General Informations

  • Join Date: 10/11/2008
  • College: College of Agriculture
  • Department: Entomology
  • Office Email: purnima.das[at]aau.ac.in
  • Other Charges: Warden, Hostel No. 12 AAU, Jorhat-13

Education Details

 
 
 
 
 
1997
B. Sc.(Agri.)

Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-785013, Assam. India

 
 
 
 
 
1999
M.Sc. (Agri.)

Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-785013, Assam. India

 
 
 
 
 
2013
Ph.D (Entomology)

Department of Life Science. Dibrugarh University. Dibrugarh, Assam. India

 
 
 
 
 
2002
Other Qualifications

National Academy for Environmental Science, New Delhi

 
 
 
 
 
2007
Other Qualifications

ICAR NET qualified

Employment History

 
 
 
 
 
10-11-2008 - 08-07-2011
Subject Matter Specialist (Entomology)

Kajolgaon (Dist- Bongaigaon) & Khumtai (Dist- Golaghat)

 
 
 
 
 
09-07-2011 - 31-12-2021
Assistant Professor (Stage-III)

College of Agriculture, Assam Agricultural University. Jorhat- 785013. Assam, India

 
 
 
 
 
01-01-2022 - Till date
Associate Professor

College of Agriculture, Assam Agricultural University. Jorhat- 785013. Assam, India

