Nasira Akhter

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Nasira Akhter
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Nasira Akhter
Born (1972-02-01) February 1, 1972 (age 51)
NationalityIndian
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]

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