- Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, India, Allahabad (2002),
- Fellow, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi (2002), Fellow, Indian Society of Agricultural Biochemists (2003);
- Elected member to the Executive Council of National Academy of Sciences, India, Allahabad (2005),
- Elected Member of Plant Tissue Culture Association of India PTC(I) (2005),
- Elected Vice-President, UP Association for Science and Technology Advancement (UPASTA), Lucknow (2007-08);
- Elected Vice President of National Academy of Sciences, India (2007 and 2008)
- Founder President& Member-Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Society of India (MAPSI), Lucknow
- Founder and Chairman- FloraFauna Science Foundation, Lucknow since June 2015
- Adviser, Editorial Board of the Journal Environmental Sustainability (Springer Nature) since April 2018
- Advisory Board Member of aIDEA (Agro-Incubator) of ICAR-NAARM, Hyderabad since July 2018
- Expert under Global Executive Advisory Board of Expert Nutraceutical Advocacy Council (ENAC) since April 2019
- Founder Editor, FloraSarthi, Science Communication Popular Magazine of FloraFauna Science Foundation since August 2019
- Chief Mentor, External Mentoring workshops for WOS-B component of Women Scientist Scheme (WOS) of KIRAN division of DST (Department of Science & Technology, GOI, covering three areas Agriculture and Allied Sciences (AAS); Health, Food and Nutrition (HFN); and Engineering and Technology Development (ETD) Dec 2019
- Honorary Member of the Advisory Board of the IJBST Journal Group since July 2020
- Honorary Distinguished Professor in the discipline Bioengineering & Food Technology at Shoolini University, Solan since July 2020
- CSIR Technology Award for Life Sciences 2012 for R&D Facilitating Industrial Growth, Societal Health and Rural Prosperity, New Delhi, September 2012,
- CSIR Award for Innovations in Rural Development (CAIRD 2008) for implementation of Agro-entrepreneurship through Biovillage concept in India as team leader, CIMAP;
- VASVIK Award in Biosciences & Technology for Research in Biotechnology leading to Industrial and Agricultural Applications, Mumbai, August 2008,
- Upbhoktashri 2008 Award for Applied Research meeting Client/Consumer expectations by Bharat Jyoti (Consumer’s Forum Association), Lucknow, August 2008;
- Golden Peacock Eco-Innovation Award 2008 for Ecofriendly and Organic Technologies and Research as Team leader, CIMAP May 2008;
- Nina Saxena Excellence in Technology Award-2007 by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur for novel anti-malarial drug variety of plant Artemisia annuawith complete technology package to improve health, while enhancing rural income through value chain development;
- Best Invention Prize by All India Industrial Exhibition Society, Hyderabad for R & D innovations enabling linkage between farm and pharma sectors – CIMAP’s innovative approach for implementation of device, February, 2007;
- FICCI Award 2004-05 for Rural Development for Excellent work in rural employment and income enhancement through innovative R&D;
- Prof SK MukerjeeCommemoration Lecture (Young Scientist Award) for the year 2005-2006 in the Section of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Indian Science Congress, Hyderabad, January, 2006;
- Platinum Jubilee Lecture Award 2005,
- Indian Science Congress, Ahmedabad, January 2005;
- EOAI-SOM Award 2003-2005 for “Development and dissemination of a new variety of Menthaarvensisknown as KOSI;
- Patent Appreciation Award for US Patent No.6,423,741 on “Antimicrobial composition and the method for producing the same” from Indian Drug Manufacturers Association (IDMA), Mumbai, 2004;
- All India Biotech Association (AIBA) Award for Agricultural Biotechnology (2000),
- CSIR Technology Prize for Biological Sciences-1999;
- Best Teacher Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching and Guiding Post Graduate Students at IARI, New Delhi, 1995.
