Rajesh Bajpai

Dr. Rajesh Bajpai

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rajeshbajpai@nehu.ac.in
bajpaienviro@gmail.com

Faculty members

Dr. Rajesh Bajpai

Designation: Associate Professor

Department: Environmental Studies

Qualifications:

M.Sc., Ph.D., NET (Environmental Sciences)

  • M. Sc.: Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Central University, Lucknow
  • Ph.D.: Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Central University, Lucknow and CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow

Areas of Interest/Specialization:

Biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services, Natural resource management, Biomonitoring, Environmental Pollution, Climate change, Lichen Bioresource mapping, Bioprospection/Natural products, Environmental microbiology and Biotechnology. 

Experience: More than 10 years

Awards : 

  1. Best Research Paper (Ist prize) award 2023 by 3rd International workshop on Biodiversity and Climate change which was held at IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal between 16-19 February 2023. 
  2. Environmental Conservation Award 2019 by Bareilly College Bareilly, in International Conference on Environmental Issues and challenge in the 21st Century on 20-01-2019 for outstanding contribution in the field of environment.
  3. Best research paper award (in poster) of International Conference of Plant and Environmental Pollution (ICPEP-6), held at National Botanical Research Institute on 30th November 2018
  4. Best research paper award of the Institute CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, for the year 2016-2017 received on April 13, 2018
  5. Best oral presentation awards in International Conference on Environmental technologies & sustainable Development: Challenges & Remedies held at B.B. Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India during 21-23 February 2014.

Fellow and Membership: 

  • Member of National Academy of Sciences (MNASc), India 2018
  • Fellow of International Society of Environmental Botanist (FISEB), India 2018
  • Fellow of Association for Plant Taxonomy (FAPT), India, 2015
  • Fellow of Indian Lichenological Society (FILS), India, 2022
  1. Life member of International Society of Environmental Botanist (ISEB) – India, 2009.
  2. Life member Association for Plant taxonomy (APT) – India, 2005.
  3. Life member of Indian Science Congress (ISCA)- India, 2014
  4. Life member of Indian Lichenological Society (ILS) – India, 2014.
  5. Life member Prof. H.S.S. Foundation for Science & Society (PHSSFSS), India, 2016.
  6. Life member of Indian Botanical Society, (IBS) India, 2015.
  7. Life member of Clean and Green Environmental Society, (CGES) India, 2019
  8. Life member of Vigyan Bharti, (VIBHA) India, 2020

Positions held:

  • Editorial Board member of International Journal of Plant and Environment (2020 to till date).
  • Review Editor Frontiers-Climate monitoring, Lausnne, Switzerland (2022 to 2023)
  • Vice President, Indian Lichenological Society, Lucknow, India (2016-2021)
  • Joint Secretary, Indian Lichenological Society, Lucknow, India (2021 to continue)
  • Treasurer, Association for India Cryptogams (2023 to continue)
  • Associate editor, Global J. Environmental Science and Technology, India (2015- till date).
  • Associate editor International Journal of Green Chemistry, International Journal of Environmental Chemistry and International Journal of Agro chemistry (2020-2022).
  • Guest editor:  Special Issue. Cryptogam Biodiversity and Assessment, MRI Publication Pvt. Ltd., Lucknow, India (2018).

 

Research Projects

  1. Title: Characterizing Patterns and Processes of Alpine Ecosystem in Indian Himalaya with Special Emphasis to Cryptogams (as Co-PI).
    Funding agency: Space Applications Centre, Indian Space Research Organization (SAC-ISRO), Ahmedabad, (2019 to 2022).
  2. Title: Lichen community composition with reference to alpine ecosystem health assessment in Indian Himalayan regions, (as PI).
    Funding agency: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, (2017 to 2020).
  3. Title: Develop a system to monitor climate changes with epiphytic lichens in India, (as PI)
    Funding agency: DST-SERB, New Delhi, (2013 to 2016).
  4. Title: Exploring suitable biomarkers in some Indian lichens to serve as an early- warning bioindiactor system for changing Environment, (as PI).
    Funding agency: DST-SERB, New Delhi, (2010 to 2013).
  5. Title: Flora and fauna report and ecological studies near Sandila area of Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh (as coordinator)
    Funding agency:  SGS India Pvt. Ltd. 250, Udyog Vihar, Phase-IV, Gurgaon, Haryana, (2013, 06 months)

Publications

Published in peer-reviewed Journals:

