Students’ Dissertation

Course : M.Sc Environment Science and Technology

• Puspak Roy Assessment of online published news articles on Fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) in India and its impact on public curiosity under the guidance of Dr. Kranti Yardi
• Aniruddha Mulgund – EIA in India: Policy-process Cycle Analysis and GIS-Based recommendations under the guidance of Ms. Mridula Deshpande
• Abin Samuel Abraham Identifying Environmental Assets in Extended region of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) under the guidance of Dr Kranti Yardi
• Anjali Meihoubam Efficiency of Waste Upcycling through Eco Enterprises: A case study of Pune under the guidance of Ms. Anushka Kajbaje
• Paradkar Ankita Amol Bird Assessment in the Urban Green Spaces of Pune under the guidance of Dr. Sougata Sadhukhan
• Pratiksha Kaushik Awareness on the Occupational Health Hazard among the Solid Waste Management Workers of Pune city, Maharashtra under the guidance of Ms. Anushka Kajbaje
• Jagtap Radhika Nitin Assessment of water quality and biodiversity in the mangrove habitat of Thane creek and Ulhas River estuary under the guidance of Dr. Kranti Yardi
• Rohit Mukherjee Comparative studies between the Concrete Formulation based on varied combinations of Zeolite 13X and Nano Titanium Dioxide with added plastic and fly ash under the guidance of Dr Rashmi Mardikar and Dr Milind Gidde
• Waghmare Shivani Vikas Study the Increasing Human and Leopard Conflict Due to Increasing Sugarcane Production Fields under the guidance of Dr Sougata Sadhukhan
• Tanu Yadav Analysis of Solid Waste in Residential Complexes in Pune City, India under the guidance of Ms. Anushka Kajbaje
• Manisha Vudipi Treatment of different municipal solid wastes with organic garbage degrading enzymes solution: A Comparative Analysis under the guidance of Dr Rashmi Mardikar and Dr Bipinraj N. Kunchiraman
• Rane Shraddha Santosh Identification of Environmental Management Practices and Pollution Index of Industrial Cluster in Pune District, India under the guidance of Dr. Pradnya Kalekar
• Prashant Kumar Effect of increase in the number of borewells on groundwater level in Pune Maharashtra India under the guidance of Dr Rashmi Mardikar and Dr Aravinth R
• Ankita Kulraj Bisht Evaluating the environmental impact of Electric Vehicle and Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles under the guidance of Dr Rashmi Mardikar
• Geetanjali Paliwal Industrial greenbelts: Is it a time to retrospect vegetation of our industries under the guidance of Dr Rashmi Mardikar
• Ayushika Saraswat Automation of Drinking Water Treatment Plant using Arduino UNO under the guidance of Dr Rashmi Mardikar, Mr Milind Patwardhan

Keywords: online published news articles, fishing cat, public curiosity, eia, environmental assets, waste upcycling, bird assessment, urban green spaces, occupational health hazard, solid waste management workers, water quality, biodiversity, mangrove habitat, zeolite, nano titanium dioxide, plastic, fly ash, human and leopard conflict, increasing sugarcane production fields, solid waste treatment, organic garbage, degrading enzymes solution, environmental management practices, pollution index, industrial cluster, groundwater level, environmental impact, electric vehicle, internal combustion engine vehicles, industrial greenbelts, drinking water treatment plant automation, arduino uno

Course : MSc Geoinformatics

• Ananya Gupta Canopy Height Estimation Of Forest Stands In Western Ghats Using Spaceborne LiDAR under the guidance of Dr. Lakshmi Kantakumar N.
• Sutar Ashish Bhagawan Mobility corridor analysis for tanks and heavy vehicles using GIS and Remote Sensing technologies under the guidance of Dr. Aravinth R
• Sangbuanliu Gonmei Assessment of Habitat Quality in Loktak using the InVEST-Based Model under the guidance of Dr. Shamita Kumar
• Sritama Chaudhury Assessing the Relationship of Tree Canopy Cover and Socioeconomic Characteristics: A Case Study of Pune, Maharashtra under the guidance of Dr. Aravinth R
• Hogale Yogesh Ashru Modelling Pedestrian Walk Through Green Streets - A Geospatial Approach under the guidance of Dr. Shamita Kumar
• Kulkarni Parth Shirish Modelling Urban Growth of Bangalore Metropolitan Region to Support UN SDG 11.3 under the guidance of Dr. Lakshmi Kantakumar N.
• Shreyosi Paul An Analysis of Urban Heat and Cool Island under the guidance of Dr. Madhurima Dey
• Phadke Rutuja Janardhan Visual Pollution Mapping in Mumbai Using Crowd Sourced Data and Citizen Science under the guidance of Dr. Aravinth R
• Gare Nilesh Sanjay UAV Mapping of Bharati Vidyapeeth University under the guidance of Dr. Aravinth R

Keywords: canopy height estimation, spaceborne lidar, mobility corridor analysis, habitat quality,  InVEST-based model,  tree canopy cover, green streets, geospatial approach, urban growth, un sdg 11.3, urban heat, cool island , visual pollution mapping, crowd sourced data, citizen science, uav mapping, drone mapping , campus mapping

Course : M.Sc. Wildlife Conservation and Action

• Anshita Das An interplay of humans and hyenas in the village dumping grounds: Investigating striped hyena occupancy and potential threats under the guidance of Dr. Sougata Sadhukhan.
• Bhairavi Prashant Bopardikar Korku's take on the forest Student's perception of Melghat's ecosystem services under the guidance of Dr. Shamita Kumar.
• Bhaskar Panwar To assess the change in people's perception of the zoos after the zoo education program at Indore zoo under the guidance of Prof Dr. Kranti Yardi.
• Bhise Shubham Prakash Sunita Living with Striped hyenas: Khed, Pune under the guidance of Dr. Meena Venkataraman.
• Charu Sharma The Otter Homeland in India: From Past to Present under the guidance of Sajan John, Dr. Aravinth R.
• Aniket Murlidhar Dahake Social bees: Nesting substrate and livelihood dependency of people in Pauni range under the guidance of Prof Dr. Kranti Yardi.
• Kanhurkar Kiran Arjun Chirps of the classroom: Students' awareness and relatedness with local biodiversity in urban and rural schools, Maharashtra under the guidance of Dr. Shamita Kumar.
• Manika Chawala Development and Introduction of a School- based Zoo Education Intervention to further Conservation Education under the guidance of Dr. Kazveen Umrigan.
• Mudigonda Akshata Anand Food Provisioning: Are we helping or risking wildlife? A comparative study of three Primate species in Amrabad Tiger Reserve under the guidance of Dr. Sougata Sadhukhan.
• N V Rajiv Intergenerational transmission of cultural values: A study on sacred groves in Siddapur, India under the guidance of Dr. Shamita Kumar.
• Naidu Indira Human Snake Interaction in Cities: Identifying the Challenges and Finding the Solutions under the guidance of Prof Dr. Kranti Yardi.
• Nair Ashwin Ratish Assessment of anti-poaching camps in Achanakmar Tiger reserve under the guidance of Mr. Jose Louies.
• Rahul M S Habitat Assessment and Understanding People's Perception towards Smooth Coated Otters at Ganapathi lake, Sagara Town, Karnataka under the guidance of Mr. Sajan John.
• Rajat Rao Bengaluru's suburban woes: Studying the impacts of an expanding industry on green spaces of the I. T. belt, an ecosystem services approach under the guidance of Prof Dr. Kranti Yardi.
• Tanaya Ganesh Rele The Greens in the Grey: Perceptions of people towards the aesthetic and ecological aspects of urban parks in Mumbai, India under the guidance of Dr. Shamita Kumar.
• Samrat Deb Temple ponds -a unique conservation approach for the future" under the guidance of Dr. Shamita Kumar, Dr. Aravinth R.
• Vedic Gupta Living together is a good idea ? Understanding the human-elephant conflict (HEC) and the costs associated with it in Kendai Range, Katghora division, Chattisgarh under the guidance of Dr. Meena Venkataraman.
• Kaifkhan Pathan Study of Wildlife Conflict in the Ecosensitive Zone of Bor Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra, India under the guidance of Dr. Rahul Mungikar.

Keywords: striped hyena, village dumping ground, human-hyena interplay, ecosystem services, korku community, zoo education program, otter homeland, biodiversity conservation, social bees, nesting substrate, livelihood dependency, students' awareness, local biodiversity, school-based zoo education intervention, conservation education, food provisioning, primate species, sacred groves, intergenerational transmission, cultural values, human-snake interaction, anti-poaching camps, smooth coated otters, habitat assessment, suburban, industry impacts, green spaces, i.t. belt, urban parks, aesthetic aspects, ecological aspects, temple ponds, human-elephant conflict, wildlife conflict, eco-sensitive zone

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Course : MSc Environment Science and Technology

• Aman Kumar Upadhyay An Assessment of solid waste at Ward No 3, Bhamchandranagar, Wasuli village, Pune under the guidance of Ms. Anushka Kajbaje
• Gurnule Minal Madhukar Assessment of Sustainability of Farmer's Market in Pune City under the guidance of Prof Dr Kranti Yardi
• Hritika Singh Anammox - A nature-Based Solution for Co-composting under the guidance of Dr Bipinraj Kuchiraman
• Kaustubh Priyansh Knowledge of microbes influencing life-scape of students under the guidance of Prof Dr Kranti Yardi
• Mahashweta Ghoshal Deconstructing environmental conflicts in India: through the lens of Environmental Justice under the guidance of Ms. Samruddhi Patwardhan
• Sonawane Omkar Ashok Extraction of value-added products from flower waste under the guidance of Dr Bipinraj Kuchiraman
• Kadgey Ovais Parvez Parveen Forest Community of Plants: A Case of Sinhagad Valley under the guidance of Dr Shivam Trivedi
• Sarepaka Prateek Sai Bharadwaj Post-Restoration Issues of the Pashan Lake under the guidance of Dr Pradnya Kalekar
• Smriti Agarwal Green Vs Non-Green Sanitary Cleaning Chemicals: A comparative study of their existing Markets in Cuttack City under the guidance of Dr Mahesh Narhar Kulkarni
• Swati Aswal Feasibility study of Hydroponic as a sustainable urban farming technique under the guidance of Prof Dr Kranti Yardi
• Vaishnavi Rai Accumulation of Chlorpyrifos and Malathion in spinach along with an assessment of Soil fertility in Uruli Devachi under the guidance of Dr Pradnya Kalekar
• Bhuvana C Changing Waterscapes in Tumkur, Karnataka under the guidance of Dr. Shamita Kumar
• Magar Abhishek Chandrashekhar The study of Avifaunal diversity of Sinhagad Valley and Fort under the guidance of Dr Shivam Trivedi
• Medha Mukherjee Biodiversity Consciousness: A People's Perspective under the guidance of Dr Kranti Yardi and Mr. Ravi Kumar Sharma Megha Padmakumar Characterisation of Groundwater sources near Uruli Devachi: An index-based sustainability assessment for agriculture purpose under the guidance of Dr Pradnya Kalekar
• Protisha Ghosh Analysis of the potential of wet waste for recovery of RDF (Refuse Derived Fuel) from Household wet waste under the guidance of Ms. Anushka Kajbaje
• Rupali Shashipal Bedakyal Management strategies for food waste in supermarkets of Pune city under the guidance of Ms. Anushka Kajbaje
• Ganga A Kerudi Urban agriculture in Bangalore: An initiative towards SDGs under the guidance of Dr Shamita Kumar
• Asmita Sharma Waste Management practices in urban construction - case study of Pune and Chandigarh under the guidance of Ms. Samruddhi Patwardhan

Keywords: solid waste assessment, sustainability assessment, farmer's market, anammox, nature-based solution, co-composting microbes, environmental conflicts, environmental justice, value-added products, flower waste, post-restoration issues, green vs non-green, feasibility study, hydroponic, sustainable urban farming, chlorpyrifos, malathion, soil fertility, changing waterscapes, , avifaunal diversity, biodiversity consciousness, groundwater sources, sustainability assessment, agriculture, wet waste potential, rdf (refuse derived fuel), household wet waste, food waste management, urban agriculture, urban construction waste management

Course : MSc Geoinformatics

• Harpude Deepa Ashok - Forest fire risk assessment and burn severity mapping of Mulshi Taluka, Pune: cultural impacts of local communities under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Shamita Kumar
• Gairika Datta - Crop Condition Assessment and Crop Disease detection using Geospatial technologies in Bhatar Block East Bardhaman, West Bengal under the guidance of Dr. Madhurima Dey
• Kumbhar Mayur Audumbar - Simulation of Urban Pluvial Flood in Pune city under the guidance of Dr. Lakshmi Kantakumar N.
• Shingade Nilesh Ramdas - Village Information System for Chakati Village, Indapur Taluka, Maharashtra using WebGIS under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Shamita Kumar
• Shah Hetvi Dharmesh - Assessment of Land Degradation and desertification of India using Open Remote Sensing Datasets (UN SDG Goal 15.3.1) under the guidance of Dr. Lakshmi Kantakumar N.
• Poulami Nath Change Detection Analysis of Urban Green Spaces in relation to NDVI, A Case study of Pune Municipal Corporation under the guidance of Parag Khatavkar
• Surajit Dey Management of flood using Remote Sensing and Geospatial technologies, A case study in Ghatal Block, Paschim Medinipur District, West Bengal under the guidance of Mr. Anand Shinde 
• Bondare Ram Arun Soybean (Glyeine max L) Crop Monitoring using Sentinel 1A and 2A Sensors under the guidance of Dr. Lakshmi Kantakumar N.
• Debolina Saha Roy Analysis of Urban Sprawl using Geospatial Techniques and Shannon Entropy Approach under the guidance of Mr. Anand Shinde
• Affan Shahid Ahmed Use of Spatial Analysis and GIS in the study of the Affected Area of Covid 19 Malegaon under the guidance of Mr. Anand Shinde
• Ashish Air Quality Mapping of Delhi using Data under the guidance of Dr. Lakshmi Kantakumar N.
• Deshmukh Arundhati Anand Measuring GDP using Night-time Light Satellite Imagery towards monitoring Sustainable Development Goal 8 under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Shamita Kumar

Keywords: forest fire risk assessment, burn severity mapping, cultural impacts, local communities, crop condition assessment, crop disease detection, geospatial technologies, simulation, urban pluvial flood, village information system, webgis, land degradation, desertification, open remote sensing datasets, un sdg goal 15.3.1, change detection analysis, urban green spaces, flood management, remote sensing, geospatial technologies, crop monitoring, sentinel sensors, urban sprawl, geospatial techniques, shannon entropy approach, covid-19, air quality mapping, measuring gdp, night-time light satellite imagery, sustainable development goal 8

Course: M. Sc Wildlife Conservation and Action 

• Pithva Krishna Jeetendra Assessment of Community Perception and Threats on Indian Giant Flying Squirrel Population in Central Gujarat under the guidance of Dr. Nishith Dharaiya and Dr. Kranti Yardi
• Bhadouria Nilesh Singh Spatio-temporal Study of Illegal Activity in Sariska Tiger Reserve under the guidance of Dr. Kranti Yardi
• Nagwekar Yash Nandakumar Comparative abundance estimates of Indian grey wolves and feral dogs in Saswad, Pune under the guidance of Dr. Meena Venkataraman
• Anukriti Shaw Knowledge, attitude and cultural reverence of snakes in park-edge villages of Bannerghatta-Bannerghatta-Hosur landscape, Eastern Ghats under the guidance of Dr. Kranti Yardi and Mr. Avinash Krishnan
• Akshar Identifying the drivers of Human-Sloth Bear Conflict in and around Gudekote Sloth Bear Sanctuary under the guidance of Dr. Meena Venkatraman
• Deep Gogoi Unperceived conservation: Role of Idu-Mishmi taboos in conservation under the guidance of Dr. Shamita Kumar
• Joel Correa Activity patterns and impacts of human Food provisioning on lion-tailed macaque in Agumbe ghat, Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka under the guidance of Dr. Meena Venkatraman
• Kapil Chauhan Vultures in Sariska Tiger Reserve: population status, Distribution and Conservation issues under the guidance of Prof Dr. Kranti Yardi
• Thevar Kartik Arun Enrichment for rehabilitation: Measuring the efficacy of enrichment techniques in reducing stereotype behavior in captive snow leopards at Leh, Ladakh, India under the guidance of Dr. Kazveen Umrigar
• Mohd Raza Analysis of the knowledge about Fishing Cat in Tharu community around Dudhwa National Park under the guidance of Dr. Kranti Yardi
• Siruguri Nayantara Bats in the classroom: the effects of an environmental education (EE) intervention on children's perception of bats in Maharashtra, India under the guidance of Dr. Shamita Kumar
• Rajdeep Das Knowledge of the local people about Bengal Slow Loris around Dehing Patkai National Park, Assam under the guidance of Dr. Kranti Yardi
• Awate Rithik Subhash Illegal pet trade of turtle ad tortoise in Pune, Maharashtra under the guidance of Mr. Jose Louis
• Mandavgane Shubham Mangesh Spatial Variation in Diversity of Macro Invertebrates of rocky shore of Ratnagiri and Raigad Coast under the guidance of Mr. Sajan John
• Ms. Thasmai H S Assessment of Illegal wildlife Trade in Mysore, Karnataka under the guidance of Dr. Kranti Yardi
• Vandana K The Mysterious Dweller in the Den: Occurrence, Threats and Public Perception towards the Indian Pangolin in Guindy national Park, Tamil Nadu under the guidance of Mr. Jose Louis
• Yash Vaibhav Surve Study of Diversity Composition of Birds with respect to lantana camara in Rajapur Taluka, Maharashtra under the guidance of Dr. Rahul Mungikar
• Sathyapramodh H B Understanding the trends in the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) among dairy farmers and their impact on the availability of safe carcasses around the Ramadevarabetta Vulture Sanctuary in Ramanagara, Karnataka, India under the guidance of Dr. Kranti Yardi
• Krishnamurti Assessment of local communities’ perception towards wildlife crime and their knowledge regarding Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 in Valmiki Tiger Reserve, Division II, West Champaran, Bihar under the guidance of Mr. Jose Louis and Dr. Sheikh Marifatul Haq
• Hirve Neha Deepak Impact of anthropogenic pressure on butterfly abundance and diversity in Mumbai under the guidance of Dr. Kranti Yardi
• Nippani Anirudh Predicting probable distribution of reptiles on coastal plateaus of Devgad Taluka, Maharashtra under the guidance of Dr. Rahul Mungikar
• Amberkar Prathamesh Mango orchards change the structure and composition of reptiles on the lateritic plateaus in Rajapur Maharashtra under the guidance of Dr. Rahul Mungikar
• Shashwathi M Study on the role of fragmented forest patches in Human-Elephant Conflict, around Bannerghatta National Park under the guidance of Dr. Kranti Yardi

