibacterial activities of the leaves of an ethno medicinal climber Tiliacora racemosa Colebr OP-II.02: Dr. Ranjith Kumavath, University of Kerala, Padanakkad P.O., Kasaragod, Kerala, India Microbial Communities of Soil from Mangrove and Their Global Prevalence of Heavy Metals and Antibiotic Resistome across Different Ecosystems OP-II.03: Dr. P. Kanagaraj, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Kanchepuram, India Tamoxifen resistance induces the breast cancer stem cell signaling OP-II.04: Dr. Santosh Tiwari, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, India Broad host-range of membrane-acting bacteriocin purified from a soil isolate Pediococcus pentosaceus LB44 Concurrent Poster Session –II (P-II.01 to P-II.37) Block 32, 4thFloor Corridor

January 06, 2019, 14:00 – 18:00 Venue : Block 32 Room No:413(Adminidtration-II Building) 14:00 – 17:00 Symposium-I : System Biology and targeted drug discovery Invited Lectures IL-I.11: Dr. Seema Mattoo, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. 47907, USA From Bacteria to Humans - Fic proteins in Cellular Signaling IL-I.12: Dr. N.P. Bhattacharyya, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Kolkata Molecular, biochemical and cellular complexities in Huntington’s disease: a Mendelian Genetic Disease

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IL-I.13: Prof. Pranab Roy, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata Microbial plant growth promoters: A novel agricultural practice IL-I.14: Dr. Mukesh Nandave, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University (DPSRU), New Delhi The Role of Omics in Personalized Medicine: A Review of Outcomes in Cardiovascular Diseases IL-I.15: Dr.Sujata Mohanty, AIIMS, New Delhi Unravelling the potential of regenerative medicine: the modern era

IL-I.16: Dr. Dipak Dutta, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India Epigenetic Modulator EZH2 alters metastatic landscape of Breast Cancer IL-I.17: Dr. Kaushal K. Srivastava, INASS, New Delhi, India Biological Stress and Adaptogens IL-I.18: Dr. Thuppil Venkatesh, St. John‘s Medical College Bangalore Current scenario of 100% preventable lead poisoning in developing countries with special reference to India IL-I.19: Dr. Jhuma Ganguly, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, West Bengal, India Development of Functional Microgels for Bio-inspired application 17:10 – 18:00 Oral Presentations OP-I.05: Prof. A. Dinakar Rao, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India Oral Presentations Identifying small molecule inhibitors from ChemDiv Database for h-AChE enzyme, using computational approaches: Relevance to Alzheimer’s diseases OP-I.06: Dr. M Venkata Reddy, S.K.University, Anantapuramu, Andhrapradesh, India Gender dependent effect of adrenalectomy on the energetics in the epididymis of male and uterus of female albino rats (Rattus Norvegicus Albinus) OP-I.07: Dr. G. Dhanavathy , SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kanchepuram, India Molecular mechanism of swertiamarin in insulin resistant cells OP-I.08: Dr. Sudeshna Shyam Choudhury, St.Xavier‘s College, Kolkata, India Up-regulation of secondary antioxidant metabolites in Darjeeling grown tea clones under natural and artificial UV radiation exposure OP-I.09: Dr. Syed Mohammed Shoaib, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, India Studies on Turbidity of Surrogacy Women’s Blood Concurrent Poster Session – I (P-I.38 to P-I.75) , Block 32, 4th Floor Corridor

PARALLEL SESSION 14:00 – 18:00 Venue : Block 32, Room No 402-B 14:00 – 17:00 Symposium-II : Modern Biology and precision medicine Invited Lectures IL-II.10: Dr. Sudip K. Ghosh, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India Is there any reproductive stage in the protozoan parasite Entamoeba? IL-II.11: Sharmila Sengupta, National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG), Kalyani, West Bengal, India Molecular characterization of cervical cancers harbouring episomal and integrated HPV16 genome based on transcriptome profiling of mRNAs and miRNAs IL-II.12: Prof. Vasudha Sambyal, Guru Nanak dev University, Amritsar, India Risk associated with P53, HIF1a, VEGF polymorphic alleles in breast cancer IL-II.13: Dr G. Muralikrishna Gudipati, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, Karnataka

