Research Grant award of Rs. 4.15 lakh was awarded by Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belgaum, Karnataka. Ionic liquid mediated conversion of biomass into platform chemical intermediates Veerabhadraswamy Principal Investigator. (Ref. No. VTU/Ace./2009-10/A-9/11417 dated: 01.01.2010).