"Background: Process of making Kashaya is a cumbersome process, hence there is usual non-compliance of patient to Kashaya. Summary: Kashaya refers to water detection or water extract of an herb or group of herbs. Dry herbs are taken as per the specific traditional Ayurveda Formula. Water is added 8 times of herbs and boiled over mild fire till it reduces to one fourth of its initial quantity. Problem Statement: Process of making Kashaya is a cumbersome process, hence there is usual non-compliance of patient to Kashaya. Objective: Automated portable Kashaya (Decoction) making device which can be carried at office / Work place with ease of portability."

"Background: Smartwatches have evolved from being fashion accessories to comprehensive health and fitness trackers which track daily activity, exercise, sleep and general health with a wide range of sensors. Objective: Smart watch which track blood pressure, abnormal heart rhythms, ECG. Which should be AI based and give alarm if there is anything wrong. With application with the above record tracking"

"Background: The mining industry is known worldwide for its highly risky and hazardous working environment. Technological advancement in extraction techniques for proliferation of production levels has caused further concern for safety in this industry. Research so far in the area of safety has revealed that the majority of incidents in this hazardous industry take place because of human error, the control of which would enhance safety levels in working sites to a considerable extent. India is the world's second-largest coal producer as of 2021. Coal production in the country stood at 715.95 million tons (MT) in FY21. Between April 2021 and October 2021, coal production in India stood at 379.597 million tons (MT). Coal is the main pillar of India’s energy sector. In 2021, it said, India consumed 93.2 crore tons of coal, 77% of which came from domestic production and 90% of which was used for power generation. The National Foundation of India study said that crores of Indians depend on the coal economy directly or indirectly. It highlighted that more than 1.3 crore Indians are employed in coal mining, transport, power, sponge iron, steel and bricks sectors. Mining workers are affected by many hazards – from ventilation problems, mine flooding, gas explosions, ceiling collapsing, mine haulage, sudden inrushes and mine inundation, spontaneous combustion, to un-optimized evacuation routes. There is no exact solution that can forecast these risks and avoid them even before they occur. Summary: Mining workers are affected by many hazards – from ventilation problems, mine flooding, gas explosions, ceiling collapsing, mine haulage, sudden inrushes and mine inundation, spontaneous combustion, to un-optimized evacuation routes. And mine operators have been working for decades to ensure no fatal accident results in death, injury, or poor health of miners. Objective: To give a solution to design smart work clothing that has sensors embedded in it to securely transmit data to managers about hazardous conditions and the workers’ physical conditions, improving safety overall."

"Background: In 2014, India became the second country in the world (after Mauritius) to mandate spend on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by introducing specific provisions through Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 (CA 2013). The new law required companies to spend in a given financial year, at-least two percent of their average net profits earned over the preceding three financial years subject to satisfying certain qualifying conditions. The Board of Directors were required to explain reasons for underspend, if any, in the company’s Annual Report. Over the years, these provisions underwent changes and more recently, with an objective to reinforce compliance, anti-abuse and strengthen governance, transparency and flexibility, the MCA has introduced significant changes through the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2020 and the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2021 to amend the CA 2013 and its related rules. The amended rules became effective from 22 January 2021 and require close review as they directly impact implementation of a company’s CSR initiatives and also introduce new concepts like a specific negative list in the CSR definition, mandatory treatment of CSR underspend, mandatory impact assessment, mandatory registration by NGOs undertaking CSR activities, etc. These changes are likely to trigger impact across regulatory, accounting, finance and tax domains. Coal mining industry is not a clean industry and there is a need for balancing between the development opportunities provided by the industry and its environmental as well as social impacts. In response to the international call for sustainable development, integration of CSR measures in core operations of all business companies in India has been made mandatory and most of the companies claim compliance of the statute. The Indian coal mining industry has been making substantial expenditure and effort towards CSR initiatives since years in order to meet the legal requirements and international expectations. A study was required to analyze as to what extent CSR initiatives of the industry contribute to sustainable development, i.e. to what extent the use of natural resources and the environment is possible, given the current level of economic activity; what responsibilities the industry should bear in order to achieve sustainable development goals on its part and how far it has gone adopting CSR initiatives. Currently there is no mechanism to monitor the progress of a coal mining CSR project on a real time basis. Summary: Since the Corporate social investment can help businesses build a reputation as a responsible business, which in turn, lead to competitive advantage. Corporates sometime may take undue advantage of CSR projects to save taxes, attract investments, media attention, forge relations with local authorities to turn the bids in their favor etc. by announcing a big fund or categorizing a project under CSR. Amended CSR rules has cast enhanced obligation on the Board, CSR Committee and Chief Financial Officer of the Company for monitoring, evaluation and reporting of CSR activities of the Company. In light of the detailed requirements, a Company needs to assess and put in place, suitable mechanisms to collate the data required for disclosures. Also, an evaluation of the completeness of financial disclosures in the Annual Report is required CSR Rules mandatorily require impact assessment report to be placed before the Board and the reports to be annexed to the Annual Report on CSR. Companies should evaluate whether the full impact assessment report should be annexed to the report or an abridged version could be appended, with a reference to the Company’s website, if any, where the detailed report shall be hosted or provide details of a designated person who could be contacted for the full report, in case the Company does not maintain a website. Objective: To give a software and a hardware solution that can identify, track and monitor the progress of the project on a real time basis. The solution should also have the capability to store a databank of all the assets created and give the analytics from the same."

"Background: In 2017, the government was struggling to keep prices of the essential vegetable affordable as retail prices had crossed Rs 60 per kg in Delhi. Then Union Food Minister had expressed his helplessness in controlling onion prices and blamed reduction in the area of cultivation and hoarding by traders for the shortage. The government was forced to take measures such as procuring onions from local markets and discouraging exports to bring the prices down. In order to keep a watch on the hoarders, the government has roped in various agencies to keep a check on the hoarding activities over the period of time. Also, with predictions of a ""below average"" monsoon in the year 2019, the Central government asked procurement agencies to store at least 50,000 tons of onions to ensure that market prices remain under control in case of shortage. The buffer stock would be used to control prices in case there is a shortage of onions in the market. Fluctuating weather and decreasing monsoon, causes decrease in crop (onion) output which in turn creates a demand supply gap hence leading to increase in prices or inflation. Summary: Reports from across the country indicate there has been an unnatural spike in the prices of vegetables, disrupting the carefully planned kitchen budgets of millions. An all-India survey on the retail price of vegetables like onions and tomatoes between November 18 and 28 showed that most households in big tier-1 cities forked out around Rs 100 for a kilo, while the average payout in tier-2 and tier-3 cities was Rs 80 per kg. Even the prices of sturdier staple vegetable—potato are up about 20%. Unseasonal rains all over the country have ruined vegetable crops and disrupted market operations, creating a shortage. High diesel prices too have added to the woes of consumers as they bear the increased transport costs. The crash and spurt in prices of these essential veggies has unfortunately become an acceptable cycle. For instance, last year saw a high in onion prices in September and a huge spurt again was witnessed this February on account of unseasonal rains. Then followed a sudden spurt in production by mid-March triggering a 30-40% fall in prices. In Lasalgaon, India’s onion hub, farmers were in tears as prices crashed from Rs 4,000 a quintal to a low of Rs 2,500. The government had to take last-minute measures like banning onion exports as soon as prices soar. One of the reasons prices of potatoes are relatively stable compared to other vegetables is because they use 90% of the warehousing cold storage space and do not rot easily. Similar cold chain/ storage infrastructure for other important veggies, with central support, will give better returns to farmers and provide stable prices to consumers. The more perishable onions and tomatoes can be processed and stored, as is done in many advanced countries. Objective: The Department wishes to create buffer stock of onions in the harvest season and keep the buffer stock intact with its food value, moisture and taste for at least a period of six months from date of storage. We would want the technical solution to be proposed for the following:- (a (a) Storage of onions in the traditional storage systems and warehouses available in the country. (b) Technical solutions for storage of onions in temperature controlled storage systems, warehouses."

