| NEERI Period: | 1999 & 2010 to 2015 |
| Present Organization: | SMS Envocare Ltd. at Nagpur |
| Present Designation: | Director |
| Email: | kishore20m@gmail.com |
| Qualifications: | Ph.D.; M. Tech(Environ); B.E.(civil); PGDMM |
| Experience: | Distinguished Environmental Engineering expert with over 40 years of professional experience, having successfully led and delivered 550+ projects from concept to commissioning across India and 25+ countries. |
| Current profile: | Chairman, CleanEdge Resources (India) Pvt. Ltd. |
| Expertise: | Widely travelled to 30+ countries, one of the very few experts in South-East Asia credited with the design, erection, and commissioning of 350+ full-scale renewable energy generating anaerobic reactors. Also executed several large-scale industrial wastewater treatment and recycling projects. Instrumental in developing solutions for Bio-CNG / CBG utilising various agri-residues, OFMSW, energy crops etc. |
| Organizations worked for: | Reva Enviro Pvt. Ltd; CSIR-NEERI, Lars Enviro Pvt. Ltd. |
| Awards: | 50 Most Impactful Leaders in Water & Water Management (World CSR Congress, 2016); Professional Excellence Award (Aqua Foundation, 2020); Best CEO in Water Industry Award (2023); Trailblazer of the Year Award (REI, 2023) |
| Office bearer of: | The Institution of Engineers (India), Indian Water Works Association, Rotary Club of Nagpur Ishanya, NEERI Alumni Association and The Rising Chakra Foundation. |
| Committee member: | An Expert Member on the Bureau of Indian Standards (CED 24), CII Sub-Committee on Sustainability & Green Business, the India Business & Biodiversity Initiative (IBBI WR Chapter), the technical committee for the Nag River Pollution Abatement Project, Govt. of Maharashtra. |
| Academic activities: | 30 publications, over 60 lectures/keynotes, co-authored a Handbook on CETPs (Govt. of India), and contributed book chapters; guided 18+ M.Tech. & Ph.D. students and serves on Boards of Studies of several engineering colleges. |
| Email: | ramesh.daryapurkar@gmail.com |
| Qualifications: | Ph.D. (Environmental Engineering, NEERI/Nagpur University, 1988); M.E. (Public Health Engineering, Andhra University, 1975 – First Class First); B.E. (Civil Engineering, Andhra University, 1972) |
| Experience: | Distinguished Environmental Engineering scientist with over 35 years of professional experience at CSIR-NEERI and other organizations, specializing in carrying capacity–based developmental planning, air & water quality modelling, environmental policy, impact and risk assessment, industrial pollution control, and treatment systems design. |
| Current profile: |
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| Expertise: | • Carrying Capacity–based Developmental Planning and Environmental Policy Analysis
• Air and Water Quality Modelling, Impact & Risk Assessment • Industrial Pollution Control, Air & Water Pollution Management, Vehicular Pollution Control • Environmental Audit, Knowledge-based Systems, Computer Applications in Environmental Engineering • Pilot Plant Studies and Scale-up of Waste Treatment Systems • Guidance and mentoring of doctoral and postgraduate researchers in Environmental Engineering |
| Organizations worked for: | • CSIR–National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur (1978–2013)
• State Board for the Prevention & Control of Water Pollution, Hyderabad (1976–1978) • Irrigation & Power Department, Hyderabad (1975–1976) |
| Awards: | • World Environmental Management Award (World Management Congress)
• Certificate of Merit, Institution of Engineers (India) (2002) • Rekha Nandy & Bhupesh Nandy Gold Medal, Institution of Engineers (India) (2000) |
| Office bearer of: | • Indian Association for Environmental Management
• Indian Water Resources Society • Indian Water Works Association |
| Committee member: | • CPCB Peer & Core Expert Committees (Effluent & Emission Standards Finalisation)
• National Advisory Committee on Male Declaration for South Asia • BIS Technical Committee • Technical Committees for Environmental Evaluation under directives of the Supreme Court of India • Several internal technical committees at NEERI |
| Academic activities: | • Co-edited/Co-authored several books including Environmental Status of India (2008) and Urban Air Pollution in India: Status & Challenges (2007)
• Faculty for training courses at NEERI, IIT Delhi, VNIT Nagpur, and international workshops • Delivered lectures for professionals from Government, PSUs, and private sector organizations • Supervised doctoral research in Environmental Modelling and Planning • Extensive experience in training, teaching, and guiding M.Tech/Ph.D. scholars |
| Email: | cvchalapatirao@gmail.com |
| Qualifications: | M.Phil. Energy and Environmental Studies, M. Sc. Environmental Science |
| Certificates and Training obtained: | Lead Auditor of ISO 14001:2015 (EMS), IMS Internal Auditor and certified for IOSH, GRI reporting, Climate Change assessment |
| Current profile: | Free lancer , Leader Project DEFINE at Superhuman Race Foundation |
| Contribution to key National projects: | Lead as Environment Specialist for 2 national prestigious projects, including Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL, Atal Setu) and Mumbai Metro Line 3 (the underground metro project from Colaba to SEEPZ) |
| Names of the organization worked during career journey: | Biocon Limited , Arpwood Partners, L&T, AECOM, Sesa Goa Limited , Vedanta Aluminium Limited, NEERI |
| Key domain areas of work profile: | Specialist in conducting legal compliance assessment, EHS audits, Phase 1 and Phase 2 assessments and IFC based ESIA, Environment Health Safety Social Due Diligence (EHSS DD) |
| Key sectors of work profile: | Lead auditor in IFC based EHS audits for thermal power plant, wind farm sector, solar power plants garment manufacturing, pharmaceutical, FMCG, Building construction projects, private helicopter services, educational institutes and rubberized coir and foam manufacturing units. |
| Awards: | A recipient of the Financial Express Game Changer Award (2024) |
| Memberships of Association or other organizations: | Inducted as Board member of Alumni Association of NEERI |
| Email: | suns_budhe@yahoo.co.in |
| Current profile: | Director & Lead Sustainability Reporting General Carbon Advisory |
| • Dr Kiran Paradkar leads the Sustainability Services of GC Advisory. | |
| • She carries a vast experience of over 2 decades across a variety of domains. | |
| • She was also a part of India's premium CSIR lab NEERI, and worked on Industrial Effluent Management. She has to her credit 15 + publications in reputed SCI journals. | |
| • She currently looks into the entire reporting scenario of GC based on GRI framework, Integrated Reporting based on IIRC framework, SEBIs BRSR, Performance Improvement Roadmaps, Management Awareness on ESG aspects. | |
| • She guides clients in diverse sectors including mining, Insurance, Energy, Textiles & Apparels, Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals etc. | |