While Hyderabad is well known for it''s Biryani, Hi Tech, Badminton, not so well known is the fact that the city is a hub for many scientific RnD institutes, on #NationalScienceDay sharing some facts about these eminent institutions in the city.

Even before the IT boom, Hyderabad was home to many Research institutions, matter of fact the IT boom was fuelled in a way, by some of the ex employees of these organizations, most of the early IT cos were headed or staffed by them.

Advanced Numerical Research and Analysis Group or ANURAG as it is better known, located in Kanchanbagh, a DRDO Lab, involved in development of computing solutions for numerical analysis, Work primarily in parallel procesisng technology. #NationalScienceDay

One of ANURAG's major works has been PACE, a loosely coupled message passing, parallel processing supercomputer, used in fields like Weather Forecasting, Molecular Biology. Also developed ANAMICA , a 3d medical visualization software.
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Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research located at Begumpet, to carry out geological exploration of minerals needed for the nuclear program. Has succesfully located uranium reserves and Thorium reserves in coastal areas #NationalScienceDay

Center for Stem Cell Science located in Genome Valley, been doing some really good work in Stem Cell Research.
Central Forensic Science Lab, one of the 6 in India, now located at Ramanthapur in Hyderabad, doing great work in field
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Center For Cellular and Molecular Biology(CCMB) one of Hyderabad's leading research institutes, started in 1977, it's first head was Dr. P.M.Bhargava. Right now in collaboration with Univ of Nebraska on Glaucoma Research, a very beautiful campus. #NationalScienceDay

CCMB among other things developed the first artificial insemination technology in India, used DNA Fingerprinting to discover origin of Andaman tribes, discovered high yielding disease resistant rice, #NationalScienceDay

Center for DNA Fingerprinting in Genome Valley, also a Sun Microsystmes Center of Excellence, in Medical Bio Informatics, was conceptualized by then CCMB director Laljit Singh, #NationalScienceDay

Defence Electronics Research Lab, located in Chandrayangutta, a DRDO Lab, established in 1961, succesfully developed the CIPHER equipment used in the 1965 War with Pakistan. #NationalScienceDay

Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, another DRDO Lab, located in Kanchanbagh, set up in 1963. Developed OFE Copper for Nag Anti Tank missile sheets, samarium-cobalt ring magnets for the space program, Kanchan Armor used in the Arjun tanks #NationalScienceDay

Genome Valley, located across Shamirpet, Medchal, Uppal, comissioned in 1999 with Bharat Bio Tech, and founded by Krishna Ella, Home to many leading Bio Tech firms like Dupont, Dr.Reddy's, Novartis, Bayer, etc #NationalScienceDay

IICT located at Tarnaka, under CSIR, at Tarnaka, known for it's work in development of pesticides, organic intermediates, polymers. One of the oldest institutes in Hyderabad, founded in 1944. #NationalScienceDay

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics better known as ICRISAT, located at Patancheru, with several regional centers in Africa. Founded in 1972, on development of crops in dry and semi arid regions. #NationalScienceeDay

Another well known institute in Hyderabad is NGRI or National Geophysical Research Institute, established in 1961 under CSIR. It's main activities are hydrocarbon exploration, mineral exploration, groundwater resource management #NationalScienceDay

National Institute of Nutrition, located at Tarnaka, OU Campus, one of the oldest research centers in India, founded in 1958, conducts research in obesity, diabetes, nutrient deficiency. Initially founded in Coonor in 1918, was later moved to Hyderabad. #NationalScienceDay

Apart from this Hyderabad has also some leading manufacturing companies, foremost being ECIL, established in 1967 by A.S.Rao, one of the leading scientists of his time. In fact the area around ECIL, has been named after him #NationalScienceDay

Bharat Dynamics Ltd, established in 1970, has it's main unit at Kanchanbagh, incidentally this is the City's major Science RnD Hub, with DRDO and all it's labs located here. Most of the indigenous Indian missiles are manufactured here #NationalScienceDay

Nuclear Fuel Complex, is where the nuclear fuel bundles and core components are manufactured. Uranium fuel, zirconium alloy cladding, are manufactured here, and supplied to DAE, Indian Navy, HAL #NationalScienceDay

Incidentally all the major Science RnD institutes are located primarily in Kanchanbagh( due to DRDO), Uppal, Tarnaka, Shamirpet, Ramanthapur, a world totally different from the Hi Tech City areas, and not that well known, except long time residents #NationalScienceDay