Keywords: community perception, indian giant flying squirrel, spatio-temporal study, comparative abundance estimates, indian grey wolves, feral dogs, park-edge villages, human-sloth bear conflict, unperceived conservation, idu-mishmi taboos, human food provisioning, lion-tailed macaque, agumbe ghat, vulture conservation, enrichment techniques, captive snow leopards, fishing cat, tharu community, environmental education, children's perception, bengal slow loris, dehing patkai national park, illegal pet trade, illegal wildlife trade , study of diversity composition,  lantana camara, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nsaids), dairy farmers, wildlife crime, wildlife protection act,  anthropogenic pressure, butterfly abundance, predicting probable distribution, plateaus, mango orchards, lateritic plateaus,  fragmented forest patches, human-elephant conflict,

For further details on the dissertation topics, please feel free to reach out via email to

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Course : MSc Environment Science and Technology

• Amal P. T. Understanding the impact of unregulated fishing on fish catch in Ernakulam and Kozhikode coasts, Kerala under the guidance of Dr. Kranti Yardi
• Nima V. U. Changes in bioresource use by the Kadar tribe in Athirappilly-Vazhachal forest area in Thrissur, Kerala, India under the guidance of Dr. Kranti Yardi
• Shruti Ayre Community Perception of Built Cultural Heritage of Burhanpur under the guidance of Dr. Shamita Kumar
• Mishra Dipika Arvind Traditional Medicinal Knowledge of Wild Edible Plants Consumed by Tribal Communities In Jawhar Taluka Of Maharashtra under the guidance of Mr Sanjay Patil
• Nilesh Murmu Identifying the potential of agricultural waste as by-products in Vanpuri, Pune under the guidance of Anuja Kajbaje
• Likhar Harshita Sunil An Assessment Of The Contribution Of Corporate Social Responsibility Of The Selected Companies In Achieving India's Sustainable Development Goals under the guidance of Dr. Shamita Kumar
• Nabil Hassan Sk Phosphate and Nitrate contamination in Open Defecation Free (ODF) town Patan under the guidance of Dr Mahesh Kulkarni
• Pratyush Amrit Sahoo Promote Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in School Students: An Activity-Based Learning through Health and Physical Education under the guidance of Dr Shivam Trivedi
• Anisha Udaykumar A Study to Analyze the Natural Heritage and Cultural Heritage of Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary under the guidance of Dr. Erach Bharucha, Dr. Kranti Yardi
• Shinde Shubham Prakash Citizen Science Approach Towards Ecological Mitigation of Dr. Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary, Pune under the guidance of Dr. Kranti Yardi, Dr. Erach Bharucha
• Srijita Patra Perceptions of users toward redesigned streets in different areas of Pune city under the guidance of Samruddhi Patwardhan
• Raghavendra Pratap Singh Carbon footprints : A research study on organic fraction of Patan municipal solid waste management under urban infrastructure development program under the guidance of Dr Mahesh Kulkarni
• Lavette Hazeal Kharsyntiew An Ethno-Ecological Study Of The Plateau Top Ecosystems In Mawlyngbna Village, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya under the guidance of Dr. Erach Bharucha
• Khairnar Shubham Jitendra Developing a Web application to track stray dogs in Pune city under the guidance of Anand Shinde

  Keywords: unregulated fishing, bioresource use, kadar tribe, athirappilly-vazhachal forest area, community perception, built cultural heritage, traditional medicinal knowledge, wild edible plants, tribal communities, agricultural waste, by-products, corporate social responsibility, sustainable development goals, phosphate contamination, nitrate contamination, open defecation free (odf) town, education for sustainable development (esd), activity-based learning, health and physical education, natural heritage, cultural heritage, citizen science approach, ecological mitigation, redesigned streets, carbon footprint, organic fraction, urban infrastructure development , ethno-ecological study, plateau top ecosystem, web application

  Course : MSc Geoinformatics

   

