About the Author: Dr. Kirtikumar R. Randive is presently working as Professor at Department of Geology, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, India. Initially, he served the Geological Survey of India as Geologist. He published extensively in national and international journals, including two monographs, one each on Geochemistry (RPS, Singapore) and Mineral Economics (Nova, New York). He has edited two special issues of reputed international journals and presently working as Editor of the De Gruyters Journal Open Geoscience. He was Member of 31st Indian Expedition to Antarctica and Visiting Fellow to the University of Portsmouth, UK (2018).
Dr. Shubhangi Pingle is presently working as Assistant Director and HOD, Department of Biochemistry, National Institute of Miners' Health, Nagpur, Ministry of Mines, GOI, India. She has published 110 research papers in national and international journals. She has 15 years of research experience in proteomics, diagnostic biomarkers, development of ELISA, and animal cell culture biology. She received funding for her research from DST, DST, ICMR, CSIR, MOEF, DRDO, MOM, CMPDI. She has one Indian patent granted and 10 submitted. She is a recognized guide in Clinical Biochemistry and Medical Biotechnology at Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, DEEMED University, Nagpur.
An IIT-Kanpur alumnus, Dr Anupam Agnihotri has a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering from VNIT, Nagpur. Under UNDP, he has served as Visiting Faculty to the University of Quebec in Canada as well as the Hungarian Research Institute under United Nations Development Program (UNDP). He is deeply involved in research activities on aluminum technology related to energy audit, environmental monitoring, material characterization, modernization programs, low-cost material alternatives, etc. He is Author of over more than 54 research papers and Co-inventor of 12 patents. He is working as Director, Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre, Nagpur. He is holding additional charge of Managing Director, Bharat Gold Mines Limited (BGML), and of Director, National Institute of Miners Health.
