Bengaluru, 15^th December 2025: Honouring the exemplary technological innovations in addressing India’s rising energy demands and supporting long-term sustainability targets, D V Kapur Foundation organized the First DV Kapur Foundation Energy Innovation Awards at SCOPE Complex in New Delhi on 12^th December 2025.

Prof Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Govt of India, felicitated the winners. The ceremony was also graced by Dr Suresh Prabhu, former Union Minister & Chairman, DV Kapur Foundation; Padma Vibhushan, Dr Anil Kakodkar, Former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and Chairman of the Grand Jury; Dr D V Kapur, Founder of the Foundation and founder Chairman of NTPC Ltd; Shri R V Shahi, Former Secretary (MoP) and a Trustee Member of DV Kapur Foundation and a Member of the Grand Jury, Dr Ajay Mathur, former DG, International Solar Alliance; and Dr Rangan Banerjee, Director (IIT-Delhi), NTPC’s top leadership; and energy sector leaders.

The awards were presented in two categories: Category 1 for young innovators under the age of 38, while Category 2 consisted of awards for individuals or organizations for tech innovation.

Dr Achu Chandran, Principal Scientist, CSIR-NIIST received the award carrying a citation, trophy, and a cash prize of Rs 1 Lakh in Category 1 for his research in the field of ‘Nano Electricity Generator’.

NTPC’s R&D wing, NETRA, bagged the award in Category 2 for research advancement in the field of ‘Green Use of Coal Technologies’. Shri Shaswattam, ED (NETRA), along with his team, received the award carrying a citation, trophy, and a cash prize of Rs 10 Lakhs.

The D V Kapur Foundation stands committed to promoting technological innovation in the energy sector, supporting research, development, and indigenous solutions that strengthen India’s clean energy transition.

In his address Prof Ajay Kumar Sood pointed out that the Indian economy serves nearly 18 per cent of the world’s population while pursuing the goal of becoming a $5 trillion economy. Drawing a direct link between development and energy use, he noted that the Human Development Index of a country is closely tied to energy consumption. India’s average HDI stands at 0.67, compared to around 0.9 in developed countries. At present, India consumes about 21 gigajoules of energy per person per year, while catching up would require nearly 56 gigajoules, he added emphasising on a clear call for action. Further, he stated how India’s landscape for innovation is changing for deep tech research with introduction of Anusandhan National Research Foundation by Govt of India leading to Viksit Bharat.

Dr Suresh Prabhu in his address emphasized the changing paradigm in Energy innovations deeply praising the inspiring role of Dr DV Kapur in NTPC as founder Chairman and noble thought of establishing the awards under DVKF.

Dr Anil Kakodkar threw light upon the rigor of selection process for awards and insisted that role of senior leader is to mentor, guide and support the innovators especially the youth to come forward in nation building and setting the true path of development.

The glittering award ceremony was attended by several energy stalwarts and dignitaries.

Shri Shaswattam, ED (NETRA) receiving the award in Category-2

Prof Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Govt of India, addressing First DV Kapur Foundation Energy Innovation Awards ceremony 

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“The bellow design, controllers and embedded electronics of this ventilator have all been customised to ensure price efficacy as well as meeting the requirements of the relevant industries. The ventilator has undergone multiple technical and design changes after adopting critical feedbacks from healthcare professionals of the Health World Hospital and Vivekananda Hospital, Durgapur. This ventilator costs around Rs. 80,000-90,000. The ventilator will be further upgraded to meet the requirements of various other patient’s parameters”, said Prof. Hirani.

“The efficacy of a ventilator for a patient is also correlated to the effective response of the attending healthcare personnel. Steadily, the approach of this Institute will be to harness artificial intelligence capabilities to automate the functioning of mechanical ventilators, so that the ventilators automatically respond to the fluctuating variables of a patient”, added Prof. Hirani.

“CSIR-CMERI, in coordination with critical care experts of the Health World Hospitals, have studied and incrementally developed this ventilator”, explained Dr Arunangshu Ganguly. CSIR-CMERI, along with healthcare professionals, can revolutionize the ventilator development capability of the country. This will help in massive substitution of import dollars by strengthening the medical care manufacturing landscape of the country, believe scientists at the institution.

“Since the individual parts of the ventilator can be independently developed by different industries, mass-development of this ventilator will help a broad spectrum of industries. The significantly reduced cost of the ventilators will help the economically marginalised sections of the society the most as well as help further fortify the Government-aided healthcare schemes. This will also help in upgrading the tertiary healthcare infrastructure. We are in conversation with several industries for quick commercialisation of this newly developed ventilator to ensure availability of these ventilators in makeshift hospitals, basic hospitals, and other healthcare facilities”, said Prof. Hirani.

Prof. Hirani also appreciated the efforts of the team comprising Dr. Anupam Sinha, Sanjay Hansdah, Kalyan Chatterjee, and Avinash Yadav in developing this ventilator.

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