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Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has taken several steps in the year 2021.
Initiatives taken by CSIR
CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories(NAL)’s “Octacopter” drone
India’s First Indigenous Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus: India’s first indigenously developed and manufactured Hydrogen fuel cell bus was launched in Pune.
Hydroxyurea in Sickle Cell Anaemia treatment: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approved the use of Hydroxyurea in the treatment of Sickle Cell Anaemia (SCA).
Saline gargle RT-PCR Technique
Hansa New Generation (NG) aircraft
Sustainable Aviation Fuel: CSIR’s Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), Dehradun, and IndiGo have signed an agreement to manufacture and deploy Sustainable Aviation Fuel(SAF) (SAF are renewable or waste-derived aviation fuels that meet sustainability criteria).
Indian Bio-jet fuel Technology
Traditional Knowledge Digital Library(TKDL): It is an initiative under the joint collaboration of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa Rigpa and Homoeopathy (AYUSH), to prevent exploitation and to protect Indian traditional knowledge at Patent Offices worldwide.
Source: This post is based on the article ‘Year-End Review-2021- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research’ published in PIB on 25th January 2022.
