The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and its laboratories celebrated National Science Day 2026 across India through a series of engaging activities, including lectures, student visits, demonstrations, and public outreach programmes aimed at promoting scientific awareness and curiosity among young minds and the general public.
A free health assessment camp was also organised under which NIScPR staff and students availed the OPD consultations.
A special scientific seminar and workshop were held at Rabindra Bhavan in Hooghly’s Chandannagar area, aimed at facilitating informative and valuable engagement between students and leading scientists.
Hailing the aspirational surge in youngsters, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that the aspirations of India’s youth must be met with 3 "A”—Awareness, Aptitude and Avenue.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh, along with the Vice President of CSIR, inaugurated the state-of-the-art “National Biobank” at the CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) in the capital on Sunday.
Addressing the 40th Foundation Day of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) here, Union Minister Jitendra Singh announced the indigenous development of drug "Paracetamol" , commonly used in pain, fever, etc. by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh, on Wednesday entered into a memorandum of understanding with the CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM), to set up a farm for medicinal and aromatic plants cultivation at Palam in Leh.
As part of the ongoing Special Campaign 4.0, the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), in coordination with the Northern Railways, carried out a cleanliness drive at the New Delhi Railway Station.
NIIST Director, Dr C Anandharamakrishnan and VSSC Director, Dr S Unnikrishnan Nair, exchanged the umbrella MoU in this regard recently.
The key objectives of this initiative of CSIR are to ensure “Swasth Bharat Viksit Bharat” through health and wellness checks. CSIR is one of the largest research and development organisations of India and this is a network of 37 laboratories situated across the whole country.
