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Title of the project

Principal
Investigator

Funding Agency

Period

CO2 sequestration using micro algae – efficient use of CO2 from a biohydrogen production facility

Dr. S. Seshadri

DST

July 2008 to
July 2011

Core Support Programme

Dr. K. Perumal
(Project In-charge)

DST

Feb 2011 to
Feb 2014

Approaches to enhance the Integrated knowledge system on soil nutrient analysis (AAT) site specific validation, demonstration and popularization of AAT – Phase II

Dr. K. Perumal

DST

July 2010 to
Dec 2011

Establishment of Regional Resource Agency for DNA Club (DBT’s Natural Resources Awareness) Club

Dr. K. Perumal

DBT

June 2009 to May 2012

Nutraceutical and Antiviral potentials from fruit bodies of Ganoderma lucidum Indian isolates for holistic Ganoderma product development

Dr. K. Perumal

DBT

Dec 2010 to
Dec 2013

Isolation and formulation of Bacillus thuringiensis, a biocontrol agent specific to leptidopteran rice pests

Dr. N.Unnamalai

DST

July 2008 to
Oct 2010
(Extended up to 13 April, 2011)

Development of cost effective mass culture technique of Brachionus plicatilis

Dr. A. Krishnika

DST

Dec 2008 to
Dec 2011

Production and formulation of organic liquid fertilizer (humus) using local resources for income generation to rural farmers

Mr. J. Arunkumar

DST

Jan 2010 to
Dec 2011

A Technology for the extraction of pigments from seaweeds and utilization of spent biomass for the production of ethanol

Dr. Beena B. Nair

DST

Mar 2011 to
Feb 2014

Title of the project

Funding Agency

Period

Amount

Achievements

Self-Reliant Development

IFIAS, Stockholm

1979-1981

US$ 22,000

Field values showed that it could be a good model for energy analysis

Integrated Rural Food Energy Systems

UNU, Tokyo.

1980-1983

Rs. 5,00,000

It was proved that 1.5 acres of land is sufficient to feed family of 5 [food, fodder and energy requirements].

Teaching women to make solar stills and grow Bio-dynamic Gardens

DST, New Delhi

1981-1983

Rs.2,14,000

a) Rural women trained in handling work-shop tools b) The nutritional requirement of the family met byconsuming fresh vegetables

Fuel (Hydrogen) Production using Photosynthetic bacteria

TERI, India

1983-1984

Rs.1,00,000

Established the possibility of microbial Hydrogen Production.

Teaching women to grow a tamarind substitute (Hibiscus canabinus)and generate receipes

DST, New Delhi

1985-1987

Rs.1,37,000

Women could grow their souring agent in one season and other vegetables in the off season.

Income generation activity for rural women through low cost shampoo making

DST, New Delhi

1985-1987

Rs.1,06,950

Demonstrated a new way of income generation for women

Fabrication & Installation of fifty windmills

DNES, New Delhi

1985-1986

Rs.4,58,400

Trained local youths in the fabrication of windmills

To investigate the patterns of energy consumption and requirements among shepherd communities in Kumaon, Himalayas.

DNES, New Delhi

1985-1986

Rs.82,000

Understanding of transhumanlife-styles was developed. Also introduced technologies for the benefit of shepherds.

Biogas augmentation by Citrobacter intermedius using industrial effluents

DNES, New Delhi

1985-1988

Rs.6,03,000

Proved the efficacy of Citrobacter sp. in improving the methane content using the industrial effluents

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.

DOE, New Delhi

1984-1987

Rs.7,20,000

Reclaimed agricultural land and making use of shelterbelts.

Training of fisher-men in the fabrication of a new class of HDPE boats.

IDBI, India

1984-1984

Rs.1,25,000

Alternate materials used for kattumaram fabrication technology successfully transferred

Semi-pilot production -of Hydrogen gas using bacterial system, light, water and organic wastes

CUMI, Madras

1985-1988

Rs.5,00,000

Feasibility established

Development of mass culture of Spirulina fusiformis

CPL, India

1980-1983

Rs.5,00,000

Mass culture of Spirulina shown to be feasible

Spirulina Algal Project

Murugappa Group & ICICI

1984-1988

Rs.40,00,000

Established India's first Spirulina production facility

Development of solar comfort conditioning system

Coromandel Engg. Co. Ltd.,Madras

1981-1983

Rs.1,50,000

India's first multi storey building with passive solar features. 25% reduction in energy for air conditioning.

HDPE Boat building and demonstration for small fishermen

CART, New Delhi

1985-1986

Rs.1,89,300

More fishermen exposed to HDPE boat building, new fabrication techniques developed

Fabrication and demonstration of HDPE Boats

CART, New Delhi

1985-1986

Rs.1,50,000

Rafted twin hull boat to carry more people and more load developed

HDPE Boat making

CART, New Delhi

1986
(3months)

Rs.1,86,840

HDPE Boats introduced in Training of Fishermen from all over India in many maritime states.

