Industrial Research in India

Abstract

THE report of the Industrial Research Bureau, Government of India, for 1936–37, covers the work of the Industrial Research Council and the research work at the Government Test House as well as the work of the Bureau (Delhi: Manager of Publications, 1937. 14 annas ; Is. 6d.) The Industrial Research Council is an advisory body, consisting of representatives and non-official nominees of the central, provincial and leading State Governments, which meets once a year to discuss policy in the co-ordination and development of research. Programmes for road research have been approved by the Council, and the development of the manufacture of casein plastics has been considered both by the Council and by the Bureau. Industrial standardization and the compilation of a list of researches in progress or contemplated in industrial laboratories are also receiving attention, and a number of prizes have been awarded by the Council for papers bearing on industrial development. The research branch of the Government Test House which deals with the research programmes suggested by the Council and other problems referred to the Bureau has completed a preliminary investigation on the characteristics which affect the setting of red lead paint. For accelerated weathering tests on various paints the weatherometer, modified to give test conditions approximately to outside weather conditions at Alipore, has been used.