The President of India presented the Visitor’s Award for Technology Development, 2018 to Prof Ashwani Pareek, SLS for developing Stress Tolerant Rice of the Next Generation (STRONG)

He receives Young Scientist Award-2017 for the contribution and achievement in the field of Petri Nets and Graph Theory in the 3rd Annual Research Meet-ARM 2017 organized by Centre for Advanced Research and Design-CARD of Venus International Foundation

Recently Approved Indo-Russian Project (2017-2019): Rapid detection of bacterial resistance to antibiotics based on changing optical properties of nanosized labels. The objective of this project is to develop a kit for detection of antibiotics using optical properties of nanostructure materials.

Bergenin, a phyto-chemical produced by Sal, also called 'Tree of Vishnu' exhibit superior efficacy against Tuberculosis (TB) by modulating immune responses. As this compound kills bacteria by boosting immune responses, this compound could be used for treating MDR and XDR tuberculosis and other infections. In an animal model of TB, bergenin reduces 100 folds of tubercular organism. This needs to be tested in human.

Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award Dr. Suneel Kataria, Associate Professor, School of Biotechnology (SBT) has been conferred with the prestigious "Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award" (IYBA) 2016 by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India.