FUNDED PROJECTS
Ongoing External Funded Projects
| # | Project Title | Funding Agency | Project Cost (in lacs) | PI and Co-PI | Date of Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Development of Low-Cost Nutritious Protein Rich Traditional Food Products from Underutilized Linseed Crop | DST SEED TSP STI | 78.00 | Dr. Rajni Chopra Dr. Komal Chauhan |
2022 |
| 2 | Techno commercial proposal for setting up export oriented NABL accredited six Foods Testing Lab (Residue Testing Lab) in Rajasthan | RSAMB | 88.50 | Dr. Komal Chauhan Dr. Neetu Taneja Dr. Nidhi Kaushik |
2022 |
| 3 | Establishment of Mini Honey and other Bee Products testing Lab | NBB, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare | 103.50 | Dr. Komal Chauhan Dr. Neetu Taneja Dr. Nidhi Kaushik |
2022 |
| 4 | Nestle Healthy Kids Program | Nestle | 6.55 | Dr. Komal Chauhan Dr. Anupama Singh Dr. Rajni Chopra Dr. Neetu Taneja |
2022 |
| 5 | Setting up of Kerala Sports Nutrition Assessment Laboratory (KSNAL) | Directorate of Sports, Government of Kerala | 39.30 | Dr. Komal Chauhan Dr. Anupama Singh |
2022 |
| 6 | Development of Nutritional supplements for Sports Children | Directorate of Sports, Government of Kerala | 15.45 | Dr. Komal Chauhan Dr. Anupama Singh |
2022 |
| 7 | Training for Dietitians working in Nutrition Clinic across Kerala | WCD, Govt of Kerala | 6.89 | Dr. Komal Chauhan | 2022 |
| 8 | Resolving gaps in scaling up millet value chain for technical backstopping of micro food processing enterprises under PMFME | MOFPI | 11.30 | Dr. Komal Chauhan Dr. Vinkel Arora | 2022 |
| 9 | Research Project on Rice Fortification- Baseline Study in Wayanad District | WCD, Govt of Kerala | 9.2 | Dr. Komal Chauhan Dr. Anupama Singh |
2022 |
| 10 | Use of non-toxic nano-formulations for prolonging shelf life and reduction of postharvest loss of mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata) of North East India | DBT’s NER Citrus Programme | 63.02 | Prof. Ashutosh Upadhyay Dr. Shruti Shukla |
2021 |
| 11 | Development of ready to cook (RTC) food product through selective fermentation of biofortified and non-fortified Pearl Millet varieties for enhancing bioavailability of micronutrients | DST (Haryana) | 20.0 | Dr. Prarabdh Badgujar | 2021 |
| 12 | Innovative Indigenous Technology Development for Comprehensive Valorization of waste from citrus Fruit Processing Industries | MOFPI | 51.04 | Dr. Anupama Singh Dr P. K. Nema |
2021 |
| 13 | Development of Blockchain-based Traceability Solution for Agri-Food Supply Chains | MOFPI | 18.73 | Dr. Anupama Panghal Dr. Rahul Mor |
2021 |
| 14 | Development and evaluation of endophytic actinobacteria based formulation against clinical MRSA | DST | 20.02 | Dr. Bhim Pratap Singh | 2021 |
| 15 | Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Indian grilled and fried fish products, prevention strategy and dietary risk assessment | MOFPI | 29.15 | Dr. Tripti Aggarwal Dr. Bhaswatti Bhatcharya Dr. S.Chakkarvarthi |
2021 |
| 16 | Upgradation of Referral Lab | FSSAI | 176.72 | Dr. Komal Chauhan Dr. Neetu Taneja |
2021 |
| 17 | Development and Standardization of Millet based functional foods for distribution in a public funded program | MOFPI | 21.24 | Dr. Komal Chauhan | 2021 |
