NIRD

DIRECTORY OF RURAL TECHNOLOGIES

VOLUME -1

Price:Rs.200 No. Of Pages:304 Year Of Publication: Jan,2001	CONTENTS SECTION -I ARTISANAL TECHNOLOGY 1. The Technology package for blacksmiths in rural sectors (artisanal technology) SECTION -II BUILDING/CONSTRUCTION 2. Brick masonry in mud mortars 3. Brick skeleton system 4. Bricks from expansive soils

5. Bricks from saline and alkaline soils
6. Compressed earth block
7. Concrete block maker
8. Concrete skeleton system
9. Design brick masonry
10. Ferro cement roofing channels
11. Flooring tiles from waste gypsum
12. Grouted reinforced brick masonry
13. Gravitational settling chamber for pollution control in fixed chimney brick kilns
14. Improved ventilated storage structure for storage of onion
15. Instant shelter
16. Low cost latrine
17. Micro-concrete roofing tiles
18. Pedestal pile
19. Pollution control system for lime kilns
20. Prefab brick panel system forn roof / floor
21. Pre-cast and cast-in-situ ferrocrete products
22. Pre-cast concrete door and window frames
23. Pre-cast concrete panel syste m
24. RAT-TRAP bond walling (in bricks)
25. Thin pre-cast RC lintels-brick walls
26. Unreinforced pyramidal brick roofs
27. Waste water disposal

SECTION -III CERAMIC PRODUCTS

28. A cost-effective process for production of stone wares and glazed terracotta products SECTION -IV CHEMICALS 29. Carboxy methyl starch (CMS)
30. Cold water soluble starch
31. Disposal diapers and sanitary napkins
32. Eco-friendly hand-made paper making
33. Indigo dye extraction
34. Quick dip silver cleaner
35. Shaving cream
36. Soap making with non-edible oils
37. Strippable polymer coating
SECTION -V COMPOST/FERTILISER
38. Production of biofertilisers
39. Vermicompost
40. Vermicomposting
SECTION -VI CROP IMPROVEMENT/VARIETY DEVELOPMENT
41. DGS-1,Gaillardia
42. Dhanraj drumstick
43. DHS-1 sapota hybrid
44. DHS-2 sapota hybrid
45. DTS-1 tamarind
46. Megha - tomato
47. Suwasini -curry leaf
48. Vikram -sweet potato
SECTION -VII CULTIVATION OF MUSHROOM
49. Cultivation of oyster mushroom
50. Cultivation of white button mushroom
SECTION -VIII ENERGY
51. Heat pipe based solar energy dryer for agro-products
52. Solar inverter for water pumps
53. Solar water heater
SECTION -IX FOOD PRODUCTS
54. De-fatting of groundnuts/soyabeans without using any Solvent (chemical) and without using the original shape
55. Extraction of essence from curry leaves
56. Fish maws
57. Fish wafers
58. Oil/fat reduction in deep fired foods
59. Production of cured fish of high quality
60. Spirulina algae culturing and processing
SECTION -X KNOWLEDGE TECHNOLOGY
61. Transfer of knowledge technology to rural employable youth
SECTION -XI MACHINARY AND EQUIPMENT
62. Aonla stone extracting machine
63. Carcass utilisation plant
64. Chilli seed extractor machine
65. Coconut husking tool
66. Detonation spray coating (DSC) technology
67. Dhal (pulse) processing
68. Double positive treading jacquard machine
69. Drill -plough/plough planter
70. Electro spark coating (ESC) technology
71. Essential oil distillation units
72. (An) Improved gur making plant
73. Improved iron removal plant
74. Mango harvester
75. Manufacture of quality fishing hooks
76. Modern oil expeller
77. Palmyrah fibre separator machine
78. Patel fruit fly trap
79. Pedal operated coconut dehusker
80. Pedal pump
81. Roughage block making machine
82. Sabai grass yarn making machine
83. Sapota harvester
84. Seed pelletizing machine
85. Self-propagating high temperature synthesis (SHS) based
Titanium carbide (TiC) water filters
86. Single fly shuttle technique for weaving contrast solid colour
Temple border silk saree
87. Swivel shuttle mechanism for "butta"weaving
88. Tea leaf plucking machine
89. Tomato and lime seed extractor machine
90. Twin screw press
91. UAS cardamom drier
92. Use of biogas for disinfestation of pulses
93. Vanaspati kachara biogas plant
SECTION -XII PESTICIDE/INSECTICIDE
94. Herbal seed extracts such as karanja
(pongomia pinnata),castor (ricinas communis) and neem (azadirachta indica) for control of house dust mites95. Microbial pesticide/biopesticide
96. Seed treatment technology to control whitegrub in groundnut
SECTION -XIII TISSUE CULTURE
97. Micro-propagation of trees (teak and neem)
SECTION -XIV MISCELLANEOUS
98. Amrit kumbh
99. CD strip
100. Portable water analysis kit

