| Development of sustainable Agriculture systems involving fruit, fodder crops and exotic vegetables for better livelihood option to farming community of Cold arid region- Ladakh | Dr Anurag Saxena, Principal Scientist & Head, ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI), Ladakh | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India | Agricultural Sciences |
| Promotion and post-harvest value addition of four important herbs for improvement of livelihood security in cold desert areas of Himachal Pradesh | Dr Probir Kumar Pal, Principal Scientist, CSIR- Institute Of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT), Himachal Pradesh | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India | Agricultural Sciences |
| Improving the quality and yield of salt produced by the marginal agarias of Kutch, Gujarat (Halwad Region) through scientific intervention and improving their income through value addition of bitterns, halophyte plantation and potable water recovery & Arid Region Reclamation Technology with respect to Lignite Mining Areas in Kutch, Gujarat | Dr Arvind Kumar, Senior Principal Scientist, CSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI), Gujarat | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India | Agricultural Sciences |
| Establishing indigenous innovative farming model for sustainable crop production and tribal empowerment in Mizoram | Prof Shri Kant Tripathi, Associate Professor, Mizoram University, Mizoram | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India | Agricultural Sciences |
| Ultra-Clean emissions DME fuelled Tractor engine prototype development for agricultural applications | Dr Avinash Kumar Agarwal, Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur | 2020 | Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt of India, Ministry of Education (MoE), Govt of India | Agricultural Sciences, Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Energy Sciences |
| Structural Performance Assessment of Connections in Bamboo Structures | M M Dalbehera, Scientist, CBRI | 2020 | Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India | Agricultural Sciences, Engineering Sciences |
| Harnessing myxobacterial diversity for bioactives | Dr Srinivasan Krishnamurthi, Scientist, CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology (CSIR-IMTECH), Chandigarh | 2020 | Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India | Agricultural Sciences, Life Sciences & Biotechnology |
| Development of novel anti-stroke phytopharmaceutical formulation from the roots of a Ashwagandha variety, NMITLI-118 | Dr SK Rath, Scientist, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI), Lucknow | 2020 | Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India | Agricultural Sciences, Life Sciences & Biotechnology |
| Development of an efficient and cost-effective process for production of Caffeine and Tannis from Tea Waste | Dr Bipul Das, Scientist, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology (CSIR-NEIST), Assam | 2020 | Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India | Agricultural Sciences, Chemical Sciences |
| Pilot scale demonstration of coal mine water usage for commercial algal production for food-fertilizer in hybrid photo-bioreactor for combating malnutrition | Dr (Mrs.) V.Anguselvi, Scientist, CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CSIR-CIMFR), Dhanbad | 2020 | Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India | Agricultural Sciences, Energy Sciences, Life Sciences & Biotechnology |