Centre for Water Sciences

List of Workshops/Seminars/Activities

S.No.	Workshop/ Seminar/Activities	Resource person	Date	Venue
	Workshop onBio Enzymes – A Sustainable Solution for Organic Waste	Dr Jyotsna Kaushal	Feb 27, 2026	CCP, Chitkara University
	Smart water smart future: Technology for conservation- conducted by Civil deptt. CU- Punjab- on World water day	Dr Jyotsna Kaushal	March 22, 2025	Chitkara University
	National Workshop on Drinking water quality parameters & measurement methods-	Dr. Manmohan Chibber & Mr. Rusheel Kapoor TIET, Patiala	Jan. 27, 2025	CCP, Chitkara University, Punjab
	National Workshop on Ensuring Water Integrity- Quality Assessment & Monitoring	Dr Ajit Dua, Chief Executive Officer, Punjab Biotechnology Incubator	Sept. 30, 2024	CCP, Chitkara University, Punjab
	Synergize Expertise – India Israeli Water Research initiatives at Chitkara University-	Ravid Levy, Water, climate environment leader	Sept. 26, 2024	CCP, Chitkara University, Punjab
	National Seminar on Innovative Ways to Optimise Wastewater Treatment for a Sustainable Tomorrow-	Dr Gajraj, Director- 21^st century; Dr Jaspal Singh, VALENCE lab.	Sept. 11, 2024	CCP, Chitkara University, Punjab
	National Seminar on Industry-Academia Collaboration for Water Security	Prof. Narinder Singh, IIT Ropar Prof.Manmohan Chhibber, TIET, Patiala; Dr Rajeev Kumar, PU, CHD.	August 31, 2024	CCP, Chitkara University, Punjab
	Water for Peace- WORLD WATER DAY	Dr Jyotsna Kaushal	March 22, 2024	CURIN, Chitkara University, Punjab
	Water is Life, Water is Food	Dr Jyotsna Kaushal	Oct. 13, 2023	CURIN, Chitkara University, Punjab
	FDP on Carbon capture & sequestration	Dr Jyotsna Kaushal	May 23-24, 2022	CURIN, Chitkara University, Punjab
	Competency advancement in water resources, TAU, Philippines	Dr Jyotsna Kaushal	October 28, 2021	Online mode

