My research focuses on environmental microbiology, with an emphasis on sustainable technological solutions to reduce pollutant impacts and enhance crop productivity. I currently work on optimizing agricultural practices in rainfed systems by balancing microbial-driven nitrogen retention (e.g., reducing leaching and emissions) with carbon sequestration to preserve soil health. Sustainable management strategies aim to bolster long-term agricultural resilience while minimizing environmental trade-offs like greenhouse gas emissions and soil degradation. Fields of interests: Environment microbiology and Rhizosphere and soil, nutrient cycling and microbial mechanisms in soil plant-interactions; carbon and nitrogen cycling functional genes