Nasira Akhter (born 1 February 1972) is an Indian inventor from Kulgam in Jammu and Kashmir.

[1] Akhter worked at the Kashmir University Science Instrumentation Centre for over eight years to develop a means to make polythene biodegradable.

[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.