Research Papers

• Sharma, C ,Krishna, G., Kumar, A. P., and Nayak, S. K., 2017. "Genetic variation in selected species of prawns of genus macrobrachium using mitochondrial 16s rrna." journal of cell and tissue research vol. 17(1) 6043 – 6046”.
• Paramveer Singh, Sunil Kumar Nayak, Dhalongsaih Reang and Rishabh Singh, 2017. “A study on growth performance and survivability of Ompok pabda (Hamilton 1822) fingerlings in earthen pond fed with different feed ingredients.” International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies 2017; 5(4): 289-294.
• Rishabh Singh, Paramveer Singh, Sunil Kumar Nayak, Dhalongsaih Reang and Girish Tripathi, 2017. “To study the acceptability of different feed ingredients like, rice bran, fish meal, mustard oil cake and floating feed in earthen pond fed via Tor tor (Hamilton, 1822) Fingerlings.” International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies 2017; 5(5): 135-139.
• Pravesh Kumar, K.S.Wisdom, Irfan Ahmad Bhat, Gireesh-Babu Pathakota, Sunil Kumar Nayak, Dhalongsaih Reang, N.S.Nagpure and Rupam Sharma, 2019. Molecular characterization of gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) gene and effect of intramuscular injection of GnIH peptide on the reproductive axis in Catla catla. Animal Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1080/10495398.2019.1597730.
• R Siju, VK Tiwari, Sunil Kumar Nayak and Babitha Rani, 2020. Optimization of photoperiodism on growth and survival of Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus, 1758) larvae. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2020; 8(2): 398-403.
• Kumar P, Wisdom KS, Kumar G, Gireesh-Babu P, Nayak SK, Nagpure NS and Sharma R, 2020. Ontogenetic and tissue-specific expression of gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) and its receptors in Catla catla. Molecular Biology Reports. DOI: 10.1007/s11033-020-05388-5.
• K.S.Wisdom, Irfan Ahmad Bhat, T.I.Chanu, Pravesh Kumar, Gireesh-Babu Pathakota, Sunil Kumar Nayak, Pravin Walke, Rupam Sharma, 2020. Chitosan grafting onto single-walled carbon nanotubes increased their stability and reduced the toxicity in vivo (catfish) model. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 155 (2020) 697-707.

Completed Projects

• Institute Project: Stock Comparison and Development of Base Population of Clarias batrachus for Selective Breeding. Project code: CIFE-2012/7 Duration: 2012-17 PI: Dr. S. Jahageerdar, Co-PI- Dr. Sunil Kumar Nayak. Action: Project completed.
• Institute Project: Zero water exchange model for carp seed production. Project Code: CIFE-2016/3 Duration: 2016-19. PI: Dr. A.K. Verma, Co-PI- Dr. Sunil Kumar Nayak. Action: Project completed.

Ongoing Projects

• External Funded Project: Establishment of Amur common carp/Jayanti Rohu hatchery and seed production unit for quality fish seed dissemination. Project duration: 2018-21. PI: Dr. Sunil Kumar Nayak.
• Institute project -Improvement of harvest body weight of C magur through genetic selection, Project Code: CIFE-2017/2. Project Duration: 2017-22 PI: Dr. S. Jahageerdar, Co-PI-Dr. Sunil Kumar Nayak
• Institute project: Studies on Biological nutrient recovery from culturing of pangasius, Pangasiodon hypophthalmus (Sauvage, 1978) by seasonal vegetable & herbs in aquaponic system. Project duration: 2019-22. PI: Dr. Sunil Kumar Nayak
• Institute project: Studies on Important Diseases of Clariasmagur and to Develop Appropriate Management Strategies. Project Code: CIFE-2019/8. Project Duration: 2019-22. PI-Dr. Arun Sharma, Co-PI-Dr. Sunil Kumar Nayak.
• Institute Project Title: Assessing Carbon Sequestration capacity and GHG Emission Potential and its Mitigation under Different Aquaculture System. Project code: CIFE-2019/14. Duration: 2019-2022 PI: Dr. Vidya Shree Bharati, Co-PI-Dr. Sunil Kumar Nayak

Awards/Honours

• Appreciation letter from Director, Department of Fisheries, Government of Madhya Pradesh for overall development of aquaculture in the state of Madhya Pradesh, on 29/02/2020.
• Letter of Appreciation for exemplary sincerity and dedication towards discharge of duties on 06/06/2020.
• Empanelment with Indo-European Chamber of Commerce and Industry, NGO, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh as an expert in various key activities in Agri and Allied sector, 31/05/2019.