Degree and year of award:

• B.Tech  Agricultural Engineering, Junagadh Agricultural University, Gujrat, Year-2009
• M.Tech  Soil and Water Engineering (Agricultural Engineering), Junagadh Agricultural University, Year- 2013
• Ph.D. Soil and Water Engineering (Agricultural Engineering), Junagadh Agricultural University, Year -2018
• NET: Qualified (ICAR-NET-2015) in the subject of Land and Water Management Engineering

Broad Current Research Interest:

• Hydrology
• Remote Sensing and GIS
• Water Conservation
• Irrigation Hydraulics

Previous Position:

• Worked as a Senior Research Fellow from June 12, 2018 to July 13, 2020 at the Department of Natural Resource Management, College of Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, India in the project entitled “Demonstration of site specific water conservation technologies for improving deteriorating soil and water quality in coastal south Gujarat” funded by the Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, Government of India.

Publications (Scopus Index):

• Jagani AH, Shrivastava PK, Dwivedi DK (2018) Evaluation of Kostiakov’s and Philip’s infiltration models on the soil of Dediapada, India. Journal of Applied and Natural Science 10(3): 1073-1077. DOI:10.31018/jans.v10i3.1845
• Fadadu MH, Shrivastava PK, Dwivedi DK (2018) Application of Horton’s infiltration model for the soil of Dediapada (Gujarat), India. Journal of Applied and Natural Science 10(4): 1254-1258. DOI:10.31018/jans.v10i4.1928
• Dwivedi DK, Kelaiya JH, Sharma GR (2019) Forecasting monthly rainfall using autoregressive integrated moving average model (ARIMA) and artificial neural network (ANN) model: A case study of Junagadh, Gujarat, India. Journal of Applied and Natural Science 11(1): 35-41. DOI:10.31018/jans.v11i1.1951
• Kelaiya JH, Rank HD, Dwivedi DK (2019) Evaluation of morphometric characteristics and watershed prioritization of Bhadar basin of Saurashtra region, Gujarat. Journal of Applied and Natural Science 11(2): 273-280. DOI:10.31018/jans.v11i2.2032
• Dwivedi DK, Shrivastava PK (2021) Rainfall Probability Distribution and Forecasting Monthly Rainfall of Navsari using ARIMA Model. Indian Journal of Agricultural Research DOI: 10.18805/IJARe.A-5793

Publications (Peer Reviewed/NAAS):  

• Dwivedi DK, Gontia NK, Chavda JM (2015) Hydraulic performance evaluation of mini sprinkler system. African Journal of Agricultural Research 10(53): 4950-4966. DOI:10.5897/ajar2015.10422
• Mashru HH, Dwivedi DK (2016) Evaluation of evapotranspiration estimation models for Junagadh city of Gujarat. Current World Environment 11(2): 619-630. DOI:10.12944/cwe.11.2.34
• Dwivedi DK, Pandya PA (2016) Evaluation of hydraulic performance of micro-sprinkler system. International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research  6(3): 397-406.
• Dwivedi DK, Sharma GR, Wandre SS (2017) Forecasting Mean Temperature using Sarima Model for Junagadh City of Gujarat. International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research 7(4): 183-194. DOI:10.24247/ijasraug201723
• Dwivedi DK, Sharma GR, Patel DV (2017) Identification of rainfall probability distribution for Junagadh. International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research 7(2): 521-528.
• Dangar DM, Dwivedi DK, Mashru HH (2017) Effect of irrigation regimes and lateral spacing on drip irrigated wheat. International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research 7(1): 417-422.
• Dangar DM, Dwivedi DK, Mashru HH  (2017) Cost economics of drip irrigated wheat. International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research 7(4): 511-518. DOI:10.24247/ijasraug201766
• Dwivedi DK, Shrivastava PK (2019) Rainfall and runoff estimation of micro watersheds of coastal Navsari. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 18(1): 43-51. DOI:10.5958/2455-7145.2019.00005.5
• Dwivedi DK, Shrivastava PK (2019) Time Series Modelling of Monthly Temperature and Reference Evapotranspiration for Navsari (Gujarat), India. Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology 35(6): 1-13. DOI:10.9734/cjast/2019/v35i630209
• Jagani AH, Shrivastava PK, Lakkad AP, Thakur NS, Dwivedi DK (2020). Efficacy of drip irrigation on Melia composita Wild.(Malabar Neem). Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 19(2): 156-161. DOI:10.5958/2455-7145.2020.00021.1

Abstracts and Presentations in National and International conferences:

• Dwivedi DK, Shrivastava PK (2018) Rainfall and runoff estimation of micro watersheds of coastal Navsari.  Abstract: 27th National Conference on sustainable management of soil and water resources for doubling farmer’s income, Jorhat, Assam 25-27 Oct 2018
• Dwivedi DK, Shrivastava PK, Bhanderi BN, Dileswar Nayak (2019) Estimation of roof water harvesting potential using remote sensing and GIS in Onjal, Machhad and Dandi village of Navsari district. Abstract: International Conference on Soil and Water Resources Management for climate smart agriculture, global food and livelihood security, New Delhi 5-9 Nov 2019
• Dwivedi DK, Shrivastava PK (2021) Estimation of surface runoff by curve number method for hydrologic design of a pond in Onjal village of Navsari district. Abstract: 2nd Asian Web Conference on managing hill resources and diversities for zero hunger and climate resilience, 12-13 Feb 2021
• Dwivedi DK, Shrivastava PK (2021) Evaluation of rainwater recharging and harvesting systems. Abstract: 29^th National Web Conference on sustainable soil and water management for biodiversity conservation, food security and climate resilience, 29-30 Dec 2021

Participation in Conferences and Workshops:

• Participated in the National Conference on technological changes and innovations in agriculture for enhancing farmer’s income organized by Junagadh Agricultural University at Junagadh , 28 – 31 May 2017
• Participated in the National Conference on sustainable management of soil and water resources for doubling farmer’s income organized by Soil Conservation Society of India at Jorhat, Assam, 25 – 27 Oct 2018
• Participated in the National Conference on soil and water conservation technologies for mitigating climate change impact organized by Soil Conservation Society of India at Ooty, Tamil Nadu, 1 – 2 Feb 2019
• Participated in the International Conference on Soil and Water Resources Management for climate smart agriculture, global food and livelihood security jointly organized by Soil Conservation Society of India, World Association of Soil and Water Conservation and International Soil Conservation Organization at New Delhi, 5-9 Nov 2019
• Participated in the Workshop on Trends in Geospatial Technology organized by Navsari Agricultural University and Anubhuti Foundation at Navsari, Gujarat, 8 Mar 2019
• Participated in the QGIS Advanced Workshop organized by the director of TGIS at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 29 Feb – 1 Mar 2020.
• Participated in the 2^nd Asian Web Conference on managing hill resources and diversities for zero hunger and climate resilience organized by Soil Conservation Society of India, 12-13 Feb 2021
• Participated in the 29^th National Web Conference on sustainable soil and water management for biodiversity conservation, food security and climate resilience organized by Soil Conservation Society of India, 29-30 Dec 2021

Other Professional Activities (Webinar, Training, FDP):

• Attended the National Webinar on Hydro-informatics for Smart Water Management in Agriculture organized by Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University (Pusa), National Institute of Hydrology (Roorkee), Water Resources Development and Management department (IIT Roorkee) and Division of Agricultural Engineering (ICAR-IARI), 20 Oct 2020
• Attended the National Webinar on Conserving Soil Biodiversity for our common future organized by Sri Sri University, International Rice Research Institute and CGIAR, 5 Dec 2020
• Attended the Online International Training Programme on Water Resources Modelling organized by Centre for Advanced Agricultural Science and Technology and Technology for Climate Smart Agriculture and Water Management (CAAST – CSAWM) under ICAR from, 8-12 Feb 2021
• Attended the National Webinar on Agriculture Residue and Waste Utilization for Energy Generation organized by Department of Renewable Energy Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, Junagadh Agricultural University, 16 – 17 Mar 2021
• Attended the Faculty Development Program on Blended Learning & LMS, conducted by Prof. Ajay Kumar Singh & Mr. Jayakar Sodagiri, Sri Sri University, 20 Jun 2021

Memberships in Professional bodies:

• Life Member of Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers (LM – 11167) since Feb 29, 2016
• Life Member of Soil Conservation Society of India (LM – 2904) since Dec 1, 2018
• Life Member of Association of Agrometeorologists (LM – 1556) since Jan 10, 2020

Awards:

• Best Oral Presentation Award in the 27th National Conference of soil conservation society of India on sustainable management of soil and water resources for doubling farmers’ income at Jorhat, Assam, India, Oct 25-27, 2018
• Best Poster Presentation award in the International Conference on soil and water resources management for climate smart agriculture, global food and livelihood security at New Delhi organized by soil conservation society of India, world association of soil and water conservation and international soil conservation organization, Nov 5-9, 2019