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No. 1051Problem statementAgriculture and food

Drone-based Intelligent ET sensing system and irrigation water use accounting system for irrigation commands.

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Develop drone-based evapotranspiration sensing for irrigation commands of roughly 50–5,000 hectares, addressing satellite-resolution and cloud gaps. Combine a portable control module, AI/ML and satellite calibration; integrate cadastral maps for farm-level accounting. Estimate crop type/stage, water use and over/under-irrigation using historical and current inputs. The source proposes iterative improvement across commands; claimed control of water use or groundwater recovery is not validated.

No. 251Problem statementAgriculture and food

Development of SoC for Plant Growth Monitor in Agriculture

Develop a plant-monitoring SoC around VEGA/SHAKTI on an FPGA platform, combining environmental and soil sensors with a machine-learning custom IP core. The proposed multi-node design uses Zigbee communication and supports crop monitoring, irrigation decisions and resource allocation. IoT, sensor integration and AI are explicit parts of this challenge.

No. 447Problem statementAgriculture and food

Providing fresh vegetable/fruit to jawans at bops instead of tinned ration

Provide storage for fresh fruit and vegetables for personnel at forward border posts exposed to extended sub-zero conditions, reducing reliance on tinned rations. The source identifies the location and storage need but does not prescribe a refrigeration, heating or preservation technology.

No. 182Problem statementAgriculture and food

Climate Smart Agriculture

Develop products, technologies and supply-chain processes that support commercial adoption of climate-resilient farming practices, species and production methods. The source discusses heat, weather variability, pests, yield and nutritional losses, while also recognising agriculture's own emissions.