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projects. It has published 88 papers on various subjects and a book ‘Bamboos at TBGRI’. 14 rare endemic tree species were
added to arboretum and 19 palms to palmetum. A programme for greening state highway was initiated. A virtual herbarium
database application package was developed for digitalizing TBGRI herbarium. A comprehensive account on the current
status of the flowering plants of the Western Ghats was successfully completed.
Kerala School of Mathematics (KSOM):
7.173 The Kerala School of Mathematics has been setup at Kozhikode as a joint venture of KSCSTE and National Board of
Higher Mathematics (NBHM), under the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India. The main objective of the institute
is to promote Mathematical research in the country and particularly in Kerala. During 2011, 5 seminars and 4 colloquium
and 2 international seminars were conducted.
The Grant-in-aid Institutions
7.174 The Grant-in-aid Institutions of the KSCSTE viz. Sophisticated Test and Instrumentation Centre (STIC), Malabar Botanic
Garden Society (MBGS), Integrated Rural Technology Centre (IRTC) have carried out various activities in their respective
fields.
7.175 Apart from the above activities , the Council has also organized A high-level meeting on Centre-State Technology
Partnership jointly with the Department of Science of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India on November 6,
2010. More than 70 senior officials, scientists and activists of the Central and State Governments and governmental and
non-governmental institutions attended the meeting. A panel consisting of eminent persons placed the user perspective on
current state of technologies and technology application in the state as well as the future demands in various sectors
7.176 The 23rd Kerala Science Congress was organised at CESS during 29 to 31 January 2011. The theme of the Congress
was “Science and technology for transforming Kerala as a green economy”.
7.177 Recognising the role of KSCSTE/ CESS in dealing with coastal zone management issues, MoEF has identified CESS
as the nodal organization for the preparation of the World Bank funded Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project.
Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram
7.178 Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram (RCC), is an autonomous scientific institution sponsored jointly by
the Government of Kerala and the Government of India. The centre was established in the year 1980 as a tertiary referral
centre for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. RCC rated amongst the top three of the 28 Regional Cancer Centres in the
country. It is the only comprehensive, dedicated centre for diagnosis, treatment and control of cancer in Kerala. In average
32,000 new patients occur every year in the state and out of this more than one third comes to RCC for treatment.
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