Archive for April, 2008

Six crores for renovation of the Sanskrit University: Pioneer

Following is an excerpt from a report in the Pioneer.

The university will receive Rs 3 crore for its infrastructure development, while the UGC will also provide Rs 47 lakh for the year.

Besides, the university will have block grant of Rs 2.26 crore and an additional research grant of Rs 10 lakh from the State Government. The Syndicate has approved an annual budget of about Rs 6.94 crore. A 100-bed, two-storied hostel will come up on the campus soon to address the constriction.

The university has further resolved to institute scholarships to the tune of Rs 1 lakh this year to attract poor and meritorious students to pursue their studies. Research on the Jagannath culture being a major objective of the university, a sum of Rs 10 lakh received from the State Government will be utilised in it this year. Earlier, funds for research on the Jagannath culture were provided by the Puri temple trust.

April 28th, 2008

NCERT and Tamil Nadu boardBooks available free on-line

See http://www.ncert.nic.in/textbooks/testing/Index.htm for the NCERT books (Thanks to Abi for the pointer.) See http://www.textbooksonline.tn.nic.in/Default.htm for the Govt. of Tamil Nadu text books.

5 comments April 27th, 2008

Sports hostels in Orissa

The following is from http://orissagov.nic.in/sports&youthservices/dsys/hostels.htm.

The Sports Hostel Scheme was launched in our State in the year 1985 with the objective to enable the talented young Sports persons to undergo systematic coaching for a prolonged period. As per the scheme, the young talented boys and girls in the age group of 10-14 yrs. are selected from the grass-root level through a rigorous process of tests which include anthropometrics as well as series of battery of tests.  After determining their motor capabilities, they are finally selected on the basis of their performance in specific skill tests.  The Sports Hostel scheme has paid rich dividends as large number of Sports Hostel products have proved their worth in National and International tournaments. At present there are 14 Sports Hostels and 3 Centers of Excellence functioning in the State.

 NON-PLAN SECTOR

 

 

A

Sports Hostel, Cuttack

Disciplines Covered

 

Sanctioned strength

Present Strength

Established  –  1985

Football (Boys) (Jr & Sr.), Gymnastics (Boys & Girls), Hockey (Boys)

 79

 77 

 

B

Sports Hostel, Bhubaneswar

Disciplines Covered

 

 

 

 

Sanctioned Strength

Present Strength

Established – 1985

Athletics (Boys & Girls)

Basketball (Boys & Girls)

Volleyball (Boys & Girls)

Weight Lifting (Girls)

Football (Girls)

120

116    

C

Sports Hostel, Sambalpur

Discipline Covered

 

Sanctioned strength

Present Strength

Established – 1987

Swimming (Boys)

Football (Boys)

37

36

D

Sports Hostel, Berhampur

Disciplines covered

 

 

Sanctioned strength

Present Strength

Established – 1988

Volleyball (Boys)

Basketball (Boys)

Wt. Lifting (Boys)

32

32

E

Sports Hostel, Puri

Disciplines covered

 

 

Sanctioned strength

Present Strength

Established – 1987

Wrestling (Boys)

Kabaddi (Boys)

Gymnastics (Boys)

39

32

F

Sports Hostel, Bhawanipatna

Disciplines covered

Sanctioned strength

Present Strength

Established – 1988-89

Football (Boys)

22

20

G

Sports Hostel, Baripada

Disciplines covered

 

Sanctioned Strength

Present strength

Established – 1989-90

Football (Boys)

Athletics (Boys)

32

31

PLAN SECTOR

A

Sports Hostel Balasore

Disciplines covered

  

Sanctioned Strength

Present Strength

Established – 1989-90

Football (Boys)

Volleyball (Boys)

34

32

B

Sports Hostel Keonjhar

Disciplines covered

 

Sanctioned Strength 

Present Strength

Established – 1991-92

Athletics, (Boys) Archery, (Boys)

Football (Boys)

42 

39

C

Sports Hostel Bolangir

Disciplines covered

Sanctioned strength 

Present strength

Established – 1991-92

Football  (Boys)

22

21

D

Sports Hostel Nayagarh

Disciplines covered

Sanctioned strength 

Present strength

Established – 2001

Football (Boys)

22

22

TRIBAL AREA SUB-PLAN SECTOR

A

Sports Hostel, Panposh, Rourkela

Discipline Covered

Sanctioned strength

Present Strength

Established – 1985

Hockey (Boys & Girls)

65

65

B

Sports Hostel, Sundergarh

Disciplines covered

  

 

Sanctioned strength

Present strength

Established – 1997-98

Football     (Boys)

Athletics    (Boys)

Hockey      (Boys)

52

52

C

Sports Hostel ,Koraput

Disciplines covered

Sanctioned strength

Present strength

Established – 1991-92

Athletics, (Boys)

Volleyball (Boys)

22

20

 Government in Sports & Y.S Department bears the expenditure towards the stipend of the inmates @ Rs. 2250/- per head per month, Sports kits and uniforms, medicine, bedding  materials, admission fees of Schools and T.A/D.A etc. for attending different National/International tournaments and coaching camp wherever necessary. Scientific coaching in systematic manner by experienced coaches are provided to these inmates during their stay in the hostels.

