1. Research Publications

2. Granted Patents

• Name of the Inventors: Dr. Gaurav Tyagi, Dr. Srikanta Routroy, Dr. Anupam Singhal, Prof. Dipendu Bhunia, and Dr. Mukund Lahoti, Title: A Sludge Bricks Composition and Method Thereof, Application number: 202311032911(IN), Patent no. 596854, Sl. No. 011233194

• Name of the Inventors: Prof. Srikanta Routroy, Mr. Khalid Ansari, Prof. Anupam Singhal, Dr. Rahul Samyal, Prof. Arun Kumar Jalan, Title: A Process for Producing False Ceiling Tiles and The Composition Thereof, Application number: 202411053938 (IN), Patent no. 597513, Sl. No. 011233489

3. Project Grant

• Title: "Hydrological Modeling and River Health Assessment for Decision Support and Targeted Conservation Planning in the Banas River Basin, Rajasthan." PI: Prof. Srinivas Rallapalli. Grant: ₹20 lakhs. Funding Agency: The Nature Conservancy (TNC), USA.

4. Awards & Recognitions

• Prof. Ajit Pratap Singh, Senior Professor, BITS Pilani, has been nominated as Domain Expert on the State Level Monitoring Committee, Government of Rajasthan, Department of Environment and Climate Change, by the Chairperson of the Committee appointed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India. The Committee was reconstituted vide Order No. F.12(48) ENV/2025-01266-Part File (5) dated 07.06.2026, and is chaired by the Chief Secretary, Government of Rajasthan, tasked with planning, monitoring, and executing remediation and restoration measures for the Jojari and Luni River basins, in coordination with the Supreme Court-appointed Committee.
• Prof. Ajit Pratap Singh, Senior Professor, BITS Pilani, has been nominated as Domain Expert on the Joint Committee, Government of Rajasthan, Department of Environment and Climate Change, reconstituted vide Order No. F.12(48)ENV/2025-01266 dated 25.06.2026 by the Department of Environment & Climate Change. The Committee, chaired by the Additional Chief Secretary, Water Resources Department, is tasked with finalizing and executing a comprehensive remediation and restoration plan for the Jojari River and associated areas, ensuring proper utilization of Environmental Compensation funds, and submitting periodic progress reports to the Hon'ble Supreme Court.

5. Book Chapter

• Krishnan, Arunima, Pubali Mandal, Manoj Kumar Yadav, and Chandra Shekhar Kumar. 2026. “Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Systems in India: Challenges, Innovations, and Sustainable Solutions”. In Water Resources in Delta Region in India, ed. Shalini Yadav, R. P. Pandey, and Ram Narayan Yadava (Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland), 3–24. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-09229-8_1

6. Conferences / Trainings / Workshops

• Harishvar Jothinathan, & Ajit Pratap Singh. (2026). “Performance and Mechanisms of Nature-Based Drying Beds for Faecal Sludge Dewatering from On-Site Sanitation”. 2nd International Conference on Non-Sewered Sanitation Systems (ICNSS 2026), organized by the International Water Association (IWA) and the Global Sanitation Center of Excellence (GSCOE), Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad (IIT Palakkad), Palakkad, Kerala, India, 9–12 July 2026.
• Sangamithra K., & Ajit Pratap Singh. (2026). “Integrated Approach for Faecal Sludge and Septage Management in India: Addressing Micropollutant Challenges and Future Pathways for Non-Sewered Sanitation”. 2nd International Conference on Non-Sewered Sanitation Systems (ICNSS 2026), organized by the International Water Association (IWA) and the Global Sanitation Center of Excellence (GSCOE), Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad (IIT Palakkad), Palakkad, Kerala, India, 9–12 July 2026.
• Syed Anwar Ali participated in the online training on “Seismic Hazard Assessment and Seismic Analysis” organized by the International Centre of Excellence for Dams (ICED) from 21st to 23rd July 2026, at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee.

7. Miscellaneous

• The Civil Engineering Association launched “CIVILians of BITS Pilani,” an alumni community for Civil Engineering alumni to connect, network, and mentor, led by Vardaan Pachnanda, Head of Alumni and Outreach.