CSIR & (HFC) Bus Flashcards
Who launched India’s first Hydrogen Fuel Cell (HFC) Bus?
Union Minister of State of Science & Technology
under Dr. Jitendra Singh
The HFC bus has been developed by the
- Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
- KPIT, an Indian Multinational Corporation.
HQ : Pune
The HFC bus is in align with which Mission that was announced in Budget 21-22?
National Hydrogen Energy Mission
* will help in meeting the target of production of 5 million tonnes of Green hydrogen by 2030
The govt. targets _ production of Green Hydrogen by _
5 million , by 2030
Hydrogen energy can provide impetus to India’s aim to decarbonise by __ and attain __ of renewable energy capacity by 2022
2050 , 175 GW
Under the ____ , India is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by __ from the 2005 levels
Paris Agreement of 2015 , 33-35%
At the __ , India reiterated its commitment to move from a fossil and import-dependent economy to a net-zero economy by __
2021 Conference of Parties in Glasgow , 2070
When was KPIT formed?
1990
Founder : Ravi Pandit
Which is the largest research and development (R&D) organisation in India?
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
When CSIR established?
September 1942
HQ: New Delhi
CSIR is funded by
Ministry of Science and Technology
CSIR operates as an autonomous body through the
Societies Registration Act, 1860
Structure of CSIR
- President: Prime Minister of India (Ex-officio)
- Vice President: Union Minister of Science and Technology (Ex-officio)
Who is the founder-director of CSIR?
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar(SSB)
* was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1954 by the President of India
* CSIR also has a award on its name: SSB Prize for Science and Technology
CSIR has been ranked in the world amongst the government institutions in the world according to the prestigious Scimago Institutions Rankings 2019 Report
17th ,
A programme called__ has been developed by the CSIR which provides a platform of disease genomics to solve clinical problems
GOMED (Genomics and other omics technologies for Enabling Medical Decision)
Which is an Indigenous - Innovative –Cost-effective visibility measuring system that provides information to pilots on visibility for safe landing & take-off operations and is suitable for all airport categories?
Drishti transmissometer
Which is used to to detect the level of milk adulteration and adulterants in 45 seconds at the cost of 10 paise, thereby putting adulterators in the milk trade in notice?
Ksheer-scanner
The CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories has designed a plane called
SARAS
Who has established the first-ever ‘Traditional Knowledge Digital Library’ in the world?
CSIR
CSIR has completed the sequencing of the __ Genome in __
Human , 2009
