Tag Archives: CSIR

e newly appointed Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to the Government, Prof Ajay Kumar Sood, called on the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Dr Jitendra Singh

New Delhi, Jan 11: The Department of Post has come out with a special postage stamp and a special cover commemorating the Platinum Jubilee of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research’s National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL), New Delhi. Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; …

New Delhi, Aug 27: The west coast of India harbours a rich diversity of various ethnolinguistic human population groups. The Roman Catholic is one such distinct group, whose origin is much debated. Some historians and anthropologists relate them to the ancient group of Gaud Saraswat. Others believe they are members …

Covid-19 News New Delhi, 05 Nov.2020: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)’s Chennai based constituent laboratory Structural Engineering Research Centre (SERC) has signed an agreement for licensing of technology – Portable lightweight foldable module for makeshift hospitals and other needs (PoliTal-M), with Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T), Mumbai. The agreement …

New Delhi, Sept 16, 2020: Efforts are going on across the globe to develop a vaccine for novel coronavirus. In a significant development, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Aurobindo Pharma Limited have joined hands to develop SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in India. Three CSIR labs namely Center for Cellular …

New Delhi, June 12 (India Science Wire): Researchers at the KEM Hospital and Research Centre, Pune; CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad; and the University of Exeter in the UK have found that a genetic risk score is effective in diagnosing type-1 diabetes in Indians. The outcome of …

New Delhi, May 15 (Umashankar Mishra ) : Scientists at CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), Durgapur, have developed two mobile indoor Disinfection Sprayer units. These units can be used for cleaning and disinfecting pathogenic micro-organism effectively, especially in hospitals. Called Battery Powered Disinfectant Sprayer (BPDS) and Pneumatically Operated Mobile …

New Delhi, May 12 (Umashankar Mishra) : Faster testing and predicting rapidly the patients at risk is crucial to mitigate SARS-CoV-2 transmission. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is working with Intel India and International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad, to help achieve faster and less expensive …

New Delhi, May 06 (By Umashankar Mishra):  A  “Compendium of Indian Technologies for Combating COVID-19 (Tracing, Testing and Treating)”, prepared by National Research Development Corporation  (NRDC), was launched by  Dr. Shekhar C. Mande, Director General, CSIR and Secretary, DSIR, Govt. of India, at CSIR Headquarters, New Delhi, on 5 May …

New Delhi, May 06 (Umashankar Mishra) : COVID-19 is spreading at an unprecedented rate, so it becomes essential to strictly adhere to the personal hygiene standards set by the World Health Organization (WHO) to restrict the pandemic. Durgapur-based Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), an institution under the Council of …

New Delhi, 30 April (By ISW ): The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has been leading the fight against COVID-19 epidemic on multiple fronts. Among those, the Council has laid a major emphasis on repurposed drugs as they can be quickly deployed for treatment as opposed to new …

New Delhi, April 21 (By Jyoti Singh) : The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is leaving no stone unturned in the battle against novel coronavirus. Repurposing of existing drugs is one of the strategies deployed by CSIR. The Council is implementing this strategy by evaluating a an existing …

New Delhi, April 14 (By Jyoti Singh) : The swell of novel coronavirus appears not abating. In just a few months from the outbreak, it has reached around 210 countries, took lives of more than one lakh people. The numbers are climbing. In an effort to place a hurdle before …

Number of blind or visually impaired in India scanner based reading device for visually impaired New Delhi, February 20 : Nearly 4.7 million people in India are blind or visually impaired, this physical disability keeps them away from many things one of which is, reading. To make them self-dependant when …

New Delhi, 06 Feb 2020: Jorhat is an urban city in Assam known for its unique culture, gardens, and tea plantations. For all tea lovers, Jorhat is also known as the tea capital of India. Besides a host to several other things that attract a lot of tourists every year, …

New Delhi, January 27 : Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Dr K Sivan and Director General of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Dr Shekhar Mande will be conferred HK Firodia award for their contribution to the field of Science and Technology. The scientists will be felicitated in …

To establish a framework for cooperation and for promotion and support of scientific and technological research Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU).

National Maritime Heritage Museum at Lothal, a Harappan site on the Saurashtra coast in Gujarat. Underwater archaeology : A specialized branch of archaeology.

CSIR and C-DAC shall jointly work towards updating and modernizing the CSIR-TKDL ICT infrastructure to align with the demands of the time,

Capsaicin helps reduce fat ! Indian scientists find a way to enhance fat-burning capacity of chilli