 

 

CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

Government in Sports Department have implemented the scheme of  Centre of  Excellence for  providing intensive coaching to Sports persons between the age group of 15-18 years who are proficient in the concerned field.  In order to be eligible for admission to the Centre of Excellence a candidate must have secured first to sixth position in any recognized National Championship either in Individual or Team events. During their stay in the Centre the inmates enjoy the same facilities availed by their sports Hostels counterparts. The scheme has proved it’s worth as many of the inmates of Centers of Excellence have laurels for the State. In pursuance of this scheme, the Centre of Excellence at the following places are now functional in the State:

Sl

Name of the Centre

Discipline Covered

Sanctioned Strength

Present Strength

1

Centre of Excellence, Bhubaneswar, Khurda         

Athletics, (Boys & Girls)

Weight Lifting (Girls)

16

6

2

Centre of Excellence, Berhampur, Ganjam

Weight Lifting (Boys)

3

NIL

3

Centre of Excellence, Rourkela, Sundergarh

Hockey (Boys & Girls)

36

36

 

 

TALENT SCOUTING

          Govt. in Sports & Youth Services Department have established 14 Sports Hostels in the State. In order to spot the budding sporting talents from grass root level and to nurture them by admitting in to Sports Hostels the Scheme of Talent Scouting has been formulated in the following manner. The talents must be within the age group of 10 to 14 Years and a student of Class-VIII or below in recognized educational institutions in order to be eligible to appear at the talent scouting selection .

  A)               Block & Dist. Level Selection

At the advent of each Academic Session, all Collectors of the Districts are requested to circulate the Scheme at Panchayat level & Block level for wide publicity and information of the interested sports talents as well as their parents to appear the selection test. It is the responsibility of the Block Development Officers to instruct the educational institutions for selection of talents at Gram Panchayat & Block level. The District Sports Officer of concerned District co-ordinates with the B. D. Os & educational institutions for selection process. Selection of talents at Block & District level Competition are organized in all Districts in order to select the outstanding talents of the Districts. Adequate publicity in print and electronics media regarding conduct of the lower level scouting as well as district level scouting are made for information of general public.

 

B)              State Level Assessment Camp

After conduct of the Selection trail in all the Districts, the D.S.Os send the list of selected talents along with their detail Bio-Data, motor ability test and Battery test report etc. to the Directorate of Sports & YS., Orissa, Bhubaneswar. A Committee is constituted in the Directorate of Sports & Y.S, Orissa, Bhubaneswar for scrutinization of the lists sent by all the D.S.Os.  Keeping in view the vacancies in different disciplines in all the Sports Hostels a select list of talents is prepared in order to call them for the State level scouting. After fixation of the date of State level selection all the D.S.Os are intimated regarding the list of selected talents in the State level scouting of their respective districts with instruction to ensure attendance of the talents. Selection committees are constituted in all eleven disciplines to prepare the merit list of the talents for admission in the Sports Hostels taking in to consideration of their age, educational qualification, motor ability and skill in the particular discipline.

The selected talents are intimated on the spot for taking admission into the Sports Hostels within specific time frame.  

 

NON-RESIDENTIAL SUMMER COACHING CAMP

 With a view to provide Coaching to the talents in rural areas as well as urban areas of the State in the popular disciplines of the localities concerned, the scheme of Non-Residential Summer Coaching Camp has been introduced by the Sports & Youth Services Department. Normally these camps are held during Summer vacation during the month of May-June every year. Coaches of the Directorate of Sports & Youth Services, Orissa Council of Sports and Sports Authority of India are deputed for imparting the Coaching in the camps. Concerned D.S.Os in co-ordination with local Sports Clubs, Sports lovers and educational institutions conducts the coaching camps which generally conducted for two weeks. Provision of refreshment and Sports kits are supplied for the purpose. 

 

4.       SAI SPORTS HOSTEL, CUTTACK

Sports Authority of India has established a Sports Hostel (Residential) at Cuttack to provide coaching to the students between 16-20 years of age in the disciplines of Athletics, Gymnastics, Football etc.  The students residing in SAI sports hostel are getting monthly stipend of Rs. 1500/- towards their fooding charges.  The total sanctioned strength of this hostel is 74.  Besides this, a Non-residential Training Centre is also functioning at Cuttack in Football and Athletics with a student strength of 20.

 

5.       SPDA SPORTS HOSTEL, DHENKANAL

         

          Sports Authority of India has established a Sports Hostel at Dhenkanal for development of Sports talents in the disciplines of Football & Athletics.

 

1.       CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

Government in Sports Department have implemented the scheme for providing intensive coaching to sports persons between the age group of 15-20 years who are proficient in the concerned field in pursuance of this scheme,  the Centre of Excellence at the following places have been opened; 

Sl

Name of the hostel

Boys

Girls

Total strength

Present strength

1

Sports Hostel, Rourkela (Hockey)

18

18

36

33

2

Sports Hostel, Berhampur (Wt.Lifting – Boys)

05

05

03

3

Sports Hostel, Bhubaneswar (Athletics Boys & Girls = 08), Wt.Lifting – Girls = 04)

08

04

12

07

 

Total

 

 

53

43

Sports Hostels

Students belonging to the age group of 10-14 yrs are being admitted into sports hostels in the State situated at different places.

          There are 14 sports hostels as detailed below;

Sl

Location

Year of Estt.

Disciplines covered

Total inmates

01

Cuttack

1985

Football, Gymnastics & Hockey

79

02

Bhubaneswar

1985

Athletics, Basketball, Volleyball, Football & Wt.Lifting

120

03

Sambalpur

1987

Swimming & Football

37

04

Berhampur

1988

Volleyball, Basketball & Wt.Lifting

32

05

Puri

1987

Wrestling, Kabaddi & Gymnastics

39

06

Bhawanipatna

1989

Football

22

07

Baripada

1990

Football & Athletics

32

08

Balasore

1990

Volleyball & Football

34

09

Keonjhar

1992

Archery, Athletics & Football

42

10

Bolangir

1992

Football

22

11

Koraput

1992

Athletics & Volleyball

22

12

Sundergarh

1998

Football, Athletics & Hockey

52

13

Nayagarh

2001

Football

22

14

Rourkela

1985

Hockey

65

 

Centre of Excellence

 

There are 3 Centres of Excellence in the State

 

1.       Centre of Excellence (Sports Hostel, Panposh)                 Hockey                  36

2.       Centre of Excellence (Sports Hostel, Berhampur)              Wt.Lifting              03

3.       Centre of Excellence (Sports Hostel, Bhubaneswar) Athletics & Wt.Lifting     16

          Sports persons having excellent performance in the age group of 15-20 yrs are inducted to the Centre of Excellence for intensive coaching.  They are provided with  monthly stipend of Rs. 1200/- towards fooding expenses & other facilities as available to the inmates of Sports Hostels.

