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Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
20-January-2016 20:38 IST
Shri Ananth Kumar gives away National Award for Technology Innovation in
Petrochemicals and Downstream Plastics Processing Industry
The Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri Ananth Kumar today presented the
Sixth National Awards for Technology in Innovation in Petrochemicals and downstream Plastics
Processing Industry in New Delhi. The Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri
HansrajGangaramAhir was also present in the function.
Complementing the awardees, Shri Ananth Kumar said that there is so much talent in the
country in the sector, and there is need to harness, map and support them so that there are more
innovations, and Research and Development activities. He said that considering the huge
requirement of skilled manpower in the petrochemical sector, the Government has decided to set
up 100 CIPETs (Central Institutes for Plastic Engineering and Technology). He said that the
country needs more value addition of the refinery output so that the polymer industry grows up
fast, and creates new products and does import substitution. The Minister stressed on the need of
launching awareness campaign about the benefits and range of polymer products, and also of
recycling and reusing them. He said that the Government will provide the full support to the
petrochemical industry. In this regard, he added, that a lot of work has been done on reverse
SEZs with a few countries.
The Government of India had announced the National policy on Petrochemicals in April, 2007,
with the objective of developing value added, quality Petrochemical products at globally
competitive prices. To achieve these objectives, an award scheme was set up to incentivize
meritorious innovation and inventions in the field of Polymeric materials, products, processes
and other areas of national and social importance. The awards are given for outstanding
contribution to R&D, leading to less energy consumption, better plastic waste management,
increase in product life cycle, development of innovative new products, quality standards,
recycling and other emerging areas.
Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET), an autonomous
organization under Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, implements the scheme of the
national awards. For the sixth national awards, 264 nominations were received, 17 of which
have been selected as winners and 14 as runners up for 2015-16. The list of the awardees is
enclosed.
YKB/PB

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National Awards for Technology Innovation 2015-16
Following 17 nominations WINNERS for National Awards for Technology Innovation 2015-16
Sl.No. Name of the Applicant Title of the Innovation
(I) INNOVATION IN POLYMERIC MATERIAL
(A) Individual / Team
JOINT WINNER
1
DR. D.N.TRIPATHI,
DR. A.K.SAXENA,
DR. VINEETA NIGAM,
MRITUNJAY KUMAR PANDEY,
ANJLINA KERKETTA
DEFENCE MATERIALS & STORES
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
ESTABLISHMENT (DMSRDE),
G.T. ROAD, KANPUR, U P-208013
DEVELOPMENT OF FIRE RETARDANT
POLYMERS, BLENDS AND THEIR
FIBERS USING POLYPHOSPHAZENES
MR. K V GOVINDARAJAN,
B.MADHUSUDANA
RAO;
G. RAJESH,
BRAHMOS AEROSPACE PVT LTD.,
HYDERABAD;
P.M.ASSEREF;
ADVANCED SYSTEMS LABORATORY,
HYDERABAD AND
P.S.METHIA,
DEFENCE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
LABORATORY, HYDERABAD
SPECIAL THERMAL PROTECTION LOW
MOLECULAR WEIGHT
PLOYMETHYLPHENYL SILICONE
RUBBER WITH CHOPPED CARBON
FIBER REINFORCEMENT POLYMERIC
MATERIAL FOR AEROSPACE &MISSILE
APPLICATIONS.
(B) Industry
JOINT WINNER
2
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD.,
INDIAN OIL BHAVAN, 1,
SRI AUROBINDO MARG,
YUSUF SARAI, NEW DELHI - 110016
HIGH PRODUCTIVITY, HIGH STIFFNESS
INJECTION MOLDING HDPE GRADE
080M60
ESTER INDUSTRIES LIMITED,
A-11, INFOCITY-I, SECTOR-34,
GURGAON-122001
MODIFIED POLYESTER FOR HOTFILL
APPLICATION BY INJECTION STRETCH
BLOW MOLDING (ISBM) PROCESS
(C) Academic and R&D Institution
3
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY-GUWAHATI,
GUWAHATI, ASSAM-781039 (INDIA)
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION OF
DEGRADABLE PACKAGING FILMS FOR
STRINGENT FOOD PACKAGING
APPLICATION
(II) INNOVATION IN POLYMERIC PRODUCTS
(A) Individual/Team