  1. Bajpai R, Srivastava R, Upreti DK 2023. Unraveling the ameliorative potentials of naturally growing lichen Pyxine cocoes (Sw.) Nyl., during COVID 19 phase. International Journal of Biometeorology 67 (1):67-77.
  2. Singh CP, Joshi H, Kakdiya D, Bhatt MS, Bajpai R, Paul RR, Upreti DK, Saini S, Beg MJ, Pande A, Tripthi N, Tomar KS, Oza SA, Pandya MR, Bhattacharya BK. 2023. Mapping lichen abundance in ice-free areas of Larsemann Hills, East Antarctica using remote sensing and lichen spectra. Polar Science (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polar.2023.100976).
  3. Ansari BH, Shukla AK, Upreti DK, Bajpai R 2023. Accumulation of Cadmium in Transplanted Lichen Pyxine cocoes (Sw.) Nyl., with Reference to Physiochemical Variation and Kinetics of Cadmium Biosorption. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 110 (4): 67-75.
  4. Bajpai R, Singh CP, Tripathi OP, Paul R R, Upreti DK 2022. Estimating lichens of Arunachal Pradesh, India along with new records for the country. Nelumbo 64(2): 57-80.
  5. Bajpai R, Paul R R, Hamid M, Khuroo AA, Singh CP, Upreti DK 2022. New records of lichens (Lichenized Ascomycota) from India with novel habitat preferences. Kavaka 58 (4):47-50.
  6. Bajpai R, Thungon LT, Singh CP, Upreti DK 2022. Indigenous knowledge of lichens can improve human life in tribal areas of Arunachal Pradesh: A case study. International Journal of Plant and Environment. 8(3): 80-94.
  7. Gahtori R, Paliwal A, Chand G, Anand R, Bajpai R, Upreti DK, Joshi P, Tewari LM, Joshi Y, Upadhyay SK 2022. Lichens biodiversity in Uttarakhand and significance of precise species identification for promoting lichen conservation and trade. J. Bio. & Env. Sci. 21 (4):118-139.
  8. Mishra GK, Nayaka S., Upreti DK, Bajpai R. 2022. Pyrenual awasthii sp. nov., containing Lichenoxanthone and Antraqunone from India. Cryptogam Biodiversity Assessment 6(1): 14-16.
  9. Dwivedi RS, Bajpai R. 2022.Why Natural Farming Technology be adopted and researches intensified?International Journal of Plant and Environment. 8(3): 10-23.
  10. Srivastava R, Bajpai R, Khan Z, Singh SP, Mehrotra R, Dubey NK 2022.  Insight into strigolactone hormone functions in plant parasitic weeds: a regulatory perspective. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 60: 659-666.
  11. Bajpai R, Paul RR, Pandey U, Singh CP, Kumar A, Uniyal SK, Pande V and Upreti DK 2022. Refining the picture of lichen biota of Himachal Pradesh together with new distributional records to the state. Nelombo 64 (1): 171-247.
  12. Bajpai R, Shukla V, Raju A, Singh CP, Upreti DK   2022. A geostatistical approach to compare metal accumulation pattern by lichens in plain and mountainous regions of Northern and Central India. Environmental Earth Sciences 81(7): 203.
  13. Tripathi AH, Negi N, Gahtori R, Kumari A, Joshi P, Tewari LM, Joshi Y, Bajpai R, Upreti DK, Upadhyay SK. 2022. A Review of Anti-Cancer and Related Properties of Lichen-Extracts and Metabolites. Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry 22 (1): 115-142.
  14. Kumar D, Pandey A, Rawat S, Joshi M, Bajpai R, Upreti DK., Singh SP 2022. Predicting the distribution range shift of Rhizocarpon geographicum (L.) DC, in Indian Himalayan regions under future climate scenario. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 29: 61579–61593.
  15. Srivastava R, Mishra N, Jaisawal N, Malviya S, Bajpai R, Srivastava R. 2022. Heavy metal genotoxicity: an insight to human disease. Kahaar 9 (1): 33-36.
  16. Bajpai R. 2022. Biological soil crust: an ecosystem engineer. CGS Newsletter 7(1): 21-22.
  17. Singh CP, Mohapatra J, Mathew JR, Khuroo AA, Hamid A, Malik AH, Ahmad R, Kumar A, Verma A, Nautiyal MC, Semwal SC, Singh A, Sharma S, Naidu S, Shrestha DG, Sharma N, Gajmer B, Tripathi OP, Paul A, Ali S, Bajpai R, Rawat KK, Upreti DK, Pandya HA, Solanki H, Dharaiya N, Singh RP, Bhattacharya BK 2021. Long-term observation and modelling on the distribution and patterns of alpine treeline ecotone in Indian Himalaya. Journal of Geomatics 15 (1): 68-84.
  18. Prateeksha, Bajpai R, Rao Ch V, Upreti DK, Barik SK, Singh BN. 2021. Chrysophanol-Functionalized silver nanoparticles for anti-adhesive and antibiofouling coating to prevent urinary catheter associated infections. ACS Applied Nano Materials 4 (2): 1512–1528.
  19. Pandey S, Phulara SC, Mishra S, Bajpai R, Kumar A, Niranjan A, Lehri A, Upreti DK, Chauhan PS.  2020. Betula utilis extract prolongs life expectancy, protects against amyloid-β toxicity and reduces Alpha Synuclien in Caenorhabditis elegans via DAF-16 and SKN-1. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part C Toxicology and Pharmacology 228: 108647.
  20. Bajpai R, Upreti DK 2020. Lichen allelopathy: An agricultural prospect. International Journal of Plant and Environment 6(1): 01-08.
