The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO) celebrated the 83rd Foundation Day of the CSIR by organising an Open Day on its campus at Dona Paula on September 26, 2024.
On the occasion, over 1000 students along with their teachers from 32 different schools visited the institute and interacted with staff and visited laboratories. The NIO also screened various films related to ocean sciences with a motto of creating awareness among the students about the topics.
As part of the events, a talk on ‘Careers in Oceanography’ was delivered for the students of standards XI and XII in the NIO auditorium. The students also visited an exhibition on marine resources and instruments put up by the institute on its campus as part of the celebration with an aim to create awareness about the scientific endeavours in ocean research being carried out by the institute.
The NIO will be organising the CSIR Foundation Day Public Lecture by Prof. Dhirendra S. Katti, Director, IIT Goa , on the topic, “How are vaccines developed? My experience with the development of vaccines and nanovaccines for multi-drug resistant diarrhea,” at the NIO Auditorium on Monday, 30th September, 2024.
The CSIR, known for its cutting-edge research and development (R&D) knowledge base in diverse S&T areas, has a dynamic network of 37 national laboratories, 39 outreach centers, one innovation complex, and three units with a pan-India presence. The vision of CSIR is to enhance the quality of life of the citizens of India through innovative and globally competitive science and technology R&D by developing sustainable solutions and capacity building to fulfill the dream of Atmanirbhar Bharat.