3. 3
4
MR. T H SAMIULLAH & TEAM(14
persons)
CSIR-NATIONAL AEROSPACE
LABORATORIES,
P.B. NO. 1779, KODIHALLI, HAL
AIRPORT ROAD, BENGALURU-560017.
INDIGENOUS MANUFACTURE &
INSTALLATION OF MARK II RADOMES
FOR DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR
(B) Industry
5
HINDUSATAN AERONAUTICS
LIMITED
AIRCRAFT DIVISION,AURDC,
OJHAR TOWNSHIP,
TAL NIPHAD, DIST. NASHIK
INDIGENOUS DEVELOPMENT OF
CANOPY INFLATABLE SEAL MADE
FROM ELASTOMERIC MATERIAL AND
USED IN INDIAN MILITARY AIRCRAFT
(III) INNOVATION OF POLYMER PROCESSING MACHINERY & EQUIPMENTS
(A) Individual / Team
6
MR. BHATT TUSHAR SHRIRAM,
SHRI S.B.M.GURUVAYURAPPAN,
SHRI NAZAR A BAKER,
SHRI SUHAS MUKHERJEE,
SHRI ELIZABETH JOHN
VIKRAM SARABHAI SPACE CENTRE
INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH
ORGANIZATION TRIVANDRUM-695022
&
SHREE SREEKUMARAN NAIR
INDIAN INSTITUTE FOR SPACE
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY,
TRIVANDRUM
NOVEL TECHNIQUE TO EVALUATE
BIAXIAL TENSILE PROPERTIES OF
FILLED POLYMERIC MATERIALS LIKE
COMPOSITE SOLID PROPELLANT
(B) Industry
7
KABRA EXTRUSIONTECHNIK
LIMITED,
31, KOLSITE HOUSE, SHAH INDUSTRIAL
ESTATE,
OFF VEERA DESAI ROAD,
ANDHERI WEST, MUMBAI 400053
HIGH SPEED TELECOM MICRO-DUCT
EXTRUSION LINE
(C) Academic and R&D Institution
8
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY-MADRAS
CHENNAI INDIA, 600036
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR
RHEOLOGY OF COMPLEX AND
MULTIPHASE POLYMER OR
POLYMERIZING SYSTEMS
(IV) INNOVATION IN POLYMER WASTE MANAGEMENT & RECYCLING
TECHNOLOGY AND GREEN POLYMERIC MATERIALS & PRODUCTS
(A) Individual / Team

4. 4
9
MR. PRODYUT DHAR,
DR. VIMAL KATIYAR,
DR. AMIT KUMAR
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY -
GUWAHATI,
GUWAHATI, ASSAM, 781039
VALUE ADDED CELLULOSE
NANOCRYSTALS PRODUCTION FROM
WASTE RESOURCES AND ITS HIGH END
APPLICATIONS
(B) Industry
10
THE SUPREME INDUSTRIES LTD.,
PPD 4TH FLOOR, VASUNDHARA SPACE,
AUNDH, PUNE 411007
MANUFACTURING PROCESS FORCOST
EFFECTIVE CROSS LINKED BLOCK
FOAM PRODUCTS BY BLENDING OF
MODIFIED RECYCLE CROSS LINKED
LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (LDPE)
FOAM AND REPROCESS LDPE
(C) Academic and R&D Institution
11
DEFENCE INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY,
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE,
GIRINAGAR P.O, PUNE
EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION AND
MANAGEMENT OF WASTE RUBBER
FOR SUPERIOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION
(V) POLYMERS IN AGRICULTURE AND WATER CONSERVATION
(A) Individual / Team
12
MR. S DINESH KUMAR &
MR. M J GIRIDHARAN
WELD EEZY,
NO 3, GROUND FLOOR,
RAILWAY BORDER ROAD,
KODAMBAKKAM, CHENNAI -24
HDPE BRACKET FOR FLOATING FISH
FARMING CAGE
(VI) POLYMERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH CARE
(A) Individual / Team
JOINT WINNER
13
DR. S. SRIDHAR,
Y.V.L.RAVIKUMAR,
M.MADHUMALA,
HARSHA NAGAR,
N.SHIVA PRASAD
CSIR-INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL
TECHNOLOGY, MINISTRY OF SCIENCE
& TECHNOLOGY,
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
TARNAKA, HYDERABAD-500007,
TELANGANA.
PROMOTING INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIETAL
WELFARE THROUGH INNOVATIVE
MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY
MR. VILAS LAXMAN MORE
YASHWANT NAGAR,
NEAR NAVALE MAHARAJ MATH,
AN IMPROVED SAFETY SHAVING
RAZOR & ITS ASSEMBLY