VOLUME-2

Price:Rs.550
No. Of Pages:425
Year Of Publication: April,2001

CONTENTS

SECTION -I BUILDING/CONSTRUCTION

1. Accelerated masonry construction method
2. Ferrocement technology
3. Ferrocement technology
4. Rural housing
5. Soil cement blocks
6. Stabilised mud blocks
7. Structurally efficient hollow blocks
SECTION -II CHEMICALS
8. Antifouling paint
9. Gold plating solution
SECTION -III COMPOST/FERTILISER
10. Biofertiliser for cotton crop
11. Biofertiliser for paddy crop
12. Compost from forest biomass

SECTION -IV CROP IMPROVEMENT/ VARIETY DEVELOPMENT
13. Afforestation of sodic soils
14. Increasing soil fertility in maize-wheat production
15. Nutrient management in cotton-maize production
16. Potato seed for cold climates
17. Seed priming
18. Testing genetic purity of rice hybrids
SECTION -V CULTIVATION OF AROMATIC AND MEDICINAL PLANTS
19. Cultivation of java citronella
20. Cultivation of lemon grass
SECTION -VI ENERGY
21. Biogas plant - agro-industries waste
22. Biogas plant - dairy effluent
23. Biogas plant - fruit/vegetable waste
24. Biogas plant - kitchen waste
25. Briquetted fuel from wastes
26. Drying of agricultural products (1)
27. Drying of agricultural products (2)
28. Gasifier system - biomass based
29. Gasifier system - groundnut shell based
30. Greenhouse technology (1)
31. Greenhouse technology (2)
SECTION -VII FOOD PRODUCTS
32. Chitin and chitosan from crustacean waste
33. Filleting and freezing of fish
34. Fish pickle
35. Fresh fish to fish mince
36. Fruit beverages
37. Fruit beverages/other products
38. 'Steeping' preservation for culinary purposes
39. Whole tomato crush
SECTION -VIII FORESTRY
40. Enhancing service life of chir poles and bamboos
41. Enhancing service life of green round timbers
42. Enhancing service life of refractory wood species
43. Enhancing service life of timber
44. Forestry tools
45. Furniture from lantana weeds (1)
46. Furniture from lantana weeds (2)
47. Improved wood packing cases
48. Ole-resin from chir pine
49. Restoration of degraded mined lands
50. Simple Pencil making technology
51. Surface improvement of wood products
SECTION -IX JUTE AND JUTE PRODUCTS
52. Extraction of jute fibre
53. Jute-based furnishings
54. Jute-based textiles
SECTION -X KNOWLEDGE TECHNOLOGY
55. Forecasting model for control of vector- borne diseases
56. Information Technology for rural development
57. Simple IT tool for mosquito identification in rural areas
SECTION -XI MACHINERY AND EQUPMENT
58. Groundnut thresher
59. Improved machine for seed extraction
60. ImProved Potato digger
61. Improved sickle (1)
62. Improved sickle (2)
63. Improved thresher for sunflower (1)
64. Improved thresher for sunflower (2)
65. Lighter farm operations using single bullock
66. Lobster traps
67. Multi-crop planter
68. Multi-purpose pipe-framed equipment
69. Potato planter for sandy riverbeds
70. Power tiller accessory
71. Tamarind cake maker
72. Till plant machine
73. Weeding operation (1)
74. Weeding operation (2)
SECTION- XII MUSHROOM FARMING
75. Cultivation of mushroom (1)
76. Cultivation of mushroom (2)
SECTION -XIII POST-HARVEST TECHNOLOGY
77. Chilli punching machine
78. Fruit coring device
79. Fruit harvester
80. Grain cleaner-cum-grader
81. Mango harvesting device
82. Mini dal mill
83. Paddy sheller(1)
84. Paddy sheller (2)
85. Storage bin
86. Tomato seed extractor
87. Vegetable-cum-fruit grading machine
88. Winnower
SECTION -XIV WATER CONSERVATION/ PURIFICATION
89.Artficial recharging of ground water
90. Domestic water filter
91. Geophysical instruments for exploration
92. Rain water harvesting in desert areas
93. Removing excess fluoride from water
SECTION -XV MISCELLANEOUS
94. Floral honey
95. Flower plants
96. Pelletised feed for aquafarms
97. Quail (bater)
98. Rabbit farming
99. Sericulture
100. Utilisation of banana fibre

