Rakshak Kumar Acharya

A journey of scientific intervention to save the traditional practice of Himalayan dry toilets in cold arid zones of Lahaul, Spiti and Ladakh. It wasn't possible without the guidance of @DrSanja87281635 @CSIR_IHBT. youtube.com/watch?v=EQkGQU… @TEDTalks

Voted today in my home state, Assam. Every vote counts, each one a step towards a stronger democracy. My vote, my responsibility. মোৰ ভোট, মোৰ দায়িত্ব।

@Biswaji34848599 कोई भी छात्र पढ़ाई में अच्छा या बुरा नहीं होता, और किसी के लिए भी कभी देर नहीं होती। मेहनत करने से कोई भी छात्र कुछ भी हासिल कर सकता है।

@RakshakKumar सत्य नारायण, पराई में कैसा हे

Honoured to meet Professor Dr. Anita Pandey Ma’am, whose work in Himalayan microbiology has inspired me for years. Grateful that she chaired the session where I spoke on bioremediation in the Himalaya. Deeply humbled to receive a token of appreciation from her. Memorable moment.

@Biswaji34848599 मैं ठीक हूँ, बिस्वजीत। आपसे मिलकर अच्छा लगा। आप कैसे हैं?

@RakshakKumar में सत्य नारायण का भाई हो, आपका स्टूडेंट कैसे हो आप

There is so much in North East India that we may not have realised. I am living only 100 km away from this village.

Hearty congratulations to all the awardees of the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025 Proud moment for CSIR with three honours: • Dr. Venkata Mohan (CSIR-NEERI) • Dr. K. Thangaraj (CSIR-CCMB) • Team Aroma Mission, CSIR @DrJitendraSingh #RashtriyaVigyanPuraskar #RVP2025 @CSIR_HRDG

@HallanVipin Congratulations sir, may this experience open new and inspiring avenues for your work ahead

It was a truly enriching experience to visit PHIM in Montpellier, France, from 22 Nov -1 Dec.I had the pleasure of delivering a seminar and engaging in insightful discussions with the French team. @IFCPAR @CSIR_IHBT @PHIM_research @CSIR_IND @pooggin

BIG NEWS !!!

A deeply enriching experience interacting with scholars, researchers and policy makers. Grateful to the organisers for also giving an opportunity to two research scholars from our department, offering them valuable exposure and chance to engage with fellow Himalayan researchers.

I had the opportunity to deliver a talk in Parallel Session-V: Environmental Sustainability, Pollution & Waste Management, and to join as a panelist in the Plenary Session: Himalayan Young Researchers Forum – Connecting Himalaya for the Future.

Honoured to participate in the Himalayan Conclave 2025 at Almora, organised by the G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment (MoEF&CC) in collaboration with UNDP and several national and international partners working for a sustainable Himalayan future.

Two young scholars from Tripura University will also represent our state in the Himalayan Young Researchers Forum, celebrating the spirit and culture of the Northeast pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…

Honoured to attend the Himalayan Conclave 2025 at NIHE, Almora, organised under the @moefcc. The event focuses on shaping a roadmap for the Indian Himalayan Region 2047 through conservation and sustainable growth. Looking forward to sharing thoughts on waste bioremediation

Honoured to share our collaborative study with Sikkim University on the sacred Khecheopalri Lake.The metagenomic insights reveal element–microbe interactions & xenobiotic detoxification in this Himalayan ecosystem. rdcu.be/eNKjW @SpringerNature

@shekhar_mande @MandeSharmila Many Congratulations sir and @MandeSharmila ma'am

Thankyou @runaanu for the very nice coverage. @MandeSharmila & I feel very humbled by the honor. Pune-based Dr Shekhar, Dr Sharmila Mande make history as IISc’s first husband-wife recipients of Distinguished Alumni Award | Pune News - The Indian Express share.google/75bABnP2DK0D8F…

Once, I stayed in this city, and this was a familiar sight when I visited the daily market.

