NEWS LETTER
Volume-I Issue-2
January - March 2017
SHRIRAM INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
From the Desk of Director
IN THIS ISSUE
 Seminar on ‘Ensuring Safety
of Food, Agrochemicals,
Medical Devices &
Pharmaceuticals (FAMP)
Marching towards Excellence by Innovation…..
 EU-India Consultation
Workshop
Wishing a very happy and prosperous New
Year 2017
 Workshops on Water Quality
Each new day that is given to us comes with
new opportunities; taking hold of them and
excelling is our duty and responsibility.
 Upcoming Event: Founder
Commemoration Day
 Mile Stones & Steps forward

Specialized Facilities:
– Rapid Chloride Permeability
– Fire Resistance of
Electrical Cables
 Technical Publications
 Remembrance:
Prof. MGK Menon
Constraints caused by adverse situations can
be and should be overcome by the application of
innovative mind, out-of-the-box constructive
thinking and persistent hard work. Taking
challenges and risks is key to success, be it
professional or personal arena.
We at SRI look forward to another fruitful year
of serving the society by bringing science in terms
of real benefits at the grass-root level. Keeping this
as priority we are diversifying to newer fields; and
one of the latest thrust areas chosen is Metallurgy.
And it is our commitment to continue to do
what we do with Reliability, Integrity, Impartiality,
and Efficiency as always.
Dr K. M. Chacko
Seminar on ‘Ensuring Safety of Food,
Agrochemicals, Medical Devices & Pharmaceuticals’ (FAMP)
A one day seminar on ‘Ensuring Safety of
Food, Agrochemicals, Medical Devices &
Pharmaceuticals’ (FAMP) was organized
by Shriram Institute for Industrial
Research in the auditorium of India
International Centre, New Delhi, on
November 16, 2016
The Chief guest Dr. Soumya Swaminathan
emphasized upon the importance of Good
laboratory practices. She deliberated that
if India has to progress & compete in the
International market, GLP should be
made mandatory for all the labs, so as to
improve comparability and allow for
mutual acceptance of data (MAD).
EU-India Consultation Workshop
A delegation of Scientists from Environmental
Science Division of SRI participated in the EU-
India Consultation Workshop on Solid
Waste Management Processing
Technologies, at The Trident, Mumbai on
February 2, 2017 organized under the EU-India
Project on Technical Cooperation for
Environment.
The purpose of the workshop was to bring
together regulators, implementers and other
stakeholders to deliberate on their perspectives
and challenges faced on solid waste management.
Sixty key professionals participated in the
workshop, and analyzed strength and weaknesses
of technologies, and shared of best practices
followed in European Union. The Commissioner
of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai,
Mr. Ajoy Mehta in his address exhorted the
participants to optimize their operations based
on learning from the workshop, which include
implementation of waste-to-energy as done in
Mumbai. The workshop received overwhelming
positive response
Workshops on Water Quality
Shriram Institute for Industrial Research in collaboration with National Council for Science
and Technology Communication (NCSTC)organized day long workshops at Husainpur
Hamid, Moradabad (U.P.)on November 05, 2016 and at Brahmanand College, Kanpur (U.P.)
on January 31, 2017.
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Workshop at Moradabad
High iron contamination is found in the ground water of Moradabad region, causing
health hazard to the common man who uses it as a regular source of drinking water.
The workshop provided to the people of the
area valuable information on the hazard
and suggested simple practices that can be
adopted for removal of this contamination.
Scientists of SRI with local
community at Moradabad Workshop
Workshop at Kanpur
Several locations around Kanpur district have problem of hazardously high levels of
chromium contamination in ground water which common man uses as drinking
water source. The workshop was organized to educate and spread the awareness of
this hazard, and the remedial measures that can be adopted.
Scientists of SRI and Brahmanand
College faculty at Kanpur
Workshop
Upcoming Event
Founder Commemoration Day
The annual function commemorating the illustrious founder Sir Shri Ram is on 26 April 2017. This year’s Shriram
Institute 53rd Founder Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Prof. K. Vijay Raghavan, Secretary, Department of
Biotechnology, Govt. of India, on the topic: “From Understanding Nature’s Engineering to the Engineering of Nature”
Day & Date
: Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Time
: 5:00 PM
Venue : Kamani Auditorium, 1, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi-110001
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Mile Stones & Steps forward ….
Memorandum of
Understanding was
signed between Ariel
University, Israel and
Shriram Institute on
November 17, 2016 for
joint scientific research
Team of Scientists
from Board of
Danish
Technological
Institute visited SRI
on Jan 17, 2017 and
had interactions to
explore working
together in future
ShriAvinash K.
Srivastava, IAS,
Secretary, MoFPI visited
SRI on January 27, 2017
Dr. Vishal C. Srivastava
Director Knoesis Biotech
Melbourne, Australia and
Dr. Sten Roger Kalla
visited SRI in 2017 February
and had discussions on
future scientific
collaborative Works
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Specialized Facilities
Rapid Chloride Permeability Test (RCPT)
Corrosion of reinforcing steel inside reinforced concrete structures due to ingress of salts typically chlorides- is one of the most common environmental attacks that lead to its
deterioration. This results in risk of failure and heavy expenditure on repairs. Accurate
assessment of permeability of chlorides into concrete structures is important and wherever
there is this potential risk, the concrete should be evaluated for chloride permeability, and
remedial measures should be taken.
