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  • Water in Periyar highly toxic, says study 
    The Indian Express (The Indian Express, 2012-03-02)
    A study conducted by the National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, revealed that the water in the Periyar river is highly toxic.
  • Safe tag for pesticide-filled water 
    Deccan Chronicle (Deccan Chronicle, 2012-04-11)
    The National Institute for Inter-disciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) has found that water in the Periyar River contains large amounts of banned pesticides like endosulfan, DDT and BHC. This has come as shock for ...
  • Periyar a poisoned chalice: Report 
    The Indian Express (The Indian Express, 2012-04-05)
    Think twice before you dare to gulp down a drop from the Periyar.
  • An aggregation of news on the web about CSIR and its laboratories NIIST develops pollution-free device 
    The Indian Express (The Indian Express, 2012-05-08)
    The National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, a constituent laboratory of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), has developed a compact anaerobic digester ...
  • ‘Inspire’ internship science camp from monday 
    The Hindu (The Hindu, 2010-09-17)
    The National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, will organise an internship science camp under the ‘Inspire' programme of the Department of Science and Technology, Government ...
  • Better technology to blow away the Fly-Ash menace 
    The Hindu (The Hindu, 2011-10-10)
    Fly ash, a powdery residue generated during combustion of coal, is considered a major environmental pollutant. Technological limitations have so far hampered efforts to utilise effectively the silica-rich residue from ...
  • Biotech firms go after smart enzymes to fuel energy sector 
    Vishal Dutta (The Times of India, 2011-12-23)
    BIOTECH companies producing industrial enzymes are gradually moving to cellulosic enzymes that help in bio-fuel generation. Enzymes are biological catalysts and when added to agriculture residue speed up the process of ...
  • CSIR foundation day fete 
    The Hindu (The Hindu, 2011-09-25)
    The Foundation Day lecture will be delivered by Prof D. Balasubramanian, Director of Research, L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, at 10.30 a.m. at the NIIST auditorium.
  • New flux-bonded technology for effective use of fly ash 
    Vinson Kurian (The Hindu, 2011-10-06)
    Available technologies for ‘neutralising’ pollutant fly ash tend to generally fly in the face of concerns over environmental impact.
  • CSIR centre develops new process for extracting coir fibre 
    Vinson Kurian (The Hindu, 2012-05-22)
    National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) here has developed a new bio-extraction process for producing quality coir fibre.
  • NIIST, IIT start-up develop new casting software 
    The Hindu (The Hindu, 2011-09-25)
    Scientists at the National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, has joined hands with 3D Foundry Tech (3DFT), a company incubated in the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, ...
  • CSIR reaches out to college students 
    T. Nandakumar (The Hindu, 2012-03-07)
    Postgraduate students of chemistry in selected colleges across Kerala will soon be part of a global effort to develop affordable drugs for tropical infectious diseases.
  • NIIST sets up biofuel facility 
    The Hindu (The Hindu, 2012-04-20)
    The biotechnology division of the National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) here has set up a Centre for Biofuels.
  • Seminar on role of women in chemistry 
    The Indian Express (The Indian Express, 2011-10-12)
    The National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST) will organise a one-day seminar highlighting the role of ‘Women in Chemistry’ on Wednesday as part of its celebrations marking the International ...
  • An aggregation of news on the web about CSIR and its laboratories new tech to utilise coir fibre waste with latex 
    Vinson Kurian (The Hindu, 2011-11-25)
    Disposal of harmful coir fibre waste produced by industrial units that extract and use coir fibre has been a serious environmental issue in the State.
  • National symposium in chemistry at NIIST 
    The Indian Express (The Indian Express, 2012-02-02)
    The National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) and Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) here are jointly organising the 14th National Symposium in Chemistry of the Chemical ...
  • NIIST develops compact digester for biomass wastes 
    The Hindu (The Hindu, 2012-05-08)
    National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) here has developed a new bio-extraction process for producing quality coir fibre.
  • The National Institute for Inter-disciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) is offering a technology for clear extraction of banana fibre on a non-exclusive basis. 
    The Hindu (The Hindu, 2012-07-04)
    The National Institute for Inter-disciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) is offering a technology for clear extraction of banana fibre on a non-exclusive basis.

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