Project On-Going (09)
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Project 01
Title of the Project: Design of Green Logistics System for Milk Supply Chain: A Business and environmental Sustainable Approach
Funding Agency: Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Project Investigators: Srikanta Routroy & Subhasis Pradhan
Collaborators: Dr. Suvanjan Bhattacharyya and Dr. Sushil Yadav
Sanctioned Amount: As per 2nd Cross Disciplinary Research Framework (CDRF) Call
Duration: 02 Years
Project 02
Title of the Project: Study of the warehouse operations and services parameters to frame guidelines and requirements for Non-Agri warehousing service providers.
Funding Agency: Bureau of Indian Standards, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Govt. of India
Project Investigators: Prof. Satyendra Kumar Sharma (PI), Srikanta Routroy (Co-PI) & Krishna Manyur (Co-PI)
Sanctioned Amount: 6.6 Lakh
Duration: Six Months
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Project 03
Title of Project : Encapsulated PCM-based Magnetic Nanoparticles and AI Applications for Optimising Separation of Carcinogenic Industrial Solvents Using Solar Energy: Shaping Towards Sustainable Development
Research Team:
Principal Investigator (PI): Dr. Suvanjan Bhattacharyya (BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus)
Co-Principal Investigators (Co-PIs): Prof. Ranjan Dey (BITS Pilani, Goa Campus); Prof. Srikanta Routroy (BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus) and Dr. Saket Verma (BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus)
Duration: 01/04/ 2024 to 31/03/2026
Proposed Budget: 73,20,000 (INR)
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Project 04
Title of Project: Integrating supply chains in smart cities for enhanced community service: A business and environmental sustainability approach”-Asian Smart Cities Research and Innovation Network (ASCRIN), La Trobe University, Australia, 2021 - 2025. This is a collaborative project between BITS Pilani and La Trobe University, Australia.
Research Team:
BITS Pilani: Prof. Srikanta Routroy (PI) & Prof. Prasanta Kumar Sahu (Co-PI)
LA TROBE University: Prof. Sean Arisian (PI), & Prof. Aniruddha (Ani) Desai (Co-PI)
PhD Student: Selected to join in 01 August 2024
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Project 05
Project Title: Lean Supply Chain Designs to Reduce Food Waste for Business and Environmental Sustainability: An Indo-Australian Study
Research Team:
BITS Pilani: Prof. Srikanta Routroy (PI) and Dr. Prasanta Kumar Sahu (Co-PI)
RMIT University: Professor Prem Chhetri (PI) and Prof. Mathews Nkhoma (Co-PI)
PhD Student: Rishabh Gupta
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Project 06
Title of Project: Eco-Friendly Solution with Metal Recovery and Value-Added Products from Stainless Steel Spent Pickle Liquor: A Zero Waste Business Model
Funding Agency: Ministry of Steel, New Delhi
Industrial Partner: Jindal Stainless Limited
Institutions involved: CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur and BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Total Sanctioned Amount: 125.164 Lakhs
Total Sanctioned Amount to BITS Pilani: 34.614 Lakhs
Investigators in the Project from BITS Pilani:
Prof. Anupam Singhal as Principal Investigator (PI) and Prof. Srikanta Routroy as Co-Principal Investigator (PI)
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Project 07
Title of Project: Doubling Farm Women’s income: Entrepreneurship development through post-harvest processing and technology integration in arid zone
Funding Agency: DST-SEED (ASACODER), Ministry of Science and Technology, GoI
Indian Institutions involved: CAZRI Jodhpur and BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Duration: 3 Years (April 2021- November 2024)
Total Sanctioned Amount: 235.86541 Lakhs
Total Sanctioned Amount to BITS Pilani: 70.20841 Lakhs
Role in Project: Prof. Srikanta Routroy [Principal Investigator (PI)]
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Project 08
Title of Project: Opportunities and Challenges in Enhancing Farm Income through Farmer Producer Organizations
Funding Agency: Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR, MHRD, New Delhi).
Duration: 2 Years (March 2022- 2024)
Total Sanctioned Amount to BITS Pilani: 7.5 Lakhs
Role in Project: Prof Srikanta Routroy [Co-Project Director]
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Project 09
Title of Project: "Design and development of crop residue-based roof insulation with Phase Change Materials for livestock rearing shelters: An environment-friendly business model for doubling farmer women’s income in Arid and Semi-Arid zones”
Funding Agency: DST, New Delhi.
Duration: 3 Years (February, 2023-January, 2026)
Total Sanctioned Amount to BITS Pilani: 40 Lakhs (Approximately)
Principal Investigator (PI): Prof. P Srinivasan; Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI): Prof. Srikanta Routroy
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