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Characterization of a biologically important glycoprotein from Ajowan IL-II.14: Dr. Uttam C. Banerjee, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Punjab, India Nanoparticle based fluorescent probes for theranostic applications in microbial infections and cancer IL-II.15: Prof. Sanjoy Ghosh, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal Nitrosative stress responsive gene regulation in Schizosaccharomyces pombe IL-II.16: Prof. A. K. Mukherjee, Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam, India Protein and peptide-based Antithrombotic Cardiovascular Drug Development from Snake Venoms: Prospects and Challenges IL-II.17: Dr. Sawarkar Sharma, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, J&K, India Genomic profiling for precision medicine in India: What we need in Jammu and Kashmir? IL-II.18: Dr. Aniruddha Banerji, St. Xavier‘s College, Kolkata, India Effect of All-Trans Retinoic Acid (ATRA) on Receptor Mediated Modulation of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) in Murine Melanoma Cells 17:10 – 18:00 Oral Presentations Oral Presentations OP-II.05: Priyanka Saraf, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine Mediated Modulation of Molecular Mechanisms of Apoptosis in Methoxychlor Exposed Antral Granulosa Cells OP-II.06: Dr. Siddhartha K Mishra, Dr. Harisingh Gour Central University, Sagar, Madhyapradesh, India Toxicogenomic Impacts of Omeprazole and the Preventive Effects of Retinol Palmitate and Ascorbic Acid OP-II.07: Dr. Soumendra Darbar, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India Therapeutic targeting of liver inflammation and fibrosis by AgNPs coupled with Andrographis paniculata in Experimental Murine Model OP-II.08: Dr. G B Kale, G.S. Science, Arts and Commerce College, Khamgaon, (MS), INDIA Study of Ant Diversity in Various Ecosystems In and Around Dnyanganga Wild Life Sanctuary in Maharashtra, India OP-II.09: Dr. Rohith L Shankar, Yuvaraja‘s College, University of Mysore, Mysuru, India Silk worm Bombyx mori L. as bioreactor for the expression of recombinant DNA Concurrent Poster Session –II (P-II.38 to P-II.75), Block 32, 4th Level Corridor January 07, 2019 14:00 – 15:00 Venue : Block 32, Room No 413(Adminidtration-II Building) Symposium-I : System Biology and targeted drug discovery Oral Presentations Oral Presentations OP-I.10: Arunima Guha, St. Xavier‘s College, Kolkata Microbial shield against potential metagenesis in Ciceraerutinum OP-I.11: Deepanshu Rana, Gurukula Kangri University, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India. Antimicrobial screening and production of bioactive metabolite from gut bacteria isolated from cow dung against bacteria of medical importance OP-I.12: Malabika Pandit, Clinical laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Kolkata Role of an algae on carbon cycle OP-I.13: Dr. Asha Gupta, Govt. Meera Girls College, Udaipur , Rajasthan Need to embed emerging interdisciplinary frontiers of nanobiotechnology in core curricula of Indian universities and collegiate science OP-I.14: Madhumita Maitra, St. Xavier's College, Kolkata

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Defining the normal microflora of oral cavity in different age groups OP-I.15: Suvam Das Gupta, Sports Authority of India, North East Regional Centre, Imphal, Manipur Iron Status of Female Youth Boxing National Campers of India PARALLEL SESSION 14:00 – 15:00 Venue : Block 32, Room No 402-B