| 18 | Physicochemical and shelf-life evaluation of food products incorporating indigenous crop of Northeast | NECTAR | 7.24 | Dr. Komal Chauhan Dr. Anupama Singh Dr. Neetu Taneja Dr. Satish Kushwaha |
2021 |
| 19 | Biotic Impact and Carbon Footprint of Food Commodities on Environment | FSSAI | 35.04 | Dr. Komal Chauhan Dr. Anupama Singh |
2021 |
| 20 | Covid Pandemic management based real time detection of airborne viral load in hospitals | DBT | 42.21 | Dr. Shekhar Agnihotri | 2020 |
| 21 | Development of Course Content -MOFPI | MOFPI | 134.0 | Dr. Ankur Ojha | 2020 |
| 22 | Studies Under KNRC | WCD, Govt. of Kerala | 46.99 | Dr. Komal Chauhan Dr. Anupama Singh |
2020 |
Completed External Funded Projects
| # | Project Title | Funding Agency | Project Cost (in lacs) | PI and Co-PI | Date of Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Social Entrepreneurship: Impact Assessment | ICSSR, New Delhi | 11.00 | Dr R Prasanth Kumar, FBM | 2019 |
| 2 | Flavour change of Amrutham Nutrimix (THR) and Development of Neutraceuticals based ready to use Therapeutic foods for the management of malnutrition in children and women in reproductive age | WCD, Govt of Kerala | 13.75 | Dr. Komal Chauhan Dr. Neetu K. Taneja |
2019 |
| 3 | Assessment of Physico-chemical and nutritional characteristics of underutilized millets (Kodo & Kutki) and development of value added products | Tribal Development Affairs, Govt. of M.P, Bhopal | 105.58 | Dr. Komal Chauhan Dr. Manjeet Aggarwal Dr. Neetu K. Taneja |
2018 |
| 4 | Preparation, characterization and evaluation of encapsulated eggplant peel extract in Edible Oil | MOFPI | 31.46 | Dr. Bhaswati Bhattracharya Dr. Chakkarvarthi S. Dr. Tripti Agarwal |
2018 |
| 5 | Synthesis and evaluation of alginate-chitosan microcapsules for targeted delivery of vitamin B12 producing probiotic strain: in vitro and in vivo approach | WOS-A Department of Science and Technology (DST) | 32.15 | Dr. Mamta Kumari Dr Vijendra Mishra |
2018 |
| 6 | Development of Instant probiotic fruit juice powder | MOFPI | 25.70 | Dr. Vijendra Mishra Dr. P.K. Nema Er. Vijay Singh Sharanagat |
2018 |
| 7 | Strengthening Sustainable energy COE in Ethiopia | DST International, Indo-Ethopia Bilateral Coperation/ Biotechnology (International) | 40.69 | Dr. Ashutosh Upadhyay | 2018 |
| 8 | Effect of thermal processing on proximate composition and antioxidant activity in Indian edible brown seaweed sargassum wightii and development of nutraceuticals and functional food from it | MOFPI | 35.86 | Dr. Prarabdh Badgujar | 2018 |
| 9 | Development of protocol for reduction of acrylamide leaves in selected potato based snack foods | MOFPI | 25.40 | Dr. Chakkaravarthi S. | 2018 |
| 10 | Development of riboflavin enriched probiotic fermented product to mitigate riboflavin deficiency in India and South African children | DST (Under Indo South Africa Bilateral Cooperation) (International) | 32.11 | Dr. Vijendra Mishra | 2016 |
| 11 | Development of a typical village level processing centre with hybrid power system for post-harvest reduction and value addition. | ICAR | 60.93 | Dr. Pitam Chandra Dr. Ashutosh Upadhyay |
2016 |
| 12 | Evaluation of anti-biofilm, anti-microbial property of natural compounds against food borne pathogens | SERB/DST | 34.31 | Dr. Neetu K. Taneja | 2015 |
| 13 | Setting up of Food Testing Laboratory of NIFTEM | ICAR | 852.39 | Dr. Manjeet Aggarwal | 2015 |