 

 

4 comments April 27th, 2008

Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir Trust will set up a medical college and super specialty hospital near Naraj

Following is an excerpt from a news report in Pioneer.

Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir Trust will set up a medical college and super specialty hospital near Naraj. Earlier, it was announced to set up a private university at Naraj. It has also planned to set up health centre in all the districts of the State.

In this connection, Trust member Yezdi Batliwala called on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday at the State Secretariat.

The State Government has allotted 185.97 acres of land for this purpose. The proposed university would have a core campus comprising academic and non-academic buildings to cater to the needs of 15,000 students, 1,500 faculty and matching number of non-teaching staff.

Basic science, humanities, engineering, medicine, pharmacy, business management, law, bio-science, art, culture and Vedic studies, Ayurveda, aviation and maritime training will be on course list. The campus will house a sports complex, recreational facilities, utility centres and meditation halls.

Following is from Samaja.

April 27th, 2008

Vedanta University will work towards giving 25 percent seats to the students from Orissa who will be taken on merit basis: Anil Agarwal to IANS

Following is an excerpt from an IANS report in thaiindian.com. (Also reported in indiaprwire.com.)

The Anil Agarwal Foundation, promoted by Agarwal, is setting up a multi-disciplinary world-class Vedanta University near the Konark-Puri marine drive with an investment of Rs.150 billion ($3.75 billion) in phases.

Vedanta Alumina, part of the Vedanta Resources (Sterlite) Group, is building an alumina refinery with an investment of $800 million in the state’s Kalahandi region.

It is also building an aluminium smelter project costing Rs.70 billion in Jharsuguda district.

“Our refinery project in Lanjigarh is one of the best projects in the world. We hope bauxite will be available for it,” Agarwal said.

He was hopeful of getting raw material and adequate water for the Lanjigarh project. “There is enough water in the Hirakud reservoir for industries and we will not touch a drop of water meant for farmers,” he said.

Regarding rehabilitation of the affected people, he said: “We will follow R&R (resettlement and rehabilitation) policy of the Orissa government for all our projects.” He described Orissa’s R&R policy as the best in the country.

Speaking of the progress of Vedanta University, Agarwal said in the first phase, the foundation stone for a medical college and a 600-bed hospital will be laid soon in the university campus.

We will work towards giving 25 percent seats to the students from Orissa who will be taken on merit basis,” he remarked.

Following is an excerpt from a report in New Indian Express.

VEDANTA Resources,which has proposed a university at Puri, intends to establish a multi-disciplinary hospital of international standard in the first phase.

Work for the hospital will start during the first quarter of next year. The project is targeted to be complete by 2010.

"Health is a priority area so far as CSR is concerned," Chairman,Vedanta Resources Anil Agarwal said during a tete-e-tete with Editors of the newspapers here today.

Agarwal who met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik earlier in the day reiterated his company’s demand for ensuring 150 million tonne of bauxite for its alumina plant at Lanjigarh. Seventy million tonne out of the total, Agarwal suggested, was to come from Niyamgiri area as assured at the time of MoU and the rest to be made available from Sasubahumali in Koraput.

The other contentious issue for Vedanta is water for its power and smelter plant at Jharsuguda. Given the agitation by farmers over use of water from Hirakud for industrial purpose, Agarwal suggested that his company is prepared to pump in Rs 30 crore as an interim measure to source water from downstream of the reservoir to avoid any conflict with farmer’s interests.

He informed that the smelter plant at Jharsuguda is all set for commercial production and would go in phases. In the first phase, the company will go for 0.5 million tonne of smelter.

Vedanta Resources has already signed 100 MoUs with different companies for ancilliarisation at Jharsguda.

Asked,why Puri was selected as the site for the university,Agarwal said, his consultants had suggested seven proposals in different states but he selected Puri for its water frontage.

Stating that the university project is estimated at Rs 15000 crore, he informed that the Anil Agarwal Foundation will fund Rs 5000 crore to begin with.

Earlier, talking to mediapersons Agarwal parried a question on AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi opposing bauxite mining lease to refinery project.

He also informed that 25 percent of the students for the university will be given preference from the State of Orissa.

Following is from Samaja.

1 comment April 27th, 2008

ICAR Foot and mouth disease (FMD) lab to be established in Jatni near Bhubaneswar

Following is an excerpt from a report in New Indian Express. (See https://www.orissalinks.com/?p=1103 for other ICAR labs/institutes in Orissa and India.)

The International and National centre on FMD would be set up by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) at Jatni about 25 kms from here. The State Government has already identified 116.325 acre of land for the Rs 400 crore Central Government sponsored project.

The state-of-the art facility with Bio Safety level (3+) standardisation will work for control and containment of virulent, pathogenic and mutagenic FMD virus. The disease in endemic to India and manifests itself across regions round the year.

The lab would receive samples from the country as well as abroad for identification, characterisation of the biological pathogens that caused the disease. It will also act as a repository for various serotypes.

Telegraph also reports on this.

2 comments April 26th, 2008

ICAR institutes, project directorates and national research centers

Following is from http://www.icar.org.in/icar7.htm.

