Andraskar Jayanta Baliraj (Registration No. 10BB18A27023) Ph.D. student of AcSIR will defend thesis entitled “Developing inoculum approach to improve food waste composting practice” on October 09, 2025 at CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur Ph.D work was completed under the supervision of Dr. Atya Kapley, AcSIR/CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur