Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers reviewed activities of CIPET
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- Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, D. V. Sadananda Gowda reviewed the activities of Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology (CIPET).
- Various activities undertaken by CIPET with respect to Skill, Technology Support Services and Research during the COVID 19 pandemic were presented by Director General of CIPET before the Minister.
Source: AIR
Related General Knowledge
Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology
- Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET) was established in 1968 by Government of India with the assistance of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) at Chennai.
- The main objective of setting up of this specialized institute was to develop manpower in different disciplines of Plastics Engineering & Technology as no similar institute was in existence in the country.
- International Labour Organization (ILO) served as the executing agency.
- During the initial project period between 1968 and 1973, the institute achieved the targets envisaged and was rated as one of the most successful UNDP projects implemented worldwide.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
- The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers in India is the federal ministry with administrative purview over three departments namely:- Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals Department of Fertilisers Department of Pharmaceuticals.
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Jurisdiction: India
- Annual budget: 71,897 crores INR (2020-21 est., US$10 billion)
- Departments: Department of Pharmaceuticals, Department of Fertilizers, Department of Chemicals and Petro-Chemicals
- Officeholders: D. V. Sadananda Gowda