The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (also known as वैज्ञानिक तथा औद्योगिक अनुसंधान परिषद्) is an organization engaged in scientific and industrial research. It operates national laboratories and outreach centres in fields such as oceanography, geophysics, chemicals, drugs, genomics, biotechnology, nanotechnology, mining, aeronautics, instrumentation, environmental engineering, and information technology. The organization serves the environment, health, water, food, housing, energy, and agriculture sectors.