CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The MoU provides a formal framework for interaction between the Indian Navy and CSIR.

Detailed explanation-2: -The CHPC ACE Lab will serve as a technology testing and innovation centre to enhance HPC products working with Arm. The CSIR Annual Student Cluster Challenge will receive programmatic benefits in partnership with Arm’s Research and Education divisions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Prominent scientists such as C.V. Raman (passed on November 21, 1970) and J.C. Ghosh proposed and an advisory board of scientific research. Indian scientists at Calcutta and Bangalore initiated schemes to launch a National Institute of Sciences and an Indian Academy of Sciences, respectively.

Detailed explanation-4: -Set up in 1942 as an autonomous body, CSIR is now the largest publically funded multi-disciplinary industrial R&D organization in India under the administrative supervision of Ministry of Science and Technology, GOI.

Detailed explanation-5: -It provides significant technological intervention in many areas concerning societal efforts, which include environment, health, drinking water, food, housing, energy, farm and non-farm sectors. Further, CSIR’s role in S&T human resource development is noteworthy.