"Background: Digitization of enormous amount of text and documents is necessary at huge pace to keep them from damage and making them available for upcoming generations who might loose interest or get totally disconnected with the texts if they are not accessible while relevant. Summary: OCR stands for ""Optical Character Recognition."" It is a technology that recognizes text within a digital image. It is commonly used to recognize text in scanned documents and images. OCR software can be used to convert a physical paper document, or an image into an accessible electronic version with text. It can assist in fast digitization of archival documents. The amount of archival data held by the government is enormous. Finding the document during the right time is time consuming. It's also challenging to safeguard the data. Objective: ? Preserving archival documents. ? Efficient and easy search of documents"

"Background: Summary: Persons with disabilities continue to face barriers that prevent them from enjoying their full civil, political, economic, social, cultural and developmental rights. Mainstreaming and universal access for persons with disabilities are the ultimate goals of the disability movement. The solution is the removal of all cultural, physical, social and other barriers that prevent persons with disabilities from equally accessing opportunities and participating fully in all aspects of life. Objective: Considering the lack of universal accessibility, alternative solution is to provide indirect access by having the entity support to use of a person’s assistive device technology to achieve access. Development of tongue-based operating system that would enable persons with limited control of hand and fingers, to enable control of smartphones, computers, wheelchairs and smart homes using only tongue muscles that will lead to independent living and improved functioning. Development of a wheeled smart robotic device with GPS coordinates for wheelchair users and anyone else with difficulty standing or walking that would offer a safe ride whether going uphill, downhill, lateral slopes or on level surfaces in both standing and sitting positions."

"Background: Solution for recording and storing metrics of normal and orthotic leg for analysis by Orthotist to provide corrective measures.Summary: A practical challenge faced in the field of assistive devices and orthotics is to measure real time efficiency of the device when fitted on the patient, such that the orthotist can better suggest the exercises/changes in gait to the patient. Analysis of data should be required to get analytics based on matrices. Objective: 1. An IoT enabled solution may be constructed to record the movements of the orthotic and normal leg based on various metrics like pressure, velocity and orientation. 2. This data can then be stored or sent to the orthotist in real time and then displayed in the form of graphs for analysis. 3. It would be an added advantage if the suggested solution is able to diagnose and suggest corrective measures based on the recorded data of the legs."

"Background: Lower extremity exoskeleton prosthetic devices today not only need to provide active control, but alert and support the leg when the patient traverses an uneven surface like a pothole.Summary: These exoskeletons assist/replace the impaired parts of the users, allowing users to live/behave like healthy people while wearing the devices. For this type of exoskeleton, precise position control with electrical motors is the most common combination. Objective: Proposed solution should make use of depth sensors or computer vision to detect uneven surfaces and alert the patient about the same. Additionally, it may suggest to the patient as to where they should change course or gait using audio or tactical feedback. A complete solution may also implement integrating it with the exoskeleton so it automatically initiates the gait change based on the input such that minimal manual effort is required."

"Background: Current materials used in assistive knee devices need improvement to better respond to the movement changes in the knee.Summary: Developing more effective knee assistive devices is in urgent need for effectively recovering their motion capabilities and improving their self-living activities. Objective: The solution is expected to be designed using a pressure sensitive material and act as a ""smart"" actuator cushion for the knees, such that it may be used in knee braces or other devices. The cushion should intelligently adjust its dynamics like shape, size and elasticity based on the pressure exerted by the knees."

Background: Android or Web based application for AAC for people with disabilities to have better interaction with people around.Summary: Persons with different disabilities especially with speech, hearing, visual and mental retardation face a lot of problems in carrying out smooth communication with available aids and appliances. Currently AACs are available but the majority of them are costly and made abroad. Hence not user friendly. The strong need is there to develop cost effective indigenous AACs for persons with different disabilities. Objective: Cost effective AAC for better interaction with specially challenged people.

Problem Statements: A large quantity of floating trash is finding its way into the urban drainage systems from where it is potentially able to travel via the urban drain, streams, rivers, lakes and estuaries until it eventually reaches the open sea. A prototype artificial intelligence enabled robotic trash boat can be developed which can harvest floating trash from urban drain. The trash boat can be operated online/remotely. Prerequisites: • Weight and type of harvested trash • Location, Geo-tagged Photograph, Video • Easy to operate Solution: • Develop an aquatic drone/ trash boat • Handled/ controlled by mobile app • Live operational monitoring on geo web portal like Bhuvan Ganga Geoportal https://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/governance/mowr_ganga.php

According to the WHO, in 2012 ambient air pollution contributed to 6.7 % of all deaths worldwide. In particular, 16% of lung cancer deaths, 11% of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease deaths, and more than 20% of ischaemic heart disease and stroke are associated with ambient fine particulate matter. The economic cost of the approximate 600 000 premature deaths and of the diseases caused by air pollution in the WHO European Region in 2010 has been estimated in Euro 1.5 trillion.People in Delhi/NCR are having their annual tryst with the deadly winter air pollution where toxic clouds of smog engulf this region every year around the winter months. Contributing to nearly 30% of winter air pollution in Delhi, stubble burning across the nearby states of Punjab, Haryana is attributed as one of the major factors for the existence of Air Pollution in the region during this period.The main objective is to suggest an unique approach to address the urban air pollution using Technology.

Before the Covid-19 crisis, the public transport sector saw opportunities to explore novel approaches to boost ridership around the world. However, more people on the transport network presented issues such as overcrowding, pressure on the public transport infrastructure and the subsequent poor quality of service. Then, around late 2019 - early 2020, an outbreak of the Covid-19 virus was deemed a pandemic, forcing most countries into a complete lockdown for a few months. Imposing physical distancing on public transport vehicles is unrealistic in the long-term for obvious reasons. The urgent need to create safe spaces for both passengers and transport workers while restoring faith in mass transport has provided an exceptional incentive for our solution: Moving towards a different time schedule for some economic and social activities to distribute peak commute hours and better manage the demand in public transport networks.The current COVID situation has pulled people back to the personalized modes of transport which would lead to further worsening of traffic congestion issues along with the financial stress for the public transport companies for maintaining the regular operations. Stretching back the peak hours and maintaining higher frequencies during these stretched hours can help in reducing the crowd in the public transport. The main objective of this research is to provide an improvised solution to minimize the crowd in the public transport and managing peak load.

Though the COVID-19 pandemic is reported to have reduced air pollution and environmental-related noise and improved biodiversity and tourist sites, however, the impact of stay-at-home and preventive measures on waste management is alarming. Due to the stockpiling of gloves, gowns, masks and other protective clothing and equipment, there appears to be a waste emergency due to the unusual production of waste from both households and health facilities. Failure to properly manage the waste generated from health facilities and households may escalate the spread of COVID-19 via secondary transmission. The potential rampant dumping, open burning and incineration could affect air quality and health outcomes due to the exposure to toxins. The COVID pandemic has brought with it adversities with many dimensions, on such dimension is the improper and unscientific disposal of personal protection equipment such as masks, plastic body covers, face shields etc. This is putting an additional strain on the city authorities, who were already grappling with single use plastic menace. Thus, there exists a challenge of managing unusual waste sustainably using available waste facilities while reducing air pollution, preventing secondary viral transmission and mitigating potential health risk . Besides, there could be serious consequences for developing countries without standard waste management technologies and waste emergency policies to curb the pandemic.This research aims at providing a proper way for the disposal of COVID protection equipment in order to reduce its various impact on the environment.

It is nearly impossible to trace back to which civilization used the method of rainwater harvesting first, but evidence shows that the basic design of these systems often involved a large rock formed into a basin using clay and other rocks to seal it from leaking. And then, using different diversion tactics, water would be stored and used for drinking, washing, agriculture and more. There began to be issues with the historic way of collecting rain. As civilizations grew, the cisterns would become more and more contaminated. This lead to the spreading of diseases since the modern technology was not available to remove bacteria. As countries became more developed, centralized water utilities began to sprout and became the primary source for all water needs.The age of rainwater harvesting has not reached its peak. Many farms continued to use rainwater cisterns for feeding livestock. And as technology developed in water treatment abilities, people started to use rainwater in their homes as the primary source of water yet again. Though Rain water is a lifeline there are lack of effective approaches in the current set up to conserve ,store and re use the rain water and reduce water demand at source.The main objective of this task is to help the city managers to adopt the decentralized approach of waste water management.

