Dr. Sudip Mitra
Dr. Sudip Mitra
Head, Professor
+91-361-258 3800 | sudipmitra@iitg.ac.in
Key Research Areas: Biochar & Bio-Fertilizers development, Soil quality management, Natural Resources Management and Livelihood, Vulnerability & Adaptation in Agriculture sector, DRR.
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Journal Publications
1. Rajbonshi, M.P., Mitra, S*., and Bhattacharyya, P.. Agro-technologies for greenhouse gases mitigation in flooded rice fields for promoting climate smart agriculture. Environmental Pollution
2. Borah, P., Mitra, S*. and Reang, D.. Geochemical partitioning of iron in paper industry and municipal landfill soils: ecological and health risks insights. Environmental Research
3. Poudel, S., Wickramasinghe, D., Mukherjee, M., Chowdhooree, I., Chimi, C., Mishra, B., Kumar, A., Mitra, S., Shaw, R.. The Status and Prospect on Nature-based Solutions in South Asia: A Policy-based Analysis. PLOS Climate
4. Gupta, D., Das, A., & Mitra, S.*. Role of modeling and artificial intelligence in process parameter optimization of biochar: A review. Bioresource Technology
5. Ghose, A., Gupta, D., Nuzelo, V., Rangan, L. and Mitra S*. Optimization of laccase enzyme extraction from spent mushroom waste of Pleurotusflorida through ANN-PSO modeling: an ecofriendly and economical approach. Environmental Research
6. Senapati, A., Chetri, B.K., Mitra, S., Rahul G Shelke and Latha Rangan. Decoding the complete chloroplast genome of Cissus quadrangularis: insights into molecular structure, comparative genome analysis and mining of mutational hotspot regions. Physiol Mol Biol Plants
7. Borah, P., Rene, ER., Rangan, L. and Mitra, S.*. Phytoremediation of nickel and zinc using Jatropha curcas and Pongamiapinnata from the soils contaminated by municipal solid wastes and paper mill wastes. Environmental Research
8. Agnihotri, R., Gujre, N., Mitra, S. and Sharma, M.. Decoding the PLFA profiling of microbial community structure in soils contaminated with municipal solid wastes. Environmental Research
9. Gupta, D., Gujre, N., Singha, S., & Mitra, S.*. Role of existing and emerging technologies in advancing climate-smart agriculture through modeling: A review. Ecological Informatics
10. Ghose, A and Mitra S*. Spent waste from edible mushrooms offers innovative strategies for the remediation of persistent organic micropollutants: A review. Environmental Pollution
11. Sarkar, B., Nath, H. and Mitra, S. Biochar From Biomass: A review on biochar preparation its modification and impact on soil including soil microbiology. Geomicrobiology Journal
12. Gujre, N., Mitra, S.*, Agnihotri, R., Sharma, M. P. & Gupta, D.. Novel agrotechnological intervention for soil amendment through areca nut husk biochar in conjunction with vetiver grass. Chemosphere
13. Sahu, S., Rajbonshi, M.P., Gujre, N., Gupta, M.K., Shelke, R.G., Ghose, A., Rangan, L., Pakshirajan, K. and Mitra, S.*. Bacterial strains found in the soils of a municipal solid waste dumping site facilitated phosphate solubilization along with cadmium remediation. Chemosphere
14. Srivastava, R. K., Pothu, R., Sanchez, C. P., Goswami, T., Mitra, S., Rene, E. R., &Nedungadi, S. V.. Removal and recovery of nutrients and value-added products from wastewater: technological options and practical perspective. Systems Microbiology and Biomanufacturing
15. C Shashikumar, Siddhartha Singha, Sudip Mitra. Microbial Polysaccharides (MPs) in Food Packaging Biopolymer-Based Food Packaging. Innovations and Technology Applications John Wiley & Sons
16. Das, A., Gujre, N., Devi, R. J., & Mitra, S.*. A Review on Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Its Role in Natural Resources Management: North East India, a Cultural Paradise. Environmental management
17. Mitra, S*., Ghose, A., Gujre, N., Senthilkumar, S., Borah, P., Paul, A., &Rangan, L.. A review on environmental and socioeconomic perspectives of three promising biofuel plants Jatropha curcas, Pongamiapinnata and Mesuaferrea. Biomass and Bioenergy
18. Gujre, N., Agnihotri, R., Rangan, L., Sharma, M. P., & Mitra, S*. Deciphering the dynamics of glomalin and heavy metals in soils contaminated with hazardous municipal solid wastes. Journal of Hazardous Materials
19. Datta, A., Gujre, N., Gupta, D., Agnihotri, R., & Mitra, S.*. Application of enzymes as a diagnostic tool for soils as affected by municipal solid wastes. Journal of Environmental Management
20. Gujre, N., Rangan, L., Mitra, S*. Occurrence, geochemical fraction, ecological and health risk assessment of cadmium, copper and nickel in soils contaminated with municipal solid wastes. Chemosphere
21. Singh, A., Bhatt, G., Gujre, N., Mitra, S., Swaminathan, R., Limaye, AM., Rangan, L.. Karanjin. Phytochemistry
22. Gujre, N., Soni, A., Rangan, L., Tsang, D.C.W. & Mitra, S*. Sustainable improvement of soil health utilizing biochar and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: A review. Environmental Pollution
23. Gujre, N., Mitra, S.*, Soni, A., Agnihotri, R., Rangan, L., Rene, E. R., & Sharma, M. P.. Speciation, contamination, ecological and human health risks assessment of heavy metals in soils dumped with municipal solid wastes. Chemosphere
24. Singh, P., Purakayastha, T.J., Mitra, S.*, Bhowmik, A., Tsang, D.C.W.. River water irrigation with heavy metal load influences soil biological activities and risk factors. Journal of Environmental Management
