- Geodynamics of the Indian subcontinent and deep internal processes
- Linking Geological Evolution, Tectonics and Surface Processes
- Near surface processes, hazard vulnerability and mechanism of uplift of the Western Ghats
- Paleoclimate during Late Quaternary
- Geofluids studies for petroleum exploration
- Source of the Indian ocean geoidal low, largest on the globe
- Hydrodynamics and coastal flooding
- Sediment dynamics and diagenetic processes
- Impact of natural and anthropogenic processes on river basins
- Cloud Microphysics and Lightning