Editors and Contributors
About the Editors
V. Venkatramanan, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor at
the School of Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary
Studies, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New
Delhi. His interests include climate-smart agriculture,
climate policy, biodegradation and green technologies
for environmental management. He has published more
than 20 research papers in peer-reviewed journals and
book chapters.
Shachi Shah, Ph.D. is an environmentalist with nearly
two decades of teaching and research experience at
various reputed universities and institutes. She is an
Associate Professor (Environmental Studies) at the
School of Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Studies, IGNOU, New Delhi. Her research interests include
green technologies for waste management and energy
generation, bioremediation, waste valorization, plant
growth-promoting organisms and biodiversity conservation. Moreover, she has authored more than
50 publications.
Ram Prasad, Ph.D. is associated with the Department
of Botany, Mahatma Gandhi Central University,
Motihari, Bihar, India. His research interest includes
applied and environmental microbiology, plant–
microbe interactions, sustainable agriculture and
nanobiotechnology. He has more than 150 publications
to his credit, including research papers, review articles
and book chapters and five patents issued or pending
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