Recently, Dr. Vartika Jain who is working as an Associate Professor, Dept. of Botany, Govt. Meera Girls College, Udaipur received Second position in Best Paper Presentation Award in the International Multidisciplinary Conference on Innovation and Transformation in Emerging Technologies, Research and Sustainable Development (IMCIT-2026) organized by S. S. Jain Subodh P.G. Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Rambagh Circle, Jaipur which was held in hybrid mode on 29th and 30th January, 2026. 
Dr. Vartika presented her paper in the conference through online mode on effective techniques for sustainable E-waste management. She discussed the emerging problem of E-waste accumulation and impact of its improper disposal and recycling on the environment. She suggested that urban mining should be adopted to extract valuable metals from e-waste and that integrated bio-hydrometallurgical processes should be the first choice. Earlier, Dr. Vartika has also received the Young Scientist Award along with many others for her extensive work on Environment conservation. She has published 79 papers in National and International Journals, five books and 32 book chapters. The award was announced in the valedictory session and presented by Society for Materials Chemistry, Jaipur Chapter. Dr Vartika received second prize among the faculty presenters category in the first Technical session of the international conference.