CSIR celebrates women researchers in STEM at ASPIRE-SHAKTI

The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), through its Human Resource Development Group (CSIR-HRDG), today organised "ASPIRE-SHAKTI: Celebrating Women in STEM & Initiating Project Review Sessions" at the CSIR Headquarters, Anusandhan Bhawan, New Delhi. The function brought together Principal Investigators (PIs) of the CSIR-ASPIRE scheme, research fellows and members of the ASPIRE Subject Area Committees from across the country. Dr. N.

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Prelims-testable facts

01The CSIR-ASPIRE scheme was launched on International Women's Day in 2023 to support women researchers in India.
02The CSIR-ASPIRE scheme aims to facilitate the commercialization of research innovations and connect promising researchers with start-ups and innovation partners.
03The ASPIRE-SHAKTI Compendium documents the research accomplishments of the CSIR-ASPIRE scheme.
04Dr. N. Kalaiselvi is the Secretary, Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR) and Director General, CSIR.
05The CSIR-ASPIRE scheme has received an overwhelming response from women researchers across India, except for the North-East region and Ladakh.
06CSIR plans to identify and support 20-30 outstanding ASPIRE projects beyond research by facilitating commercialization of their innovations.
07The CSIR-ASPIRE scheme is open to Indian citizen women scientists and technologists with a PhD degree in any area of science or technology.

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Most people think the CSIR-ASPIRE scheme was launched solely due to government initiative, but actually it was envisioned by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Hon'ble Union Minister of Science & Technology.
Most people think the CSIR-ASPIRE scheme only provides research grants, but actually it also aims to facilitate commercialization and connect researchers with start-ups.

Current-affairs link

The CSIR-ASPIRE scheme is related to the government's efforts to bridge the innovation gap in India, as highlighted by the 'Bridging the Innovation Gap' initiative of the Ministry of Science & Technology.

Prelims Practice MCQs

Single facteasy

The CSIR-ASPIRE Research Scheme was launched on which date?

A.31 December 2022
B.8 March 2023
C.15 August 2023
D.26 January 2024

The CSIR-ASPIRE Research Scheme was launched on International Women's Day, 8 March 2023.

Multiple statementsmedium

Consider the following statements regarding CSIR-ASPIRE Scheme: 1. The CSIR-ASPIRE Research Scheme was launched on International Women's Day 2023. 2. Dr. Jitendra Singh, Hon'ble Union Minister of Science & Technology, conceptualized the idea of launching a research programme exclusively for women researchers in India. 3. Around 50% of ASPIRE projects have been commercialized and supported beyond research. How many of the above statements are correct?

A.Only one
B.Only two
C.All three
D.None

The CSIR-ASPIRE Research Scheme was indeed launched on International Women's Day 2023. Dr. Jitendra Singh is credited with conceptualizing the idea of launching a research programme exclusively for women researchers in India. However, there is no information in the text to support the claim that around 50% of ASPIRE projects have been commercialized and supported beyond research.

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