Introduction to Projects  - Many of the projects cross-cut the various focus areas. They are grouped into the focus area  that best represent them.

Focus - Renewable Energy Technologies

I. Energy Conservation in Small Sector Tea Processing Units in South India

II. Pilot project implementation and field testing of gasification stoves

III. Introduction of the improved jaggery making stove in the jaggery making clusters of north Karnataka

IV. Low Cost Charcoal Making from Waste Biomass and its Effective Utilisation

V. Demonstration of the Technology of leaf litter biogas plants

VI. Demonstration of decentralised Pico-hydro power projects as an eco-friendly Technology to meet the energy needs of small communities in hilly areas of Karnataka.

VII. GHG emissions reductions through use of energy efficient technologies by textile processing units in Tamil Nadu

Focus-Technologies for Informal Process Industries

I. Field testing of low capacity brick kilns under different conditions

II. Construction, monitoring and reporting of Fuel efficient cookstoves

III. Promoting fish drying using efficient biomass fired driers

IV. Promotion of Energy Efficient Charaka oven

V. Diffusion of Biomass utilization technologies in non-formal industries in Karnataka & Kerala

VI. Assessment of technological solutions for improvement of working environment in silk reeling units

VII. Process documentation on the project to promote improved charakha ovens

Focus- Water and Environmental Management 

I. Rainwater Harvesting -various projects

II. Fluorosis Mitigation Through technical Intervention and community Participation in Karnataka

III. Community Based Sustainable Water Management in Peri-urban areas

IV. Energy recovery bio-reactors for waste management - various project

V. Analytical study on urban sanitation and waste management, preparation of MSW action plans

Focus- Women and Livelihoods

I. School and Community Horticulture Enterprise: Nutrition support for Primary Education

I. HP Micro Enterprise Training

II. Development & Introduction of Training courses in biomass based drying technologies

III. School and Community Horticulture Enterprise

IV. Rural Livelihoods Capacity Building Among Community Based organizations : Household level Cashew Processing by women's neighbourhood help groups.

V. Extension of Technical Training in household stove construction and pilot training in charcoal making from waste biomass

VI. Technical Training of Women for Income Generation through appropriate technical intervention

VII. Establishment of production facility and building women entrepreneurship for low cost preservation and processing of fruits and vegetables 

VIII. Women entrepreneurship in small scale dehydration of fruits and vegetables 

IX. Training on Sarala stove construction under the IREP

Focus - Building Local Entrepreneurs

I. Capacity Building of Existing Networks of NGOs, CBOs, SHGs for Environment linked income generation activities 

II. Technology Intervention Programme for Poverty Alleviation in Nagasandra Village, Kolar District -water and soil conservation

III. Documentation of case study on dissemination of improved biomass stoves through entrepreneurial networks

Other Projects 

I. Studies and surveys conducted

II. Activities under core support of Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.