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Environment Science      (15 scientists)

Dr Renu Singh

   

Field of Specialisation : Biofuels, Environmental pollution, Nitrogen dynamics in agriculture, Environmental Impact Assessment, Bioplastics, Agro-waste Valorization

Dr Renu Singh
Principal Scientist

M.Sc. : CCS Univ., Meerut, UP

Ph.D : I I T Delhi, New Delhi

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PG School, Faculty Disciplines : Environmental Sciences

No. of Students Guided : -    M.Sc :   8

   Ph.D :   1

Rajdeep Das, Renu Singh*, Pooja LR, Sibananda Darjee, Ananta Vashisth, Arun Kumar T.V., Anamika Thakur, Manoj Kumar, Manoj Shrivastava. (2025). Corn Cob-Derived Bioplastics Infused with Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Functional Assessment , Waste and Biomass Valorization., online (NAAS rating: 8.6)
Ramalingappa, P. L., Singh, R., & Shrivastava, M. (2025). Innovative applications of nanozeolite: Advancing environmental and agricultural sustainability, Advances in Agronomy, 90 (NAAS rating: 13.73)
Sahu, P. K., Singh, R.*, Shrivastava, M., Darjee, S., Mageshwaran, V., Phurailtpam, L., & Rohtagi, B (2024). Microbial production of ?-amylase from agro-waste: An approach towards biorefinery and bio-economy. , Energy Nexus, 14: 100293 (NAAS rating: 14)
Darjee Sibananda, Singh Renu, Dhar Shiva, Pandey Renu, Dwivedi Neeta, Sahu Pramod Kumar, Rai Mayank Kumar, Alekhya Gunturi, Padhan Smruti Ranjan, Ramalingappa Pooja Laksmidevarhalli, Shrivastava Manoj (2024). Empirical observation of natural farming inputs on nitrogen uptake, soil health, and crop yield of rice-wheat cropping system in the organically managed Inceptisol of Trans Gangetic plain, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 8 (NAAS rating: 9.7)
L. Ramalingappa P, Shrivastava M, Dhar S, Bandyopadhyay K, Prasad S, Langyan S, Tomer R, Khandelwal A, Darjee S, Singh R. (2023). Reducing options of ammonia volatilization and improving nitrogen use efficiency via organic and inorganic amendments in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) , PeerJ, 14965 (NAAS rating: 9.6)
Bhaskar, K.A., Al-Hashimi, A., Meena, M. Vijay Singh Meena , Sapna Langyan, Manoj Shrivastava, Riyaz Zafar Sayyed, Hesham A El-Enshasy, Bandar Mohsin Ahmed Almunqedhi, Singh R. (2022). Conservation agricultural practices for minimizing ammonia volatilization and maximizing wheat productivity, Environ Sci Pollut Res , 29, 97929804 (NAAS rating: 12.23)
Prakash Bhadoria, Manoj Shrivastava, Ashish Khandelwal, Ruma Das, Sapna Langyan, Bharti Rohatgi, Renu Singh (2022). Preparation of modified rice straw-based bio-adsorbents for the improved removal of heavy metals from wastewater, Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 29, 100742 (NAAS rating: 8.4)
Sibananda Darjee, Manoj Shrivastava, Sapna Langyan, Geeta Singh, Rakesh Pandey, Avadhesh Sharma, Ashish Khandelwal and Renu Singh (2022). Integrated nutrient management reduced the nutrient losses and increased crop yield in irrigated wheat, , , Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, online (NAAS rating: 6.81)
Bhaskar, K.A., Al-Hashimi, A., Meena, M. Vijay Singh Meena , Sapna Langyan, Manoj Shrivastava, Riyaz Zafar Sayyed, Hesham A El-Enshasy, Bandar Mohsin Ahmed Almunqedhi, Singh R. (2022). Conservation agricultural practices for minimizing ammonia volatilization and maximizing wheat productivity, Environ Sci Pollut Res, 29, 97929804 (NAAS rating: 12.23)
Singh R, Das R, Sangwan S, Rohatgi B, Khanam R, Pedda GPSK, Das S, Lyngdoh YA, Langyan S, Shukla A, Shrivastava M and Misra S. (2021). Utilisation of agro-industrial waste for sustainable green production: a review, Environmental Sustainability, online (NAAS rating: 6.69)

Top 10 Publications having NAAS rating 6 and above with first or corresponding author only

  1. Singh R and Shukla A, A review on methods of flue gas cleaning from combustion of biomass, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews 2014.
  2. Singh R, Shukla A, Tiwari S and Srivastava M. (2014). A review on delignification of lignocellulosic biomass for enhancement of ethanol production potential. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 32: 713-728.
  3. Singh R, Srivastava M 2016. Regional Renewable Energy India: Bioethanol from Rice Straw 2016 Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports. 3-4:53�57.
  4. Singh R, Srivastava M and Shukla A 2016. Environmental sustainability of bioethanol production from rice straw in India: A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 54:202�216.
  5. Singh R, Kaur R, Lal K, Rosin K.G, Srivastava M, Shukla A 2017. Optimization of Chromium and Copper Adsorption on Chemically Treated Sawdust Using Response Surface Methodology. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 29(4):728-734.
  6. Singh R, Srivastava M, Rohatgi B, Kar A, Shukla A 2017. Microwave assisted chemical pre-treatment method for bio-ethanol production from rice straw. Asian Journal of Chemistry 29(5):943-950.
  7. Singh R, Raghuvanshi SP and Kaushik CP. (2008). Defluoridation of Drinking Water Using Brick Powder as an Adsorbent. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 20(8):5818-5826.
  8. Singh R, Lata, Pandey AK and Joshi HC. (2009). Enrichment of corn stillage after ethanol production. Journal of Environment Research and Development, 20(3): 890-892.
  9. Singh R, Lata and Joshi HC (2012). Saccharification potential of Indian maize cultivars for biofuel production. Vegetos. 25(1).

Patent / Technologies / Methodologies / System etc. (Upto Five) :

  1. Nitrogen management protocols for conservation agriculture under maize-wheat-mungbean system. ICAR-NRM-IARI Technology 2024.ICAR NRM IARI 2024-152.

Awards / Recognitions / Fellowship (Upto Five) :

  1. Selected under SERC Fast Track (Department of Science and Technology) for Young Scientist entitled Development of economically viable conversion technology for ethanol production from rice straw.
  1. Technical Editor of Akshay Urja, Magazine published by Ministry of new and Renewable Energy.
  1. Fellowship granted under the BBSRC/DBT NEWS India-UK Virtual Joint Research Centre Scotland from 1 October to 30 November 2016 consists of work in CEH Edinburgh, University of Aberdeen Institute National Recherch� Agronomique (INRA), Paris, France.
  1. Rajbhasha Gaurav Puruskaar for Hindi book �Krishi avsesho se Jaivindhan� Ministry of Home Affairs, GoI.
  1. Best Paper award, Om Prakash Chaturvedi, K Kundu, Renu Singh, Methanolysis of Karanj (Pongamia pinnata) oil for production of biodiesel at the first International Seminar on Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development, 2015, 15-17 June 2015, Royal Uni