Institutes/ Bureaues

S.No Name & Email Address Address Fax No.
1 Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI)
Email:
pblcarian@sancharnet.in
Post Box No 181
Andaman Nicobar & Lakshwadeep Group of Islands
Port Blair PIN 744101
03192-33281,
51068
2 Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI)
Email:
nljoshi@cazri.raj.nic.in
Web Site: www.icar.org.in/cazri.htm
Jodhpur
Rajasthan PIN 342003
0291- 740706
3 Central Avian Research Institute (CARI)
Email:
cavri@x400.nicgw.nic.in
Izatnagar
Uttar Pradesh PIN 243122
0581-447321
4 Central Inland Fishries Research Institute (CIFRI)
Email:
info@cifri.gov.in
Web Site: www.cifri.com/
Barrackpore
West Bengal PIN 743101
033-5920388
5 Central Institute for Research on Goats (CIRG)
Email:
root@cirg.res.in
Web Site: www.cirg.res.in
P.O. Farah, Makhdoom
Mathura
Uttar Pradesh PIN 281122
0565-763246
6 Central Institute for Sub-Tropical Horticulture (CISTH)
Email:
cisth@x400.nicgw.nic.in
Rae Bareli Road, P.O. Dilkusha
Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh PIN 226002
0522-298287
7 Central Institute for Research on Baffaloes (CIRB)
Email:
cirb@x400.nicgw.nic.in
Sirsa Road
Hissar
Haryana PIN 125001
01662-39604
8 Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology (CIRCOT)
Email:
circot@vsnl.com
Web Site: education.vsnl.com/circot
Adenwala Road, Matunga
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA PIN 400019
022-4130835
9 Central Institute for Cotton Research (CICR)
Email:
P.O. No. 225, G.P.O., Panjari
Wardha Road,
Nagpur
Maharashtra PIN 440010
07103-75529
10 Central Institute for Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA)
Email:
cifa@ori.nic.in
P.O. Kausalyaganga
Bhubaneshwar
Orissa PIN 751002
0674-465407
11 Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering & Technology (CIPHET)
Email:
ciphet@satyam.net.in
Web Site: http://www.icar.org.in/ciphet.html
PAU Campus
Ludhiana
Punjab PIN 141004
0161-808670
12 Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE)
Email:
director@ciae.mp.nic.in
Web Site: www.mp.nic.in/ciae
Nabibagh, Berasia Road
Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh
0755-734016
13 Central Institute of Arid Horticulture (CIAE)
Email:
ciah@hub.nic.in
Web Site: www.icar.org.in/ciah/ciah.htm
Beechwal,
Ganganagar Road
Bikaner
Rajasthan
0151- 2250147
14 Central Institute of Brakishwater Aquaculture (CIBA)
Email:
ciba@tn.nic.in

