• Ecosystem analysis for biodiversity conservation, management and its sustainable development.
• Interaction between soil microbial community and plants.
• Role of soil microbes in ecosystem functioning.
• Theoretical and field study of ecological communities.
• Study of the effect of invasive plant/soil organism/nutrient on the ecological properties of an ecosystem.

• National Eligibility Test-CSIR – NET (Lectureship), Life Sciences, December- 2006.
• Ph. D (Botany)  -Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 2010.

Area of Specialization: Ecology

Topic             : “Aboveground- belowground interactions in a dry tropical grassland”.

• B.Ed. (Science) - V.B.S Purvanchal University, 2004 (Ist Div./ 71.9%) (Ist Rank Holder)
• M.Sc. (Botany) - V.B.S Purvanchal University, 2003 (Ist Div./ 70.5%) (Ist Rank Holder)
• B.Sc.                  - V.B.S Purvanchal University, 2001 (Ist Div./ 66.7%)
• Intermediate     - N.S.S.B. Inter College, Varanasi, U.P Board, 1997 (Ist Div./63.8%)
• High School      - V.K.M. Inter College, Varanasi, U.P Board, 1995 (Ist Div./66.5%)

• Assistant Professor , 5 months , SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi
• Assistant Professor , 5 months , Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, University of Delhi
• Assistant Professor , 11 years , SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi

Plant Systematics

Plant Anatomy

Ecology

Biodiversity (Microbes, Algae, Fungi, Archegoniates)

Environmental Sciences 

Administrative Responsibilities in SGTB Khalsa College:

• Confero, Member 2024-2025.
• Convenor, Botanical Garden for the session 2023-2025.

• College Purchase Committee:  Member of for the session 2023-2025.

• Pin Hole Society: Member 2024-2025.

• Chalchitra Society: Co-convener, 2024-2025.

• National Service Scheme (NSS): Core member of NSS, SGTB Khalsa College. Organized various online and offline activities. (2021-2023).

• Departmental Purchase Committee member (2019-2023)

• Eco Club: Treasurer of Eco Club, SGTB Khalsa College and core member (since 2018).

• Green Finger Club: Teacher co-ordinator of the club. Organized various exhibitions, webinars and offline student activity related to gardening and stress management. (since 2019)

Responsibilities held in SGTB Khalsa College:

• Student Welfare committee (SWC): Teacher co-ordinator of SWC & organized workshops, interviews and talks for the students of special need (2018-2020)

• Botanical Society: Faculty member of the society and co-ordinated various talks, inter college competitions, academic and cultural events under the society.

• Internal Complaints Committee (ICC): Faculty Member in extended team. Organized talks and students interactive sessions.

• NAAC: Actively Coordinated in Data Compilation during NAAC Accreditation (2016) and for Criteria 3 at College level (2023).

• Member of College Purchase Committee (2019-2022).

• Member of General Garden Committee.

Oral Presentation

• Srivastava, P (2025) Density of P. hysterophorus L.: prompting non-native flora and promoting invasion in the grassland of dry tropical ecosystem without affecting the productivity. Presented at International Conference on Ecosystem Functioning and Sustainability in Changing Environment (ESCE-2025) organized by Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi from 6-8 February 2025.

Poster Presentation

• International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Integrating Health and Nutrition with the Emerging Areas of Food Technology, Agriculture, Environment and Allied Sciences organized by Shyama Prasad Mukherjee College for Women, University of Delhi and Krishi Sanskriti, New Delhi, India. (6th April 2019).

• Edited Book: “Plant Invasions and Global Climate Change” (2023) Editors: Tripathi S, Bhadouria R, Srivastava P, Singh R and Batish DR Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., Singapore 189721. ISBN: 978-981-99-5909-9.

• Srivastava P, and Raghubanshi A.S. (2021) Impact of Parthenium hysterophorus L. invasion on soil nitrogen dynamics of grassland vegetation of Indo-Gangetic plains, India. Environment Monitoring Assessment, Apr 20;193(5): 286. doi: 10.1007/s10661-021-09070-6. PMID: 33877445.

• Srivastava P., Balhara M., Giri B. (2020) Soil Health in India: Past History and Future Perspective. In: Giri B., Varma A. (eds) Soil Health. Soil Biology, vol. 59. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44364-1_1.

• Srivastava P., Wu QS., Giri B. (2019) Salinity: An Overview. In: Giri B., Varma A. (eds) Microorganisms in Saline Environments: Strategies and Functions. Soil Biology, vol 56. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18975-4_1.

