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THE Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) has been ranked 12th in the world among the government institutions in the world, improving its position after being at the 14th spot for three consecutive years, according to the 2016 report of the prestigious Scimago Institutions Rankings. The overall global ranking of CSIR also improved from 110 to 99th position.

CSIR leads the country at the top spot and is the only Indian organization to have found a place among the top 100 global institutions.

In The News

CSIR Ranks 12th in the World Among Government Institutions

145 In The News• CSIR Ranks 12th in

the World Among Government Institutions

• LCA Tejas Inducted into IAF – CSIR NAL Takes Pride in its Technology Inputs

• CSIR-IICT Develops Technology to Convert Waste into Manure

187 Visits

Honours & Awards189

180 Symposia

185 National Technology Day Celebrations

183 Training ProgrammesThe Scimago Rankings is a

classification of academic and research related institutions ranked by a composite indicator that combines three different sets of indicators based on research performance, innovation outputs and societal impact measured by their web visibility.

A constituent institute of CSIR, the CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), based in Thiruvananthapuram has been ranked first among Indian government research

Appointments190

172 R&D Highlights

182 Lectures

178 MoUs

CSIR News

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In The News institutions, improving its global overallranking from 425 to 353. The CSIR-NIIST became the first among 59 rankedgovernment institutions in the country,

followed by CSIR-National ChemicalLaboratory (CSIR-NCL), Pune andIndian Institute of Chemical Technology(CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad.

As the indigenously developed lightcombat aircraft (LCA) Tejas was formallyinducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF),it was not only a proud moment for thecountry but also for the CSIR-NationalAerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL),Bengaluru which had designed,developed and certified the fly-by-wireflight control laws and algorithms forTejas.

The CSIR-NAL also developed andfabricated the composite structures forthe LCA Tejas, using innovativetechnology to keep the weight low whileretaining the strength. It goes to the creditof the CSIR-NAL that the flight testprogram for Tejas has today successfullycompleted a total of over 2400 flights,carried out on 14 different prototypes by17 test pilots over a continuouslyexpanding flight envelope meeting theIOC 2 requirements in full.

LCA Tejas Inducted into IAF – CSIR NALTakes Pride in its Technology Inputs

The National ControlLaw (CLAW) team hadimplemented the autopilotmodes, simulation andmodeling, including wakeencounter simulation andadvanced parameteridentification techniques forflight validation/update ofthe aerodynamic databaseleading to safe flightenvelope expansion for LCAair force variants. Anothernotable contribution by the

CSIR-NAL has been the development ofaircraft 6-degree-of-freedom simulationtechnology, which is a key requirementfor Control Law development.

The CSIR-NAL team also pilotedreal-time assessments in the simulator.The CLAW team has developed and fine-tuned the simulation models for LCA-Tejas. Engineer-in-loop Simulator (ELS)is a friendly real-time simulator and asingle window projection based facilitydeveloped at CSIR-NAL.

The composite wing development forTejas was also undertaken by the CSIR-NAL, which has pioneered thedevelopment and fabrication ofcomposite structures for the fighter,using innovative and cost-effectivefabrication technologies including co-curing and co-bonding construction.

The technology developed at CSIR-NAL not only reduces the cost but also

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improves the structural efficiency of theaircraft by minimizing the number ofmechanical joints. With this innovationcomposite aircraft structures havebecome cost effective and structurallyfar superior to conventional aircraftstructures.

It may be noted that the Tejasairframe is 45 per cent composites(mostly carbon-epoxy) by weightcontributing to its reputation as theworld’s smallest light weight fighteraircraft. Composites offer a veryattractive option in modern aircraftdevelopment because they are lighter thanmetal and just as strong.

The National Trisonic Aerodynamicfacility of CSIR-NAL also houses a

1.2 m trisonic wind tunnel and everyIndian aerospace vehicle has graduatedout of this wind tunnel, which hascompleted more than 40,000 blowdownsover the past 50 years. Extensive six-component aerodynamic force andmoment data needed for Control-Lawdevelopment of LCA Tejas weregenerated in the 1.2 m trisonic windtunnel which led to freezing of theaerodynamic design of the LCA,including sizing of wing and controlsurfaces.

The success of CSIR-NALtechnologies in this indigenous LCA isanother unique contribution of CSIRtowards the Make in India programmeof the Government of India.

The CSIR-Indian Institute of ChemicalTechnology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad hascome out with an Anaerobic Gas-liftReactor that helps convert solid wasteinto biogas and bio-manure with betterefficiency. The technology could be ananswer to the lingering problem of solidwaste management.

The novel reactor helps ensure ahigh rate of biogas production throughappropriate mixing, biomass highdensity, buffering capacity, slur ryconcentrat ion, microbial cultureinhibition mechanisms, etc. It has muchbetter efficiency to convert solid wasteinto biogas and bio-manure whencompared to earlier versions of thedigesters.

According to Dr. Gangagni Rao,senior principal scientist, Bioengineeringand Environmental Sciences Division,IICT who along with his team developed

CSIR-IICT Develops Technology to ConvertWaste into Manure

the technology, “Earlier versions of smallconventional digesters using cattlemanure to generate gas and bio-fertiliserbecame inoperable after a while becauseof accumulation of scum, choking andpoor biogas quality. They could not bescaled up too.”

CSIR-IICT scientist explaining the project to his students


R&D HighlightsThe technology can take care of the

large quantities of food waste or fruitsand vegetable waste available forgenerat ing biogas. This wouldconsiderably decrease the burden onlandfills thereby saving land andconserving energy.

The technology has already beenpatented and transferred to AhujaEngineering Services Pvt. Ltd, toexecute the projects on turnkey basis.

A biogas plant has also been tested

using poultry litter at Pedda Shivanoor,Chegunta mandal, Medak district, wherefor one tonne of poultry a day, 200 kg ofbio-manure was produced and 89 kWh power was generated foroperation of farm pumps.

Now, a Rs. 2.5 crore biogas plant hasbeen proposed at the KL University inVijayawada utilising up to seven tonnesof organic waste to generate power upto 300 kWh a day, besides 10 tonnes ofbio-fertiliser.

