Widening Disparities in Nitrogen Sustainability across India
Presentation on subnational divergence in sustainable nitrogen management across Indian croplands.
Engagement
Activities & outreach
Conference presentations, scientific leadership, workshops, field experiences and media coverage connecting environmental research with wider audiences.
2026 highlights
Recent scientific activity
Environmental Co-Benefits of Nitrogen-Based Crop Restructuring
Presentation on crop restructuring, environmental co-benefits and India’s interstate trade network.
High-Resolution Contemporary River Temperature Atlas for Central Europe
With C. Schmidt, T. Nguyen and R. Kumar.
Conference leadership
Convenership & scientific service
Advances in Extreme Weather Impacts on Networked Systems (NH1.2)
Session Convener · Vienna, Austria.
From Hazards to Resilience: Preparing Infrastructure for Evolving and Interdependent Risks
Session Convener · Vienna, Austria.
Peer review
Nature Sustainability, Scientific Reports, Earth’s Future, and Communications Earth & Environment.
Media coverage
Research in the news
Selected media coverage highlighting the societal and policy relevance of my research on nutrient pollution, sustainable agriculture and water resources.
PHYS.ORG
24 August 2026
Featured coverage · Nature Communications
A single lever could ease India's twin agricultural pressures of fertilizer pollution and groundwater stress
Phys.org highlights our finding that managing nitrogen surplus could simultaneously reduce fertilizer pollution, groundwater use and agricultural greenhouse-gas emissions while maintaining food production.
“Nitrogen surplus deserves a more central place in the way India thinks about sustainable agriculture.”
BIOENGINEER.ORG
Aug 2026
Sustainable agriculture
One policy lever could tackle India’s fertilizer pollution and groundwater depletion
Coverage of our nitrogen-based crop restructuring study and its implications for water savings, pollution reduction, climate mitigation and agricultural policy.
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THE BLUNT TIMES
21 Aug 2026
National news
IITGN Study Finds Nitrogen Key to Cutting Farm Pollution
News coverage of the IIT Gandhinagar–UFZ study showing how nitrogen-focused agricultural planning can reduce water use, pollution and environmental damages.
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Research highlighted by The Times of India
THE TIMES OF INDIA
9 Feb 2025
Nitrogen surplus · Scientific Data
AP sees six-fold rise in agri nitrogen surplus since 1966
Coverage of our district-scale reconstruction of agricultural nitrogen surplus across India from 1966 to 2017.
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THE TIMES OF INDIA
30 Jan 2024
Nutrient trade · Water quality
AP stares at water pollution, nitrate contamination: Study
Coverage of our work tracing nitrogen and phosphorus pollution associated with India's interstate food-trade network.
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Conferences, fieldwork & academic moments
Photographs retained from the original website.
Workshops & academic activities
Community contributions
Resilience of Power and Allied Lifeline Infrastructure Systems
IIT Gandhinagar.
From Lab to Land: Technology Transfer for Farmers
IIT Gandhinagar.
EGU OSPP Award
Outstanding Student and PhD Candidate Presentation Award.