Symposium-II : Modern Biology and precision medicine Oral Presentations Oral Presentations OP-II.10: Harishankar Mahto, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India Association of Interleukin-6 promoter polymorphism (-174G/C) with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus OP-II.11: Dr. Santosh K Dasika, Andhra University, North Campus, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh A Kinetic Model for Medium Chain Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase OP-II.12: Dr. Rambir Singh, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, INDIA Identification of immunodominant proteins from Aspergillus fumigatus having application in diagnosis and therapy of aspergillosis OP-II.13: Dr. D Palanimuthu, Bharathidasan University, Tamil Nadu, India Isolation and Identification of Aspergillus terreus from Mangroves Root Soil Sediment on Molecular Assay OP-II.14: Ramesh Kumar, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India Protective effect of Callistemon lanceolatus extract in alloxan induced diabetes in albino Wistar rats OP-II.15: Dr. Jagdish Singh, Mata Gujri College Fatehgarh Sahib Punjab, India Phyllanthusembilica leaves extract: a potential amylase enzyme inhibitor withantioxidant and antimicrobial activity OP-II.16: Vaishali Gupta, St. Xavier‘s College, Kolkata Synbiotic effect of pre-biotic inulin and probiotic Saccharomyces boulardii on gut microorganisms GENERAL DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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SECTION PHYSICAL SCIENCES Sectional President Prof. Vijay Janardhan Fulari, Department of Physics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur Sectional Recorder Dr. Vineet Kumar Rai, Department of Physics, IIT ,Dhanbad Sectional Secretary Dr. Ramesh Chander Thakur, Lovely Professional University January 04, 2019 14.00 – 17.30. SECTIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING Venue Block 29, Room No:304 (Administration-I Building) Presidential Address Prof. Vijay JanardhanFulari, Department of Physics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur ( MH.) Platinum Jubilee Prof. Ashok Kumbharkhane,A Time Domain Dielectric Relaxation Spectroscopy: Challenges Lecture and Opportunities. Foreign Scientist Prof. Jagdish P Singh, Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy: Application to Gas Samples. Speakers Dr. Pankaj Koinkar Synthesis of two-dimensional layered materials using laser ablation in liquid environment. Young Scientist Award 1. Gaurav Mahadev Lohar, Department of Physics, Lal Bahadur Shastri College of Arts,Science Presentations and Commerce, Satara 2. Sudipta Biswas, Department of Physics,Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur,Kharagpur 3. Mangesh Shrikant Jadhav, Department of Physics,Karnataka University,Dharwad, Karnataka. 4. Hanumant Ramdas Gite, Department of Computer Science and IT, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad (MS) 5. Ajaz Hussain, Condensed Matter Physics Research Lab,Department of Physics, University of Lucknow,Lucknow 17.00 – 17.30 SECTIONAL COMMITTEE ELECTION

January 05, 2019. Venue Block 29, Room No:304 (Administration-I Building) 14.00 – 17.00 Symposium: Physical Sciences- Optics and Its applications, Physics for science and Technology. Invited Lectures Dr. P. Yadgiri Reddy. The study of spin dynamics in some Fe based magnetoelectric multiferroic materials Prof. C. D. Lokhande Morphology dependent applications of nanocrystalline thin films Dr. S. B. Kulkarni Multiferroic Composites and Heterostructures Prof. Santhosh Chidangil Micro-Raman Spectroscopy combined with Optical Trap study of Live Red Blood Cells and its Response to Externally Induced Stress Prof. U. S. Raikar Sensors Using Optical Fiber Grating Technology coupled with Nanotechnology and their potential applications Prof. Manisha Gupta Ultrasonic, Spectroscopic and DFT Studies of Binary Mixtures of Poly(vinylpyrrolidone) ( PVP) with Ethanol, 1- Propanol and 1- Butanol at varying Temperatures Prof. Subhash. Behere Estimation of the Rotational Temperature from Spectral Lines of MgH Molecule Observed in Sun Spot Umbra. Prof. S. B. Rai Addition and division of photons in rare earth doped nano-materials. Prof. Sugriva Nath Tiwari Electronic Structure and Properties of Some Thermotropic Liquid Crystals 16.00 – 17.45 Concurrent Poster Session –I (1-40) Block 29th 3rd Floor Corridor BEST POSTER AWARD PRESENTATIONS

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January 06, 2019 Venue Block 29, Room No:304 (Administration-I Building) 14.00 – 17.00 Symposium: Physical Sciences-exploring the ways in science and technology Invited Lectures Dr. Vineet Kumar Rai Improved frequency upconversion in rare earths doped solid materials and their applications. Prof. K.K. Mahato Non-invasive assessment of tissue repair by Laser Induced auto fluorescence. Dr. Atul Khanna, Professor, GNDU Amritsar Liquid–liquid transitions in borate and tellurite glass systems Dr. Harsh Kumar, Associate Professor, HOD, NIT Jalandhar. Repercussion of synthesized imidazolium based ionic liquids on the agglomeration of conventional surfactants in aqueous media Dr. R. K. Upadhyay, Professor, Agra University Speech Technology by 2020 Concurrent Poster Session –II ( PH041- PH086) Block 29th 3rd Floor Corridor

