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Divya Nayan: CSIR’ Gift For The Visually Imapaired
The gift of sight is god-given. CSIR-CSIO team has developed “Divya Nayan” a personal reading machine for visually impaired to access printed or electronic textual information. The device is useful for the targeted disability group for accessing printed and digital information.
National Science Day Focuses on Empowering India's Specially-Abled
On 28th February every year, India celebrates the National Science Day to mark the glorious achievement of one of India’s best-known scientists, Nobel Laureate physicist Sir C V Raman. On this day in 1928, Sir C V Raman discovered the spectroscopy phenomenon that was named after him as the ‘Raman Effect’. He has inspired the nation to build its scientific and technological prowess for the welfare of the citizens.
CSIR – CSIOs gift for people with special needs Mobility Assistive Gait Device for Rehabilitation-MITRA
Robots are becoming more interactive in assisting human beings in their daily lives, world over. They are now serving humanity in the fields of industry, defense and medicine.
YOGA & MENTAL HEALTH IN SENIOR CITIZENS
Yoga is a classical Indian form that creates a dynamic connectivity between body, mind and soul. One can start learning this art at any age; in fact experts believe Yoga helps one age better and improves flexibility and strength of the body through simple and uncomplicated practices as well as to stay physically fit, mentally alert, and enhance spirituality.
MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING THROUGH YOGA
Yoga, an ancient cultural heritage of India, understands health and well being as a dynamic continuum of human nature and not a mere ‘state’ to be attained and maintained (Bhavanani, 2013). Yogi Swatmarama, author of the Hathayoga Pradipika, one of the classical Hatha Yoga texts gives us the assurance, “One who tirelessly practises Yoga attains success irrespective of whether they are young, old decrepit, diseased or weak” (Bhatt, 2004).
CSIR –CCMB’s Development and Commercialization of Improved Samba Mahsuri Rice
Samba Mahsuri (SM) is a popular rice variety grown largely in 1-2 million hectares of the Indian states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
Announcing Winners for Innovation Challenge for Disaster Risk Reduction
The second meeting of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR) was organized by the Ministry of Home Affairs, as an initiative to bring together different stakeholders such as policymakers, disaster management experts, administrators, scientists, community leaders and private stakeholders for comprehensive consultation on disaster risk reduction and preparedness.
Connecting India – Moving People, Not Just Vehicles
Recently NITI Aayog, proposed a three year Action Agenda document, recommended certain policy changes which will allow us to better align the development strategy with changed reality of India. One such reality is the exponential rate at which urbanization is taking place in India.
The 'smart' way of Integrated Planning
In the Smart City Challenge (competition) cities had to prepare their plans in the form of a Proposal . The Proposal was a template to be filled-in by all cities participating in the Challenge and was based on principles of integrated planning as applied to the context of Indian cities.
CSIR-CRRI’s Indigenous Car Driving Simulator for Comprehensive Driver Testing to enhance Road Safety
CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) India’s premier national laboratory, a constituent of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) continues to break fresh ground in increasing road safety in India by aiming to minimise road fatalities through research.
National Health Policy – New Frontiers in Health Care
The announcement of the National Health Policy 2017 is one of the many progressive strides being made by our country. It is one of the several long due activities that has fructified under NDA Government’s mandate of ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas’ under the visionary leadership of Shri. Narendra Modi ji.
Unbundling Prime Minister's Ideas
Prime Minister Modi during his Civil Service address on 21 April 2017 focused on five ideas – pursuit of excellence, ‘anamika’, burden of experiences, out-of-box thinking and focus on outcomes. The book, Hourglass Management Paradigm: Pathway to Excellence in Leadership (Bloomsbury 2014), also propagates similar ideas. Let us see what the hourglass paradigm says about these ideas.