Currently, I am working as Associate Fellow at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India. My present job profile includes the commercial production of mycorrhizae and product development. My immediate past job responsibilities included in vitro production, maintenance and development of various cell lines of endomycorrhizae (Arbuscular Mycorhizae Fungi), development of new/improved cell lines/consortia for high yield, and overall supervision of the production process at the production facility. Prior to this, I was engaged in isolation, maintenance and screening of microorganisms (bacteria & fungi) from various ecological niches, screening of promising microbial strains in search for effective antimicrobial compounds, and formulations development for their applications.