Mr Modi, as Prime Minister, is also the Chairman of CSIR, a consortium of 37 laboratories and 39 outreach centres.
Mr Modi, as Prime Minister, is also the Chairman of CSIR, a consortium of 37 laboratories and 39 outreach centres.
Presiding over the meeting of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Society On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on its members to adopt a “one person one laboratory approach”. Many eminent scientists, industrialists and secretaries of scientific ministries of India are members of the society. The “one person one lab approach” requires them to visit the CSIR lab at least 2-3 times in a year and make the lab staff aware of the scientific expectations of the society, the participants of the meeting informed. Hindu,
Mr Modi, as Prime Minister, is also the Chairman of CSIR, a consortium of 37 laboratories and 39 outreach centres. A meeting of the Society is held annually, but meetings have not been held in the last two years due to the pandemic.
According to a press statement by the Ministry of Science, Mr Modi urged CSIR to develop a vision for 2042 when it turns 100.
A virtual summit of all laboratories should be held regularly and the scientific community should come up with technical solutions to “increase the protein content in cereals” and new varieties of millets to improve the yield as well as the nutritional content. should be presented.
He called on India to develop technologies not only for itself but also for the world and “pursue new approaches to address energy needs with a focus on green energy”.
He said scientists should deploy Artificial Intelligence (AI) in areas “from traditional knowledge to mapping students’ interests, skill sets and competencies” to equip them for the challenges of the future.
N. Kalaiselvi, Director General, CSIR presented the organization’s recent achievements and contributions, which include the first hydrogen fuel cell, the beginning of the Purple Revolution in Jammu and Kashmir and the inauguration of the Traditional Knowledge Database Library (TKDL).