"Centralized wastewater systems are the most widely applied in well-developed urban environments and the oldest approach to the solution of the problems associated with wastewater. They collect wastewater in large and bulk pipeline networks, also referred as sewerage which transport it at long distances to one or several treatment plants. Storm water can be collected in either combined sewers or in a separate storm water drains. The latter consists of two separate pipeline systems, one for the wastewater and one for the storm water. The treated effluent is disposed in different ways, most often discharged into natural water bodies. The treated effluent may also be used for beneficial purposes and in this case it is referred as reclaimed water. The main difference between decentralized and centralized systems is in the conveyance structure. In decentralized systems the treatment and disposal or reuse of the effluent is close to the source of generation. This results in a small conveyance network, in some cases limited only to one pipeline. The size of the network allows for applications of different conveyance methods, in addition to the well-known gravity sewers, such as pressurized sewers and vacuum sewers. The quantity of the effluent is low and is characterized by significant fluctuations.Across pan India Mega/Metro cities are maintaining the centralised sewerage treatment plants but most of the treatment plants could not attains its threshold limits always, either it is under or over loaded. In the dynamic growth of the cities, adding any newly developed area in sustainability the existing system is time consuming process. In locations with developed infrastructure, decentralized wastewater systems could be a viable alternative of the conventional centralized system, especially in cases of upgrading or retrofitting existing systems. Many different combinations and variations of hybrid systems are possible. The development of new treatment technologies allows for decentralized solutions, which are technically and aesthetically sound and acceptable.Sewerage blockage is one of the biggest challenges for the city managers in their day to day city operations.The main objective is to obtain effective solutions to overcome the above stated problem."

"As the adoption of online education has grown in India., reaching millions of high school and college students yearly, educators and textbook manufacturers have sought ways to move labs to the online environment. Digital labs and simulations have been developed in many scientific disciplines, from physics to biology, from chemistry to earth sciences, and are sometimes intended to replace labs and other times intended to supplement face-to-face instruction. Collections of these digital labs and simulations can be found at many sites. Various groups have published evidence that virtual labs and simulations can be effective tools for promoting student learning (e.g., Millis et al., 2011; Baker and Verran, 2004; Sommers and Sommers, 2003; Martinez-Jimenez et al., 2003). As a group of experienced lab instructors with expertise in various disciplines (astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth sciences, and physics), we sought to review digital labs and/or simulations to determine the best use of these tools in our teaching as well as to determine the characteristics that made a digital lab a useful teaching tool.Devise a way to impart knowledge in children about practical subjects like Chemistry, Physics, and Biology.This project aims to create a platform using various technologies like AR/VR, Deep learning in order to give cheap and efficient solutions to schools to teach practical subjects"

“Switch off” Biometric Attendance on March 5th, 2020 Delhi government announced the suspension of biometric attendance in its offices via a letter written to principal secretaries, secretaries, autonomous bodies, and municipal corporations for the suspension of biometric attendance to contain the spread of coronavirus. However, it was on Feb 17th, 2020 when Maharishi Valmiki Hospital in the Capital City of India suspended biometric attendance announcing it as a “precautionary measure” after many of its employees complained to the authorities that touching the biometric system is “psychological unease” on account of coronavirus scare. The need for the system is an untouchable device. And also students can't cheat with the system. Devise a secure way to take attendance of students and teachers in a touchless and paperless manner in order to have a sustainable way. This project aims to provide a touchless and paperless attendance system

"One of the major problems being faced in hill areas is severe scarcity of water during the summer months. Places, which are located in higher reaches and have witnessed rapid increase in population in the last few years often have to face severe shortage of water during summer months. At most places, water supply is received from natural underground water systems. With rapid urbanisation resulting in an increase in concrete surfaces, the water infiltration into ground during the rainy season has considerably decreased over the years. Thus, the natural sources often become insufficient to support the population, which is dependent on them. Large water tanks are often built in these places, where water is pumped from lower areas which are close to a river, lake etc. Water harvesting in these areas is a difficult task due to the rocky surface and restrictions related to blasting etc. A solution may be sought from students through this hackathon to solve the water problem."

"In the far-flung disaster struck areas, the movement of rescuers is restrictive due to the landslides, washed away roads etc. due to which search, and rescue missions are disrupted. This delays / makes it challenging for the NDRF in rescue missions in floods/GLOF(Glacial Lake Outburst Flood). The NDRF always wanted to make their rescue missions undisrupted and as quick as possible. In the areas where landslides occurred or roads being washed away, the search operations become tedious and disrupts the rescue mission. So, it is very vital that we have technological solutions which can help. a) Provide cheap, fast access to aerial data of a large area. b) Employment of sensors which can be used for identifying ground objects c) Drones, which can carry different types and greater payloads that can be used in different situations like 4K wide-angle camera, thermal camera, night vision device, communication device, drops foods and medicines as these are of extensive use during search and rescue missions. d) Drones which can fly for a considerable amount of time and beyond line of sight."

"After natural and man-made disasters victims may survive in voids that are formed naturally in collapsed structures. In a pancake collapse scenario of a multi storied building, especially in a mega earthquake scenario in a metropolitan city, these voids may have survivors. Due to the complex and unstructured occlusions in disaster areas, visual and manual search is time consuming and error prone. There is a requirement to evolve a system which can automatically detect, locate, and characterize voids buried in disaster rubble using ground penetrating radar (GPR).Presently NDRF holds Life Detector type I and II, which work on seismic sensors, which can detect the smallest vibration to locate live victims. Due to concentration of huge crowds in nearby areas of the disaster site, these instruments give false alarms. In a complex and unstructured occlusions usage of Ground Penetrating radar (GPR) can give more accurate data and would be able to detect, locate and help voids. a) The First responders will be able to identify and locate the critical voids for rapid search and rescue operations with the help of Ground Penetrating Radar. b) Due to the complex and unstructured occlusions in disaster areas, visual and manual search is time consuming and error-prone, the radar system will automatically detect, locate, and characterize voids buried in disaster rubble."

"NDRF carries out many underwater search operations which includes surface water rescue or deep-water rescue. NDRF is also engaged in search of fatal victims. Because of murky water and limitations with current SONAR system is less accurate. It becomes difficult for NDRF to carry out search operations in a timely manner and safe manner. Challenges include less precision and maneuverability, less visibility in murky waters. High-quality sensors and intelligent software can help bring high accurate results. Also, with the support of Data analytics intelligent navigation is possible. Presently the underwater equipment held with NDRF is based on SONAR system, which has some disadvantages. The system generates lot of noise which depends on sound levels generated by SONAR. The acoustic waves used in SONAR are affected by sound velocity variations over depth. This causes refraction of acoustic energy. a) Able to carry out underwater inspections in an effective, safe, and timely manner with high precision and maneuverability b) Capable of visibility in murky waters c) Equipped with Intelligent software and high-quality sensors that do underwater inspections d) Provide value addition through data analytics and intelligent navigation e) Provide set of images out of Sonar for Data analytics"

