**Acknowledgements**

We acknowledge the IntechOpen publishing house for providing the opportunity to write a chapter in the fascinating book titled Actinobacteria. Our special thanks to CSIR-IIIM (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine) for providing laboratory facilities to gain deep insights into the actinomycetota of North Western Himalayan altitudes and to UGC (University Grants Commission) for funding the research.
