Dr Ramachandra leads the Energy and Wetlands Research Group at the Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. His expertise is in Environmental Sciences Energy, Renewable Energy, Integrated Energy Planning, Conservation of Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems, Biodiversity-Ecology-Hydrology linkages, Ecological modelling, Wetlands, Soil and Water Pollution, Bioremediation, and Municipal Solid Waste Management.