• Paul A., Sharma M., Singh J., Srivastava P. and Sagar A. (2019) "An Experimental Study of Noise Pollution Level in Campus of SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi" In: Aggarwal M., Sharma D. and Mishra GC (eds) Conference Proceeding of International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Integrating Health and Nutrition with the Emerging Areas of Food Technology, Agriculture, Environment and Allied Sciences. ISBN:978-93-85822-87-2.
• Srivastava, P., Saxena, B. and Giri, B. (2017) In Mycorrhiza-Nutrient Uptake, Biocontrol, Ecorestoration (A. Verma et al. (eds.) Springer, Cham (Online: 31st December, 2017, ISBN: 978-3-319-68867-1_20.

• Srivastava, P. (2013) "Ecological Feedbacks to Global Changes" In Gautam, V.K., Kalra, C. and Kaushik, S (eds.) Proceeding of National Conference on "Recent Advances in Environmental Sciences and Plant Biotechnology" (4th-5th February, 2013) Department of Botany, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, University of Delhi.pg

• Srivastava, P., Sharma, G.P. and Raghubanshi, A.S (2013). AG-BG interactions: Implication for invasiveness. In: Invasive Plant Ecology (AA Jose, HP Singh, DR Batish and RK Kohli), CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, New York, 45-59. ISBN: 978-1-4398-8126-2.

• Srivastava, P and Raghubanshi, A.S. (2011). Impact of anthropogenic nitrogen loading on leaf physiological traits of dry tropical grassland species, India. In: Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Academic World Press, Bhopal, 111-123.  ISBN: 978-81-905131-0-4.

• Singh H, Menka, Srivastava, P. and Singh, V (2011). Effect of nitrogen addition on the architecture and biomass allocation of two invasive plant species (Ageratum conyzoides L. and Parthenium hysterophorus L.), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 81, Pg 348-358. ISSN: 0369-8211.

• • University Research Fellowship (UGC, New Delhi) for pursuing Ph.D. (2007-2008).
  • “Research Fellowship in Science for Meritorious Student” (UGC, New Delhi) for pursuing Ph. D. (2008- onwards).  

• Fellow of Tropical Ecology (International Society of Tropical Ecology, Banaras Hindu University)

• FDP: the "NEP Orientation & Sensitization Programme" held from 11th December to 20th December 2023 under Malviya Mission Teacher Training Programme of UGC organized by UGC-GAD-MMTTC, SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi.

• FIP: Four-week/ one month “Faculty Induction Program” /Orientation Program with (Grade A), 25th February – 27th March 2023. Guru Angad Dev Teaching Learning Centre, SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi.

• FDP/ Refresher: Two-week refresher course in “Botany” (online) with (Grade A), 18th Februray-4th March 2023. Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi in collaboration with Government Arts College (Autonomous), Karur, Tamil Nadu, India.

• FDP: One week Faculty Development Program on “Understanding Sikh History For Higher Education” with (Grade A) held from 05th January to 11th January 2023 organized by Indian Council of Historical Research; Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts; Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee; GAD TLC, SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi.

• FIP: Four-week Faculty Orientation Program for “Faculties in Universities/ Colleges/ Institutes of Higher Education” (online) with (Grade A+), 15th February-16th March 2022. Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi.

• FDP/ Refresher: Two-week refresher course in “Life Sciences” (online) with (Grade A+),                                      1st -15thSeptember 2021. Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi.

•  FDP: Two-week Faculty Development Program on “Biostatistics and Mathematical Skills with Excel  and R” (online), (Grade A) 16th -31st August 2021. Guru Angad Dev Teaching Learning Centre, SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi.

• FDP: One week Faculty Development Program on “Decision Making in Management Using R”        (online), 23rd October-1st November 2020. Mararaja Agrasen College and Guru Angad Dev Teaching Learning Centre, SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi.

• FDP: One week Faculty Development Program on “Developing Multimedia Enriched Powerful Presentation” (online) with (Grade A+), 12th-16th August 2020. Guru Angad Dev Teaching Learning Centre, SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi.

• FDP: One week Faculty Development Program on “E-content Development” (online) (Grade A+) 27th -31st July 2020. Sanatan Dharam College, Ambala and Guru Angad Dev Teaching Learning Centre, SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi.

• FDP: One week Faculty Development Program on “Multimedia Enriched e-content Development”

(online) with (Grade A+), 21st-26th May 2020. Guru Angad Dev Teaching Learning Centre, SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi.

• FDP: on Biostatistics: Theoretical and Practical Aspects (March,2018) organized by Department of Mathematics and Department of Botany, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, University of Delhi under aegis of DBT Star College Scheme, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India.

• FDP: on Industrial and Environmental Microbiology (March,2018) organized by Department of Botany, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi under aegis of DBT Star College Scheme, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India.