Dr. Pravin D. Chendge is Senior Manager – Agriculture, E&P at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL). He holds a Ph.D. in Agronomy as an INSPIRE Fellow from the Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India and earned a university gold medal during his Master’s program at Dr. B.S. Agricultural University. With over 10 years of experience in academia, research, and biofuels, Dr. Pravin  has previously served as Professor at Don Bosco Institute, Goa University and Junior Scientist at Dr. B.S. Agricultural University. Since 2019, he has been with BPCL, leading initiatives in biofuels, particularly the development of a biomass supply chain for the Bargarh Biorefinery.