CSIR-Central Electronics EngineeringResearch Institute (CSIR-CEERI), Pilaniis collaborating with Bhabha AtomicResearch Centre (BARC), Mumbai todevelop a variety of coaxial and waveguide couplers for feeding high CWpower from a high power RF source toRadio Frequency Quadrupole (RFQ)section of Low Energy High IntensityProton Accelerator (LEHIPA) underdevelopment at BARC.

R&D Highlights

High Power Waveguide RF Coupler SuccessfullyDeveloped at CSIR-CEERI

CEERI successfully developeduncooled and water cooled coaxial RFcouplers under this collaboration and sixcoaxial couplers have been delivered toBARC and are being used there for RFpower coupling and diagnostics.

A wave guide iris coupler to be usedto couple 352.2 MHz, 250 kW CW RFpower to RFQ has been developed

Uncooled and Water cooled Coaxial Couplers connected to RFQ at BARC

Coaxial Coupler


recently under this programme. The firstprototype of this coupler was tested forits suitability for ultra-high vacuuminterfacing and forced water cooling by

BARC scientists on 18 February 2016 atCEERI. It has been handed over toBARC scientists for high power RFtesting and user trials in LAHIPA system.

In India, projections for building materialrequirement of housing sector indicate ashortage of aggregates by up to 55000million cubic meters (TIFAC ED 2003).Studies have shown that the concreteportion of the demolition waste consistsof about 65-70% by volume of naturalaggregate and 30-35% of cement.

Recycling of aggregates fromdemolition wastes as raw materials forsustainable construction products wastemay bridge this gap between supply anddemand. Proper recycling andmanagement of demolition wastes cangenerate a high quantity of recycledaggregates which can be used further instructural concrete and buildingcomponents such as bricks, blocks andtiles.

The main objective of the currentinvestigation is to use demolition wastes

Demolition Wastes as Raw Materials forLow Cost Construction Products

as raw materials for low-cost constructionproducts. Therefore, the present work isfocused on reuse of demolition waste aslow-cost construction product byconverting it into recycled coarseaggregate (RCA).

The physical and mechanicalproperties of recycled and natural coarseaggregates like crushing value, impactvalue, water absorption, specific gravity,elongation Index and Flakiness aredetermined in accordance with IS:2386-1963 and compared and presented inTable 1.

The cement concrete paver blocksof Grade M30 and size 200 x 160 x 75 mmhave been prepared by compactiontechnique using different proportions ofcement, sand and natural aggregate (sizepassing 10µ IS sieve and retained over4.75µ IS sieve). The natural aggregate was

Wave guide coupler along with its test reports being handed over toBARC scientist by Shri Raj Singh, Acting Director, CSIR-CEERI


R&D Highlights

replaced by 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100%unwashed and washed recycled aggregate.Mix proportion of paving blocks using

Table 1: Physical and mechanical properties of coarse aggregate

Sl no. Physical properties Natural Recycledaggregate aggregate

1. Type of aggregate Mainly Mainly concretequartzite type waste including

tile waste(less)2. Shape of aggregate Angular Angular3. Surface texture Rough Rough and porous4. Fineness modulus (<20mm) 6.98 6.965. Fineness modulus (<10mm) 6.49 6.076. Water absorption (<20mm) 0.4% 3.95%7. Water absorption (<10mm) 0.6% 4.07%8. Specific gravity (<20mm) 2.67 2.5149. Specific gravity (<10mm) 2.65 2.443

10. Loose Bulk density (kg/lt) 1.452 1.28911. Compact Bulk density (kg/lt) 1.531 1.40512. Flakiness index (%) 8.178 15.83813. Elongation index (%) 12.241 15.85714. Crushing value 17.07% 26.30%15. Impact value 16.53% 28.57%16. Abrasion value 19.22% 31.98%

washed and unwashed recycled coarserecycled aggregates has been given inTable 2.

Table 2: Mix proportion of paving blocksusing recycled coarse recycled aggregates

Mix Designation Proportion (%) by weight

Cement NFA RFA NCA RCA

A-0 (control)Top layer 33.3 66.7 - -Bottom layer 20.0 20.0 - 60.0

B-25Top layer 33.3 50.0 16.7 -Bottom layer 20.0 20.0 45.0 15.0

C-50Top layer 33.3 33.3 33.3 -Bottom layer 20.0 20.0 30.0 30.0

D-75Top layer 33.3 16.7 .50.0 -Bottom layer 20.0 20.0 15.0 45.0

E-100Top layer 33.3 66.7 - -Bottom layer 20.0 20.0 - 60.0


Figure 1 shows the photograph ofthe two layered interlocking paving madewith recycled aggregate.

Compressive and Flexural strengthof concrete paving blocks has beendetermined after 28 days of curing andpresented in Figure 2. It can be seen thatthe compressive strength and flexuralstrength of concrete blocks decreasedwith replacement of natural aggregateand water absorption of the blocks

increased with an increase in the contentof recycled aggregate. Moreover, anappreciable enhancement in strength ofpaver blocks i.e. 20% was observed with100% washed recycled aggregate ascompared to unwashed aggregate andwater absorption reduced up to 9%.Further, it has also been observed thatthe compressive strength of all theblocks prepared using recycledaggregates meet the 28-day targetstrength of 36.7 MPa required for lighttraffic purpose as per IS: 15658. The 28days strength of mixes BW-25 (45.2MPa) using washed recycled aggregatesis comparable.

The 28-day flexural strength ofpaving blocks (Fig. 2) using recycledaggregates in series I and II are higherthan control specimens. Further, it isobserved that flexural strength decreaseswith increase in recycled aggregatecontent. High flexural strength withrecycled aggregates may be accompaniedwith the angular shape and rough surfaceof the recycled aggregates which isgenerally beneficial for good bondbetween the crushed aggregates and thecement paste to that of control mix (46.5MPa). The strength of blocks preparedwith unwashed recycled aggregates isabout 9-21 % less as compared to control

Fig 1: Two layered interlocking pavingprepared from recycled aggregate

Fig. 2: Compressive and Flexural strength of concrete paving blocksdetermined after 28 days of curing

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R&D Highlightsspecimens. The mixtures B-25, BW-25,CW-50, DW-75 and EW-100 can also berecommended for medium traffic purposeas these are satisfying the minimumstrength requirements of M-40 grade asper IS:15658.

