Awards and Publications
Awards
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Full Paper Presentation: Rice Cultivation Systems in the Indian Context'
National Environment Conference, IIT-Bombay
February, 2024 -
First Prize: Full Paper Presentation titled 'Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) and Environmental Footprint of Conventional Rice'
International Conference ‘ReVamping Food and Nutrition for the Next Generation’, AIHS-HEW
March, 2023 -
Finalist, Young Scientist Award: 'Sustainability of Nutri-Cereals & The Future of Food Labelling: A Case Study Using Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)'
55th Annual Conference by Nutrition Society of India (NSI) at National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad
November, 2023 -
Best Poster Award: 'Effect of Conventional Rice Farming on the Environment and Climate Change'
54th Annual Conference by Nutrition Society of India (NSI) at National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad
December, 2022
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Runner-Up, Best Poster Award: 'A Comparison of the Physical Status of Children with HIV, with that of Non-Infected Children Living in Mumbai’s Slums.'
Bi-Annual Conference of the Home Science Association of India
January, 2020 -
Poster Presentation: 'Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Pregnant, Lactating, Non-pregnant non-lactating women in Dharavi Slums.'
International Conference ‘Enhancing Health, Wellbeing and Sustainability: Opportunities, Challenges and Future Directions’, Nirmala Niketan Institutes
January, 2013
Publications
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Alphonso, R., Arumugam, T.D. & Cheela, V.R.S. Integrated environmental and economic trade-offs in rice cultivation in emerging economies using a life cycle approach. Discov Environ 4, 47 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44274-026-00546-1
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Alphonso, R., Arumugam, T., Cheela, V. R. S., Consumer Behaviour in Sustainable Food Choices: Knowledge Gaps, Awareness, and Motivations in the Indian Context. Sustainability. (Under consideration).
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Alphonso, R. and Thirumani Devi, A. Environmental Impact of Conventional Rice Cultivation using Life Cycle Analysis. The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol. 60 (2), April - June 2023. DOI:10.21048/IJND.2023.60.2.34215.
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Agarwal, A., Alphonso, R. 2017. Pulses toward Nutrition Security in India: A Review. Research Reach Journal of Home Science. 16 (1): 16–33.