Certified Senior Ecologist by Board of Professional Certification, ESA, USA, since 2005 (4th term of 5 years).

Consecutively for the 3rd year, Ranked among the top 2% of scientists in the world as per Stanford University USA & Elsevier.

[6] Kohli did his Doctoral research on 'Physiological and Biochemical Changes during Floral Initiation in Amaranthus"' in 1979 GNDU Amritsar.

[7] 1 Prof Birbal Sahni Medal Award, 2022 (Indian Botanical Society (Estd.

6 Chairman, State Expert Appraisal Committee for Environmental clearances developmental activities, Chandigarh.

13 Nanda Memorial National Young Scientist Gold Medal Award for Research in Forestry, 1988.