Rajeshwari B is an esteemed IAS officer of the Jharkhand cadre. Currently serving as the Commissioner of MNREGRA in Jharkhand, she holds a prominent position in the state's administrative machinery.

Rajeshwari B has garnered widespread recognition for her remarkable management skills and administrative prowess. During her tenure as the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Dumka, she received accolades for her exceptional handling of the annual 'Sawan Mela,' where over one crore devotees thronged the Shiva Temple in just one month. Her efficient management ensured the smooth conduct of this massive event.

Having served as the DC in Garhwa and Ramgarh districts, Rajeshwari B left a lasting impression on the people with her innovative and people-friendly approach to administration. Her initiatives and policies were highly appreciated by the residents of both districts.

Rajeshwari B holds a master's degree in political science, which provides her with a strong foundation in governance and policy-making.

With her dedication, managerial acumen, and people-centric approach, Rajeshwari B continues to contribute significantly to the development and welfare of Jharkhand. Her commitment to public service and her ability to effectively manage challenging situations have earned her a reputation as an outstanding civil servant.

Sashi Ranjan is a dynamic civil servant and a 2014 batch IAS officer of the Jharkhand cadre. As the Deputy Commissioner of Khunti district in Jharkhand, he is actively involved in initiatives aimed at promoting education, rural development, and livelihood enhancement.

Recognizing the pivotal role of education in nation-building, Sashi Ranjan has undertaken an ambitious plan to establish libraries in all 149 panchayats of Khunti district. These libraries will be managed by the Tejaswini girls, creating a platform for knowledge dissemination and fostering a culture of learning in the rural areas.

In addition to his focus on education, Sashi Ranjan has implemented the Kisan Pathsala - Integrated Livelihood Farm project as a pilot initiative in Karra block. This project aims to provide farmers with gainful employment, increase their income, and equip them with new technical knowledge. Through a convergence of various departments and a hub-and-spoke model of collectivization, the project emphasizes value addition, training, and on-field replication.

Sashi Ranjan's commitment to rural development, innovative thinking, and integrated efforts have made him an influential figure in driving positive change in Khunti district. His initiatives serve as a catalyst for empowering communities, improving livelihoods, and promoting sustainable development.

Pradeep Hazari is a dynamic professional currently serving as the Special Secretary Cum Adviser at the Department of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Cooperative in the Government of Jharkhand. With a strong background in strategic administration and policy-making, he plays a pivotal role in designing and implementing public welfare schemes, strengthening government functions, and ensuring the efficient utilization of funds and resources. Pradeep brings extensive experience in strategic consulting, government consulting, and project consulting, having worked with renowned organizations like TransGraph Consulting Pvt. Ltd.

Prior to his current role, Pradeep held positions in the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED) and Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited, where he gained expertise in procurement and trade of food grains, spices, and horticulture produce, as well as marketing strategies. He holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration and Management from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, and has pursued master's degrees in Marketing Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi, and Agri Business Management from Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management. Pradeep's educational background also includes a Bachelor of Agriculture from Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University.

Dr. Shivendra Kumar is a retired Principal Scientist and Head of the ICAR RCER Research Centre located in Plandu, Ranchi. With a professional background starting from the 1978 batch ARS, he initially worked at the Central Rice Research Institute in Cuttack for five years. Since 1984, Dr. Kumar has dedicated his expertise to the Research Centre in Ranchi. During his tenure as Head from January 2003 to January 2014, he played a pivotal role in planning, implementing, and coordinating multi-disciplinary research, leading to significant achievements in horticultural crop development.

Dr. Kumar's area of work focused on the development of multiple stress-resistant varieties, production technologies for higher profitability, real-time pest forecasting, water productivity enhancement, and watershed development research. He facilitated the formulation of inter-institutional research projects and collaborated with various state government departments to provide technical support for development initiatives. Dr. Kumar also emphasized expanding public-private partnerships for effective technology dissemination.

Throughout his career, Dr. Shivendra Kumar achieved several milestones. He contributed to the management of guava wilt disease using Aspergillus niger formulation and the management of black rot of cauliflower through boron formulation. He played a significant role in developing disease-resistant varieties and hybrids in vegetable crops such as brinjal, tomato, garden pea, cowpea, and Dolichos bean. Dr. Kumar also standardized suitable strains for year-round mushroom production.

Dr. Shivendra Kumar has a remarkable publication record, including 63 research papers, co-authorship of five books, ten book chapters, and thirty extension folders and popular articles. He has received numerous awards and honors throughout his career, including being elected as a Fellow of the Indian Phytopathological Society and serving in various prestigious committees and advisory roles for renowned institutions and organizations.

Currently, Dr. Kumar is working as a Project Management Consultant (Horticulture) of Nippon Koei India Ltd with the Jharkhand Livelihood Promotion Society. He is also a member of the Technical Advisory Committee for Birsa Harit Gram Yojna and the Chairman of the Zonal Monitoring Committee of NICRA-KVK for Jharkhand and Bihar.

Vijay Shankar is a highly accomplished professional with 14 years of experience in the field of Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Climate Change. He possesses comprehensive knowledge of the Indian renewable energy and power sector, along with expertise in business development, policy analysis, feasibility studies, contract negotiation, and project management in the clean energy and climate change domain.

From 2021 to the present, Vijay has been working as a Consultant for Renewable Energy & Livelihood at Word Resources Institute (WRI). His responsibilities include mapping various livelihood activities and studying the integration of distributed renewable energy technologies to enhance productivity. He explores financing options and business model innovation to scale up renewable energy-based livelihood enterprises in India's climate-vulnerable state.

