Naoroji Godrej Centre for Plant Research (NGCPR) :
NGCPR is established in the year 1992 in the fond memory of Late Shri Naoroji Godrej of Godrej group of industries with an objective to carry out purposeful research in the areas of Plant biodiversity & conservation with a special reference to medicinal plants. The research center is approved as Scientific and Industrial Research center by Department of Scientific and Industrial Research organization of Government of India. The center has a pool of young scientists headed by Dr. P. Tetali. It has 2.5 hectare Botanical garden where examples of local endemic medicinal and aromatic plants are being propagated. The team is evaluating a number of commercially viable plants for various properties and to enhance their local exploitation using tissue culture and plant breeding techniques. Plants maintained at NGCPR nursery include 200 Medicinal, 40 Aromatic, 38 Wild edible, 18 Timber & Energy, 33 Bamboos, 60 Orchids, 80 Threatened & endemic species. 

Areas of Research :
• Cultivation, Improvement and mass propagation of medicinal and aromatic plants.
• Conservation and cultivation of endemic & threatened plant species.
• Domestication & Improvement of wild edible and ornamental plants.
• Autecological studies of selected timber, energy and plantation tree species.
• Maintenance of bambusetum and orchidarium.
• Development of ideal village.

Conservation of Sacred Groves
• Published 8 International Papers
• Published 27 National Papers