25. Borah, P., Gujre, N., Rene, E. R., Rangan, L., Paul, R. K., Karak, T., & Mitra, S.*. Assessment of mobility and environmental risks associated with copper, manganese and zinc in soils of a dumping site around a Ramsar site. Chemosphere
26. Paul, A., Deka, J., Gujre, N., Rangan, L., & Mitra, S.. Does nature of livelihood regulate the urban community's vulnerability to climate change? Guwahati city, a case study from North East India. Journal of Environmental Management
27. Basak, S., Moolam, R. A., Parida, A., Mitra, S., &Rangan, L.. Evaluation of rapid molecular diagnostics for differentiating medicinal Kaempferia species from its adulterants. Plant Diversity
28. Das, R., Shelke, R.G., Rangan, L., & Mitra, S.. Estimation of nuclear genome size and characterization of Ty1-copia like LTR retrotransposon in Mesuaferrea L.. Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology
29. Borah, P., Singh, P., Rangan, L., Karak, T. and Mitra, S.. Mobility, bioavailability and ecological risk assessment of cadmium and chromium in soils contaminated by paper mill wastes. Groundwater for Sustainable Development
30. Borah, P., Paul, A., Bora, P., Bhattacharyya, P., Karak, T. and Mitra, S.. Assessment of heavy metal pollution in soils around a paper mill using metal fractionation and multivariate analysis. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
31. Basak, S., Kesari, V., Ramesh, A. M., Rangan, L., Parida, A., & Mitra, S.. Assessment of genetic variation among nineteen turmeric cultivars of Northeast India: nuclear DNA content and molecular marker approach. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum
32. Singh P, Mitra S*, Majumdar D, Bhattacharyya P, Prakash A, Borah P, Paul A, Rangan L. Nutrient and enzyme mobilization in earthworm casts: A comparative study with addition of selective amendments in undisturbed and agricultural soils of a mountain ecosystem. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation
33. Yadav D, Barbora L, Bora D, Mitra S, Rangan L, Mahanta P.. An assessment of duckweed as a potential lignocellulosic feedstock for biogas production. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation Journal
34. Mitra, S*., Singh, P., Manzoor, S., Bhattacharyya, P., Bera, T., Kumar Patra, A., Rangan, L. and Borah, P.. Can rice and wheat biochar amendment protect the carbon loss from tropical soils—An experimental study. Environ. Prog. Sustainable Energy
Projects
1. Assessment of bioavailability of microplastics in soils and their remediation through biochars prepared from locally available agro-horti refuse in Assam, North East
Funding Agency : DST-SERB Core Grant, Government of IndiaPrincipal Investigator: Dr. Sudip Mitra
Co-investigator:
Duration/Starting Year: 2024
Status: Ongoing
2. FICORE-Circular Economy Solution for Microplastics: Indo-Finnish Scientific Collaboration
Funding Agency : University of Eastern Finland (FICORE)Principal Investigator: Dr. Sudip Mitra
Co-investigator:
Duration/Starting Year: 2022
Status: Completed
3. Study of glacial dynamics and sustainable hydrological resources in Arunachal Himalaya
Funding Agency : National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NHMSHE), sponsored by the DST Splice Climate Change ProgramPrincipal Investigator:
Co-investigator: Dr. Sudip Mitra
Duration/Starting Year: 2020
Status: Ongoing
4. Greenhouse gas emission, mitigation and adaptation: strategies for better inventory and management of such gases in rice ecosystems of two agro-climatic zones of Assam
Funding Agency : DBT Twinning.Principal Investigator: Dr. Sudip Mitra
Co-investigator:
Duration/Starting Year: 2019
Status: Completed
5. Prospects of biochars as amendment agent in various types of soil present in North East India.
Funding Agency : NECBH, DBT, Govt of IndiaPrincipal Investigator:
Co-investigator: Dr. Sudip Mitra
Duration/Starting Year: 2019
Status: Completed
6. Assessing the roles of various biochars in producing enriched arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, a natural bio-fertilizer - Institute Grant
Funding Agency :Principal Investigator: Dr Sudip Mitra
Co-investigator:
Duration/Starting Year: 2017
Status: Ongoing
7. Assessing the bio-availability of nutrients and reduction of heavy metals in soils amended with inorganic and organic wastes in the presence of AM fungi and biochar. DBT Twinning.
Funding Agency :Principal Investigator: Dr. Sudip Mitra
Co-investigator:
Duration/Starting Year: 2017
Status: Ongoing
8. Assessing the bio-availability of nutrients and reduction of heavy metals in soils amended with inorganic and organic wastes in the presence of AM fungi and bio char (2017-2020)
Funding Agency : Department of BioTechnology, GoIPrincipal Investigator: Dr. Sudip Mitra
Co-investigator:
Duration/Starting Year: 2017
Status: Completed
9. Assessing the roles of various biochars in producing enriched arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, a natural bio-fertilizer
Funding Agency : Start up grant, IITGPrincipal Investigator: Dr. Sudip Mitra
Co-investigator:
Duration/Starting Year: 2017
Status: Completed
10. Genome and Transcriptome sequencing of aromatic rice's from North Eastern region (Group 3) (2016-2019)
Funding Agency : Department of BioTechnology, GoIPrincipal Investigator: Dr. Sudip Mitra
Co-investigator:
Duration/Starting Year: 2016
Status: Completed