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Training Program in “Theory and Practical Aspects of Household Solar Thermal Gadgets” on “Virtual / Online Mode” 12^th July to 13^th July 2021 and 15^th July to 16^th July 2021

-|-11 June 2021

Inauguration of the Seaweed Tissue Culture Laboratory

As the prelude to the ‘Inauguration of the Seaweed Tissue Culture Laboratory’ at CSIR-CSMCRI-Marine Algal Research Station, Mandapam. Scientists have distributed ‘elite tissue cultured plantlets to 50 commercial seaweed growers of Ramanathapuram District’ on 29.04.2021. Considering, covid appropriate behavior seedlings were distributed to only 20 fishermen in person, while to rest of 30 they were distributed at their respective seaweed farm. Heartiest congratulations to Dr. K. Eswaran and his team. Special appreciation to Dr. M. Ganesan for successful implementation of project for production of tissue culture progeny of Kappaphycus alvarezii

-|-13 May 2021

Inauguration of the Seaweed Tissue Culture Laboratory

National Fisheries Development Board has sponsored the project pertaining to production of elite seedlings of Kappaphycus alvarezii to cater to the dearth of planting material to commercial seaweed growers. CSIR-CSMCRI has established seaweed Tissue Culture laboratory at our Marine Algal Research Station campus located at Mandapam Tamil Nadu. The inauguration ceremony has held on 29.03.2021 at 3 pm virtually at the hands of Dr. (Smt.) Suverna Chandrappagari, IFS, Chief Executive, National Fisheries Development Board, Hyderabad. Mr. Abhiram Seth, MD, Aquagri Processing (P) Ltd., New Delhi and Dr. CRK Reddy, CEO, Indian Center for Climate and societal Impact Research, Mandavi were invited gust for this function. On this occasion Dr. Kannan Srinivasan, Director, CSIR-CSMCRI gave felicitation address, while Dr. Arup Ghosh, Divisional Chair, Applied Phycology and Biotechnology has welcomed the delegates while, Dr. M. Ganesan, Senior Principal Scientist, MARS has conveyed the vote of thanks.