CSIR contributes to India’s National Programme on Micro Air Vehicles

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Ministry of Science & Technology
15-June, 2015 20:19 IST
CSIR contributes to India’s National Programme on Micro Air Vehicles

CSIR provided a boost to the India’s National Programme on Micro Air Vehicles (NP-MICAV) jointly coordinated by the Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) and the Department of Science & Technology of Government of India,. CSIR has set up a Micro Air Vehicle Aerodynamics Research Tunnel in the CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) campus--the first of its kind in India to test the fixed-wing, flapping-wing and rotary-wing MAVs in the 500 mm wingspan category.

Micro Air Vehicle Aerodynamics Research Tunnel


This state-of-the-art facility would address all the aerodynamic, propulsion and aero-elastic issues related to MAVs. The tunnel has a provision for either closed test section for the study of aerofoil sections/3D wing-body models or open jet test section for the flapping and rotary wing studies.


CSIR-NAL is playing a lead role in this national level programme jointly with many academic institutions. Fixed wing MAVs of Black Kite, Golden Hawk and Pushpak with a 300-450 mm span, 300 g weight, 2 km range and endurance of 30 minutes have been developed. These MAVs have been demonstrated for ITBP, CRPF, Punjab Police, NDRF, IDS, Artillery Training School etc. A high altitude mini UAV named Slybird with1.6 m wing span, 1.3 m length and 2 kg weight with an operational range of 10 km and endurance of 1 hr has also been developed successfully and flight tested at Leh-Ladak (12000 ft above sea level).


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The Member, NITI Aayog, Dr. V.K. Saraswat and the Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Prof. Ashutosh Sharma at the 76th Foundation Day celebration of CSIR, in New Delhi on September 26, 2018.

The Member, NITI Aayog, Dr. V.K. Saraswat and the Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Prof. Ashutosh Sharma at the 76th Foundation Day celebration of CSIR, in New Delhi on September 26, 2018.

The Member, NITI Aayog, Dr. V.K. Saraswat and the Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Prof. Ashutosh Sharma at the 76th Foundation Day celebration of CSIR, in New Delhi on September 26, 2018.

The Member, NITI Aayog, Dr. V.K. Saraswat delivering the Foundation Day lecture, at the 76th Foundation Day celebration of CSIR, in New Delhi on September 26, 2018.

The Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Prof. Ashutosh Sharma addressing at the 76th Foundation Day celebration of CSIR, in New Delhi on September 26, 2018.

 

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The Union Minister for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan witnessing the signing ceremony between CSIR-IITR for a licensing agreement for transfer of technology of its one of the technology entitled “An electronic device for disinfection of drinking water - Oneer” to M/s Bluebird Pure Private Limited, Delhi, in New Delhi on October 17, 2018.

The Union Minister for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan witnessing the signing ceremony between CSIR-IITR for a licensing agreement for transfer of technology of its one of the technology entitled “An electronic device for disinfection of drinking water - Oneer” to M/s Bluebird Pure Private Limited, Delhi, in New Delhi on October 17, 2018.

The Union Minister for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan addressing at the signing ceremony between CSIR-IITR for a licensing agreement for transfer of technology of its one of the technology entitled “An electronic device for disinfection of drinking water - Oneer” to M/s Bluebird Pure Private Limited, Delhi, in New Delhi on October 17, 2018.

 

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27-November, 2018 17:49 IST
CSIR to establish a High-End Skill Development Centre in Chandigarh.


Indian Establishment’s premier National Research Laboratory CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology (CSIR-IMTECH) today announced a new partnership with Merck, a leading science and technology company, to establish a ‘High End Skill Development Centre’ in CSIR-IMTECH, Chandigarh. Equipped with the next generation technologies, like gene editing & single-molecule biomarker detection, the centre will help accelerate healthcare research and train Indian students and researchers in latest life science technologies and make them industry ready.

Under the Memorandum of Understanding, Merck in collaboration with CSIR-IMTECH will use their expertise in Life Science to build a centre which will help researchers and students develop advanced competencies and analytical skills required for life science research. This will be a first of its kind, Academia-Industry-led, ‘High End Skill Development Centre’ laboratory in Chandigarh that has been established to augment Government of India’s initiative for skilling India in the area of Life Science.

This ‘High End Skill Development Centre’ will enrich skills by conducting workshops, trainings and seminar series on cutting edges life science processes, tools and techniques. The centre will facilitate hands-on experience to learning and real time sample analysis. The proposed state of the art Centre will integrate Work-based and Research-based learning by providing next generation lab set-up for carrying out real time sample analysis and learning workshops for selected group of technologies in the domain of Life Sciences.

The event was presided over by Dr., Director General of CSIR & Secretary of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) and representatives at the CSIR Headquarters, New Delhi.

DG-CSIR Dr. Shekhar C. Mande , present on the occasion said that this collaboration resonates with the Government of India's mission of ‘Skill India’ and would be a new benchmark for up scaling employability skills for graduates and post graduates who are aspiring to make a career in the life science sector.

Expanding on the contours of this MoU, the Director of CSIR-IMTECH, Dr. Anil Koul said that collaboration with leading companies like Merck will bring a paradigm shift in the way knowledge alliances like these are created in public-private partnership mode.

The Centre will have skill development-oriented curriculum and real-time exposure to the cutting-edge technologies which will be further strengthened after assessing initial outcomes. This High-End Skill Development Centre will function on the principle of “no-profit, no-loss” basis and has been primarily created to augment Government of India’s initiative for building skills in the area of Life Science.

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