Communication of rural technology through screen printing

TNSCST, Madras

1987-1988

Rs.1,42,000

Used screen printing technique on cloth for communication

Wastelands development through afforestation

NWDB, New Delhi

1986-1987

Rs.23,58,000

Over 400 acres of wastelands planted, and reclaimed with trees and local participation.

Andhra rural integrated energy systems (proposal) & survey)

Andhra Pradesh Government

1986-1991

Rs.25,000

A package of energy needs and demands for a village in Andhra Pradesh.

Mass Culture of Photo-synthetic bacteria (PSB)

DST, New Delhi

1987-1991

Rs.10,84,000

The project established technologies for mass culture of PSB's feasibility and pilot-scale studies.

Installation and Monitoring of 10 Fish Aggregating Devices Pilot scale studies

DST, New Delhi

1987-1990

Rs.6,98,000

Increased fish catch and income in fishing villages with FAD's. Several species of fish available in FAD villages not seen in control areas

Environment education to school children

Ministry of Human Resources

1989-1991

Rs.2,12,300

School children were shown the need for environment education and the ways of protecting it.

Project Kurinji

TEDA, Madras

1989-1990

Rs.85,000

Energy analysis of the entire Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu

Energy Studies of Island communities

DST, New Delhi

1988-1990

Rs.1,55,000

Established the pattern of energy use by the island communities. Special attention to women.

Low cost building construction for economically weaker

UNCHS Habitat

1990-1991

Rs.5,00,000

A new trust was formed to look into all low cost sections construction Techniques and dissemination.

Large Scale Nutritional Supplementation with Spirulina alga (LSNS)

DBT, New Delhi

1991-1992

Rs.13,00,000

Fist time in the world that 5000 children have been fed with Spirulina for clinical trial spread over 1.5 year.

The Vatsi Project

CAPART, Delhi

1991-1995

Rs.2,34,000

Final design of HDPE New kattumaram, design of boat for Orisa.

Women's Biodynamic gardening co-operative & sustainable eco-development.

DST, New Delhi

1990-1991

Rs.6,45,920

A co-operative society was formed through which vegetable selling was done

Biotechnologies for SC/ST women

DST, New Delhi

1991-1993

Rs17,17,000

SC/ST women were given training 5 technologies for income generation

Novel technologies for tea processing

Parry Agro Industries Ltd., Madras

1993-1995

Rs.6,92,000

Recommendation on processing parameters for tea processes.The addition of a bacterium during fermentation imporved taste, colour and flavour

Directory on planting materials

CAPART,
New Delhi

1994-1995

Rs.2,60,000

A directory on the availability of seeds, seedlings with Govt., Non Governmental organisations and individuals in Southern parts of India is published.

Sustainable income for women using appropriate technologies

CAPART,
New Delhi

1994-1995

Rs.1,50,640

Women were trained in biodynamic method of gardening and vermicomposting(using earthworms for composting) for income generation.

Padappai Land Development

PS Apparels, Madras

1993-1994

Rs.80,000

Pilot project for Rs.31 lakh project to reclaim 80 acres of degraded land.

Entrepreneurship development programme for rural women on skill development in screen printing

TNSCST

1995

Rs. 30,000

Rural women were given training in Screen printing to enable them to start their own units.

Beneficiation of Shertallai sands

CUMI, Madras

1994-1995

Rs.50,000

The sand available in Shertalli, Kerala was analysed to findout the silica content and other minerals

Pre-operational task of MCPC programme

FRHLT, Bangalore

1995

Rs.10,000

Three areas around Tanjore town were surveyed for identifying medicinal plants and their use in curing some of the diseases/illness.

Problems in plant tissue culture and disease elimination

EID Parry India Ltd., Madras

1994-1995

Rs.8,00,000

Innovated a technique that to detect the latent bacteria in its earlier stage and prevention

Energy efficient paper from alternate cellulose material

Parry Agro Industries Ltd., Madras

1994-2000

Rs.45,00,000

 Usufructs of tree treated with microbioly to produce eco friendly paper

Screen printing as a tool for education and employment

CAPART,
New Delhi

1995-1996

Rs.1,85,000

Rural women were given training in this techniques. A society is registered to generate income to rural poor.

Core Support

DST, New Delhi

1987-1999

Rs.55,00,000

Research and development activities

Spirulina for Employment generation and Rehabilitation of Victims of Earthquake -
project SERVE.

DBT, New Delhi

1995-1997

Rs.39,54,000

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

Sustainable Fresh water supply for Madras City.

UNICEF, New Delhi

1995

Rs.10,45,000

Suggestions for sustainable water supply has been given. includes 10000 household survey results

Construction of greenhouse structures with various green house coverings and a short studies on plant growth term, training-cum-evaluation programme.

CAPART,
New Delhi

1996-1998

Rs.4,84,000

Recommended the ideal greenhouse covering suitable for our environment. Trained various NGOs in construction of the greenhouse techniques.