Achievements
  • Recepient of DST Young Scientist (Scheme for young Scientist) 2015 by Department of Science and Technoogy, Govt. of India.
  • Recepient of Dr. B. Vasantharaj David Foundation "Women Scientist Awards" -2019, confer at National conference on “Trends in higher education, taxonomy, agriculture, biotechnology and toxicology” on 17th November, 2019 at Chennai, Tamil Nadu
  • Recepient of DR. Rajendra Prasad Excellence Award, 2020 confer at 11th International Conference on Agriculture, Horticulture & Plant Science Organized by The Society of Tropical Agriculture, (Reg. No. S/1714/2017), New Delhi, India
  • Best Centre award 2019-20 for research activities, publications,budget utilization under the Network Project "Conservation of Lac Insect Genetic Resources".in the 8th Annual Review meeting organized by ICAR-Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums, Ranchi (online mode) during 29-30th December, 2020
  • Received European fellowship under “AdaptNet” programme of Erasmus+ “Strengthening education, research and innovation for climate smart crops in India” funded by the European Union (Erasmus+) for one month training from 20th January to 15th February 2020
  • Under DST project, fungal based Bio formulation “Talcorganic” technology/process has been development from indigenous strain of Beauveria bassiana” for commercialization.
  • Lac insect species prevalent in Assam was identified as Kerria chinensis (Mahd.) through taxonomic and molecular characterization.
  • Cotesia ruficrus (Haliday)(Hymenoptera: Braconidae) a larval parasitoid of rice horned caterpillar, Melanitis leda (L.) (Lepidoptera :Nymphalidae) was first time identified and reported from rice ecosystem of Assam.
  • Received Best Poster Awards (Priyanka Saikia & Purnima Das) :Lac Based Indigenous Technical Knowledge of Assam in the “International Conference on Recent Advances in Agricultural Biological and Applied Science Research” organized by Society for Biotic and Environmental Reasearch (SBER) Tripura in collaboration with Nowgong College, Assam and ICAR-CAFRI, Jhansi. during 8th & 9th August 2022.
  • Received 1st prize in oral presentation "Lac insect Dye- A natural Source of Livelihood" in the International Conference on "Next-Gen Preparedness for Food Security and Environmental Sustainability" organized by Assam Agricultural University during November 22-24,2023 at AAU,Jorhat-13.Assam.
  • Received 2nd position (Rojja R. Pathak & Purnima Das) in Poster presentation "Rice swarming Caterpillar (Spodoptera mauritia Walker): An Emerging Pest of Rice Ecosystem of Assam" in the National Conference on "Women scientists in plant health menagement for sustainable development goals" organized by Assam Agricultural University,Jorhat and Indian Phytopathological Society,New Delhi during 22-23December 2023at at AAU,Jorhat-13.Assam
  • Received 3rd position (Karishma Das & Purnima Das) in Poster presentation "Efficiacy of entomopathogenic fungus, Beauvaria bassiana (bals.) vuill. against Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)" in the National Conference on "Women scientists in plant health menagement for sustainable development goals" organized by Assam Agricultural University,Jorhat and Indian Phytopathological Society,New Delhi during 22-23December 2023at at AAU,Jorhat-13.Assam
Membership
  • Society of Bio-control advancement, Bangaluru, India
    Life Member
  • Society for Advancement of Natural Resins and Gums, IINRG, Namkum, Ranchi
    Life Member
Projects
  • AAU R& D sponsored project on "Green-synthesis and Utilization of nanoparticles extracted from black pepper (Pipernigrum) for the management of pulse beetle (Callosobruchus chienensis L)", project cost Rs.1494000 Lakh implemented in 2023.
  • DST-SERB sponsored project on "Exploration and development of bio-formulation from indigenous strain of entomopathogenic fungi, Cordyceps javanica against tea mosquito bug, Helopeltis theivora Waterhouse a devastating pest of tea plantation of North East India”", project cost Rs.3813832 Lakh implemented in 2024.
  • AAU R&D sponsored project on "Identification of Soil Microfauna for Bioremediation of Pesticide Contaminated Soils of Certain Vegetable and Tea Growing Areas of Assam", project cost Rs.17.20 Lakh implemented in 2022.
  • BRNS sponsored project on "Biochemical and Molecular characterization of Ranjit Sub 1 variety resistance against Leaf folder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis developed through mutation breeding", project cost Rs.1.5 Lakh implemented in 2021.
  • M/S Bayers Crop Science New Delhi sponsored project on "Company sponsored-Bio efficacy (Field trial) studies of Spirotetramate150 against Thrips and Red spider mite", project cost Rs.150000 Lakh implemented in 2017.
  • Agro life science Corporation LTD, New Delhi. sponsored project on "Company sponspored -Bio efficacy (Field trial) studies of Insecticides Yhiocyclam Hydrogen Oxalaten 50% SP on rice", project cost Rs.216000 Lakh implemented in 2016.
  • Dhanuka Agro tech. New Delhi sponsored project on "Company sponsored-Bio efficacy studies of Insecticides Sulfoxaflor 50% WG against Tea Mosquito bug (Helopelti stheivora) Green fly (Empoasca flavescens) &Thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis), its effect on natural enemies and phytotxicity in Tea", project cost Rs.216000 Lakh implemented in 2016.
  • KrishiRasy an Export Ltd. Kolkata sponsored project on "Company sponsored-Evaluation of bio-effectiveness, phytoxicity, effects on parasities & predator, cost benefit ratio of cartap hydrochloride 50 %+Buproferzin 10% WP in rice", project cost Rs.200000 Lakh implemented in 2015.
  • United Phosphorus LTD sponsored project on "Company sponsored-Evaluation of Bio-efficacy( Field trial) studies of Insecticides UPI 1810 on Paddy", project cost Rs.200000 Lakh implemented in 2014.
  • Department of Science and Technology sponsored project on "Field evaluation of WP formulation of an indigenous strain Beauveria bassiana (Bals) Vuill. against Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenee) and Nymphula depunctalis (Guenee)", project cost Rs.1750000 Lakh implemented in 2015.
  • ICAR-IINRG sponsored project on "Conservation of Lac insect genetic resources", project cost Rs.12296500 Crore implemented in 2014.
  • BARC-BRNS sponsored project on "Development of leaf folder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis resistance rice variety through mutation breeding", project cost Rs.2771000 Lakh implemented in 2016.
  • GOI-DBT sponsored project on "Integrative taxonomy......North East India", project cost Rs.5271988 Lakh implemented in 2018.