5. 5
PAITHAN, DIST.-AURANGABAD,
MAHARASHTRA
(B) Industry
14
SAHAJANAND MEDICAL
TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD.
SAHAJANAND ESTATE,
WAKHARIA WADI,
NR. DABHOLI CHAR RASTA, VED ROAD,
SURAT 395004
USE OF BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS
FOR CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY
FROM CARDIOVASCULAR STENTS
(VII) RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF POLYMER SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(for Researchers working in Academic Institute/Research Lab.)
(A) Individual / Team
15
AKSHAYA KUMAR PALAI,
K.PRABAKARAN,
DR. SMITA MOHANTY,
S.K.NAYAK
LABORATORY FOR ADVANCED
RESEARCH IN POLYMERIC MATERIALS
(LARPM)-CIPET,
B - 25, CNI COMPLEX,
BHUBANESWAR – 751024
ALIGNED CARBON
NANOTUBE/POLYMER HYBRID
ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES FOR HIGH
PERFORMANCE DYE SENSITIZED
SOLAR CELLS
(B) Industry
16
RELIANCE R&D CENTRE,
TC30B, CABIN 7, FIRST FLOOR,
RELIANCE CORPORATE PARK,
GHANSOLI, NAVI MUMBAI-400701
INVENT &MAKE IN INDIA -HIGH
PERFORMANCE CATALYST AND
PRECURSOR TECHNOLOGY FOR
POLYPROPYLENE GRADES
(C) Academic and R&D Institution
17
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD.
R&D CENTRE,
SECTOR-13 FARIDABAD 121 007
HARYANA.
DEVELOPMENT OF ULTRAHIGH
MOLECULAR WEIGHT
POLY(ALPHAOLEFINS) AS DRAG
REDUCER ADDITIVES FOR PIPELINE
TRANSPORTATION OF OIL
6. The following 14are “RUNNERS-UP”for theNational Awards for Technology
Innovation 2015-16:
Sl.No Name of the Applicant Title of the Innovation
(I) INNOVATION IN POLYMERIC MATERIAL
(A) Individual / Team
JOINT RUNNER-UP

6. 6
1
Mr. NIRMAL. C, ELBIN GEORGE,
LAKSHMIKANTH RV, MATHEW
DANIEL, THOMAS CR.
VSSC, TRIVANDRUM
DEVELOPMENT OF LOW DENSITY
THERMAL INSULATION SYSTEM FOR
CASE BONDED SOLID ROCKET
MOTORS
PROF. SWAPAN K. DOLUI,
DR. PRONOB GOGOI
TEZPUR UNIVERSITY, NAPAAM,
TEZPUR, ASSAM,
INDIA.
GREEN SYNTHESIS OF EPOXIDIZED
SOYBEAN OIL AND CITIRC ACID
BASED BIO-NANOCOMPOSITES WITH
EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE
CHARACTERISTICS
Mr. RAJA SHUNMUGAM
IISER KOLKATA, MOHANPUR, NADIA,
WEST BENGAL - 741246
UNIQUE NORBORNENE POLYMER
BASED
(B) Industry
JOINT RUNNER UP
2
ESTER INDUSTRIES
A-11, INFOCITY-I, SECTOR-34,
GURGAON
POLYESTER MASTERBATCH TO
IMPART STAIN RESISTANCE IN NYLON
FOR CARPET APPLICATION
RELIANCE RESEARCH &
DEVELOPMENT CENTRE,
TC30B, CABIN 7, FIRST FLOOR,
RELIANCE CORPORATE PARK,
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED ,
GHANSOLI, NAVI MUMBAI,
MAHARASHTRA-400701
NOVEL ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR
WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE (NUHMWPE)
MATERIALS FOR SPECIALITY
APPLICATIONS THROUGH INHOUSE
HIGH PERFORMANCE CATALYST
TECHNOLOGY
(C) Academic and R&D Institution
3
MANONMANIAM SUNDARANAR
UNIVERSITY,TIRUNELVELI, 627 012,
TAMILNADU
POLYMER FROM NATURAL RESOURCE
(II) INNOVATION IN POLYMERIC PRODUCTS
(A) Individual / Team
4
DR. SIDDARAMAIAH
SRI JAYACHAMARAJENDRA COLLEGE
OF ENGINEERING, MYSORE - 570 006
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF
HIGHLY FLEXIBLE AND VISIBLY
TRANSPARENT UVA RADIATION
SENSING POLYMER NANO COMPOSITE
HYBRIDS
(B) Industry
5
MUTUAL INDUSTRIES LTD.,
9, EHARA INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX,
WALIV, VASAI -401208
COMPOSITE MANHOLE COVER WITH
MODULAR REINFORCEMENT PART
(III) INNOVATION OF POLYMER PROCESSING MACHINERY & EQUIPMENTS

