Harsh Vardhan lauds efforts of outreach of CGCRI in helping MSMEs in Gujarat, UP

New Delhi, Feb 12 (KNN) The Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Dr Harsh Vardhan appreciated the efforts of the outreach of Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI) centres at Naroda in Gujarat and Khurja in Uttar Pradesh in helping the MSME Sector and asked it to spread its good work to most other states as well to help the poor.

The Minister today called upon CGCRI to coordinate and exchange scientific developments in water purification technologies with all other CSIR laboratories to provide affordable potable water to all. The Minister while on a recent visit to CSIR-CGCRI, said that this should be one of the major focus areas for CSIR. 

He also reviewed the optical amplifier product developed at the Fiber Optics and Photonics Division of this lab. The Minister appreciated the proposal of initiating a National Photonics Programme at CSIR-CGCRI. With respect to the optical fiber for telecommunications, it is currently met by indigenous production as well as import. 

Dr Harsh Vardhan while appreciating the recently developed Confocal Microscope developed at CSIR-CGCRI, suggested that all CSIR laboratories should purchase this CSIR product for their R&D work instead of purchasing imported microscopes at much higher cost. 

Director CSIR-CGCRI Dr Muraleedharan, also explained the new initiatives taken in the states of West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar by the Institute. The Director also presented the various programmes in which the institute is involved for supporting strategic sectors like Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and DRDO. (With PIB Inputs)