"For different disasters like high altitude mountain rescue, flood water rescues, the rescuers need to work in isolated places. Rescuers/victims has current challenges that they cannot raise the alarm about potential or current danger. Also, the current location of them is not accurate to track back if in case of emergency. With the challenges that rescuers/victims cannot raise an alarm about potential or current danger, use of IoT enabled devices can be helpful to mitigate the risks to the rescuers. These wearables need to be in different categories i) Communication System which can create a wireless cloud of connectivity that can serve a large area seamlessly. It should be such that it works in the worst situations, without power and integrated antennas ii) Personal Gears- Sensor based wristband iii) Hi-tech Fabric consisting of sensors which can be helpful in handling the disasters especially in fire and flood. iv) Breathable PPE with protection from head to toe during Flood Water Rescue and Covid related ops v) Rescue Blanket- Requirement of a multipurpose comfort blanket for relief camps or disaster relief that consists of a waterproof, flexible, robust material on the outside, and the inside is lined with antimicrobial, soft, and quick-drying microfibers. The blankets can be rolled out into a sleeping bag or fold into a backpack vi) Triage - Triage is a process that assists medical officer to categorize condition of patient and arrange appropriate treatment for them. Designing an automated triage system for field medics, consisting of sensor-laden clothing that detects potential injury and a web platform that prioritizes care. Automated Triage System may be developed to perform triage within time limitation for each patient and consistent triage decision.a) Sufficient communication tools will help in raising the alarm about potential or current danger, they will also aid in recovery by showing the location of individuals and equipment to rescuers b) It can be used as a tracking device for thermal detection which can detect ambient air as well as body temperatures and SPO2 levels which can be relayed back to the control room using a hub with a Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection. c) The detectors can be integrated, and the system can be designed to alert the other responders if any rescuer falls unconscious in a confined area inside the rubble (Distress signal). d) NDRF is already holding the “Distress signal alarm unit” which is being used at present and it gives out alarm after 25 Sec of inactivity in the rescuer’s body. e) The rescuers will be able to identify the best possible routes in smoky environment f) Fabric will help in remaining afloat and surviving during emergencies in rough waters. It will be completely waterproof and will have an ability to withstand extreme temperatures of water and fire. g) The rescuers will be able to work tirelessly for longer duration h) It will help in preventing the infections while in rescue operations. i) This blanket will assist in body heat retention in emergency situations. j) It can be folded to a compact size for easy storage, k) It will help in hypothermia prevention. l) Automated triage system could improve quality of service and reduce costs due to misappropriate of resources. m) The developed system may consist biomedical modules, graphical user interface (GUI) using Microsoft Visual Studio and triage decision making algorithm. This system may acquire vital signs, syndrome, and chief complaint from patient. The acquired data will be analyzed using triage decision making algorithm and triage level of a patient reported instantly. All information and patient records will be stored in database for future reference."

"A borewell is a deep, narrow hole drilled into the ground from which water is drawn through a pipe and pump. Borewells are typically small in diameter — ranging from 4.5 inches (low-capacity borewell) to 12 inches (high-capacity borewell). Borewells tap into water-bearing soil or rock layers called aquifers and can go as deep as 1,500 feet into the ground. There is a tendency in the rural areas, where these Borewells are left unattended and uncovered, due to which mostly little children fall into these and thus NDRF is requisitioned for the rescue. It is of utmost importance to design an indigenous compact system which may include all the hardware and software and thus help in saving the lives. NDRF doesn’t have any specialized equipment for the rescue operations and the methodology adopted is as per the situation. NDRF is presently a combination of tools/equipment for Borewell rescue, which involves J-Hook, Cloth Bucket, Magic Ball, Pendant Jhula and Umbrella Tool. All these tools are improvised in nature and have been tested in different scenariosa). It will help in effectively handling the Borewell Rescue operations b) It will minimize the time spent in planning and executing the plan. c) Lesser time will increase the success percentage."

"In Environment assessment Surveys manually topography and low tide marks are mapped. Low altitude drone based system using the laser altimeter and image processing can do replace this manual mapping. Challenge: Drone are equipped with laser altimeter and GPS system for their position control, these inputs with RTK GPS can be used for mapping the topography of the beach. Also image processing of the water line on spring tide can be used for marking the low tide line and the high tide can be derived and with tide table data for that location and a map can be prepared with topography and high and low tide lines."

Ideas focused on the intelligent use of resources for transforming and advancements of technology with combining the artificial intelligence to explore more various sources and get valuable insights.

Ideas that can boost fitness activities and assist in keeping fit.

Ideas that showcase the rich cultural heritage and traditions of India

Cutting-edge technology in these sectors continues to be in demand. Recent shifts in healthcare trends, growing populations also present an array of opportunities for innovation.

Developing solutions, keeping in mind the need to enhance the primary sector of India - Agriculture and to manage and process our agriculture produce

Creating intelligent devices to improve the commutation sector

Submit your ideas to address the growing pressures on the city’s resources, transport networks, and logistic infrastructure

There is a need to design drones and robots that can solve some of the pressing challenges of India such as handling medical emergencies, search and rescue operations, etc.

Solutions could be in the form of waste segregation, disposal, and improve sanitization system.

A solution/idea that can boost the current situation of the tourism industries including hotels, travel and others.

Innovative ideas that help manage and generate renewable /sustainable sources more efficiently.

Provide ideas in a decentralized and distributed ledger technology used to store digital information that powers cryptocurrencies and NFTs and can radically change multiple sectors

Technology ideas in tertiary sectors like Hospitality, Financial Services, Entertainment and Retail.

Disaster Management includes ideas related to risk mitigation and Planning before,after or Duration of Disaster.

"Children with disabilities in minor or major form for any of the physical organs or mentally unstable children are specially abled ones and to help them absorb in the natural flow of life, we need to consider and provide them supportive and growing environment where they are able to live and grow. In the educational ecosystem, the needs of such an environment need to be catered according to the category of ailments that exist in the students and provisions need to be made to make them feel special, cared and set right mindset while they grow. With the rise of virtual digital medium for learning, there could be various technological improvements that can help improve quality of education delivery for specially abled students. Innovative tools and techniques that can impact any of the following perceptions: Auditory (such as speech, music, and sound that can be heard), Tactile (such as dots, bars, and vibration that can be felt) and Visual (such as images, text, and video that can be seen). Also, assistive technology can include mobility, cognitive or any other tools which aid the learning outcomes of students. This problem statement is all about making such powerful systems that improve learning outcome for specially abled students in different categories including mental and physical disability areas.The State Education Report for India 2019: Children with disabilities by UNESCO states that 27% of disabled children between the age of 5-19 years don’t have access to education. It also says that nearly 3/4th of 5-years old specially abled are left out of the education system, further revealing that this ratio varies gender wise and girls tend to show in high numbers when it comes to depriving education As WHO reports say, over 1 billion people in the world are specially abled contributing to 15% of the total population and WHODAS 2.0 accessibility standards define means of assessing the disability in an individual, which ponder on lot of aspects such as It is the need that differently abled persons need special arrangements in the environment for their mobility and independent functioning, at the same time, to absorb the knowledge fully and respond, they need the education delivery mechanism to be so engaging that despite the ailments, children are able to reflect learnings and grow. Consciously improving Education for especially abled children will need planned efforts with the help of technology and human power. This makes the problem statement quite challenging and critical to be addressed combining power of digital and physical medium, using artificial intelligence methods and leveraging existing data about disabled children education.This problem statement needs holistic solutions that may be hybrid in nature. Objective of this problem statement is to develop innovative application which assist better education delivery for specially abled children, so that the learning becomes more effective, absorbed fully and enhanced quality of knowledge for the specially abled student. It could touch upon any aspects that enhance accessibility for the students in the areas like hearing, visualizing, interpreting, reproducing the knowledge they learn in schools/colleges. Further the objective is to come up with ways and means to make meaningful digital application/s that can use this information and generate knowledge, spread massive awareness, and support education delivery effectiveness of specially abled children into educational ecosystem and generate insights based on data it collected The objective of this problem statement solution is also to come up with innovative solution which may use digital and physical medium together to make sure disabled persons are able to access and operate these applications. The solution may use technologies like Artificial intelligence, machine learning and internet of things and blockchain to ensure specially abled children are given right systems and interfaces to learn and grow."

