Intro; Conference Organization; Preface; Message from the Mentor (Former Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India); Message from the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India; Message from the Director, IIT Delhi; Acknowledgements; Contents; Editors and Contributors; Past, Present and Future of Rural Technologies; 1 Summary of Keynote Lectures and Panel Discussions of RTDD-2018; 1 Introduction; 2 Summary of Keynote Lectures
2.1 Keynote Lecture by Dr. R. Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India on 'Rural Technology Development and Delivery: Many Dimensions'2.2 Keynote Lecture by Prof. Akimasa Fujiwara, Hiroshima University, Japan on 'Can AV Alleviate Transport-Related Exclusion in Aging Rural Areas?'; 2.3 Keynote Lecture by Prof. Balakrishnan Shankar, Amrita Vishwa Vidhyapeetham, on 'Amritapuri on Amrita Technology for Society'; 2.4 Keynote Lecture by Prof. B.K. Chakravarthy, IIT Bombay on 'Collaborative Innovation'
2.2 Process for Identification of Projects2.3 Selection of Problem; 2.4 Detailed Background Study and Literature Review; 2.5 Identification of Faculty Members to Work on Interventions; 2.6 Writing Project Proposal; 2.7 Presenting Proposal to Program Advisory Committee (PAC) and Approval for Seed Grant; 2.8 Presenting the Proposal to Central Project Evaluation Committee (CPEC) for Approval; 2.9 General Approach for RuTAG Projects and Field Trials; 3 Thematic Analysis; 3.1 Animal Husbandry; 3.2 Design Interventions; 3.3 Fishery; 3.4 Handicraft for Physically Challenged
2.5 Keynote Lecture by Prof. P.L. Dhar, Ex-Professor, IIT Delhi on 'Rural Development & Technology'3 Summary of Panel Discussions; 3.1 Panel Discussion on 'Taking Products to People Through Social Enterprises' Held on March 9, 2018; 3.2 Panel Discussion on 'RuTAG and Its Future' Held on March 10, 2018; 4 Conclusions; References; Reviews of Technology Interventions at Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG); 2 Improved Technologies Under the Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG) at IIT Delhi; 1 Introduction; 2 Rural Technology in IIT Delhi; 3 RuTAG Technologies at IIT Delhi
3.1 Improved Device for Making Beads from Holy Basil (Tulasi)3.2 Improved Design for Treadle Pumps; 3.3 Animal Driven Gear Box for Multiple Rural Applications; 3.4 Bullock Driven Tractor (BDT); 3.5 Groundwater Level Measuring Device; 3.6 Indigenous Device for Sheep Hair Shearing; 3.7 Improvement of Furnace for Bangles; 4 Conclusions; References; 3 Technology Interventions for Rural Development by RuTAG IIT Bombay: A Review; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Philosophy of RuTAG; 1.2 RuTAG IIT Bombay; 2 RuTAG IIT Bombay's Approach in Designing Rural Development Interventions; 2.1 Scope of Work
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Of Keynote Lectures and Panel Discussions of RTDD-2018 -- Improved Technologies Under the Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG) at IIT Delhi -- Technology Interventions for Rural Development by RuTAG IIT Bombay: A Review -- Review of Science and Technology Interventions developed by Rural Technology Action Group- Tamil Nadu, IIT Madras -- A Comprehensive Review on Projects carried out by RuTAG Centre IIT Roorkee -- Design and Development of Technology Appropriate for Rural Community to Address Sustainability -- Understanding Barriers to Adoption of Grass-root Innovations - A Case Study of RuTAG Technologies -- Development of a Solar-powered Treadle Pump -- Failure Analysis of Comb for Sheep Hair Shearing Device -- High-frame-rate Video Analysis for Mobile Vibration-based Crop Inspection -- Tribology of steel-steel contact: Comb-cutter assembly for Sheep hair shearing device developed at IIT Delhi -- Redesigning the humble NMC (New model charkha) -- Improving the Design of Bullock Driven Tractor (BDT) to Make it User-Friendly -- Developments to Overcome Problems in Traditional Process of Making Glass Bangles -- Technologies to support the technologies -- Development of a Low-Cost Ground Water Level Measuring Device -- Evolution of 'Floating fish cages for inland waters' developed by RuTAG IIT Bombay -- Study of supply chain, production potential of hirda and design of hirda decortication machine for livelihood generation for tribal people -- Street Food Cart Design: a critical component of Food Safety -- Design of a Low-Cost Full-Face Mask for Stone Carvers -- Chirala Handloom Cluster - A solution to convert the tedious job of street sizing into a more of efficient/ergonomic/easier process -- Development of Modified Pump Used as Turbine in Micro Hydro Plants -- A Cost Effective and Field Deployable System for Soil Macronutrient Analysis Based on Near-infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy.-Designing a cow lift for downer cow: Experience of working on a rural technology -- Design and Development of Mechanical and Electronic Jacquard Handloom for Fine-Korai-Mat Weaving -- Development of Modified Bageshwari Wool Charkha.
This book comprises the proceedings of a rural technologies conference organised by the Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG), which was conceptualized and initiated by Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India R. Chidambaram in 2003-04. The book highlights case studies and research into providing science and technology interventions for the development of rural areas. Covering various aspects of research carried out in the area of rural technologies, it offers a valuable resource for researchers, professionals, and policymakers alike.
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