From this study it was concluded that,construction and demolition waste canbe used for production of low-costbuilding material. Different Municipal

Corporations have stated using this wastefor production of building components.IL&FS Environment InfrastructureServices Limited (IEISL) set up a 500TPD capacity processing plant in Delhito utilize construction and demolitionwaste as resource material.

Dr. A.K. Minocha and Team atCSIR-CBRI

Major and Trace Element Geochemistry ofS-type Cosmic Spherules (CSIR-NIO)

Micrometeorites that pass throughthe Earth's atmosphere undergochanges in their chemical compositions,thereby making it difficult tounderstand if they are sourced from thematrix, chondr ules, or calcium–aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs).These components have the potentialto provide evidence toward theunderstanding of the early solar nebularevolution.

The variations in the major elementand trace element compositions of155 different type (scoriaceous, relictbearing, porphyritic, barred,cryptocrystalline, and glass) of S-typecosmic spherules are investigated withthe intent to decipher the parent sourcesusing electron microprobe and laserablation inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. The S-type cosmicspherules appear to show a systematicdepletion in volatile element contents,but have preserved their refractory traceelements. The trends in their chemicalcompositions suggest that the S-typespherules comprise of componentsfrom similar parent bodies, that is,carbonaceous chondrites.

Large fosteritic relict grainsobserved in this investigation appear tobe related to the fragments ofchondr ules from carbonaceouschondrites. Fur ther more, fourspherules (two of these spherulesenclose spinels and one comprisedentirely of a Ca-Al-rich plagioclase)show enhanced trace elementenrichment patterns that are drasticallydifferent from all the other 151 cosmicspherules. The information on thechemical composition and rare earthelements (REEs) on cosmic spherulessuggest that the partially to fully meltedones can preserve evidences related totheir parent bodies. The Ce, Eu, andTm anomalies found in the cosmicspherules have similar behavior asthat of chondrites. Distinct correlationsobserved between different REEsand types of cosmic spherules reflectthe inherited propert ies of theprecursors.

ReferenceRudraswami, N.G.; ShyamPrasad, M.; Babu,E.V.S.S.K.; VijayaKumar, T. Meteoritics andPlanetary Science, vol. 51(4); 2016; 718-742.


Linkage between Speciation of Cd in MangroveSediment and its Bioaccumulation in Total SoftTissue of Oyster from the West Coast of India(CSIR-NIO)

This study established a mechanisticlinkage between Cd speciation andbioavailability in mangrove systemfrom the west coast of India. Highbioaccumulation of Cd was found inthe oyster (Crassostrea sp.) even at lowCd loading in the bottom sediment.Bioaccumulation of Cd in the oystergradually increased with the increasingconcentrat ions of water soluble,exchangeable and carbonate/bicarbonateforms of Cd in the sediments. Fe/Mnoxyhydroxide phase was found to controlCd bioavailability in the sediment

system.Cd-associated with sedimentary

organic matter was bioavailable andorganic ligands in the sediments werepoor chelating agents for Cd. This studysuggests that bioaccumulation of Cd inoyster (Crassostrea sp.) depends not onthe total Cd concentration but on thespeciation of Cd in the system.

ReferenceChakraborty, P.; Ramteke, D.; Gadi, S.D.;Bardhan, P. Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol.106 (1-2);2016; 274-282.

The recent evolution of extreme highwaters along the severe cyclone-riskcoasts of the Bay of Bengal (the eastcoast of India and Bangladesh) wasassessed using long-term (24–34 years)hourly tide gauge data available from fivestations. The highest water levels abovemean sea level have the greatestmagnitude towards the northern part ofthe Bay, which decreases towards itssouth-west.

Extreme high waters were observedto result from a combination ofmoderate, or even small, surges with largetides at these stations in most of the cases.Increasing trends, which are significant,

Evolution of Extreme High Waters along theEast Coast of India and at the Head of theBay of Bengal (CSIR-NIO)

were observed in the extreme high watersat Hiron Point, at the head of the Bay.However, the trends in extremes areslightly lower than its mean sea leveltrend. For the other stations, Cox's Bazaar,Paradip Visakhapatnam and Chennai, nosignificant trends were observed. At inter-annual time scales, changes in extremehigh waters in the Bay of Bengal werefound to be influenced by the El NiñoSouthern Oscillation and the IndianOcean Dipole.

ReferenceAntony, C.; Unnikrishnan, A.S.; Woodworth,P.L. Global and Planetary Change, vol.140; 2016;59-67.


MoUs

CSIR-CIMFR has entered into anMoU with Coal Supplying Companiesand Power Utilities for the qualityanalysis of coal being supplied to powerutilit ies by the coal supplyingcompanies. This collaboration willenhance efficiency of use of coal by thepower sector.

Union Minister for Science &Technology and Earth Sciences,Dr. Harsh Vardhan presided over theagreement signing ceremony along withShri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister ofState (IC) for Power, Coal, New &Renewable Energy.

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, while praisingthe efforts of CSIR, said that theGovernment of India, under theguidance of the Prime Minister, is guidedby the ethos of transparency, qualitycontrol and a corruption-freeenvironment. Hence, this culture will becarried forward through the research atCSIR laboratories in the field of thermalenergy generation as well and thisagreement is the first step in thisdirection.

Shri Piyush Goyal emphasized thatIndia is the third largest consumer of coalglobally, after China and the US, and the

MoUs

CSIR-CIMFR Signs MoU for EnsuringQuality of Coal for Power Generation

share of coal in its energy mix has beenrising. Thermal coal accounts for around85% of India’s coal consumption andthe power sector accounts for more than70% of India’s coal use. Moreover, highash and moderate moisture content ofIndian coal and the use of sub-criticaltechnologies by over 90% of India’scoal-fired fleet reduces the efficiency ofits power plants to a great extent.

