CSIR Techno Fest to showcase its 75-year journey

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will showcase its 75-year journey at its Platinum Jubilee Techno Fest this year, which is being organised as part of the 36th India International Trade Fair.
During the two-week fair from November 14 to November 27, CSIR will have exhibits on 14 different themes.
The themes include aerospace and strategic sector, ecology and environment, water, food and nutrition, chemicals and petrochemicals among others.
There will also be a public speaking competition on air pollution which will be held.
Rakesh Kumar, Director of CSIR National Environment Engineering Research Institute, said, "Not just Delhi but there are at least 37 cities with very high pollution levels. We will treat this competition as a crowd sourcing of ideas as every city has its own unique set of problems vis-a-vis pollution."

There will be awards for the winners of this competition.
On display will also be a model depicting encasing of nuclear waste in glass. Director of Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute K Muraleedharan said, "We are doing this to create awareness among people about the ways in which we secure our nuclear plants and the waste generated from it."
Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, said that schools and colleges have been requested to participate in large numbers at the exhibition.