Hydrogen Production from Organic Wastes.

MNES.New Delhi

1995-.1998

Rs13,40,000

Fabrication of reactors for biological H2 production of 12,000L of hydrogen per hour from 14,000L/day of distillery wastes was established

Indigenous fermented foods,technology development and transfer

DST New Delhi

1995-1998

Rs3,01,800

Temphe and Kishk , fermented foods, its characteristics and preservation methods were studied.

Training village youth in fabricating Bi-cycle trailers

CAPART,
New Delhi

1996-1997

Rs.4,07,700

72 village youths in 4 District of Tamil Nadu were given training in fabricating the trailer.

Studies on the hydrocarbon yielding alga Botryococcus: physiology, biochemistry and genetics; a technological approach.

DBT, New Delhi

1996-1999

Rs.16,13,000

For the first time in the world, B. braunii was cultured and established in 300L rectangular photobioreactor

Small scale anaerobic digestion systems for village farms.

DST, New Delhi

1996-1998

Rs.16,13,000

150L and 1000L capacity biogas reactors fabricated, slurry used as manure and effects studied

Standardisation and Dissemination of Cost-effective Organic pesticide

CAPART,
New Delhi

1996-1998

Rs.14,45,000

Developed various kinds of organic Pesticide for sustainable organic agriculture practice

Processing Natural dyes using new techniques for income generation.

DST, New Delhi

1996-1998

Rs.6,57,540

Extraction and process of indigo and other natural dyes with reduced time and better quality yield

Promotion of voluntary blood donation

NCSTC, New Delhi

June-Sep '97

Rs.40,000

Recommended solutions for promoting voluntary blood donation.

DAINET NGO's Directory
(data for website preparation)

CAPART & DA, New Delhi

Sept-Dec'97

Rs.60,000

Directory prepared

Production of Bio-Polymers (Polyhydroxyalkanoates) from Bacteria - A Bench Scale Study

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

1997-2000

Rs.5,00,000

 the strains producing PHB isolated

Technology Resource Centre (TRC)

CAPART,
New Delhi

1998-2001

Rs.42,96,000

Training on various technology developed is being given

Optimization of functional bio-gas system(OOF) in hilly area

MNES, New Delhi

1998-2001

Rs.5,00,000

 physical chemical and biological techniques used for sustained methan production at low temperature

'Application of Biotechniques in organic tea production'(project-PAT)

Parry Agro Industries Ltd,Chennai

1999-2006

Rs.47,00,000

 Using various physical, chemical and biotechnologies to develope more soil productivity and yield of organically grown tea

Ecoengineering and ethnobotanical model for wasteland development and design (EEMWD)

EID Parry (I) Ltd, Chennai

1999-2009

Rs.1,06,07,100

 Using MCRC developed technologies to improve the wastelands in different regions of Tamil Nadu

Permaculture

DST, New Delhi

1999-2002

Rs.5,95,960

developing experimental demonstration farm and trainign the rural women

RAM Pump

CAPART, New Delhi

2000-2001

Rs.4,20,000

 Application of RAM pump to the tribal areas for their water facilities

Microbial exploration for the treatment of textile dyeing effluent in Tamil Nadu

T.N Pollution Control Board

2000-2002

Rs.3,96,400

Treatment of effluents with various micro organisms - R&D work

Sustainable biodynamic farming to boost agriculture economy of SC farmers

DST, New Delhi

2000-2002

Rs.7,36,800

Farmers are being trained on biodynamic techniques

Microbial inputs for growth of sandal trees in new plantation

T.N Forest Department

2000-2002

Rs. 4,31,200

R&D work successfully completed

A pilot project for training unemployed village women on eco-friendly paper production technology

DST, New Delhi

2000-2002

Rs.9,98,800

Village women are in groups are selected and trained in paper production technology.

Popularisation of steam cured mud blocks for income generation

CAPART, Hyderabad

2001-2003

Rs. 9,96,840

Training to beneficiaries given.

Solid Waste Management through Vermicomposting

Science city, Chennai

2002-2003

Rs. 1,10,570 

Project executed at selected education institutions for popularisation

A New mode of income generation Programme Bio-filters of eco-friendly aquaculture

DBT, New Delhi 

2002-2003

Rs. 14.98 lakh

Completed

Biological hydrogen production -   precommercial and industrial systemization

MNES, New Delhi

2002-2003

Rs. 1 crore

Completed

Application of improved ram pump technology for sustainable livelihood to ST population in Karanthamalai

DST, New Delhi

2002-2003

Rs. 9.03 lakh

Completed

Studies on the microbial production of natural dyes and application on paper products

DST, New Delhi   

2002-2003

Rs. 5.98  lakh

Completed

Revival of Natural Indigo by dissemination of MCRC’s Indigo extraction technology

CAPART, New Delhi

2002-2003

Rs.  21.55 lakh

Completed

Rs. 27,45,000

10,21,511

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