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List
of Completed and Ongoing Projects
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Agency/Source
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Amount
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Year
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Project
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Achievements
|
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IFIAS, Stockholm
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US$ 22,000
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1979-1981
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Self-Reliant Development
|
Field values showed that it could be
a good model for energy analysis
|
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UNU, Tokyo.
|
Rs. 5,00,000
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1980-1983
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Integrated Rural Food Energy Systems
|
It was proved that 1.5 acres of land
is sufficient to feed family of 5 [food, fodder and
energy requirements].
|
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DST, New Delhi
|
Rs.2,14,000
|
1981-1983
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Teaching women to make solar
stills and grow Bio-dynamic
Gardens
|
a) Rural women trained in handling
work-shop tools b) The nutritional requirement of the
family met byconsuming fresh vegetables
|
|
TERI, India
|
Rs.1,00,000
|
1983-1984
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Fuel (Hydrogen)
Production using Photosynthetic bacteria
|
Established the possibility of
microbial Hydrogen Production.
|
|
DST, New Delhi
|
Rs.1,37,000
|
1985-1987
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Teaching women to grow a tamarind
substitute (Hibiscus canabinus)and generate receipes
|
Women could grow their souring agent
in one season and other vegetables in the off season.
|
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DST, New Delhi
|
Rs.1,06,950
|
1985-1987
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Income generation activity for rural
women through low cost shampoo
making
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Demonstrated a new way of income
generation for women
|
|
DNES, New Delhi
|
Rs.4,58,400
|
1985-1986
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Fabrication & Installation of
fifty windmills
|
Trained local youths in the
fabrication of windmills
|
|
DNES, New Delhi
|
Rs.82,000
|
1985-1986
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To investigate the patterns of
energy consumption and requirements among shepherd
communities in Kumaon, Himalayas.
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Understanding of transhumanlife-styles
was developed. Also introduced technologies for the
benefit of shepherds.
|
|
DNES, New Delhi
|
Rs.6,03,000
|
1985-1988
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Biogas
augmentation by Citrobacter intermedius using
industrial effluents
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Proved the efficacy of Citrobacter
sp. in improving the methane content using the
industrial effluents
|
|
DOE, New Delhi
|
Rs.7,20,000
|
1984-1987
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Study of wind erosion in the
westland dry crop lands of Tamil Nadu, its causes,
courses and prevention, restoration of fertility to
the soil and stability to disturbed rural eco-system.
|
Reclaimed agricultural land and
making use of shelterbelts.
|
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IDBI, India
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Rs.1,25,000
|
1984-1984
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Training of fisher-men in the
fabrication of a new class of HDPE
boats.
|
Alternate materials used for
kattumaram fabrication technology successfully
transferred
|
|
CUMI, Madras
|
Rs.5,00,000
|
1985-1988
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Semi-pilot production -of
Hydrogen
gas using bacterial system, light, water and organic
wastes
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Feasibility established
|
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CPL, India
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Rs.5,00,000
|
1980-1983
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Development of mass culture of Spirulina
fusiformis
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Mass culture of Spirulina shown to
be feasible
|
|
Murugappa Group & ICICI
|
Rs.40,00,000
|
1984-1988
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Spirulina
Algal Project
|
Established India's first Spirulina
production facility
|
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Coromandel Engg. Co. Ltd.,Madras
|
Rs.1,50,000
|
1981-1983
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Development of solar comfort
conditioning system
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India's first multi storey building
with passive solar features. 25% reduction in energy
for air conditioning.
|
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CART, New Delhi
|
Rs.1,89,300
|
1985-1986
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HDPE
Boat building and demonstration for small
fishermen
|
More fishermen exposed to HDPE boat
building, new fabrication techniques developed
|
|
CART, New Delhi
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Rs.1,50,000
|
1985-1986
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Fabrication and demonstration of HDPE
Boats
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Rafted twin hull boat to carry more
people and more load developed
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CART, New Delhi
|
Rs.1,86,840
|
1986
(3months)
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HDPE
Boat making
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HDPE Boats introduced in Training of
Fishermen from all over India in many maritime states.