List of Publications / Book Chapters / Publish under the Centre

PUBLICATIONS IN JOURNALS

Jyotsna Kaushal , Punit Bhardwaj , Lata Rani , O.P. Yadav , Chander Prabha, Anupam Kumar Bairagi , Md Khairul Amin- ‘Phytoremediation of paper mill effluent contaminated with lead using EDTA and citric acid supported aquatic plant species: Eichhornia crassipes, Lemna minor, and Salvinia molesta’;Bioresource Technology Reports,(2026), Volume 34 (Impact Factor – 5.0, H-Index – 69)
Pooja Kashyap, Jyotsna Kaushal, Chander Prabha, Anupam Kumar Bairagi, Md Khairul Amin; Potential of Portulaca grandiflora-Derived Porous Material for the Efficient Removal of Fluoride From Contaminated Water and Its Real-Time Application on Groundwater;(2026): ChemistrySelect e04260. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202504260, (Impact Factor – 2.3, H-Index – 78)
Lata Rani, Arun Lal Srivastav, Jyotsna Kaushal, Nitin Jangra,Mukesh Kumare Shama E. Haque; Sustainable remediation strategies for emergingPFAS contaminants in water; (2025), RSC Adv., 15, 50963, (Impact Factor – 4.3, H-Index – 254)
Shubam Sudan, Jyotsna Kaushal. “ Visible light promoted photocatalytic degradation of benzidine-based anionic diazo dye and its mechanistic studies using copper carbon dots incorporated biochar.” Journal of Molecular Liquids, (2025), 127828. (Impact Factor – 5.2, H-Index – 189)
Shubam Sudan, Jyotsna Kaushal, Thakur Gurjeet Singh, Mohamed H Mahmoud, Athanasios Alexiou, Marios Papadakis, Mohammed E Abo-El Fetoh, Gaber El-Saber Batiha. “ Eco-friendly sensing of hexavalent chromium ions via copper-doped carbon quantum dots: a fluorescent probe for water safety.” Microchimica Acta, 192 (2025). (Impact Factor -5.4, H-Index- 114)
Ajay Khajuria, Jyotsna Kaushal, Shubam Sudan. “Encapsulated cobalt-doped coconut husk biochar (Co@ CHBc) for the remediation of anionic dye from wastewater.” Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 15(2025). (Impact Factor- 4.1 , H-Index- 56)
Fiona H McKay, Minnie Vo, Neetu Abey George, Preethi John, Jyotsna Kaushal, Paige van der Pligt. “ Cross-cultural food practices and nutrition seeking behaviors among pregnant and postpartum Indian women living in Australia”. Health Care for Women International, 46 (2025). (Impact Factor- 1.6, H-Index- 63)
Pooja Kashyap, Jyotsna Kuashal. “Bryophyllum pinnatum activated biochar for competent removal of fluoride from water: sorption and equilibrium studies.” Adsorption,30(2024). (Impact Factor- 3.1, H-Index- 88).
Shubam Sudan, Jyotsna Kaushal, Ajay Khajuria, Himanshu Goyal, Archana Mantri. “Bentonite clay modified coconut biochar for effective removal of fluoride: kinetic, isotherm studies.” Adsorption, 30 (2024) (Impact Factor – 3.1, H-Index- 88)
Jyotsna Kaushal, Archana Mantri, Shalini, Himanshu Goyal. “ Linear correlation and regression analysis of tap water quality parameters in rural area of Malwa Punjab.” Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 17 (2025). (H-Index- 85).
Lata Rani, Jyotsna Kaushal, Arun Lal Srivastav. “Biochar as sustainable adsorbents for chromium ion removal from aqueous environment: A review.” Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 14 (2024). (Impact Factor – 4.0, H-Index- 56).
Debendra Dalai, Rupali Jandrotia, Sanjay Sharma, Varinder Kanwar, Jyotsna Kaushal. “Air pollution trend in Chandigarh during 2019–2022: status and influence of meteorological factors.” Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 196(2024). (Impact Factor – 2.9, H-Index- 152).
Shubam Sudan, Jyotsna Kaushal, Ajay Khajuria. “ Efficient adsorption of anionic dye (congo red) using copper-carbon dots doped magnetic biochar: kinetic, isothermal, and regeneration studies”. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 26 (2024). (Impact Factor-3.9, H-Index- 84).
Pooja Mahajan, Jyotsna Kaushal, Vimal Chandra Pandey. “Assessment of herbaceous ornamental plant species as potential remediation agents for cadmium contaminated environments”. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 256 (2024). (Impact Factor- 3.4, H-Index- 114).
Navjeet Kaur, Jyotsna Kaushal, Pooja Mahajan, Archana Mantri. “ Phytoremediation of methylene blue dye (triarylmethane) and Congo red (diazo) by T.ammiL.: kinetic studies”. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 21 (2024). (Impact Factor-3.0 , H-Index-110).
Lata Rani, Arun Lal Srivastav, Jyotsna Kaushal, Dericks P Shukla, Tien Duc Pham, Eric D van Hullebusch. “ Significance of MOF adsorbents in uranium remediation from water”. Environmental Research, 236 (2023). (Impact Factor- 7.7, H-Index- 196 ).