Rapid Chloride Permeability Test
set up as per AASHTO T 277 and
ASTM C 1202 standards at Cement
and Building Materials Lab of SRI
Fire Resistance Test for Electrical Cables
Rescue and salvage during a fire accident will be much benefited if the critical electrical and
control cables continue working for some more time even with the exposure to fire. Modern
cables are designed to provide this important window of time. Circuit Integrity Test under
Fire as per IEC60331-21 Standard Specification provides this performance evaluation of
cables, and is available at SRI
Circuit Integrity Test under
fire conditions (resistance to
fire: 450 °C to 900 °C) as per
IEC 60331-21 at Electrical
Testing Lab of SRI
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Technical Publications
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Bio-Science Division
1.“Cancer testis antigens as Molecular Drug Targets Using Network Pharmacology”
Journal of Tumor Biology, Article ID: 5333, 2016.
The paper presents the results of computational network analysis of cancer/testis antigens assessed
as drug targets. The protein interaction network of 700 human CT antigens was investigated, which
enables to pinpoint a set of candidate proteins that if targeted could be detrimental for cancerous cell
without affecting any normal cell. This may help in discovery of new anticancer drug targets.
Authors:Anuj Kumar; Drista Sharma; M.L. Aggarwal; K. M. Chacko; Tarun Kr. Bhatt;
2.“Standardization and in Vitro Cytotoxicity for PlantExtracts”
World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Vol 6, Issue 1, 2017
Presented in the paper are the results of analysis of cytotoxicity of extracts prepared from
Boswelliaserrataand Withaniasomniferaon mouse fibroblast L-929 cells by in vitro MTT assay.
These plants are ingredients of many polyherbal formulations used in the treatment of variety of
diseases viz. anti-inflammatory disorders, hyperlipidemia, cancers etc. The results showed reduced
cell viability with increasing concentrations, and there were no cell lysis or morphological changes in
eitherextracttreated wells, reflecting high standards of extract preparation.
Authors:Pooja; Priyanka Sharma; K. M. Chacko; M. L. Aggarwal; BinuBhat;
Environmental Science Division
“Need for Climate Change Resilient Urban Development in India”
Urban Updates, Volume III, Issue-IX (ISSN 2349-6266) January-2017
The paper elucidates the need for integrated approach that considers the urban development in India
in consonance with adaptation and mitigation strategies to withstand the impacts of climate change.
In addition it also emphasizes the intense need to enhance resilience as cities in India which are
extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
Authors:V. K. Verma; Jagdish Kumar; D.S. Chatterjee; PanagiotisKarmanos;
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Technical Publications
Material Science Division
1.“Viable Feedstock Options
and Technological Challenges for Ethanol Production in
India”
Current Science, 111:5; 815-822 (2016).
Article explains production of ethanol in cost- effective manner besides its conventional resources (molasses, corn,
etc.)
Authors: Anil Kumar Singh; NeelimaGarg; Ajay Kumar Tyagi;
2. “Thermal Conductivity and Dispersion Stability of Copper oxide NanofluidIn
Kerosene”
Nano Vision, 6:2; 10-17 (2016).
Provides information about preparation of Kerosene based nanofluids by involving copper oxide nanoparticle
Authors:Ved Prakash; Vinay Kumar Tyagi; Ajay Kumar Tyagi;
3. “Waste Generation and Management
in Antarctica”
Procedia Environmental Sciences, 35; 40–50 (2016).
Present article explains the management of waste in Antarctica
Authors:Pawan Kumar Bharti; Bhupesh Sharma; Rakesh Kumar Singh; Ajay Kumar Tyagi;
4.“Development of Biodegradable Film
for Packaging Application vis-à-vis Eradication
of an Invasive Plant Species Lantana camara”
International Journal of Higher Education and Research, 6:2; 1-9 (2016).
This paper is to determine the feasibility of Lantana camarain the development of biodegradable cellulose film
Authors:Pawan Kumar Bharti; Ram ShakarHaldar; Ajay Kumar Tyagi;
5.“Development and Characterization of Fly ash/Crumb Rubber reinforced
Natural
Rubber Composite”
Asian Journal of Chemistry, 28:4; 859-863 (2016).
Present research article describes the development of useful composite by using wastes (fly ash/crumb rubber)
Authors:ArtiMaan; Anil Kumar Singh; Dayal Singh Mehra; Sunita Rattan;
6.“Development of Epoxy Based Structural Adhesives for Aerospace Applications”
Accepted for presentation at International Conference on Advanced Polymeric Materials (ICAMP 2017)
on 7-9 April, 2017 at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala
Article describes about formulation development of high performance structural adhesives for aerospace
applications
Authors:PinkleshArora; Rakesh Kumar Singh; Ajay Kumar Tyagi;
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Remembrance
Prof. M G K Menon
28 Aug 1928 – 22 Nov 2016
Prof. M G K Menon was Chairman of the Governing Board of Shriram Institute for Industrial research from August 16, 2003
to July 6, 2012
An acclaimed physicist and administrator, Prof. MGK Menon was one of the most brilliant architect of the scientific and
technological advances of our Nation. He is known for his immense contributions as science administrator and institution
builder. During his career spanning half a century he occupied several important positions, including that of the union
Minister for Science and Technology.
While being the Chairman of the Governing Board of Shriram Institute he was inspiration behind steady advances in diverse
scientific fields. His sterling human qualities, coupled with high intelligence gave him wide recognition in the form of
awards, positions on several national & international forums. He was honored with numerous accolades including Padma
Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan.
He would always be remembered as a strong pillar of SRI.
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