Question : Which of the following institute has recently(November 2021) been awarded a project “INDEE+”, aimed at spearheading the fuel transition in the seafood sector ?
a. Central Institute of Fisheries Technology
b. Indian Institute of Fisheries Technology
c. Union Institute of Fisheries Technology
d. None of the above
Ans. a.
Related facts —
- CIFT(Central Institute of Fisheries Technology) has recently(November 2021) been awarded a project named “INDEE+”.
- The project aimed at spearheading the fuel transition in the seafood sector.
- It is an umbrella project covering several dedicated schemes supporting the Indian refrigeration and air-conditioning sector in the transition towards cleaner and green technologies.
- This project is coordinated by Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and the Indian partners are CIFT Kochi; IIT Chennai; BITS Pilani; and IISc Bengaluru.
- Significance —
- This project intends to promote CO2-based refrigeration and heating systems and replace the current refrigerants with natural, clean and safe refrigerants.