VOLUME-3

Price:Rs.540
No. Of Pages:441
Year Of Publication: Jan,2002

CONTENTS

SECTION -I AROMATIC AND MEDICINAL PLANTS
1. Cultivation of aromatic grasses
2. Cultivation of cinnamon
3. Cultivation of geranium
4. Cultivation of menthol mint
5. Improved engineerint design for mentha distillation
SECTION -II ARTISANAL TECHNOLOGY
6. Appropriate technology for brass metal artisans
7. Bundi-bandhej work
8. Coal-fired furnace for melting of non-ferrous metals SECTION-III BUILDING /CONSTRUCTION 9. Brick funicular shell roofing
10. Brick panel
11. Earthquake-resistant construction system
12. Ferrocement water tanks
13. Precast plate elements for roofs and floors

SECTION-IV CROP-IMPR0VEMENT/VARIETY DEVELOPMENT
14. Blue green algae biofertiliser
15. Growing cotton during summer season
16. Improved dark red variety of onion
17. Improved light red variety of onion
18. Improved variety of garlic suitable for export
19. Improved variety of white garlic
20. Improvements in betelvine cultivation(Piper betle L.)
21. Intercopying of soyabeen in maize
22. Spraying cotton crop with growth retardants
SECTION -V ENERGY
23. Bio-gas plant
24. Briquetted solid fuel
25. Improved cooking stove
26. Solar cabinet dryer
27. Solar cooker
28. Water cooler
SECTION -IV FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY
29. Cultivation of marine green mussels
30. Dried shell-on prawns
31. Integrated poultry - fish farming
32. Lobster fattening
33. Mud crab fattening
34. Quality assured masfingers and masgranules
35. Shrimp feed
SECTION -VII GLASS AND CERAMIC PRODUCTS
36. Coal/wood fired kiln
37. Glazed common clay roofing tiles
38. Glazing of terracotta products
39. Making of ornamental glass beads
40. Terracotta facing, flooring,and decorative tiles
SECTION -VIII HERBAL PRODUCTS
41. Herbal soft drink
42. Luvstic herbal lipstick
43. Nutra-child
44. Nutra-diab
45. Nutra-immune
46. Nutra-wom GH
47. Preparation of herbal-gulals
SECTION -IX JAGGERY AND JAGGERY-BASED TECHNOLOGIES
48. Drying -cum - storage bin for gur
49. Drying - cum - storage of jaggery
50. Jaggery powder
51. Liquid jaggery
52. Moulding frame for jaggery
SECTION -X LEATHER TECHNOLOGY
53. Fallen carcass utilisation technology (FCUT)
54. House hold tanning of hides and skins
55. Improved methods of collection and processing of tanning materials
56. Leather puppet manufacture
57. Manufacture of leather goods
58. Manufacture of liquid tanning extract
59. Production of dog-chews from tannery waste
60. Technology for house hold footwear making
SECTION -XI MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
61. Aaruni bullock cart
62. Bakery unit
63. Biomass drier for painted articles
64. Improved material for ploughshare
65. Kushal sprayer
66. Moulding machine to make leaf plates and leaf bowls
67. Multipurpose biomass drier
68. Multipurpose composite machine
69. Multipurpose oven
70. Multipurpose tool bar
71. Palm climber
72. Pulley with stopper
SECTION -XII POST-HARVEST TECHNOLOGY
73. Cardamom dryer
74. Improved rice huller
75. Power operated paddy thresher-cum-winnower
76. Thresher for pulses
SECTION -XIII RURAL SANITATION
77. Cheap latrine
78. Disposal of waste water through soak pit
79. Garbage bin
80. Pour flush water-seal two pit latrine
81. Soakage pit
SECTION -XIV WATER CONSERVATION /PURIFICATION
82. Deflouridation of water
83. Iron removal plant
84. Iron removal unit for drinking water
85. Slow sand filter for water treatment
86. Water filter
SECTION -XV MISCELLANEOUS
87. Alternate substrate for mushroom cultivation
88. Angora rabbit wool
89. Biological control of water hyacinth
90. Dechlorophyllation of betel-leaves
91. Dehydration of flowers
92. Inducement of lactation in cows and buffaloes
93. Kittanal
94. Low cost medium for mushroom cultivation
95. Minimal process for trimmed and cut vegetables
96. Non-conventional low cost gelling agents in mushroom cultivation
97. Preparation of Phospho compost
98. Production and marketing of packed meat
99. Production of biofungicide on agricultural wastes
100. Vermi culture of stomach (rumen) contents of cattle and other animal

