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N L Kushwaha

Indian Agricultural Research Institute, National Seeds Corporation Ltd, Punjab Agricultural University, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya

ORCID iD 0000-0001-8171-1602

About

Er. Nand Lal Kushwaha is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Soil and Water Conservation Engineering from the Department of Soil and Water Engineering, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, Punjab, India (141004). He is a Scientist (Land and Water Management Engineering) at the ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-IARI), New Delhi, India (110012). He received his B.Tech. (Agricultural Engineering) degree from Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya (JNKVV), Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India, in 2013, and his M.Tech. (Soil and Water Engineering) degree from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, in 2015. Over the past six years, he has focused on developing data-driven solutions for water resource management. He previously served as an Assistant Agricultural Engineer at the National Seeds Corporation Ltd. (Govt. of India) for more than three years, where he explored sensor-based irrigation systems and central pivot irrigation systems for precision water application. He has published over 50 research papers in reputed international journals with Springer, Elsevier, IWA, and Taylor & Francis, garnering more than 2000 citations. He has also published three edited books with Springer Nature and CRC Press (Taylor & Francis, USA), and serves as a reviewer for several peer-reviewed international journals. He is the recipient of the Best Paper Award (2017) for his master’s research from the Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers (ISAE), New Delhi, and the Best Paper Awards (2023 & 2024) from the Soil Conservation Society of India (SCSI), New Delhi. His research interests include AI-driven solutions for soil and water conservation planning, watershed modeling and management, hydrological modeling, and the application of remote sensing and GIS in natural resource management.

Employment

  • Indian Agricultural Research Institute Scientist (Soil and Water Engineering)
    2020 - Present
  • National Seeds Corporation Ltd Assistant Manager
    2016 - 2019

Education

  • Punjab Agricultural University Ph.D. (Soil and Water Conservation Engineering)
    2024 - Present
  • Punjab Agricultural University M.Tech.(Soil and Water Engineering)
    2013 - 2015
  • Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya B.Tech.(Agricultural Engineering)
    2009 - 2013

Projects & Funding

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Publications (111)