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CSIR FOUNDATION DAY

Government making every effort to provide resources, N,N,N,N-Tetramethyl Ethylene Diamine

favourable research ecosystem: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said “Our nation and its people have to drive this transformative mission
the government is leaving no stone un- always been blessed with a scientifi c forward. (TMEDA)
turned to complement the efforts of sci- temper and an inquiring mind. The
entists by providing all the resources to speed as well as scale of research and Dr. Singh said, the ‘CSIR Hydrogen
them and fostering a dynamic and favour- innovation by our scientists and techno- Technology Mission’ launched last year
able research ecosystem. The PM said logists, particularly during the pan- targets hydrogen generation, storage, and
this in a message on the ‘82nd Founda- demic, has convinced the world of our utilisation, in consultation with industry DIETHYL HYDROXYLAMINE 85% & 98%
tion Day’ of the Council of Scientifi c unlimited potential to work for global experts. CSIR aims to unlock the full
and Industrial Research (CSIR). good,” he said. potential of hydrogen as a green energy (DEHA 85% & 98%)
carrier, reducing carbon emissions and
Dr. Jitendra Singh. Union Minister of The PM said the period till 2047, contributing to a cleaner and more sus- 2-ETHYLHEXYLAMINE
State (Independent Charge) Science & when the country will celebrate the cen- tainable future.
Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, tenary of its independence, is an oppor- (MONO, DI, TRI)
Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic tunity to fulfi l the vision of building a Dr. Singh emphasised that the contri-
Energy and Space, read out the message, strong, inclusive and self-reliant India. butions of CSIR laboratories have been DIETHYL TOLUAMIDE
at a grand function organised at the “It is in this context that the role of many and diverse, but only very few are
Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on institutions such as the CSIR assumes aware of this and it is for this reason that (DEET)
September 26. greater relevance,” he said. during the last CSIR Foundation Day,
he urged the CSIR leadership to imple-
The function also witnessed the Referring to some of the magnifi cent ment the “One Week One Lab (OWOL)”
presentation of the prestigious ‘Shanti achievements and initiatives of CSIR, initiative across the constituents. He
Swaroop Bhatnagar National Awards’ to Dr. Singh said, the ‘Carbon Capture, also urged the CSIR leadership to devise
seven eminent scientists below the age of 45. Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) Mission’ a “One Week-One Theme” scheme on
is a pioneering initiative undertaken by the lines of OWOL, combining all the
In his message, the PM lauded the the CSIR to address the pressing global institutions dealing with the theme or the
contributions made by the CSIR laborato- challenge of reducing carbon emissions subject in an integrated fashion.
ries in the success of the ‘Chandrayaan-3’ and mitigating climate change.
mission. He also mentioned CSIR’s role In her address, Secretary, DSIR and
in the Aroma Mission, strides in fl ori- The Minister said the CSIR has been DG, CSIR, Dr. N. Kalaiselvi said,
culture, the ‘Purple Revolution’ ushered in discussions with key stakeholders, CSIR would soon launch will ‘CSIR
in through lavender cultivation in Jammu including Adani, Reliance, Tata Steel, Vision-2042’ to celebrate the centenary
and Kashmir, among others. Ultratech Cement, NTPC and JSW Steel, year of CSIR.

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