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No. 1422Problem statementEnergy and environment

Kabadiwala Connect – Bringing the Informal Collector into the Formal Recycling Chain

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Build Kabadiwala Connect for informal collectors: Marathi/Hindi, low-literacy audio/pictorial use, small entry-level Android footprint and offline-first synchronisation. Photograph/weigh material lots, show location/category price history, match authorised recyclers by rates/material/pickup and create recycler-confirmed handover records with time/location/weight. Track earnings/dues, support cash with digital payment optional and collect minimal personal data. Maintain evolving material, price, recycler, transaction and traceability datasets; use AI only where training evidence supports it. Include safety guidance, recycler interface, research with at least two active collectors/aggregators, live usability and comparative unit economics.

No. 1105Problem statementEnergy and environment

A web application specifically designed for Indian coal mines to quantify their carbon footprint and explore pathways to carbon neutrality.

Create a web app for Indian coal mines quantifying emissions by activity, per-capita estimates and existing carbon sinks, then analysing their gap. Use established emission factors and simulate options including cleaner vehicles, methane capture, renewable energy and state-specific afforestation land needs. Include potential carbon-credit estimates, trend visualisations and support for underground/open-cast mines of different sizes. These are planning scenarios, not certified offsets or achieved neutrality.

No. 1145Problem statementEnergy and environment

Developing a Robust Hydraulic Transient Analysis Model for Hydro Power and Pumped Storage Schemes.

Develop an adaptable hydraulic-transient model for hydropower and pumped-storage schemes, including sudden load changes, start-up, emergency shutdown and power-loss/unit-trip conditions. Incorporate CFD and show pressure, flow and risk areas across system configurations. The source highlights the trade-off between machine-speed rise and pressure rise during guide-vane closure; reliable prediction and equipment protection are objectives requiring engineering validation.

No. 1185Problem statementEnergy and environment

Building Integrated Photo-voltaic (BIPV) potential assessment and visualisation using LOD-1 3D City Model

Create an interactive, city-scale assessment of building-integrated photovoltaics using satellite-derived LoD-1 building models. Simulate neighbouring buildings' shadows on each façade and render incident solar energy in 3D. Users supply a date and daily global horizontal irradiation; outputs include façade and rooftop solar potential per building. Intended deployment is the VEDAS city-model/rooftop-solar application for governments, solar providers, architects and citizens, using less detail than conventional building-level architectural analysis.