Over the past few days many from outside Assam have asked- why are we crazy for #BelovedZubeen. There is no single answer - but 3 things stand out 👉 His music spoke directly to our emotions and was wide enough to accommodate Assam’s diversity 👉 His bravado was legendary- a born rebel, unapologetic of his opinions. 👉 But above all he was one of the most helpful and kindest souls to walk on this planet. Zubeen will live forever…..❤️

@UpendraMPradhan Anything is possible and in such a big turnaround, the influence of external powers cannot be denied. This point holds weight.

𝑵𝑼𝑪𝑳𝑬𝑨𝑹 𝑵𝑬𝑷𝑨𝑳 - 𝑨 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒚 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒐𝒓𝒚 The anger against establishment in Nepal is not new or recent. Nepal has had political instability for decades. They have fought a civil war, for crying out loud. So what caused the recent flare up, and the immediate ouster of KP Oli government? Many people have many theories. Here is mine. I could be totally wrong about it, but there are whispers in the corridors, and I am just putting this out, to hear what the experts have to say?? ............... Was KP Oli making a secret deal to hand over Nepal's uranium deposits to China, and the US came to know?? Around 2014-15 Uranium was discovered in Lomanthang region of Upper Mustang. Ever since then, there has been fear among certain sections of geo-political analysts [link below], that Nepal could be caught in the cross-fire of global war for nuclear superiority. Uranium deposits were confirmed in Nepal's Upper Mustang region in 2014 by the Department of Mines and Geology, Govt of Nepal. In 2018, a survey "𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒖𝒎 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒖𝒎 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕, 𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒂 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒙 10𝒌𝒎𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉 𝒃𝒚 3𝒌𝒎𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒅𝒕𝒉" said a report by the Investment Board of Nepal. [link below] In 2020, Nepal passed the Radioactive Material (Uses and Regulation) Act in 2020. They are yet to have a full and functional nuclear policy, and claim to be working with @iaeaorg to control nuclear trade etc. Here is where political interests, business interests, ideology, and intrigue go haywire. In 2024 November, @Resonant_News reported that "𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒂 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝑼𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒍.... 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆, 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝑼𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒈’𝒔 𝑳𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑲𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒂 𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓, 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒓 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒚𝒑𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔." [link below] This develpment in such a remote rural region is too much of a coincidence. Was KP Oli trying to hand over Nepal's uranium deposits to China? Did the US came to know about it, and caused a radical change in Nepal to ensure that these uranimum deposits do not end up with China? In his article "Curse of Uranium", Dr. Mahesh Maskey had warned, "𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝑵𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒍, 𝒕𝒐 𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒖𝒎 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒇 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒄𝒚"... Seems like his prophecy has been fulfilled. ....... Relevant articles: 1. Uranium Found in Nepal: ibn.gov.np/wp-content/upl… 2. Curse of Uranium by Dr. Mahesh Maskey myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/curse-of-… 3. China Constructs a City Along Nepal Border by @LevinaNeythiri China Constructs a City along Nepal Border 4. Power Struggle for Uranium of Nepal: A Travel Note by Anant Aryal researchgate.net/publication/38…

@Prof_Braj_Singh @insa_academy @AusHCIndia @HCICanberra @cgisydney @Science_Academy @AusDHCIndia @nisharaku @westsydunews @westsyduhie @FAOLandWater @SoilScienceAust Great News, Many Congratulations

See what arrives in my email inbox today. Thank you @insa_academy . I am delighted to accept this recognition I believe other than my science contributions, this also reflect working with @AusHCIndia and @HCICanberra to contribute toward bilateral relations.

@ramsharma_ihbt @CSIR_IHBT @CSIR_IND Congratulations sir

I am happy to share Spotlight Article published from my group in Trends in Plant Science. Congratulations to my young colleague Shikha Sharma Trade-off between rice epigenome and cold adaptation sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @CSIR_IHBT @CSIR_IND