• Data base on renewable energy sources.

• Energy conservation and security guidelines

• The energy consumption pattern of rural households of High Hills wet temperate zone was studied. Energy analysis of building of Department of Environmental Science done.

• The impact of traditional fuel use in households on Indoor Air Quality and cook stove testing in rural households studied.

• Conservation of endemic/threatened/significant species augmented through ex situ/ in situ mechanisms

• Conservation frameworks developed/strengthened/implemented

• Conducted reproductive fitness & floral biology studies of Podophyllum hexandrum under ex-situ conditions. Studied seed germination parameters and seedling performance of Swertia species.

• For ex-situ conservation, Podophyllum hexandrum (800 plants), Aconitum heterophyllum (550 plants), Angelica glauca (3500 plants), Swertia chirayita & other Swertia species (2600 plants) have been raised from seeds.

• Scientific land use planning, zonation conducted

• Green road norms in environmentally fragile border areas promoted and strengthened

• Capacity of stakeholders built on green technology

• Technological intervention supported and new technology developed

• Analysis of river water samples for physico-chemical and biological parameters done.

• Studied heavy metal pollution in Sirsa river .

• The examination of the major water quality parameters defining ground water quality of Dharamshala town in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh was done.

To assess current scenario of superior Acacia catechu and Dalbergia sissoo nitrogen fixing trees.

How the nitrogen fixing ability of trees could be enhanced by using potential PGPR strains.

• Sustainable harvesting protocols for diverse natural resources developed

• Good practices documented and up-scaled

• Morphological, Biochemical and Physiological characterization of Selected Rhizobium isolates.

• Effect of rhizobial inoculation along with different nitrogen fertilizer doses on root-shoot character and nitrogen fixing potential

Initiate Natural resources accounting

To analyse the socio-economic characteristics with emphasis on causes and consequences of degradation of natural resources

• Development of methodologies (to the extent not available on watershed projects) for environmental impact analysis

• Important economic indicators for decision making at all levels of watershed management projects

•Different socio-economic characteristics viz; family size, sex ratio, literacy rate, literacy index and dependency ratio, occupation, land holding of the sampled households have been analysed for both beneficiary and non-beneficiary farms.

To prepare a database of biodiversity resources

• A database of plant resources will be available.

• A database of indigenous technologies of plant use

• Appropriate combinations of trees, shrubs and herbs (grasses, cereals etc) can be recommended for sustainable development

• Survey carried out in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh to identify different land uses practices and their vegetation composition.

• A detailed survey of the forest land use at selected sites has been conducted which was analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively for floral biodiversity by standard quadrat method.

Biodegradation/ enzymatic saccharification of agricultural waste.

Co-fermentation of degraded sugars into ethanol.

• A clean and green technology for biothanol production as biofuel and single cell protein as cattle feed from agriculture residue

• Production and Concentration of hydrolytic enzymes has been done.

• Enzymatic saccharification/hydrolysis is going on.

To estimate the effects of forest fires on net nitrogen mineralization and carbon

To evaluate the effects of forest fires on the microbial biomass

• Information on the direct transformation of elements during fire combustion which can affect the cycling and availability of nutrients during many years following the disturbance will be obtained

• The initial samples have been collected and further analysis is being carried out in the laboratory.

To mitigate the greenhouse gas emission through waste management

• Eco-friendly waste management

• Database on solid waste management practices

• Status of solid waste management in Solan town.

• Survey of the selected houses done for collecting the primary data on waste generation, quantification and composition of urban solid waste at generation sources.

• Based on house-hold survey the per capita waste generation rate was calculated.

• Methane emission was calculated as per IPCC (1996) methodology.

• Inventory of air pollution

• Reduction in green house gas emissions

• Assessed different air pollutants and air toxic levels in Mandi town and BBN region of Himachal Pradesh.

• Sustainable eco-tourism

• The study indicated that the ecotourism activities in mid hills were still within the carrying capacity limit.

• Rate of tourist growth was 8.9 %, indicating that Himachal has a great scope for ecotourism.

• It is perceived that there are facilities, infrastructures as well as suitable manpower for management and providing tourism services.

To assess the culturable microbial diversity associated with the rhizosphere of Arnebia euchroma (Ratanjot).

Determination of microbial load in the rhizosphere of Arnebia euchroma (Ratanjot.)

• Diversity of culturable microflora associated with the rhizosphere of Arnebia euchroma

• Plant growth promoting potential of isolated microflora

• Conservation of valuable microbial diversity by depositing potential isolates in National culture Collection Centre.

• Lytic enzymes production by fungal isolates was determined.

• Identification and characterization of potential fungal isolates was done.

To explore intraspecific variation using morphological markers in selected species and attempt their multiplication.

Further studies on the reproductive biology of selected species.

• Isolation and maintenance of characterized strains.

• Active content profile of characterized strains.

• Conservation strategies of important germplasm

• Active content profile of Picrorhiza kurroa grown at different locations was done through HPLC method.