The mandated use of super-criticaltechnology by the upcoming coal-firedprojects in India makes it necessaryfor the plants to run on high energy,low ash coal. In such a scenario thesigning of today’s agreement assumes alot of importance. The Minister notedthat the pilot study has been going onsince January this year and now a10-year contract is being signed for futurescaling up of the process.

As a part of this MoU, CSIR-CIMFRwould make use of its knowledge basesupport in maintaining the quality ofcoal at the national level for the entirepower sector. It is estimated that about300 million metric tons of coal sampleswould be analyzed for quality peryear. The contract value of the project isaround Rs. 250 crores per annum.

The efforts through the aforesaidproject would minimize thedisagreements on quality issues betweencoal producers and end users.Theendeavor would help the nation insustainable energy supply and securityplanning for future as it may reduce theimport of thermal coal.

CSIR-CIMFR is providingknowledge based support to the entirecoal-based energy chain encompassingexploration, mining and impact on the


environment. Further, the laboratory isengaged in surveys of other mineraldeposits and excavation for hydro-electricprojects, tunnels and railways. It playsa pivotal role in establishing thenational coal inventory and is involved

in maintaining the consistency ofcoal quality for power and othersectors leading to energy security andgrowth with high standards ofsafety, productivity and cleanerenvironment.

The CSIR-National Institute of Science,Technology and Development Studies(CSIR-NISTADS), signed an MoU withthe Interdisciplinary Climate ResearchCentre (ICRC), Cotton College topromote knowledge and cooperation inaddressing issues of public importancepertaining to climate change andsustainable development.

The two institutes will work togetherto promote research and development,including policy analysis in the areas ofgreen growth, climate change,sustainable energy, natural resourcemanagement, capacity building,knowledge exchange and knowledge co-production.

CSIR-NISTADS Signs MoU on ClimateResearch

Dr. Prashant Goswami, DirectorCSIR-NISTADS said, “Whether it israising public awareness of the threatposed by dangerous climate change we

CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL),Bengaluru have signed an MoU with MarriLaxman Reddy Group of Institutes that will helpstudents and faculty of MLRIT avail researchfacilities of NAL, Bangalore.

MLRIT secretary Marri Rajashekar Reddy saidthey propose to establish research facilities toenrich the skills of students from the aeronautical,mechanical, electronics, computer science andallied branches of aerospace streams. Mr Reddysaid they also want to come up with mutualresearch publications and industry projects forfaculty and students, for which NAL directorDr. Shyam Chetty showed keen interest.

MLRIT and NAL signing MoU for extendingresearch facilities for students

CSIR-NAL Signs MoU with MLRIT


are trying to eliminate, or encouragingparticipation in a community scheme tofoster social inclusion, we need to shareour message of sustainable developmentand encourage participation as widely aswe can. And finally, one of the bigquestions that countries around theworld have to answer is how we canmake technology work for us, and not

against us – especially when it comes tosolving urgent challenges like climatechange. And I am certain that ICRC,working in close collaboration withNISTADS, will be at the forefront of thatchallenge in this region. It is throughpartnerships such as the one we arelaunching with ICRC Cotton Collegetoday that we can share this message.”

With the theme “Energy Conversion andStorage” the first symposium on AdvancedFunctional Materials (FUNMAT-2016)was organized at the CSIR-CentralElectrochemical Research Institute,Karaikudi during 26-28 May 2016.

Meeting the ever increasing globalenergy demands is a challenging anddaunting task and CSIR-CentralElectrochemial Research Institute(CECRI) being a hub of electrochemicalenergy conversion and storage researchprovides solutions through energy-related research. Functional materialsexhibiting a wide range of properties suchas electrochemical, electronic, magnetic,

Symposia

First Symposium on Advanced FunctionalMaterials (FUNMAT-2016) at CSIR-CECRI

optical, etc. play a pivotal role in energyconversion and storage.

To popularize the research activitieson advanced functional materials, theFunctional Materials Division of CSIR-CECRI organized a three daysymposium on advanced functionalmaterials. The major objective of thisinitiative was to enrich the knowledgeof research scholars with illuminatinglectures by experts and to enlighten themwith the avenues available in functionalmaterials research for energy conversionand storage.

The financial support for thesymposium came from Science andEngineering Research Board (SERB) ofDepartment of Science and Technology(DST), Defence Research andDevelopment Organization (DRDO),sponsorship from private companies andthrough registration fee. The invitedspeakers were selected covering thebroad spectrum of materials research.

The symposium started on26 May 2016 with Dr. D. Jeyakumar,Convener, FUNMAT-2016 welcomingthe gathering. The symposium wasinaugurated by Prof. V. Krishnan, IndianInstitute of Science and HonoraryProfessor, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for

Symposia


Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore.Dr. Vijayamohanan K. Pillai,

Director, CSIR-SERC, in hisintroductory remarks, talked about thetremendous growth in materials researchand touched upon the recent outcomesof materials research like MaterialsGenome, SunCat and QuantumEspresso.

In his inspirat ional inauguraladdress, Prof. V. Krishnan emphasizedthe importance of solar energyconversion that can help in meeting theglobal energy demand. Recapturing hisown experience, he presented the globalscenario of solar energy conversion inthe past and present.

Dr. N. Lakshminarasimhan, Co-Convener, FUNMAT-2016 proposedthe vote of thanks for the inauguralsession.

The invited lectures covered a widerange of materials used inelectrochemical energy conversion likefuel cells, energy storage devicesespecially lithium ion batteries andsupercapacitors, solar energy conversionmaterials for organic and dye sensitizedsolar cells, optical sensors and magneticstorage and magnetocaloric applications.The symposium included 16 invitedlectures and 11 invited talks by expertsfrom various fields. There were five oralpresentations and 84 posterpresentations by research scholars fromvarious institutes covering the fivedifferent states in southern India.