Web Site: www.ciba.tn.nic.in

141, Marshal’s Road,Egmore
Chennai
Tamil Nadu
044-8554851
15 Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE)
Email:
director.cife@gmail.com
Web Site: www.cife.edu.in
Jaiprakash Road, Seven
Bungalows,Versova
Mumbai
Maharashtra PIN 400061
022-6361573
16 Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT)
Email:
root@cift.ker.nic.in
Willingdon Island, P.O.
Matsyapuri
Cochin
Kerala PIN 682029
0484-668212
17 Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture (CITH)
Email:
cith@hub1.nic.in
P.O. Sanatnagar,
Srinagar
J&K PIN 190005
0194-433178,
433104
18 Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI)
Email:
mdcmfri@md2.vsnl.net.inWeb Site: www.cmfri.com
P.O. No. 1603, Ernakulam
Cochin
Kerala PIN 682014
0484-394909
19 Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI)
Email:
cpcri@md3.vsnl.net.in
Web Site: cpcri.nic.in
Kasaragod
Kerala PIN 670124
0499-430322
20 Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI)
Email:
director@cpri.ernet.in
Shimla
Himachal Pradesh PIN 171001
0177-224460
21 Central Research Institute for Jute & Allied Fibres (CRIJAF)
Email:
crijaf@cal2.vsnl.net.in
24 Paraganas
Barrackpore
West Bengal PIN 743101
033-5350415
22 Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA)
Email:
hpsingh@crida.ap.nic.in
Santosh Nagar, P.O. Saidabad
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh PIN 500659
040-4535336
23 Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI)
Email:
root@crri.ori.nic.in
Cuttack
ORISSA PIN 753006
0671-641744
24 Central Sheep & Wool Research Institute (CSWRI)
Email:
root@cswri.raj.nic.in
Avikanagar, Tehsil Malpura
Tonk
RAJSTHAN PIN 304501
01437-28163
25 Central Soil & Water Conservation Research & Training Institute (CSWCRTI)
Email:
cswcrti@cswcrti.up.nic.in
218, Kaulagarh Road
Dehradun
Uttar Pradesh PIN 248195
0135-754213,
755386
26 Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (CSSRI)
Email:
gbsing@cssri.ernet.in
Web Site: www.cssri.org
Zarifa Farm, Kachwa Road
Karnal
HARYANA PIN 132001
0184-290480
27 Central Tabacco Research Institute (CTRI)
Email:
ctri@pol.net.in
Rajahmundri
Andhra Pradesh PIN 533105
0883-448341
28 Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI)
Email:
ctcri@x400.nicgw.nic.in
Sreekartiyam,
Thiruvananthapuram
Trivandrum
KERALA PIN 695017
0471-550063
29 ICAR Research Complex for Goa (ICARRCG)
Email:
director@icargoa.res.in
Web Site: icargoa.res.in
ELA OLD
Goa PIN 403402
0832-286249
30 ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region (ICARRCNEHR)
Email:
root@icarneh.ren.nic.in
Umroi Road
Barapani
Meghalaya PIN 793103
0364-570302
31 Indian Lac Research Institute (ILRI)
Email:
ilri@bih.nic.in
Namkum
Ranchi
JHARKHAND PIN 834010
0651-520202
32 Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI)
Email:
singh@wiprobt.ems.vsnl.net.in
Izatnagar
Uttar Pradesh PIN 243122
0581-447284
33 Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)
Email:
root@iari.ernet.in
Web Site: www.iari.res.in
Pusa,
Dr. K. S. Krishnan Marg,
New Delhi PIN 110012
011-5766420,
5766420
34 Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute (IASRI)
Email:
iasri@iasri.res.in
Web Site: www.iasri.res.in
Library Avenue
Pusa
New Delhi PIN 110012
011-5741479
35 Indian Grassland & Fodder Research Institute (IGFRI)
Email:
igfri@igfri.up.nic.in
Pahuj Dam, Jhansi-Gwalior
Road
Jhansi
Uttar Pradesh PIN 284003
0517- 440833
36 Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR)
Email:
info@iipr.ernet.in
Web Site: http://www.iipr.res.in/
Kalyanpur
Kanpur
Uttar Pradesh PIN 208024
0512-2572582
37 Indian Institute of Horticulture Research (IIHR)
Email:
root@iihr.res.in
Web Site: www.iihr.res.in
Hassaraghatta, Lake Post
Bangalore
KARNATAKA PIN 560089
080-8466291
38 Indian Institute of Soil Sciences (IISS)
Email:
director@iiss.ernet.in
asrao@iiss.ernet.in
iiss@iiss.ernet.in
Nabi Bagh, Berasia Road
Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh PIN 462038
0755- 733310
39 Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR)
Email:
nrcp@ren.nic.in
P.O. No. 1701, Marikannu P.O.,
Calicut
Kerala PIN 673012
0495-370294
40 Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research (IISR)
Email:
iisrin@lw1.vsnl.net.in
Rae Bareli Road, P.O. Dilkusha
Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh PIN 226002
0522- 480738
41 Indian Institute of Vegetable Research (PDV)
Email:
pdveg@x400.nicgw.nic.in
Gandhinagar, Naira, P.O
Varanasi
Uttar Pradesh PIN 221005
0542- 318504,
635236
42 National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM)
Email:
sptiwari@naarm.ernet.in
Rajendranagar
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh PIN 500030
040- 4015912
43 National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI)
Email:
root@ndri.hry.nic.in
Karnal
HARYANA
0184- 250042,
252637
44 National Institute for Research on Jute Allied Fibres Technology (NIRJAFT)
Email:
nirjaft@wb.nic.in
12, Regent Park
Calcutta
West Bengal
033- 4712583
45 National Institute of Animal Nutrition & Physiology (NIANP)
Email:
director@nainpbng.kar.nic.in
Web Site: http://www.nianp.res.in/
NDRI Campus, Adugodi
Bangalore
KARNATAKA PIN 560030
080- 5711420
46 Sugarcane Breeding Institute (SBI)
Email:
sugaris@md3.vsnl.net.in
Coimbatore
Tamil Nadu PIN 641007
0422- 472923
47 Vivekanand Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Shala (VPKAS)
Email:
vpkas@hub1.nic.in
Web Site: http://vpkas.nic.in
Almora
Uttar Pradesh PIN 263601
05962- 230208

National Bureaus

S.No Name & Email Address Address Fax No.
1 National Bureaue of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR)
Email:
nbfgr@lwl.vsnl.net.in
351/28, Radha Swami Bhawan,
Duriyapur, P.O.
Rajendranagar, Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh PIN 226002
0522-442403
2 National Bureaue of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR)
Email:
director@nbagr.hry.nic.in
Web Site: www.icar.org.in/nbagr/nbagr.html
P.B. No.129
Karnal
HARYANA PIN 132001
0184-253654
3 National Bureaue of Plant & Genetic Resources (NBPGR)
Email:
root@nbpgr.delhi.nic.in
Web Site: nbpgr.delhi.nic.in
Pusa Complex
Inder Puri
New Delhi PIN 110012
011-5731495,
5785619,
5819459
4 National Bureaue of Soil Survey & Land Use Planning (NBSSLUP)
Email:
root@nbsslup.mah.nic.in
Shankar Nagar, Amravati Road
Nagpur
MAHARASHTRA PIN 440010
0712-522534
5 National Bureaue of Agriculturally Important Micro-Organisms (NBAIMO)
Email:
nbaim2000@yahoo.com
Old NBPGR building, Pusa Campus, New Delhi PIN 110 012 91-11-25841911

Following is from http://www.icar.org.in/icar7b.htm.

Project Directorates

S.No Name & Email Address Address Fax No.
1 Water Technology Centre for Eastern Region (WTCER)
Email:
wtcer@x400.nicgw.nic.in
Web Site: www.wtcer.stpbh.soft.net
Chandra Shekhar Pur, Near NALCO Nagar
Bhubaneswar
Orissa PIN 751016
0674-441651
2 Project Directorate of Biological Control (PDBC)
Email:
root@pdblc.kar.nic.in
P.O. Box 2491, H.A. Farm Post
Bangalore
Karnataka PIN 560024
080-3411961,
3414220
3 Project Directorate of Cropping System Research (PDCSR)
Email:
pdcsr@nda.vsnl.net.in
Web Site: www.pdcsr.ernet.in
Modipuram
Meerut
Uttar Pradesh PIN 250110
0121-571548,
570084
4 Project Directorate of Oilseed Research (PDOR)
Email:
pdoilseed@x400.nicgw.nic.in
          pd@dor-icar.org

