| Technology
Systems Programme Objectives The
Programme has two major objectives: - Development and integration of
technologies in identified areas.
- Promote application of advanced technology
for improving the performance,value addition and exportability of various products.
Areas Promoted: Focus of the programme:
- Products or technique/technology aimed at specific end use
- User
(industry, artisans, cooperatives etc.) involvement and association.
- Applied
research and development
Methodology of implementation:
- Identification of niche areas for technology development initiatives in the
identified areas not being taken up by any other government agency.
- Identification
of the experts and the institutions capable of formulating and implementing technology
development activities.
- Soliciting proposal through advertisement
in scientific/ technological journals
Evaluation
criteria: - Availability of clear statement of quantified objectives
and deliverables.
- Technical feasibility and economic viability in
view of availability options at the end of development.
Evaluation
mechanism: - Peer review to facilitate broad based consultation
- Recommendations by respective core group for financial support
Glass
Technology Upgradation : Under the Glass Technology upgradation
programme, projects aiming at technology development and upgradation have been
initiated in the areas of optical glass, ophthalmic glass and unorganized small
scale sector glass industry of consumer items (Firozabad cluster of glass industries).
The projects have been supported at many development centres including Centre
for Development of Glass Industry, Firozabad (CDGI), Central Scientific Instruments
Organisation, Chandigarh (CSIO), Sri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, Delhi
(SRI) & Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata (CGCRI).
High Refractive Index Optical Plastic | 
45D Aspheric Lens | Development of Technology
for Bio-fuels The department has carved out a niche area
to address various technological aspects related to bio-fuels.The focus of activities
under this programme is mainly on technology related applications and system integrations
in bio fuels. Department has initially focused on potential and problems related
to the application of Straight Vegetable Oils (SVOs) . The impact on the engine
performance due to continuous running on SVO and its performance optimization
is currently being studied. Activities leading to make production and usage of
bio-fuel such as developing value added chemicals from the waste generated during
oil extraction are also being supported to make the entire process of bio-fuel
generation remunerative and economically viable. As a result of activities initiated
under the programme, a technology demonstration plant for manufacturing non-edible
oils used as bio-fuel integrated with DG set of 12.5 KVA rating has been designed
and tested. This plant is shortly proposed to be installed at a village near Mysore
for field testing. The capacity of the plant is 1 ton/day of Straight Vegetable
Oil.
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| Structure Technology
for Distress Diagnostics etc : Under this activity, the
focus is on development of multi disciplinary, multi institutional technology
development projects in niche areas having relevance to the Indian needs and wide
spread potential for successful replication. Under this area, projects aimed at
development of bridge management systems based on distress diagnostics, development
of industrialized housing systems capable of reducing the construction time and
also possessing comfort features as per international norms, and development of
state-of-art isolators to provide the building seismic protection have been supported.
Information and Communication
Technology Systems For Application in Rural Areas : Under
this area, the focus is on developing technologies which promote application of
information technologies for the benefit of general masses, especially rural people.
During the year, under the project on development of broadband access system for
rural applications has resulted in development of a laboratory set up of 50 m
range for low cost access. The set up is now being upgraded to field testing for
longer ranges . Another project entitled "Farmers' Advisory Systems"
aiming at equipping farmers with the information related to the entire crop supply
chain has been evolved and is proposed to be implemented in collaboration with
IFFCO. Department has also evolved a project on development of set-top boxes providing
internet access on television. A project on establishing feasibility of multimedia
corridor for health applications is also under implementation. Water Purification
The water purification is one of the important areas identified
for development of appropriate technology systems as in many parts of the country
the subterranean water, the main source of drinking water, is polluted by non
permissible doses of salts, iron, arsenic and fluoride contaminants. Similarly
river water which is another source of drinking water is contaminated with iron
ore and coal dusts in mineral rich states like Jharkhand, Chattisgarh and Rajasthan
etc. Various technological solutions such as filtration by polymer and ceramic
membranes/ filters, flocculation, RO process for desalination for hard/ brackish
water, and other treatment methods are in vogue in some parts in India. However,
technological viable systems have to be developed to provide safe drinking water
. Recognising that sound technological and economically viable solutions are very
much needed, the Department supports projects not only for development of technology
systems in filtration, flocculation, Reverse Osmosis (RO) but also for the treatment
of environmentally safe solutions for sludge treatment. Some of the important
projects supported in the area are:
| An integrated Arsenic Removal System
combining the microbial and adsorption technologies have been designed and successfully
tested in laboratory conditions. The plant which has been designed and developed
by Agharkar Research Institute is now proposed to be field tested at 5 locations
in arsenic affected district namely, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. | 
Integrated System for Arsenic Removal |
Two
Stage RO Seawater Desalination Plant at Nelmadur, Tamil Nadu | An
Arsenic Removal Plant based on a novel material (CalSiCO) has been successfully
installed at Barasat, West Bengal after satisfactory testing in laboratory conditions.
The various parameters related to performance of the plant are being monitored
and the results achieved so far are quite encouraging. Projects have been supported
to develop multi- channel ceramic membrane for developing the technology for purification
of arsenic contaminated ground water. The ceramic membrane based iron removal
plants are also being upscaled for field demonstration initially in West Bengal.
In addition to above projects, activities are also on-going for developing technologies
for deflouridation of water by membrane technology and removal of arsenic using
polymeric membrane as well as low cost adsorbent. | Bio-Molecular Electronics
& Conducting Polymers: Under this sub-area, it is intended
to catalyze and support technology feasibility and development projects in the
area of Bio-Molecular electronics, conducting polymer electronics and Bio-sensors.
The projects supported aim at establishing technical feasibility of emerging concepts
and also aim at development of sensors, micro actuators and bio molecular-electronic
devices such as diodes, Light emitting Diodes (LEDs), Field Effect Transistors
(FETs), information storage (memory) devices based on conducting polymers, self-assembled
monolayers and other thin films. Some of the important projects supported in the
area are : - Development of bio-sensor for quality assessment in tea
processing
- Development of DNA bio-sensor
- Development
of immuno- bio-sensors for detection of pesticides.
- Development of
aero-capacitors for electronics applications
- Development of optically
transparent electrically conducting thin film coating from polymeric materials
- Development of intelligent embedded sensor systems for measuring
soil properties
- Development of band pass interference filters for
Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing (CWDM).
Vision Technology : The
vision programme aims at developing preventive, diagnostic and curative technologies
for eye-related diseases. Many innovative and high technology projects have been
initiated under this programme to achieve these objectives. The study of medicinal
plants for the management of glaucoma has resulted in identification of various
medicinal plants for the management of disease. They are now being evaluated for
efficacy and possible drug formulation. The protective bio-compatible coating
on surgical tools used for eye surgery is currently being evaluated by experts
for its performance and longevity.
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Contact
For more information Technology Systems Development Programme :
Dr GJ Samathanam
Adviser
& Head (TDT)
Department of Science and Technology
Technology Bhavan
New Delhi-110 016
Telefax : 011- 26862512
phone:011- 26590367
Email:
samathan at nic dot in
Shri
Rajeev Sharma
Scientist C
Department of Science & Technology
Ph:011-26590310
Email: rajeevsharma at nic dot in |
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