The Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology(CIRCOT) situated at Mumbai. CIRCOT was established in the year 1924, at Mumbai, Maharashtra, CIRCOT is a unit under the Division of Agricultural Engineering of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India) engaged in research and development activities in cotton technology. The Institute is an acknowledged leader for well over 85 years in the field of testing, standardisation and development of test methods for different types of textile materials.
ZTM-BPD annual Meeting-cum-Workshop (West Zone) at CIRCOT, Mumbai on 13-1-2012(10am to 6pm) and 14-1-2012 (10am to 2pm). Venue: Jubilee Hall, CIRCOT, Mumbai
GTC, Nagpur announces (Four Batches) Training Courses on COTTON GINNING TECHNOLOGY & QUALITY EVALUATION At GTC, NAGPUR, for the benefit of Cotton Ginners, Graders, Traders and Fitters.
The Course Schedule:BATCH NO: 1 FROM 30-01-2012 to 03-02-2012 and BATCH NO: 2 FROM 20-02-2012 to 24-02-2012 , Batch No 3: From 12-03-2012 to 16-03-2012 and Batch 4: 26-03-2012 to 30-03-2012 11. TRAINING FEES : R. 4412 (inclusive of Service Tax). For Further Details please Contact:Officer In-charge, Ginning Training Centre of CIRCOT, Amravati Road, P.O.Wadi, Nagpur 400 023. Telefax. +91 712 2500592. Cell No.9881024460, Email:
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(1)Two Air Condition (Split A.C.) machines, (2) Autoclave, (3)Air Drying Oven and Vacuum Oven with pump, (4)Canon DSLR EOS 60D Kit II (EF S18-135) camera with Macro lens or equivalent model, (5)Sony Handycam Video camera, Model - HDR-XR160E or Equivalent, (6)MacBook Pro Laptop (MD314LL/A) or Equivalent Configuration, (7)Magnetic Hot Plates with Magnetic Stirring System, (8)Optical Emission Spectrometer (OES), (9)Digital Phosphor Oscilloscope, (10)High Voltage & High Frequency Plasma Discharge Power Supply for Corona Treatment . Last date:16-01-2012. Pl contact
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Joint Secretary (M&T), Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India Visits CIRCOT, Mumbai
Shri S.K.G. Rahate (IAS), Joint Secretary (M&T), Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India visited CIRCOT, Mumbai on April 29, 2011. Director, CIRCOT made a presentation covering the achievements made in various institute research projects and NAIP funded projects and the technologies developed by the Institute, before the dignitary went round the various divisions to have first-hand information about the working of various technologies. 
Shri Rahate had a meeting with the scientists on April 30 in which he appreciated the achievements of the Institute. Issues like mechanical picking of cotton, large scale demonstration of farmer-friendly technologies developed by CIRCOT, need to be popularise utilization of cotton stalks for value addition were discussed. When it was pointed out that cotton stalk does not enjoy the excise duty concession currently available for bagasse and this being one of the impediments in effective transfer and entrepreneurship development in cotton stalk utilization, Shri Rahate promised to take up this matter at the appropriate level.
Dr. A.J. Shaikh, Director, CIRCOT explaining Shri S.K.G. Rahate (IAS), Joint Secretary (M&T) on the Technology of Particle Board Preparation form Cotton Plant Stalk in an exhibition organised during the occasion
(1)Quotation for Document Management Scanner (2)Quotation for Desktop Computers and Printers. Last date March 2, 2011. For further information pl contact:
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2nd Advisory Committee Meeting of ZTM-BPD Unit at CIRCOT on October 22, 2010
Nanotechnology training programmes @ CIRCOT during 2011-12
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