Dr Nikhil Gakkhar is Scientist D in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India and is handling Solar Water Pumping program, PM KUSUM, throughout the Country. Prior to that, he was posted at Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Bio-Energy, Kapurthala India and acted as Visiting Faculty for the Masters in Technology program in Renewable Energy at the Dr. BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India. He has completed his PhD in the area of Solar Energy and Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, Rajasthan. Dr Gakkhar has a keen research interest and expertise in renewable energy like solar thermal, concentrators, hybrid systems, etc. He is also a reviewer of eminent journals like Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Energy & Building etc.