1. Role of bioinformatics tools in microbial prospectives and its future 2. Recent trends in genomic approaches for microbial bioprospecting 3. Revolution in microbial bioprospecting via the development of omics-based technologies 4. Microbial assisted production of alcohols, acetone and glycerol 5. Assessing technical and commercial aspects of soil microbiome in growing leguminous plants and formation of bio-fertilizer 6. Mechanisms of multifarious soil microbial enzymes in plant growth promotion and environmental sustainability 7. Bioprospecting of endophytes: Recent advances in endophytic microbes for industrially important bioactive compounds 8. MnP enzyme: Structure, mechanisms, distributions and its ample opportunities in biotechnological application 9. Microbes and their products as novel therapeutics in medical applications 10. Bioprospecting potential of microbes for the therapeutic application 11. Microbial bioprospecting in development of integrated biomass based biorefineries 12. Microbial bioprospecting for biorefinery application: Bottlenecks and sustainability 13. Bioelectricity recovery from food waste using microbial fuel cell: Recent Advances 14. Bioprospecting of microalgae derived high value compounds with commercial significance 15. Microbial bioprospecting for nutraceuticals and value-added compounds 16. Biofilm interceded microbial prospecting of bioremediation 17. Microbial-based eco-friendly processes for the recovery of metals from E-waste 18. Evaluation of environment by microbial sensors 19. Insight into microbial biosensors: Design, types and applications 20. New strategies in microbial screening for novel chemotherapeutics 21. Seaweeds as potential source of bioactive compounds with special emphasis on bioprospecting in COVID-19 situation 22. Bioprospecting of extremophiles for industrial enzymes 23. Bioenergy: An overview of bioenergy as a sustainable and renewable source of energy 24. Microbial diversity and bioprospecting potential of Phragmites rhizosphere microbiome through genomic approaches