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TRAINING, RESEARCH AND DESIGN INSTITUTES THE AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF INDIA (ARAI) Introduction The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) is a Non-Profit Co-operative Industrial Research Organisation formed by Indian Automotive Industry and Govt. of India. ARAI is the first Research and Development (R&D) Organisation to have been certified with ISO-9001 and is also a TUV (Technischer Uberwachunge Vereine), National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) accredited and Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) recognized Organisation. The main objectives of ARAI are: £

to carry out sponsored projects for the research and development for the automotive industry and assisting them from time to time in complying with the requirements of the new regulations concerned with the prime objectives of Safety and Cleaner Environment;

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to carry out mandatory and development testing and evaluation and

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to formulate standards and implement regulations for certification purposes.

ARAI has been the nodal center for research and development and is recognized for testing vehicles in India. ARAI also provided the latest technical advice to the Government.

Achievement/Contribution of ARAI New Automotive Industry Standards (AIS) / Indian Standards for Implementation The Automotive Industry Standards Committee (AISC) under the chairmanship of Director, ARAI, formulates the new automotive standards for implementation. With the active support from the industry, the standardization activity was taken up with full thrust and priority. In continuation of the process of harmonization of national standards with ECE regulations, a large number of standards were finalized during the year.

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Road map for Automotive Safety Standards Road map of safety standards was finalized in close consultation with the vehicle and component manufacturers.The next stage standards were agreed in Automotive Industry Standards Committee (AISC) and Central Motor Vehicle Rules –Technical Standing Committee CMVR-TSC.

Participation in UN/ECE – World Forum for harmonization of vehicle regulations (WP 29) Government of India has decided to join WP-29 as an observer initially and constituted a multi-disciplinary National Level Standing Committee to deal with matters connected with WP-29 on a permanent footing. To start with, ARAI has been entrusted with the task of providing the secretarial assistance to assist the Government and the Industry for formulating a long-term view on the activities of WP-29.

Technical Competence Buildup In order to keep pace with the rapid technological changes, ARAI has been continuously building up the necessary technical competence through the execution of projects on issues related to the automotive industry. Some of such projects are given below: £

Design and Development of 747 cc Tiller Engine for meeting US tier I norms

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Design and development of diesel engine to meet Euro III and Euro IV emission norms

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Upgradation of DI and IDI engines to meet MOEF diesel genset engine emission norms

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Collection of particulate and emission data as per 2000 driving cycle on 4-Wheelers and 3Wheelers and study of use of oxycat/trap system to control particulate matter”

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Interior Noise Reduction of Vehicle Using Panel Acoustic Contribution Analysis (PACA)

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Quantification and Noise Reduction on Tractor Mudguard

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Shape Optimisation of Front Rail for Efficient Crash Energy Absorption in Passenger Cars

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Noise Source Identification on a 4-cylinder MUV Engine

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Correlation of Stationary and Pass-by Noise Measurements on 2/3/4 Wheelers for Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

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Computer Simulation of Tests on HCV Cab as per ECE R-29

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Experimental Model Testing of HCV Cabin

Facility Building The following major new facilities were set up at ARAI: £

Noise lab and Bungee sled facility

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EMI Test facility

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Seat and Seat Belt testing facility

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Regional Centre North (RCN)

The facilities and equipments being created are of latest technology and keeping in tune with international standards.

Manpower Development Total 300 employees /executives have undergone training within India in various disciplines. Besides 23 employees/ executives were sent abroad. This training helped them in updating the knowledge, skill and competence.

Knowledge Sharing SIAT 2003 Symposium on International Automotive Technology 2003 SAE (SIAT) conference was held at ARAI from January 15-18, 2003. Eighth in the series and held biennially, this SIAT was dedicated to “Global Crusade for Safer and Cleaner Environment”, which was the theme of the Symposium.

SIAT Expo 2003 SIAT Expo 2003 was concurrently held where about 50 exhibitors displayed their technology / products.The premier technology organizations from around the World and India have participated in the SIAT EXPO 2003 who had displayed the full spectrum of technologies in automotive test and evaluation engineering. Out of total 50 stalls in the Expo, there were around 35 stalls of companies form abroad.

