CSIR: a research network of 37 national laboratories and 39 outreach centres with a pan-India presence

Background

The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) describes itself on its own page as a contemporary research and development organisation with a dynamic network of 37 national laboratories, 39 outreach centres and units with a pan-India presence.
Its expertise is embodied in about 3476 active Scientists supported by about 4000 technical and support personnel as of 31st March 2022.
The Council's subject spread runs from oceanography, geophysics, chemicals, drugs, genomics, biotechnology and nanotechnology to mining, aeronautics, instrumentation, environmental engineering and information technology.
On intellectual property, the page states that CSIR filed about 250 Indian patents and 213 foreign patents during 2022-23, and that it holds a patent portfolio of 1,132 unique patents in force, out of which 140 patents have been commercialized. CSIR also has 2,587 in force patents granted abroad in multiple countries, and the page calls the Council a pioneer of India's intellectual property movement.
On publications, the page records that in 2022 CSIR published around 5800 papers in SCI Journals with an average impact factor per paper of 4.9.
Its stated vision, named CSIR@2030, is to enhance the quality of life of the citizens of India through innovative science and technology and globally competitive research and development.