|
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TNSCST, Madras
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Rs.1,42,000
|
1987-1988
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Communication of rural technology
through screen
printing
|
Used screen printing technique on
cloth for communication
|
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NWDB, New Delhi
|
Rs.23,58,000
|
1986-1987
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Wastelands development through afforestation
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Over 400 acres of wastelands
planted, and reclaimed with trees and local
participation.
|
|
Andhra Pradesh Government
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Rs.25,000
|
1986-1991
|
Andhra rural integrated energy
systems (proposal) & survey)
|
A package of energy needs and
demands for a village in Andhra Pradesh.
|
|
DST, New Delhi
|
Rs.10,84,000
|
1987-1991
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Mass Culture of Photo-synthetic
bacteria (PSB)
|
The project established technologies
for mass culture of PSB's feasibility and pilot-scale
studies.
|
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DST, New Delhi
|
Rs.6,98,000
|
1987-1990
|
Installation and Monitoring of 10 Fish
Aggregating Devices Pilot scale studies
|
Increased fish catch and income in
fishing villages with FAD's. Several species of fish
available in FAD villages not seen in control areas
|
|
Ministry of Human Resources
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Rs.2,12,300
|
1989-1991
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Environment education to school
children
|
School children were shown the need
for environment education and the ways of protecting
it.
|
|
TEDA, Madras
|
Rs.85,000
|
1989-1990
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Project Kurinji
|
Energy analysis of the entire
Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu
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DST, New Delhi
|
Rs.1,55,000
|
1988-1990
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Energy Studies of Island communities
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Established the pattern of energy
use by the island communities. Special attention to
women.
|
|
UNCHS Habitat
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Rs.5,00,000
|
1990-1991
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Low
cost building construction for economically weaker
|
A new trust was formed to look into
all low cost sections construction Techniques and
dissemination.
|
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DBT, New Delhi
|
Rs.13,00,000
|
1991-1992
|
Large Scale Nutritional
Supplementation with Spirulina
alga (LSNS)
|
Fist time in the world that 5000
children have been fed with Spirulina for clinical trial spread over 1.5 year.
|
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CAPART, Delhi
|
Rs.2,34,000
|
1991-1995
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The Vatsi Project
|
Final design of HDPE New kattumaram,
design of boat for Orisa.
|
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DST, New Delhi
|
Rs.6,45,920
|
1990-1991
|
Women's
Biodynamic gardening co-operative &
sustainable eco-development.
|
A co-operative society was formed
through which vegetable selling was done
|
|
DST, New Delhi
|
Rs17,17,000
|
1991-1993
|
Biotechnologies for SC/ST women
|
SC/ST women were given training 5
technologies for income generation
|
|
Parry Agro Industries Ltd., Madras
|
Rs.6,92,000
|
1993-1995
|
Novel technologies for tea
processing
|
Recommendation on processing
parameters for tea processes.The addition of a
bacterium during fermentation imporved taste, colour
and flavour
|
|
CAPART,
New Delhi
|
Rs.2,60,000
|
1994-1995
|
Directory on planting materials
|
A directory on the availability of
seeds, seedlings with Govt., Non Governmental
organisations and individuals in Southern parts of
India is published.
|
|
CAPART,
New Delhi
|
Rs.1,50,640
|
1994-1995
|
Sustainable income for women using
appropriate technologies
|
Women were trained in biodynamic
method of gardening and vermicomposting(using
earthworms for composting) for income generation.
|
|
PS Apparels, Madras
|
Rs.80,000
|
1993-1994
|
Padappai Land Development
|
Pilot project for Rs.31 lakh project
to reclaim 80 acres of degraded land.
|
|
TNSCST
|
Rs. 30,000
|
1995
|
Entrepreneurship development
programme for rural women on skill development in screen
printing
|
Rural women were given training in
Screen printing to enable them to start their own
units.