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ARAI conducted in New Delhi, specially designed training courses for RTOs and various Transport Authorities, for system checking of CNG / EPG vehicles, etc.

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Two workshops cum training programmes on vehicular pollution sponsored by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, New Delhi were executed.

Future Plan & Mission The institute is poised for significant growth and a perspective plan for the next 10 years has been drawn up, which envisages a large amount of investment towards technical upgradations, facilities augmentation and setting up of new facilities, for testing and development, in the areas of vehicle evaluation, safety and homologation, emission, engine development, durability, reliability, performance, noise, vibration, harshness, automotive electronics, automotive materials and infrastructure facilities.

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The administrative control of ARAI has been transferred to Deptt. of Heavy Industry w.e.f. Jan. 6, 2004.

NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR CEMENT AND BUILDING MATERIALS National Council for Cement and Building Materials (NCB) is a cooperative research organisation registered as Society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.The Council provides scientific, technological and industrial services support to the cement, related building materials and construction industries and carries on its activities through its units located at Ballabhgarh, Delhi, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Bhubaneswar. NCB’s activities are channelised through the following six Programme Centres: 1.

Cement Research and Independent Testing

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Mining, Environment, Plant Engineering & Operation

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Construction Development and Research

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Industrial Information Service

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Continuing Education Services

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Quality Management, Standards and Calibration Services Some of the major activities during the year 2003-04 are as under:

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Eighth NCB International Seminar on Cement and Building Materials, November 18-21 November 2003, New Delhi, National Workshop on Energy Efficiency in Cement Industry – Strategies for Achieving Excellence, 26 July 2003, Hyderabad, and First International Exhibition and Conference on Building Materials and Construction Technologies (BMCT-04), 12-15 February 2004 , New Delhi

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NCB-CMA Special Publication on Indian Cement and Construction Industries - Global Competitiveness at the 8th NCB International Seminar, besides the 5 volume Seminar Proceedings (also in CD form), NCB Brochure and the regular publication NCB Newsletter

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Construction Summit “Building Infrastructure: Stimulating Growth: Generating Employment”, 28-29 August 2003, New Delhi – organized by CII.

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Seminar on Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation for Cement Industries in Southern States, 30 August 2003, Chennai – organized by Tamilnadu, Energy Development Agency.

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Workshop on Retrofitting of Structures, 10-11 October 2003, Roorkee - organized by IIT Roorkee.

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Sixth National Conference on Global Challenges in Project Design and Construction Management, 11-12 November 2003, New Delhi organized by CIDC

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International Conference on “Good Governance-Making Cities Work” and International Exhibition on “Good Governance India”, 27-29 November 2003 at HITEX-Hyderabad organized by Fairfest Media Pvt.Ltd

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National Seminar on Natural Hazards (Earthquake and Land Slides) Challenges, Perspective and Social Dimensions with Focus on the State of Uttaranchal 26-28 December 2003, Dehradun, organized by Indian Geological Congress.

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National Seminar on “Repairs and Rehabilitation of Structures – Present & Future Trends, 16-17 January 2004, Mumbai, organized by Indian Chapter of American Concrete Institute, Mumbai

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International Conference on “Good Governance-Making Cities Work” and International Exhibition on “Good Governance India”, 23-26 January 2004 at Mumbai organized by Fairfest Media Pvt. Ltd

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Conference on Ceramic Technologies, Energy Conservation & Best Practices, 4 March 2004 at Khurja Organized by CII, Northern Region.

Development Council for Cement Industry For the development of the Indian Cement Industry, a Development Council for Cement Industry has been set up U/S 6 of the Industries (Development & Regulation) Act. 1951. The Council promotes the development of the Cement Industry in India through various measures by providing funds for developmental projects. The activities of Council are funded through Cess collected from the cement manufacturers in terms of Cement Cess Rules, 1983. For the performance of its activities, the Development Council is assisted by a Cess Committee which is responsible for recommending projects to be funded out of the Cess. The main areas where such projects are undertaken, are as follow:£

Base Level activities of NCCBM and R&D projects initiated by it for the development of the cement industry.

