| Deformation mechanism & lattice preferred orientation of Olivine from peridotites of Indus ophiolites (Eastern Ladakh)- Implications for deformation & seismic anistrophy of mantle in a collisional zone | Dr. K. Sen Scientist D Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology 33, Gen. Mahadeo Singh Road Uttarakhand | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
| Mass balance & dynamics investigations on Drang Drung glacier in Zanskar Himalaya | Dr. M.F. Azam Assistant Professor Indian Institute of Technology (Indore) Khandwa Road, Simrol Madhya Pradesh | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
| Investigating the long-term stability of cratons using numerical models of mantle convection | Dr. A. Ghosh Associate Professor Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka C.V. Raman Road Karnataka | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
| Study of spatio-temporal geomorphic & land use dynamics of The Cauvery delta for landscape & environment management | Dr. K. Balasubramani Assistant Professor Central University of Tamil Nadu C/o Collectorate Annexe Tamil Nadu | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
| Investigation on exchange between the atmospheric boundary layer & the free troposphere | Dr. S.K. Mehta Assistant Professor S.R.M. Institute of Sciences & Technology, Chennai, Tamilnadu S.R.M. Nagar Tamil Nadu | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
| Mercury- Constraints on the thermochemical evolution & internal differentiation from meteorites, experiments & Geochemical modelling | Dr. N. Rai Assistant Professor Indian Institute of Technology (Roorkee ) Roorkee-Haaridwar Highway Uttarakhand | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
| Characterization & monitoring of contaminant plume migration from waste dump sites in shallow aquifers using time-lapse Geophysical studies coupled with Geochemical analyses & associated hydrogeological modelling | Dr. A. Mandal Assistant Professor Indian Institute of Technology (Kanpur) Uttar Pradesh | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
| Biomass & carbone mapping across altitudinal gradient of major Darjeeling & Sikkim Himalayan land uses- Implications for carbon sink management & mitigation | Dr. S. Chakravarty Professor Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya Pundibari West Bengal | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
| Geomorphic analysis of fluvial & sedimentary response to active tectonics & its seismogenic outcome in the western part of the Bengal basin | Dr. S. Ghosh Assistant Professor Chandrapur College West Bengal | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
| Understanding the changing dynamics of Arabian sea monsoon Eddy systems in an ocean warming environment | Dr. A. Deshpande Assistant Professor Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtraa, Maharashtra Ganeshkhind Maharashtra | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |