Ms. Sarita Kataria (PH20219), PhD student working under the supervision of Dr. P. S. Vijayakumar (Scientist-E) has received 'Best Oral Presentation Award' at the International Conference on Materials for Next-Generation Technology (ICMNT-2025), held at Chandigarh University on July 10–11, 2025.
 
Title of the oral talk was "Irrigation-friendly sensor to manage drought in crops through carbon-based signature volatile sensing".