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Projects for improvement of the productivity of the industry by reducing cost.

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Projects for optimum utilization of raw materials.

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Projects for modernization of cement plants.

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Projects for improvement of environment.

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Projects for standardization and quality control programmes.

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Projects for development of bulk supply and distribution of cement.

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Projects for training and upgradation of the skill of the personnel in the cement industry.

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Projects for development of National Data Bank and information Services.

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During 2003-04, it received an allocation of Rs.5.50 crores for making expenditure on the above activities. During the year, it funded base level activities and 11 R&D projects of NCCBM & provided Rs. 21,22,000/- to RTCs for upgradation of their infrastructure facilities & for conducting two courses of training of trainers. The Council is headed by the President, Cement Manufacturers’ Association and has 24 members. Meetings to review the execution of projects funded through Cess fund are held periodically. The Council also deliberates upon issues related to development of Cement Industry.

INDIAN RUBBER MANUFACTURER’S RESEARCH ASSOCIATION The Indian Rubber Manufacturers Research Association (IRMRA) was established as a cooperative research association of the rubber manufacturing industry in 1959 with the aims and objectives of promoting and undertaking basic and applied research with regard to rubber and allied products. It is a member of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and is represented on the Divisional Council of Petroleum, Coal and Related Products. It is engaged in providing services and facilities for quality analysis and product performance to end users, rubber goods manufacturers, state transport organisations, defence & other government sectors. This was one of the industrial research associations, which was being funded by the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR). In April 1978, IRMRA was transferred to the erstwhile Department of Industrial Development, Ministry of Industry from CSIR. IRMRA has the following broad based aims and objectives:£

Assist the rubber industry in testing, investigation, analysis, technical consultancy and guidance, end product development, etc.

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Undertake short and long term research and development assignments as required by the industry.

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Disseminate and provide updated information in the form of technical consultancy, training, organizing and participating in seminars, conference, workshops, etc.

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Quality analysis and product testing for product standardization.

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Indigenisation of rubber components

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Human Resources Development for rubber industry

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Establishment of a well equipped library cum information service centre.

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Promote industrial and economic growth

IRMRA’s services include testing, standardization, specification development, design, process and product development, safety and product performance monitoring and training. As the only National Test House in the field of rubber research, IRMRA has received the recognition of ISO9001 in May, 2000.

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During the year, a number of industrial products pertaining to automobile industry, transport undertakings, railways, engineering, space application, domestic and hospital appliances, defence application, high tech products for petroleum industry, etc., were received at IRMRA for testing. Around 7,200 users availed of the IRMRA’s facilities and services. Services rendered by the IRMRA have helped the industry in manufacturing and supplying quality standard products as per consumer needs. IRMRA has registered over 38.46% growth in total generation of income during 2003-04 as against projection of 20%.

NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL The National Productivity Council (NPC) is an autonomous institution set up in 1958 as registered society to propagate and catalyze the productivity culture in all sectors of the Indian economy. At the apex level of its Council and Governing Body, it has a tripartite character, wherein Government, Industry and Labour are equally represented. The main objectives underlying the activities of the Council are: £

To increase awareness of productivity in general, especially of the concepts and techniques aimed at strengthening the microeconomic foundations of economic development, rooted in operating practices and strategies of the organizations.

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To function as a think-tank on measures needed to enhance focus on productivity.

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To be among the premier productivity consultancy and training organizations of the country in the first phase, and of the South & South East Asian Region in the long run.

