XXIV Institute Research Council Meeting was held on 8 & 9 December, 2020 and 8, January, 2021. The Member Secretary welcomed the chairman and all the members (Scientist). The Chairman welcomed the Scientists and asked the Principal Investigators to present the Salient Achievements for 2020 and the technical programme for 2020-21. All Scientists presented the achievements of ongoing projects and few have proposed new projects for approval. The following members were present in the meeting.