One Week One Lab
About the Program
Union Minister of Science & Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh, who is also the Vice President of CSIR, has announced “One Week One Lab” campaign. Hon’ble Minister (S\&T) Dr. Jitendra Singh emphasized that each of 37 CSIR laboratories is unique and specializes in as diverse areas as the genome to geology, food to fuel, minerals to materials, and so on.
To showcase and propagate such diversity across society, Hon’ble Minister announced the idea of “One Week One Lab” to be a nationwide theme-based campaign to showcase the technological breakthroughs and innovations in the CSIR labs.
Schedule of the Program
| S. No. | Title | Venue | Date | Target Audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inauguration of One Week One Lab & Vigyan Gaon Ki Aur | CSIR-CEERI, Pilani | 15.05.2023 | Media, Staff of CSIR, Village Youth |
| 2 | Microwave Workshop | CSIR-CEERI, Pilani | 16.05.2023 | Scientists, Academia, Industries, Policy Makers |
| 3 | Artificial Intelligence Workshop | CSIR-CEERI, Pilani | 17.05.2023 | Scientists, Academia, Industries, Policy Makers |
| 4 | Semiconductor Workshop | CSIR-CEERI, Pilani | 18.05.2023 | Scientists, Academia, Industries, Policy Makers |
| 5 | Kishan Mela | CSIR-CEERI, Pilani | 19.05.2023 | Farmers, Professionals, Academia, Researchers, Industries, Students |
Detail Schedule
15-05-2023:One Week One Lab Inauguration
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 03:00 PM | Introduction about the event |
| 03:02 PM | Lamp Lighting |
| 03:05 PM | Welcome & Insights by Dr. PC Panchariya, Director |
| 03:10 PM | Logo Launch |
| 03:12 PM | Presidential Address by Dr. N. Kalaiselvi, DG CSIR |
| 03:32 PM | ToT M/s MediMiners |
| 03:34 PM | Prototype Delivery M/s Divine MediTech |
| 03:36 PM | MoU with M/s Panacea Technologies |
| 03:38 PM | MoU with Academia SKIT |
| 03:40 PM | NDA with M/s DroneTech |
| 03:45 PM | Address by Prof. Ramgopal Rao, VC, BITS, Pilani |
| 03:50 PM | Address by Dr. Chandra Shekhar, Ex-Director |
| 03:55 PM | Felicitation |
| 03:57 PM | Vote of Thanks |
| 03:59 PM | National Anthem |
16-05-2023: One Week One Lab Microwave Workshop
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 09:00 AM | Introduction about the Workshop |
| 09:10 AM | Welcome Address |
| 09:15 AM | CSIR-CEERI Technologies Overview by Dr. S. K. Ghosh |
| 09:30 AM | Keynote Address by Dr. A. K. Patra, Director, NARL |
| 10:10 AM | Invited Talk 1 by Mr. Anurag Verma, SAC, ISRO |
| 10:40 AM | Invited Talk 2 by Dr. Pramod K. Sharma, BAEC, DAE |
| 11:10 AM | Tea |
| 11:30 AM | Keynote Address by Dr. S. K. Datta, MTRDC |
| 12:00 PM | Invited Talk 3 by Dr. Kumud Singh, BARC |
| 12:30 PM | Invited Talk 4 by Mr. Senthil Kumar, BEL |
| 01:00 PM | Vote of Thanks |
17-05-2023: One Week One Lab AI Workshop
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 09:30 AM | Introduction about the Workshop |
| 09:35 AM | Welcome of Guests on Stage |
| 09:40 AM | Initial Remarks by Dignitaries |
| 10:00 AM | Plenary Talk by Prof. Santanu Chaudhury, Director, IITJ |
| 10:45 AM | Tea |
| 11:15 AM | Technical Session: Invited Talk 1 by Dr. Anandvalli, Director, CSIR-SCRC |
| 11:45 AM | Technical Session: Invited Talk 2 by Mr. Gurpreet Singh, Cognizant |
| 12:15 pM | Technical Session: Invited Talk 3 by Prof. Kapil Ahuja, IIT Indore |
| 12:45 PM | Technical Session: CSIR AI Technologies by Dr. Sanjay Singh |
| 01:15 PM | Vote of Thanks |
18-05-2023: One Week One Lab Semiconductor Workshop
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 09:30 AM | Introduction about the Workshop |
| 09:35 AM | Welcome Address by Dr. PC Pancharia, Director |
| 09:40 AM | CSIR-CEERI Technologies Overview by Dr. Suchandan Pal, Chief Scientist |
| 09:55 AM | Keynote Address 1 by Prof. Ramgopal Rao, VC, BITS Piani |
| 10:35 AM | Keynote Address 2 by Dr. A. Venugopal, Director, CSIR-NPL |
| 11:05 AM | Tea |
| 11:25 AM | Keynote Address 3 by Dr. Seema Vinayak, Director, DRDO-SSPL |
| 11:55 AM | Invited Talk 1 by Dr. Tarun Sharma, RRCAT, DAE |
| 12:25 PM | Invited Talk 2 by Dr. Satya Gupta, CEO, Epic Foundation |
| 12:55 PM | Vote of Thanks by Dr. Abhijit Karmakar, Chief Scientist |
19-05-2023: One Week One Lab Kisan Mela
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 09:30 AM | Introduction about the Event |
| 09:35 AM | Welcome Address by Dr. PC Pancharia, Director |
| 09:50 AM | Keynote Address 1 by Dr. PK Trivedi, Director, CSIR-CIMAP |
| 10:30 AM | Address by Sh. Mahendra K. Gupta, JS, CSIR |
| 10:35 AM | Address by Sh. Chetan Prakash Jain, FA, CSIR |
| 10:40 AM | Tea |
| 11:00 AM | Interaction with Farmers by Dr. Sanjay Kumar, Sr. Pr. Scientist |
| 11:30 AM | CSIR-CEERI Agri-Technologies by Dr. Manish Methew, Sr. Pr. Scientist |
| 12:00 PM | Vote of Thanks by Sh. Jay Shankar Sharan, CoA |