The corporate office of NPC is located at New Delhi. NPC also has a countrywide reach with 14 Regional Professional Management Groups, located at important State capitals/ industrial centres and two training institutes in Chennai. NPC undertakes management and technological consultancy, training and information services in the various productivity subjects for the benefit of its clients. The specialized productivity functions dealt with by NPC are process management, environment management, technology management, energy management, human resource management, agriculture and agri-business, information technology etc. NPC has set up institutional mechanisms to support its productivity services. With the assistance of international aid agencies, NPC has obtained modern instrumentation and laboratory facilities at Chennai, Gandhinagar, Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi to render technological services. NPC has also established a Benchmarking Clearing House for dissemination of Best Practices amongst Indian Industries. NPC has also been promoting networking and alliances with National and International partnership. It sponsors the National Cleaner Production Centre on behalf of UNIDO-UNEP. On behalf of the Government of India, NPC implements India – related programmes/ activities of the Tokyo based Asian Productivity Organization – an inter-governmental body for

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promotion of productivity in the Asia-Pacific region of which the Government of India is a founder member.

Highlights of Activities NPC formulated a restructuring action plan to face the emerging competition due to globalisation. Many activities were carried out during the year in continuation of the restructuring plan. The highlights of the restructuring activities during the year are provision of modern IT oriented networking facilities to the consultants in Headquarters and the RPMGs over LANWAN set up. NPC’s intranet was set up where knowledge management resources were shared amongst consultants to facilitate their working in consultancy and training projects. The office set up in the corporate office has also been modernized with modular seating systems. NPC also entered into strategic alliances to enhance its marketing and business capabilities in the fields of Information Technology (IT), Energy Management (EM) and Environment Management. During the year, skill development programmes on ‘Six Sigma’ and ‘ Balanced Score Card’ were organized for the consultants. NPC has also organised several programmes of Asian Productivity Organization (APO). NPC is implementing the following Tenth Plan Projects: £

Improvement of Infrastructure to facilitate utilization of improved capabilities of NPC.

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Provision on Support Equipment of Strengthening Consultancy Capabilities of NPC.

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Data Base Development and Dissemination of Productivity and Competitiveness Studies.

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Training of Consultants in Cutting Edge Areas of Knowledge and Quality.

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Creating Awareness and Promoting Productivity Culture.

Brief on Major Projects NPC is executing a major project under the Accelerated Power Development and Reform Programme (APDRP) in which NPC Advisors cum Consultants are helping the State Electricity Boards (SEB) to improve the skills of personnel and modernization of power transmission systems. The state governments have already been able to reduce the transmission and distribution losses due to the modernization efforts. In another project, NPC is helping the small and medium industries and informal sector to improve the environmental performance and Waste Minimisation Efforts. NPC has also been assisting the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) to conduct the examinations for ‘Energy Auditors’ and ‘Energy Managers’ which are a mandatory requirement as per ‘Electricity Conservation Act – 2001’. NPC also in association with international agencies, have developed manuals on ‘Green Energy’ to assist practicing managers. There have also been many large and medium firms to implement Quality Management Systems (QMS – ISO 9000 Standards), Environment Management Systems (EMS ISO 14000 Standards) and Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSAS – 18000 Standards).

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In pursuit of spreading Productivity Awareness, NPC has identified the following subjects as thrust areas and initiated programmes for dissemination of productivity improvement in them. £

Efficiency of Delivery Systems/ Public Utilities such as Water Supply, Sewerage, Solid Waste Management

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Staff Training to enhance skill and trainability

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Firm level Competitiveness

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Maintenance Management and Energy Conservation

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Corporate Governance/ E- Governance

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Cost Reduction

Financial Results The expenditure during the year 2003-04 was Rs.18.23 crore. The revenue generated during the year was Rs. 17.04 crore which includes revenue generation by NPC and Plan as well as NonPlan Grants from Government of India.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DESIGN The National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad was set up by the Government of India in 1961 for Professional Education, Training, Research, Consultancy, and Outreach services in various fields of design. NID has been recognised as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. NID is registered as a Society under the Societies Registration Act and as a Public Trust under the Bombay Public Trust Act, and functions as an autonomous body under the aegis of Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion. The professional education programmes of the Institute operate through four main faculty streams and a common interdisciplinary stream namely the Industrial Design Faculty, Communication Design Faculty,Textile & Apparel Design Faculty, Exhibition Design faculty and the Interdisciplinary Design Studies Faculty. Regular and continuing activities during the year 2003-04 are as under:

Professional Education Programme NID conducts full-time design education programmes, both at Graduate level (i.e. 4 years’ Programme) for students after 10+2 years of education and Post Graduate level (i.e. 21/2 years course) for graduates in the following design disciplines: Products, Furniture & Interior, Ceramics & Glass,Textile,Apparel Design and Merchandising, Graphic, Exhibition, Film and Video Communication, Animation design, New Media, Toy Design & Development, and Life Style Accessory design. Post Graduate level programmes in Software and User Interface Design and Information and Digital Design have commenced from the academic year 2003-04 to provide trained manpower to the growing R&D and IT Sector. The total number of seats for admission to UG/PG Programmes, etc.

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in NID have been increased from 90 in 1999-2000 to 205 in 2003-04. Presently NID has 580 students on its rolls. Design Education programmes as well as research activities of the Institute are supported by various studios and laboratories such as wood, metal, ceramics & glass, textiles, apparel, printing, photography, audio-visual, video animation, new media, ergonomics, design-science lab, computer-aided design studio, Knowledge Management & Information Services Centre etc. During the current year, 83 students were conferred diploma in the annual convocation in December 2003.

Collaborative Institutional Relations NID has developed academic linkages with various internationally reputed design institutes through which regular and on-going exchange of faculty and students take place.There are now 15 agreements in force which include the recently signed MoUs with Monash University, Australia; Denmark Designskole, Denmark and DuocUC, Chile. Collaborative research programmes and joint activities are being planned with the above mentioned Institutes.

Outreach Programmes Outreach programmes make the Institute’s resources and competencies reach out to other organisations/institutions to spread the power of design in design innovations and practices and play an important role in design intervention for various sectors of industry, government and nongovernment organizations, cottage industry, etc.This is achieved through (i) awareness programmes, (ii) long term and short term training workshops and (iii) collaboration with other institutions both at NID Ahmedabad as well as at the Centres established at New Delhi and Bangalore, for developing programmes for design awareness and design inputs to specified sectors including capability building and capacity building interventions. NID is currently associated with very significant national initiatives of setting up of the Bamboo and Cane Development Institute at Agartala and Craft Design Institute at Jammu & Kashmir.

Industry Programmes & Projects Industry Programmes and Projects(IP&P) activity at NID were set up by the Institute in the month of July 2000 to meet the pressing needs of the industry for global competitiveness through strategic design innovation and development of newly designed products. These efforts focus on short duration workshops and seminars on specific industry related design issues for targeted groups, linkages with industries at various levels through satellite centres to spread the power of design and bringing together various sectors of the economy on related issues, encouraging industry innovation and extension design cells as in the case for Khadi and Bamboo sectors in the campus for closer interaction between professionals in the industry and NID faculty and students, exposing capabilities and strengths of design for value addition and market leadership, and supplementing NID resources through integrated design and development services. Besides faculty initiative workshops offered through NID campus, IP&P also conducts industry specific off the campus workshops, design clinics and short-term workshops as part of its annual continuing education programme.

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The short duration workshops announced for the year 2004 target the specific sectors of consumer products industries,Toy manufacturing industries, IT sectors,Textile sector, Lifestyle Accessory industry, Ceramics industries, retail industry sectors, File & Video sector etc.

Knowledge Management & Information Services The NID’s knowledge Management Centre is an integrated concept introduced to bring on one platform the Resource Centre, Library, IPR Cell, Prototype collection, Publications, etc. Efforts are continuing to update the resource collection during the year 2003-04.Acquisition procedures and review of prototype collection are on. The Digital Design Services set up at NID is continuing the task of developing the data bases for documents and audio and video resources. Digitising of important documents have also commenced. The Institute’s Web-site is being continuously updated. A new Intranet Service was launched on July 17, 2001, which is now being expanded to envisage a knowledge Portal. As a part of net-working, the Library software is being made compatible with new Hardware and Software and Orientation programme for new students for using library, digital and Audio visual resources. The phase1 of Knowledge Portal which enables seamless integration of knowledge creation and dissemination will be launched in June, 2004.

Strengthening Research Programmes The need for a major focus on research for ensuring NID’s design education and innovation leadership in the coming years, particularly in the context of several post graduate programmes being planned during the 10th plan period has been a felt need. Fundamental, applied and consumer research form part of this new thrust area. Research activities which have been limited to students’ projects and occasional sponsored research are proposed to be expanded. Publications based on field research are also planned. International funding is also planned. To provide the required impetus to this activity, mini research labs for web usability, elearning, on-line education, crafts research, grassroot innovations, etc. have been set up. The new activity endeavours to further strengthen and establish these activities to enable cutting edge design thinking and provide a clear and cohesive research strategy with well established outcomes and to develop revenue streams. In order to strengthen the research and development activities, a series of industry sponsored Research Chairs are being set up. The first Chair sponsored by M/s Jindal Stainless Steel has been initiated in 2004.

Integrated Design Services (IDS) Integrated Design Services is a client serving division of the Institute, encompassing Design Consultancy Service (DCS), Industry Programmes & Projects and Outreach Programmes.Through DCS, consultancy projects are taken up in various disciplines of Communication and Industrial Design and focus on both the government and the private sector in Design Intervention. A major project during the year was Great Arc for the Dept. of Science & Technology and Surveyor General of India. Interior designing of the new block of Vidhana Soudha premises for the Government of Karnataka is being undertaken. A major exhibition design project is taken up for the Anandpur Sahib Foundation, of the Government of Punjab, and a Signage Design project is presently being

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worked upon for the Madhya Pradesh Tourism. DCS projects are also focussed on the nongovernment sector, like the multidisciplinary retail development project for the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. It is through the Outreach Programmes, the Institute reaches to the grassroots level, by the various training and cluster development programmes. Active cluster development programmes are underway for the Governments of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, where clusters are identified, surveyed and relevant design skills imparted to the artisans of the cluster by workshops and training programmes. Through Industry Programmes and Projects, in-house and off campus training programmes are conducted. The yearly scheduled short-term design workshops focus on a large audience, but the off campus programmes are tailor-made and meant for a specific sector. The training programmes conducted in packaging for managers of ITC, Bangalore and the interior design training imparted to the engineers of Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala, are few examples.

CENTRAL PULP & PAPER RESEARCH INSTITUTE The Central Pulp & Paper Research Institute (CPPRI) Saharanpur registered under the Societies Registration Act., 1860, with its Headquarters at Saharanpur (U.P.), was established in November 1980 to cater to the research and development needs of the pulp and paper industry in a coordinated manner.The management of the Institute vests with the Council of Association headed by Secretary (Industrial Policy & Promotion) which includes representatives of the Industry, Government Departments and scientific and research institutions.The planning and monitoring of Research and Development programs are undertaken by the Research Advisory Committee. The institute maintains a close liaison with paper industry and offers technical and consultancy services to various mills in India and abroad. During the year 2003-2004, six on – going plan scheme research projects financed by Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Govt. of India) were in progress, and all those projects were intended to help the paper industry to improve its quality and cost competitiveness with better environment management so as to improve its exponential growth.

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During the current financial year besides helping the domestic industry the institute has also extended its activities to Paper industry in the other countries. In this respect, sponsored research projects/consultancy services were taken up from Bangladesh, Turkmenistan and Myanmar.

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CPPRI was awarded consultancy for setting up of 15 TPD Kenaf for Government of Myanmar. CPPRI signed an agreement in May 2003 for providing technology know how. The project is expected to bring a total foreign exchange of about US$ 2.5 million in the country.

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The study on global competitiveness of paper industry was completed and action plan for implementation of the study is being finalised in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.

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The internal revenue of the institute crossed Rs. 1.6 crores against the target of Rs.1.5 crores and the institute has drawn a road map to increase the internal revenue to Rs. four crores by the end of 10th plan.

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During the year, Ten Cess Funded Projects were taken up by the institute in the area of raw material, energy, environment and quality improvement.

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Under the Cess funded projects, the institute has commissioned a study on WTO implications on paper and newsprint through Research and Information Systems, New Delhi. Pulmac Master Screen

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During the current financial year, (2003-04), the total income of the institute was Rs. 1170 lakh which included the grants of Rs. 490 lakh received from the DIPP. The expenditure of the institute during the year was Rs. 878.27 lakh including capital expenditure of Rs. 399.75 lakh.

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During the current financial year, the institute successfully organized two training programmes in the areas of Pulping & Bleaching and Chemical Recovery and Environment.

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The institute successfully conducted pilot scale pulping for Core jute for International Jute Study Group, Dhaka.As many as 50 pulp and paper mills were visited for energy, environment and quality audits.

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In an effort to improve the quality of its services, the institute has concluded documentation work for ISO 9001 (2000) and very soon the institute is expected to be an ISO 9001 institution.

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CPPRI has successfully competed two projects from Central Pollution Control Board on revision of Comprehensive Industry Documents for the large and small paper mills.

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The institute has filed two patents for new inventions in the area of Color removal and technology for bagasse pulping.

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The construction of the new library building was completed and the same is now ready for use with modern state of art facilities.

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The institute has modernized its labs with most modern state-of-the-art equipments for paper quality evaluation and other supporting research work.

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After successful demonstration of technique of removal for color in the pulp and paper mill effluent by electroflocculation, the CPCB will be funding for pilot scale demonstrations for the technology.

QUALITY COUNCIL OF INDIA The Quality Council of India (QCI) has been set up by Government of India as an autonomous body registered under the Societies Registration Act. The main objectives of QCI are: £

To promote, co-ordinate, guide and implement a national quality initiative for building confidence in Indian products and services and to improve competitiveness of Indian industry.

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To raise quality consciousness in the country through National Quality Campaigns.

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To establish National Accreditation Boards for i) certifying products and quality management systems, ii) registration of quality management personnel and training organisations and iii) Testing and Calibration Laboratories.

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To encourage and facilitate development of third party certification facilities, testing, calibration facilities and laboratories.

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To encourage industrial/ applied research and development in the field of quality.

Governing Council of QCI has 31 members representing Government, Industry and other stakeholders. The accreditation activities of QCI are carried out by the three National Accreditation Boards; a) National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB) The board offers accreditation to the certification bodies for the Quality Management Systems (ISO 9000) and for the Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14000). The accreditations offered by NABCB are in accordance with the international standards ISO/IEC Guide 62 for Quality Management System (QMS) and ISO/IEC Guide 66 for Environmental Management Systems (EMS). Six accreditations for QMS and two for EMS Certificates have been granted so far. Requests for five QMS and five EMS accreditations are under process. b) National Accreditation Board for Auditors & Training (NABAT) The Board offers Certification of Quality Management System (QMS) and Environmental

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Prototype Vertical Mixer Developed for ISRO

Management System (EMS) Auditors and for the Training Courses for the QMS & EMS Auditors in accordance with international practices. The Board is a member of the International Auditor and training Certification Association (IATCA), an association of organizations who offer services of Training and Auditor Certification in different countries. The process of getting its international recognition through a Multilateral Arrangement (MLA) of mutual recognition being operated by IATCA, or through accreditation as per ISO 17024 is under way. More than 100 auditors have been certified by NABAT. In addition, six training courses have been certified and three additional training courses are under assessment. c)

National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL)

NABL, earlier operating as part of Department of Science and Technology, is operating as an autonomous registered body since 1998. NABL offers accreditation to the Testing and Calibration Laboratories in accordance with the international standard- ISO 17025. NABL is a member of International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) and Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC). ILAC is an international association of the Laboratory Accreditation Bodies of different countries of the world while the latter is restricted to Laboratories of Asia Pacific Economies. The test reports issued by the Laboratories accredited by NABL are now recognized by all the countries which are signatories to MLA. NABL has accredited more than 800 laboratories and maintains an effective surveillance system in accordance with the international standard to ensure that the accredited laboratories continue to demonstrate their compliance to ISO 17025.