Web Site: www.dor-icar.org
Rajendranagar
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh PIN 500030
040-4017969
5 Project Directorate of Rice Research (PDRR)
Email:
drrhyd@ap.nic.in
Web Site: www.drrindia.org
Rajendranagar
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh PIN 500030
040-4015308
6 Project Directorate of Water Management Research (PDWMR)
Email:
pdwm@x400.nicgw.nic.in
WALMI Complex, P.O. Phulwari
Sharif
Patna
Bihar PIN 801505
0612-452232,
452219
7 Project Directorate of Wheat Research (PDWR)
Email:
dowr@x400.nicgw.nic.in
Web Site: www.nic.in/icar/dwr/dwrmain.htm
P.O. Box. 158, Kunjpura Road
Karnal
Haryana PIN 132001
0184-251390
8 Project Directorate on Cattle (PDC)
Email:
pdoncattle@yahoo.com
Web Site: www.pdcattle.ernet.in
Post Box No – 17,
Grass Farm Road,
Meerut Cantt
Uttar Pradesh PIN 250001
0121-2657134
9 Project Directorate on Maize (PDM)
Email:
dir.dmn@iari.ernet.in
Cummings Laboratory, IARI
Campus
Pusa
New Delhi PIN 110012
011-5768195
10 Project Directorate on Poultry (PDP)
Email:
pdpoultry@x400.nicgw.nic.in
Web Site: www.pdpoultry.org
APAU Campus, Rajendranagar
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh PIN 500030
040-4015650

 

Following is from http://www.icar.org.in/icar7a.htm.

ICAR National Research Centres (NRC)

S.No Name and Email Address Address Fax No.
1 National Centre for Agril Economics & Policy Research (NCAP)
Email:
ncap@iasri.delhi.nic.in
IASRI Campus, Library Avenue
Pusa
New Delhi PIN 110012
011-5731978
2 National Centre for Integrated Pest Management (NCIPM)
Email:
ipment@bo1.net.in
Lal Bahadur Shastri Bhawan,
Wing L-1&M-1, Block F
IARI Campus
New Delhi PIN 110012
011-5765472
3 National Research Centre for Agroforestry (NRCAF)
Email:
nrcaf@x400.nicgw.nic.in
IGFRI Campus, Pahuj Dam,
Jhansi-Gwalior Road
Jhansi
Madhya Pradesh PIN 284003
0517-442364
4 National Research Centre for Banana (NRCB)
Email:
nrcb@trichy.tn.nic.in
44, Ramalinga Nagar, Vayalur Road
Trichurapalli
Tamil Nadu PIN 620017
0431-770564
5 National Research Centre for Cashew (NRCC)
Email:
nrccaju@sancharnet.in
Kamminje
Puttur
Karnataka PIN 574202
08251-234350
6 National Research Centre for Camel (NRCC)
Email:
nrccamel@x400.nicgw.nic.in
Jorbeer, PO Box No 7
P.O. Box No. 07
Bikaner
Rajasthan PIN 334001
0151-522183
7 National Research Centre for Citrus (NRCC)
Email:
nrccitrus@x400.nicgw.nic.in
P. O. Box-464, Shankar Nagar P.O.
Nagpur
Maharashtra PIN 440010
0712-500813
8 National Research Centre for DNA Fingerprinting (NRCDF)
Email:
pdnre@nbpgr.delhi.nic.in
NBPGR, IARI Complex
Pusa
New Delhi PIN 110012
011-5819459
9 National Research Centre for Equines (NRCE)
Email:
nrcequines@x400.nicgw.nic.in
Sirsa Road
Hissar
Haryana PIN 125001
01662-33217
10 National Research Centre for Grapes (NRCG)
Email:
nrcgrape@mah.nic.in
Post Bag -3, Manjri Farm Post,
Sholapur Road
Pune
Maharashtra PIN 412307
020-814246
11 National Research Centre for Groundnut (NRCG)
Email:
director@nrcg.guj.nic.in
Ivanagar Road, P B No. 5
Junagarh
Gujarat PIN 362001
0285-651550
12 National Research Centre for Meat&Meat Products (NRCMMP)
Email:
nrcmeat@x400.nicgw.nic.in
c/o PD Poultry Science, APAU Campus
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh PIN 500030
040-4017002
13 National Research Centre for Medicinal & Aromatic Plants (NRCMAP)
Email:
director@nrc-map.org
Borivai, Anand
Gujarat PIN 387310
0268-78601
14 National Research Centre for Mithun (NRCM)
Email:
nrcmithun@x400.nicgw.nic.in
ICAR Research Complex,
Jharnapani
Medziphema
Nagaland PIN 797106
03862-62341
15 National Research Centre for Mushroom (NRCM)
EMail:
root@nrcmrt.chd.nic.in
Chambaghat
Solan
Himachal Pradesh PIN 173213
01792-30451
16 National Research Centre for Oilpalm (NRCO)
Email:
oilpalm@ap.nic.in
Pedavegi
West Godavari District
Andhra Pradesh PIN 534450
08812-75531
17 National Research Centre for Onion & Garlic (NRCOG)
Email:
director@nrcog.res.in
Rajgurunagar
Distt Pune
Maharashtra PIN 410505
02135-24056
18 National Research Centre for Orchids (NRCO)
Email:
nrcorchids@x400.nicgw.nic.in
Pakyong
East Sikkim PIN 737106
03592-31717
19 National Research Centre for Rapeseed Mustard (NRCRM)
Email:
root@nrcseed.raj.nic.in
Sewar
Bharatpur
Rajasthan PIN 321303
05644-25566,
22137
20 National Research Centre for Weed Science (NRCWS)
Email:
root@nrcweed.mp.nic.in
P. B. No 17, Maharajpur, Adhartal
Jabalpur
Madhya Pradesh PIN 482004
0761-332329,
342158
21 National Research Centre for Women in Agriculture (NRCWA)
Email:
nrcwa@nrcwa.ori.nic.in
1199, Jagamana, PO Khandagiri
Bhubaneswar
Orissa PIN 751030
0674-471448
22 National Research Centre for Yak (NRCY)
Email:
director@nrcyak.ren.nic.in
Dirang
West Kameng
Arunachal Pradesh PIN 790101
202000
23 National Research Centre on Coldwater Fisheries (NRCCWF)
Email:
nrccwf@x400.nicgw.nic.in
"Saurabh Cottage", Thandi Sarak,
Bhimtal
Nainital
Uttar Pradesh PIN 263136
05942-47279
24 National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology (NRCPB)
Email:
rps_ncpb@iari.ernet.in
IARI Campus
Pusa
New Delhi PIN 110012
5788783,
5766420
25 National Research Centre on Sorghum (NRCS)
Email:
nrcshyd@ap.nic.in
Rajendranagar
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh PIN 500030
040-4016378
26 National Research Centre on Soyabean (NRCS)
Email:
nrcsoya@hub1.nic.in
Khandwa Road
Indore
Madhya Pradesh PIN 425001
0731-64928