Pooja Kashyap, Jyotsna Kaushal, Lata Rani. “ Remediation Techniques Used for Removal of Fluoride from Groundwater: A Concise Review”. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2603 (2023). (Impact Factor0.56, H-Index-110 ).
Navjeet Kaur, Jyotsna Kaushal, Pooja Mahajan. “Degradation of Diazo Dye and its Kinetic and Equilibrium Studies Using the Potential of Bryophyllum fedtschenkoiin Aqueous System”. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 110 (2023). (Impact Factor- 2.7, H-Index- 90).
Priti Panwar, Pooja Mahajan, Jyotsna Kaushal. “ Microbial bioremediation of Azo dyes: An environmentally sustainable technology”. Remediation Journal, 33 (2023). (Impact Factor- 1.9).
Lata Rani, Arun Lal Srivastav, Jyotsna Kaushal, Xuan Cuong Nguyen. “ Recent advances in nanomaterial developments for efficient removal of Hg (II) from water”. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29, (2022). (Impact Factor- 5.8, H-Index- 212).
Jyotsna Kaushal, Pooja Mahajan. “ Kinetic Evaluation for Removal of an Anionic Diazo Direct Red 28 by Using Phytoremediation Potential of Salvinia molesta Mitchell.” Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 108, (2022). (Impact Factor- 2.7, H-Index- 90).
Jyotsna Kaushal, Pooja Mahajan, Navjeet Kaur. “ A review on application of phytoremediation technique for eradication of synthetic dyes by using ornamental plants”. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28, (2021). (Impact Factor- 5.8, H-Index- 212).
Lata Rani, Arun Lal Srivastav, Jyotsna Kaushal. “ Bioremediation: an effective approach of mercury removal from the aqueous solutions”. Chemosphere, 280, (2021). (H-Index- 329).
Alice Sims, Paige van der Pligt, Preethi John, Jyotsna Kaushal, Gaganjot Kaur, Fiona H McKay. “ Food insecurity and dietary intake among rural Indian women: an exploratory study”. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, (2021). (Impact Factor- 4.6, H-Index- 229).
Jyotsna Kaushal, Pooja Mahajan. “ Asia's largest urban slum-Dharavi: A global model for management of COVID-19". Cities, 111, (2021). (Impact Factor- 6.0, H-Index- 141).
Lata Rani, Komal Thapa, Neha Kanojia, Neelam Sharma, Sukhbir Singh, Ajmer Singh Grewal, Arun Lal Srivastav, Jyotsna Kaushal. “ An extensive review on the consequences of chemical pesticides on human health and environment”. Journal of cleaner production, 283, (2021). (Impact Factor- 11.07, H-Index- 354).
Lata Rani, Arun L Srivastav, Jyotsna Kaushal, “Bioremediation: An effective approach of mercury removal from the aqueous solutions”. Chemosphere, (2021). ( H-Index- 329).
Lata Rani, Jyotsna Kaushal, Arun Lal Srivastav, Pooja Mahajan. “ A critical review on recent developments in MOF adsorbents for the elimination of toxic heavy metals from aqueous solutions”. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27, (2020). ( H-Index- 212).
Pooja Mahajan, Jyotsna Kaushal. “ Epidemic trend of COVID-19 transmission in India during lockdown-1 phase”. Journal of Community Health, 45, (2020). (Impact Factor- 2.2, H-Index- 82).
Vaneet Kumar, Jyotsna Kaushal. “ Thermo-acoustical study of silver nanoparticles in methanol and propanol in the temperature range 288.15 K-313.15 K”. Journal of the Indian Chemical Society. (H-Index- 42).
Pooja Mahajan, Jyotsna Kaushal. “ Phytoremediation of azo dye methyl red by macroalgae Chara vulgaris L.: kinetic and equilibrium studies”. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27, (2020). ( H-Index- 212).
Fiona H McKay, Preethi John, Alice Sims, Gaganjot Kaur, Jyotsna Kaushal. “ Documenting the food insecurity experiences and nutritional status of women in India: Study protocol”. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17, (2020). (Impact Factor- 4.6, H-Index- 229).
Pooja Mahajan, Jyotsna Kaushal, Arun Upmanyu, Jasdev Bhatti. “ Research Article Assessment of Phytoremediation Potential of Chara vulgaris to Treat Toxic Pollutants of Textile Effluent”. Journal of Toxicology, (2019). (Impact Factor- 3.0, H-Index- 50).
Pooja Mahajan, Jyotsna Kaushal. “ Phytoremediation of carcinogenic diazo Congo Red dye by using Pistia stratiotes (water lettuce)”. Research J of Chemistry and Environment, (2019). (H-Index- 25).
V Kumar, J Kaushal, Manchanda T. “ Green synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles using cinnamomum tamala leaf extract and its thermo-acoustic investigation”. Research J of Chemistry and Environment, (2019). (H-Index- 25).
Pooja Mahajan, Jyotsna Kaushal. “ Role of phytoremediation in reducing cadmium toxicity in soil and water”. Journal of toxicology, 2018, (2018). (Impact Factor- 3.0, H-Index- 50).