  21. Prateeksha, Bajpai R, Yusuf MA, Upreti DK, Gupta VK, Singh BN. 2020. Endolichenic fungus, Aspergillus quandricinctus of Usnea longissima inhibits quorum sensing and biofilm formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. Microbial Pathogenesis 140:103933.
  22. Bajpai R, Singh CP, Rana TS, Upreti DK. 2019. Lichenology and geomatics for monitoring air pollution and climate change impacts. Journal of Geomatics 13(2): 316-323.
  23. Bajpai R, Singh CP, Upreti DK. 2019. Lichenological practices for monitoring atmospheric pollution and climate change. International Journal of plant and Environment 5(3): 170-185.
  24. Kumar D, Timsina N, Gurung S, Bajpai R, Upreti DK. 2019. Dermatocarpon miniatum (L.) W. Mann. (Verrucariaceae): A new record to the Lichen Flora of Sikkim Himalaya, India. NeBIO 10(4): 186-187.
  25. Sahu N, Singh SN, Singh P, Mishra S, Karakoti N, Bajpai R, Behera SK, Nayaka S, Upreti DK 2019. Microclimatic variations and their effects on photosynthetic efficiencies and lichen species distribution along elevational gradients in Garhwal Himalayas. Biodiversity and Conservation 28:1953-1976.
  26. Prateeksha, Singh BR, Gupta VK, Deeba F, Bajpai R, Pandey V, Naqvi AH, Upreti DK, Gathergood N, Jiang Y, El Enshasy HA, Sholkamy EN, Mostafa AA, El-Latif Hesham A, Singh BN. 2019. Non-toxic and ultra-small biosilver nanoclusters trigger apoptotic cell death in Fluconazole-resistant Candida albicans via ras signaling. Biomolecules 9: 47.
  27. Bajpai R, Shukla V, Pandey U, Upreti DK. 2019. Do lichens have ability to remove arsenic from water. International Journal of plant and Environment 5 (1): 47-49.
  28. Das K, Rossi W, Leonard M, Ghosh A, Bera I, Hembrom ME, Bajpai R, Joseph S, Nayaka S, Upreti DK. Wang X, Hofstetter V, Buyck B. 2018.  Fungal biodiversity profile 61-70. Cryptogamie Mycologie 39 (4): 381-418.
  29. Bajpai R, Shahi SK, Kanwar L, Mahobia D, Pandey U, Prajapati AK, Upreti DK. 2018. Current status of lichen diversity in Chhattisgarh state, India. Cryptogam Biodiversity Assessment 3(1): 33-42.
  30. Nayak SK, Behera PK, Bajpai R,   Satapathy SK,   Upreti DK. 2018. A need for lichen bio-deterioration study on Ratnagiri and Udayagiri excavation site of Jajpur, Odisha. Cryptogam Biodiversity Assessment 3(1): 20-23.
  31. Uppadhyay V, Trivedi S, Ingle KK, Bajpai R, Upreti DK. 2018. Biodeterioration studies on some monuments of Gwalior division, Madhya Pradesh, India with calcium and magnesium accumulation in lichens. Cryptogam Biodiversity Assessment 3(1): 27-32.
  32. Bajpai R, Shukla V, Singh CP, Tripathi OP, Nayaka S, Upreti DK. 2018. Lichen community composition in Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh, tool for long-term climate change monitoring. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences 88 (3): 915-922.
  33. Joshi Y, Tripathi M, Bisht K, Upadhyay S, Kumar V, Pal N, Gaira A, Pant S, Rawat KS, Bisht S, Bajpai R, Halda JP. 2018. Further contributions to the documentation of lichenicolous fungi from India. Kavaka 50: 26-33.
  34. Bajpai R, Upreti DK, Nayaka S. 2018. The lichen genus Lepraria (Sterocaulaceae) and Leprocaulon (Leprocaulaceae) in India. Phytotaxa 356 (2): 101-116.
  35. Singh N, Verma RK, Kumar N, Bajpai R, Upreti DK, Rana TS. 2018. Molecular analysis of genetic diversity and population structure in Everniastrum cirrhatum (Fr.) Hale (Parmeliaceae) in India. Nucleus 61: 19-27.
  36. Bajpai R, Semwal M, Singh CP 2018. Suitability of lichens to monitor climate change. Cryptogam Biodiversity Assessment Special issue 182-189.
  37. Bajpai R, Nayaka S, Upreti DK. 2017 Extended distribution of lichen genera Heiomasia and Herpothallon in India. Phytotaxonomy 17: 31-38.
  38. DeshmukhVP, Bajpai R, Upreti DK, Wagh VV, Rajurkar AV, Bondarkar SG 2017.  Lichens Diversity of Gawilgarh fort, Amravati district, Maharashtra, India. Cryptogam Biodiversity Assessment 2(2): 53-57.
  39. Mishra GK, Dubey, N, Bagla H, Bajpai R, Nayaka S. 2017. An assessment of lichen diversity from Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra, India. Cryptogam Biodiversity Assessment 2(2): 11-17.
  40. Srivastava P, Bajpai R, Upreti DK. 2017. Lichens: Tool for assessing climate change and ambient air quality. ENVIS-NBRI Newsletter 13 (3): 2-7.
  41. Bajpai R, Joseph S, Upreti DK. 2017. Additional distributional records of the lichen genus Cryptothecia in India. Cryptogam Biodiversity Assessment 2 (2): 41-47.
  42. Nayak SK, Behra PK, Bajpai R, Upreti DK, Satapathy KB. 2017. Lichens growth on sun temple of Konark in Odisha, India- A curse or blessing. Cryptogam Biodiversity Assessment 2 (2): 48-52.
  43. Shukla V, Bajpai R,Semwal M, Upreti DK. 2017. Influence of chemical diversity in determining lichen communities structure along an altitudinal gradient in the Chopta Tungnath, Western Himalaya. International Journal of plant and Environment 3 (1): 7-13.
  44. Singh CP, Bajpai R, Singh RP, Upreti DK. 2016. Improving bioclimatic envelop modelling for Lichens through remote sensing-based substratum correction: A study over Indian Himalaya. Cryptogam Biodiversity and Assessment 1 (2): 01-19.