| 14 | Evaluation of Green Functional Foods Fortified With Cereal Grasses In Reducing The Risk Of Metabolic Syndrome | SERB/DST | 27.50 | Dr. Komal Chauhan | 2014 |
| 15 | Antibiotic resistance in lactobacilli of food and fecal origin. Detection of genes, influence of stress and horizontal transfer | ICMR | 32.00 | Dr. Vijendra Mishra | 2014 |
| 16 | Synthesis of multifunctional magnetic mesoporous materials for theronostics platform | SERB/DST | 30.29 | Dr. Divya Kheterpal | 2014 |
| 17 | Effectiveness of iron rich chewy product for behavioral change in the Tribal Areas of Attappadi | WCD, Govt of Kerala | 3.48 | Dr. Komal Chauhan Dr. Anupama Singh |
2021 |
| 18 | Efficacy of Galactagogue Rich Cookies in Initiating or Augmenting the Rate of Maternal Milk Secretion | WCD, Govt of Kerala | 14.14 | Dr. Komal Chauhan Dr. Anupama Singh |
2020 |
| 19 | SANITIZER SAFE-WASH FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES | M/s Aeon Power Pvt Ltd. | 1.95 | Dr. Neetu Kumra Taneja Dr. Komal Chauhan |
2020 |
| 20 | Shelf Stability Project for Antidote- Almond Milk | Antidote | 1.5 | Dr. Neetu Kumra Taneja Dr. Komal Chauhan |
2019 |
| 21 | Setting up of Kerala Nutrition Research Centre at Trivandrum in Joint Collaboration with NIFTEM, Haryana and WCD, Kerala | WCD, Govt of Kerala | 41.99 | Dr. Komal Chauhan | 2019 |
| 22 | Flavor change of Amrutham Nutrimix (THR) and Development of Nutraceuticals based ready to use Therapeutic foods for the management of malnutrition in children and women in reproductive age | WCD, Govt of Kerala | 13.75 | Dr. Komal Chauhan Dr. Neetu K. Taneja |
2019 |
| 23 | Assessment of Physico-chemical and nutritional characteristics of underutilized millets (Kodu & Kutki) and development of value-added products | Tribal Development Affairs, Govt. of M.P, Bhopal | 105.57 | Dr. Komal Chauhan Dr. Manjeet Agarwal Dr. Neetu K. Taneja |
2018 |
| 24 | Evaluation of Green Functional Foods Fortified with Cereal Grasses in Reducing the Risk of Metabolic Syndrome | SERB/DST | 27.50 | Dr. Komal Chauhan | 2014 |
| 9 | Antidiabetic, antihyperlipidemic and antioxidant potential of G ymnema Sylvestre ( Gurmar) in alloxan/ streptozotocin – induced diabetic albino rats and development of food products using bark and leaves as ingredient | UGC | 1.00 | Dr. Komal Chauhan | 2011 |
| 25 | Effect of ANUKA (micronutrient sprinkler) intervention on the growth of 6-36 months old children in Tonk (rural) block: A complete data profile of the study conducted in ICDS block Tonk block(rural) with Malpura block serving as control | UNISEF | 29.3 | Dr. Sheel Sharma Dr. Komal Chauhan |
2007 |
| 26 | Biochemical evaluation of lipid & oxidative stress modulating effects of certain nutraceuticals and development of food products incorporating them. | UGC | 1.00 | Dr. Komal Chauhan | 2008 |
Ongoing- Internally Funded Projects by NIFTEM
| # | Project Title | Project Cost (in lacs) | PI and Co-PI | Date of Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | An Innovative approach to fortify different flours by Vitamin D | 1.50 | Dr. Shumaila Jan Dr. Komal Chauhan |
2021-2022 |
| 2. | Assessment of Tomato Genotypes for Quality Evaluation and Processed Product Development | 3.25 | Dr. Neeraj Dr. P.K.Singh Dr. Sunil Pareek Dr. Anurag Singh |
