Union Minister Jitendra Singh inaugurates new facilities at CSIR-IICT Hyderabad
Hyderabad, July 1
Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday congratulated the faculty and students of the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology in Hyderabad on the inauguration of an Effluent Treatment Plant for textile wastewater, a Facility for Continuous Processing Technologies, and a Sustainable Engineering Complex.
Speaking to the media, Singh highlighted the efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in enhancing the visibility and public outreach of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) laboratories. He said several advanced technological interventions are taking place across the country's research institutions.
"I congratulate the team at IICT in Hyderabad for launching these new facilities and linking them with the industry. In the last 10-12 years, after Prime Minister Modi took over, the CSIR labs have significantly enhanced their visibility and public outreach," Singh said.
He added that every CSIR laboratory is contributing in its own way to scientific advancement.
"Each of the labs today is qualifying in one way or the other. There are a lot of advanced technological interventions happening at different levels," he said.
Addressing faculty members and students, the Union Minister stressed the need to strengthen partnerships between agricultural innovation and industry to drive India's next phase of economic growth through a new generation of agri-startups and agri-entrepreneurs.
In a post on X, Singh said that India's agriculture sector continues to hold enormous untapped potential and that, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the country's priorities have expanded beyond crop improvement to developing technologies that convert agricultural waste into reusable value-added products, creating new opportunities for farmers, industry and overall economic growth.
He said recent CSIR technologies, including the production of compressed biogas from food and agricultural waste and the conversion of captured carbon dioxide into Dimethyl Ether, demonstrate India's growing commitment to clean energy, the circular economy and the conversion of waste into valuable national resources.
Singh also called on innovators to work closely with industry, startups, MSMEs and technology partners to accelerate commercialisation and ensure the sustainability of new technologies.
CSIR-IICT is a premier national research institute based in Hyderabad, focusing on basic and applied chemistry, biochemistry, bioinformatics and chemical engineering. The institute provides key technological inputs to the pharmaceutical, agrochemical and biotechnology sectors.
— ANI
Reader Comments
Happy to see focus on circular economy! Converting agricultural waste to biogas and CO2 to dimethyl ether is exactly what we need for sustainable development. But I wish there was more clarity on how these technologies will actually reach small farmers and local industries. Research is great, but commercialisation needs to be faster.
Excellent initiative! I work in the textile sector and the effluent treatment is a huge problem. If CSIR-IICT can provide cost-effective solutions for small and medium factories, it will be a game changer. Modi govt has indeed made CSIR more visible, but we need more such facilities across the country, not just in Hyderabad.
As a young researcher, I find this inspiring! The Sustainable Engineering Complex sounds promising. I hope they focus on making these technologies affordable and accessible. Also, the agri-startup push is timely - we need to bridge the gap between lab research and field application. Let's hope the government provides adequate funding for these projects. 🤞
Good news for Hyderabad's scientific community! I'm glad CSIR labs are getting modern infrastructure. But we need to ensure these facilities don't just remain showpieces for media coverage. The key is how many industries actually adopt these technologies and how much pollution is actually reduced. Let's see the ground-level impact.
Finally some focus on waste-to-value technologies! The compressed biogas from agri-waste is particularly brilliant - India generates millions of tonnes of crop residue every year, especially in Punjab and Haryana. If we can convert that into energy, it solves both pollution and energy problems. Modi ji's vision for circular economy is truly taking shape! 🇮🇳
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