Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, DrJitendra Singh launched “One Week One Lab Campaign” of CSIR at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
One Week, One Lab
Each of the 37 CSIR (Council of Scientific & Industrial Research) Labs spread across the country is dedicated to a different exclusive area of work and the “one week, one lab” campaign will offer an opportunity to each one of them to showcase the work being done by it so that others can avail of it and stakeholders learn about it. CommmmIndia will be turned into Global Centers of Research and Innovation in their respective fields of Specialization.
Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), the largest public funded R&D organization in India, was set-up in 1942 has been continuously evolving. Carrying out world-class research for the scientific and industrial research and development has been CSIR’s hallmark.
Each of the 37 CSIR (Council of Scientific & Industrial Research) Labs spread across the country is dedicated to a different exclusive area of work and the “on week, one lab” campaign will offer an opportunity to each one of them to showcase the work being done by it so that others can avail of it and stakeholders learn about it. CommmmIndia will be turned into Global Centers of Research and Innovation in their respective fields of Specialization.
DrJitendra Singh informed that in the last decade, CSIR has facilitated the country with its first ever Biofuel-Powered Flight, BharatiyaNirdeshakDravya, asafoetida (Heeng) cultivation, indigenous development of dental implants, the technology of High-Resolution Aquifer Mapping, indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus, road construction with Steel Slag, development of CSIR – TechnoS Raman Spectrometers, the Trainer aircraft HANSA- NG and many other technologies developed at different CSIR laboratories.
DrJitendra Singh informed that in the “One Week One Lab” Campaign of CSIR, each of its 37 constituent laboratories, spread Nationwide, will showcase their legacy, exclusive innovations and technological breakthroughs every successive week. During the campaign each CSIR lab shall be organizing week long events including industry & start-ups meet, students connect, society connect, display of technologies, etc.