January 07, 2019 14:00 – 15:00 Block 29, Room No:304 (Administration-I Building) Venue Physics Department, Lovely Professional University. 14.00 – 15.00 Invited Lectures/ Oral Presentations R. K. Shukla, Departmnt of Physics, University of Lucknow, Lucknow Characterization of Copper added Tellurium-rich Chalcogenide Thin Films Anchal Srivastava, Department of Physics, University of Lucknow, Lucknow Faster photoresponse in Mg Doped Nanocrystalline ZnO Thin Films J. P. Gewali, Department of Physics, Lovely Professional University,Punjab Effect Of Heavy Ion Interaction In Glass Detector Rameshwar B. Borade, Department of Physics, Jawahar Art Science and Commerce College, Andur, Osmanabad Structural and Magnetic Properties ofY3-XBIXAL0.5Fe4.5O12Nanoparticles Synthesized By Sol-Gel Auto-Combustion Method Anand Kumar Srivastava, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Jaipur Campus, Jaipur. Stationary And Moving Pattern Formation In Surface Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Udayakumar, R., Suriyakumari, Department of Physics, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar Ftir Spectral Investigations On The Impact Of Sildenafil Citrate (Viagra) On Liver Of Ethanol Fed Albino Rats GENERAL DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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SECTION PLANT SCIENCES Sectional President Dr. (Mrs.)Seshu Lavania, Botany Department, Lucknow University, Lucknow Sectional Recorder Prof. Sunil Kumar Chaturvedi,Nagaland University,Lumani, Nagaland Sectional Secretary Dr. Shailesh Kumar Singh, School of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University January 04, 2019 14:00 – 17:00 SECTIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING

Venue : Block 25 ,Room No:105 (School of Agriculture) Presidential Address : Dr. (Mrs.)Seshu Lavania, Botany Department, Lucknow University, Lucknow “Vetiver Grass Model and Phenomics of Root System Architecture” Platinum Jubilee : Dr.(Mrs.) Meenu Saraf, Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, University School of Lecture Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad “Reshaping The Rhizosphere Microbiome To Combat Salinity Stress In Agriculture” Award Lectures: :

Prof. Archana Sharma : Prof.K.C.Upadhyay, Former Vice-Chancellor, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, INSA Memorial Award Senior Scientist, School of Life Sciences,JNU, New Delhi. Lecture Retrotransposons: Agents of genomic restructuring and evolution

Dr. V.Puri Memorial : Prof.Shrirang Ramchandra Yadav,Department of Botany, Shivaji University , Kolhapur, Award Lecture Maharashtra. Role of Taxonomy and Taxonomists in 21st Century. :

Prof. Hira Lal Naseem Ahmad, Plant Biotechnology Laboratory Chakravarty Award Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh Lecture Plant Tissue Culture: An Indispensable Tool For In Vitro Propagation And Conservation Of Valuable Plant Species 1. Young Scientist Award 2. Ritesh Banerjee, Department of Botany,Centre for Advanced Studies,University of Calcutta Presentation Kolkata 17.00 – 17.30 SECTIONAL COMMITTEE ELECTION

January 05, 2019 14:00 – 17:30 Venue Block 25 ,Room No:105 (School of Agriculture) 14.00 – 17.45 Symposium /Invited Lectures Foreign Invited Prof. R. J. Singh, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Illinois, USA Lecture I ―Soybean Improvement By Tapping Into The Genetic Reservoir Of Perennial Soybean Species” Foreign Invited Lecture Prof. Y. Mukai, Osaka Japan II “The Structure Of Nucleus, Chromosome And Chromatin Is Backed By Function:What Was Clarified Through Visualization Technology” Symposium I ‗Structural Botany as a backbone of Modern Botany‘ : Prof. A. K. Koul“Bearing of form and structure of plants on their manipulation” : S. P. Khullar, Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh “Cell Biology Of Pteridophytes” : J.I.S. KHATTAR, Department of Botany, Punjabi University, Patiala “Polyphasic Approach for the Taxonomy of Cyanobacteria” : Prof. Arun K. Pandey,Mansarovar Global University, Bhopal “Embryology: Backbone of Modern Plant Biotechnology” : Prof. Shanti S. Sharma, Department of Botany, School of Life Sciences, Sikkim University, Tadong, Gangtok, Sikkim

