Who was appointed as the first female Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in August 2022?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Nallathamby Kalaiselvi.
- Senior scientist, Nallathamby Kalaiselvi becomes the first female Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in August 2022.
- Kalaiselvi hails from Ambasamudhram, Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. She started her career in research as an entry-level scientist at CSIR.
- She has worked in research for 25 years and her research interests include lithium, supercapacitors and waste to wealth driven electrodes and electrolytes for energy storage device and electrocatalytic applications.