CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh has inked an agreement with which of the following to jointly commercialize the technology of “Earthquake Warning System” (EqWS)?

Option 1 : Engineers India Limited

The correct answer is Engineers India Limited.

• CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh and Engineers India Limited (EIL), New Delhi have inked an agreement.
• Under this agreement, CSIR-CSIO and EIL will jointly commercialize the technology of “Earthquake Warning System” (EqWS).
• CSIR-CSIO developed EqWS is in operation for Delhi Metro Rail Corporation since August 2015. 
• It is a network of five seismic sensing nodes.

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