VOLUME-4

Price:Rs.230
No. Of Pages:398
Year Of Publication: Jan 2002

CONTENTS

Section I - Biotechnology
01.Bacillus Thuringiensis (B. t.) Production
02.On-farm Production of Biofertilisers
03.Predator for Mealy Bug Control on Fruit Crops
04.Production of HANPV at Farm Level

Section II - Chemicals
5 Antiseptic Ointment for Prawn Handlers
6 Chlorine Level Indicator Paper
7 Deodorant for Seafood Processing Establishments S.
8 Dyeing Silk with Natural Dyes
9 Foliar Spray Formulations for Banana
10 Fortified Common Salt
11 Rubber-based Automobile Components
12 Salt Testing Kit
Section III - Compost
13 Nitrogen-rich Organic Matter
14 Value-added Compost
15 Vermiculture

Section IV - Crop-improvement/Variety Development
16. Castor Seed Production at Village Level
17. High-Density Planting in Banana and Pineapple
18. High-yielding Mustard Variety
19. Plant Nursery
Section V - Energy
20. Domestic Cook Stoves
21. Domestic Solar Water Heater
22. Fuel Briquettes
23. Fuel-less Cooker
24. Greenhouse Technology
25. Multifuel Fixed Chulhas
26. Multifuel Portable Stoves
27. Photovoltaic Milk Tester
28. Portable Carboniser for Charcoal Preparation
29. Portable Gasifier
30. Solar Cooker
31. Solar Dryer
32. Solar Still
Section VI - Fisheries Technology
33. Backyard Shrimp Hatchery
34. Dried Jelly Fish
35. Drying of Fish
36. Edible Oyster Culture
37. Mussel Culture
38. Pen Culture of Fish/Prawn
39.Production of Shrimp Nauplli and Transport
40. Seaweed Culture
Section VII - Food Products
41. Banana Bar
42. Compressed Cereal Bar
43. Cultivation of Oyster Mushroom
44. Fruit Bar
45. Fruit Pulps
46. Nutri Food Bar
47. Papaya Fruit Nectar
48. Preservation of Neera from Edible Palms
49. Preservation of Sugarcane Juice
Section VIII - Machinery and Equipment
50. Clod Crusher
51. Cost-effective Driers
52. Decortication of Bahera
53. Dough Mixer
54. Grubber Weeder
55. Improved Blade Harrow
56. Jaw-type Multi-Injector Dibbler
57. Kiln for Pottery Products
58. Low-cost Processing of Cereals and Spices
59. Maize Sheller
60. Mini Groundnut Decorticator
61. Motor cycle-mounted Sprayer
62. Naveen Sickle
63. Peeling and Slicing of Potatoes
64. Peg-type Dryland Weeder
65. Production of Leaf Plates
66. Rotary Puddler
67. Self-propelled High Clearance Sprayer
68. Self-propelled Reaper
69. Soya Flaking Machine
70. Tractor-drawn Reaper Windrower
71. Tropicultor
72. Vegetable Dehydration Unit
73. Water Carriage Trolley
Section IX - Pest Management
74. Insect Pest Management in Rice
75. Neem and Pongamia Soaps in Pest Management
76. Neem Seed Powder for Pest Management
Section X - Post Harvest Technology
77. Arecanut Dehusker
78. Dal Mill
79. Groundnut Stripper
80. Maize Sheller-cum-Sunflower Thresher
81. Multi-crop Thresher
82. Multipurpose Power Winnower
83. Portable Winnower
84. Power-operated Paddy Thresher
Section XI - Rural Roads
85. Fly Ash in Rural Road Construction
86. Reinforced Earth Retaining Wall for Culverts
87. Software for Rural Road Connectivity
88. Soil Stabilisation for Road Construction
89. Use of Tractor in Rural Road Construction
90. Utilisation of Empty Drums in Making Culverts
Section XII - Rural Sanitation
91. Community Toilets Linked with Biogas Plants
92. Management of Rural Sullage Ponds
93. Waste Water Treatment
Section XIII - Water Purification
94. Disinfection Device for Hand Pumps
95. Domestic Water Purification
Section XIV - Miscellaneous
96. Compressed Stabilised Earth Blocks
97. Improved Cart
98. Retarding Biodegradation in Bamboo
99. Stimulation Kits for Rural Children
100. Vanaraja

Appendices
Appendix - A : Preface to Part I
Appendix - B : Preface to Part II
Appendix - C: Preface to Part III
Appendix - D : List of Rural Technologies in Part I
Appendix - E: List of Rural Technologies in Part II
Appendix - F: List of Rural Technologies in Part III
Appendix - G: Summary of TORT Workshop