ARTI

ARTI is a registered scientific society, established in April 1996 by a group of scientists, technologists and social workers, to develop and transfer innovative, sustainable technologies to rural people for income generation and to improve their quality of life.The institute is registered under the Societies Registration Act of 1860 under registration number MAHARASHTRA/4703/SATARA, and under the Bombay Public Trusts Act of 1950 under registration number F-4674

Under the leadership of Dr. A. D. Karve, the institute started off with 9 research projects at different stages of completion, transferred from the project 'Centre for Application of Science and Technology for Rural Development (CASTFORD). To date, ARTI has completed over 50 projects sponsored by various funding agencies - both national and international. It has emerged as one of the internationally acclaimed R & D institutions working in the field of rural development through innovative appropriate technologies.

In true spirit of its mission, ARTI undertakes research to study, develop, standardise, implement, commercialise and popularise innovative appropriate rural technologies with special emphasis on making traditional rural businesses more profitable and also on generating novel employment opportunities in rural areas. We have now nearly 25 standardised and field-tested technologies to offer to rural entrepreneurs through our Rural Entrepreneurship Development Centre (REDC). Our sphere of activities is no longer restricted to Maharashtra, but has spread to other states including Goa, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pardesh, Sikkim, Tripura and Kerala. Some of our technologies are also being tried out in other developing countries in Asia and Africa.

With its high-impact grass-root level work over the past decade, ARTI has established itself as an internationally recognised developer of innovative and appropriate rural technologies.

Objectives of ARTI

• To serve as an instrument of rural development through application of scientific knowledge and technology.

• The primary objective of ARTI is to develop, standardise, popularise & commercialise innovative rural technologies aimed at improving the quality of life and standard of living of the rural inhabitants of India.

• Special emphasis would be laid on making traditional rural business more profitable and on generating new business and employment opportunities in the rural sector through introduction of novel technologies.

Some of our Important Achievements:

• Ambitious Target Award at the biennial meeting of Partnership for Clean Indoor Air (PCIA), in March 2007

• Award for Technological Innovation at the biennial meeting of Partnership for Clean Indoor Air (PCIA), in March 2007

• The Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy 2006, for ARTI’s Compact Biogas System
  

• Establishment of REDC at Phaltan.
  

• The Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy 2002, for ARTI’s charcoaling technology and Sarai Cooking System.
  

• Hosted the international conference BFCS-2000, in Pune.
  

• Core Support Grant from DST, Government of India.
  

• Selected for funding by Shell Foundation’s Household Energy and Health Programme.
  

• Establishment of WTP, under funding from Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India.
  

• Recognition as TRC, from CAPART, New Delhi.
  

• Awardee of USEPA grant through International Partnership for Clean Indoor Air.

• Individual members’ contributions recognised through national and international honours.