Bengaluru: Laboratory at Jawaharlal Nehru Center for sophisticated scientific research (JNCASR) will soon establish a center of national advantage in capture and utilization of carbon (NCCU).
This is the first of the type of center that is being established will be one of the two centers supported by the Department of Science and Technology (DST).
Other centers will appear in IIT-Bombay (IIT-B), which has announced “the formation of the center of national excellence in capture and utilization of carbon (NCOE-CCU) with support from DST.” The source said that the national center that appeared in JNCASR would conduct world-class research, providing training and consultation in the field of arrest and utilization and utilization of carbon-oxide research (CO2) and translating the advantage of this research into solutions with global economic and social impacts.
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“The vision of this center is the center of excellence and world leaders in the Niche research area of Catching and Utilization of CO2 through research on high socioeconomic impacts, high impact publications and national and international links, and to maintain young candidates through outreach programs,” said Source.
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Sebastian C Peter, Faculty, Jncasr, who will lead a new center as a researcher principle, said more details will be announced in the coming days.
However, he confirmed the central establishment.
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pleased to announce the establishment of the first center of India’s national superiority in the capture and utilization of carbon (NCCU) in JNCASR funded by DST,” he tweeted.
The source added that in the first phase, DST will provide around RS 7-Crore to the 10-Crore Hospital for the two inconcerted centers.
“Every center – which is JNCASR and which is on the IIT-B – tend to get around Rs 5 Crore,” said one source.
An DST official has tweeted: “DST supports the first centers of the first advantage in India in the field of capture and utilization of carbon, NCOE-CCU in IIT Bombay and NCCU in Jncasr, Bengaluru.”
Bengaluru also to get the center and utilization of national carbon