  45. Bajpai R, Mishra S, Dwivedi S, Upreti DK. 2016. Change in atmospheric deposition during last half century and its impact on lichen community structure in Eastern Himalaya. Scientific Report 6, 30838.
  46. Nayaka SK, Bajpai R, Upreti DK, Satapathy KB. 2016. Diversity of lichen flora of Odisha, India-A review. Studies in Fungi 1(1): 114-120.
  47. Joshi Y, Falswal A, Bajpai R, Upreti DK. 2016. A new species of Didymocyrtis (Phaeosphaeriaceae. Ascomycota) growing on Thamnolia vermicularis from India. Kavaka 46: 27-29.
  48. Joshi Y, Falswal A, Tripathi M, Upadhyay S, Bisht A, Chandra K, Bajpai R, Upreti DK. 2016. One hundred and five species of lichenicolous biota from India: An updated checklist for the country. Mycosphere 7 (3): 268–294.
  49. Prateeksha, Paliya BS, Bajpai R, Jadain V, Kumar JK, Nayaka S, Upreti DK, Singh BR, Joshi Y, Singh BN 2016. The genus Usnea: a potent phytomedicine with multifarious ethnobotany, phytochemistry and Pharmacology. RSC Advances 6: 21672-21696.
  50. Bajpai R, Upreti DK 2016. Lichens on man-made substrates. Bulletin of British Lichen Society 117: 33-37.
  51. Shukla V, Patel DK, Bajpai R, Semwal M, Upreti DK 2016. Ecological implication of variation in the secondary metabolites in Parmelioid lichens with respect to altitude. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 23: 1391-1397.
  52. Bajpai R, Singh CP, Shukla P, Upreti DK 2016. Preliminary lichenometric studies in Eastern and North-Western Himalaya. Journal of Geological Society of India 87: 535-538.
  53. Sahu V, Bajpai R, Upreti DK. 2015. Traditional use of lichens in Rudrabhishek (Spritual ceremony): A Hindu practice to worship Lord Shiva in India. Ethnobotany 27: 92-94.
  54. Bajpai R, Yadav SK, Upreti DK 2015. Lichen flora of Mount Abu, Sirohi district of Rajasthan, India with two new records. Phytotaxonomy 15: 75-80
  55. Bajpai R, Shukla P, Upreti DK 2015. New records to Indian Lichen Flora. Geophytology 45 (2): 269-272.
  56. Shukla P, Bajpai R, Singh CP, Sharma N, Upreti DK 2015. Lichen diversity in alpine regions of eastern Sikkim with respect to long term monitoring programme of Indian Space Research Organization. Geophytology 45 (1): 57-62.
  57. Singh BN, Prateeksha, Pandey G, Jadaun V, Singh S, Bajpai R, Nayaka S, Naqvi AH, Rawat AKS, Upreti DK, Singh BR. 2015. Development and characterization of novel Swarna-based herbo-metallic colloidal nano formulation-inhibitors of Streptococcus mutains quorum sensitizing. RCS Advance 5: 5809-5822.
  58. Bajpai R, Shukla V, Singh N, Rana TS, Upreti DK 2015. Physiological and genetic effects of Chromium (+VI) on toxitolerant lichen species Pyxine cocoes. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 22: 3727-3738.
  59. Singh N, Bajpai R, Mahar KS, Tiwari V, Upreti DK, Rana TS 2014. ISSR and DAMD markers revealed high genetic variability within Flavoparmelia caperata in western Himalaya (India). Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants 20 (4): 501–508.
  60. Bajpai R, Shukla V, Upreti DK, Semwal M 2014. Selection of suitable lichen species for monitoring climatic variability in the Himalaya. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 21:11380–11394.
  61. Karakoti N, Bajpai R, Upreti DK, Nayaka S 2014. Lichen flora of Govind Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttarkashi District, Uttarkhand, India. Geophytology 44(1): 41-48.
  62. Shukla V, Upreti DK, Bajpai R, Yunus M 2014. Spatial distribution of metallic content in Himalayan ecosystem monitored using lichens. Water, Air and Soil pollution 225 (2): 1859-1864.
  63. Ingle KK, Nayaka S, Bajpai R, Rawal JR, Upreti DK, Trivedi S 2014. An account of lichen diversity in islands of marine protected area, Jamnagar, Gujarat. Uttar Pradesh State Biodiversity Board Bulletin 5: 23-30
  64. Karakoti N, Bajpai R, Upreti DK, Mishra GK, Srivastava A, Nayaka S 2014. Effect of metal content on chlorophyll fluorescence and chlorophyll degradation in lichen Pyxine cocoes -a case study from Uttar Pradesh, India. Environmental Earth Sciences 71 (5): 2177-2183.
  65. Bajpai R, Shukla V, Upreti DK 2013. Impact assessment of anthropogenic activities on air quality, using lichen Remototrachyna awasthii in Mahableshwar area, Western Ghats, India. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 10: 1287-1294.
  66. Bajpai R, Kalakoti N, Upreti DK 2013. Performance of a naturally growing Parmelioid lichen Remototrachyna awasthii, against organic and inorganic pollutants in Mahabaleshwar, Western Ghat, India. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 20: 5577-5592.
  67. Nayaka S, Ingle KK, Bajpai R, Rawal JR, Upreti DK, Trivedi S 2013. Lichens of Gujarat State, India with special reference to coastal habitats. Current Research in environment and applied mycology 3 (2): 222-229.
  68. Upreti DK, Bajpai R, Nayaka S 2013. Ethnobotanically important Indian lichens. Ethnobotany 25: 33-40.