 

 

8 comments April 26th, 2008

Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH) to come up in Bhubaneswar?

Following is from a news report in Pioneer.

A unit of the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) will be set up at Bhubaneswar. A decision to this effect was taken at a joint high-level meeting between the CM Naveen Patnaik and Chairman of the Foundation Srinath Reddy at the State Secretariat on Thursday. Government will provide all the basic infrastructures for institution.

PHFI aims to influence public health education, research, and policy. The goal is to establish at least five world-class Indian Institutes of Public Health. These Institutes will initially train 1,000-plus professionals a year, with the goal of producing as many as 10,000 graduates. The Association of Schools of Public Health of the U.S. will offer educational and technical assistance.

The Foundation will bolster existing schools of public health by creating a pool of permanent faculty and establishing an accreditation agency that will standardise public health education. India currently graduates some 375 students each year from its schools of public health and institutions-compared to the 10,000 needed annually.

With the setting up this unit, Orissa will become a leader in the entire eastern region.

From the above news item it is not clear what is meant by a unit of PHFI. Is it an IIPH or something else?

Update: Following is Samaja’s report on it.

Update: Following is Sambada’s report on it.

5 comments April 25th, 2008

Mahanadi Coal Fields Limited agrees to set up a medical college in Talcher

Following is an excerpt from a news report in Pioneer.

Coming under a sustained pressure from the State Government, the Mahanadi Coalfield Ltd (MCL) has reportedly agreed to set up a Medical College at Talcher. A decision to this effect was taken at a high-level joint meeting between the Coal India Limited (CIL) Chairman Partha S Bhattacharjee and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat on Thursday.

During the meeting, Patnaik placed a proposal before the Coal India Chairman to convert the existing 100 bedded hospital at Talcher to a 400-bedded hospital and to make it a full-fledged Medical College. Bhattacharjee promptly agreed to Patnaik’s proposal, sources said.

… Mahanadi Coalfields Limited CMD SR Upadhayay, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Bijay Kumar Patnaik and Secretary, Energy, Suresh Chandra Mohapatra were present at the meeting.

Earlier, in https://www.orissalinks.com/?p=168, we had argued that the govt. should indeed do this and wrote about how Bokaro Steel Plant has agreed to set up an engineering college and a medical college in Jharkhand and Central coal fields agreeing to set up an engineering college in Jharkhand.

The Orissa government should put similar pressure on NALCO, SAIL-RSP, CIL, NTPC, etc.

4 comments April 25th, 2008

Vedanta University plans to give a large order of IP telephony to Cisco

Following is an excerpt from a report in Business Standard.

Cisco India, the global networking giant, is restructuring its sales organisational structure with dedicated regional focus, in an attempt to expand its reach to customers in tier-2 and tier3 cities in the country.

… Cisco is also bullish on eastern India on the back of several new projects commissioned for east over the next few years, in manufacturing, power, SEZs, airports, and others.

“We are about to execute a large order from Vedanta University for IP telephony and voice. We have also got an order from Tata Steel for high-end conferencing solutions,” informed Malik.

 

April 24th, 2008

Jharkhand Central University to come in Khunti village near Ranchi

Following is an excerpt on this from a report in Telegraph.

Jharkhand’s first central university has finally found itself a home: it will come up over 300 acres at a site in Khunti district, 18km from the state capital.

68 comments April 24th, 2008

SK Birla group to establish a top-notch B-School in Kolkata

Following is an excerpt from a report in Telegraph on this.

Calcutta Business School, started by the MBV Society, is located on a 16-acre plot in Bishnupur, 7 km south of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM). It will be operational from July this year.

“We run schools and colleges but running a management school is going to be a different ball game. But we are sure we will do a good job,” said S.K. Birla, the chairman of the board of governors of the management school.

The B-school will have “state-of-the-art” infrastructure, including a “green building”, air conditioning and wireless Internet connectivity round the clock.

It will offer a two-year, fully residential, postgraduate diploma in management. The first batch will have 60 students. There are plans to increase student intake to 500 over the next five years.

Admission will be based on the Common Admission Test (CAT) and the General Management Aptitude Test (GMAT). The fee for the entire course will be Rs 7.5 lakh.

April 24th, 2008

DAE Institutes

Following is from http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/dae.html. (See also http://www.dae.gov.in/aidedlnks.htm.)

  1. Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC)

  2. Raja Ramanna Center for Advanced Technology (RRCAT)

  3. Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research (IGCAR)

  4. Variable energy Cyclotorn Center (VECC)

  5. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai

  6. Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkota

  7. Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai

  8. Institute of Physics, Bhubaneshwar, ORISSA

  9. Harish Chandra Research Institute (Formerly known as Mehta Research Institute of Physics and Mathematical Physics), Allahabad

  10. Institute of Mathematics, Chennai

  11. Institute for Plasma Research, Ahmedabad

  12. Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research

     

1 comment April 23rd, 2008

ICMR institutes and centers

The following is from http://www.icmr.nic.in/institute.htm#Permanent%20Institutes/Centres.

