C-CAMP opens 1st call for field-ready climate solutions: up to Rs 50 lakh per pilot — deadline 27 October

Applications close 27 October 2026. The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), through its Centre of Excellence for Sustainability & Climate Action and supported by the Ashraya Hastha Trust, has opened the 1st Call for Validation of Field-Ready Climate Solutions — a national call for Indian innovators with deployment-ready climate technologies that need real-world, on-field validation.

Selected projects can receive funding support of up to Rs 50 lakh for joint on-field technology validation pilots, alongside curated government and industry connections for future scale-up, pilot facilitation and deep ecosystem access, The Hindu reported. The call sits at the intersection of climate change, environment, health and agriculture — seeking breakthrough, field-ready solutions rather than lab-stage ideas.

The programme focuses on three themes: climate and environment (bioenergy, bioplastics, waste management, circularity, industrial green-tech, synthetic biology), climate and health (climate-linked disease surveillance, air and water quality, pandemic preparedness, climate-resilient healthcare delivery), and climate-resilient agriculture. It is open to Indian startups and companies; notably, even mature companies with deployment-ready technologies that are not seeking investment can engage for labs, mentorship and validation access.

Selection is multi-stage: online application screening, a virtual pitch before an expert committee, an in-person pitch for finalists, and due diligence. The call follows C-CAMP's first climate cohort — 11 startups under its first climate cohort — and this new round is specifically for solutions ready to prove themselves in the field.