STATE COUNCIL OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT SCSTE MEGHALAYA

STATE COUNCIL OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT (SCSTE) MEGHALAYA A BRIEF OVERVIEW BY, Shri. C. P. Syiem, Asisstant Research Officer, SCSTE Programme Officer, PSP

CONSTITUTION: Ø Constituted by the Government of Meghalaya and registered under Societies Registration Acts 1983 MISSION: ØTo ensure effective utilization of Science & Technology for all round development of the State. FUNCTION: ØTo identify, formulate, execute/co-ordinate and follow-up programmes/schemes for the State on various aspects of Science & Technology.

PROGRAMMES: Popularisation of Science Programme with an aim of to inculcate a scientific temper amongst the general public particularly school children, and ultimately to generate scientific minded citizens in the State Scientific Research and Development of Appropriate Technologies Programme with an aim to o put an effort to initiate the application of appropriate technologies for socio- economic development particularly for improving the living condition. Remote Sensing Programme with an aim to impart GIS training to the students and general mass. Sponsored projects Programme with an aim to support students project in the field of innovations, technology intervention and environment related. Specific projects Programme with an aim to carry out action research in the field to test new and improved technology innovation. Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Programme with an aim to impart training to developed entrepreneurship skill among unemployed youth through S & T intervention. S&T Library & Documentation Programme with an aim to document the council activities. Convergence programme with other institutes such as MBDA, SIRD etc. Centrally funded programme through DST, DBT etc

ACTIVITES: Popularisation of Science Programme (PSP) : (i) National Children’s Science Congress (NCSC) (ii) Season Watch Programme (SWP) , (iii) Award to Meritorious Students in Science (ATMS) (iv) National Science Day Celebration (NSD) (v) Nature Study Camp (vi) World Environment Day Celebration (vii) Sci-Connect Programme, Vigyan Prasar (viii) Workshop on Innovative Physics Experiments, Vigyan Prasar (ix) Eco-Clubs at School level (x) Winter Camp Workshop on Bonsai (xi) Crash Course Tuition on Mathematics (xii) Earthian Workshop, WIPRO

ACTIVITES: Scientific Research & Development of Appropriate Technology: (i) Setting up of Patent Information Centre (PIC) at SCSTE (ii) Community Radio station at South West Garo Hills (iii) Technology on Wheels-Go Green (iv) Skill Training on Appropriate Technologies Programme S&T Entrepreneurship Programme (S&T EDP): (i) Sustainable Housing Construction Technologies (ii) Setting up of Technology Resource Centres in three regions of the State (iii) Waste Management (iv) S&T EDP Workshop and Capacity Building Programmes (v) Micro Hydro Power (MHP) (vi) Solar on Green Energy (vii) Hydroponics Technology Programme

ACTIVITES: Remote Sensing Application Programme: (i) Short term Training Courses in Geographical Information System (GIS) and Geographical Positioning System (GPS) (ii)GIS/GPS Mapping of 1184 Cooperative Societies in the Sate (iii) Mapping of the Historical Monuments and Eco Tourism Trails (iv) Setting of Living Root Museum and School Specific Project Programme (SPP): (i) Action Research on Pottery of Tyrshang Village, West Jaintia Hills (ii) Action – Research and Development of affordable Recycling and reusing of grey water in urban area

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TECHNOLOGIES PROPAGATED : Ø Ø Ø Ø Improved Chulha Hydraulic Ram Pump Solar LED Lighting Pedal Pump Water Filtration Organic Composting Stabilised Mud Block Low-Cost Cold Storage C-Brick Biomass Drier Low cost Hatchery Low cost Sanitary pads Low Cost Cold Storage Ø Ø Ø Stone-crete Block Low-Cost Oven Fire Retardant & Life Extended Thatched Roof Paddy Thresher -cum-Winnower Ferro-Cement Waste Paper Re-cycling Low-Cost Sanitation Leaf Plate Making Rain Water Harvesting Charcoal Making & Briquetting Plastic Bamboo Board Pine Needles Board

SPONSORED PROJECTS: Aim of the Programme: To support students project in the field of innovations, technology intervention and environment related Objectives: Ø Ø To improve the quality of learning by promoting innovative projects aimed at solving development problems of the State of Meghalaya through the application of Science & Technology. To identify the Science & Technology talents available in the State and promote start-up incubation centers. To motivate interns to take up R & D oriented projects. To generate project ideas for development of appropriate technologies for the state

The Sustainable Development Goals are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all

What we want? Ø Ø Innovative ideas pertaining to the problems of people at the grassroots level as per SD Goals. Low Cost technology which can be applied in the field through action research. Green technology ideas in term of waste management, environment development etc. Projects which can results in patent registration of prototype or products.

Who can apply? 1. 2. Any Interested individual or a group of individuals who have identified local specific issues that could be intervene through S & T inputs. Students doing their final year degree/diploma course (provided taking up such project work is part of syllabus).

Types of projects? PROJECT TYPES NUMBERS OF PROJECT Small investment 25 ( at least 8 per region) Medium investment 9 ( at least 3 per region) High investment 3 ( at least 1 per region) TOTAL 37 Projects

How to apply? Fill in application as per the format need to be submitted to the office before the date of deadline. For more information on the application procedure, visit http: //www. scste. org

What's Next? 1. 2. Selected and sponsored project will. . be exhibited in various programme of the Council and a Special Seminar –Cum. Exhibition will also be arranged for the successful projects. Popularization of the successful projects would be taken up by the Council in consultation with the respective Project Team

Dr. Shngainlang Khongsti, SCSTE, Meghalaya