SUPPORT FOR UP-GRADATION PREVENTIVE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT (SUPREME)

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Context

• Science and Technology Ministry launched the Support for Up-gradation Preventive Repair and Maintenance of Equipment (SUPREME), initiative.

About

• The Support for Up-gradation Preventive Repair and Maintenance of Equipment (SUPREME), is a first-of-its-kind programme by the government, that extends financial support for repair, upgradation, maintenance, retrofitting, or acquiring additional attachments to increase functional capabilities of existing analytical instrumentation facilities.
• Such facilities at institutions recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) are eligible to apply for grants under SUPREME.

Analytical Instruments

• Analytical instruments are a huge class of instruments which are used for analytical applications in pharmaceutical, chemical, oil refineries, clinical, and food processing laboratories.
• These instruments help in establishing the composition and analyzing materials.
• Most common types of analytical equipment’s are refractometer, spectrophotometer, electrochemical instrument, calorimeter, automatic density meter, conductivity meter, colony counter, automatic titrators, fiberscopes, demagnetizers, and many others.

Analytical testing applications

• Analytical laboratory instruments are used in number of fields. Analytical lab instruments are not only used in laboratory environment, but it also on the arena. They include, but are not limited for the below mentioned areas:
  • Environmental Testing
  • Clinical Analysis
  • Forensic Analysis
  • Food & Beverage Analysis
  • Materials Characterization & research
  • Pharmaceutical Analysis
  • Petrochemical testing
  • Life science research

Closing Thoughts

• The Promotion of University Research and Scientific Excellence (PURSE) with a nationwide reach supports the research ecosystem of universities by making high-end research equipment available to academicians and scientists, and enabling universities to compete with the global standards.
• In India's quest for a competitive advantage, our universities and related institutions need to play a major role towards generating high calibre human resources as repositories of national intellectual wealth in the S&T sector 

PRACTICE QUESTION Q. Which of the following statements are correct? a)    The Support for Up-gradation Preventive Repair and Maintenance of Equipment (SUPREME), is a first-of-its-kind programme by the government, that extends financial support for repair, upgradation, maintenance, retrofitting, or acquiring additional attachments to increase functional capabilities of existing analytical instrumentation facilities. b)    Such facilities at institutions recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) are eligible to apply for grants under SUPREME.. 1.    a only 2.    b only 3.    Both a and b 4.    Neither a nor b. Correct Answer: Option 3

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