Programmes and Activities

The Main objectives of CART as told by them are:

• Promotion, advocacy and endorsement of Appropriate Technology culture in Contemporary India and the Third World.

• Providing a forum for policy and action for all concerned about developing a holistic and balanced mode of development practices.

• Development and implementation of mechanisms aimed at Social, Economic, Environmental, Technological and Gender empowerment.

• Sensitize students, professionals, decision-makers and administrators about the emerging dimensions and imperatives of Sustainable Development.

• Conduct research, offer consultancy, run formal and non-formal courses, training programs and projects related to Appropriate Technology and Sustainable Development.

• Establish extension centers in rural areas to actively pursue implementation of Sustainable Development practices.

• Document, publish and exchange information, experiences and resource persons regarding Appropriate Technology and Sustainable Development.

CART was started in 1991 as a project, it evolved into a department and today it stands as an independent center yet being attached to the National Institute of Engineering at Mysore, India. Its activities are oriented in four main topics of research and implementation, namely Environment and Habitat, Energy, Sustainable Agriculture and Education.

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