For weaving a saree, a process of winding, where labourers and two tree trunks are required for the operation. To mechanise this process, Prafulla has developed a self-propelled machine that facilitates winding of cotton thread for weaving of sarees.
Weavers face problems while working with Jacquard handlooms due to heavy weight of Jacquard box (housing the whole mechanism), which has to be lifted by the weaver manually using his leg and a wooden lever. The weight of the mechanism coupled with th
Kanni poduthal (combining the ends) is one of the manually done, labour intensive task in weaving, which consumes a lot of time. In order to eliminate the drudgery involved in this task, he developed a machine to mechanize the process. Sizing is done
Nileshbhai observed that farmers faced scarcity of labor at the time of groundnut harvesting. The use of conventional threshers, requires adequate labor to collect the harvested/dug groundnut stalk. Delay in collection of harvested stalk, which is al
Once during a visit to a dairy farm Mohan observed the hesitation of labourers in picking and collecting cow dung by hand. While interacting with the dairy farmer, he came to know that there was always shortage of manpower due to the nature of work i
The tractor mounted combined tillage (combi tillage) implement does primary tillage operations as well as secondary tillage operation together. It consists of a soil cutting tool (modified plough or cultivator tynes) and soil clods breaker cum levell
‘Hydroger’ a water mill or a pico-hydro-power system provides an electrical power output of 3-5kW. However, the electricity produced by them requires controlling/stabilizing to run the domestic household appliances. Imported controllers for this
While farming using a regular (single shaft) rotavator, Gurpreet observed that conventional single shaft rotavator needs to be operated in 2-3 passes for efficient pulverization of soil in field. Gurpreet’s rotavator uses double rotating shafts for
The general practice in cotton farms is that the labours have to hold the spray boom of the tractor mounted sprayers for spraying pesticides. This makes spraying slow and tiring for the labourers. Gurmeet developed a tractor mounted PTO powered machi
Ghanshyam had observed the organic farming practices of his neighbours and felt the need of having advanced technologies for intercultural tillage operation. This motivated him to develop a Tractor PTO operated multipurpose equipment having attachmen
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