By: ICN Bureau
Last updated : September 27, 2022 8:23 am
They must focus on emerging innovations in areas like hydrogen in the energy transition, carbon capture and storage, accessible solar power, plastic recycling and cheap energy storage
One Week One Lab theme-based campaign to showcase the technological breakthroughs and innovations in each of the 37 CSIR laboratories/institutes spread across the country was announced by the Union Minister of State (IC) Science & Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh, who is also the Vice President of CSIR (Council of Scientific & Industrial Research) during the first ever CSIR Leadership Meet attended by the directors and head of departments of all the 37 CSIR labs across the country.
Singh said, "The legacy of CSIR is built on the cumulative contribution of its several national laboratories and institutes."
He said, each laboratory of CSIR is unique and specialising in as diverse areas as genomics to geology, material technology to microbial technology, and food to fuel.
The Minister also recalled how the laboratories came together during the COVID pandemic last year and developed several technologies that helped India's fight against COVID.
The Minister said, "The success stories of each lab must be brought to the forefront of the country through a massive mass media campaign."
Singh said, "CSIR breakthroughs in areas like drone, heliborne technology, state of the art sewage cleaning machines, and aroma mission have opened up huge opportunities for developing meaningful and equal stake partnership among research, academia, and Industry."
Singh called upon a pool of over 4,500 CSIR scientists to reorient and revitalise the organization to emerge as global centres of innovations in the Amrit Kaal.
He said, "They must focus on emerging innovations in areas like hydrogen in the energy transition, carbon capture and storage, accessible solar power, plastic recycling and cheap energy storage."
He also urged the DG, CSIR to organize CSIR expos in various parts of the country to showcase its technological prowess to various states and industries, besides other stakeholders.
The Minister said, “We should not restrict our ambition to be the best in India but be the best in the world as India is blessed with the demographic dividend of youth and they can take up any challenge with the right training and motivation.”
DG, CSIR, Dr. N. Kalaiselvi said in her welcome address that the 21st century is going to be the century of India and for India and science and technology fraternity must rise to the occasion and work hard to make India a respected name in the global arena.