Dr Dipankar Saharia is Senior Director at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). He currently leads TERI’s Social Transformation and Strategic Alliance Programme, which encompasses the Social Transformation and CSR Division, Environment Education and Awareness Division, Communications and Publications Division, along with the Knowledge Resource Centre and a few other research Divisions. Dr Saharia also heads TERI's Administrative Services Division and Regional Centres. Previously, Dr Saharia headed TERI’s North-Eastern Regional Centre and served as the Associate Director of the Environmental & Industrial Biotechnology Division of TERI. Effective from 1st July 2025, he has assumed the position of the Managing Director of ONGC TERI Biotech Ltd (OTBL).
Dr Saharia also served the Government of Assam as an officer of the Assam Civil Services from 1997 to 2009. During this time, he held the position of an Assistant Commissioner and later as Officer on Special Duty in the Personnel Department and the Science & Technology Department. During this period, he was on deputation to TERI. Prior to joining the Assam Civil Service, Dr Saharia worked with TERI from 1995 to 1996 on the Tissue Culture Pilot Project (now MTP).
Dr Saharia holds a Master’s degree in Science and a PhD from Gauhati University, Assam. His expertise spans biotechnology, natural resource management and rural development and integrated water resource management. He has successfully executed projects in the fields of Natural Resources, watershed management (planning, management & implementation), Bioremediation, Renewable Energy, Micropropagation, Biofuels and Carbon Finance.
Dr Saharia has published 24 research papers in national and international journals.
Email: dipankar@teri.res.in