Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) is an autonomous body constituted by the

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in November 2002 to encourage and promote science and technology-related activities in Kerala State. Prior to the establishment of KSCSTE, the body responsible for carrying out similar work was the State Committee for Science, Technology and Environment (STEC) established in 1972. KSCSTE was formed by restructuring STEC in concurrence with the

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. Based in

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, KSCSTE is running seven R&D centres in different parts of

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. It has several programmes like Science Popularisation and Women Scientists Cell to promote its objectives. The Council coordinates the state-level activities in connection with the observances of the

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, National Technology Day and

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. It has instituted three awards: Dr. S Vasudev Award, Science Literature Awards(SLA) and Kerala State Young Scientists Award (KSYSA) which are presented annually. Every year KSCSTE also organises the Kerala Science Congress and Children's Science Congress. It supports two grant-in-aid centres as well. The apex body of KSCSTE is the State Council with

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as the president. The chief executive officer of the Council is Executive Vice President.

R&D centres under KSCSTE

* KSCSTE-Kerala Forest Research Institute (KSCSTE-KFRI) Thrissur * KSCSTE-National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (KSCSTE-NATPAC) Thiruvananthapuram *KSCSTE-Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (KSCSTE-CWRDM) Kozhikode *KSCSTE- Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (KSCSTE-JNTBGRI) Thiruvananthapuram * KSCSTE-Kerala School of Mathematics (KSCSTE-KSoM) Kozhikode *KSCSTE-Srinivasa Ramanujan Institute of Basic Sciences (KSCSTE-SRIBS) Kottayam *KSCSTE- Malabar Botanical Garden and Institute for Plant Sciences(KSCSTE-MBGIPS) Kozhikode *KSCSTE-Institute for Climate Change Studies (KSCSTE-ICCS) Kottayam

Grant-in-aid Centres of KSCSTE

Integrated Rural Technology Centre Integrated Rural Technology Centre is an independent Research and Development organization founded by Kerala Sathra Sahithya Parishad and a grant-in-aid institute of Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment, Government of Ke ...

(IRTC): * STIC CUSAT

Former R&D centres under KSCSTE

* Institute of Advanced Virology Thiruvananthapuram * Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology (RGCB) * Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS) *

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(ANERT) *

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(CDS)

References

External links

*Official web portal of KSCSTE
KSCSTE
*Website of IRTC
IRTC
*Website of KSSP
KSSP
{{Authority control State agencies of Kerala Scientific organisations based in India Science and technology in Kerala Organisations based in Thiruvananthapuram Scientific organizations established in 2002 Government agencies established in 2002 2002 establishments in Kerala