Project Name: Strengthening Local Self-Governance by Assessing Capacity-Building Programs across Urban and Rural Local Self-Governance Bodies in Nagpur District, Maharashtra.
Funding Agency: Indian Council of Social Science Research
Application Number: ICSSR-RMM-2025-2456
Sanction Number: F. No. 188/2025-26/ICSSR/RP/MN
Project Cost: ₹ 7,00,000
Duration: 1 year w.e.f  15-03-2026
Principal Investigator: Dr. Rajesh Vaidya
Co-Investigator(s): Dr. Anant Deogaonkar, Dr. Himanshu M. Shukla

Project Name: Bridging the digital divide in Urban Public Schools: An Assessment of Digital Readiness in NMC Schools to Promote Educational Equity in Nagpur.
Funding Agency: Symbiosis International (Deemed University)
Sanction Number: SIU/SCRI/MRP-Approval/2026/1329
Project Cost: ₹ 1,50,000
Duration: 1 year w.e.f  31-03-2026
Principal Investigator: Dr. Rajesh Vaidya
Co-Investigator(s): Dr. Anant Deogaonkar, Dr. Himanshu M. Shukla

Project Name: Millet Biorefinery for food, feed, fodder, fertilizer and fuel- Design to Demonstration.
Funding Agency: SHRI DST Govt of India
Sanction Number: SIU/SCRI/MRP-Approval/2026/1329
Project Cost: ₹ 3,79,880
Duration: 3 years w.e.f  31-07-2024
Principal Investigator: Dr. Chandan Vichoray
Co-Investigator(s): Dr. Anant Deogaonkar, Dr. Himanshu M. Shukla

Evaluation and Improvement of Comfort of Clerical Worker by using Ergonomics.
(Improvement of comfort of clerical worker by using ergonomic principles)

Design, Development and Fabrication of Jig and Fixture for a Stirrup Making Activity.
(Improvement of Stirrup making activity by ergonomically designed platform)

Quality Improvement through assessment of Process Capability indices at Eros Metal Works Pvt. Ltd. Nagpur.
(Process Capability Improvement by fabricating a jig and fixture for welding)

Developing a simulation model for a Multi variety Mobile Phone Manufacturing Facility.
(Simulation of Mobile Manufacturing Plant done on Simul8 Software)