Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

•CSIR was established by the Government of India in September 1942 as an autonomous body.
•It is known for its cutting edge R&D knowledge base in diverse S&T areas.
•Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has been ranked first in the Nature Ranking Index-2020.
•The Nature Index provides a close to real-time proxy of high-quality research output and collaboration at the institutional, national and regional level.