  69. Ayub A, Nayaka S, Upreti DK, Bajpai R 2013. Lichen growth on some monuments and historical buildings of Uttar Pradesh. Biodiversity News 4 (14): 2-9
  70. Rani M, Bajpai R, Kalakoti N, Upreti DK 2013. Quantitative assessment of atmospheric elements and their interaction with transplanted lichen Pyxine cocoes (Sw.) Nyl. Global journal of Environmental Science and Technology 1(1) 8-14.
  71. Bajpai R, Upreti DK 2012. Accumulation and toxic effect of arsenic and other heavy metals in a contaminated area of West Bengal, India in the lichen Pyxine cocoes (Sw.) Nyl. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 83: 63-70.
  72. Bajpai R, Pandey AK, Deeba F, Upreti DK, Nayaka S, Pandey V 2012. Physiological effect of arsenate on transplant thalli of the lichen P. cocoes (Sw.) Nyl. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 19 (5): 1494-1502.
  73. Ingle KK, Bajpai R, Upreti DK, Trivedi S 2012. Lichen distribution pattern in Bhopal city with reference to air pollution monitoring. Indian Journal of Environmental Science 16(2): 75-80.
  74. Bajpai R, Upreti DK Nayaka S, Dubey U 2012. Lichen flora in around Mahabaleshwar, Satara District, Maharashtra with Lecanora expallens Ach., as new records to Indian Lichen flora. Phytotaxonomy 12: 123-130.       
  75. Bajpai R, Mishra GK, Mohabe S, Upreti DK, Nayaka S 2011. Determination of atmospheric heavy metals using two lichen species in Katni and Rewa cities, India. Journal of Environmental Biology 32: 195-199.
  76. Bajpai R, Nayaka S, Upreti DK 2011. Distribution of lichens on four trees in East and South Districts of Sikkim. Biozone 3(1/2): 406-419.             
  77. Bajpai R, Upreti DK 2011. Lichens: A potential organism for sustainable agriculture. Enviro News 17 (4): 5-7
  78. Bajpai R, Upreti DK2011. New records of lichens from Mahabaleshwar and Koyna areas of Satara District, Maharashtra. Geophytology 40 (1-2): 61-68.
  79. Bajpai R, Upreti DK, Nayaka S, Kumari B 2010. Biodiversity, bioaccumulation and physiological changes in lichens growing in the vicinity of coal-based thermal power plant of Raebareli district north India. Journal of Hazardous Materials 174: 429-436.
  80. Bajpai R, Upreti DK, Dwivedi SK 2010. Calcium and magnesium accumulation in lichens growing over monuments of central India. Indian Journal of Environmental Sciences 14 (1): 1-6. 
  81. Upreti DK, Joshi Y, Bajpai R 2010. New records of lichens growing on monuments in central India. Geophytology 38 (1-2): 37-40.   
  82. Bajpai R, Upreti DK, Nayaka S 2010. Accumulation of arsenic and fluoride in lichen P. cocoes (Sw.) Nyl., growing in the vicinity of coal–based thermal power plant at Raebareli, India. Journal of Experimental Sciences 4: 34-37.
  83. Bajpai R, Nayaka S, Upreti DK 2010. Calcium accumulation in lichens of Bhimbetka rock shelter- World Heritage Zone, India. Bulletin of British Lichen Society 107: 71-76.                                                                                    
  84. Bajpai R, Upreti DK, Dwivedi SK 2010. Passive monitoring of atmospheric heavy metals in a historical city of central India by Lepraria lobificans Nyl. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 166: 477-484.
  85. Bajpai R, Upreti DK, Dwivedi SK, Nayaka S 2009. Lichens as quantitative biomonitors of atmospheric heavy metals deposition on central India. Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry 63: 235-246.
  86. Upreti DK, Bajpai R, Nayaka S 2009. Indian monuments need lichen biodeterioration study. New Horizon 7: 64-69.                                
  87. Bajpai R, Dwived A, Upreti DK, Nayaka S 2009. Enumeration of lichens from Hooghly and Nadia district of West Bengal. Phytotaxonomy 9:1-6. 
  88. Bajpai R, Upreti DK, Dwivedi SK 2009. Arsenic accumulation in lichens of monuments of Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. Environmental Monitoring Assessment 159: 437-442.
  89. Bajpai R, Dwivedi SK, Upreti DK 2008. Observation on lichens growing over some monuments of Dhar and Mandav area of Madhya Pradesh, India.  Flora and Fauna 14(2): 253-258.
  90. Bajpai R, Upreti DK, Dwivedi SK 2008. Diversity and distribution of lichens on some major monuments of Madhya Pradesh, India. Geophytology 37:23-29.
  91. Singh J, Upreti DK, Bajpai R, Singh RP, Dubey A 2008. Effect of altitudinal changes on photosynthetic pigment concentration in some cryptograms. Journal of Ecophysiology and Occupational Health 8: 107-110.  
  92. Bajpai R, Upreti DK, Mishra SK 2004. Pollution monitoring with the help of Lichen Transplant Technique in some residential sites of Lucknow city, Uttar Pradesh. Journal of Environmental Biology25: (2) 191-195.
  93. Mishra SK, Upreti DK, Bajpai R, Pandey V 2003. Pollution monitoring with the help of lichen transplant technique in some commercial and industrial areas of Lucknow city. Pollution Research 22 (2): 221-225.

