III: NATIONAL LABORATORIES/INSTITUTES UNDER COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
Sl. Name of Laboratory/
Institute Functions
No.
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1. National Chemical Fundamental and applied research cove-
Laboratory Poona. ring the whole field of chemistry for
which other specialised institutes
have not been set up. The National
Collection of Type Cultures is housed
in the Laboratory.
2. National Physical Research in problems relating to
Laboratory, New Delhi. physics, both fundamental and applied,
Maintenance of Standards. Testing
facilities are also available.
3. Central Fuel Research Fundamental and applied research on
Institute Jealgora fuels-solid, liquid and gasseous.
(Bihar) Physical and chemical surveys of India
coals are conducted through seven
coal survey stations under the
Institute.
4. Central Glass and Research on different aspects of glass
Research Institute, and ceramics, pottery, porcelain,
Jadavpur. refractoris and enamels; development of
processes for manufacture of glass and
ceramic articles; standardisation
of raw materials used in the ceramic
industry.
5. Central Food Techno- Food processing and conservation of
logical Institute food, food engineering and all aspects
Mysore. of fruit technology. Regional fruit and
vegetable preservation stations at
Trichur, Nagpur, Bombay and Lucknow
have been established.
6. National Metallurgical Fundamental and applied metallurgical
Laboratory, Jamshedpur. research.
7. Central Drug Research All aspects of drug research including
Institute, Lucknow. evaluation and standardisation of
crude drugs, discovery of substitutes
for pharmacopocial drugs and plants,
pharmaceutical and synthetic chemicals,
biochemistry and biophysics, infection,
immunisation, pharmacology, chemotherapy
and experimental medicine.
8. Central Road Research Research on road materials, testing
Institute, New Delhi. of road surfaces.
9. Central Electro-Chemical Research on different aspects of
search Institute, electro-chemistry,including
Karaikudi (Madras). electro-metallurgy, electro-deposition
and allied problems.
10. Central Leather Research Fundamental and applied aspects of
Institute, Madras. leather technology.
11. Central Building Engineering and structural aspects of
Research Institute, building and human comforts in relation
Roorkee. to buildings.
12. Central Electronics Design and construction of electronic
Engineering Research equipment and components and test
Institute, Pilani equipment.
(Rajasthan)
13. National Botanic Collection and large-scale cultivation
Gardens, Lucknow. of economic and medicinal plants of
industrial importance.
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14. Central Salt and Marine Investigation of production of pure
Chemicals Research salt; reduction in cost of production
Institute, Bhavnagar economic utilisation of by products
of salt manufacture; development of new
methods and techniques for the
recovery, production and utilisation
of marine and allied chemicals.
15. Central Mining Research Research in methods of mining safety in
Station, Dhanbad. mines and mine machinery.
16. Regional Research Research in problems relating to the
Laboratory, Hyderabad industries and raw materials of the
region
17. Indian Institute for Research in various aspects of bio-
Bio-chemistry and Exp- chemistry as applied to medicine,
erimental Medicine, bacteriology etc.
Calcutta.
18. Birla Industrial and A museum to depict scientific and
Technological Museum, technological advancement.
Calcutta.
19. Regional Research, Research in problems relating to the
Laboratory, Jummu-Tawi industries and raw materials of the
(Jammu & Kashmir) region and research specially directed
to medicinal plants of the Himalayas
(Kashmir Region)
20. Central Mechanical Research in mechanical engineering in
Engineering Research all its aspects.
Institute, Durgapur
(W.Bengal)
21. Central Public Health Research in all aspects of public
Engineering Research health engineering and co-ordination
Institute, Nagpur of work of all interested agencies
in this field in the country. Field
centres and units of the Institute
are functioning at various places
in the country.
22. National Aeronautical Scientific investigation of the
Laboratory, Bangalore problems of flight with view to their
practical application to the design,
construction and operation of aircraft
in India.
23. Regional Research Research in problems relating to more
Laboratory, Bangalore. efficient utilisation and better
conservation of important national
resources of Assam and other regional
needs posing special problems.
24. Central Indian Medic- Co-ordination of activities in the
inal Plants Organis- development of cultivation and utilis-
ation, Lucknow. ation of medicinal plants on an organ-
ised basis.
25. Central Scientific Ins- Promotion and development of indigenous
truments Organisation, manufacture of scientific instrument for
Chandigarh. teaching, research and industry.
26. Indian Institute of Research in petroleum refining and
Petroleum, Dehra Dun. processing of natural gas, petro-
chemicals, etc. and providing facilities
for the training of personnel
for petroleum industry.
27. National Geophysical Correlation of the field data in all
Research Institute, fundamental aspects of geology and
Hyderabad. geophysics with laboratory
investigations and theoretical studies
27. National Geophysical Re- Correlation of the field data in all
search Institute, Hyde- fundamental aspects of geology and
rabad. geophysics with laboratory
investigations and theoretical studies.
28. Visvesvaraya Industrial A museum to depict scientific and
and Technological Muse- technological advancement
um, Bangalore.
29. Indian Ocean Expedition, Research on various aspects of
New Delhi. Physical, biological, geological and
chemical oceanography including pro-
specting for petroleum and minerals
in sea bed.
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30. Mafatlal Scientific and A museum to depict the scientific and
Technological Museum, technological advancement.
Bombay
31. Regional Research Labo- Research in problems relating to the
ratory, Bhubaneshwar industries and raw materials of the
(Orissa) region.
32. National Biological Both fundamental and applied research
Laboratory, Palampur in modern aspects of biological
(Kangra Valley, sciences.
Punjab).
33. Indian National Scientific- To provide full range of
documentation
Documentation Centre, services.
New Delhi.
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