 

AGRA 

AHMEDABAD 
CHENNAI  
DELHI  
HYDERABAD  
KOLKATA  
MADURAI  
MUMBAI  
NOIDA  
PATNA  
PONDICHERRY  
PUNE  


ICMR’s Regional Medical Research Centres

 

 


Regional Medical Research Centre Bhubaneswar


Regional Medical Research Centre Dibrugarh


Regional Medical Research Centre Port Blair


Regional Medical Research Centre Jabalpur


Desert Medicine Research Centre Jodhpur


Regional Medical Research Centre Belgaum

April 23rd, 2008

DRDO labs in India: http://www.drdo.com/labindex.shtml

The following list is from http://www.drdo.com/labindex.shtml. See also http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/drdo.html.

Aeronautics

  • Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), Bangalore
  • Aerial Delivery Research & Development Establishment (ADRDE), Agra
  • Centre for Air Borne Systems (CABS), Bangalore
  • Defence Avionics Research  Establishment (DARE), Bangalore
  • Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), Bangalore
  • Center for Military Airworthiness & Certification (CEMILAC), Bangalore
 
Armaments

 
Combat Vehicles & Engineering

 
Electronics & Computer Sciences


 
Human Resource Development

 

 
Life Sciences

 
Materials

  • Defence Laboratory (DLJ), Jodhpur
  • Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory  (DMRL), Hyderabad
  • Defence Materials & Stores Research & Development Establishment (DMSRDE), Kanpur
 
Missiles

 
Naval Research & Development

Following is the list at also http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/drdo.html.

  1. ADE- Aeronautical Development Establishment, Bangalore

  2. ARDE- Armament R&D Establishment, Pune

  3. ASL- Advanced Systems Laboratory, Hyderabad

  4. CAIR- Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Bagalore

  5. CFEES- Centre for Fire, Explosives & Environmental Safety, Delhi

  6. CVRDE- Combat Vehicles R&D Establishment, Chennai/Avadi

  7. DARE- Defence Avionics Reseach Establishmnet, Bangalore

  8. DARL- Defence Agricultural Research Laboratory, Pithoragarh

  9. DEBEL- Defence Bioengineering and Electrochemical Laboratory, Bangalore

  10. DEAL- Defence  Electronics Applications Laboratory, Dehradun

  11. DESIDOC- Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre, Delhi

  12. DFRL- Defence Food Research  Laboratory, Mysore

  13. DIPR- Defence Institute of Psychological Research, Delhi

  14. DIPAS – Defence Institute of Physiology & Allied Sciences, Delhi

  15. DLJ – Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur

  16. DLRL – Defence Electronics Research Laboratory, Hyderabad

  17. DMRL- Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Hyderabad

  18. DMSRDE- Defence Materials & Stores R & D Establishment, Kanpur

  19. DTRL – Defence Terrain Research Laboratory

  20. DRDL – Defence Research & Development Laboratory, Hyderabad

  21. DRDE – Defence Research & Development Establishment, Gwalior

  22. DRL- Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur

  23. FRL – Field Research Laboratory, C/o 56 A.P.O.

  24. GTRE – Gas Turbine Research Establishment, Bangalore

  25. HEMRL – High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Pune

  26. IAT – Institute of Armament Technology, Pune

  27. INMAS – Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Research, Delhi

  28. IRDE – Instruments R& D Establishment, Dehradun

  29. ISSA-  Insttitue of Systems Studies and Analyses, Delhi

  30. ITM-  Institute of Technology Management, Mussoorie

  31. LASTEC- Laser Science & Technology Centre, Delhi

  32. LRDE – Electronics and Radar Development Establishment, Bangalore

  33. MTRDC – Microwave Tube R&D Centre, Bangalore

  34. NMRL – Naval Materials Research Laboratory, Ambernath

  35. NPOL – Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory, Kochi

  36. NSTL _ Naval Science & Technological Laboratory, Visakhapattanam

  37. PXE – Proof & Experimental Establishment, Chandipur, Orissa

  38. RCI – Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad

  39. R&DE – Research & Development Engineers, Pune

  40. SASE – Snow & Avalanche Study Establishment, Chandigarh

  41. SAG – Scientific Analysis Group, Delhi

  42. SSPLDA- Solid State Physics Laboratory, Delhi

  43. TBRL – Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory, Chandigarh

  44. VRDE – Vehicles research & Development establishment, Ahmednagar

58 comments April 23rd, 2008

Ministry of Sc. & Technology (DST and DBT) Labs in India: None in the DST list are in Orissa

 

The following list is from http://dst.gov.in/autonomous/autonomous_index.htm. Orissa does not figure in that list. In 2005 Orissa was trying for one. See https://www.orissalinks.com/?p=948. But nothing seems to have happened since then. (Orissa does have the "Institute of Life Sciences" which is funded by the Department of Biotechnology, which is under the Ministry of Science of Technology.)

 

 

The Department of Biotechnology labs are listed in http://dbtindia.nic.in/institutions/instmain.html. They are:

  1. Centre For DNA Fingerprinting And Diagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad (http://www.cdfd.org.in)

  2. Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development  (IBSD), Imphal, Manipur (http://www.ibsd-imphal.nic.in)

  3. Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar ( http://www.ilsc.org)

  4. National Institute Of Immunology, New Delhi (http://www.nii.res.in )

  5. National Centre For Plant Genome Research (NCPGR), JNU, New Delhi (http://www.ncpgr.nic.in)

  6. National Brain Research Centre (NBRC), Gurgaon (http://www.nbrc.ac.in)

  7. National Centre for Cell Sciences, Pune (http://www.nccs.res.in )


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