Awards and Honors
- Prof. G. Panigrahi Memorial Lecture Award The Indian Botanical Society (2022)
 - Maharshi Samman Royal Association for Science Led Socio-cultural Advancement (RASSA) New Delhi, India (2020)
 - Panjab Singh Vishisth Krishi Vaigyanik Puraskar Uttar Pradesh Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lucknow, India (2016)
 - Scientist of Excellence Award Society for Plant Research, Meerut, India (2008)
 - AEB Honour Academy of Environmental Biology India, Lucknow, India (2012)
 - R. D. Asana Medal Indian Society for Plant Physiology, New Delhi, India (1992)
 - JEB Young Scientist Award Academy of Environmental Biology India, Lucknow, India (1992)
 - First prize award on Poetry Book Haryana Sahitya Academy, Chandigarh, India (1988-89)
 - First prize award on Children’s Book Haryana Sahitya Academy, Chandigarh, India (1994-95)
 
Other Honours
- UNESCO ST Biotech Fellowship by UNESCO, Paris, France (1994)
 - NSERC Biotech Visiting Fellowship - University of Guelph, Canada (1996)
 - INSA Visiting Fellowship Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, India (1992)
 