Book Chapters:

  1. Bajpai R, Pandey U, Singh BN, Pande V, Singh CP, Upreti DK 2023. Bioprospection potential of Indian Cladoniaceae together with its distribution, habitat preference and their biotechnological prospects. In Singh J, Bajpai R, Gangwar R (ed). Biotechnology in Environmental Remediation. Published by Wiley VCH, Netherland, pp 155-183. ISBN: 978-3-527-35077-3
  2. Bajpai R, Singh CP, Upreti DK 2023. Community-level lichen diversity assessment in Alpine zone of Indian Himalaya: Climate change implications. In Singh SP, Reshi ZA, Joshi R (ed.) Ecology of Himalayan tree line ectone. Springer Nature pvt Ltd, pp 339-359, ISBN No: 978-981-19-4475-8.
  3. Kumari A, Joshi H, Tripathi AH, Chand G, Joshi P, Tewari LM, Joshi Y, Upreti DK, Bajpai R, Upadhyay SK 2023. Assessment of in-vitro culture as a sustainable and eco-friendly approach of propagation lichens and their constituent organism for bioprospecting applications. In Singh J, Bajpai R, Gangwar R (ed). Biotechnology in Environmental Remediation. Published by Wiley VCH, Netherland, pp. Pp 129-146, ISBN: 978-3-527-35077-3
  4. Upreti DK, Bajpai R 2022. Status, Issues and Challenges of Biodiversity: Lower Plants (Non-vascular). Published in Kaur S, Batish DR, Singh HP, Kohli R (eds) Biodiversity in India: Status, Issues and Challenges, Springer Singapore. © Indian National Science Academy, pp 21-30, ISBN No: 978-981-16-9776-06
  5. Tripathi AH, Mehrotra S, Kumari A, Bajpai R, Joshi Y, Joshi P, Tewari LM, Rai RC, Upadhyay SK. 2022. Lichens as bioremediation agents - A review. In.  Kapoor RT, Shah MP (ed) Synergistic Approaches for Bioremediation of Environmental Pollutants: Recent Advances and Challenges. Elsevier, Netherland Academic Press, pp 289-312, ISBN 978-032-39-1860-2
  6. Shukla V, Upreti DK, Bajpai R, Patel DK, Prasad S. 2019. Change in lichen diversity and metal range variation in lichens of higher Himalayan Regions: periodical observations from 1994-2013. Published in Singh J & Singh AP. (eds.) Environmental Issues and challenges in the 21st Century. Kashyap Publications India, pp. 177-182, ISBN No: 978-93-82422-62-4
  7. Upreti DK, Bajpai R, Nayaka S, Singh BN. 2015. Ethnolichenological studies in India: Future prospects. In: Jain AK (Ed) Emerging Dimensions in Indian Ethnobotany, Scientific publishers, Jaipur, pp 195-233.
  8. Upreti DK, Bajpai R, Nayaka S 2015. Lichenology: Current researches in India. In: Bahadur B, Rajaram MV, Sahijram L, Krishnamurty KV (eds.) Plant biology & biotechnology: Vol I: Plant diversity organization, function & improvement. Springer, Netherland, pp 263-280, ISBN No: 978-81-322-2286-6
  9. Bajpai R, Upreti DK, Nayaka S 2014. Lichen diversity of Govind Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttarakhand: A potential plant resources for bioprospectional and biotechnological studies. In: Singh RA (eds) Geology, Biodiversity and Natural resources of Himalaya and their Intellectual property law. Published by Pratyush Publications Delhi, pp 262-273, ISBN No:978-93-82171-40-9
  10. Bajpai R, Karakoti N, Upreti DK 2013. Effects of chromium on transplanted thalli of the lichen Pyxine cocoes (Sw.) Nyl., through active monitoring. In: Qasim SZ, Ahmed J, Khare N, Wanganeo A, Singh J and Ahmad A (eds) Conservation of environment for human health. Published by National Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi, pp 366-375.
  11. Bajpai R, Upreti DK 2012. Monitoring of environmental pollution with the help of lichens in India. In: Pal A, Yunus M, Ahmad KJ (eds) Environment Asia. Published by Shree Publishers & Distributors New Delhi, pp. 239-247, ISBN No: 978-81-8329-532-1
  12.   Bajpai R, Upreti DK, Nayaka S, Dwivedi SK 2012. Lichen biodeterioration studies in India: An overview In: Dubey RC and Meheshwari DK (eds) Bioremediation of pollutants. Published by I. K. International publishing house, New Delhi, ISBN No: 978-93-811-410-52
  13. Nayaka S, Upreti DK, Bajpai R 2009. Diversity and adaptive response of Lichens in Antarctica, In: Sridhar KR (eds) In: Frontiers in Fungal Ecology, Diversity and Metabolites. Published by I. K. International group New Delhi, pp 107-123, ISBN No: 978-81-89866-91-4

