Nasira Akhter

Nasira Akhter
Nasira Akhter
Born	(1972-02-01) 1 February 1972 (age 53)
Nationality	Indian
Awards	Nari Shakti Puraskar

Nasira Akhter (born 1 February 1972) is an Indian inventor from Kulgam in Jammu and Kashmir.^[1][2] She dropped out of school and became interested in the uses of herbs.^[1] Akhter worked at the Kashmir University Science Instrumentation Centre for over eight years to develop a means to make polythene biodegradable.^[3] She found a solution using an undisclosed herb in 2008.^[4] The herb is made into a paste and this is applied to the polythene before it is set alight. The polythene is disposed of without any reported pollution.^[5] In recognition of her achievements, she received the Nari Shakti Puraskar on International Women's Day 2022 from the President of India Ram Nath Kovind.^[3]

References

1. Bhat, Tahir (8 March 2022). "Kashmir Woman Honoured For Landmark Innovation". Kashmir Life. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
2. "FIRST INDIAN WOMAN TO CONVERT POLYTHENE TO ASHES". Asia Book of Records. 25 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
3. Kainthola, Deepanshu (8 March 2022). "President Presents Nari Shakti Puraskar for the Years 2020, 2021". Tatsat Chronicle Magazine. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
4. Khan, M. Aamir (10 March 2022). "'Unsung heroes': Meet J&K women who received 'Nari Shakti' award from President - The Kashmir Monitor". Kashmir Monitor. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
5. "Kashmir's Nasira gets Nari Shakti award for invention on bio-degradation of plastic". www.awazthevoice.in. Retrieved 29 April 2022.