Rajasthan Green Innovation Challenge (RGIC)

The institute was jointly established in 1963 as Malviya Regional Engineering College Jaipur by the Government of India and the Government of Rajasthan. Subsequently, on 26th June 2002 the college was given the status of National Institute of Technology. On 15th August 2007 it was recognised as the Institute of National Importance through an Act of Parliament. The institute is fully funded by the Ministry of Education (Shiksha Mantralaya) Government of India. MNIT Jaipur holds ARIIA ranking band EXCELLENT and is 42nd nationally in the NIRF ranking 2025 (Engineering category).

Constituted under Section 4 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and first formed on 7 February 1975 — works to prevent and control water pollution and restore water quality. Its mandate was later expanded to include prevention, control and abatement of air pollution under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981; the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977 enables the Board to collect cess for financial autonomy. The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 further widened its scope, and the Board now implements the various rules framed under the EPA to regulate and protect Rajasthan’s environment.

The Rajasthan Green Innovation Challenge (RGIC) is a targeted programme to surface, validate and accelerate locally-relevant technical and behavioural innovations that address pollution and environmental monitoring challenges across Rajasthan. RGIC brings together students, startups, MSMEs, researchers and regulators to convert early-stage solutions into field-tested prototypes and policy-ready demonstrations.

• Policy-linked testing: Work directly with regulators to test solutions against practical metrics.
• Resource support: Mentorship, lab/testing access and prototyping grants.
• Pilot pathways: Selected teams can pilot their solutions at real sites with Agency facilitation.
• Scale potential: Prototype data and demonstration outcomes feed into procurement, incubation and investment pathways.

• Accelerate the development of affordable, scalable pollution-control and monitoring technologies.
• Enable data-driven regulatory decision-making through validated pilots.
• Build an ecosystem that connects innovators, industry clusters, municipalities and civil society.
• Create a pipeline of investable ventures and transferable technologies for state-wide scale-up.

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  Air Quality: Low-cost ambient & stack sensors, dust suppression, community early-warning.
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  Industrial Effluent & Onsite Treatment: Modular, low-footprint treatment, effluent reuse, small-scale alternatives to full ZLD.
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  Solid Waste & Circularity: Decentralised composting, MRFs at ward/colony level, e-waste models.
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  Monitoring & Compliance: IoT sensor networks, remote-sensing analytics, GIS mapping, automated dashboards.
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  Behavioural & Governance Interventions: Citizen reporting platforms, compliance incentives.
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  Energy–Waste Nexus: Micro waste-to-energy and energy-efficient pollution-control approaches.