CSIR Current Affairs, GK & News
CSIR Sero survey Results
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research recently released the results of Sero Survey. Key Findings of the Survey The survey was conducted on 10,427 persons. Of these, only 10.14% showed sero positivity. The survey suggested that the neutralising antibodies have declined. This had made people prone to reinfections. Around 20% of seropositive individuals lagged ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: antobodies • Council for Scientific and Industrial Research • COVID-19 • CSIR • sero positive • sero survey
Atal Innovation Mission: CSIR Adopts 295 Atal Tinkering Labs
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research recently adopted 295 Atal Tinkering Labs established under Atal Innovation Mission. This will help young innovators associated with the Atal Tinkering Labs to learn from the best scientists in the country. It will pave way for them to become living inspirations for their schools and local communities. What ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) • atal tinkering labs • Council of Scientific & Industrial Research • CSIR • NITI Aayog
CSIR-Ladakh inks MoU for S&T Development
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the union territory of Ladakh recently signed an agreement for the development of the Union Territory through Science and Technology (S&T) interventions. About the MoU The agreement was signed by CSIR-IIIM Director D. Srinivas Reddy and Rigzin Samplel who is the Commissioner Secretary Agriculture and Horticulture, Ladakh ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: States Current Affairs
Topics: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research • CSIR • CSIR-Ladakh • Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) • S&T Development
Heeng Cultivation introduced in Indian Himalayas
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Institute of Himalayan bioresource Technology has taken up Heeng cultivation in the Lahaul valley of Himachal Pradesh. Around 750 hectares are to be covered under Heeng cultivation. Background The IHBT had earlier partnered with Department of Agriculture, Himachal Pradesh to boost production of Heeng and Saffron in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research • CSIR • GI tag • heeng • India-Iran • Jammu & Kashmir • Saffron
Sustainable Sold Waste Processing Facility developed by CSIR-CMERI
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) has developed Solid Waste Processing facility. Highlights The facility has helped to achieve decentralized decimation of solid waste. Also, it will help in creating value added products. The main objective of the system is to unburden the segregation responsibilities. This is achieved ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) • CSIR • Gasification • solid waste management • Waste management