Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

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Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India
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Established 1942
Chairman Prime Minister of India
Director General Prof. Samir K. Brahmachari
Staff 17,432[1] contain over 5000 active scientist and over 10000 scientific and technical personnel.
Budget ₹1750 crores(USD 325 million)
Location Anusandhan Bhwan, Rafi Marg
New Delhi-110 001.
Website www.csir.res.in

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) established in 1942, is an autonomous body and India's largest Research and Development (R&D) organization, with 37 laboratories and 39 field stations or extension centres spread across the nation, with a collective staff of over 17,000.[1] Although CSIR is mainly funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology, it operates as an autonomous body registered under the Registration of Societies Act of 1860.[2]

The research and development activities of CSIR includes various fields such as aerospace engineering, Structural engineering, ocean sciences, Life sciences, metallurgy, chemicals, mining, food, petroleum, leather, and environment.[2] In December 2006, Director General of CSIR, Raghunath A. Mashelkar, retired following which M. K. Bhan took over the post, but he was relieved on 7 March 2007. After that T. Ramasami had the additional charge of Director General of CSIR until Samir K. Brahmachari was appointed as the Director General on 13 November 2007.

In late 2007, the Minister of Science and Technology, Kapil Sibal admitted, in a Question Hour session of the Parliament, that CSIR has developed 1,376 technologies/knowledgebase during the last decade of 20th century.[3]

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CSIR Achievements [edit]

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology [edit]

Main article: Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology

The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) Prizes are awarded annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for notable and outstanding research, applied or fundamental, in Biological, Chemical, Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary, Engineering, Mathematical, Medical and Physical Sciences.

Research Laboratories under CSIR [edit]

  1. AMPRI - Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute, Bhopal
  2. C-MMACS - CSIR Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation, Bangalore
  3. CBRI - CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee (Visit www.cbri.res.in)
  4. CCMB- Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad
  5. CDRI - Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow
  6. CECRI- Central Electro Chemical Research Institute, Karaikudi
  7. CEERI - Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, Pilani [1]
  8. CFTRI - Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore
  9. CGCRI - Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata
  10. CIMAP - Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow
  11. CIMFR - Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (Merged entity of CMRI and CFRI), Dhanbad
  12. CLRI - Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai
  13. CMERI - Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, Durgapur
  14. CRRI - Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi
  15. CSIO - Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Chandigarh
  16. CSMCRI - Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar [2]
  17. IGIB - Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi [3]
  18. IHBT - Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur
  19. IICB - Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata
  20. IICT - Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad
  21. IIIM, Jammu - Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu [4]
  22. IIP - Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun
  23. IMMT - Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar [5]
  24. IMTECH - Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh
  25. IITR - Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow (Formerly known as Industrial Toxicology Research Centre)
  26. NAL - National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore
  27. NBRI - National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow
  28. NCL - National Chemical Laboratory, Pune
  29. NEERI - National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur
  30. NGRI - National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad
  31. NIO - National Institute of Oceanography, Goa
  32. NISCAIR - National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources, New Delhi
  33. NISTADS - National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies, New Delhi
  34. NML - National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur
  35. NPL - National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi
  36. NEIST (RRL), Jorhat - North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat , Jorhat [6]
  37. National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology - Thiruvananthapuram
  38. SERC, M - Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai
  39. URDIP Unit for Research and Development of Information Products, Pune [7]

Controversy [edit]

CSIR has been flagged in ongoing efforts to root out corruption in India.[13] Despite being established with the directive to do translational research and create real technologies, CSIR has been accused of devolving into an ritualistic, overly-bureaucratic organization that does little more than churn out papers.[14][15]

There are many issues facing Indian scientists, with some - such as MIT systems scientist VA Shiva Ayyadurai - calling for transparency, a meritocratic system, and an overhaul of the bureaucratic agencies that oversee science and technology.[16][17] Sumit Bhaduri stated, “[t]he challenges of turning Indian science into part of an innovation process are many. … Many competent Indian scientists aspire to be ineffectual administrators [due to administrative power and political patronage], rather than do the kind of science that makes a difference.”[18] Prime minister Manmohan Singh spoke at the 99th Indian Science Congress and commented on the state of the sciences in India, after an advisory council informed him there were problems with “the overall environment for innovation and creative work” and a ‘warlike’ approach was needed.[19]

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b About us - 2007
  2. ^ a b CSIR Web site
  3. ^ Minster of S&T claims India made 1,300-odd inventions in a decade
  4. ^ Angier, Natalie (March 22, 1990). "Bamboo Coaxed to Flower in Lab; Global Impact on the Crop Is Seen". New York Times. Retrieved December 13, 2012. 
  5. ^ "Showcasing the CSIR". The Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram, India). 08 May 2003. 
  6. ^ National Aeronautics Laboratory, India (2008). "Flosolver Division". Brief description of the history of the NAL Flosolver Division and its current work. Retrieved 2009-07-11. 
  7. ^ "CSIR-Achievments". CSIR, India. Retrieved 20 May 2013. 
  8. ^ "TCS bio-suite unveiled". The Hindu (Hyderabad, India). 15 July 2004. 
  9. ^ R. Guruprasad, National Aerospace Laboratory, India (2004). "The Saga of Saras: Part 1". [PD IM 0407] History and details of the inception and development of Saras. Retrieved 2009-07-11. 
  10. ^ "CSIR chief stress on non-patent literature database". Business Line. 23 September 2000. 
  11. ^ "Biopiracy and traditional knowledge". The Hindu (India). 20 May 2001. 
  12. ^ http://abclive.in/abclive_health/csir_human_genome_sequencing.html[dead link]
  13. ^ Reddy, Prashant (20 May 2012). "CSIR Tech. Pvt. Ltd: Its controversial past and its uncertain future". Retrieved 11 March 2013.  Unknown parameter |publishser= ignored (help)
  14. ^ "Indian Scientists Claim Lab Corruption". ScienceNOW. 23 January 1998. 
  15. ^ Singh, Mahendra Pratap (February 13 2010). "GROUND REPORT INDIA: Without prejudice, fingers point to Rs. 50.00 Lakhs financial embezzlement by Dr. R. Tuli, Director". 
  16. ^ Jayaraman, K.S. (9 November 2009). "Report row ousts top Indian scientist". Nature. Retrieved 19 June 2012. 
  17. ^ Ayyadurai, VA Shiva (16 December 2012). "VA Shiva’s Lecture at Indian Science Congress Centenary". 
  18. ^ Bhaduri, Sumit (Jan 8 2013). "Indian science must break free from the present bureaucratic culture to come up with big innovative ideas". Times Of India. 
  19. ^ Jayaraman, K.S. (6 January 2012). "Indian science in need of overhaul". Nature. 

External links [edit]

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