The three-day programme alsoincluded a felicitation session to Dr. T.Prem Kumar, Senior Principal Scientist,CSIR-CECRI, an expert in the field ofanode materials for lithium ion batteries.His lecture dealt with his researchactivities on various carbon and carbon-based materials as anodes for lithium ionbatteries.

During the valediction, Dr.Vijayamohanan K. Pillai, Director, CSIR-

CECRI introduced the chief guest Prof.S. Sundar Manoharan, Vice-Chancellor,Karunya University, Coimbatore andhighlighted the importance of such asymposium in his concluding thoughts.

Prof. Manoharan, in his valedictoryaddress, stressed the importance ofvarious functionalities of materials and

functionalized materials. His address washighly motivational for the young mindsto carry out their research in the area offunctional materials.

Six best posters were selected theme-wise by experts and awarded with amemento and certificate. Dr. M.Sathish, Co-Convener, FUNMAT-2016proposed the vote of thanks. Thesymposium ended with the NationalAnthem.


Lectures/TrainingProgrammes

Lectures

Dr. Ashok S. Juwarkar Memorial Lecture atCSIR-NEERI

system. She stated that sustainableland management and ecosystemrestoration activities together form alandscape approach, which manages theland, water and forest resources as oneintegrated system to meet an area’s foodsecurity needs, ensure a continued flowof ecosystem services and promoteinclusive, green growth. She informedthat biodiversity plays an importantrole in maintaining stability andincreasing productivity of the ecosystem.Wasteland reclamation, suitable landuse and alternate crops could be theprobable solutions for preventingthe ecosystem, she said. Sheadvocated promotion of afforestationprogrammes.

Earlier, in his welcome address,Director of CSIR-NEERI Dr. RakeshKumar, recalled the significantcontributions of late Dr. Ashok S.Juwarkar. He said that the personalityof Dr. Ashok Juwarkar was a source ofinspiration to all. Dr. J.S. Pandeyintroduced the Chief Guest andDr. Prakash Kumbhare proposed thevote of thanks.

Dr. Ashok S. Juwarkar MemorialLecture organized at CSIR-NationalEnvironmental Engineering ResearchInstitute (CSIR-NEERI), Nagpur wasdelivered this year on 14 July 2016 at theInstitute’s premises.

Professor and Head of Post GraduateDepartment of Botany, RTM NagpurUniversity Dr. Alka Chaturvedi was theChief Guest on this occasion anddelivered the Dr. Ashok S. JuwarkarMemorial Lecture 2016. Deliveringher lecture on ‘Biodiversity andEco-ministration’, Dr. Chaturvedi saidthat human beings are responsible fordisturbing ecosystems. Now, it is achallenge to conserve the existingbiodiversity for maintaining theecological balance, she added.

She pointed out that currently naturalresources are being managed with atypical administrative approach, in anisolated manner, where one problem issolved and two more crop-up. That iswhy now a concept of eco-ministrationis required in which certain processesshould be applied for managingnatural resources in a particular eco-

Dr. Alka Chaturvedi delivering her Lecture


Training Programmes

CSIR-NEIST Organizes MotivationalProgramme for School Students

(Left) Dr. D. Ramaiah, Director, CSIR-NEIST addressing the students in the inaugural session.Seated on the dais are (from left) Dr. B. K. Sarmah, Director, DBT centre,

AAU-Jorhat and Dr. P. Sengupta, Chief Scientist, CSIR-NEIST present as Guests of Honour.(Right) Student participants with their teachers seen with Director, CSIR-NEIST

and organizers of the program.

With an objective to motivate studentstowards basic science, CSIR-NEISTorganized a week-long motivationalprogramme during 7-12 April 2016 at itspremises. A total of 43 students of classXII (science stream) along with 9teachers from different schools ofAssam, Mizoram and Nagaland attendedthe programme. The inauguralprogramme held on 7 April 2016 waspresided over by Dr. D. Ramaiah,Director, CSIR-NEIST. Dr. B.K.Sarmah, Director, DBT Centre, AssamAgricultural University (AAU)–Jorhatand Dr. P. Sengupta, Chief Scientist,CSIR-NEIST were present as Guests ofHonour.

The week-long programme includedpopular science talks, hands-on projectwork by students under the supervisionof CSIR-NEIST scientists, Face-to-Facewith scientists, elocution competition,visit to places of historical importancein Sivasagar district and visit to AAU.

The program concluded with a shortValedictory Programme held on12 April 2016. Certificates weredistributed to the participants andwinners of the elocution competitionwere awarded with prizes. The programme,which received high appreciation andacknowledgement from the participants,was catalyzed and supported by RVPSP,DST, Govt. of India.

Glimpses of the week-long programme


Training Programmes

Under the CSIR 800 project titled, “RuralEntrepreneurship and Skill Developmentthrough Demonstration and Training ofAppropriate Technologies of CSIR-NEIST”, CSIR-NEIST organized a seriesof training programmes on Mushroomcultivation during the month.

A batch of 13 nominated personnelof 5 Air Force Hospital, Jorhat receivedthe training held at CSIR-NEISTpremises on 3 May 2016. This was

CSIR-NEIST Imparts Training onMushroom Cultivation

followed by two programmes held on10 May 2016 and 21 May 2016 wherein9 AcSIR students received the trainingas a part of their academic curriculaconcerned with societal/rural issues.

The training covered detaileddemonstration on cultivation practiceand knowledge dissemination about thehealth benefits of Mushroom and itsprocessing to produce value-addedproducts.

Trainees from 5 Air Force Hospital, Jorhat (left) and student trainees of AcSIR (right)

CSIR-Indian Institute of IntegrativeMedicine (IIIM), Jammu, CSIR-CentralInstitute of Medicinal and AromaticPlants (CIMAP), Lucknow incollaboration with the Advance Centrefor Rainfed Agriculture (ACRA),SKUAST-J organised a one day“Training–cum-Awareness Programmeon Cultivation, Processing and Marketingof Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

Training-Cum-Awareness Programme onMedicinal and Aromatic Plants Organised byCSIR-IIIM

suitable for Jammu & Kashmir State”under J&K Arogya Gram Yojana(JAAG) Project.