• Fernandes Reona Richard Mapping the extent of sugarcane crop in selected tehsils of Maharashtra using Google Earth Engine under the guidance of Dr. Shamita Kumar
• Shavi The Role of Socioeconomic Status in the distribution of Urban Green Spaces in Pune Municipal Corporation under the guidance of Dr. Lakshmi Kantakumar N.
• Sanglikar Suvarna Vidyadhar Green Cover Change and Status of Pune for 1985-2019 using Google Earth Engine under the guidance of Dr. Shamita Kumar
• Diksha Badkas Analysis of Solid Waste Management using Crowdsourcing and GIS in Pune City under the guidance of Parag Khatavkar
• Pawan Vasant Shende Assessment of land subsidence from coal mining in Western Coalfields region using DInSAR under the guidance of Dr. Lakshmi Kantakumar N.
• Maithili Khapre Assessing Urban Sprawl near Protected Areas using Night-time Lights under the guidance of Dr. Shamita Kumar
• Bhosale Shubham Yashwant Assessment of land deformation by earthquake swarm in Palghar, Maharashtra using DInSAR under the guidance of Dr. Lakshmi Kantakumar N.
• Bind Mukeshkumar Kamlaprasad Modelling Pluvial Flood in Pune City Using Geoinformatics under the guidance of Dr. Lakshmi Kantakumar N.
• Rishita Garg Tracking India's progress towards selected SDGs using geospatial data under the guidance of Dr. Shamita Kumar
• Mandiram Rhithu Rani Madhu Change Detection of Algal Bloom on the West coast of India under the guidance of Parag Khatavkar
• Priyanka Prashant Choudhary Location-based Crime reporting portal for under the guidance of Anand Shinde
• Joshi Omkar Shankar Mapping Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Mangrove Forest in Maharashtra using Remote Sensing under the guidance of Dr. Lakshmi Kantakumar N.
• Deshpande Chaitanya Hemant Air Quality Mapping of Pune using Google Earth Engine under the guidance of Anand Shinde
• Adya Bajpai Analysis of Traffic Intensity and Congestion in Pune City using GIS Techniques under the guidance of Parag Khatavkar
• Rupali Thakur Feeding ecology of the endangered Himalayan gray langur (Semnopithecus ajax) in Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, India" under the guidance of Dr. Kranti Yardi, Vishal Ahuja

Keywords: sugarcane crop mapping, socio-economic status, urban green spaces, green cover change, solid waste management, crowdsourcing, gis,  land subsidence, coal mining,  DInSAR, urban sprawl, protected areas, night-time lights, land deformation, earthquake swarm, pluvial flood modeling, sdg tracking, geospatial data, algal bloom, change detection, location-based crime reporting, spatio-temporal dynamics, mangrove forest, air quality mapping, traffic intensity, congestion, feeding ecology, himalayan gray langur

Course : MSc Wildlife Conservation and Action

• Mayuri Satish Kotian Vocalization in Indian Nightjar (Caprimulgus asiaticus) in Kinhi, Nagpur District, Maharashtra, India under the guidance of Dr. Shamita Kumar 
• Bagal Ajinkya Rajkumar Identifying possible corridor area for Gaur in Western Ghats of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra under the guidance of Dr. Kranti Yardi
• Shaik Shaheen Assessment of status and distribution of Smooth-coated otters in Hyderabad and Medak of Telangana under the guidance of Dr. Rahul Mungikar
• Sawulla Shruthi Suresh Rekha Impact of Canopy cover on Rhopalocera: butterflies of Thirumalapur Reserve Forest, Telangana under the guidance of Isaac Kehimkar and Dr. Kranti Yardi
• Dave Dhwani Ajit Assessment of anuran diversity in three different urban habitats in Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, India under the guidance of Dr. Kranti Yardi
• Mahajan Aishwarya Suresh Cities of big cats under the guidance of Dr. Meena Venkataraman
• Doifode Ramdas Bhairo Assessment of biodiversity and environmental changes in mining Ban areas of Sanguem Goa under the guidance of Dr. Rahul Mungikar
• Meher Sunkara Determining the presence of North African Sharptooth Catfish in lentic Freshwater bodies of Telangana using Environmental DNA under the guidance of Dr. Umapathy and Dr. Bipinraj K.
• Aishwarya Laghate Assessment of Avian diversity in rice fields of Bhopal (M.P.) under the guidance of Dr. Kranti Yardi and Dr. Erach Bharucha
• Akshta Joshi Status of coral reef and ichthyofauna of Mithapur, Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat" under the guidance of Sajan John and Praveen Kumar
• Aman Bhatia Roadkill assessment on the highway passing through Sariska Tiger Reserve, Alwar (Raj.), India under the guidance of Jose Louise
• Kodiyan Jeevan Xaviour Laisa Status and Ecology of Sloth Bear in India: A System Literature Review under the guidance of Dr. NVK Ashraf and Dr. Kranti Yardi

  Keywords: vocalization, indian nightjar, gaur, smooth-coated otters, , canopy cover, rhopalocera, anuran diversity, urban habitats, big cats, mining ban areas, north african sharptooth catfish, environmental DNA, lentic freshwater bodies, avian diversity, rice fields, coral reef, ichthyofauna, roadkill assessment, sloth bear, systematic literature review,Top of Form

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Course: MSc Environment Science and Technology

• Meet Shah Perception, adaptation and the influence of socio-cognitive factors on the process of adaptation of farmers in Kakanpur, Gujarat under the guidance of Dr Erach Bharucha
• Shubham Tandon Species Diversity of Snakes in Naglok Region, Jashpur, Chhattisgarh under the guidance of Jose Louis
• Lele Pranav Atul Energy and Resource Recovery of Sewage Treatment Plants in Pune and Alternatives to Reduce Carbon Footprint under the guidance of Mridula Deshpande
• Mallika Sharma Antifungal activity of endophytes Isolated from cabbage against pathogenic fungi of cabbage under the guidance of Dr. Bipinraj N.K
• Patil Harshita Subhash Sanjana Municipal Solid Waste Management practices in three Prabhag samitees of Thane Municipal corporation under the guidance of Anushka Kajbaje
• Akanksha R Chadha Rapid assessment of mangroves in Thane Creek, MMR under the guidance of Dr Erach Bharucha
• Puja Singh Discover the ecotourism potential and develop an ecotourism plan for Songaon, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra under the guidance of Dr. Kranti Yardi, Mr. Vandan Jhaveri
• Shetty Nikhil Krishna Industrial Sustainability- Challenges and Solutions (w.r.t. Chiller-Manufacturing Industry) under the guidance of Mahesh Kulkarni
• Bulbul Agrawal Socio-Economic Status of lac Collectors in Korba, Chhattisgarh, India under the guidance of Dr Kranti Yardi
• Prativa Bomzon. Study of Traditional Knowledge on landscape elements in the Himalayas among Tamang and Sherpa communities under the guidance of Dr. Erach Bharucha
• Divya Madhukar Dehankar Integrated organic waste management in Residential complexes of Pune city, India. under the guidance of Anushka Kajbaje
• Panhalkar Ashutosh Tanaji Wastewater treatment with the help of bioremediation process under the guidance of Archana Kalyani
• Jignesh Govindbhai Solanki Calculating Biodiversity Index of Pune City under the guidance of Dr Kranti Yardi
• Nagma Parveen Perceptions of local people towards conservation of forest resources in Marwahi (MPCA) Chhattisgarh under the guidance of Dr Rahul Mungikar
• Shinde Noah Birju The distribution and diversity of corals at tourist dive sites along the Malvan coast under the guidance of Dr Kranti Yardi, Mr. N Vasudevan
• Anjali Ravindra Kothe Green audit of the Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be) University, Pune under the guidance of Ms Anushka Kajbaje
• Patil Ashwarya Datta Kumar (Madhavi) Antimicrobial activity of microorganisms isolated from medicinal plants under the guidance of Dr Bipinraj N.K
• Prabhune Atharva Vinay Manisha Projects of Pune Municipal Corporation leading towards achievement of Sustainable Development Goals under the guidance of Dr. Kranti Yardi
• Samriti Sharma Design a structure on communication strategy for tourism in Matheran under the guidance of Dr. Erach Bharucha, Dr. Kranti Yardi
• Dhumal Rushikesh Vithal Jyoti Change in access to water in Peri-urban region of Pune, Maharashtra, India under the guidance of Dr. Shamita Kumar
• Kunal Singh Rajput Tribal Dependency on forest by two different tribe using the same environment under the guidance of Dr. Erach Bharucha

