Annual Report 2012-2013
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Annual Report 2012-2013 Government of India Department of Science & Technology Ministry of Science & Technology New Delhi CONTENTS Page No. Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................ V 1- Strengthening Basic Research and Development ............................................................................................... 1 Science and Engineering Research Board (Serb) ...................................................................................................1 Promotion of Ayurveda Biology ............................................................................................................................4 2. Strengthening Institutional Capacities in Research and Development .............................................................. 5 Fund for Improvement of S & T Infrastructure in Universities and Higher Educational Institutions (FIST).........5 Special S&T Packages ...........................................................................................................................................8 Consolidation of University Research for Innovation and Excellence in Women Universities (CURIE) ...............8 Promotion of University Research and Scientific Excellence (PURSE) ..................................................................8 Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facilities (SAIF) ........................................................................................ 12 Intensification Of Research In High Priority Area (IRHPA) ................................................................................. 17 Mega Facilities for Basic Research...................................................................................................................... 18 3. Strengthening of Human Capacity in Research ................................................................................................... 20 Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research .......................................................................................... 20 The JC Bose Fellowship ...................................................................................................................................... 27 The Ramanujan Fellowships ............................................................................................................................... 27 Utilization of Scientific Expertise of Retired Scientists (USERS) ......................................................................... 28 4. Technology Development ................................................................................................................................... 29 Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Research Programme ............................................................................................... 29 Instrumentation Development Programme .......................................................................................................... 33 National Program on Carbon Sequestration Research (NPCSR) ......................................................................... 46 Solar Energy Research Initiative (SERI) .............................................................................................................. 55 Water Technology Initiative ................................................................................................................................ 59 Technology Systems Development (TSD) Programme ........................................................................................ 64 Joint Technology Projects with Other Ministries/Department ............................................................................ 85 Cognitive Science Research Initiative (CSI) ........................................................................................................ 90 Technology Development Board ......................................................................................................................... 92 5. S&T and Socio-economic Development ............................................................................................................. 99 Science for Equity, Empowerment & Development (SEED) ................................................................................. 99 National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB) ...................................... 117 Natural Resources Data Management System (NRDMS) ................................................................................. 123 National Council for Science & Technology Communication (NCSTC) ............................................................ 128 Gender Initiatives .............................................................................................................................................. 146 6. Scientific Services........................................................................................................................................... 159 Survey of India .................................................................................................................................................. 159 National Science and Technology Management Information Systems (NSTMIS)............................................ 166 National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organisation ........................................................................................... 170 Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), New Delhi ...................................... 177 Patent Facilitation Programme .......................................................................................................................... 180 Vigyan Prasar..................................................................................................................................................... 184 ANNUAL REPORT 2012-2013 iii National Science and Technology Management Information System (NSTMIS) ............................................. 189 National Accreditation Board for Testing & Calibration Laboratories (NABL) ................................................. 194 National Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Programme ....................................................................................... 195 7. Mission Programmes ...................................................................................................................................... 198 Climate Change Programme (CCP) 8198 Fly Ash Unit ...................................................................................................................................................... 200 Mission on Nano Science and Technology ...................................................................................................... 206 8. S & T Partnership Building and Interagency Platforms for S & T Out-reach ............................................. 212 International S&T Cooperation 2012-13 ............................................................................................................ 212 State Science and Technology Programme (SSTP)............................................................................................ 244 9. Administration & Finance ............................................................................................................................... 253 Recruitment Cell ................................................................................................................................................ 253 Staff Position ..................................................................................................................................................... 253 Training ............................................................................................................................................................. 254 Exhibition ........................................................................................................................................................... 257 Hindi Section ..................................................................................................................................................... 257 Parliament Unit .................................................................................................................................................. 258 RTI .................................................................................................................................................................... 258 Public Grievances .............................................................................................................................................. 258 Citizen Charter ................................................................................................................................................... 258 10. Autonomous S&T Institutions And Professional Bodies ............................................................................... 259 Macs Agharkar Research Institute, Pune .......................................................................................................... 259 Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital ................................................... 262 Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow .............................................................................................. 264 Bose Institute,