Dr. Mohit Gera, IFS, is the Director of the Institute of Forest Genetics & Tree Breeding. He was a Senior Fellow/Director at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and was also a Member Secretary of the J&K State Pollution Control Board. Dr. Gera is an IFS officer of the J&K cadre and has published several award winning research papers in his area of expertise. He can be contacted at mohitgera87@gmail.com