MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541133215 A) filed by Christ University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, on Dec. 29, 2025, for 'a system for decentralised ecological restoration governance using blockchain and smart contracts.'

Inventor(s) include Mekhla Mondal; and Dr. Priscilla Namrata Rozario.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 9, under issue no. 02/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "This invention relates to ecological restoration governance and employs a blockchain-based system integrating smart contracts. The system comprises a stakeholder data input module for receiving diverse ecological data from IoT sensors, remote sen...