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young researchers who will contribute in the scientific, technological
development and knowledge economy of the country in the near future. CSIR
participated in the National Technology Week 2023 celebrations: Prime Minister
Shri Narendra Modi on 11 th May 2023 inaugurated the five-day National
Technology Week celebrations jointly observed by all Science Ministries and
Departments in New Delhi. CSIR showcased its technologies and innovations in
the exhibition. Expert talks by CSIR leaders were also organised during the
event. Lavender Festival in Bhaderwah, J&K;: Union Minister of State (I/C)
S&T;, Dr Jitendra Singh on 4 th June 2023 inaugurated the two-day Lavender
festival organised at Bhaderwah in Jammu, as part of One Week, One Lab
campaign of CSIR-IIIM, Jammu. The Lavender festival involved hundreds of
farmers, agri-industrialists, entrepreneurs etc. The farmer -industry meet,
Agri-startup expo and cultural programme were the significant highlights of
the festival. Rashtriya Boudhik Sampada Mahotsav: Under the aegis of Azadi Ka
Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM), Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR)
& Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) along with
the partners Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), O/o
Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM), Protection of
Plant Variety and Farmers’ Rights Authority (PPVFRA), National Research
Development Corporation (NRDC) and Sanrachna Foundation launched a month-long
celebrations of Rashtriya Boudhik Sampada Mahotshav (RBSM) - National
Intellectual Property Festival from 1 st July 2023 to 31 st July 2023. The
campaign was launched by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (I/C), S&T; and
Chairman, National Implementation Committee (NIC) at CSIR-NPL, New Delhi on 30
th June 2023. CSIR through its 37 constituent laboratories, conducted 184
events all across the country with more than 1,25,000 participants during the
campaign. CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneshwar and CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi flagged off “CSIR-
IP Rath” for disseminating IP knowledge to greater masses. Pushp Krishi Mela
organised under CSIR Floriculture Mission II: CSIR-IHBT organised "Pushp
Krishi Mela" under CSIR Floriculture Mission II on 10 th August, 2023 at
DIHAR, DRDO, Leh. It was inaugurated by Lt. Governor Brig. (Dr.) B. D. Mishra
(Retd.). Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC, Leh, Advocate Tashi Gyalson,
Member of Parliament, Ladakh, Shri Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, Shri Ravinder
Kumar (IAS), Secretary Agriculture/Horticulture UT Ladakh and Dr. O.P
Chaurasia, Director, DIHAR, DRDO, Leh, Ladakh were present as Guest of Honour.
Mega Exhibition on CSIR Decadal Achievements: On the occasion of the 82 nd
Foundation Day of CSIR, a two-day event to showcase the decadal achievements
of CSIR was organized at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, on 26 & 27 September 2023.
The exhibition was inaugurated by Minister S&T;, Dr Jitendra Singh. All 37
CSIR laboratories participated in the exhibition and displayed their
achievements through posters, exhibits, products, prototypes, etc. At the
event's backdrop, a CSIR-Industry Meet was organized and attended by the
industry partners of various laboratories of CSIR. Flag Off of "Recycling on
Wheels Smart-ER" to Promote Cleanliness and Environmental Responsibility under
Swachhata Hi Seva (SHS) campaign: In alignment with the Swachhata Hi Seva
(SHS) campaign, celebrated from September 15 th to October 2 nd 2023, Minister
S&T;, Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated the "Recycling on Wheels Smart-ER" at CSIR
Headquarters in New Delhi on October 2 nd 2023\. Dr Kalaiselvi, DG, CSIR and
Secretary, DSIR, addressing during the inauguration of the Special Campaign
3.0 for institutionalizing Swachhata said that all the 37 CSIR labs across the
country are engaged with both physical cleaning and e-cleaning that is
processing and weeding out of obsolete files. Director General, WIPO visits
CSIR-Traditional Knowledge Digital Library : Mr. Daren Tang, Director General,
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and other distinguished
delegates from the WIPO visited the CSIR-Traditional Knowledge Digital Library
(TKDL) facility on 12 October 2023 and participated in discussions on the CSIR
Innovation System, TKDL, CSIR Technologies, and CSIR’s Current IP Strength &
Strategy. The CSIR team was led by Dr. (Mrs.) N. Kalaiselvi, Secretary, DSIR
and Director General, CSIR. The distinguished guests included Prof. Unnat P.
Pandit, Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks (CGPDTM), and
representatives from the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal
Trade (DPIIT), the office of the CGPDTM, and Ministry of AYUSH. CSIR
innovation showcase in World Food India 2023 : The World Food India 2023
event, organised by the Ministry of Food Processing Industry, at Pragati
Maidan, New Delhi from November 3-5, 2023, was inaugurated by Prime Minister
Shri Narendra Modi. The CSIR pavilion at World Food India-2023 expo was
inaugurated by Dr. N. Kalaiselvi, the Director General, CSIR, and Secretary,
DSIR, New Delhi in the presence of three CSIR constituent laboratories’
Directors, Dr. Sridevi Annapurna Singh, Director, CSIR-CFTRI, Mysuru; Dr.
Sudesh Kumar Yadav, Director, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur (HP); and Dr. C.
Anandharamakrishnan, Director, CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram, and scientists
from the labs and the CSIR Headquarters. The CSIR labs, CFTRI, IHBT and NIIST
participated in the World Food India event and showcased their scientific
innovations in food sector. Union S&T; Minister addresses the 7 th Convocation
of AcSIR : From the educated unemployed of the past, we are now seeking to
move on into an era of educated employable Science entrepreneurs with the
introduction of i-PhD which would in other words be an Industry linked degree
in PhD. Addressing the 7 th Convocation of Academy of Scientific and
Innovative Research (AcSIR) in New Delhi on November 9 th , 2023, Union
Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said, this Academy is a unique academic platform
which awards a Degree in Science that is employable and includes a curriculum
underlined by the nuances of entrepreneurship. CSIR-CBRI organised Technology
Transfer Mela: CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee, organized a
Technology Transfer Mela on 24 th November 2023 at the India Habitat Centre,
New Delhi. The Mela was inaugurated by Minister S&T; and VP, CSIR, Dr.
Jitendra Singh. A Technology Compendium was also released on this occasion.
CSIR participates in Global Bio-India 2023: CSIR laboratories participated in
the Global Bio-India 2023 organised by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT),
in collaboration Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC),
during 4-6 December 2023 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi and showcased their
innovations and developments in the fields of bio-technologies and
biosciences. International Food Convention in Mysuru : The 9 th International
Food Convention (IFCoN-2023) got off to a start on 7 th December 2023 with
food scientists and technologists from across the country and also abroad
attending the four-day mega event – organised once in five years by the
Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (India) with the
collaboration of Central research institutions. This year’s theme of the
convention is “TRIMSAFE – Technology Re-engineering for Innovation and
Mitigating the risk for a Safe, sustainable, Affordable and secure Food Eco-
system”. The CSIR-CFTRI, DRDO-DFRL, and CSIR-IITR supported the AFSTI in