| Vegetation history, climate & monsoon signature of Himachal Pradesh during Siwalik sedimentation- Evidence from plant megafossils | Dr. M.A. Khan Assistant Professor Sidho Kanho Birsha University Paribesh Bhawan, 10a, Block La, Sector III, Salt Lake West Bengal | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
| Palynological study of Deccan volcanic associated intertrappean beds of southeastern part of main Deccan province & northeastern part of Mandla Lobe to understand volcanism induced climate change & its impact on flora across Deccan transition | Dr. B. Samant Assistant Professor Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University Civil Lines Maharashtra | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
| Tectono-stratigraphic evolution of the siliciclastic succession of the Bonai-Darjing basin, Singhbhum craton, Odisha | Prof. J. Mukhopadhyay Presidency University 86/1, College Street West Bengal | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
| Human response to climate change during the Indus valley civilisation- An integrated archaeomalacological & stable isotopes study from select Harappan sites in India | Dr. A.D. Mukherjee Assistant Professor Deccan College of Post-Graduate & Research Institute Yerwada Maharashtra | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
| Integrating hydrology & agriculture with livelihood issues- Development of climate change adaptation approaches for sustainable water management in humid tropical Kerala | Dr. K.P. Sudheer Director Institute for Climate Change Study Deepthi Nagar, Kanjikuzhi Kerala | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
| Iot-Lora enabled detection & prediction of pollutants in groundwater in an open dumping yard & modelling the fate & transport of the pollutant | Dr. M. Umashankar Associate Professor & HOD Vellore Institute of Technology University Tiruvalam Road, Katpadi Tamil Nadu | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
| Deformation mechanism & lattice preferred orientation of Olivine from peridotites of Indus ophiolites (Eastern Ladakh)- Implications for deformation & seismic anistrophy of mantle in a collisional zone | Dr. K. Sen Scientist D Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology 33, Gen. Mahadeo Singh Road Uttarakhand | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
| Mass balance & dynamics investigations on Drang Drung glacier in Zanskar Himalaya | Dr. M.F. Azam Assistant Professor Indian Institute of Technology (Indore) Khandwa Road, Simrol Madhya Pradesh | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
| Investigating the long-term stability of cratons using numerical models of mantle convection | Dr. A. Ghosh Associate Professor Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka C.V. Raman Road Karnataka | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
| Study of spatio-temporal geomorphic & land use dynamics of The Cauvery delta for landscape & environment management | Dr. K. Balasubramani Assistant Professor Central University of Tamil Nadu C/o Collectorate Annexe Tamil Nadu | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |