Nallathamby Kalaiselvi becomes first woman director general of CSIRKalaiselvi has risen through the ranks in CSIR and had broken the proverbial glass ceiling by becoming the first woman scientist to head th...
07 Aug, 2022, 10.50 AM IST
CSIR, Tata MD partner to ramp up Covid testing capacity across tier 2, 3 towns and rural areasThe initiative will utilise CSIR's network of labs across India and help increase testing capacity in smaller locations in the country. The...
18 Jun, 2021, 05.08 PM IST
Regulatory nod for conducting clinical trials of Colchicine on COVID-19 patients: CSIRCSIR institutes' partners in this important clinical trial are the CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad and CSIR-IIIM, Jammu.
12 Jun, 2021, 01.12 PM IST
ICMR approves CSIR's COVID-19 testing method that can help ramp up number of RT-PCR testsThe Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has approved a simple and fast method for COVID-19 testing which can not only increase the n...
28 Nov, 2020, 07.59 PM IST
Cipla all set to launch Favipiravir drug for treatment of COVID patients: CSIRAn off-patent anti-viral drug, Favipiravir, originally discovered by Fuji Pharma in Japan, has shown promise in clinical trials for treatme...
23 Jul, 2020, 09.39 PM IST
- CSIR authorises private path lab for genetic tests
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Hoping to use private pathology labs to reach out to people, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (C...
09 Mar, 2018, 12.17 AM IST
Government to come out with new grading system for scientistsCSIR has constituted a High Powered Committee under the chairmanship of P S Ahuja, former Director General of CSIR, on revisiting the CSIR ...
15 Dec, 2016, 04.38 PM IST
CSIR to start incubation centres in over 30 different labsThe CSIR has over 38 laboratories across the country doing research on an array of topics ranging from medicines to leather industry and fr...
26 Apr, 2016, 05.02 PM IST
Modi government not handling India's top research organisations properly: ReportsThe journal blames “bureaucratic morass“ for the lack of scientific innovation in the country as funds continue to dry up.
20 May, 2015, 11.24 AM IST
Lok Sabha polls: UPA's bid to appoint Dr Suresh Das as new CSIR chief raises eyebrowsThe move to appoint Dr Suresh Das as director general (DG) of CSIR has been opposed by minister for science and technology Jaipal Reddy.
25 Apr, 2014, 12.00 PM IST
CSIR to launch its fastest supercomputer in BangaloreCSIR is all set to launch its fastest supercomputer at India's first ever big data science institute in Bangalore later this month.
04 Jul, 2013, 05.03 PM IST
Incremental innovation on patented drugs unacceptable: CSIR DGHe said the anti-cancer drug was a breakthrough innovation which had shown remarkable results in the first phase of clinical trials.
01 Apr, 2013, 09.13 PM IST
- CSIR to focus on MSME sector; starts company to aid spinoff
After developing a number of technologies for the societal & strategic areas, CSIR has now drawn up plans to focus on the micro, small and ...
18 Sep, 2012, 04.45 PM IST
- CSIR to set up first Rs 100-cr Innovation Complex by 2014
CSIR will set up the country's first CSIR Innovation Complex by 2014 at Baruipur near here, costing Rs 100 crore.
26 Aug, 2012, 03.26 PM IST
- CSIR registers private company to reap profits on patents
Aiming to monetise its numerous patents, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has launched a private company to commerc...
12 May, 2011, 02.48 PM IST
- CSIR launches collaborative research for anti-TB drugs
India today launched a unique collaborative programme to discover drugs for infectious diseases common to the developing countries.
15 Sep, 2008, 10.14 PM IST
- CSIR unveils incentives for its scientists
Wary of its scientists seeking other jobs, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has come out with sops to retain talent...
13 Apr, 2008, 09.48 AM IST