“The rationale for developing the pure enantiomer is to reduce the overall chemical burden for the user, in this case, women of reproductive age.” Said Dr Radha Rangarajan, Director, CSIR-CDRI.
In this evolving world, counterfeiting is also evolving in advanced ways and counterfeiters are turning out to be more proficient to counterfeit security features effectively by utilising all advanced technologies and tools to perform their unethical activities.
Contributing to ‘AtmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ of the Govt of India, a seaweed-based bio-stimulant for various crops named ‘Sivarika’ using an indigenous technology developed by CSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, was launched in the market in 2023 by Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited (KRIBHCO).
The blue laser-induced white light is a promising candidate to revolutionisethe luminous intensity of the white light by several orders of magnitude as compared with the existing blue light?emitting diodes-based white light.
India is known as the Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) capital of the world owing to its high incidence. TNBC is the deadliest amongst all breast cancer subtypes with few therapeutic options. This type of cancer is associated with early metastasis resulting in poor five-year survival rates.
Being at the crossroad of the Himalayan region, Nepal offers a unique ground to understand South and East Asian genetic ancestry.
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Pune, as part of a Mission Mode programme funded by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), initiated research on novel crystalline hydrate forms and polymorphs of Entresto in 2018.
In the last almost three years, there have been many SARS-CoV-2 variants spreading across the world.
Approximately, one out of every seven couples is infertile worldwide.
The mRNA vaccine technology so developed, is indigenous and devoid of any technology contributions from elsewhere.
As part of the GEOTRACES-INDIA initiative, a major oceanographic programme supported by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt of India relating to dissolved iron cycling in the Arabian Sea and subtropical gyre region of the Indian Ocean has been studied.
CSIR-CCMB-LaCONES (Laboratory for Conservation of Endangered Species) and Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme collaborated to examine the reproductive and genetic fitness of these captive-bred individuals.
Researchers used the “silicon switch” approach to synthesise a library of compounds based on the DEET scaffold, which is today’s gold standard for insect repellents.
The developed couplers have been used to connect different precast elements and tested under tension and cyclic loading.
Mandovi and Zuari are the two main estuaries of Goa and have been exploited in recent years for various anthropogenic activities.
CSIR-CBRI, Roorkee, has investigated the composition of historical mortar/plaster types, their current condition, factors and processes responsible for their deterioration.
The 3D-Concrete, Printing Group at CSIR-Central Building Research Institute (CSIR-CBRI), Roorkee, carried out extensive experimental investigations and numerical studies on precast RC shear walls.
The sensor can non-invasively measure different biomarkers present in sweat such as lactate, Na+, K+, and its pH simultaneously.
The researchers of CSIR-CEERI have developed AI-powered Face Recognition based Attendance System (FRAS).
Soil liquefaction and its associated ground failures during an earthquake are major potential hazards.
Since the beginning of 2020, the spread of the COVID-19 virus has created panic across the globe, and so the WHO declared it as a pandemic.
A robust drug candidate for the treatment of infections due to parasites that have resistance to the antimalarial drugs including artemisinin.
A biosensing platform that can operate in dual transducing mode viz., Electrochemical (EC) and Photoelectrochemical mode (PEC) for the detection of lactate.
Postural stability is achieved by maintaining an upright body alignment against gravitational force and preserving the equilibrium of the Centre of Pressure (CoP) in an individual’s base of support.
CSIR-CBRI undertook a project to provide suitable design and strengthening measures for safety and stability of building foundations in hilly regions.
Human hair is a keratin and melanin-rich natural fibre and considered as one of the largest waste material produced by humans.
Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory disease that affects the joints in the human body. It is the most common type of autoimmune disease.
Diabetic patients have to administer insulin regularly. Injecting it into the dorsal subcutaneous tissues is very painful for children, pregnant women, elderly and arthritis patients.
