One Week One Lab programme kick-starts at CSIR-IMMT Bhubaneswar

BY SASMITA SAI

Bhubaneswar,SEPT 11 : Inaugurating the ‘one week, one lab’ programme Dr. Ramanuj Narayan Director, CSIR-IMMT, said, “The aim of this program is to create awareness about the available technologies, in the areas of Minerals, Materials and Environmental Sustainability, and services present at CSIR-IMMT among potential stakeholders.

These technologies help in providing solutions to industrial partners, societal problems, and develop the scientific temperament among the masses, especially students who are the future budding scientists of the country.

Speaking on this occasion Hon’ble Chief Guest Dr. Debashish Bhattacharjee Vice President Technology and R&D, Tata Steel said, Thank you so much for the warm welcome here. Also, the energy, enthusiasm and eagerness that I saw in the exhibition before was infectious.

 And I think it’s quite telling on the leadership of this institute and passion of the researchers and technologies of this institute take pride in their efforts. Congratulations to all of you, a big hand to all of you. Congratulations to CSIR headquarters and individual laboratories for embarking upon one week 1 lab initiative in the nation CSIR fulfills.

 It’s an exceedingly important role that CSIR needs to continue to play strongly. I’m sure with this initiative, dynamic leadership and the passion that we see the CSIR Labs will play this important role. But in order to play this role we, you and I together need to bear few things in mind. We need to work closely with industry and with academia on problems that we face today.

And we heard about the importance of materials in the electronics industry and we know that India has an ambition to become a leader in semiconductors in the years to come.

Ex Director, CSIR IMMT Prof S Basu, who is currently positioned as Director, IIT Delhi was also present on this occasion.

Union Minister of State for Science & Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh Ji launched the ‘one week, one lab’ programme on Monday, April 17, 2023. One week, one lab’ campaign will allow each of the 37 CSIR Labs spread across the country to showcase their work to get benefits and for stakeholders to learn about it.

 One Week One Lab, a theme-based campaign of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) is being organized to ignite the minds of young innovators, students, start-ups, academia and industry to look for opportunities through deep technological ventures.

 All Institutes of CSIR, one after the other in every successive week, will show case their exclusive innovations and technological breakthroughs to the people of India under this program. The CSIR Institutes are one-of-a-kind and specialise in topics ranging from the genome to geology, food to fuel, minerals to materials, Lab to land/sky and so on.

Professor S. Basu emphasized the lack of awareness among educated individuals regarding the importance of material science.

He underscored the significance of semiconductor technology, stating that it has played a pivotal role in revolutionizing our lives through electronics. He identified the transistor as the pivotal invention or discovery responsible for this transformative revolution.

CSIR-IMMT has running successfully the ‘JIGYASA’ (which would inculcate the culture of inquisitiveness on one hand and scientific temper on the other, amongst the school students and their teachers) programme which is inspired by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji’s vision of a new India and Scientific Social Responsibility (SSR) of Scientific Community and Institutions.

Under Jigyasa we conduct Science Exhibitions, Projects of National Children’s Science Congress, Teacher Workshops and Tinkering Laboratories.

We also encourage startups, industry connect, Atmanirvar Bharat and growth of MSMEs. In that regard, in sponsorship with the DSIR, we have set up CRTDH (Common Research & Technology Development Hub) for the development of entrepreneurship and startups in the areas of Mineral and Materials processing and new Chemical processing.

Above during the last month, we have reached around seventy-five 75 thousands of students, academicians across the radius of 100 kms around Bhubaneswar, through the initiative of IP Rath the knowledge of intellectual property rights and benefits.

On this occasion MoUs were signed with Sri Sri University, BOSE Cuttack,  Nexus power. Sri Sri University (Sri Sri aim for new facilities), Bose research, internship, Nexus power Dedicated facility for e vehicle Substitute of batteries