Dr. Jatindra N. Bhakta presently serves as Professor in the Department of Ecological Studies and International Centre for Ecological Engineering, University of Kalyani and has a research collaboration with several countries. He has had strong research collaboration with Faculty of Agriculture, Kochi University, Japan for long periods. He worked as a research scholar, was awarded Ph. D. from University of Kalyani, India, and worked as research associate of ICAR, DBT, and DST, Govt. of India. He was awarded the prestigious JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellowship and Invitation Fellowship by the Japan Society for Promotion of Science, Govt. of Japan and worked as Researcher Faculty at the Department of Environmental Engineering and Research Institute of Molecular Genetics, Kochi University, Japan. He has research and teaching experiences in environmental biotechnology, microbiology & probiotic bacteria, carbon sequestration & biofuel production, bioremediation, metagenomic, wastewater treatment & recycling, fisheries & aquaculture, agriculture and environmental pollution. Dr. Bhakta along with other collaborators (>30 researchers from several countries) has published a number of quality papers in international research journals of high impact factors, a few books and book chapters, abstracts, and popular articles. He is an editorial board member and reviewer of several international journals including Elsevier and Springer Publishers. He successfully handled several projects, organized seminars and conferences, served as a research mentor for Ph. D., master’s and graduate students, and actively associated with some NGOs, especially for environmental conservation and rural socioeconomic development.