The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), which oversees the Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), celebrated its 65th Foundation Day on Saturday. The Institute was established on April 14, 1960, to conduct research and promote higher education in the fields of oil science, technology, and mathematics.
The day was an opportunity to reflect on the Institute’s achievements and chart a course for future growth. The program included a series of lectures, workshops, and other activities that will highlight the Institute’s pioneering research, innovative technologies, and industry collaborations. The Chief Guest was Padma Bhushan Dr V K Saraswat, Member NITIAayog and Mentor CSIR-IIP.
Dr Saraswat delivered a lecture on the “Energy Transition in India,” emphasizing the cleaner and carbon-free technologies that will drive the world in the near future. He also urged scientists to investigate challenging research in e-Methanol and Green Hydrogen. The Director of CSIR-IIP Dr Harender Singh Bisht highlighted the Institute’s various achievements over the past 64 years, including the Numaligarh Wax Plant, Sustainable Aviation Fuel, US Grade Gasoline, Medical Oxygen Units, Sweeting Catalyst, PNG Burner, and Improved Gur Bhatti, among others.
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To mark the occasion, a Jigyasa 2.0 program was also organized by the institute, aimed at developing the scientific temperament of school students. Students from the Oak Grove School, Mussoorie, also visited various laboratories at the institute and interacted with the scientists and research scholars working there. The motive of the Jigyasa 2.0 program is to promote scientific studies among students and enable them to become budding scientists in their country.
The celebrations at CSIR-IIP were marked by the presence of eminent dignitaries, including Padma Bhushan Dr V K Saraswat, Member NITIAayog and Mentor CSIR-IIP.
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