"Children with disabilities in minor or major form for any of the physical organs or mentally unstable children are specially abled ones and to help them absorb in the natural flow of life, we need to consider and provide them supportive and growing environment where they are able to live and grow. With specially abled children, the assessment of disability and learning absorption is important and especially children with deeper issues, slow learning is the most common behavior. There could be many issues that make learning slow. Some of them could be mental and brain disorders, social issues, auditory issues, visual-motor issues or language issues or sensory organ issues. The result of this is dis-harmony in the education, attention disorders and derailing of motivation. Present education systems are unable to detect slow learning phenomenon and hence not able to supplement measures to overcome it . This affects children and morale of the parents and society. We need innovative identication mechanism which detect slow learning and be able to track, notify guardians, suggest measures and implement them to make education more effective and peaceful.The State Education Report for India 2019: Children with disabilities by UNESCO states that 27% of disabled children between the age of 5-19 years don’t have access to education. It also says that nearly 3/4th of 5-years old specially abled are left out of the education system, further revealing that this ratio varies gender wise and girls tend to show in high numbers when it comes to depriving education As WHO reports say, over 1 billion people in the world are specially abled contributing to 15% of the total population and WHODAS 2.0 accessibility standards define means of assessing the disability in an individual, which ponder on lot of aspects such as It is the need that differently abled persons need special arrangements in the environment for their mobility and independent functioning, at the same time, to absorb the knowledge fully and respond, they need the education delivery mechanism to be predictive of their reflexes and absorptions of the knowledge. Effects of unidentified Slow learning in children has led to many behavioral complications, mental depression in children and social effects on the others around. It is of paramount importance to address this in the education delivery and devise ways to detect, correct and prevent. This problem statement needs holistic solutions that may be hybrid in nature. Objective of this problem statement is to develop innovative application which helps identify slow learners, be able to support them via innovative means. Further the objective is to come up with ways and means to make meaningful digital application/s that can use this information and generate knowledge, spread massive awareness, and support education delivery effectiveness of specially abled children into educational ecosystem and generate insights based on data it collected The objective of this problem statement solution is also to come up with innovative solution which may use digital and physical medium together to make sure specially abled students who are slow learners are identified , their progress is monitored and right alarms and notifications are generated to assist keeping their education on track with elevated motivation. The solution may use technologies like Artificial intelligence, machine learning and internet of things and blockchain to ensure specially abled children are given right systems and interfaces to learn and grow. This solution’s objective is to make sure learning becomes seamless and peaceful with right insights and aids for the children."

Smart Education, a Concept that Describes learning in digital age.it enables learner to learn more effectively,efficently,flexibly and comfortably.

The COVID-19 has spread to 200 countries, having an impact on global academic exchanges and the international flow of students, and it has also triggered people's reflection on ecological civilization. The impact of greenhouse gases, led by carbon dioxide, on the earth and the environment has already sounded the alarm for mankind. This is a fact that has been widely demonstrated internationally. Climate change problems have become a worldwide concern. It has become a global consensus to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and actively respond to climate change. The tourism carbon footprint can be used to obtain the carbon dioxide content consumed by tourism in a certain area during a certain period. Between 2009 and 2013, the global carbon footprint of the tourism industry increased from 3.9 to 4.5 GtCO2e, four times the previous estimate, accounting for approximately 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions. We need you to develop a model which would show the estimate of CO2 Emissions in tourism and also create a model which can help in reducing the CO2 emissions from all type of tourist activities.

Tourism Infrastructure development is a major growth lever for the hospitality Industry. However, proper operation and maintenance of these tourism assets is not efficiently done which has resulted in unsatisfactory experience to the end users. These assets also include components like tourist information centre, interpretation centres/ museums, golf courts, light and sound show, plaza development, convention centres apart from common accommodation and transit facilities. It is believed, digitisation has high potential in ensuring optimal operations and maintenance of facilities and services, capturing tourist experience and undertaking necessary improvements to ensure high level of tourist experience. The objective of the statement is to develop a digital platform/ models to check/verify and ensure the smooth operations and maintennace of these assets is being taken care off, further it should enhance the tourist experience and should be user friendly.

Tourism Infrastructure development is a major growth lever for the hospitality Industry. However, proper operation and maintenance of these tourism assets is not efficiently done which has resulted in unsatisfactory experience to the end users. These assets also include components like tourist information centre, interpretation centres/ museums, golf courses, light and sound show, plaza development, convention centres apart from common accommodation and transit facilities. It is believed, digitisation has high potential in ensuring optimal operations and maintenance of facilities and services, capturing tourist experience and undertaking necessary improvements to ensure high level of tourist experience. The objective of the problem statement is to develop a digitally surveable system which can replace the manual or physical based survey setups and also it must me accurate, time saving.

As the the resources are used and to store it for the future purposes ,new ways of devices can be used that would also have the proper compatibility to have the easy way access in and around anywhere easily.Electricity storage on a large scale has become a major focus of attention as intermittent renewable energy has become more prevalent. Pumped storage is well established. Other megawatt-scale technologies are being developed. These can provide dispatchable capacity as required by demand. The storage to complement intermittent renewables if they are to replace base-load capacity must be able to meet demand over many days, not simply hours. At household level, behind the meter, battery storage is being promoted to complement solar PV installation. It reduces demand on the grid during evening peaks especially.The rapid increase in many parts of the world of generating capacity by intermittent renewable energy sources, notably wind and solar, has led to a strong incentive to develop energy storage for electricity on a large scale. Due to the (desired or imposed) growing annual share of electrical energy originating from renewable technologies subject to naturally-fluctuating power flows (like solar PV and wind), characterised by relatively low load factors, the combined installed capacities of those technologies in the future are expected to be much larger than typical/conventional electrical peak power demand.

To reduce the workforce of the mankind, novel robots should be introduced to perform the day to day dedicated task as like as human beings in the betterment and fast completion process of the task

To innovate a smart automation device that analyses the environment and react according to the adaptiv of the environment conditon in any and everyother way of the tasks.

"To save the water for the secure future the waste water management should be maintained properly in the process of recycling them and reusing it again for multiple purposes in order to ensure that the water gets saved for future. In rural areas, the provision of utilities to drain sewage in a safe way lags behind the provision of water for household activities, including drinking water. This creates severe contamination to the environment of the various villages and reduces the impact of water on the improvement of health. Since the water supply for domestic purposes in rural areas has improved considerably over the years, the quantity of wastewater that is disposed has also increased. Hence, effective wastewater management systems need to be introduced in the rural areas to mitigate the problem of contamination.Wastewater treatment is interconnected with the water chain, and thus affects the environment. Water used by rural homes gets converted to sewage or gets contaminated chemicals and other pollutants. It must be treated before it is released back to the environment. While nature is able to process and cope with a small amount of wastewater, imagine the huge volume produced every day before being released back to the environment. Health and environment are two major reasons to have an urgent focus in this soft-neglected area: health. A contaminated water chain can have disastrous effects on human health, agriculture, marine life, wildlife, and our food chain, to name a few.The aim is to identify and innovate a process of managing and treating waste water in the rural areas and to be able to reduce the wastage and improve the reusability of the water by treating it."

To mainitain the social reintegration, the best aleternatives for the current prison should be brought into usage to replace the prisons.

"Proper management of waste is important for building sustainable and liveable cities, but it remains a challenge for many developing countries and cities. A report found that effective waste management is relatively expensive, usually comprising 20%–50% of municipal budgets. Operating this essential municipal service requires integrated systems that are efficient, sustainable, and socially supported. A large portion of waste management practices deal with municipal solid waste (MSW) which is the bulk of the waste that is created by household, industrial, and commercial activity. a) An effective waste collection process. This will include designing waste collection bins, vehicles and waste processing units. b) Since the focus is on villages, the biodegradable and non biodegradable wastes should be segregated and utilized properly."

"Out of the total area of Uttarakhand, 86% is mountainous and 65% is covered by forest. With flash floods and landslides being a regular problem, the Uttarakhand government seeks to create ropeway structures in hilly areas for transportation. The main aim is to reduce the overall transportation cost by not having to cut hills and create roads. Having ropeways will also help in saving our environment.objective:1. Creating effective ropeway design which can last longer and can take heavy weights 2. The structure should also be able to withstand natural calamities 3. It should be able to safely keep people and goods stuck on them."

"Uttarakhand being a mountainous region has villages at different altitudes and spread far across. The Govt seeks to create an economical water security plan for remotest villages of Uttarakhand.Objective:1. Villages in remote regions should have access to potable water year round. 2. It will include creation of water storage units, proper water distribution plans and recycling water."

"In an effort to create an economical water security plan, the Government seeks to develop an effective irrigation plan for small fields utilizing waste water. This will help in saving and recycling water.objective:1. Automatic irrigation system with minimum water wastage 2. Should be able to reuse the wastewater."

"Out of the total area of Uttarakhand, 86% is mountainous and 65% is covered by forest. With flash floods and landslides being a regular problem, the Uttarakhand government seeks a GIS based flood and risk assessment system. By having these locations identified, the Govt. can then take necessary steps to secure the locations by taking necessary steps.Obective:1. GIS based flood and risk assessment system 2. The application should be able to properly show the regions which are flood and landslide prone."

