• Currently Working in the Integrated Project Management Unit (IPMU), NATCOM Cell funded by GEF & UNDP for preparation of India’s 4th National Communication (NC), 4th Biennial Update Report (BUR4), 1st Biennial Transparency Report (BTR1) to be submitted to UNFCCC and also on Capacity Building and Transparency Initiative Project• Overall coordination for preparation of the National GHG Inventory Chapter including Energy Sector (Coal based, fugitive, transport, railway, aviation and navigation sector emissions)• Responsible for Coordinating commissioning of studies related to climate change adaptation measures at national and regional levels for relevant chapters of national reports and ensuring that studies include findings on gaps, capacity constraints and related financial, technology and capacity building needs for overcoming the gaps to the adaptation measures undertaken in India• Facilitating exchange of knowledge and findings for mainstreaming adaptation into development programmes and projects • Supporting capacity building initiatives related to adaptation measures• Served as part of the India Delegation in the 61st Session of IPCC held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 27th July – 2nd August 2024.

• Responsible for providing technical inputs and overall coordination on issues related to India w.r.t Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), Major Economies Forum (MEF), United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) and Conference of Parties (COP)• Served as part of India Delegation in the COP28 of United Nations Climate Change Conference held from 30th November 2023 – 13th December 2023 in Dubai , UAE and 58th sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SB 58) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held from 5th - 15th June 2023 in Bonn, Germany with responsibility for overall coordination of India delegation with UNFCCC and also negotiated on the Agenda item of Research and Systematic Observation (RSO), Global Goal on Adaptation, Loss and Damage Fund and Just Transition. • Also involved in the Monitoring and Evaluation of the National Action Plan for Climate Change (NAPCC) including the National Solar Mission and National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency apart from State Action Plan for Climate Change (SAPCC) • Coordinated with Department of Commerce (DoC) w.r.t Trade and Clean Economy Pillar of IPEF and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) for the National Solar Mission as part of the NAPCC• Provided technical inputs on the IPEF Pillar I (Trade), Pillar III (Clean Economy) Negotiation text from November 2022 – August 2023 • Coordinated with Ministry of Power, MNRE, DoC, Article6/ Carbon Credit Cell, MoEFCC & MoPNG for seeking status/inputs/comments on the four priority areas and also existing agreements and initiatives w.r.t the Major Economies Forum (MEF) Ministerial Meeting held on 14th March 2023 and MEF Leaders Meeting held on 20th April 2023

Worked for Monitoring & Evaluation of Biodiversity and CRZ in Development Projects and preparation of Conservation Plans as part of EIA and Biodiversity Survey (as per GRI 340 Standards)

• Liaised between MoEFCC, National Biodiversity Authority (State Biodiversity Boards, Biodiversity Management Committee) and UNDP India to facilitate smooth implementation of biodiversity related programmes/projects and activities anchored in MoEFCC • Responsible for stakeholder consultations and follow up actions for identification, screening, prioritization and effective implementation of innovative blended financial solutions (including Financial Technologies - FINTECH) for reducing the finance gap for implementing the National Biodiversity Action Plan including nationwide consultations on the post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), Capacity Building and awareness on BIOFIN to agriculture and allied departments in the state of Telangana and Uttar Pradesh• Developed technical presentations, knowledge products and communication-outreach material for national and global events

Supported ICAR-NAARM, BCIL and UNDP for • Developing a Framework for Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Agriculture Sector and Strengthening Natural Resource Management (SNRM) through Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN)• Management Development Program (MDP) on Orientation cum Awareness (Capacity Building) and Implementation of Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) Guidelines in ICAR as part of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) global project & • Developed Detailed Project Report (DPR) & Terms of Reference (ToR) for Enhancing Coastal and Ocean Resource Efficiency Program (ENCORE) Capacity building and Knowledge Sharing for Institutions and community in Karnataka for Eco Smart Coastal Villages (ESCV)

• Facilitated the Mountain Division, MoEFCC for the implementation of the National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS), a Central Sector Scheme with 7 Broad Thematic Areas and the Transboundary Regional Programmes (KSLCDI, KLCDI & HiLIFE) of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in India • The 7 Broad Thematic Areas of NMHS include Water Resource Management, Livelihood Options & Employment Generation, Biodiversity Conservation and Management, Infrastructure Development, Physical Connectivity, Handling of Hazardous Substances, Skill Development and Capacity Building • Provided technical guidance and coordinated with Member States of Indian Himalayan Region and Partners (GBPNIHESD, BSI, ZSI, WII, WIG, DST, NMSHE, UNDP, WWF, IUCN, IMI, CHEA etc) on Technical aspects of the Indian Himalayan Region and Hindu Kush Himalayan Region • Nominated by Govt of India (for attending the following as part of India delegation) o Regional Training of Trainers (ToT) for Promoting Innovative Livelihoods (Ecotourism and Value Chains) for Sustainable Landscape Management held from 18th - 25th September 2016 at Kathmandu, Nepal (KSLCDI) workshop on ‘’Regional Synthesis and Project Planning Draft document 2018’’ from 3rd to 4th November 2017 in Kathmandu, Nepalo Regional Workshop on Planning Transboundary Technical Collaboration for Landscape Management from 7th to 9th February 2018 in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

• Implemented activities assigned by MoEFCC for the UNEP-GEF supported Phase-II Capacity Building Project on Biosafety • As part of capacity building and knowledge management initiative edited series of 8 books on Crop Specific Biology Documents • Assisted in the works of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), MoEFCC

Supported the National Coordinator, Mangroves For Future (MFF), India in the implementation of activities for the Regional Project between IUCN, Sri Lanka and India on Living resources of the Gulf of Mannar: Assessment of Key species and habitats for enhancing awareness and for policy formation

• Promoted to SRF in an All India Coordinated Project (MoEF&CC) on the Reproductive Biology of Some Rare, Endangered and Threatened Tree species of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh. • Received the Best Paper Award for “Extraction and conversion of Jatropha seed oil into biodiesel “at the ICCEE conference 2013, International Scientific academy of engineering and technology in March 13-14, 2013 at Dubai, UAE• A Project had been developed and submitted to Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)for the Partial Fulfillment of Post Graduate Certificate course on ‘Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) entitled "Go Green for Sustainable Tourism in Koh Chang, Thailand, (GGST-Koh Chang) Project"

• Worked as a JRF in an All India Coordinated Project on the Reproductive Biology of Some Rare, Endangered and Threatened Tree species of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh (NRM). All the tree species are restricted to southern Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh. The work included study of the flowering phenology, floral biology, sexual system, breeding system, pollinators, fruiting ecology, seed and seedling ecology of these plants and engaging with communities for effective conservation and management strategies for the sustainable and restoration of tree species under study.• Received the Best Paper Award for Oral Presentation Entitled “Reproductive Biology of Shorea roxburghii (Dipterocarpaceae), an endangered Species of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh” at the Nation Seminar on Environmental and Sustainable Development, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur District , held from 28th to 29th October 2011