CSIR Full Form
Full Form of CSIR- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
CSIR is the abbreviated form of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. CSIR was established in September 1942 by the Government of India; it is an independent body that has appeared as one of the most prominent research anddevelopment organisations in India.
This organisation is funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology, and as of 2013, this organisation has 38 laboratories, 3 innovation centres, collective staff of more than 14000 with approx. 5000 scientists and 8000 personnel.
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research includes various activities of research and development like aerospace engineering, ocean sciences, metallurgy, mining, food, leather, environmental science, etc.
As of 2018, Shekhar C Mande is the Director-General of CSIR cum Secretary DSIR. Also, as of 2019, the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, is the president of CSIR, and the Vice President of CSIR is Dr. Harsh Vardhan.
Coming to Intellectual property, CSIR has 3000 patents internationally and approximately 1600 in India. At the same time, more than 14000 patents have been in force since CSIR’s beginning. CSIR has also been accredited with awards like National Intellectual Property in the category of Research and Development Organisation for Patent and commercialisation.
CSIR has also been involved in many developments of technologies, knowledge since the last decade of the 20th century.
