Opening address

Abstract

DR A CMA RAM, DR BANFRJEE, Ladies and Gentlemen : It is my pleasant duty this morning to extend a warm welcome to you on behalf of the Executive Council of the National Metallurgical Laboratory and on my own behalf. Particularly thankful we are to Dr Atma Ram, Director-General of Scientific and Industrial Research, who has spared some of his valuable time to inaugurate this Symposium on `Recent Developments in Non-ferrous Metals' Technology'. If we have been able to establish exchange programme and agreements in the field of science and technology with governments and national academies of other countries the credit. to a great extent, goes to the drive and initiative of Dr Atma Ram who has, if I may say so, contributed in rich measure towards the steady growth of CSIR and its expanding activities. We welcome him in our midst on this occasion.