BOOK CHAPTERS

Recent Trends in Microbial Bioremediation of Industrial Wastewater: Challenges and Alternatives; July 2026, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-96-9801-1_7
Lata Rani, Gagandeep Kaur, Parul Sood, Jyotsna Kaushal, Arun Lal Srivastav. “Remediation strategies for the removal of microplastics from the water.” Role of Green Chemistry in Ecosystem Restoration to Achieve Environmental Sustainability, (2024).
Arun Lal Srivastav, Lata Rani, Jyotsna Kaushal, Tien Duc Pham. “Metal Organic Frameworks for Wastewater Contaminant Removal”. John Wiley & Sons, (2023).
Lata Rani, Jyotsna Kaushal, Arun Lal Srivastav, Gagandeep Kaur. “ Application of Nanomaterials for the Remediation of Heavy Metals Ions from the Wastewater”. Recent Trends in Wastewater Treatment, (2022).
Debendra Dalai, Sanjay Sharma, Varinder Kanwar, Jyotsna Kaushal. “ Prediction, Impact and Mitigation of Ambient Air Quality Pollutant Concentrations in Chandigarh” A Review”. Proceedings of International Conference on Innovative Technologies for Clean and Sustainable Development (ICITCSD–2021), (2022).
Priti Panwar, Pooja Mahajan, Jyotsna Kaushal. “Plant–Microbe-Based Remediation Approaches in Dye Removal”. Biological Approaches in Dye-Containing Wastewater: Volume 2, (2022).
Priti Panwar, Pooja Mahajan, Jyotsna Kaushal. “ Approaches in Dye Removal”. Biological Approaches in Dye-Containing Wastewater: Volume 2, (2022).
Lata Rani, Arun Lal Srivastav, Jyotsna Kaushal, Ajmer Singh Grewal, Ashutosh Kumar Dubey, Abhishek Kumar, Sushil Kumar Narang. “ Recent advances in the production of renewable biofuels using microalgae”. Artificial Intelligence for Renewable Energy Systems, (2022).
Jyotsna Kaushal, Pooja Mahajan. “Aquatic macrophytes and algae in textile wastewater treatment”. Algae and Aquatic Macrophytes in Cities, (2022).
Lata Rani, Arun Lal Srivastav, Jyotsna Kaushal, Rashmi Arora, Ajmer Singh Grewal. “ The presence of inorganic and organic contaminants in urban water”. Current Directions in Water Scarcity Research, (2022).
Lata Rani, Arun Lal Srivastav, Jyotsna Kaushal, Ajmer S Grewal, Sughosh Madhav. “Heavy metal contamination in the river ecosystem”. Ecological significance of river ecosystems, (2022).

Projects

Project Name	PI/ Co PI/Collaborator	Funding Agency	Research Scholar	Status
Adapting Community-Scale Arsenic Removal through Iron Based Adsorption- 2025-26	Dr Jyotsna Kaushal(PI)	SPC (Samaritan's Purse Canada)	Anshul	Completed
Science Tech. and Innovation Hub at Chitkara University for Patiala and Rajpura Block, in District Patiala (Punjab)- 2020	Dr Archana Mantri(PI), Dr SN Panda(Co PI), Dr Jyotsna Kaushal (Co PI), Dr Sachin Ahuja (Co PI), Dr Naveen (Co PI), Dr Rajesh Kaushal (Co PI)	DST	Shubam sudan, Ajay Khujaria	Completed
Enhancement of Youth Resilience through Yoga, Pranayama & Meditation- Blend of Ancient & Scientific Approach- 2020	Dr Jyotsna Kaushal(PI), Dr Preethi John(Co PI), Prof. Keerti Pardhan(Co PI)	NOVATE 2020+- Chitkara University	-	Completed
Food Security in Indian Women- 2019	Dr FionaMckay(PI), Dr Preethi John(Co PI), Dr Jyotsna Kaushal(Co PI)	Deakin University	-	Completed
SWACCH NEER- 2019	Dr Jyotsna Kaushal(PI), Dr Pooja Mahajan (Co PI)	NOVATE 2019, New gen, Chitkara University	-	Completed
Dye degradation from synthetic dyed wastewater by using Ornamental plants- 2018	Dr Jyotsna Kaushal (PI)	Chitkara University	Navjeet kaur	-
Heavy metal analysis in Ground water of Baddi, Barotiwala and its remedial action at lab scale- 2018	Dr Jyotsna Kaushal (PI), Dr Arun L Srivastav (Co PI)	Chitkara University	Lata Rani	-
Flouride analysis from Drinking water in Rural area near to Rajpura , PUNJAB and its remedial action at lab scale- 2017	Dr Jyotsna Kaushal (PI)	Chitkara University	Pooja Kashyap	-
Quality water analysis in Rural community- 2016	Dr Jyotsna Kaushal (PI), Dr Pooja Mahajan(Co PI)	Chitkara University	-	-
Food Security in Indian Women	Dr FionaMckay(PI), Dr Preethi John(Co PI), Dr Jyotsna Kaushal(Co PI)	Deakin University	-	Ongoing
Enhancement of Youth Resilience through Yoga, Pranayama & Meditation- Blend of Ancient & Scientific Approach	Dr Jyotsna Kaushal(PI), Dr Preethi John(Co PI), Prof. Keerti Pardhan(Co PI)	NOVATE 2020+- Chitkara University	-	Ongoing
Science Tech. and Innovation Hub at Chitkara University for Patiala and Rajpura Block, in District Patiala (Punjab)	Dr Archana Mantri(PI), Dr SN Panda(Co PI), Dr Jyotsna Kaushal (Co PI), Dr Sachin Ahuja (Co PI), Dr Naveen (Co PI), Dr Rajesh Kaushal (Co PI),	DST	Vacancy	Ongoing
SWACCH NEER	Dr Jyotsna Kaushal(PI), Dr Pooja Mahajan (Co PI)	NOVATE 2019, New gen, Chitkara University	-	Ongoing
Dye degradation from synthetic dyed wastewater by using Ornamental plants	Dr Jyotsna Kaushal (PI)	Chitkara University	Navjeet kaur	-
Heavy metal analysis in Ground water of Baddi, Barotiwala and its remedial action at lab scale	Dr Jyotsna Kaushal (PI), Dr Arun L Srivastav (Co PI)	Chitkara University	Lata Rani	-
Flouride analysis from Drinking water in Rural area near to Rajpura , PUNJAB and its remedial action at lab scale	Dr Jyotsna Kaushal (PI)	Chitkara University	Pooja Kashyap	-
Quality water analysis in Rural community	Dr Jyotsna Kaushal (PI), Dr Pooja Mahajan(Co PI)	Chitkara University	-	-