Previously, from 2016 to 2021, Vijay worked as an Expert for Renewable Energy & Energy Access at the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). In this role, he supported the state government in implementing the "State Action Plan on Climate Change" and engaged with various stakeholders to remove barriers and accelerate the deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies across different sectors.

Throughout his career, Vijay has made significant contributions, including decarbonizing the health sector by solarizing healthcare centers, promoting renewable energy in the MSME sector, implementing solar irrigation pumps in agriculture, adopting rooftop solar systems in educational institutions, providing clean energy access to rural areas, and developing clean energy action plans.

Vijay has also worked at SembCorp Industries Ltd. as a Manager for Carbon Projects & Green Power Transaction, where he managed a portfolio of carbon projects and facilitated renewable energy certificate trading. He has further gained experience at Deloitte Touché Tohmatsu and Dalkia Energy Pvt. Ltd., where he provided consultancy services in renewable energy, carbon projects, and clean energy advisory.

Vijay Shankar holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Environmental Engineering from Delhi College of Engineering. He has also pursued additional certifications in financial modeling, PV systems design, and has actively participated in various projects and publications related to clean energy transition and climate change mitigation.

Md. Shamshad Alam is an experienced professional with a focus on sericulture-based livelihood projects. He has worked extensively with rural poor, particularly forest dwellers, across Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, and West Bengal. Currently serving as the CEO of Tasar Development Foundation (TDF) since its establishment in 2013, Shamshad has been instrumental in leading nature-based solutions for climate impact and sustainable livelihood activities in Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Madhya Pradesh.

Shamshad's professional journey began in 1996 at Professional Assistance For Development Action (PRADAN), where he has worked with over 10,000 forest dwellers in Bihar and Jharkhand. He has led a team of professionals in promoting tasar sericulture-based livelihoods for rural poor communities. He has played a key role in anchoring projects at the organization level, including UNDP-assisted projects, NABARD's Tribal Development Programme, SGSY projects, and MKSP-NTFP projects.

Shamshad has been involved in perspective planning, proposal formulation, budgeting, strategy formulation, finance mobilization and management, implementation, monitoring, liaisoning with stakeholders, and capacity building. He has developed training modules for various categories of producers and conducted entrepreneurial and motivational training sessions.

With a strong focus on integrated natural resource management and forest-based livelihoods, particularly tasar sericulture and decentralized forest management, Shamshad has contributed to the development of the sector. He has also undertaken socio-economic studies and value chain studies in Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Odisha.

Shamshad holds a Bachelor's degree in Forestry from Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi. He has completed various professional certifications, including entrepreneurial motivation training and leadership and adaptive forest management. Throughout his career, he has attended multiple trainings and undertaken projects in collaboration with organizations such as UNDP, Ministry of Rural Development, and Central Silk Board.

As a dedicated professional, Shamshad has made significant contributions to the field of sericulture-based livelihoods, promoting sustainable income generation, building community institutions, and establishing backward and forward linkages. Under his leadership, TDF has successfully promoted self-sustaining institutions in Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Odisha.

Santosh Singh is the Managing Director at Intellecap Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd., where he leads the energy, climate change, and agriculture practice. Intellecap is the advisory arm of Aavishkaar Group and works towards creating a sustainable and equitable society by enabling ecosystems and channeling capital.

With almost two decades of experience, Santosh specializes in market-based climate finance instruments, results-based financing frameworks, climate resilience strategies for agriculture and forestry, and achieving climate policy commitments. He has led advisory engagements across Asia and Africa, playing a crucial role in shaping the carbon market in India in collaboration with key stakeholders such as the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, The World Bank, Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, BMGF, ADB, and others.

Santosh's work includes assessing the demand for carbon credits in challenging sectors, designing institutional mechanisms for India's carbon market, developing technical infrastructure aligned with the Paris Agreement's Article 6, and creating frameworks for market-based mechanisms for ecosystem-based services.

He is also involved in the design and implementation of innovative financing mechanisms, such as a carbon finance platform for smallholder farmers in India, a blended finance risk mitigation facility for the solar sector in Africa, a 'Carbon First Fund' for nature-based solutions and result-based financing, and a first-loss guarantee fund for energy access enterprises and consumers.

Prior to his role at Intellecap, Santosh was a core member of the World Bank team implementing the Partnership of Market Readiness program, providing support for carbon pricing instruments in India. Throughout his career, he has successfully mobilized over USD 30 million of climate finance from various global organizations.

Ashok Kumar is the Director of Farm Prosperity at Transform Rural India Foundation, where his work is dedicated to bringing prosperity to small and marginal farmers. With a master's degree in plant pathology, Ashok combines his academic knowledge with practical experience to make a positive impact on rural communities.

Previously, Ashok worked at Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN), where he played a crucial role in integrating agriculture with the Integrated Natural Resource Management (INRM) Programme. Through this work, he contributed to the implementation of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, combining research and practical approaches to address the challenges faced by farmers.

Ashok specializes in community-managed micro-lift irrigation, Women's Self-Help groups, and anchoring research programs with international organizations. He has a deep interest and prolific experience in educating people about the diverse fields within agriculture. Through his writings, he explores topics such as the growth of agripreneurs, the shift from subsistence farming, and the emerging trend of agro-eco-tourism in the tourism industry. Ashok's writings reflect the urgent need to rethink traditional farming practices and find innovative solutions for farm prosperity. With his expertise, dedication, and passion for rural development, Ashok Kumar strives to empower farmers, promote sustainable agriculture practices, and create a more prosperous future for rural communities.