| Investigation on exchange between the atmospheric boundary layer & the free troposphere | Dr. S.K. Mehta Assistant Professor S.R.M. Institute of Sciences & Technology, Chennai, Tamilnadu S.R.M. Nagar Tamil Nadu | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
| Mercury- Constraints on the thermochemical evolution & internal differentiation from meteorites, experiments & Geochemical modelling | Dr. N. Rai Assistant Professor Indian Institute of Technology (Roorkee ) Roorkee-Haaridwar Highway Uttarakhand | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
| Characterization & monitoring of contaminant plume migration from waste dump sites in shallow aquifers using time-lapse Geophysical studies coupled with Geochemical analyses & associated hydrogeological modelling | Dr. A. Mandal Assistant Professor Indian Institute of Technology (Kanpur) Uttar Pradesh | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
| Biomass & carbone mapping across altitudinal gradient of major Darjeeling & Sikkim Himalayan land uses- Implications for carbon sink management & mitigation | Dr. S. Chakravarty Professor Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya Pundibari West Bengal | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
| Geomorphic analysis of fluvial & sedimentary response to active tectonics & its seismogenic outcome in the western part of the Bengal basin | Dr. S. Ghosh Assistant Professor Chandrapur College West Bengal | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
| Understanding the changing dynamics of Arabian sea monsoon Eddy systems in an ocean warming environment | Dr. A. Deshpande Assistant Professor Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtraa, Maharashtra Ganeshkhind Maharashtra | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
| Assessment of the trophic status & economic evaluation of a Ramsar site, Wular Lake, in Kashmir Himalaya | Dr. S. Subhan Sr. Assistant Professor Government Degree College for Women Sopore, Tehsil Road, Baramulla Jammu & Kashmir | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
| Permafrost distribution & dynamics over Jammu & Kashmir Himalaya from Remote Sensing, in-situ measurrements & machine learning | Dr. I. Rashid Assistant Professor Kashmir University Hazratbal Jammu & Kashmir | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
| Dynamics of soil CO2 & Nox effluxes by invasive plant species- Implications for accelerated climate change in tropical deciduous forests of central India | Dr. N. Sahu Assistant Professor Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Kapil Dhara Road, Mekal Sadan, District Anuppur Madhya Pradesh | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
| On the origin of Rhyolites & associated granites & dolerites in the proterozoic Shillong basin | Dr. B. Gogoi Assistant Professor Cotton University Pan Bazar Assam | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |