Kolkata, November 27, 2020

    CSIR-CMERI organised a series of pre-events as a Curtain Raiser to the India International Science Festival- 2020 which included lectures on a diverse range of topics ranging from Municipal Solid Waste, Amphibian Robots, Air and Water Purification, Solar Power Technologies, Smart Grid, Mini-Grid and Agro-Machineries. There were a total of 8 events which reached out to over 17000 people virtually. The Concluding Ceremony for the pre-events was organised virtually on 27th November, 2020. Shri Jayant Sahasrabudhe, National Organizing Secretary, Vijnana Bharati, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. 

    Prof. (Dr.) Harish Hirani told that CSIR-CMERI is dedicated towards uplifting Society and empowering Mankind through deployment of Affordable-Sustainable-Environmentally Friendly Technology Innovations. The CSIR-CMERI Colony is an epitome of Energy and Resource Sufficiency. The Guest House Kitchen is operated on Waste Management By-Products instead of LPG, the household wastes of the Colony residents are processed in the Colony itself and Energy inputs are created out of those wastes. CSIR-CMERI also envisions a Self-Reliant Village Economy through the deployment of affordable technology innovations. CSIR-CMERI is working towards redirecting Waste Water for Agricultural Usage through proper & complete purification technologies, which is Ecologically and Economically Sustainable, to promote sustainable farming practices”
    Shri Jayant Sahasrabudhe, who delivered the keynote address, said that CSIR-CMERI in the domains of Renewable Energy and Solid Waste Management under the leadership of Prof. Harish Hirani. CSIR-CMERI is doing exactly the things that are the need of the hour, i.e. translation of R&D for Societal Benefit. The India International Science Festival is a platform to accelerate the dissemination of Science to the Society and exchange of ideas and innovations. It is a vehicle to showcase the tremendous Science & Technology potential of Modern-Day India and the rich scientific heritage. The theme for this year’s IISF i.e. Self-Reliance and Global Welfare explicitly reflects the solutions for the prevalent situation. The Charak Samhita and Sushruta Samhitahave remedies for all modern-day healthcare problems as it tries to boost the immunity profile of individuals instead of targeting specific diseases. When the entire world didn’t have a formal education system, India was home to the renowned Nalanda University, which was a then global educational hub. The rich Golden Past and Global Dominance of India can come back again only if R&D Institutions play the leading role in Nation-Building.

 

 

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