M. Tech Student
Batch: 
2018-2020
Roll No: 
183350019
Email: 
prathameshantarkar@gmail.com
Skills: 
MATLAB, Drupal 7, Wix, ArcGIS, QGIS, ODK collect, Kobo collect, Open Street Map, Minitab, Vensim, Open LCA
Languages: 

Marathi, English, Hindi

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I have completed my graduation in Electrical Engineering in the year 2018. I believe that research doesn’t always take place in state-of-the-art exotic laboratories but it also springs from innovation at the lower most level. I believe that technology should be for sustainable development thus benefitting masses. I have passion to learn and explore new things around me.

Internships: 

Designed micro irrigation system for marginal farmer at Jain Irrigations Systems Pvt Ltd • Studied design of micro irrigation system and required literature for it • Studied technical aspect of all required components for micro irrigation system • Identified modifications in existing process of design and presented

Field Work of 9 week in Morhanda village of Mokhada block of Palghar district • Studied village profile, village demographics during two months stay in Morhanda village of Mokhada, Palghar District •Conducted Household survey in 101 houses of a population of 623 using Open Data Kit (ODK) and Kobo Collect •Conducted Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and analyzed 8 village sectors to understand the village and its problems •Critiqued implementation of MGNREGA and PMAY-G from primary and secondary data

Impact analysis of solar based lift micro irrigation system in Tulyachapada • Determined financial viability of a ₹ 1.1 crore CSR funded project using NPV and BCR method using primary data • Analyzed socio-economic impact on 108 beneficiaries, their families and other landless people in the village • Determined maximum area that can be brought under drip irrigation of the existing system GPDP: Understanding and Evaluation of Morhanda Gram Panchayat • Analyzed Gram Panchayat Development Plan for four years, a maximum of ₹ 1.15 crore • Represented sectoral trends in planning and expenditure of funds • Maximum amount spent was found to be 27% of available funds • Observed bottlenecks in planning and implementation of GPDP by interviewing bureaucrats, primary survey and field visits  

Key Projects: 

Electricity supply and quality for irrigation

•Analysis of energy infrastructure in agriculture •Impact analysis of GHG emissions in energized agriculture •Understanding behavioural dynamics between farmers, Government and MSEDCL​

Lifestyle diseases in India: A sneak peek through NFHS data

•Analysed trends in Lifestyle diseases in India with focus on diabetes using NFHS 4 data •Compared prevalence of diabetes across gender in rural and urban India across states using NFHS 4 data •Identified relation of obesity and dietary pattern in prevalence of diabetes

Performance upgradation of SMPS circuit

•High PFC circuit design using active boost convertor •MATLAB simulation of high PFC circuit

Project Management and Project Analysis

•Created virtual consultancy firm, Project tendered, planned, and executed with budget of Rs. 2000 crore •The procedures to procure Tenders, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), and Term of Reference (TOR), Bidding organizational structure, financial accounting, Data management and Detailed Project report over a period of four months

Comparison between Grid system with Decentralized Generation system

Analyzed electricity scenario using primary data to find demand and consumption pattern Mapped feeder line network in the Dongripada habitation using QGIS and designed solar home lighting systems Compared solar lightning system with electric grid by calculating NPV, ALCC and cost of electricity (CoE)

CSR policy evaluation & analysis of Eastern Coalfields Ltd & Northern Coalfields Ltd

•Evaluated CSR expenditure of maximum ₹ 125.22 crore by Eastern Coalfields Ltd and, maximum ₹150 crore by Northern Coalfields Ltd on the basis of Company Act, 2013 from 2014 -2017 •Analyzed and represented the trend of CSR investment from 2014- 2017, studied for discrepancy in data on MoCA portal with the expenditure shown in the annual reports of the company •Performance evaluation of CSR activities included sectoral analysis of projects and expenditure

Potential of processing waste based bio refinery in Maharashtra and Gujarat

•Techno-economic analysis of Banana and Mango based bio refineries •Analyzed potential for locations in Gujarat and Maharashtra for fruits and vegetable based bio refineries •An increase in income by 25% in case of Jain Irrigation is observed using bio refinery pathway

 

Key Courses: 

Project Management and Analysis, Agro-based Industries, Biofuels: Technology and Policy Perspectives, Food Processing, Social Science Research Methods and System Dynamics, Technology in Practice, Public Policy and Governance, Field Work.