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organising the convention. MoUs signing and collaborations MoU signing between |
CSIR, India and AMEXCID, Mexico on research, technology and innovation |
collaborations: In a landmark milestone in S&T; Cooperation between India and |
Mexico, an MoU on Research, Technology & Innovation cooperation was signed |
between CSIR, India and the Mexican Agency for International Development |
Cooperation (AMEXCID) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Mexican |
States on March 4 th , 2023. The MoU shall facilitate cooperation in the areas |
of research, technological development/deployment, innovation and capacity |
building, with an objective to expand knowledge and strengthen Intuitional |
capacities in both the countries. Multi-Sectoral Agreement signed between CSIR |
and DDR&D;, Israel: A Multi-Sectoral Agreement was signed between CSIR and |
Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D;), Ministry of Defense |
of the State of Israel, in the august presence of Minister S&T;, Dr Jitendra |
Singh at the CSIR-Science Centre on 2 nd May 2023. The MoU has been signed on |
Industrial Research and Development Cooperation with focus on several key |
technology areas. Exchange of CSIR-DAAD Agreement of Cooperation: A German |
delegation headed by Dr. Michael Harms, Deputy Secretary General, German |
Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Federal Republic of Germany visited CSIR for |
exchange of CSIR-DAAD Agreement of Cooperation as for exploring collaboration |
discussions with AcSIR. CSIR signs MoU with HQIDS: An MoU between the |
Headquarters, Integrated Defence Staff (HQIDS) and the Council of Scientific |
and Industrial Research (CSIR) was signed on 23 rd November 2023 for technical |
collaboration and joint research and development in the field of Defence |
Technology. The MoU aims to provide an umbrella framework for initiating |
collaborative interaction between CSIR Labs, HQ IDS and Armed Forces, namely |
Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force, for enhancing scientific |
understanding of technologies related to defence and undertaking joint |
research and development in dual use technologies. CSIR- CDRI and pharma firm |
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd tie-up for generic meds : CSIR- Central Drug |
Research Institute (CDRI), Lucknow and Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd, a global |
pharmaceutical company headquartered in Hyderabad, signed an agreement for the |
development of cost-effective generic medicine with an aim to develop cost- |
effective and industrially viable processes for selected generic drugs. Awards |
and Accolades Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes presented : The Union Minister |
S&T;, Dr Jitendra Singh on 26 th September 2023, presented the Shanti Swarup |
Bhatnagar National Awards to eminent Scientists below the age of 45, at a |
largely attended 82 nd Foundation Day Celebrations Function of CSIR at Bharat |
Mandapam in New Delhi. CSIR-AMPRI Awarded with CII 3R Awards 2023: The CSIR- |
AMPRI won the Confederation of Indian Industry - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (CII |
3R) Awards 2023. The Award has been conferred for the institute’s excellence |
in managing wastes through innovative solutions/technologies. PETA India |
announces Vegan Fashion Awards 2023 : People for the Ethical Treatment of |
Animals (PETA), India, announced the winners of its 2023 Vegan Fashion Awards. |
Best Vegan Fashion Moment awarded to CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute |
(CLRI), Chennai, for developing technology to make vegan leather products |
using mango pulp. Best Innovation in Textiles awarded to CSIR-National |
Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), |
Thiruvananthapuram, for developing vegan leather from agricultural waste, |
including mango and pineapple peels, cactus, rice straw, and vetiver grass. |
***** SNC/PK (Release ID: 1991616) Visitor Counter : 458 Ministry of Science & |
Technology Year End Review 2023 of the Council of Scientific and Industrial |
Research (CSIR) Major strides taken towards manufacture of indigenous HANSA-NG |
Aircraft Manufacturing of Hydrogen Hydrate begins in India India's first |
indigenous Electric Tractor, CSIR PRIMA ET11, launched 'Namoh 108' — Improved |
Lotus Variety released An active submarine volcano in Andaman sea discovered |
'One Week, One Lab' campaign connects with thousands of stakeholders Lavender |
festival in Bhaderwah facilitates farmer-industry meets Mega Exhibition on |
CSIR Decadal Achievements organized at Bharat Mandapam CSIR Yuva Portal |
launched to digitally empower young researchers Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes |
presented Posted On: 29 DEC 2023 7:40PM by PIB Delhi Significant Scientific & |
Technical Attainments during the year CSIR’s HANSA-NG Aircraft Type Certified: |
India requires large number of pilot trainer aircraft to cater to the needs of |
the aviation sector. CSIR-NAL has indigenously designed and developed light |
aircraft Hansa-New Generation (NG) with advance features. Aircraft is Type |
Certified by the DGCA on 20 th February 2023 for DAY-VFR & NIGHT-VFR |
operations under JAR-VLA. CSIR-NAL has received Letter of Intents (LoI) for |
procurement of nearly 110 aircrafts from Flying clubs across the country. |
CSIR-CIMAP research lowers Nicotine content in Tobacco plant: CSIR-CIMAP has |
successfully lowered Nicotine content in the Petit Havana Tobacco plant |
variety by using a genome editing tool and reduced 60-70 per cent Nicotine in |
it, compared to Nicotine content in wild-type plants. CSIR-CIMAP further plans |
to lower Nicotine in commercial varieties to help people quit the habit by |
working on tobacco plant varieties used in cigarettes, cigars, beedi. First |
consignment of import substitute Hydrogen Hydrate dispatched: Gujarat Alkalies |
and Chemicals Limited (GACL) and CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology |
(IICT), Hyderabad, have jointly received patents for the indigenous process to |
manufacture Hydrazine Hydrate (H6N2O). A commercial plant of 10,000 TPA 80% |
Hydrazine Hydrate was designed by CSIR-IICT and was established by GACL at |
their Dahej complex. The first batch of the product was flagged off and was |
attended by Director, CSIR-IICT, MD-GACL and other officials. CSIR-NAL |
launches Q Plane and JALDOST Airboat: In a significant step towards advancing |
the capabilities of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in India, the CSIR-NAL |
unveiled the Q Plane – a lightweight all-electric hybrid UAV with vertical- |
take-off-and-landing capability during the curtain raiser of One Week, One |
Lab, on 2 nd August 2023. Designed for autonomous flight, the UAV has a range |
of 30 kilometres and endurance of up to 70 minutes. CSIR-NAL’s JALDOST, an |
airboat that operates on water and removes excess aquatic weed & floating |
waste from water bodies, was also launched. The JALDOST has a closed airtight |
pontoon type hull to make it inherently unsinkable. It has a hybrid propulsion |
system, comprising air propulsion and paddle wheel propulsion. CSIR-NAL has |
developed two versions of the airboat — JALDOST Mark-1 and an upgraded version |
JALDOST Mark-2. The JALDOST Mark-2 has been designed on the specifications |
given by BBMP and can be used to clean lakes in Bengaluru. It was also |
launched on 2 nd August 2023, during the curtain raiser of One Week, One Lab, |
of CSIR-NAL. Launch of CSIR’s Indigenous E-Tractor, CSIR Prima ET11: The |
Minister of State (Independent Charge), Science and Technology and Vice- |
President, CSIR, Dr. Jitendra Singh, on August 21 st , 2023, launched the |
compact E-Tractor CSIR PRIMA ET11, indigenously designed and developed by |
CSIR-CMERI to cater to small and marginal farmers of India. Installation of 10 |
TPD Biogas plant at Bowenapally Vegetable Market, Hyderabad: With the |
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