Services Offered

Drinking Water Analysis

The following water quality parameters have to be checked for sustainability for the domestic, irrigation, industrial and construction purposes including natural mineral water and packaged drinking water.

Drinking Water Quality Parameters

Sr.No.	Water Quality Parameter	Methodology
1.	pH	IS:3025,(Part-11)2002/APHA 22ND Edition:2012
2.	Colour	IS:3025,(Part-4)2002/APHA 22ND Edition:2012
3.	Odour	IS:3025,(Part-5)2002/APHA 22ND Edition:2012
4.	Turbidity	IS:3025,(Part-5)2002/APHA 22ND Edition:2012
5.	Temperature	IS:3025,(Part-9)2002/APHA 22ND Edition:2012
6.	Conductivity	IS:3025,(Part-16)2002/APHA 22ND Edition:2012
7.	Total Dissolved Solids	IS:3025,(Part-16)2002/APHA 22ND Edition:2012
8.	Total Hardness as CaCO3	IS:3025,(Part-21)2002/APHA 22ND Edition:2012
9.	Calcium	IS:3025,(Part-40)2002/APHA 22ND Edition:2012
10.	Magnesium	IS:3025,(Part-46)2002/APHA 22ND Edition:2012
11.	Chlorine (Residual)	IS:3025,(Part-26)2002/APHA 22ND Edition:2012
12.	Chloride	IS:3025,(Part-32)2002/APHA 22ND Edition:2012
13.	Alkalinity	IS:3025,(Part-23)2002/APHA 22ND Edition:2012
14.	Acidity	IS:3025,(Part-23)2002/APHA 22ND Edition:2012
15.	Sulphate	IS:3025,(Part-24)2002/APHA 22ND Edition:2012
16.	Nitrate	IS:3025,(Part-34)2002/APHA 22ND Edition:2012
17.	Nitrate	IS:3025,(Part-34)2002/APHA 22ND Edition:2012
18.	Total bacterial count and E. Coliform	IS5402:2012 and ISO9308 1:2014