The training programme wasorganised under the guidance of Dr. RamA. Vishwakarma, Director, IIIM, Jammuand Prof. A.K. Tripathi, Director,CIMAP.

The introductory lecture wasdelivered by Dr. A.P. Singh, Senior


Scientist, ACRA. He talked about theimportance of cultivation of MAPs w.r.t.rainfed areas of Jammu.

IIIM Scientists Dr. Suresh Chandra,Dr. R.K. Srivastava & Shri R.P. Yadav(CIMAP), Dr. Bikarma Singh, Dr.Rajendra Bhanwaria, Dr. V.P. Rahul, Dr.Sabha Jeet and Shri Ashok Gupta, Dy.Director (ATMA) had discussions andinteractions with local farmers andpresented overall objectives of theongoing project and targeted commercialcrops suitable for rainfed, kandi andirrigated lands of J&K region. CSIRdeveloped varieties such as JammuMonarda, Rosagrass RRL (J) CN-5,Rosagrass IIIM (J) CK-10, Phalsa,

Lavendra, Palma Rosa PRC-1,Lemongrass CKP-25, Lemongrass CPK-F2-38, Vetivar, Patchouli, Geranium,Rosemary, Ocimum, and Mentha werethe key crops discussed.

Farmers and growers took keeninterest in adopting the cultivation ofMAPs, as suggested in the trainingand awareness programme. Theparticipating far mers shared theirexperiences of growing medicinal andaromatic crops. Planting materials andseeds were also distributed amongprogressive farmers and their trialtechnology demonstrations wereperformed at ACRA (Samba) nurseryplots.

National Technology Day Celebrations

National Technology Day at CSIR-CRRI

The National Technology Day wasobserved at CSIR-Central RoadResearch Institute (CSIR-CRRI), NewDelhi on 11 May 2016 to commemoratetechnological breakthroughs made byIndia. CRRI celebrated NationalTechnology Day by declaring it an openday for the general public and engineeringcollege students.

Mr T.K. Amla, HOD (ILT) gave abrief background of the NationalTechnology Day celebrations. Prof. SatishChandra, Director (CRRI) delivered thewelcome address. He urged CRRIscientists/technologists to develop newtechnologies which are economicallyviable in the sector of roads andtransportation. He also emphasised theneed for focused R&D with defineddeliverables and outcome in a shortperiod of time, which can beimplemented in the field for the benefitof the common man.

Dr. N.S. Raman, Dy. General Manager– Bitumen, Extraction & Distillation,Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) R&DCentre, Faridabad graced the occasion asChief Guest and delivered a lecture on“Technology: A Nation’s Priority forProsperity”.

The function concluded with thevote of thanks by Shri Sudhir Mathur,Chief Scientist (GTE).


National Technology Day/Visits

CSIR-North East Institute of Scienceand Technology (CSIR-NEIST), Jorhatcelebrated the National Technology Day2016 with a special programme on11 May 2016.

Dr. Ch Mohan Rao, Former Director,CSIR-Centre for Cellular and MolecularBiology, Hyderabad graced the occasionas Chief Guest and delivered theTechnology Day Lecture. The programwas presided over by Dr. D. Ramaiah,Director, CSIR-NEIST.

Speaking on the topic, “Science &Technology for Social Good”, Dr. ChMohan Rao gave an account of thechanges that led to human civilizationfrom the Stone Age to the modern daytechnology age through science. Heillustrated the various contributions ofIndia towards the growth anddevelopment of humanity such as theVedic classification, Number Names,Process for extraction of Zinc from itsore, Quadratic equation, Discovery ofplant cell (Rosa Kosha) etc. He also

CSIR-NEIST celebrates National TechnologyDay 2016

mentioned some of the significantachievements of CSIR like indelible ink,indigenous supercomputer, Amul milkfood, ground water exploration forpotable water and a host of genericdrugs in the healthcare sector.

Dr. Rao encouraged everyonepresent to take this day as a chance tothink and come up with relevantsolutions for the problems faced by thepeople of the country. “We need to haveempathy, compassion and foresight touse science for social good,” he opined.

Earlier, Dr. D. Ramaiah, Director,CSIR-NEIST delivered the welcomeaddress and introduced the Chief Guestto the gathering. He also recalled themessage by Director-General, CSIR toall CSIR scientists earlier during the daythrough Video-Conference.

Later, the CSIR-NEIST AnnualReport 2015-16 was released by theChief Guest. The programme concludedwith a vote of thanks rendered by Dr. S.Saikia, Sr. Scientist, CSIR-NEIST.

(Left) Dr. Ch Mohan Rao, Former Director, CSIR-Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology,Hyderabad, delivering the Technology Day Letcure as Chief Guest. (Right) Release of

CSIR-NEIST Annual Report 2015-16 by the Chief Guest in presence of Dr. D. Ramaiah,Director, CSIR-NEIST.


The Hon’ble Minister of Science &Technology and Earth Sciences Dr. HarshVardhan had an interactive meeting on17 May 2016 with the leaders of industryand senior scientists of CSIR-CentralMechanical Engineering ResearchInstitute (CSIR-CMERI), Durgapur toassess the needs of the industry and howCSIR as a whole and CSIR-CMERI in

Visits

Dr. Harsh Vardhan Calls for “Marriage”between Industry and CSIR at CSIR-CMERI

particular can address those needs.Chief executives from public sectors,

Durgapur Steel Plant, Alloy Steels Plant,Eastern Coalfields Ltd., Damodar ValleyCorporation, Graphite India Ltd.,Alstom Projects (India) Ltd., DurgapurCement Works, Matix Fertilizers &Chemicals Ltd. took part in thedeliberation.

Glimpses of the Hon’ble Minister’s visit


The Hon’ble Minister desired a ‘full-fledged marriage’ between Industry andCSIR Laboratories to solve among othersthe common peoples’ problems in asimple way. He urged the industry to becourageous and own CSIR developedtechnologies. He cited the example of adrug for diabetes, recently developed byCSIR-NBRI, which was taken up by anindustry. There are good reports aboutit; people are benefitting and in theprocess industry as well, has gotbenefitted immensely.