|
|
CUMI, Madras
|
Rs.50,000
|
1994-1995
|
Beneficiation of Shertallai sands
|
The sand available in Shertalli,
Kerala was analysed to findout the silica content and
other minerals
|
|
FRHLT, Bangalore
|
Rs.10,000
|
1995
|
Pre-operational task of MCPC
programme
|
Three areas around Tanjore town were
surveyed for identifying medicinal plants and their
use in curing some of the diseases/illness.
|
|
EID Parry India Ltd., Madras
|
Rs.8,00,000
|
1994-1995
|
Problems in plant tissue
culture and disease elimination
|
Innovated a technique that to detect
the latent bacteria in its earlier stage and
prevention
|
|
Parry Agro Industries Ltd., Madras
|
Rs.45,00,000
|
1994-2000
|
Energy
efficient paper from alternate cellulose material
|
Usufructs of tree treated
with microbioly to produce eco friendly paper
|
|
CAPART,
New Delhi
|
Rs.1,85,000
|
1995-1996
|
Screen
printing as a tool for education and employment
|
Rural women were given training in
this techniques. A society is registered to generate
income to rural poor.
|
|
DST, New Delhi
|
Rs.55,00,000
|
1987-1999
|
Core Support
|
Research and development activities
|
|
DBT, New Delhi
|
Rs.39,54,000
|
1995-1997
|
Spirulina
for Employment generation and Rehabilitation of
Victims of Earthquake -
project SERVE.
|
It is the very first attempt in the
world to establish the first decentralized production
facility for Spirulina in earth quake affected areas
in Latur
|
|
UNICEF, New Delhi
|
Rs.10,45,000
|
1995
|
Sustainable Fresh water supply for
Madras City.
|
Suggestions for sustainable water
supply has been given. includes 10000 household survey
results
|
|
CAPART,
New Delhi
|
Rs.4,84,000
|
1996-1998
|
Construction of
greenhouse structures with various green house
coverings and a short studies on plant growth term,
training-cum-evaluation programme.
|
Recommended the ideal greenhouse
covering suitable for our environment. Trained various
NGOs in construction of the greenhouse techniques.
|
|
MNES.New Delhi
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Rs13,40,000
|
1995-.1998
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Hydrogen
Production from Organic Wastes.
|
Fabrication of reactors for
biological H2
production of 12,000L of hydrogen per hour from
14,000L/day of distillery wastes was established
|
|
DST New Delhi
|
Rs3,01,800
|
1995-1998
|
Indigenous fermented
foods,technology development and transfer
|
Temphe and Kishk , fermented foods,
its characteristics and preservation methods were
studied.
|
|
CAPART,
New Delhi
|
Rs.4,07,700
|
1996-1997
|
Training village youth in
fabricating Bi-cycle
trailers
|
72 village youths in 4 District of
Tamil Nadu were given training in fabricating the
trailer.
|
|
DBT, New Delhi
|
Rs.16,13,000
|
1996-1999
|
Studies on the hydrocarbon yielding
alga Botryococcus: physiology, biochemistry and
genetics; a technological approach.
|
For the first time in the world, B.
braunii was cultured and established in 300L
rectangular photobioreactor
|
|
DST, New Delhi
|
Rs.16,13,000
|
1996-1998
|
Small
scale anaerobic digestion systems for village
farms.
|
150L and 1000L capacity biogas
reactors fabricated, slurry used as manure and effects
studied
|
|
CAPART,
New Delhi
|
Rs.14,45,000
|
1996-1998
|
Standardisation and Dissemination of
Cost-effective Organic
pesticide
|
Developed various kinds of organic
Pesticide for sustainable organic agriculture practice
|
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DST, New Delhi
|
Rs.6,57,540
|
1996-1998
|
Processing Natural
dyes using new techniques for income generation.
|
Extraction and process of indigo and
other natural dyes with reduced time and better
quality yield
|
|
NCSTC, New Delhi
|
Rs.40,000
|
June-Sep '97
|
Promotion of voluntary blood
donation
|
Recommended solutions for promoting
voluntary blood donation.