List of Patents Published and Granted

Published Patents

Sr No.	Title	Inventor	Application No	Publication date
1	PORTABLE DEVICE FOR ANALYSING ADULTERATION IN MILK	JYOTSNA KAUSHAL, POOJA MAHAJAN, PRANEY MADAN, AAKASH KAPASIA, PARIKSHIT BANSAL	2718/DEL/2015	03-03-2017
2	WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM BASED ON EARTHEN POT	JYOTSNA KAUSHAL, VIREN SINGH PATHANIA, VIVEK SHARMA, AJAY SINGH	3516/DEL/2015	05-05-2017
3	PROCESS FOR PHYTOREMEDIATION	JYOTSNA KAUSHAL, POOJA MAHAJAN	201611015017	29-12-2017
4	WATER FILTRATION APPARATUS	JYOTSNA KAUSHAL, HIMANSHU SHARMA, ARUN UPMANYU, POOJA MAHAJAN	201711045864	26-07-2019
5	HERBAL BASED LIQUID UTENSIL CLEANER	JYOTSNA KAUSHAL, POOJA MAHAJAN, RAJNI BALA, REECHA MADAAN	201911020528	27-11-2020
6	HERBAL CANDLE COMPOSITION AND PROCESS OF PREPRATION THEREOF	JYOTSNA KAUSHAL, POOJA MAHAJAN, SHALINI	201911049317	04-06-2021
7	IMMUNITY BOOSTER NUTRACEUTICAL TEA COMPOSITION	JYOTSNA KAUSHAL, SUSHIL KALRA, SACHIN BHOGAL	202011036975	04-03-2022
8	IMMUNITY BOOSTER NUTRACEUTICAL COMPOSITION	JYOTSNA KAUSHAL, SUSHIL KALRA, SACHIN BHOGAL, GAURAV JAIN	202011041197	25-03-2022
9	COMPOSITION FOR PRESERVING STORED GRAINS	POOJA MAHAJAN, JYOTSNA KAUSHAL	202111000281	14-10-2022
10	METHOD FOR ADSORPTION OF GASES EMITTED FROM FUME HOOD	JYOTSNA KAUSHAL, MOHIT KAPOOR, PARTHA KHANRA	202211029570	16-12-2022
11	INTEGRATED WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM	JYOTSNA KAUSHAL, MOHIT KAPOOR, PARTHA KHANRA, HARJEET SINGH	202111030342	24-02-2023
12	A PROCESS FOR SYNTHESIS OF GRAPHENE OXIDE QUANTUM DOTS	GAYTRI, PARTHA KHANRA, PANKAJ KUMAR, MOHIT KAPOOR, JYOTSNA KAUSHAL	202111056079	09-06-2023
13	ADHATODA VASICA PRISTINE BIOCHAR	LATA RANI, JYOTSNA KAUSHAL, ARUN LAL SRIVASTAV	202311043750	21-07-2023
14	EFFICIENT FLUORIDE SORPTION FROM WASTEWATER ON BRYOPHYLLUM PINNATUM ACTIVATED BIOCHAR EMBEDDED IN FUNNEL FOR EARTHEN POTS	JYOTSNA KAUSHAL, POOJA KASHYAP	202311048195	11-08-2023
15	A METHOD OF PRODUCING MAGNETIC ACTIVATED BIOCHAR FOR ADSORBING HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM FROM POLLUTED WATER	LATA RANI, ARUN LAL SRIVASTAV, JYOTSNA KAUSHAL	202311051542	01-09-2023
16	ENRICHED NUTRIENT POT FOR FLORA	AJAY KHAJURIA, JYOTSNA KAUSHAL, SHUBAM SUDAN	202311084540	12-01-2024
17	BIOCHAR AND MAGNETIC BEADS DERIVED FROM FICUS RELIGIOSA LEAVES FOR WATER PURIFICATION AND RELATED METHODS	LATA RANI, NITIN, MEHMANJEET KAUR, KUMUD, KRITI, KUMAR APURAV RAJ, ARUN LAL SRIVASTAV, JYOTSNA KAUSHAL	202411083618	15-11-2024

Granted Patents

Sr No.	Title	Inventor	Application No	Journal Number & Date	Granted date	Design /Utility
1	WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM BASED ON EARTHEN POT	JYOTSNA KAUSHAL, VIREN SINGH PATHANIA, VIVEK SHARMA, AJAY SINGH	3516/DEL/2015	Patent Number – 409283 Granted on 19th October 2022	19-10-2022	UTILITY
2	HYDROPONIC DYE WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM	JYOTSNA KAUSHAL, POOJA MAHAJAN, NAVJEET KAUR, SAIR MONISH, SWARIT	349252-001	Journal Number:34/2022 Journal Date:26/08/2022	26-08-2022	DESIGN
3	NOTICE BOARD CUM WHITE BOARD	JYOTSNA KAUSHAL, PRATEEK SRIVASTAVA	366868-001	Journal Number:41/2022 Journal Date:14/10/2022	14-10-2022	DESIGN
4	FUNNEL CUM COLUMN SYSTEM FOR WATER PURIFICATION	JYOTSNA KAUSHAL, HIMANSHU GOYAL, LAL NAND	367336-001	Journal No is 21/2023 Journal Date is 26/05/2023	26-05-2023	DESIGN
5	HYDROPONIC SYSTEM FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT	JYOTSNA KAUSHAL, RUPINDER SINGH	412133-001	Journal No is 19/2024 Journal Date is 10/05/2024	10-05-2024	DESIGN
6	A WATER FILTRATION APPARATUS	Dr Jyotsna Kaushal & Dr Pooja Mahajan	201711045864	20/12/2017	27/03/2026	Utility
7	INTEGRATED WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM	Dr Jyotsna Kaushal	202111030342	07-06-2021	25/03/2026	Utility

Activities Conducted

To familiarize the students of Arizona University with drinking water quality testing parameters followed at Chitkara University, an interactive training session was organized by Prof. Harpreet Kaur, Dean, Global Alliance. Dr. Jyotsna Kaushal, Professor (Research), as resource person conducted hands-on training at the Centre for Water Sciences (CWS).

The session included a presentation on drinking water quality standards and guidelines prescribed by WHO and ISO, along with an overview of various water quality testing parameters. The students were also provided with practical demonstrations of water testing equipment and laboratory procedures, enabling them to gain firsthand experience in drinking water quality assessment.

The aim to raise awareness among rural communities about health and hygiene, water quality, environmental sustainability, and responsible waste management, The Centre of Excellence for Sustainability (CUCES), in collaboration with the Centre for Health & Wellness, Centre for Water Sciences, Chitkara School of Health Sciences, and Office of Administration, successfully organized an impactful Awareness & Wellness Campaign at Village Gobindpura on 2nd May 2026.

Prof. (Dr.) Jyotsna Kaushal conducted an informative session on water quality testing, focusing on safe water practices, basic methods for assessing water quality, and the importance of safe and clean drinking water. The session also highlighted the role of water quality monitoring in protecting public health and preventing water-borne diseases.

The initiative aimed to promote awareness among the residents of Pehar Khurad Village regarding personal hygiene, health, and sustainable practices for water and waste management, with the objective of fostering a cleaner, healthier, and environmentally responsible community.The programme comprised a series of informative and interactive sessions covering environmental sustainability, water awareness, and community health:

Session on Solid Waste Management – conducted by Sqn. Ldr. (Dr.) Rina Angel, Centre of Excellence for Sustainability, focusing on responsible waste handling and sustainable waste management practices.
Session on Water Awareness – conducted by Prof. (Dr.) Jyotsna Kaushal, Centre for Water Sciences, highlighting the importance of water conservation, safe water practices, and sustainable water management.
Health Camp and Awareness Session – conducted by Dr. Harmeet Kaur Kang, Department of Nursing, focusing on health awareness, wellness, and preventive healthcare practices.

The event “Be a Water Champion at Work” was organized by the Centre of Excellence for Sustainability, Chitkara University, in collaboration with the Office of Administration. The session was led by Prof. (Dr.) Jyotsna Kaushal from the Centre for Water Science, CCP, and focused on the theme “Conserve Today, Sustain Tomorrow.” The session aimed to raise awareness among participants about the importance of responsible water use and provide practical guidance on sustainable water conservation practices that can be adopted in routine workplace operations and incorporated into everyday life.

50 units of Swacch Neer – low cost filtration unit were prepared by Centre for Water Sciences , CURIN under the grant of New Gen IEDC. Water filtered from Swacch Neer was analyzed in house and outside NABL lab where physio chemical parameters tested were under acceptable limits of BIS. On October 11, 2019 , these filtration units were distributed to willing persons from different categories of campus people like attendants, peons, gardeners, instructors, teachers, Dean etc. Some of the units are placed at central position for common use by campus people. Journey of Swacch Neer was presented by Prof(Dr) Jyotsna Kaushal where she demonstrated how to use and instructions for its maintenance. CURIN head and Pro Vice Chancellor Dr Archana Mantri congratulate the whole team and distributed units to willing persons.

Innovation Contests for WOMEN in STEM on National Science Day: WOMEN in SCIENCE under MISSION INNOVATION PUNJAB was organized by Chitkara University Research & Innovation Network in association with Punjab State Council for Science & Technology.

First stage screening was done within University jury members. Selection criteria was on the guidelines sent by PSCST:

Team of 2-5 members ( same or different departments of university)
Innovative idea could be in the area of health, environment, agriculture, sanitation, biotechnology, pollution control, waste management, clean technologies, artificial intelligence, computing, start-ups, industry, employment generation etc.
Innovative idea chosen should be relevance to the states grand challenges or meeting the requirements of the society , Quality of proposal, Business Potential and Technical Innovation in the proposal
The shortlisted entries will be announced by the Coordinator and intimated to the final candidates and will be invited to the main Innovation Contest on 28th Feb. 2020.
Selected candidates will be required to present their proposal through a 10 minute PPT and the final round of entries will again be evaluated by a team of experts. Based on the research and innovation potential of the proposal, the Jurywill select three best ideas having commercialization/ application potential. A one page summary of the 3 best selected ideas would be forwarded to PSCST for showcasing at appropriate platforms.
Submission of innovative idea by team on google form link

Out of 26 entries, 18 teams were selected for final presentation in front of external jury members.