7. 7
(A) Individual / Team
6
MR. BISHNU PRASAD PANDA,
DR. SMITA MOHANTY,
S.K.NAYAK
LARPM-CIPET
B-25,CNI
COMPLEX,PATIA,BHUBANESWAR
PRODUCTION OF HIGHLY
CONTROLLED DEPOSITION AND
ALIGNMENT OF CARBON NANOTUBE-
POLYMER COMPOSITES; APPARATUS
AND APPLICATIONS
(B) Industry
JOINT RUNNER UP
7
RAJOO ENGINEERS LTD.
RAJOO AVENUE,SURVEY NO.210,PLOT
NO.1,INDUSTRIAL AREA,SHAPAR-
VERAVAL,RAJKOT- 360024,GUJARAT
RAJOO'S TILTING MOULD
THERMOFORMER - DISPOTILT
TOSHIBA MACHINE (CHENNAI)
PVT.LTD.,
OFF: CHENNAI BANGLORE HIGHWAY,
CHEMBARAMBAKKAM,
CHENNAI-123.
DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY EFFICIENT
TS SERIES INJECTION MOULDING
MACHINE
(C) Academic and R&D Institution
8 CIPET, GUINDY, CHENNAI
A NOVEL WITHDRAWAL DEVICE FOR
WITHDRAWING CURVED CORES IN
MOULDS AND DIES
(IV) INNOVATION IN POLYMER WASTE MANAGEMENT & RECYCLING
TECHNOLOGY AND GREEN POLYMERIC MATERIALS & PRODUCTS
(A) Individual / Team
9
MR. THOLKAPPIYAN E,
S.SHEEBA,
G.KARUPPUSAMY
BANNARI AMMAN INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY, SATHYAMANGALAM-
638401, ERODE-DISTRICT, TAMILNADU
DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL FABRIC
USING WASTED BANANA STEMS
(B) Industry
10
WATSAN ENVIROTECH PRIVATE
LIMITED
104/91, MCN Anand Nagar, Thuraipakkam,
Chennai – 600 097.
MONOLITHIC & CKD READY TO FIT
TOILET USING DISCARDED GLASS
FIBRE WASTE
(C) Academic and R&D Institution
11
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
GUWAHATI,
GUWAHATI, ASSAM-781039 (INDIA)
BIOBASED ADHESIVE FORMULATION
FOR STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS
(VI) POLYMERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH CARE
(A) Individual / Team - JOINT RUNNER-UP

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12
MS.LAKSHMI UNNIKRISHNAN,
DR. SMITA MOHANTY,
S.K.NAYAK
LABORATORY FOR ADVANCED
RESEARCH IN POLYMERIC MATERIALS
(LARPM)-CIPET,
B/25, CNI COMPLEX, PATIA,
BHUBANESWAR, ORISSA 751024
POLYMER BIOSENSING PLATFORM FOR
LIPID METABOLITE DETECTION
MR. RISHI BAID
POLY MEDICURE LTD, ADD - 104-105
SEC 59, HSIIDC INDUSTRIAL AREA ,
BALLABGARH, FARIDABAD -121004.
INTRAVENOUS CATHETER APPARTUS
(VII) RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF POLYMER SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (FOR
RESEARCHERS WORKING IN ACADEMIC INSTITUTE / RESEARCH LAB.)
(A) Individual / Team
13
DR. RAJENDRA S. DONGRE,
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
R.T.M. NAGPUR UNIVERSITY NAGPUR
&
DR D.S. RAMTEKE
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGG.
RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NAGPUR
FABRICATED COLUMN ADSORPTION
STUDY: CONTINUOUS MODE
ANALYSIS OF DEFLUORIDATION BY
CHITOSAN DOPED BIOCOMPOSITES
(B) Small Scale Industry
14
THE SUPREME INDUSTRIES LTD.,
PPD 4TH FLOOR, VASUNDHARA SPACE,
AUNDH, PUNE 411007
DEVELOPMENT OF COMPOSITE
REUSABLE MULTI LAYER
PROTECTIVE FLOOR MAT EPE FOAM
AND WITH CROSS LAMINATED
POLYETHYLENE FILM/WOVEN SACKS
FOR REUSABLE AND RECYCLABLE
FLOOR PROTECTORS