Keywords: resource recovery, sewage treatment plants, carbon footprint, antifungal activity, endophytes, pathogenic fungi, municipal solid waste management, rapid assessment, mangroves, ecotourism , industrial sustainability, socio-economic status, lac collectors, traditional knowledge, landscape elements, integrated organic waste management, wastewater treatment, bioremediation, biodiversity index, tourist dive sites, green audit, antimicrobial activity, tribal dependency

Course: M.Sc. Geoinformatics

• T. Uma Bhavani - Assessment of Electric Power Consumption of India using Night-time lights: Inferences with Economic Development under the guidance of Dr. Lakshmi Kantakumar N
• Mewada Yamini Bhadreshil Meena . Spatiotemporal study of urban cool islands of Pune city in Maharashtra under the guidance of Dr. Shamita Kumar
• Madhurima Ghosh - The study of public transport accessibility with the help of geo-spatial analysis under the guidance of Mr Dhruva Rajan
• Devlekar Aashlesha Rajesh Assessing the trends in tourists' activities in Mulshi using geo-tagged Instagram photos under the guidance of Dr. Shamita Kumar
• Madhulika Mitra . Assessing the effects of air pollution on urban vegetation of Kolkata using Landsat 8 under the guidance of Dhruva Rajan
• Hansoti Ishit Nitinkumar Mapping of Fluvial Geomorphology Dynamics Due to Construction of Sardar Sarovar Dam and its Impacts on Surrounding Area under the guidance of Mr. Parag Khatavkar
• Patil Hitesh Pravin Dynamics Due to Construction of Sardar Sarovar Dam and its Impacts on Surrounding Area under the guidance of Parag Khatavkar
• Madhumita Chowdhury - Change Detection of Inland Wetlands using Google Earth Engine in Maharashtra, India Area under the guidance of Dr. Lakshmi Kantakumar N
• Bhalerao Madhura Anil Automated Feature Extraction using high resolution satellite image of Sambhave village, Mulshi under the guidance of Dr. Shamita Kumar
• Bhavana Kumari Spatial analysis of restaurants in Pune using Geospatial technology under the guidance of Parag Khatavkar
• Jayawant Harshal Ashutosh. Modelling habitat distribution of Indian giant squirrel (Ratufa indica) under climate change scenarios under the guidance of Dr. Shamita Kumar
• Syed Mohammad Muzammil Change Detection of Inland Wetlands using Google Earth Engine in Maharashtra, India under the guidance of Dr. Shamita Kumar
• Adyasha Nayak Livelihood perspectives and knowledge of biodiversity in a coastal fishing community of Chilika under the guidance of Dr. Shamita Kumar

Keywords : electric power consumption, night-time lights, economic development, remote sensing, geo-spatial analysis, spatiotemporal study, urban cool islands, public transport accessibility, trends in tourists' activities, geo-tagged Instagram photos, air pollution, urban vegetation, landsat 8, fluvial geomorphology dynamics, change detection, inland wetlands, google earth engine, automated feature extraction, high resolution satellite image, modelling, habitat distribution, indian giant squirrel (ratufa indica), climate change scenarios, ,change detection, inland wetlands, livelihood perspectives, knowledge of biodiversity, coastal fishing community

Course : MSc Wildlife Conservation and Action

• Sangay Wangdi Bhutia Assessment of Himalayan salamander (Tyolotriton himalayanus) in Darjeeling sub-division, Darjeeling since 2007 under the guidance of Dr. Kranti Yardi 
• Patil Swanand Rajan Rujuta Influence of Biotic and Abiotic components on activity pattern of Smooth-coated Otters (Lutrogale perspicillata) using Camera Traps, Karnataka under the guidance of Dr. Kranti Yardi.
• Viril Stephen Serrao Assessment of anuran diversity in areca nut plantation and secondary forest in Hosabettu, Mangalore under the guidance of Dr. Kranti Yardi
• Amrit Pal Identification of human-snake conflict zones and Perception of people towards snakes S.B.S Nagar, Punjab under the guidance of Dr. Kranti Yardi, Nikhil Sanger
• Dombale Suhas Kisan Study the illegal trade in wild-caught birds in selected areas of Maharashtra under the guidance of Dr. Abrar Ahmed
• D'Silva Amanda Priyanka Documentation and Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE) of 20 Sacred Groves of Goa under the guidance of Dr. Kranti Yardi
• Rathod Ganesh Shankar (Parubai) Population density, nesting behaviour and flight initiation distance of Indian giant squirrel (Ratufa indica) in Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra, India under the guidance of Dr. Erach Bharucha
• Andrew Dias Conservation Action Plan for Whale Sharks along Karnataka Coast, India under the guidance of Sajan John, Dr. Kranti Yardi
• Sharath Sadanand Anchatageri Ethno-ornithological study of Hakki-Pikki tribe of Karnataka under the guidance of Dr. Shamita Kumar
• Shreesh M. Kaulgud Status Survey of Hornbills (Hucerotidae) in Dandeli Region, Western Ghats, India under the guidance of Dr. Rahul Mungikar