Book/monographs/ special issue published:

  1. Singh J, Bajpai R, Gangwar R. 2023. Biotechnology in Environmental Remediation. Wiley-VCH GmbH, Boschstr. 12, 69469 Weinheim, Germany, ISBN 978-3-527-35077-3.
  2. Divakar, P.K., Nayaka, S., Bajpai, R. & Shukla, V (Eds.). 2018. Cryptogam Biodiversity and Assessment (Special Issue). MRI Publication Pvt. Ltd., Lucknow, India, ISBN 2456-0251.
  3. Upreti DK, Divakar PK, Shukla V, Bajpai R 2015. Recent Advances in Lichenology. Volume I: Modern methods & Approaches in Biomonitoring & Bioprospection. Springer verlag, ISBN: 978-81-322-2180-7.                         
  4. Upreti DK, Divakar PK, Shukla V, Bajpai R 2015. Recent Advances in Lichenology. Volume II: Modern methods & Approaches in Lichen Systematics & Culture Techniques. Springer verlag, ISBN: 978-81-322-2234-7.
  5. Bajpai R, Upreti DK 2014. “Lichens on Indian monuments: Biodeterioration and Biomonitoring”, Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun, ISBN: 978-81-211-0856-0. 
  6. Shukla V, Upreti DK, Bajpai R 2014. Lichens to biomonitor the environment. Springer verlag, ISBN: 978-81-322-1502-8.

