Name : A.R. Shivakumar
Occupation : Researcher and Technology Promoter
Service at KSCST, Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore (Service 38 Years) 1981 to 2019
Project Assistant 26.11.1981
to 24.09.1983 2 years
Fellow 24.09.1983 to 01.10.1993 10 years
Senior Fellow 01.10.1993 to 01.01.2017 24
years
Principal Scientific Officer 01.01.2017 to
01.10.2018 2 years
Chief Scientific Officer 01.10.2018 to
28.06.2019 1 Year
International
Energy Initiative (Asia office)
Programme Executive 01.07.1994
to 30.06.2000 6 years
Indo
Norwegian Environment Programme
Programme Manager 01.07.2000
to 29.02.2004 4 years
KSCST
Executive
Secretary 09.07.2007 to 05.05.2010 3
years
Principal
Investigator - RWH 01.03.2004 to 28.06.2019 15 years
Planned and provided support for Rainwater Harvesting policy framework for Government of Karnataka.
Developed
Rainwater Harvesting Do it Yourself Mobile and web based
List of few magazines and news
papers with articles on my contribution to the societal benefit - over 100
Inside Outside Jul
2000
Society Interiors Jan
2002
Current Science Jan 2007
People Jun
2009
Time Oct 2011
Business Today Jan 2013
Hindu, Indian
Express, Deccan Herald, Times of India, DNA, Prajavani, Vijayakarnataka,
Kannadaprabha, Sudha and others.
List of publications & reports - 37
- A training programme for small-scale
manufacturers of renewable
energy
devices in India
Energy for Sustainable Development,
Volume 1, No.6, March 1995.
By: A.R. Shivakumar.
- State-of-the-Art Report on “Sustainable
Rainwater Harvesting and Ground Water Recharge in Developing Countries”
HRD and Technology
Published by Daya Publishing House for Center for
Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM
By: Tanuja N. Ariyanda, A.R. Shivakumar,
Vasant Takalkar
EQUIPMENTS / PROCESS DEVELOPED - 10
1.
Raspodar
Machine
2.
Integrated
Solar Water Heating System
3.
Low
Wattage High Efficiency Electric Water Heater (Patent Regd. by NIF)
4.
Coconut
Frond Shredder Patent No. IN 208703
5.
PopUp
filter for Rainwater Harvesting Patent No. IN 248841
6.
Water
Treatment for Bacteriological Contamination using Silver metal (Under consideration
for Patent 409/che/2005)
7.
First
Flush Lock and Diverter for Rainwater Harvesting
(Under consideration for Patent 2317/che/2007)
8. Air-core Reinforced Soap (Under
consideration for Patent 2000/che/2011)
9. NewsPaperRole for Dining Table (Under
consideration for Patent
2303/che/2013)
10.
Roof
Water Filter (Under consideration for Patent 3211/che/2015)
LECTURES, PRESENTATION &
PROGRAMMES - Over 1000
(Outreach Activities, Training and Awareness
programmes – TV, Radio etc.)
PAPERS PRESENTED ABROAD - 6
1.
International
Symposium “Participatory Technology Development” Innovation through dialogue
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, December 10 – 17, 1993.
2. International Workshop on the “Design, Performance
and Marketability of Biogas Systems”
University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, May 10 – 14, 1999.
3.
International
conference “Water 2006” on water issues
Auckland, New Zealand, August 01 – 04, 2006.
4. International Exposure Visit to Israel
“Technion Institute of Technology” Haifa, Israel, November 01 – 06, 2009.
5. International Workshop on the “Application
of Science and Technology for Occupational Village Development”
Hanoi, Vietnam, August, 2-5 2010.
6. International conference "Ideation and
Innovation in Sustainable Science and Technologies"
University
of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 30th June - 2nd July 2017
AWARDS:
Recipient of
“NATIONAL AWARD FOR INVENTION OF THE HIGH EFFICIENCY LOW WATTAGE
ELECTRIC WATER HEATER”
Awarded by the union government of India Department of science and
technology, for the year 2001
“CITIZEN EXTRAORDINARY – VOCATIONAL EXCELLENCE”
Awarded by the Rotary
International, for the year 2007
“INDEPENDENCE DAY AWARD FOR MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT”
Awarded by His Excellency the Governor of Karnataka,
for the year 2007
“KEMPEGOWDA AWARD”
Awarded by Bruhath Bangalore Mahanagara Palike, for
the year 2010
“INNOVATION AWARD AMMULYA 2012 FOR TWO PATENTS: IN 248841 and
2000/CHE/2011”
Awarded by the Governor of Karnataka Innovation
Council
Designed and built “Sourabha” an “Eco
friendly Home” in Bangalore – House having
Rainwater Harvesting for all its needs, solar energy for water heating,
lighting and thermal comforts inside the house, vermicompost of household
organic waste etc.
Researched on
various techniques of Rainwater Harvesting over a decade and successfully
implemented Rainwater projects under various Government and Foreign assisted
programmes.
Design, plan and execution of Rainwater
Harvesting projects for the following landmark buildings in Karnataka:
Indian Institute
of Science, Bangalore International Airport, Jayadeva Cardiology Hospital, Vidhana
Soudha, High Court, GPO, Rajajinagar Fire Station, Kidwai Memorial Hospital, Agricultural
University Bangalore, Kengeri Beedi Workers Housing, Bangalore Mahanagara
Palike Head Office, BWSSB Banashankari Office, Art of Living, JNCASR, etc.
Established
Countries first State of the art "Rainwater Harvesting Theme Park" in
Jayanagar, Bangalore in collaboration with Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage
Board.
Established
Countries 2nd State of the art "RWH Theme Park" in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad.
Countries first
Sustainable Water Management Theme Park being planned at Kanpur, In
collaboration with Kanpur Development Authority (KDA), Uttar Pradesh.
Associated as planner and technology
provider for the following major programmes in Karnataka :
Rural Development
and Panchayat Raj Government of Karnataka - Rainwater Harvesting Project.
Rajeev Gandhi
Housing Corporation, Navagrama Projects.
Rainwater Harvesting Resource Centers at
Mahathma Gandhi Regional Institute for Rural Energy and Development and
Nirmithi Kendras at 27 districts of Karnataka.
Rainwater
Harvesting in 23,000 Government Schools in rural Karnataka.
Advisor
to United Nations Development Programme in northern states of India