"Wastewater treatment is a process used to remove contaminants from wastewater and convert it into an effluent that can be returned to the water cycle. Once returned to the water cycle, the effluent creates an acceptable impact on the environment or is reused for various purposes (called water reclamation). Processes commonly used include phase separation (such as sedimentation), biological and chemical processes (such as oxidation) or polishing. The main by-product from wastewater treatment plants is a type of sludge which is usually treated in the same or another wastewater treatment plant.Objective:1. To get reusable water from waste water in villages. 2. To set up a proper water distribution system for the recycled water."

"In India problems related to knee is increasing at a high pace. The solution is related to Knee replacement or capping. In most of the elderly people, knee replacement is not recommended and one has to manage the pain for entire life. It is desired that a mechanical arrangement may be designed to support knee movement, which can take body weight and transfer to shoe so that pain related to stress at knee due to body weight is minimized. The movement of the knee joint should not hamper."

"India is Diabetic Capital of the World. India has the highest number of diabetics of any one country in the entire world. Over 30 million have now been diagnosed with diabetes in India. In rural areas, the prevalence is approximately 3 per cent of the total population, the urban areas it is expected to be 9 per cent. Persons suffering with diabetes have to constantly monitor their blood sugar levels and take insulin accordingly. Till now the glucometers are invasive and is painful. We have seen devices like Pulse Oxy-meters which are convenient to use and give accurate readings for oxygen levels (SPO2) in blood. Having a Glucometer just like Pulse-oxymeters which is non-invasive and accurate is a big requirement and has a huge market. The Challenge posted is for having a Glucometer just like Pulse-oxymeters. Major expectations from the device - Non-invasive, Battery operated - Small and easy to use with minimal cost of consumables (if any) - Cost effective - Robust"

"It is well known that solar power production is maximum through solar panel when the sun is perpendicular to the solar panel. Number of solar tracking electronic devices have been made to align the solar panel with the sun. But they consume power and effectively power generation is not efficient. It is desired to make a solar panel tracker which does not consume power."

"We are a presently having the largest population of youth and that is the bedrock of our future. However, we are soon also going to have perhaps the largest population of the elderly and get the label of the Geriatric Nation. But these elderly have been the backbone of our nation and we must ensure that it remains strong- physically as well as mentally. It is the latter issue (mental) and the challenges that it entails that we wish to bring to the notice of make the youth to offer viable solutions. It is desired an AI based interactive robo can be designed which can interact with elderly at home, monitor their problems and raise alarms for family members. Interactive jovial talks can be relaxing and remedy for many ailments."

"During video calls, often eye to eye contacts are missing because the camera and the screen are misaligned. During the calls, the tendency is to see on the screen and not in the camera, which leads to misaligned conversations. It is desired to design some mechanism to align both the video streams so that the conversations are effective."

"Patients suffering with COPD have limited mobility and have to be supported with additional oxygen (usually for supply of oxygen at 2-3 L/min.). Because of limited mobility, the patients have to be carried on wheel chair and a separate trolley is also to be carried for holding oxygen cylinder (B-Type). It is desired that a wheel chair (foldable) can be designed which can carry oxygen cylinder (B-Type) along with patient. This will be convenient and only one attendant can manage the patient."

"Recharging ground water level has always been a challenge. Rain water harvesting has a peak during monsoon and most of the time, in most of the areas it’s not so effective. Kitchen waste water has comparatively less impurities and contaminations and if harvested separately, can lead to a more sustainable technique to recharge ground water levels. Societies and big houses can be required to separate kitchen and toilet waste water. With selection of proper bio-reactors, algae, biochemicals, some useful by-products can also be made like some useful gases, fuel etc."

Conditioning Monitoring (CM) of electrical system is the process of systematic data collection and evaluation to identify changes in performance or conditioning of the system, or its components, such that remedial action may be planned in a cost effective manner to maintain reliability. It is the process of continuous monitoring of their electrical parameters in order to identify a significant change which is indicative of a developing fault. Different micro-grids groups have been developing their own remote maintenance and diagnostic units on engineering system of their choice. The appropriate low costgeneric tools, providing safe solution are required, to address the challenge for robust and reliable micro grids.

"Sport biomechanics represents an important research field aimed at analyzing sport movements in order to quantitatively evaluate athlete performance, offer useful tools and guidelines for coaches to apply during athlete training and prevent or minimize the risk of injury. Recent technological innovations allow the performance of movement analysis during sporting activities thanks to the compact wearable sensors that do not influence the technical movements of athletes. Objectives are 1. Develop cost effective wearable bionic sensors to track functional movements, workload, biomechanical and bio-vital markers with an objective to maximize athlete performance and minimize injury prevention. 2. Proposed wearable sensors should provide continuous physiological data to enable development of player specific training programs 3. Proposed wearable sensors should not be constrained with wires to allow unhindered movement by athletes. 4. The wearable sensors should be designed and developed for getting embedded in sports apparel used by athletes."

"India's ground water (GW) levels are critically low, owing to erratic monsoon rains and over extraction of water for irrigation, with agriculture accounting for 90% of India's G more than 30 million irrigation pumps. These irrigation systems are inefficient with poor water flow control, which over-extracts GW and over irrigation of fields. This wastes water and reduces crop yields. At the same time it wastes energy in pumping water and this leads to higher CO2 emissions. 10 millions of these pumps rely on diesel fuel, while the rest are powered by subsidized electricity which is coal-fired, using more than 18% of all electricity generated in India (Indian Bureau of Energy Efficiency). Agriculture sustains 50% of Indian households, and low GW levels threaten livelihoods and food security. Water scarcity is inextricably linked to extreme poverty and conflict and has a profound impact on the social welfare of people with an estimated 330 million people suffering acute water shortages. Improving the efficiency of the irrigation systems will reduce pressure on ground water and also cut energy consumption and carbon emissions. This has prompted the Indian Government to prioritize drought proofing and usage of précised irrigation systems,"

"For the more than 5 million people in the world who have undergone an upper-limb amputation, prosthetics have come a long way. Beyond traditional mannequin-like appendages, there is a growing number of commercial neuroprosthetics-highly articulated bionic limbs, engineered to sense a user’s residual muscle signals and robotically mimic their intended motions. But this high-tech dexterity comes at a price. Neuroprosthetics can cost tens of thousands of dollars and are built around metal skeletons, with electrical motors that can be heavy and rigid."

The rampant growth of water hyacinth, an aquatic plant that is highly invasive is commonly considered as the worst weed in the world. Water hyacinth continues to plague the city lakes notwithstanding the crores of rupees spent on removal of the weed every year. Water hyacinth proves to be one of the major reasons for spread of mosquitoes in the city as Culex mosquitoes breed heavily on the weed.

The origin of the novel human coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and its potential for harm increased face mask and medical waste in the environment, thereby necessitating the urgent prevention and control of the pandemic. Standardization, procedures, guidelines and strict implementation of medical waste management related to COVID-19, community habitats and public areas should be carefully considered to reduce pandemic risks in hospitals, as proper medical waste disposal effectively controls infection sources.

With the onset of rampant and indiscriminate urbanization, most areas are now paved, concreted or asphalted. As a result very little rainwater is absorbed into the ground. Thus even at one inch per hour, the drainage system is having to cope with almost twice its intended capacity.

Automation of ports in the country can be a critical lever in improving ease of doing business and port efficiency that ultimately reduces logistics cost. The issue of automation can be looked at in two parts- (i) reduction of manual documentation through automation of systems & (ii) automation of process/ equipment’s etc. In order to reduce manual documentation and streamline systems, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has developed a platform - Port Community System (PCS) and is now developing this further in National Logistics Portal-Marine (NLP-Marine). Innovative solution that can further streamline documentation, reduce multiple submissions across agencies and reduce issues in the port processes include port congestion, customs clearance, shipping line issues & charges, documentation & paperwork and regulatory clearances can be potential areas for addressal and incorporation in new systems being proposed by MoPSW. Further on process / equipment automation, there are other technologies which can help further improve efficiencies and capacities at ports. The Port of Singapore has tested the use of driverless trucks while Hutchinson Port, Thailand has implemented autonomous trucks. The autonomous electric vehicles being implemented help in introducing the sustainable solutions. On the similar lines innovative solution for the automation of processes with introduction of autonomous vehicles, yard management, custom processes etc. can be undertaken to help improve efficiencies.

"The current IMO strategy includes an overall vision for decarbonization; GHG reduction targets through 2050. At present, the regulations of IMO related to GHG emissions fall in the following categories: (i) Enhanced design efficiency of new/ existing ships. (ii) Operational efficiency by imposing targeted reduction in carbon intensity. Carbon intensity is measured based on an indicator. The Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) measures how efficiently a ship transports goods or passengers and is given in grams of CO2 emitted per cargo-carrying capacity and nautical mile. The ship is then given an annual rating ranging from A to E, whereby the rating thresholds will become increasingly stringent towards 2030. The Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) of IMO shall take effect from 2023 onwards. Thus, to move towards the decarbonization agenda, innovate solutions that can help current vessel become more energy efficient or make retro-fitment with alternative fuel systems more competitive could be critical areas for shipping (particularly for coastal shipping and tug operations). Further technology solutions that can help reduce emissions at port by promoting shore to ship power etc can have significant potential for deployment at Major Ports."

Simulators play a crucial role in the training of the manpower at ports which operate cranes, port crafts & vehicles, manage storage yards, etc. The Simulators provide the much-needed real time situations to the trainees. In the country, currently there are limited simulators available to help provide the port manpower with the technology driven training simulation. • Vessel maneuverability through towage and pilotage • Operations of Port Machines such as cranes and reach stackers • Vessel Operations in Inland Waterways. Simulators are to be designed to train the trainees for operating the Vessels and machineries effectively.

Piracy at sea, smuggling of weapons & illegal substances and illegal immigration are all major concerns for the world's maritime security. Further, the terrorist events of November 26, 2008have raised awareness of vulnerability to terrorist attack by all means of transportation. Therefore, coastal security has become a major focus of attention in strengthening the defense of the country. India has a significant size of maritime sector with 12 Major and 200+ Non-Major Ports situated along its 7500 km long coastline and a vast network of navigable water ways. A large majority of ships calling at Indian ports are foreign-owned and crewed. A number of problems exists including fake identifications, in-efficient surveillance, paper based solutions and lack of cooperation between various nations. In 2015, India unveiled its strategic vision for the Indian Ocean Region i.e. Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR). It recognizes the importance of maritime security and cooperation. As a result, in order to help present ports become more secure there is a need to develop technology solutions that connect seamlessly with current digital systems at ports such as PCS. Additionally, technology solutions that can improve biometric identification and intelligent surveillance with minimal investment and low operational costs have a lot of potential for application at ports.

Along with developing “Smart Ports” it is equally important to develop “Green Ports”. Low energy consumption, low emissions, and low pollution will result from transforming a port into a smart and green. It is vital to have support in terms of intelligence and technological innovation in order to attain Net Zero Carbon Emissions. A smart port, in addition to its goals of better efficiency and effectiveness, will contribute to environmental sustainability, efficiently utilize available space, conserve natural resources along with generating higher profits. The Port of Singapore Authority (PSA), for example, has set ambitious targets to reduce absolute scope 1 and scope 2 carbon emissions by 50% by 2030 and 75% by 2040, respectively, from 2019 levels. PSA's strategy for meeting these goals includes (i) increasing efficiency to minimize energy usage and (ii) moving to less carbon-intensive energy sources, such as solar power. Both brownfield and greenfield development of ports will necessitate significant capital expenditure from operators and government agencies. As a result, innovative solutions that can help present and new ports become more energy efficient, or retrofitting with alternative fuel systems, are crucial areas for the Maritime Sector to strive towards the Net Zero Carbon objective. Master plans to transition toward decarbonization in phase wise manner by developing curated models to provide solutions to challenges in port and maritime sector.

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways has 12 Major Ports under the administrative control of the Ministry. The 6 Major Ports on West Coast including Deendayal Port, Mumbai Port, Mormugao Port and New Mangalore Port etc, and Paradip Port, Vishakhapatnam Port, Kamarajar Port and VOC Port on East Coast handle more than 60% of the total cargo which includes Import/Export cargo as well as coastal cargo. The cargo consist of various categories including coal, iron ore, containers, POL and fertilizers etc. major Ports take various steps including water sprinkling, tree plantation etc., to keep the air quality in the Ports at normal level. In order to assess the air quality in various cities of India, the Indian Government throughpollution control boards maintain data related to air quality index. This gives the index onparticulate matter including pm 2.5 and pm 10. This would be necessary to take measures to bring down the pollution in the cities. Similarly, a data on the air quality in the 12 Major Ports may be collected and kept on the dashboard to assess the extent of measures taken to keep the air quality index within thenormal level.

It is common sight at busy traffic junctions where ambulances struggling find a way to carry patients for treatment on golden hour. Employing Drones which can carry payloads of 100kg, min at designated high traffic circuits will help many patients

Develop an alternative technology /methods of milk pasteurization other than heat treatment. develop a IoT based solution with interactive dashboards

The issue of conversion of excess milk to Skimmed Milk Powder and less demand led to blockage of capital for dairy industry. The alternate for conversion of excess milk may be explored.

Developing eco-friendly and cheap packaging technique for packing of pure milk at rural settings. develop interactive dashboards for quality and quantity check

Use of technologies with least O&M in various terrains for– Solid Waste Management (SWM), Liquid Waste Management (LWM), Fecal Sludge Management (FSM) and Scientific collection and transportation of waste in rural areas

Develop innovative solution for Rapid decomposition of waste and build system for creating usable components from the decomposed material

"With the increasing number and complexity of the wires and cables installed in an electric and automated trucks, we are looking for an easier way to diagnose failures during the vehicle lifetime. Today’s process requires technicians to perform continuity checks that can be very time consuming. We are looking for modern solutions using portable AR devices and anomaly detection on the signal patterns. Problem : Currently technicians spend huge time in performing checks to find the location of the fault in the wiring harness. Objective : Need to save time in electrical wiring fault tracing, to reach the location of fault quickly and efficiently through use of modern solutions – possibly using portable AR devices or any better way."

"Unnoticed / non-illuminated Center Medians: Due to multiple reasons the center medians goes unnoticed by the driver’s, and it leads to many accidents. Some potential causes: - No reflector indicator plates before the median - Opposite light glare to the driver which makes the things invisible - Improper planning of the dividers - Improper / sudden lane keeping - Invisible co-driver side area during sudden lane changing when there is a vehicle in front - Negligent drivers - And several others that needs to be investigated… "

"Typically truck drivers operate for long hours and at times in highly polluted environments like mines. Driver health and alertness while driving is key to avoid accidents at work site. Sometimes air quality deteriorates inside the cabin, and this could lead to driver fatigue. Can you come up with solutions that can detect the air quality level inside the cabin and improve it, and at the same time alerting the driver as well as fleet management about the vital health characteristics of the driver like heart rate, oxygen level etc?"

"Monitoring temperature, humidity and other gas compositions in cold storagc are in built and automated in large cornmercial premises. However, monitoring the real time location, temperature and other parameteE need a cost effective system which may be integrated by GPS, remote sensors, cloud computing and big data."

