Dr Parray teaches at the Department of Environmental Science, GDC (Government Degree College) Eidgah Srinagar, which is affiliated with Cluster University Srinagar, India. Dr. Parray obtained his MPhil and PhD degrees from the University of Kashmir, India, where he also did his postdoctoral research. His research interests include ecological and agricultural microbiology, climate change and microbial biotechnology, environmental microbiome, etc. Dr Parray has published over 50 research papers and authored over 30 books with international publishers. Dr Parray is on the editorial board, a permanent reviewer of several journals, an invited speaker at various scientific meetings/conferences in India and abroad, and a member of many international and national scientific organizations and societies. Dr. Parray was awarded the PIFI scholarship by the Chinese Academy of Science for 2024.