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CBRI- Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee
The major R&D programmes of CBRI relate to
providing S & T back-up to the problems of buildings and
construction industries in the areas of housing & planning,
educational buildings, rural housing, building materials,
geotechnical & structural engineering, building physics and
fire research & testing. The institute also takes up
developmental testing and provides technical aid to industry.
CBT- Centre for Biochemical Technology, Delhi
The major R&D programmes of CBT relate to allergy and
immunology, diagnostics, genetic engineering, bio-organics and
high tech reagents.
CCMB- Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Hyderabad
The major R&D programmes of CCMB are under
the disciplines of Biomedicine & Biotechnology; Genetics &
Evolution; Cell Biology & Developmental Biology; Molecular
Biology and Biochemistry & Biophysics.
CDRI- Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow
Major R&D programmes are directed towards
(i) development of new contraceptives;
new drugs for tropical diseases (malaria, filariasis,
leishmaniasis), cardiovascular and central nervous system
disorders, hepatoprotection, wound healing, osteoporosis and
allergy;
(ii) development of immunodiagnostics for
early diagnosis of malaria, filariasis and leishmaniasis,
(iii) development of vaccines for
leprosy, malaria and cholera; (iv) development of
immunomodulators;
(v) exploration of terrestrial plants,
including Indian traditional remedies, and marine flora and
fauna for novel molecules for drug development;
(vi) development of cost-effective
innovative chemical-fermentation technologies for the
institute's new drugs, known drugs and drug intermediates,
biologicals and fermentation products;
(vii) basic research on biology of
reproduction, host parasite biochemical mechanisms,
regulation of CVS and CNS functions and enzyme and receptor
studies to obtain 'new leads' for drug development.
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CECRI- Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi
The major R&D programmes of CECRI relate to
batteries and power sources, corrosion science and engineering
electrochemicals, electrochemical materials science,
electrohydrometallurgy, electropyrometallurgy, electrochemical
instrumentation, electrodics and electrobiology and industrial
metal finishing. Basic research also forms an important part
of the R&D programmes of CECRI.
CEERI- Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute,
Pilani
The major R&D programmes of CEERI can be
categorized into three major areas; microwave tubes,
semiconductor devices and electronics systems. In the area of
microwave tubes the major focus is on communication tubes and
industrial tubes. In the area of semiconductor devices,
projects are being actively pursued on IC design, power
devices, device processing, microwave devices, hybrid
microcircuits, opto-electronic devices and semi-conductor
materials. R&D work in the area of electronics systems is
focussed on digital systems, agri electronics, speech
technology, industrial electronics, instrumentation systems
and communication engineering.
CFRI- Central Fuel Research Institute, Dhanbad
The major R&D programmes of CFRI are
directed towards: improving efficiency in power generation to
realize much of the installed capacity by employing more
efficient power generation cycles, including the co-generation
system; augmenting the production to better quality indigenous
reductants for steel making and other metallurgical purposes;
and developing coal-based industrial carbons of different
specifications; gaining deeper insight into the structure of
coal for its efficient utilization/conversion; reducing
dependence on petroleum products through conversion of
coal/organic wastes into synthetic fuel and other
chemicals/feed stocks; promoting the changeover from
non-commercial domestic fuel, e.g. firewood, to commercial
ones particularly in rural areas; developing pollution control
measures for coal-based industries; and carrying out the
national task of resource quality assessment in alliance with
the coal producing industries.
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CFTRI- Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore
The major R&D programmes of the institute
relate to development of food products and processes for
optimal utilization of the country's agricultural produce,
technology packages for convenient and ready -to-eat foods,
processes for value added products from plantation produce,
protocols for post-harvest handling and transportation of
fruits and vegetable for export and inland transportation,
methods of packaging of food materials and processed food
products for extended shelf life, techniques for crop/grain
protection, technologies for eliminating/reducing post-harvest
losses of perishables and durables, and modernization of the
primary food processing industry through development of
energy-efficient and cost-effective machinery and equipment.
CGCRI- Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute, Calcutta
The major R&D programmes of CGCRI relate to the development of
different varieties of optical materials, namely optical
glasses, laser glasses, speciality glasses, communication
fibre; oxide and non-oxide ceramics for engineering and high
temperature applications; electronic ceramics; bioceramics;
ceramic coatings for protection of metal surfaces; sol-gel
derived glass and ceramic coatings; refractories for ferrous
and non-ferrous industries; low-cost building materials;
composites; energy conservation and pollution abatement in
ceramic industries; human resource development; rural
development, etc.
CIMAP- Central Institute of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants,
Lucknow
CLRI- Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai
CMERI - Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute,
Durgapur
The major R&D programmes of CMERI relate to
design and development of mobile manipulators, robotics,
deep-seabed mining systems, modern oil expellers, reliability
analysis of systems in atomic power plants, automated power
looms and sugar cane harvesters.
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CMRI- Central Mining Research Institute, Dhanbad
CRRI- Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi
CSIO - Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Chandigarh
Modulation transfer function (MTF) test bench, Precision
optical processing facility, Computer facilities, CNC milling
machine facility.
CSMCRI - Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research
Institute, Bhavnagar
IICB - Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Calcutta
The major R&D programmes of the institute
comprise: research on natural products of medicinal,
biological and industrial value and synthetic duplication of
products of interest; development of innovative immunoassay
techniques; understanding the basis of parasitism and
development of biotechnologies applicable to the diagnosis and
chemotherapy of visceral leishmaniasis; investigation of the
molecular basis of pathogenicity of Vibrio cholerae and
development of an effective, long-active oral vaccine against
cholera infection; development of novel approaches towards
fertility control and regulation; delineation of the cellular
& molecular basis of brain development, and genesis and
prevention of movement disorders; investigation of gastric
physiology; development of tissue-targeted drug-delivery
system; investigation of the molecular mechanism of
biocatalysis; studies on the biosynthesis and liberation of
carbohydrases in higher fungi; development of
radio-pharmaceuticals for myocardial imaging and renal and
hepatobiliary studies; development of protein engineering
facilities and of the theoretical treatment and models for
self-organizational phenomena in living systems.
IICT - Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad
The major R&D programmes of IICT relate to
the development of technologies for pesticides, drugs, organic
intermediates and fine chemicals, catalysts, polymers and
organic coatings, utilization of lowgrade coals, and
value-added products from vegetable oils. Process design and
mechanical engineering design form and integral part of
technology development and transfer.
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IIP - Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun
INSDOC- Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre, New
Delhi
The R & D programmes of INSDOC focus on
deep systems analysis and software development for automating
information services and library functions. The main R & D
programmes are:
- design and development of S & T databases,
- network based online services,
- R & D in information science and technology
- foreign language translations; and
- human resource development in information science and
technology.
ITRC - Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, Lucknow
IHBT- Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur
IMT- Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh
The institute carries out application
oriented R&D in the frontier areas of biotechnology with the
short-term objective of capability generation and a long-term
perspective of generating newer leads in the critical areas of
its working. Most of the research programmes deal with the
application of newer tools of molecular biology and genetic
engineering to develop new technologies or improve upon the
existing ones vital to our national needs. The institute is
currently out R&D programmes in the following areas: molecular
biology and microbial genetics, animal cell/tissue culture,
protein engineering and fermentation technology
NAL-
National Aerospace laboratories, Bangalore
C-MMACS – Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Computer
Simulation, Bangalore
NBRI - National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow
NCL-
National Chemical Laboratory, Pune
The major R&D programmes of NCL relate to
the areas of catalysis, biotechnology, and polymers and other
high performance materials. Basic research in all these areas
forms a vital component of the overall programme of the
laboratory.
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NEERI - National Environmental Engineering Research Institute,
Nagpur
NGRI - National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad
NIO - National Institute of Oceanography, Goa
NISCOM - National Institute of Science Communication, New
Delhi
NISTADS - National Institute of Science, Technology &
Development Studies, New Delhi
NML - National Mettalurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur
The major R&D programmes of NML relate to
ore dressing, mineral beneficiation, material characterization
and evaluation of ferrous and non-ferrous metals; development,
processing and evaluation of alloys; and component integrity
evaluation. Some of the actively pursued programmes include:
(i) development of process technology for
recovery of nickel, cobalt and copper from polymetallic sea
modules through reduction roast, ammonia leaching, solvent
extraction and electrowining,
(ii) beneficiation/ purification of
indigenous ores,
(iii) development of reliable
methodologies for life prediction and life extension of
critical components in power, oil and steel sectors,
(iv) thermomechanical treatment of
steels, and
(v) corrosion protection of materials.
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NPL- National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi
The major R&D programmes of NPL can be broadly grouped as:
(i) measurements, standards and
calibration;
(ii) material characterization;
(iii) materials development including
carbon - carbon composites, piezoelectric ceramics and
ceramic polymer composite materials, thin film optical
coatings and systems, opto-electronic materials and devices
etc;
(iv) radio and atmospheric physics;
(v) cryogenics and super conductivity
Establishment, maintenance and continuous
updating of National Standards of physical measurements at
internationally accepted levels of accuracy, precision
measurements and calibration has been an important activity of
the laboratory. Under the Subordinate Legislation's of
Standards of Weights & Measures Act.
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