Evolution of cluster production with fragmentation degree.- New signatures of phase transition from models of nuclear multifragmentation.- Study of isospin effects in heavy-ion collisions at intermediate energies using isospin-dependent quantum molecular dynamics model.- Role of mass asymmetry on the energy of peak intermediate mass production and its related dynamics.- Reaction dynamics for stable and halo nuclei reactions at intermediate energies.- Influence of neutron skin of nuclei on observables.- Nuclear matter at high densities: Squeezing out nuclear matter properties from experimental data.- Studies on Λ hypernuclei and superheavy elements.- Systematic study of Po compound nuclei using evaporation residue, fission cross-section and neutron multiplicity as a probe.- Effective surface properties of light and medium mass exotic nuclei.