"Block chain application and traceability benefits are reaped only by &e organised food retails and branded corporates. The transparency in agricultural production system and assurance on raw material quality for food industry are not assurcd and no system to validate on a real time basis. A customized Block Chain for traceability of farm produce will enable trust on the quality and better price for farmers by labels integratcd with barcodes and trackinB systems"

"Solar trackers are rising in popularity, but everyone understands the complete benefits and potential drawbacks of the system. Solar panel tracking solutions are a more advancedtechnology for monitoring photovoltaic panels. Stationary mounts. which hold panels in a fixed position, can handle their productility compromised when the sun passes to a less-than-optimal angle. compensating for this- solar tracker automatically move to 'tack'' the progress ofthe sun across the sky. thereby maximizing output. the solar energy harvesting using sun trackers for commercial drying solutions needs to be explored. To fabricale lhe sola. dryer with $m lrackiog and maximum ouDu!,i"

"SDG target 12.3 seeks by 2030. halve per capita global food plastic at the retail and consumer level and reduce food losses along production and supply chains including post harvest losses"

"Innovative theme Developing a method to determine age of boiled rice at the time of procurement Current Status Every year about 550 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) rice is procured for the central pool out of which about 175 LMT is boiled rice. There have been some instances where unscrupulous elements tried to push old boiled rice, sourced from the market as freshly milled rice into the system. It has significant cost as well as social implications as government is making payments based on the Minimum Support Price (MSP) to help the farmers and the operations should not be allowed to be misused by vested interests. Similarly, it has to be ensured that the beneficiaries of Public Distribution System (PDS) should be provided with good quality food grains. Pain Points As boiled rice cannot be distinguished as old or new merely on the basis of appearance, a scientific methodology - either based on machine or chemical testing - needs to be developed. Desired State A simple, easy to use testing method for determination of age of boiled rice at the time of procurement can address the issue of recycling of rice. The solution should be able to distinguish between freshly milled boiled rice from rice which was milled earlier, say about 3 months or more. As procurement is time bound and happens concurrently across the country, the testing time as well as portability of the solution is very important. Since the testing will be done at field level, the distinguishing characteristics should be conspicuous, leaving no room for subjectivity and should be cost effective. Background Already there is a chemical-based colour indicator test available for testing the age of raw rice based on the principle of estimating the quantum of released acids in left over bran layers of the grain during storage. However, boiled rice was found to be non-responsive to this test perhaps because the bio chemical composition of par boiled rice and its response to the ambient conditions is different from that of raw rice. Hence a scientific method using chemical/reagents or specifically designed machines may be required to be developed to address this challenge. FCI can provide age wise type samples of boiled rice. Advantages a) Identification of age of boiled rice stocks at the time of procurement will help in controlling the malpractices of pushing older rice into the procurement system b) It will help in better targeting of food security. "

"Innovative Theme Transformation of manual Loading/Unloading process to fully automatic process Current Status Food grain is predominantly handled in bagged form by labourers at godown as well as good-shed operated by railways. The above movement operation involves processes like stacking/de-stacking of the bags, carrying the bags and loading into the wagons manually which is very labour intensive. The receipt & issue of food grains at godown as well as good-shed involves various process such as: Receipt of food grains in bag from truck & stacking inside the godown. De-stacking inside the godown and loading into trucks. iii) Loading of food grains from trucks and loading into wagons & vice-versa. Pain Points 1. = = Time consuming Labour intensive Costly affair. Using of hooks/manual handling makes gunny prone to leakage & pilferage. Record keeping/gunny counting is manual. V. Desired State Complete automation of bag handling in godowns/Railhead. Development of software for its operation and its integration with DOS. Background: Normally, food grain is moved by rail/road from the surplus states to deficit states throughout the country. During such movement, these food grains are predominantly handled in bagged form by labourers at godown as well as good-shed operated by railways. The above movement operation involves processes like stacking/de-stacking of bags, carrying the bags and loading into the wagons are labour intensive activities and being done manually at present. All these operations are labour intensive and FCI intends to explore alternative modes of handling bagged consignments with less dependency on the labour. FCI is keen to find innovative solutions for the FCI's requirements with a view to minimize dependency on manual labour. FCI wants to explore the option of Artificial intelligence enabled robotic stacker for mechanized loading/unloading of bags by adopting best available technologies for the purpose nm two ADVANTAGES: 1. Quick turn-around time for loading/unloading operation. Exact counting of bags handled. Integration with DOS for auto record keeping. 4. Cost effective. 5. Less pilferage & saving of grains. 6. Long-life of gunny. "

Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) is the use of software and computer-controlled machinery to automate a manufacturing process. Based on that definition, you need three components for a CAM system to function: Software that tells a machine how to make a product by generating toolpaths. Machinery that can turn raw material into a finished product. Post Processing converts toolpaths into a language machines can understand. From high-efficiency roughing with Adaptive Clearing to simplified control of multi-axis machines with Tool Orientation, Autodesk Fusion 360 makes it easy to program your CNC machine, fast. Manufacture with 2.5, 3, 4, and 5-axis milling, probing, turning, mill-turning, and profiling operations paired with a powerful post engine all included alongside professional design tools. Students are supposed to use Fusion 360 Software to generate NC code with machine details & tool library. Mentor will help to manufacture the metal component using CNC machine & NC code generated by participants.”

Description:- There are gaps along the borders where troops cannot be stationed 24*7 Thus, all approaches or likely approaches can be guarded with equipment like hidden cameras, movement sensors or location finder antenna, stand alone surveillance camera, remotely operated 360 Surveillance camera fitted, quad spotter LORROS and thermal imager, etc for early and effective detection. All equipments should withstand extreme weather condition.

Description:- To monitor such areas along border: which cannot be patrolled due to harsh weather, terrain, a system is to be designed to detect the intrusion of unwanted Drones by using real time directional measures and establishment of an Anti Drone system is the need of hour.

Description:- ITBP is deployed along border areas where limited resources are available climate remains harsh which affect adversely on the deployed troops. Therefore in order to mitigate the adverse impact on troops and to withstand adverse weather condition some technology is required to prevent freezing of water pipes and toilets during long winters, to keep the available accommodation warm, to provide troops an easily erectable light weight accommodation which can withstand the winters including chilled high velocity winds and can keep the inner space warm or unaffected from the outside weather.

Description:- The tinned/dehydrated food being used by troops at border has its draw backs as it produces gas and abdominal discomfort. Latest technology may be explored to address to this problem of storage and production of fresh vegetables at high altitude.

"Special Uniform for Tropical area:- ITBP Troops are deployed in ANO area where troops face harsh weather: mostly high temperature, mosquito and snakes. Some technology in field of clothing or equipment may be explored to address his problem which can rectify this problem or may suppress the harm. Special Uniform for High Altitude area:- Troops are deployed in such area where temperature dip down up to -40° C, in such areas troops are facing high altitude diseases i.e Frost bite, Chilblains, loss of appetite, headache. Latest technology in rlo clothing may explored to overcome this problem or suppress impact of such adverse weather on human body. Care should also be taken in weight & volume of the clothing so that operational activities may be carried out without any hindrance. Special Uniform for Normal area:- ITBP troops are also deployed in IS duties but uniform is same for all areas. Such type of clothing should be developed which is durable, flexible, light weight and adjustable to all weather. "

Troops are deployed along border where qualified doctors & hospital are not available. Until evacuation to higher centre, patient is dependent on first aid by medic/telemedicine. However, good quality, easy to use first aid kits might be life savior in times of crisis. Oxygen related problems:- Troops are deployed in high altitude area where oxygen level is very low which can affect the physical efficiency of troops. Such type of oxygen cylinders are required which are technically light in weight and have optimum capacity to store oxygen. If provided such oxygen cylinder may be used by troops in critical circumstances.

Description: At present ITBP having 02 types of monitoring receivers. These monitoring receivers are made by foreign countries and very costly. Indigenous solution may be developed by Indian companies.

Develop a prototype to create a safety mechanism as per the above problem statement

Design a prototype as per the above requirement which can be deployed in a large public area for the purpose of security and surveillance

Develop a software/hardware automation prototype for managing the peak hours at the traffic signals

Background: Around 10% of newborn infants require assistance during transition after birth. Vital parameters are the most important clinical indicator to evaluate the clinical status of a newborn. One of the major problems in current scenario is that mass of cords connected to a neonate in NICU are most of the times heavier than the neonate itself. Even though these multiple parameters are monitored in NICU, there is no intelligence that draws a correlation between them. Studies have shown that by studying the dependencies of multiple vital parameters analysis can be drawn up to a great extent to predict the neonate’s future health conditions. The proposed solution should consist of : (for more details, refer slide 5 - Proposed Solution) Study and Determine neonate’s Chest & Feet positions where maximum and the most accurate readings can be obtained. Design a system with a unique POD and 3 disposable patch variants (based on the above point’s outcome). The POD should have in-built sensors. Design a Communication module and battery management system (a long battery life). Design patch based on the clinical & user’s needs. The size and weight of the pod should be designed in such a way as no to burden the neonate (unprecedented comfort). Develop an intelligent analysis application that can predict the discharge time, sleep apnea and much more using vital parameters.