CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST), below the Higher Education division, has permitted over 40 innovation and product growth projects for 2025-26, of varied engineering schools throughout the state, together with Anna University.
The initiative goals to recognise artistic and revolutionary concepts from the grassroots stage and present them with technical, infrastructural and monetary help.
Compared to 2024-25, when solely ten projects have been recognized, the 2025-26 interval noticed a bounce to 43, mentioned a senior Higher Education division official.
One of the projects features a sensible dual-axis solar-tracking system with climate prediction and adaptive solar-panel adjustment for sustainable rural electricification in Tamil Nadu, the official mentioned. A personal school in Coimbatore will develop the mission. Anna University will develop diagnostics of Parkinson’s illness utilizing printed electronics.
Some different projects embody sensible stocking for sufferers with varicose veins and a sensible navigation and help system for the visually impaired utilizing an clever strolling stick.
Another school in Erode is ready to develop eco-friendly, sturdy bricks from recycled plastic waste. An IoT-based sensible id card for the security of working girls, a voice-enabled Braille interpretation pad, a CNC-controlled inscription machine for the recreation of Tamil palm leaf manuscripts, an AI-based proximity security mechanism for accident prevention round uncovered borewells and drainage pits and a sensible stress detector primarily based on an EEG sign acquisition and evaluation unit are a few of the permitted projects.
The official mentioned that every one the innovation projects have been scrutinised by an skilled panel and industrial representatives. “The Council has been allocated Rs 3.62 crore by the State and Rs 1.06 crore by the Department of Science and Technology. All the projects will be purely tested and rolled out for public use.”