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Sr. No.	Name of Faculty (Principal Investigator - Co Investigators)	Name of the Funding Agency	Title of the Project	Project Objectives	Duration	Gallery	Job Opening
1	Dr. Rahul Mungikar Dr. Girish Jathar Dr. Poonam Deshpande	MMRDA	Monitoring of adjacent mudflats area and water quality around Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link, Mumbai by ARC	To ensure sustainable development of this critical infrastructure while minimizing ecological impacts, the ARC is conducting comprehensive assessments.	5	View	--
2	Dr. Rahul Mungikar Dr. Girish Jathar Dr. Poonam Deshpande	MSRDC	Monitoring of Marine Biodiversity around the proposed construction site of Versova Bandra Sea Link Road, Mumbai	In this project, The ARC will conduct seasonal monitoring of marine mammals, fish diversity, avian fauna, marine algae and plants, and other marine biodiversity in the project area	5	View	--
3	Dr. Shilpa Soman Dr. Anish Gupta Dr. Lalit Kulkarni Dr. Poonam Deshpande Dr. Prasad Khandekar Dr. Dattatraya Devale	ICSSR	Enhancing Socio-Economic Well-Being of E-Waste Collectors through Targeted Interventions	To assess the socio-economic status and economic dependency of e-waste collector families. To estimate the status of physical health of the e-waste collectors and dismantlers. To provide training to dismantle the e-waste in a sustainable manner and assess whether that results into improved socio-economic well-being.	3	View	Click Here
4	Dr. Vasudev Aital Mr. Neelacantan B Dr. Anantasharma B G Dr. Tilaka M Rao Dr. Naveen Bhat	ICSSR	Design and Evaluate the Viability of Game and Activity Based Learning in Sanskrit Curriculum	To study and identify the common and uncommon curricula for Sanskrit Education. To identify how the activity-based learning method helps children to seek attention in Sanskrit learning. To test an existing game, Devabhaasha and its effectiveness in learning/teaching Sanskrit from a teacher (pedagogic) and student (learning) lens. To structure a gaming method to make Sanskrit easy and attractive for children. To implement a gaming method in various age and levels group. The objective is not to create a one size fits all gamification methodology, but to view it from a different lens and in doing so, identify best practices and scope for improvements.	1	View	--
5	Dr. Girish Jathar Dr. Rahul Mungikar Dr. Poonam Deshpande	New Mangalore Port, Govt of India	Development of Marine and Mangrove Conservation Plan for New Mangalore Port, Mangalore Karnataka	Baseline survey of the mangrove vegetation, intertidal diversity and marine diversity in the CRZ region and within the vicinity of 10 km radial distance from the project site. Identification of key biodiversity areas around the project site.	5	View	--
6	Dr. Girish Jathar Dr. Rahul Mungikar Dr. Poonam Deshpande	GAIL	Developing state-of-the-art academic facilities to undertake the biodiversity studies at DES Pune University	To develop state-of-the-art academic facilities for undertaking the Biodiversity Studies through Advanced Research Centre (ARC) for Ecology and Conservation established at DES PU.	1	View	--
7	Mayuresh A. Kulkarni	Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India	Staircase Climbing Wheelchair Driven by Conjugate Shaped Wheels	To develop a functional and efficient mobility solution that enables seamless movement over stairs, improving accessibility for users with limited mobility.	1.5	View	--
8	Dr. Deepak Apte Dr. Poonam Deshpande	MIDC	Development of Terrestrial Marine and Mangrove Biodiversity Conservation Plan 19.25 L	Obtaining Environment Clearance (EC) & CRZ clearance Development of Terrestrial, Marine and Mangrove Biodiversity conservation Plan for Shahapur Dherand Indl. Area.	1/2	View	--

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