The Hon’ble Minister inaugurated the‘Control Container’ developed by CSIR-CMERI for lake and sea tr ial of‘Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)’, aCSIR-CMERI technology. He interactedwith the scientists concerned regardingpossible application and potential of thetechnology. Hon’ble Minister witnessedlive demonstration of the technologiesdeveloped at CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur.

Dr. Harsh Vardhan applauded theefforts of CSIR-CMERI in providing

technological support to North EastIndia and was impressed with theinstitute’s contribution towardsproduction of potable water and energyfrom waste after watching the livedemonstration on ‘Integrated post-harvest processing system for spicesgrown in North-East India’, ‘Cashew nutshell liquid extraction system’, Waterpurification technologies – iron, arsenicand fluoride detection and removal’,‘Plastic waste to fuel oil conversionsystem’ etc.

The Hon’ble Minister also happilytook part in a live demonstration of thetractors developed by CSIR-CMERI bybeing literally in the driver’s seat andactually driving one vehicle. He laudedthe contribution of the institute in the‘Green Revolution’ with its immenselysuccessful technological achievements –the ‘Swaraj Tractor’ followed by the‘Sonalika’ and the ‘Krishi Shakti’. Healso drove the ‘e-Rickshaw’ developedby the institute with great enthusiasm.

Visits/Honours & Awards


Dr. Harsh Vardhan emphasized onthe advice of Hon’ble Prime Ministerand President, CSIR to orient researchtowards making the life of the commonman better, providing technologicalsolutions to the problems of the poorand downtrodden section of the society.He emphasized on the areas whereCSIR-CMERI can take the lead inensuring “Make in India” vision of thePrime Minister of India and suggestedthat CSIR-CMERI can contributesignificantly towards providingtechnological solutions in areas like

agricultural machinery, solar energy,potable drinking water and energy fromwaste.

Earlier in his address, Dr. GirishSahni, Director General, CSIRemphasized that the scientificcommunity in CSIR should not besatisfied with past achievements butshould constantly try to think out-of-the-box. Their goal should be to pursuenew research areas which could meet thecountry’s needs as well as put her aheadin selected technology domains relatedto the activities of the Institutes.

Honours & Awards

CSIR-NEIST Scientist receives IIME CoalBeneficiation Award 2015

Dr. Binoy K. Saikia, Scientist, PolymerPetroleum & Coal Chemistry Group,Materials Science & TechnologyDivision, CSIR-NEIST has beenawarded with the Indian Institute ofMineral Engineering (IIME) CoalBeneficiation Award (Academic/R&D)- 2015 for his contribution in the fieldof Mineral Engineering. The awardconsists of a plaque was given during theinauguration of the InternationalSeminar on Mineral ProcessingTechnology (MPT-2016) held on 5

January 2016 at Tata ConsultancyServices (TCS), Pune.

Dr. Saikia has research interests inadvanced characterization and gainfulutilization of high sulphur North EastIndian coals, green methods of coalbeneficiation, nano-mineralogy and valueaddition to low quality coals.He has published 46 papers in reputedjournals (SCI) along with 5 book chapters(ISBN). He has also been elected recentlyas Life Member of Mining, Geological& Metallurgical Institute of India (MGMI).


Appointments

Dr. V M Tiwari has taken charge asthe new Director of CSIR-NationalGeophysical Research Institute (CSIR-NGRI), Hyderabad. He was previouslythe Director of National Centrefor Earth System Studies inThiruvananthapuram.

Dr. Tiwari obtained his post-graduatedegree in Geophysics from the BanarasHindu University (BHU), Varanasi andbegan his scientific career at CSIR-NGRIafter receiving a PhD in Geophysics fromNGRI and BHU. His research interestsprimarily focus on deciphering subsurfacemass distribution and mass transportrelevant to a wide range of scientific andsocietal applications such as elucidatingstructure and dynamics of differentgeological sett ings in the Indianlithosphere, variation in water storage

Dr. Rakesh Kumar has taken over asDirector of the CSIR-NationalEnvironmental Engineering ResearchInstitute (CSIR-NEERI), Nagpur. Heassumed charge on 23rd May 2016. Beforebecoming Director, Dr. Kumar was ChiefScientist and Head of the Mumbai ZonalLaboratory, CSIR-NEERI.

Dr. Rakesh Kumar obtained M.Tech.in Environmental Science andEngineering from IIT-Bombay and Ph.D.in Environmental Engineering fromRTM Nagpur University. He has a vastexperience in all fields of environmentalscience and engineering, especially airpollution control and management,

Dr. Rakesh Kumar is new Director ofCSIR-NEERI

over Indian subcontinent and mappingof sub-basaltic sediments. Dr. Tiwarihas also contributed significantly to theprojects of Oil and Mineral Industries.

He is a recipient of the NationalMerit Scholarship; ONGC-AEG BestThesis Award; and Young ScientistAwards from Indian National ScienceAcademy (INSA), Council of Scientificand Industrial Research (CSIR),Department of Science & Technology,and Govt. of Uttar Pradesh; KrishnanGold Medal by Indian GeophysicalUnion (IGU); National Mineral Awardby Ministry of Mines, Govt. of Indiaand Fellowship of National Academy ofSciences (FNASc.), India. He is alsomember of several national andinternational committees.

urban air quality monitoring, emissioninventory and modeling, environmentalimpact assessment, environmental audit,climate change and health. Dr. Kumar hasnotable contributions in developingtechnologies for reuse and recycle ofdomestic and industrial wastewater whichbrought a paradigm shift in the country.

