M. Tech Student
Batch: 
2018-2020
Roll No: 
183350003
Email: 
swapnilclabde93@gmail.com
Skills: 
QGIS, Minitab, CATIA, Open Street Map, and KOBO collect, Open LCA, Vensim
Languages: 

Marathi, Hindi, English  

Barriers to the dissemination of technology from the research institute
  • Reviewed literature to define stakeholder in technology dissemination and different barriers in dissemination
  • Studied case study of barriers in dissemination of biogas technology under National Biogas and Manure Management Program (NBMMP) of the ministry of new and renewable energy.
Internships: 
Field Work / Internship Rural immersion program in the tribal village of Dang, Gujrat | NGO – AKRSP | Buddha Fellowship 

  • Stayed with one of the poorest families of the tribal village Waidhun, taluka Ahwa in the Dang district of Gujarat to conduct an anthropogenic study. Evaluated and critiqued works done by the NGO in the village.

  • Need identification for improving employment opportunities in tribal settings.

  • Assessing opportunities for organically grown millet Nagali, through primary value addition with the of SHGs

Designed the micro-irrigation system for marginal farmer | Jain irrigation Systems limited 

  • Studied technical aspect of all required components for micro irrigation system

  • Identified modifications in the existing process of design and presented.

  • Studied optimize design of micro-irrigation

Rural Field Stay, Palaskhel, Atpadi, Sangli| NGO - SPK | work on the following topic 1- Village research of Palaskhel village 

  • Stayed in the Village Palaskhel, Taluka Atpadi of Sangli district and carried out Village research for 1310 population. Included Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) activities with Villagers of Palaskhel, Household Survey using KOBO Collect which covered Agriculture, Water, Education, Sanitation, Health, Migration, Energy and Government Schemes

2-Mapping of Soil variation of Palaskhel village and assessment of soil health card scheme 

  •  Mapped soil variation of Palaskhel village for 1400 ha area in 10 days with a participatory approach.

  •  Gathered agriculture-related data using KOBO Toolbox a form and digitalized map using QGIS.

  •  Studied Soil health card scheme’s result and Critiqued on implementation and discrepancy in the result on the government portal.

  •  Impact – Presented to Chairperson of Doubling Farmer Income committee and extended to Master’s thesis

3-Analysis of Farmer Diary and tapping its potential for the decision support system 

  • Used Microsoft Excel for data analysis of the data extracted from a diary written by a farmer of Sangli district

  • Set different Social, Cultural, Ecological and Economic parameters and their Indicators to make inferences from the data recorded. Prepared visual representations of the data based on the parameters selected for analyzing trends and patterns in the farmers' life to help in decision support.

  •  Impact- Converted in master’s thesis to work for a framework for digitalization of diary Village

 

Key Projects: 
Master thesis - Developing a Framework for Soil Sampling Methods Under Soil Health Card Scheme Of India| Prof Bakul Rao

  • To study the implementation of current soil sampling methods under Soil Health Card Scheme of India

  • To understand the challenges for the implementation of current sampling method

  • Reviewing of universal soil sampling techniques

  • To develop framework for best soil sampling  method in the Indian context

Creating a Business Model for Gasification based Power Plant using Cotton Stalks as raw material |Prof Amit Arora

  • Techno-economic analysis and a circular economy model for the textile industry were proposed.

  • Recommended the implementation strategy, operating methodology, and supply chain management

  • For energy demand of an industry or a small habitat limited up to 1 MW.

  • Suggested to limit the price of biomass up to Rs. 3 per kg and plant load factor to be at least 70 % running 8 hours per day.

Data Analysis of National Family Health Survey-4 Data of Madhya Pradesh State | Prof S. B. Agnihotri

  • Mapped NFHS-4 data of malnutrition for the state of Madhya Pradesh to analyse interstate as well as Intra state status of malnutrition in children using QGIS

  • Performed Tukey, and Fischer and Bonferroni tests on NFHS-4 data with 25+ features using MINITAB to compare the variation in wasting, Stunting and anaemia condition.

CSR Policy Evaluation and Analysis of CSR Activities of PSEs | Prof S.B. Agnihotri

  •  Evaluated CSR expenditure of maximum of 3.68 crores by ITPO (India Trade Promotion Organisation), a maximum 7.9 crores by ECGC (Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India) and MMTC on the basis of Company Act.

  •  Analyzed and represented the trend of CSR investment from 2014- 2017.

  • Studied for a discrepancy in data on MoCA portal with the expenditure shown in the annual reports of the company

Analysis of crop pattern change in Maharashtra from 2001 to 2016 using GIS| Prof. Pennan Chinnasamy 
  • Analyzed the data of crop cultivation area from the Department of Agriculture, Maharashtra for each district from Year 2001-16 using MS Excel.
  • Identified and visualized the change in clusters of Major Kharif Crops from millet to cash crop using ArcGIS
Grid connection system vs Decentralized Distributed Generation (DDG) system using Solar energy for the tribal village of Maharashtra | Prof. Priya Jadhav
  • Collected primary data from Tribal village of Maharashtra for 150 households (Dongripada, Palghar)
  • Analyzed load demand and consumption patterns.
  • Designed power distribution network for the centralized grid system and decentralized solar PV system and compared based on calculations of Net Present Value (NPV) and Cost ofElectricity (CoE).
Key Courses: 

Social science research method *,    Soil Land use GIS and agriculture,                          Technology in practice**

Public policy and governance            Project management and project analysis#            Agro-based industries

water resource management               Food processing                                                        System dynamics

Biofuels                                                   ( * Basic statistic, ** advanced statistics, # ongoing course)