Grants & Projects
Our research is supported by competitive grants from India's leading scientific agencies. We actively work on funded projects ranging from AI/ML integration to satellite data assimilation. These initiatives allow our group to develop high-resolution climate assessments and understand the fundamental physical processes driving weather extremes over the Indian subcontinent and the Himalayan region.
Current & Upcoming Grants
Upcoming
New Grant
NCMRWF
REPHINE — Enhancing REsilience to Precipitation Hazards in the Indian Himalayas through Evaluation of the Cutting-Edge NCMRWF Ensemble Prediction System
May 2026 – May 2029
Sanctioned
National Centre For Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF),MoES
Principal Investigator
Ongoing
ISRO - SAC
Advances in Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) Modelling using AI/ML Techniques
Integrating Deep Learning with traditional physical models to improve forecast accuracy.
Dec 2025 – Dec 2028
30.45 Lakhs
RESPOND, SAC, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
Co-Principal InvestigatorCo-PI: Collaborating with IIT BBS
Ongoing
MoES
Indian Summer Monsoon Variability: Role of tropical & extratropical interactions
Deciphering the teleconnections driving monsoon variability.
Sept 2025 – Sep 2028
50.7 Lakhs
Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Govt. of India
Co-Principal Investigator
Ongoing
ISRO - NRSC
Deciphering Extreme Weather Events over the Himalayas using INSAT-3D & K-scale simulations
Utilizing satellite data for high-resolution mountain weather modelling.
Oct 2025 – Oct 2027
19.88 Lakhs
NICES, NRSC, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
Principal Investigator
Ongoing
MoE - STARS
Modelling and Predicting Hydro-Meteorological Disasters in Indian Himalayas
2024 – 2027
50.05 Lakhs
STARS, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India
Principal InvestigatorCo-PI: Dr. Yunus Ali Pulpadan
Ongoing
MoES
Evaluation of DWR observations on prediction of extreme rainfall events using WRF Data Assimilation
2022 – 2026
31.7 Lakhs
Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Govt. of India
Principal Investigator
Ongoing
ISRO - IIRS
Impact of moist and thermodynamics profiles on prediction of extreme rainfall events
2022 – 2025
29.7 Lakhs
Disaster Management Support Program, IIRS, ISRO
Principal Investigator
Completed Projects
ISRO - IIRS
SURE-ALERT: System for Unprecedented Rainfall-inducEd lAndsLide Early Warning Techniques
2024 (Capacity Building)
5.91 Lakhs
Principal Investigator
DST-SERB
Analysis of winter seasonal means and extreme rainfall events over Northern India
2020 – 2023
32.15 Lakhs
Principal Investigator
IISERM Seed Grant
Development of Weather and Climate Modeling Research Lab at IISER Mohali
Infrastructure
20 Lakhs
Principal Investigator
Interested in working on these projects?
We frequently have openings for JRFs and PhD positions funded by these grants.