Dr. Kumar has received awards forhis outstanding contributions inEnvironmental Science & Engineering,among which the notable ones areCommonwealth Commission Award, UKin 1994; “Environmental LeadershipAward” by US Asia EnvironmentalPartnership and US-AID for the year 2005

Appointments

Dr. V.M. Tiwari Takes Charge as CSIR-NGRIDirector


for outstanding contribution inimproving quality of life for thepopulation of Asia; award for largestnumber of technology transfer for lowcost waste water treatment-Phytorid inthe year 2012; VASVIK award for 2012for his exemplary work for urbanenvironment improvement andsustainable technology “Phytorid” forsewage treatment for better environment;and “Hiyoshi Think of Ecology Award”in September 2015 for his work on useof ecology in solving environmentalengineering problems. He has also served

as ‘Adjunct Professor’ at the Centre forEnvironmental Science and Engineering,IIT-Bombay.

Dr. Kumar has ten patents onpollution control devices includingtwo international patents, and publishedmore than 83 papers in national andinternational journals and 92 papers innational and international conferences.He has authored three Self LearningBooks on various topics ofEnvironmental Science and Engineering,one of them for Commonwealth ofLearning, Canada.

Dr. N. Gopalakrishnan,Chief Scientist, StructuralEngineering ResearchCentre (SERC) took overas Director, CSIR-CentralBuilding ResearchInstitute (CBRI) on26 May 2016.

Dr. N. Gopalakrishnandid his B.E. CivilEngineering from Anna University in1984, M.Tech Structural Engineeringfrom IIT-Madras in 1986 and Ph.D. inStructural Engineering from IndianInstitute of Science, Bangalore in 2009.He worked as Design Engineer in TataConsultancy Engineers (TCE) during1986 to 1987. He joined the CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centreon April 27, 1987 as Scientist ‘B’ andcontinued as Chief Scientist.

Specialist in the areas of Mechanics,Materials and Engineering, Dr. N.Gopalakrishnan has provided hisexpertise in various areas such asStructural Dynamics, Soil Dynamics,Earthquake Engineering, System

Dr. N. Gopalakrishnan takes over as Director,CSIR-CBRI

Identifications andStr uctural HealthMonitoring, Experimentalmethods in Engineeringand Sensors, ReinforcedConcrete Structures andStructural Design of Steeland Concrete Structures.

Dr. Gopalakrishnanalong with his colleagues

has filed patents including the patent for“A Process for the manufacture of aPassive Energy Device (PED) fromHysteretic Shear Polymer” in 2008,“Earthquake Protection Device forBridges” in 2010 and “Energy HarvestingDevice for SHM” recently.

He is a member of the Indian Societyof Earthquake Technology (ISET). Hehas received several awards, including theUNDP fellowship in 1994. He was alsoawarded Dr. M. Ramaiah’s Prize for theBest Technical Paper for the year 2003and again in 2008.

Dr. Gopalakrishnan has authored 61papers, published in numerous nationaland international journals.


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Dr. Manoj Kumar Patairiyahas joined as Director ofthe CSIR - NationalInstitute of ScienceCommunication andInformation Resources(CSIR - NISCAIR), NewDelhi. In his earlierassignment, Dr. Patairiyawas the Additional DirectorGeneral, Prasar Bharati

(Doordarshan/ All India Radio), where he wasresponsible for setting up the Kisan TV Channel to realizethe vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister of India ShriNarendra Modi. He also served as the Channel Head ofDD Kisan Channel.

A well accomplished scientist and sciencecommunicator, Dr. Patairiya has served as Adviser/Scientist ‘G’ in the Department of Science & Technology,Govt. of India, prior to his assignment in Prasar Bharati.

Trained in multidisciplinary perspectives in science,technology, innovation and humanities, Dr. Patairiya holdsM.Sc. and Ph.D. in biosciences, M.Sc-Tech. in Science &Technology Communication, M.B.A. in Human ResourceDevelopment, and Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism& Mass Communication. He studied Science, Technologyand Innovation Policy at Harvard University, USA.

Dr. Patairiya is decorated with prestigious nationaland international awards including Global SciencePopularization Award by Centre for Global Studies,Houston, USA; Indira Gandhi National Award by Ministryof Home Affairs, Dr. Atmaram Award by Ministry ofHuman Resource Development, Bhartendu HarischandraNational Award by Ministry of Information &Broadcasting, Chaudhary Charan Singh National Awardby Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, and Dr.B.C. Deb Award by Indian Science Congress, etc. Manyof these awards were conferred on him by the thenPresidents of India Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, Dr. APJAbdul Kalam, Mrs. Pratibha Devi Singh Patil, and VicePresident of India Shri Bhairon Singh Sekhavat includinga recent one by present President of India Shri PranabMukherjee.

Dr. Patairiya has been interested in research andinnovation and has two Indian Patents to his credit besidesdeveloping several gadgets, prototypes and educationalaids. He has conceptualized and undertaken a number ofresearch and development projects in collaboration withR&D institutions, universities and other government, non-government and international institutions. He hasconducted training programmes, created academic courses,established Centres for Science Communication andScience Archives, organized conferences, and startedspecial programmes on Technology Communication, RiskCommunication, Spirit of Innovation, InternationalCooperation, etc.

Dr. Patairiya’s innovative efforts towards sciencecommunication, motivational research, innovation,management, governance, and policy development havemade significant impact leading to growth anddevelopment of the science and technology ecosystem.Dr. Patairiya has authored books on biotechnology,environment, and science communication, and co-editedthe widely acclaimed books – Sharing Science andScience Meets Communication – and has a large number ofhigh standard research and popular science publicationsto his credit.

Dr. Patairiya is pursuing a vision of cross disciplinarycommunication between sciences, media, governance andpublics for scientific advancement and socio-culturalexcellence. Dr. Patairiya’s efforts have positioned Indiaprominently on the global science communicationscenario. He has been a Member of the ScientificCommittee of the International Network on PublicCommunication of Science & Technology (PCST),Australia, Founder Editor of the Indian Journal of ScienceCommunication, and Former President of the IndianScience Writers’ Association. He was a Visiting Professorof Global Communication in S&T at the ChungnamNational University of the Republic of Korea and serveson Editorial Boards of different research journals in Indiaand abroad. Recently he has been elected as the ViceChair of the International Inter-Academy Group onScience Communication which is a recognition of India’sleadership position in science communication at the globallevel.

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