Popular articles:

  1. Bajpai R, Upreti DK 2019. Herbal ayusadhiyo ke vikas ke liye sheik vigyan anusandhan ke naye aayam. Vigyan-Vani 25: 88, ISSN No.0972-3951
  2. Bajpai R, Upreti DK 2018. Jalwayuv parwartan addahayan me sheiko ke upyogita. Vigyan-Vani 24: 25-28, ISSN No. 0972-3951
  3. Upreti DK, Bajpai R 2013. CSIR-NBRI-Shaik prayogshala ke pichle chay dasko ke uplabdhiya Vigyan-Vani 19: 85-87, ISSN No.0972-3951.
  4. Bajpai R, Upreti DK 2010 “Bhartiya saiko dwara sankhiya (Arsenic) sanchayan” Vigyan-Vani 16: 21-23, ISSN No. 0972-3951.
  5. BajpaiR 2008. “Shaik (Lichen) aeithasik bhavavo ka charan” Vigyan-Vani 14(1): 112-16, ISSN No.0972-3951.
  6. Shukla MK, Bajpai R, Mishra S, Tripathi RD 2002. "Yagya aur Paryavaran" Vigyan-Vani 8(2): 30-32, ISSN No.0972-3951.
  7. Jalwaye parivartn nigrani me madagar ho sakti hai sheik prajatiya. 2018. India Science Wire. A Department of Science and Technology and Vigyan Prasar online magie article, (http://vigyanprasar.gov.in/isw/algae_species_helpful_monitoring_climate_change_hindi_story.html)
  8. Lichens an efficient monitoring tool for assessment of atmospheric polluants. CSIR-NBRI Newsletter 38 (4) : 1-4, 2011.

Papers presented in Conferences/Seminars:

Invited talk: 32, Lectures delivered: More than 50 International/National).

Training received:

  • Training received on Science on pollution tolerant and climate smart plants: Sponsored by IUBS, Paris, organized at CSIR-National Botanical Research, Lucknow, 20-21 October 2022.
  • Training received by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO): on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) one day, June 24th, 2019
  • Training received from IIRS-ISRO: IIRS outreach programme on “Application of remote sensing and geographical Information system for Natural Resources”. From Indian Institute of remote sensing (ISRO), Dehradun, duration 27th January to 27th March 2015, Two months.
  • Training received from SAC-ISRO: PRACRITI-II Training on Alpine ecosystem dynamics and impact of climate change in Indian Himalaya. From Space Applications Centre (ISRO), Ahmedabad during 15-19 December 2014, Five days.
  • Dissertation: “Exploring suitability of Industrial wastes (Fly-ash) for promoting growth & yieldof V.  mungo L.” under the supervision of Dr. R. D. Tripathi, Scientist ‘F’ & Deputy Director, Ecotoxicology, Laboratory, National Botanical Research Institute (C.S.I.R.) Lucknow, (Feb.-Sep. 2002) Eight months.
  • Industrial Training: “Pollution monitoring with the help of Lichen Transplant Technique in some residential sites of Lucknow”, under the supervision of Dr. D.K. Upreti, Scientist ‘F’ & Deputy Director Lichenology Laboratory, National Botanical Research Institute (C.S.I.R.) Lucknow, (May-August 2001) Four months.

Any other:

  • Lichens species described as new species : 04
  • Lichen species described as new records: 42
  • Lichenicolous species describe: 64

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