Keywords: himalayan salamander, smooth-coated otters, activity pattern, camera traps, anuran diversity, areca nut plantation, secondary forest, human-snake conflict zones, illegal trade, wild-caught birds, sacred groves, management effectiveness evaluation (mee), indian giant squirrel, population density, nesting behaviour, flight initiation distance, whale sharks, conservation action plan, ethno-ornithological study, hakki-pikki tribe, hornbills

For further details on the dissertation topics, please feel free to reach out via email to

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Course: MSc. Environment Science and Technology

• D’Souza Alver Valentine.  A study of solid waste management system of Panaji city using SWOT analysis   under the guidance of Dr Kranti Yardi          
• Sangar Nipun Singh Balvir Singh - Change in diversity of bird species along the three different sectors of river Mutha under the guidance Dr Kranti Yardi
• More Jahanavi Sanjay Solid waste management of eco-sensitive zone villages of Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani under the guidance of   Dr Rahul Mungikar     
• Shah Kesha Kalpesh Assessing the understanding of environmental studies as a subject in undergraduate students from various streams under the guidance of Dr Erach Bharucha and Dr Kranti Yardi          
• Wellberibellin Kharumnuid. Documentation of traditional practices for conservation of community forest in Meghalaya under the guidance of Dr Erach Bharucha                 
• Gujar Dhanashree Sunil. Efficiency assessment of composting plants under Pune Municipal Corporation under the guidance of Ms. Anushka Kajbaje
• Kanak Umredkar- Adapting sustainable agricultural practices through microbial intervention in Spinach cultivation under the guidance of Dr Bipinraj N K     
•  Tandel Axil Harishbhai - Municipal solid waste management practice in peripheral villages of Pune under the guidance of Ms. Anushka Kajbaje
• Uchagaonkar Vaishnavi Shailesh. Ecotourism in Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg district under the guidance of Dr. Rahul Mungikar
• Arunima Sinha - Assessment of sustainable chain management practices in Industrial firms, Pune   under the guidance of Dr Vidhisha Vijaykumar
•  Pandya Harshalkumar Jayeshbhai - Life Cycle Assessment of automotive trailer axle under the guidance of Mr. Mahesh Kulkarni
• Purusottam Tripathy Fire risk assessment in manufacturing industry (Axles/ Trailer components) under the guidance of Mr. Mahesh Kulkarni
• Shivangi Prashant Desai Urban agriculture: A tool for sustainable urban development, Case study of Pune under the guidance of Dr Vidhisha Vijaykumar
• Alisha Mahapatra   Environmental sustainability and waste management in Temples of Pune and Bhubaneshwar cities under the guidance of Dr Vidhisha Vijaykumar  
• Chaudhari Garima Ajaykumar   Trees and bird diversity association in the urban gardens of Pune city Maharashtra under the guidance of Dr Rahul Mungikar
• Patel Dhruvi Jigneshkumar Development of competency-based curriculum framework for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) for class VIII under the guidance of Dr Shamita Kumar
• Patel Vinaykumar Pareshbhai Embracing sustainable agriculture practices by microbial intervention: Fenugreek cultivation under the guidance of Dr Bipinraj N K
• Jadhav Pradnya Dadasaheb Assessment of activity-based learning of SDGs in SSC board schools of the Pune area under the guidance of Dr Kranti Yardi   
• Md Mostak Al Farhad   Understand the effects on stakeholders due to the implementation of the plastic ban in Pune city, India under the guidance of Ms. Anushka Kajbaje
• Mugdha Lonkar Heavy metal concentration in fish (Clarias batrachus): Pashan Lake     under the guidance of Dr Kranti Yardi
• Rahi Sahni Going organic: Drivers and barriers under the guidance of Dr Shamita Kumar
• Tejashri Patil Changing Weather Conditions and its Impact on Grapes and Strawberry in Tasgaon and Mahabaleshwar Tehsil in Maharashtra   under the guidance of Dr Kranti Yardi                                           
• Aditya Gopal Monitoring the water quality, spreaqd of floating vegetation and bird population diveristy at Pashan Lake under the guidance of DrKranti Yardi
• Priyanka Talukdar Wild edible plants of Baksa district Assam under the guidance of DrRahul Mungikar
• Gazal Sharma Designing a training of trainer workbook on sustainable development goals under the guidance of Dr. Erach Bharucha, Dr. Kranti Yardi
• Desai Tushar Deepak Vegetation along the bank of Mutha river, Pune city under the guidance of Dr. Kranti Yardi
• Bhalekar Monalisa Atul To assess the water quality and examine the fish diversity of Indrayani river, Pune district under the guidance of Dr. Kranti Yardi
• Mrinmayi Sudhir Dalvi A study of attitudes and perceptions of people towards wolves and reasons for conflict in human-dominated regions under the guidance of Dr. Kranti Yardi
• Nambiar Anandgopal Narayanan Threat assessment for Indian Gazelle (Chinkara) in Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary under the guidance of Dr Kranti Yardi
• Ritesh Kumar Status of Trade of Shark Species in Andaman Islands under the guidance of Dr. Kranti Yardi, Dr. Shirish Manchi
• Thakur Ankit Ashoksingh Interaction and effects on the community structure and species richness of mammals in wildlife corridors of 'Nagzira-Nawegaon Tiger Reserve' (NNTR) & 'Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve' (TATR): A comparative approach. under the guidance of Dr Kranti Yardi