2021-2023 |
| 3. | Development and Characterization of Ricotta Cheese based Products | 2.60 | Dr. Syed Mansha Rafiq Dr. Komal Chauhan |
2021-2023 |
| 4. | 3D Printing of Gluten Free Cookies | 2.20 | Er. S. Thangalakshmi Dr. Vinkel Arora Dr. Rakhi Singh Dr. Barjinder Pal Kaur |
2021-2023 |
Completed – Details of seed money projects
| # | Project Title | Project Cost (in lacs) | PI and Co-PI | Date of Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Exploring determinants of organizational effectiveness: An exploratory survey based research in Uttarakhand state of India | 1.00 | Dr. Nagendra Singh Nehra Dr. Vimal Pant |
2020-2021 |
| 2. | Exploration of Challenges in Blockchain Based Smart Agro-Warehousing and Conceptual Framework For Implementing | 1.01 | Dr. Aman Dua | 2020-2021 |
| 3. | Performance of Small and Medium Sized Agri and Food Business Enterprises: Evidence from Emerging Economies | 3.25 | Dr. R Prasanth Kumar Dr. Anupama Panghal Dr. Sapna Arora |
2019-2020 |
| 4. | Development of Strategic Business Plan for MSMEs Up-gradation (With special reference to Consumer Food Units in Delhi NCR) | 1.15 | Dr. Sarika Yadav Dr. R. Prasantha Kumar |
2020-2021 |
| 5. | Post Harvest disease Control of Tomato using Secondary Metabolites Produced by Endophytic Actinobacteria | 3.50 | Dr. Bhim Pratap Singh Dr. Shekhar Agnihotri |
2020-2021 |
| 6. | SMEs Innovations – Barriers and Enablers: A Study with special reference to Sonipat District, Haryana | 1.00 | Dr. Sapna Arora | 2020-2021 |
| 7. | Nano-zinc based micronutrient delivery system and its impact on post harvest quality and extending shelf life of Tomato | 4.00 | Dr. Shekhar Agnihotri Dr. Bhim Pratap Singh |
2020-2022 |
| 8. | Development of Indian perilla seed (Perilla frutescens) oil meal based proteins and their incorporation in cereals based food products | 1.70 | Dr. Rajni Chopra Dr. Rakhi Singh |
2020-2021 |
| 9. | Process Technology Optimization for Formulation of Nutri Flakes for Supporting Quality Diet for Malnourished Children and Diabetics | 1.50 | Dr. Anupama Singh Dr. Komal Chauhan Dr. Rahul S Mor |
2020-2022 |
| 10. | Development of local food entrepreneurship and value chain model. | 2.04 | Dr. Anupama Panghal Dr. Shweta Dahiya |
2020-2021 |
| 11. | Development of cereal/millet based functional food for adolescent children. | 2.00 | Dr. Rakhi Singh Er. S. Thangalakshmi Dr. Barjinder Pal |
2020-2021 |
| 12. | To develop an android mobile application based on artificial intelligence (AI) for citizens to check freshness of fruits before purchase. | 4.00 | Dr. Vijay Kumar Er. Rahul Kumar |
2020-2021 |
| 13. | Development & performance evaluation of evacuated tubes solar collector based hybrid drying system. | 5.25 | Dr. Vinkel Arora Dr. P.K. Nema |
2020-2021 |
Consortium Projects
| # | Project Title | Project Cost (in lacs) | PI and Co-PI | Date of Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malting and Physico-chemical analysis of millets and development of millet malt based value added products (Fruit flavoured malt pre-mix and nutri bar) | 2.5 | Dr. Tanya Luva Swer
Dr. Shumaila Jan Dr. Syed Mansha Rafiq |
2022 |
| 2 | Development of Performance Evaluation of a Citrus Fruit Grader | 3.0 | Dr. Vinkel Arora Dr. Anupama Singh Dr. P. K. Nema Dr. Prasanna G.V. Kumar |
2022 |
