40-510: Central Road Research Institute ( CRRI ) established in 1952 is a constituent laboratory of India's Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The CRRI is located on Mathura road in Okhla , New Delhi and conducts research and development in the areas of design, construction, maintenance and management of roads and airport runways. It also works in area of traffic and surface transportation planning . Central Road Research Institute (CRRI),
80-626: A Citation, a Plaque & a Cash Award of 5 Lakh Rupees with the addition of a stipend of ₹15,000/- per month (till the age of 65). Every year, the Award Selection Committee of CSIR presents the award to maximum 2 individuals from each research category. As per the stats, the SSB Prize has been awarded to 525 individuals for their exemplary work in Science & Technology. The candidates must be: The above criteria help CSIR Committee to select
120-649: A Department of Scientific and Industrial Research in India to promote the application of research to natural resources does not appear to be necessary." While the Indian DSIR was rejected, the colonial government provided a small concession. It instead offered to create an Industrial Intelligence and Research Bureau, which came into operation in April 1935 under the Indian Stores Department. The Bureau's limited resources (with
160-661: A National Institute of Sciences and an Indian Academy of Sciences , respectively. At the Fifth Industries Conference in 1933, the Provincial Governments of Bombay , Madras , Bihar and Orissa unanimously reiterated their demand for a co-ordinating forum for industrial research. Hoare advised the Viceroy , Lord Willingdon , to support the demand. However, in May 1934, Willingdon replied to Hoare saying, "The creation of
200-722: A Palestinian state and the realization of Israeli–Palestinian peace during November 2007. He led the Indian delegation to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at Bali in December 2007. Sibal approved the creation of an Indian Institute of Technology Muddenahalli as part of the 11th 5-year plan . He is also the person who introduced the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) system in India for Class IX and Class X and he has also started
240-457: A budget of ₹1.0 lakh per annum) made it impossible to initiate major research and industrial activities as had been hoped for; it was mainly concerned with testing and quality control. At the onset of World War II in 1939, the bureau was proposed to be abolished. Arguably, Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar became the most instrumental in the creation of CSIR in India. As a member of Viceroy's executive council, and also of Commerce, he recommended that
280-556: A period of five years. This was accepted by the Central Assembly in Delhi at its session on 14 November 1941. Then the constitution of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) as an autonomous body was prepared under Mudaliar and Bhatnagar. Thus, CSIR came into operation on 26 September 1942. The BSIR and IRUC were incorporated into the advisory bodies to the governing body of
320-899: A premier national laboratory established in 1952, a constituent of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is engaged in carrying out research and development projects on design, construction and maintenance of roads and runways, traffic and transportation planning of mega and medium cities, management of roads in different terrains, improvement of marginal materials, utilization of industrial waste in road construction, landslide control, ground improvements environmental pollution, road traffic safety and analysis & design, wind, fatigue, corrosion studies, performance monitoring/evaluation, service life assessment and rehabilitation of highway and railway bridges. The institute provides technical and consultancy services to various user organizations in India and abroad. For capacity building of human resources in
360-455: A public outcry and he had to clarify it later. Kapil Sibal was indicted by CAG for favoring M/S Phoenix Rose LLC by overlooking rules and regulations and handpicking that company for creating a database for over 500,000 working professionals of People of Indian Origin settled in the US. CAG's report said that the project's cost was $ 120,000 but three years after the initiation, the company has dumped
400-854: Is an Indian lawyer and politician. A designated Senior Advocate , and currently the President of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA). He has represented several high-profile cases in the Supreme Court of India and is a Member of Parliament, in Rajya Sabha. A University of Delhi and Harvard University graduate, Sibal has practiced law in Wall Street and held several important posts relating to law and administration including Additional Solicitor General , and President of Supreme Court Bar Association . Sibal first entered Rajya Sabha in 1998 to represent Bihar . Before that, he had unsuccessfully contested for
440-507: Is as follows: This Indian road or road transport-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Council of Scientific and Industrial Research The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research ( CSIR ; IAST : vaigyanik tathā audyogik anusandhāna pariṣada ) is a research and development (R&D) organisation in India to promote scientific, industrial and economic growth. Headquartered in New Delhi , it
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#1732859424136480-584: Is the present Director General of CSIR-cum-Secretary DSIR, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. In terms of Intellectual property, CSIR has 2971 patents in force internationally and 1592 patents in force in India. CSIR is granted more than 14000 patents worldwide since its inception. CSIR was awarded the National Intellectual Property (IP) Award 2018 in the category "Top R&D Institution / Organisation for Patents and Commercialisation" by Indian Patent Office . In late 2007,
520-1217: The Bar association in 1972. He decided to set up his own law practice. He was designated as a Senior Lawyer by the High Court of Delhi on 8th November 1983. He was the Additional Solicitor General of India between 1989 and 1990, as well. Over the years, he has held several important positions in the Government of India and the Society, such as: Additional Solicitor General of India (December 1989 – 1990); Member, Board of Management, Indira Gandhi National Open University (1993); President, Supreme Court Bar Association (1995–96, 1997–98 and 2001–2002); Member, Rajya Sabha (July 1998); Member, Executive Council, Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies (July, 2001); Member, Business Advisory Committee (August, 2001); Member, Committee on Home Affairs (January, 2002); Co-chairman, Indo-US Parliamentary Forum (2002); Member, Board of International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (2002); Member, Programme Board of
560-764: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 's Indian AIDS initiative (2003); Member, Working Group on Arbitrary Detention set up by the Human Rights Commission , Geneva . In the 2004 general elections, Sibal became an MP by winning the Chandni Chowk constituency against TV actor Smriti Irani of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the National Capital Territory representing the Congress Party and
600-541: The Lok Sabha against Sushma Swaraj . He later contested from Chandni Chowk and won in 2004 and 2009. As a senior Indian National Congress member then, Sibal served under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as a minister holding various portfolios over the years. As minister, he headed delegations of India in high-profile international forums. His actions in official capacity were controversial multiple times including when he undertook to regulate internet content. Sibal often
640-567: The Minister of Science and Technology , Kapil Sibal stated, in a Question Hour session of the Parliament , that CSIR has developed 1,376 technologies/ knowledgebase during the last decade of the 20th century. In the 1930s, the need for establishing research organisations for the development of natural resources and new industries in India began to emerge. Eminent citizens such as C. V. Raman , Lt. Col. Seymour Sewell and J. C. Ghosh had proposed
680-513: The Bureau should be terminated, not as a measure of economy, but to make room for a Board of Scientific and Industrial Research, which should be endowed with greater resources and wider objectives. It was by this persistence that the Board of Scientific and Industrial Research (BSIR) was created on 1 April 1940 for a period of two years. Mudaliar became the chair of the board. It was at this point that Bhatnagar
720-775: The CSIR. In 1943 the governing body of CSIR approved the proposal of Bhatnagar to establish five national laboratories — the National Chemical Laboratory, the National Physical Laboratory, the Fuel Research Station, the Glass & Ceramics Research Institute and the National Metallurgical Laboratory . In 1944 in addition to its annual budget of ₹10 lakh, CSIR received a grant of ₹1 crore for
760-583: The OLPC initiative and the Chief Minister of Rajasthan himself inaugurated the project on the day Sibal showcased his future laptop. The event was attended by two members of the Union Cabinet. This also lead to an open letter by Nicholas Negroponte offering him complete access to MIT and OLPC technologies to help realise India's dream to create a laptop of its own. The computer was eventually released online as
800-623: The Parliament as a lawyer and successfully defended V. Ramaswami during impeachment proceedings. The impeachment motion was placed in the assembly for debate and voting on 10 May 1993. Of 401 members present in the assembly that day, there were 196 votes for impeachment and no votes against and 205 abstentions by ruling Congress and its allies. He had served as the President of the Supreme Court Bar association on four occasions, i.e. 1995–1996, 1997–1998 and 2001–2002, 2024-2025. Kapil Sibal joined
840-517: The UbiSlate7C1 tablet PC at ₹ 4,199 (US$ 50) and the Ubislate7C+ tablet PC at ₹ 5,199 (US$ 62). As of February 2012, Datawind had over 1,400,000 pre-orders, but had only shipped 10,000 units - 0.7% of orders. As of November 2012, many customers who put in orders still had not received their computers and were offered refunds. An anthology of Kapil Sibal's poems titled I Witness: Partial Observation
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#1732859424136880-458: The announcement, Indian National Congress president Sonia Gandhi called Science & Technology minister Kapil Sibal to express her concern about Sibal's 30 December public warning being " hogwash ". On 25 May 2022, he filed his nomination for Rajya Sabha elections as an independent candidate with support of Samajwadi Party . Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav had accompanied him while he filed his nominations. Subsequently, he broke to
920-528: The area of highway Engineering to undertake and execute roads and runway projects, Institute has the competence to organize National and International Training Programmes continuing education courses since 1962 to disseminate the R&;D finding to the masses. List of departments in Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) is as follows: The list of Directors of Central Road Research Institute (CRRI)
960-581: The bar association in 1972. In the year 1973, he qualified for Indian Administrative Services and was offered an appointment. But he declined the offer and decided to set up his own law practice. Afterwards, he attended the Harvard Law School where he enrolled for an LL.M. which he completed in 1977. He was designated as senior lawyer in 1983. In 1989, he was appointed the Additional Solicitor General of India . In 1994, he appeared in
1000-556: The changes in the IIT JEE pattern. He has laid the foundation stone for IIT Patna . After the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami , Sibal announced that a fresh onslaught of deadly tsunami were likely along the India southern coast and Andaman and Nicobar Islands , even though there was no sign of turbulence in the region. The announcement was a false alarm and the Home Affairs minister withdrew their announcement. Three days after
1040-641: The creation of an advisory board of scientific research. Sir Richard Gregory , then editor of Nature , was among the first people who officially reported to the British Government . After visiting scientific departments and universities in India in 1933, Gregory submitted to Samuel Hoare , Secretary of State for India , regarding the need of scientific organisation similar to the DSIR in Britain. Indian scientists at Calcutta and Bangalore initiated schemes to launch
1080-597: The eligible candidates for the award but the selection will be based on the results of selection procedure which is conducted by the Advisory Committee of CSIR. As of May 2024, there are 39 research laboratories, 39 outreach centres, 1 Innovation Complexes, and three units with a pan-India presence under CSIR in India . 18 journals and 3 popular science magazines ( Science Reporter and its Hindi , Urdu editions) are available under open access from NOPR website. Kapil Sibal Kapil Sibal (born 8 August 1948)
1120-580: The establishment of these laboratories. The Tata Industrial House donated ₹20 lakh for the chemical, metallurgical and fuel research laboratories. The foundation for the Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute at Kolkata was the first to be laid, in December 1945; National Metallurgical Laboratory at Jamshedpur in November 1946; and that for the National Chemical Laboratory at Pune
1160-496: The media that he had resigned from the Indian National Congress on 16 May. In 2011 Sibal has also announced a touchscreen tablet computer to be co-developed with private partnership. It was to be available to students for ₹ 1,500 (US$ 18). Satish Jha, chairman of OLPC India, the leading competitor to this venture, questioned his claim that a $ 35 laptop could be created in a year. Five state Chief Ministers endorsed
1200-699: The nation, with a collective staff of over 14,000, including a total of 4,600 scientists and 8,000 technical and support personnel. Although it is mainly funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology, it operates as an autonomous body through the Societies Registration Act, 1860 . The research and development activities of CSIR include aerospace engineering , structural engineering , ocean sciences , life sciences and healthcare including diagnostics, metallurgy , chemicals, mining , food , petroleum , leather , and environmental science . N. Kalaiselvi
1240-668: The networking site, completing just over 16% of the targeted work. Also during his time in that office, his move to regulate internet content was criticized across many social networking sites like Facebook , Twitter and Google+ . He represented India in the Annual Meetings of the World Economic Forum in 2005 and 2009 held at Davos , Switzerland. He led the Indian delegation to the Annapolis Conference , USA, held to gather International support for establishment of
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1280-516: The preparation of vitamins , and the invention of a pyrethrum emulsifier and cream. In early 1941 Bhatnagar persuaded the government to set up an Industrial Research Utilisation Committee (IRUC) for translating results into application. The government then agreed to make a separate fund out of the royalties received from industry for further investment into industrial research. Mudaliar recommended that an Industrial Research Fund should be constituted, which would have an annual grant of ₹10,00,000 for
1320-601: The year 2024–25. Sibal was born on 8 August 1948 at Jalandhar in Punjab. His family migrated to India during the partition in 1947. He moved to Delhi in 1964. After his schooling from St. John's High School, Chandigarh , he joined the St. Stephen's College, Delhi for his B.A. He earned his LL.B. degree from the prestigious Faculty of Law, University of Delhi , and later an M.A. in History from St. Stephen's College, Delhi . Sibal joined
1360-601: Was appointed to pilot the board, as the Director. The BSIR was allocated an annual budget of ₹5,00,000 under the Department of Commerce. By the end of 1940, about 80 researchers were engaged, of whom one-quarter was directly employed. Major achievements of BSIR included development of the techniques for the purification of Baluchistan sulphur anti-gas cloth manufacture, vegetable oil blends as fuel and lubricants, plastic packing cases for army boots and ammunition, dyes for uniforms and
1400-498: Was established as an autonomous body in 1942 under the aegis of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry of Science and Technology , Government of India . CSIR is among the largest publicly funded R&D organisations in the world. CSIR has pioneered sustained contribution to science and technology (S&T) human resource development in India. As of 2013, it runs 37 laboratories/institutes, 39 outreach centres, 3 Innovation Centres and 5 units throughout
1440-461: Was inducted into the Cabinet under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as Union Minister for Science, Technology and Earth Sciences. He won the constituency of Chandni Chowk for the second time for the Indian National Congress in the Lok Sabha elections of 2009. During his tenure as Telecom Minister his comment about the loss in the 2G spectrum case being only notional and causing "zero loss" created
1480-592: Was named a "Living Legend of the Law" by the International Bar Association and in 2006, the Government of India honoured him with the 'Padma Bhushan' award for his distinguished services in the field of Public Affairs. He married Nina Sibal in 1973, who died of breast cancer in 2000. Amit and Akhil, Sibal's two sons from his first marriage, are both lawyers. In 2005, Sibal married Promila Sibal. His brother
1520-625: Was portrayed as an intellectual face of the Congress who batted for the party on television and in regular columns . In the Supreme Court of India , he usually represented the Congress . He left the Indian National Congress in 2022 to file his nomination for the Rajya Sabha independently but backed by Samajwadi Party . He was elected again as President of Bar Association in the Supreme Court for
1560-487: Was published by Roli Books, New Delhi , in August 2008. His lyrics were also turned into a studio album by A. R. Rahman titled Raunaq: Conversation of Music and Poetry in 2014. Kapil Sibal wrote the lyrics of the songs "Tere bina" and "Mast hawa" for 2016 Hindi film Shorgul . Kapil Sibal's father was Hira Lall Sibal , a renowned advocate, his family migrated to India during the partition in 1947. In 1994, H.L. Sibal
1600-653: Was the last, on 6 April 1947, four months before India became independent . All the five establishments were completed by 1950. The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize was established by CSIR in 1958. The prize is named after the Founder Director Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar . The nominees for the award are filtered out from the research categories of - Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Earth Sciences, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary, Engineering, Mathematical Sciences, Medical Sciences & Physical Sciences. The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize comes up with
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