Starting with the indelible ink, the
hallmark of the nation’s fabric, CSIR has left an indelible mark on every
sphere of life. With an all-round approach towards R&D, CSIR reflects India
in its diversity and heterogeneity. From agriculture to aerospace, bio-sensors
to bio-Pharmaceuticals, chemicals to climate change, drug development to deep
sea explorations, earth sciences to energy, food to fragrance, glass to
genomics, housing to health care, instrumentation to informatics, leather to
light combat aircraft, microbes to mining to materials, optics to optical
fibers, pigments to power electronics, road to robotics, sensors to solar
energy, tractors to transport, UAV to under water vehicles, water to weather
forecasting, CSIR has registered its presence. Swaraj, the first tractor, baby
milk powder and first super computer are some of the most applauded
accomplishments of CSIR.
To celebrate the 75 years of service of
this proud heritage, capsule exhibitions are being organized across the country.
As a part of these celebrations, CSIR-Central Building Research Institute,
Roorkee is organizing a three-days CSIR Platinum Jubilee technoFest for
students, teachers, general public and user agencies at the Institute.
The CSIR Platinum Jubilee TechnoFest was
inaugurated by Dr. S.K. Jain, Director, National Institute of Hydrology,
Roorkee and Dr. N. Gopalakrishnan, Director, CSIR-Central Building Research
Institute, Roorkee. The Chief Guest witnessed a huge footfall and most
significant and path breaking technologies developed by the 38 laboratories of
CSIR.
In his Presidential address, Dr. N.
Gopalakrishnan said that the Institute is inaugurating these celebratory
capsule exhibitions with a three-day CSIR Platinum Jubilee TechnoFest. The
objective of the technical festival is to educate the people especially
students about the various Innovations and technologies developed by CSIR and
upgrade their knowledgebase in new and emerging areas of science which may
provide an opportunity for interaction and exchange of ideas with the
scientific community.
The exhibition displays the research and
development works of CSIR laboratories in every field of science including aerospace
and strategic sector, agriculture and floriculture, chemicals, petrochemicals
and water, ecology and environment, energy, engineering and Infrastructure,
food and nutrition, healthcare, IP and entrepreneurship, nurturing human
resources, leather, materials, minerals and mining etc.
and the technologies developed under CSIR 800.
Various technologies including indigenous
civil avionics such as “Hansa”, “Saras” and “CNM-5”, critical technologies for
LCA-“Tejas”, acoustic tests facility for India’s space programme like
“Chandrayan-1” and “Mangalyan”, micro aerial vehicals such as “Suchan”,
“Pushpak-450” and “Black Kite-300”, engineering components for space
applications, early warning system for landslides, high tech indigenous system
for measurement of visibility at airports to aid pilots-“Drishti”, Technology
for nuclear waste immobilization, sustainable ways to enhance crop yield,
promising aromatic plants, pot-plants, cut flowers and medicinal herbs,
affordable Healthcare, paving tiles from industrial wastes, converting waste
plastic to automotive fuel and petrochemicals, eco-friendly pest management,
disease resistant rice fighting blight, eco-friendly furnace, post-harvest
technologies, treatment and reuse of textile industry effluent, Autonomous
vertical profiler, indigenous autonomous underwater vehicle-“Maya”, “E-nose”
for sniffing out dangerous gases, zero discharge using HRTS, “Phytorid”
technology for sewage treatment, hazardous waste Management, waste to bio-fuel,
carbon based materials, Hydrogen fuel technology, building products from Kota
stone waste, solar PV-RO systems, wood substitute building materials, infant
food from buffalo milk, “Ayush” drugs, phytopharmaceuticals, foot care
solutions, alternate raw materials for leather, gold from electronic sap and preserving
of heritage structures etc , were explained through technical charts.
Dr. Atul Kumar Agarwal and Mr. S.K.
Negi, Senior Principal Scientists of the Institute are coordinating the event.
The visitors also get an opportunity to
share their questions, inquisitions and thoughts through discussions with the
scientific community. The exhibition saw huge crowds of general public, researchers,
user agencies and visit from about 5000 students from different schools and
colleges of Roorkee and surrounding areas, including Methodist Girls Inter
College, Swan Public School Bhagwanpur, Adarsh Bal Niketan, J.P.
International School, Delhi Public School, Phoenics Group of Institutes, KL
Polytechnic, Children’s Senior Academy Roorkee and Manglour, Shivalik Public
School, Kendriya Vidyalaya 1, Kendriya Vidyalaya 2, Shivalik Ganges Public School,
Bal Vidhya Mandir, CBRI Junior High School, KLDAV Inter College, College of
Engineering Roorkee etc.
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