| Direct recycling of Polystyrene based waste objects using peel extract for oil spills remediation | Dr Chandra Sekhar Sharma, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad | 2016 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Chemical Sciences, Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
| Resource recovery from Waste Electrical and Electrical Equipments (WEEE): Ecofriendly technology for recycling plastics and metallic components | Dr Smita Mohanty, Sr. Scientist, Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET), Bhubaneswar | 2016 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences, Physical Sciences |
| PV-based cost-effective "Needle-Plate" type ESP in medical wastes incinerator | Dr K. Mohana Sundaram, Professor, Dr. Sakunthala Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu | 2016 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Medical Sciences |
| Value creation from solid waste: Discarded reverse osmosis membrane elements | Hiren D Raval, Scientist, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemical Research Insitute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Bhavnagar | 2016 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Chemical Sciences, Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
| Design and Development of technology for safe disposal of hospital waste through electric arc plasma | Dr Priyabrata Banerjee, Scientist, CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CMERI), Durgapur | 2016 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Physical Sciences |
| Use of Industrial waste steel slag in design of Open Graded Asphalt Friction courses | Dr Rajan Choudhary, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati | 2016 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences, Material Sciences |
| Process development for the recovery of rare earths from the end of life Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) & Fluorescent Lamps (FLs) | Dr U. Rambabu, Scientist, Center for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET), Hyderabad | 2016 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Chemical Sciences, Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
| Design & Development of Hospital waste management Technique for safe disposal of Biomedical waste | Prof. (Dr) Padma Srikanth, Chairman, Sri Ramachandra University & Medical Centre, Chennai | 2016 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences, Medical Sciences |
| Extraction of precious metals from E-waste using chelation technology | Dr K.K. Pant, Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi | 2016 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Material Sciences, Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
| Expert system for automation of train toilets sewerage disposal at specified location | Dr Ravilla Venkata Krishnaiah, Professor, Institute of Aeronautical Engineering (IARE), Hyderabad | 2016 | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | Computer Sciences and Information Technology, Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |