I feel privileged to serve as the Director General of Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Bio-Energy (SSS-NIBE), an autonomous institution of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, which formally started functioning in 2009.

It is a matter of great pride that the R&D centre which functioned with very few scientific staff, till very recently, has made modest contributions, which is reflected in the number of scientific papers published, training of post graduate and post-doctoral fellows and capacity building activities. Now with the infusion of new scientific staff, I am confident that SSS NIBE has a bright future and will strive to become a centre of excellence in the field of bioenergy.

In the coming years, we will aim to focus on building our core research strength in developing technologies and solutions that have societal relevance and thereby enhance the contribution of bioenergy in India towards attaining carbon neutrality by 2070. I look forward to guiding the team which is a mix of veterans and new members to flourish and attain new peaks.