History And Milestones

2020-Onwards

  • Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and KPIT successfully ran trials of India's first indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell (HFC) prototype vehicle at CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune in November 2020.

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  • Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Hon'ble Union Minister of Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, and Health and Family Welfare; virtually inaugurated the Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) operated on a Phytorid Technology at CSIR-NCL, Pune in December, 2020.

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  • Dr. Srivari Chandrasekhar, Director, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad takes over additional charge of Director, CSIR- NCL in November 2020.

  • Dr. Ashish Lele has taken over the charge as the Director of CSIR-NCL in April 2021. Prior to this, Dr. Lele was Senior VP & Head, Advanced Materials and Alternative Energy Group at Reliance Industries Ltd.