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“Structural and molecular aspects of vacuoles in relation to heavy metal detoxification in plants” : Dr. Samir Sharma, Department of Biochemistry, University of Lucknow, Lucknow “Molecular basis of plant architecture: Different path to success” : S. K. Chaturvedi, Department of Botany, Nagaland University,Lumani, Nagaland “Pollination in orchids of North-east India” : Prof. Alka Srivastava,Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, Lucknow “Long term risk assessment of agrochemicals using plant indicators –cytogenotoxic consequences” : Umesh C Lavania, Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, Lucknow “Organization of nuclear apparatus and implications in genome engineering” : Nalini Pandey,Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, Lucknow “Biofortification for Micronutrient Malnutrition” 15.00 – 17.30 : BEST POSTER AWARD PRESENTATION Concurrent Poster Session –I Block 25 Basement (subsection I-IV)

January 06, 2019 14:00 – 17:30 Venue Block 25 ,Room No:105 (School of Agriculture) 14.00 – 17.45 Symposium /Award Lectures Symposium II ‗Phyto-molecules and Plant Products in Human Welfare‘ : Daizy R. Batish, Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India “Plant Essential Oils as Novel Agrochemicals” : Munna Singh,Botany Department, University of Lucknow, Lucknow “Structural botany: photosynthesis and plant productivity”

: S.M. Reddy, V. Krishna Reddy and M. Surekha, Kakatiya University, Warangal “Incidence and biological activity of cytochalasins" : J. P. Yadav , Department of Genetics, M. D. University, Rohtak, Haryana, India ―Phytochemicals analysis of Dipteracanthus patulus and their Role in Human Welfare‖ : Rakesh Pandey, Central Institute of Medicinal And Aromatic Plants, P.O. CIMAP, Lucknow “Caenorhabditis elegans: A unique modelfor investigating role of plant secondary metabolites in human health” : Shashi Pandey Rai ,Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi “Psoriasis and diabetes, progressive autoimmune disorders: cure with herbal medicine” : N. Anand, C.A.S. in Botany, University of Madras, Guindy, Chennai “Algae as source of bioactive compounds and drug oriented molecules for Human welfare” : P.C.Trivedi,University of Rajasthan, Jaipur “Herbal Medicine For Human Welfare” : N Sathyanarayna, Dept. of Botany, Sikkim University, Gangtok, Sikkim “Levodopa In Mucuna Pruriens – The Good, The Bad And The Better” : Prof. B. P. Mishra, Deptt. of Environmental Sciences, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram “Human disturbances in relation to change in plant diversity of the Nokrek Biosphere Reserve, Meghalaya” : Vidya Patni, Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India. “Phytoestrogens; In Human Welfare” : Prof. Rana Pratap Singh, Department of Environmental Science,B.R.Ambedkar University (A Central University),Vidya Vihar, Raebareli Road, Lucknow “Designer ecosystems: Developing new cropping systems for increasing agricultural income and ecological restoration of marginal lands”

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15.00 – 17.30 Concurrent Poster Session –II Block 25 Basement (subsection V-VIII)

January 07, 2019 14:00 – 15:00 Venue Block 25 ,Room No:105 (School of Agriculture) 14.00 – 15.00 Invited Lectures/ Oral Presentations Akhilesh Kumar Pandey,MP Private University Regulatory Commission,WALMI Road, Bhopal : “Applications And Potential Of Mushrooms In Addressing Global Food And Nutrition Security Challenges” : Amritesh C. Shukla, Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, Lucknow “Plant Products in Human Welfare: Concept, Aspects and Prospects” GENERAL DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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