Keywords:  municipal solid waste management , bird diversity, eco-sensitive zone, , traditional practices, community forest, composting plants, sustainable agriculture, microbial intervention, eco-tourism, sustainable chain management, life cycle assessment, fire risk, urban agriculture, environmental sustainability, diversity association, urban gardens, competency-based curriculum education for sustainable development (ESD), microbial intervention, activity-based learning, SDGs, plastic ban, heavy metal concentration, organic drivers and barriers, water quality, floating vegetation, wild edible plants, Training of trainers, fish diversity, attitudes and perceptions, Threat assessment, human-wildlife conflict, shark trade, wildlife corridors, community structure , species richness

Course: MSc Geoinformatics

• D'mello Joshua Andrew Philomena   Waterlogging Risk Mapping in Mumbai using SAR data under the guidance of Mr Dhruva Rajan
• Lobo Keegan Jerald Julia Real-time Mapping of Road Surface Deformations using Mobile Crowdsourcing Android Application    under the guidance of Dr Shamita Kumar
• Pinki Dutta   Geo spatial analysis for case of ear, nose, headache, and throat infection of IT employees in closed and open environment using GIS and statistics under the guidance of Mr. Parag Khatavkar         
• Jadhav Ronit Dinesh   Indoor Localization with the Use of Wi-Fi Sensors under the guidance of Mr. Dhruva Rajan
• Tintoli Kuho   Estimation of above ground biomass using support vector machine on an optical imagery under the guidance of Dr Shamita Kumar
• Kaushik Mahato - Urban Sprawl analysis and its impact using Geospatial Technology under the guidance of Mr. Anand Shinde
• Heena Parwin. Mapping and Prediction of Potential Fishing Zones (PFZs) using Remote Sensing and GIS under the guidance of Mr. Anand Shinde
• Soundale Mohini Virbhadra. Identifying Groundwater Potential Zone using Remote sensing and GIS - a case study of Shirur taluka under the guidance of Mr. Anand Shinde
• Jampel Gyeltshen Studying glacier deformation using differential SAR interferometry and offset tracking under the guidance of Dr Shamita Kumar

Keywords: Waterlogging Risk Mapping, SAR data, Real-time Mapping, Road Surface Deformations, Mobile Crowdsourcing, Android Application, Geo-spatial analysis, GIS, Statistics, Indoor Localization, Wi-Fi Sensors, ground biomass, Support Vector Machine, Optical imagery, Urban Sprawl analysis, Geospatial Technology, Potential Fishing Zones (PFZs), Remote Sensing, GIS, Groundwater Potential Zone, Glacier deformation, Differential SAR interferometry, Offset tracking.

Course: MSc Wildlife Conservation and Action

• Vijay Karthick C Impact of rainforest fragmentation on anuran diversity: a study in Anamalai Hills, Western Ghats under the guidance of Dr Kranti Yardi
• Soham Chakraborty Understanding dietary pattern of leopards in Jhalana Leopard Conservation Reserve, Rajasthan under the guidance of Dr Kranti Yardi
• Karishma Pradhan Resource use and conservation attitude of communities in the Eco-sensitive Zone of Neora Valley National Park under the guidance of Dr. Kranti Yardi
• Navroze Manekshaw Illegal Wildlife Trade in Bangalore, Karnataka under the guidance of Dr Kranti Yardi, Mr. Jose Louis
• Dave Vidhaan Satyajit Spatial variation in diversity of macro-invertebrates of rocky shores of Saurashtra coast under the guidance of Dr. Kranti Yardi, Mr. Sajan John
• Kagathara Tithi Amrutbhai. Assessment of interventions through building a parapet wall around open wells to prevent Lion mortality in Asiatic Lion Landscape under the guidance of Dr. Erach Bharucha
• Sagar Dey Feeding ecology of Phayre's langur Trachypithecus phayrei in Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary, Tripura, Northeast India under the guidance of Dr Kranti Yardi
• Desai Mugdha Pramod Prachi Assessment of bird species tolerance towards human presence in urban, semi-urban and rural settings of Pune under the guidance of Dr Erach Bharucha
• Vaze Nishant Nandkishore Current status of Indian Hedgehog and its trade for consumptions under the guidance of Dr Kranti Yardi
• Biraj Ghosh Dynamics of human-tiger interactions in the Sundarbans delta of India Dr Kranti Yardi under the guidance of Dr Mayukh Chatterjee
• Monesh Singh Tomar To study the status of winnite trade in Kanha-Achanakmar corridor of Chhattisgarh, India under the guidance of Dr. Kranti Yardi
• Soumya Banerjee Interaction between wild carnivores in local residents in two districts of rural Bengal in the lower Gangetic flood plains under the guidance of Dr Kranti Yardi, Mr. Sajan John
• Sushant Soma Human-leopard conflict and perception of victims around Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh, India under the guidance of Dr Kranti Yardi, Dr Mayukh Chatterjee
• Arbanki Sungoh A Preliminary Study on the Diversity of Bats in Southern Meghalaya under the guidance of Dr Kranti Yardi
• Manan Singh Mahadev Status of Egyptian Vultures in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh Dr Shamita Kumar
• Thejaswini S. Status and trade of scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) and Great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran) along the coast of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Districts, Karnataka under the guidance of Dr Kranti Yardi, Mr Sajan John
• Waghmare Harshal Balkrishna Status of sea turtles along Raigad and Ratnagiri districts of Maharashtra under the guidance of Dr Shamita Kumar
• Varsha Tevetia Status and distribution of dholes (Cuon alpinus) in Achanakmar Tiger Reserve, Chhattisgarh, India under the guidance of Dr Kranti Yardi

Keywords: rainforest fragmentation, anuran diversity, solid waste management, risk assessment, rainforest fragmentation, leopard diet, eco-sensitive Zone, illegal wildlife trade, spatial variation, macro-invertebrates, lion mortality, asiatic lion, feeding ecology, indian hedgehog, human-tiger interactions, sundarbans delta, human-leopard conflict, bat diversity, egyptian vultures, scalloped hammerhead shark, great hammerhead shark, Sea turtles, dholes

For further details on the dissertation topics, please feel free to reach out via email to

http://[email protected].