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19/05/22 08:40 AM IST

Industry connect with Centre of Excellence Conclave

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  • Minister of State, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers; and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Govt. of India – Shri Bhagwanth Khuba inaugurated the “Industry Connect with Centre of Excellence Conclave under DCPC” at Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
  • The event was organised by Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET) under Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC).
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  • The CoEs are working in the areas of Energy Efficient Devices, Eco-Friendly Polymeric Products, Waste Management and Recycling, Smart Polymers, Polymers in Health Care etc, thereby facilitate technology indigenization and hence, start-ups.
  • In future the research outcomes of these projects will make India a hub for indigenous technologies. Projects like one on Bio medical devices & toys will make India less import dependent and thereby save foreign exchange for us.
  • He launched an e-Newsletter of CIPET along with portal for Centre of Excellence (CoE) and Industry connect at the event.
  • A technical session was held on the following themes: Bio-engineered Polymeric Systems, Polymers based Bio-Medical Devices, Polymer-based Toys and Advanced Polymers and Composites.
Source-PIB 

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