Improved Technology and Process for Parboiled Rice and Selected Extruded Products Sponsoring Agency: IIT Kharagpur Department: FP : Food Process Engineering

• Chandrakant Genu Dalbhagat (PI)
• Shubham Mahendra Nimbkar (Co-PI)
• Mar 2026 - Mar 2028

Novel Disruptive Technology: Design and development of smart and sustainable technology for agri-food systems Sponsoring Agency: Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC) Department: FP : Food Process Engineering

• Madhuresh Dwivedi (PI)
• Rama Chandra Pradhan (Co-PI)
• Dec 2025 - Nov 2027

Waste-to-Wealth” - Sustainable and innovative organic farming technique especially for women farmers of peripheral areas of RSP Sponsoring Agency: SAIL,RSP Department: FP : Food Process Engineering

• Rama Chandra Pradhan (PI)
• Dibyakanta Seth (Co-PI)
• Oct 2025 - Oct 2028

IoT based hybrid energy efficient storage system for small scale farmers Sponsoring Agency: IIT Bombay Department: FP : Food Process Engineering

• Dr. Madhuresh Dwivedi (PI)
• Prof. Rama Chandra Pradhan (Co-PI)
• Sep 2025 - Sep 2027

Development of Sustainable Options by Utilizing Locally Available Finger Millet in Odisha through Transformative Technologies for Circular Economy Sponsoring Agency: MoFPI Department: FP : Food Process Engineering

• Dr. Rachna Sehrawat (PI)
• Dr. Khalid Bashir, Dr. P. K. Nema (Co-PI)
• Aug 2025 - Aug 2027

Development of a Pre-cooler cum Disinfection Based Self-Cooled Green Storage Unit for Fruits and Vegetables Sponsoring Agency: MoFPI Department: FP : Food Process Engineering

• Prof. Rama Chandra Pradhan (PI)
• Dr. Madhuresh Dwivedi (Co-PI)
• Aug 2025 - Aug 2027

Design and Development of an Artificial Intelligence Powered Indigenous Smart Twin-Screw Extruder for Predicting Quality Parameters of High-Moisture Meat Analogue Sponsoring Agency: Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB) Department: FP : Food Process Engineering

• Dr. Chandrakant Genu Dalbhagat (PI)
• Jun 2025 - Jun 2028

Development of a decontamination unit for the quality and safety of agro-industrial meal Sponsoring Agency: CSIR Department: FP : Food Process Engineering

• Dr. Rachna Sehrawat (PI)
• Dr. Mohd Khalid Gul (Co-PI)
• Jan 2025 - Jan 2028

Circular Food Processing: Harnessing Microwave and Extrusion Technology for Development of Nutrient-Dense Food and Feed Products from Agricultural and Livestock Residues Sponsoring Agency: MoFPI Department: FP : Food Process Engineering

• Prof. Parag Prakash Sutar (PI)
• Dr. Arun Prasath Venugopal (Co-PI)
• Aug 2024 - Aug 2026

Development of an energy efficient electro-aerodynamic drying system for nutrient retention in foods Sponsoring Agency: MoFPI Department: FP : Food Process Engineering

• Dr. Madhuresh Dwivedi (PI)
• Prof. Rama Chandra Pradhan (Co-PI)
• Aug 2024 - Aug 2026