|
|
CAPART & DA, New Delhi
|
Rs.60,000
|
Sept-Dec'97
|
DAINET NGO's Directory
(data for website preparation)
|
Directory prepared
|
|
All India Council for Technical
Education (AICTE)
|
Rs.5,00,000
|
1997-2000
|
Production of Bio-Polymers (Polyhydroxyalkanoates)
from Bacteria - A Bench Scale Study
|
the strains producing PHB
isolated
|
|
CAPART,
New Delhi
|
Rs.42,96,000
|
1998-2001
|
Technology
Resource Centre (TRC)
|
Training on various technology
developed is being given
|
|
MNES, New Delhi
|
Rs.5,00,000
|
1998-2001
|
Optimization of functional bio-gas
system(OOF) in hilly area
|
physical chemical and
biological techniques used for sustained methan
production at low temperature
|
|
Parry Agro Industries Ltd,Chennai
|
Rs.47,00,000
|
1999-2006
|
'Application of Biotechniques in
organic tea production'(project-PAT)
|
Using various physical,
chemical and biotechnologies to develope more soil
productivity and yield of organically grown tea
|
|
EID Parry (I) Ltd, Chennai
|
Rs.1,06,07,100
|
1999-2009
|
Ecoengineering and ethnobotanical
model for wasteland development and design (EEMWD)
|
Using MCRC developed
technologies to improve the wastelands in different
regions of Tamil Nadu
|
|
DST, New Delhi
|
Rs.5,95,960
|
1999-2002
|
Permaculture
|
developing experimental
demonstration farm and trainign the rural women
|
|
CAPART, New Delhi
|
Rs.4,20,000
|
2000-2001
|
RAM Pump
|
Application of RAM pump to
the tribal areas for their water facilities
|
|
T.N Pollution Control Board
|
Rs.3,96,400
|
2000-2002
|
Microbial exploration for the
treatment of textile dyeing effluent in Tamil Nadu
|
Treatment of effluents with various
micro organisms - R&D work
|
|
DST, New Delhi
|
Rs.7,36,800
|
2000-2002
|
Sustainable biodynamic farming to
boost agriculture economy of SC farmers
|
Farmers are being trained on
biodynamic techniques
|
|
T.N Forest Department
|
Rs. 4,31,200
|
2000-2002
|
Microbial inputs for growth of sandal
trees in new plantation
|
R&D work successfully completed
|
|
DST, New Delhi
|
Rs.9,98,800
|
2000-2002
|
A pilot project for training
unemployed village women on eco-friendly paper
production technology
|
Village women are in groups are
selected and trained in paper production technology.
|
|
CAPART, Hyderabad
|
Rs. 9,96,840
|
2001-2003
|
Popularisation of steam cured mud
blocks for income generation
|
Training to beneficiaries given.
|
|
Science city, Chennai
|
Rs. 1,10,570
|
2002-2003
|
Solid Waste Management through
Vermicomposting
|
Project executed at selected education institutions
for popularisation
|
|
DBT, New Delhi
|
Rs. 14.98 lakh
|
2002-2003
|
A New mode of income
generation Programme Bio-filters of eco-friendly
aquaculture
|
Ongoing
|
|
MNES, New
Delhi
|
Rs. 1
crore
|
2002-2003
|
Biological hydrogen production - precommercial and
industrial systemization
|
Ongoing
|
|
DST,
New Delhi
|
Rs. 9.03
lakh
|
2002-2003
|
Application of improved ram pump technology for
sustainable livelihood to ST population in Karanthamalai
|
Ongoing
|
|
DST, New
Delhi
|
Rs.
5.98 lakh
|
2002-2003
|
Studies
on the microbial production of natural dyes and
application on paper products
|
Ongoing
|
|
CAPART, New Delhi
|
Rs. 21.55 lakh
|
2002-2003
|
Revival of Natural Indigo
by dissemination of MCRC’s Indigo extraction technology
|
Ongoing
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