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The Council of
Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR):
The Council of Scientific
& Industrial Research (CSIR) --the premier industrial R&D organization
in India was constituted in 1942 by a resolution of the then Central
Legislative Assembly. It is an autonomous body registered under the
Registration of Societies Act of 1860.CSIR aims to provide industrial
competitiveness, social welfare, strong S&T base for strategic sectors and
advancement of fundamental knowledge.
The Strategic Road Map
designed for CSIR as it stepped into the new Millennium envisaged:
- Re-engineering the organisational structure;
- Linking research to marketspace;
- Mobilising and Optimising the resource base;
- Creating an enabling infrastructure; and
- Investing in high quality science that will be the harbinger of
future technologies.
Interestingly, the
Government of India has also announced
a new Science and Technology Policy 2003 in the early years of the new century. It presents Science and
Technology with a human face and emphasizes realities such as facing open,
global competition; need for examining social, economic and environmental
consequences of S&T; and, aggressive international benchmarking and
innovation. It advocates strong support for basic research. It emphasizes
manpower build-up and retention as important challenges. It advocates dynamism
in S&T governance, through the participation of scientists and
technologies.
Today CSIR is recognised as
one of the world’s largest publicly funded R&D organisations having
linkages to academia, R&D organisations and industry. CSIR’s 37
laboratories not only knit India into a giant network that impacts and add
quality to the life of each and every Indian but CSIR is also party to the
prestigious Global Research
Alliance with the objective of applying global knowledge pool for global good
through global funding. CSIR’s R&D portfolio embraces areas as diverse as
Aerospace, Biotechnology, and Chemicals…indeed, almost the ABC-Z of Indian
Science!
Defence Research & Development
Organization (DRDO):
Defence Research
& Development Organisation (DRDO) works
under Department of Defence Research and Development of Ministry of Defence.
DRDO dedicatedly working towards enhancing self-reliance in Defence Systems and
undertakes design & development leading to production of world class weapon
systems and equipment in accordance with the expressed needs and the
qualitative requirements laid down by the three services.
DRDO is working in various areas of military
technology which include aeronautics, armaments, combat vehicles, electronics,
instrumentation engineering systems, missiles, materials, naval systems,
advanced computing, simulation and life sciences. DRDO while striving to meet
the Cutting edge weapons technology requirements provides ample spinoff
benefits to the society at large thereby contributing to the nation building.
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