National Quality Campaign Activities relating to raising the quality consciousness and spreading information on quality are being carried out under the National Quality Campaign and the Quality Information and Enquiry Service. QCI has conducted 30 programmes in the year jointly with industry organisations, namely, IIQM (part of STQC), FICCI , ASSOCHAM, CII and Indian Statistical Institute (Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata). More than 1500 delegates participated in these programmes. These programmes were conducted in different parts of the country so as to spread awareness on quality. QCI participated in exhibitions and other quality related programmes organised by other organisations. During the year, QCI co-sponsored the following seminars and training programmes: £

Annual Quality Summit organized by CM to promote Quality and business excellence in Indian manufacturing and service industry. Presentations were made by QCI on its accreditation activities and how indian industry can get benefit from the national accreditation boards.

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Training programme on Uncertainty of Measurements jointly organised by NABL, QCI and CII.

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Dr. Nigel H. Croft was invited to deliver a series of lectures in different cities of India on the “Integrated Management System”, for “SSI” and “Good Auditing Pratices”. A one day open session with NABAT certified auditors, NABCB accredited bodies and invitees from the industry was also organised.

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QCI -ISTO Test of understanding of ISO- 9000:2000 for the year 2003-04, 179 candidates have attended the test.

The website of the Quality Council of India: www.qcin.org is being maintained and regularly updated. The website contains complete information on various schemes being offered by the 3 Accreditation Boards of QCI. The website also contains details on the standards applicable to the quality and environment management standards besides providing for posting of any enquiry on the website. The enquiries posted on the website are responded to appropriately. QCI is bringing out “Crest”, a quarterly newsletter regularly.

CENTRAL MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI), set up in 1963, is a premier R&D Organization in the field of manufacturing technology and has been serving Indian Engineering Industry at large and SMEs in particular across the country. The Institute is an autonomous body, registered as Society under the administrative control of Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. It functions through a Governing Council, which has representatives from user industry, machine tool manufacturers, Government nominees and others. The prime objective of the Institute is to render total technical assistance in the manufacturing and other related engineering areas to the industries. While it continues to serve the industries in SMEs sector, the Institute is also providing high end technical support to strategic sectors like Atomic, Space, Aerospace and Defence.

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During the year, there has been considerable improvement in the productivity of the Institute.

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Nine special purpose machines, as per customers’ specifications, have been designed, developed and delivered to the customers.

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Four Special purpose accessories / Equipment have been designed and developed as per customers requirement.

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Manufacturing technology for several complex components has been established.

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The number of clients utilizing the services of CMTI has increased to 845, an increase over the previous years.

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The value of orders completed during the year has stood at Rs. 939 lakh. Out of which revenue through R&D projects is Rs. 619 lakh constituting around 66%.

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The Institute has generated internal revenue of Rs. 939 lakh during the period April, 2003 to March, 2004 through R&D, Technology services to various industries across the country including SMEs.

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Establishment of Regional Centres As a part of extensive out reach programmes to widen its services to SMEs sector across the country, the Institute has setup Centre for Advancement of Manufacturing Technology and a regional centre at Rajkot, to serve the needs of western region of the country. This centre is geared to have calibration and precision measurement capabilities to meet ISO 9000 certification standards, so that the user industries can become globally competitive.

Line Boring Machine Developed for ATVP

A similar Regional Centre is being planned at Guwahati, Assam to serve the SMEs located in North Eastern belt. Training requirements are being worked out in consultation with the local Industry Department, Assam State Government, IIT, NSIC, Guwahati and other related Agencies. Technology support to IMTT, Batala is being given by CMTI to upgrade the facilities available there.

Strategic Importance The Institute is unique and one of its kind with a wide spectrum of R&D activities. While focus is on developing technologies for SME Sector, it also serves the hi-tech requirements of strategic sectors like space, aerospace, atomic research and defence. The Institute has also planned to launch new technology initiatives during the Tenth five year plan period that are vital for the up gradation of manufacturing technology to match the international standards so as to enable industries to build up global competitiveness to face current and future challenges.

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