Scientific leadership [e.g., any significant roles in the greater academic community]. Major editorial responsibilities, service on external committees, conference organization, technology licensing (or company start-up), public outreach activities, and institutional administrative responsibilities (e.g., departmental or student committees)

1. Appreciation as reviewer (i) Royal Society of Chemistry (ii) American Chemical Society: (iii) Wiley & Elsevier Journals, since 2012.
2. Life member of the Society of Environmental Chemistry and Allied Sciences (SECAS), INDIA, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, from 2012.
3. Invited affiliate Member, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK., 2013.
4. Executive member of the Society of Environmental Chemistry and Allied Sciences, (SECAS), INDIA, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, from 2014.
5. Awarded EACH- Excellence in Analytical Chemistry Visiting Lecturer at University of Tartu, Estonia, under the Erasmus + Funding, EU, 2016.
6. Convener, Fourth International Conference on Advanced Oxidation Processes, 2016, at BITS, Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus. India, AOP-2016
7. Guest Editor, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Elsevier, Published Special issue, Advanced Oxidation Processes at BITS, Pilani, AOP-2016.
8. Project Lakshya Champion from BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus. Worked closely with Boston Consultancy Group (BCG) for review and upgradation of policies concerning the Faculty & Staff of BITS Pilani, 2017.
9. Convener, First School on Advanced Oxidation Processes S-AOP, held in Goa, India, at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, (BITS-Pilani), K K Birla Goa Campus, Goa, 2018.
10. Head of Department (HoD), Chemistry, BITS, Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus, Goa, India, since 2019 to till date
11. Invited expert member in the Goa State Pollution Control Board Committee for Environment audit, and disposal of hazardous wastes, 2020.
12. Nodal Officer for Vigyan Jyoti Project, DST, India, and BITS Pilani, 2020. Coordinated several invited talks and workshop by BITS faculty for the school students.  BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus is a knowledge partner (KP) in this DST sponsored project, to Kendriya Vidyalaya School, Canacona Goa of JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA CANACONA, SOUTH GOA (GOA), Phase - 2), This project is an Initiative to promote interest in Science & Technology amongst Girls Students (Sponsored & Funded by Dept. Of Science & Technology, Govt. Of India). 
13. Co-opted expert member in the first meeting of Programme Advisory Committee for Earth and Atmospheric Sciences of DST, International cooperation Division, DST, India DST, India, 2022, Evaluation of BRICS country international cooperation research projects (on water research).
14. Lead Editor of the book title Photo- and Electrochemical Water TreatmentFor the Removal of Contaminants of Emerging Concern. Edited by Halan Prakash, Rita S. Dhodapkar and Kevin G. McGuigan, Hardback ISBN: 978-1-83916-501-6, PDF ISBN: 978-1-83916-735-5, Royal Society of Chemistry Publications, Book Series:Chemistry in the Environment, No. of Pages: 410, Publication date:21 Dec 2022  https://doi.org/10.1039/9781839167355

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/ebook/978-1-83916-501-6

15. Research Excellence Award, 2023, Awarded by BITS, Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus, 2023.