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The principal aim of the group is to promote the sustainable development of cement, concrete and construction industry, through teaching, research and trade. In particular, contributions and suggestions from the members are welcome in the following areas: (a) Productivity enhancement, environment protection and energy saving in cement manufacturing, (b) Use of industrial wastes, such as fly ash, blast furnace and other slags, silica fume in cement and concrete, (c) use of agricultural wastes such as rice husk ash, bagasse ash and others in cement and concrete, (d) new admixtures in concrete, (e) areas for research and development. Join this Group on Linkedin. 

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The Fuel Cell Society of India (FCSI) is an association of professionals to promote research, industry and trade in fuel cells and allied industry. The focus will be on materials, modeling, manufacturing and applications. It is a voluntary organisation and shall engage in organising seminars, workshops, training programmes at national and international level. It is also proposed to bring out a periodic publication in print form which will include technical papers on the subject. The FCSI shall strive to promote research and innovation in the academic institutions, R&D laboratories and industry. Join this Group .. ..

10. Fuel Cell Technology: Linkedin Group

The group aims to exchange views and ideas on: (a) teaching fuel cell technology as a subject in the university, (b) research in the area of modeling, materials and applications, (c) product development and cost reduction. Join this Group .. ..

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In this Blog the author, Dr J D Bapat, expresses his views on the fundamental issues concerning the social life, morals, values, beliefs, science and engineering, politics and so on. The author is a firm believer of secular politics, destiny and the phenomenon of rebirth. View this blog .. ..

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