On Feb 28,2020 eighteen selected Women Contestants presented their ideas in final round in front of external jury members. Jury members from reputed institute Professor Sunita Kapila (former Chairperson of Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh), Sonia Dosanjh (Joint Director, C-DAC, Mohali) and Dr. Vijay Luxmi (Associate Professor, Thapar University, Patiala) appreciated the innovative ideas of all the contestants

List of Conferences conducted under the Centre

Shubam Sudan, Ajay Khajuria, Jyotsna Kaushal. “Effect of physio-chemical parameters for testing the quality of wastewater in STPs”. AIP Conference Proceedings, 2916 (2023). (H-Index- 90).
Ajay Khajuria, Shubam Sudan, Jyotsna Kaushal. “ Brief overview of biochar as carbon sequestration, its synthetic techniques, kinetic and equilibrium studies”. AIP Conference Proceedings, 2916 (2023) (H-Index- 90).
Shubam Sudan, Ajay Khajuria, Jyotsna Kaushal. “Adsorption potential of pristine biochar synthesized from rice husk waste for the removal of Eriochrome black azo dye”. Materials Today: Proceedings, (2023). (H-Index- 112).
Pooja Mahajan, Jyotsna Kaushal, Navjeet Kaur, Rajni Bala. “ Application of equilibrium and kinetic studies for dye adsorption mechanism”. AIP Conference Proceedings, 2357, (2022). ( H-Index- 90).
Pooja Kashyap, Jyotsna Kaushal, Pooja Mahajan, Preethi John. “ Critical analysis of fluoride-contaminated12 water in the Malwa belt of Punjab and its impact on health”. AIP Conference Proceedings, 2357, (2022). (H-Index- 90).
T Kiran, Jyotsna Kaushal. “ Dialysis Water Quality and Its Impact on Maintenance for the Hemodialysis Community”. ECS Transactions, 107, (2022). (H-Index- 66).
Shubam Sudan, Ajay Khajuria, Jyotsna Kaushal, Mohit Kapoor. “ Recent Progress on the Synthesis and Applications of Cu@ CD”. ECS Transactions, 107, (2022). (H-Index- 66).
Lata Rani, Jyotsna Kaushal, Arun Lal Srivastav. “ Bibliometric analysis of India and United States of America for published research in water science and technology”. Materials Today: Proceedings, 71, (2022). (H-Index- 112).
Navjeet Kaur, Jyotsna Kaushal. “ Screening the six plant species for phytoremediation of synthetic textile dye waste water”. Materials Today: Proceedings, 71, (2022). (H-Index- 112).
Lata Rani, Jyotsna Kaushal, Arun Lal Srivastav. “ The mechanistic route for the removal of heavy metals ions from water on nanoparticle incorporated biochar”. AIP Conference Proceedings, 2352, (2021). (H-Index- 90).
Jyotsna Kaushal, Pooja Mahajan. “ Design and evaluation of hydroponic system for tertiary treatment of STP wastewater: An eco friendly approach”. Materials Today: Proceedings, 45, (2021). (H-Index- 112).

Research work

S.No.	Research work under the guidance of Dr Jyotsna Kaushal in CWS	Research scholar
1	Ph.D. Thesis Title: Phytoremediation for degradation of Industrial Pollutants	Dr. Pooja Mahajan
2	Ph.D. Thesis Title: Removal of dyes by using the synthetic waste water	Dr. Navjeet Kaur
3	Ph.D. Thesis Title: Groundwater assessment and remediation of heavy metals around Baddi Barotiwala Nalagarh industrial area hp	Dr. Lata Rani
4	Ph.D. Thesis Title: Synthesis, characterization of copper doped carbon materials for their application in sensing of metal ions and removal of dyes	Dr. Shubam Sudan
5	Ph.D. Thesis Title: Analysis of fluoride and its remediation in groundwater of the rural areas of Rajpura tehsil, Patiala (Punjab)	Dr. Pooja Kashyap
6	Ph.D. Thesis Tittle: Remediation of dye mixture in aqueous system using transition metal doped biochar	Ajay Khajuria
7	Ph.D. Thesis Title: Effect of the quality of drinking water on pre-haemodialysis blood pressure maintenance among chronic haemodialysis patients of malwa, punjab-prospective observational study	Kiran VT
8	Ph.D. Thesis Tittle: Synthesis and characterization of metal-doped biochar and its application for the reduction of eutrophication and emerging contaminants	Divyani Sharma
8	Lab Superintendent;NABL documentation	Ajay Singh
9	Project Assistant Adapting community scale Arsenic removal through iron based adsorption	Anshul Dhadwal

Key features:

Awareness on water related aspects, water testing, Drinking water, low-cost wastewater treatment

Outcomes:

Under CWS our team conducted more than 80 awareness workshops in campus & surrounding areas of Chitkara University.
We developed low-cost earthen filtration unit and its 50 units distributed to the community
06 PhD scholars completed their PhD under CWS and 05 more are pursuing.
More than 75 research papers, review, book chapters are published and more than 18 patents published and 03 patents granted.
We completed one project – STI- HUB sanctioned by DST( for 03 years) in which one vertical was exclusive on water management.
We received grant for one Indo-Candian project (06 month duration) on Arsenic contamination.

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