DOCSLIB.ORG

DST Cover 2014-15

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
DST Cover 2014-15 Y G O L O N H C E T t & E C N E I C epor S New Delhi F 2014-15 R Government of India O T N E M ual T R A P E nn D A Annual Report 2014-15 Printed at Western Printing Group, Survey of India echnology T echnology T 10016, INDIA New Delhi-1 Ministry of Science and echnology Bhawan, New Mehrauli Road Department of Science and T Artist Rendition of Thirty Meter Telescope Annual Report 2014-15 Government of India Department of Science & Technology Ministry of Science & Technology New Delhi Annual Report 2014-15 CONTENTS Chapter Page No. Overview v 1 Human Capacity Building in S&T 1 Human Capacity Building in Science & Engineering Research 1 Attraction of Talent for Science 10 Empowering women scientists 17 Training of Scientists and Technologists working in Government 22 Sector 2 Institutional Capacity Building 23 Promoting R&D through Autonomous Institutions & Professional 23 Bodies Capacity Building of R&D Institutions 77 Providing Mega facilities for Basic Research 91 Strengthening Survey and mapping capability 94 Building Geoinformation Capacity 102 Promoting Good Laboratory Practices 106 3 Technology Capacity Strengthening 109 Technology Development 109 Technology Commercialisation 146 Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Research 147 S&T Competitiveness through Alliances, Partnerships and R&D 4 149 Missions Enhancing S&T competiveness through International Cooperation 149 Strengthening S&T in States/UTs 173 iii Annual Report 2014-15 Building Nano S&T capacity 182 Developing strategic knowledge for Climate Change 187 5 Societal Contract of S&T 199 Science for Equity, Empowerment & Development 199 S&T led Entrepreneurship and Innovation promotion 210 [ 214 6 Inputs to Science, Technology and Innovation Policy 234 Strengthening STI information system 234 Formulation of Enabling Policies for S&T 238 7 Administration and Finance 239 Staff Position 239 Parliamentary Work 239 [ 240 Right to Information (RTI) 241 Public Grievances 241 Citizen's Charter 241 Exhibition 241 8 Audit Observation 243 9 Financial Summary 245 10 Abbreviations 249 iv Annual Report 2014-15 OVERVIEW Department of Science and Technology with the overall mandate to strengthen S&T capability of the country pursued implementation of various plan schemes to meet the overall objective of the Department during the year under report. Various activities of the Department, for the ease of understanding by the stakeholders and [ ! " Human Capacity Building in S&T; Institutional Capacity Building; Technology Capacity Strengthening; S&T Competitiveness through Alliances, Partnerships and R&D Missions; Societal Contract of S&T; Inputs to Science, Technology and Innovation Policy; and Administration and Finance. Several New Initiatives have been taken by the Department during the year. Some of important #$%*+%-!:\!"+ The research and development in frontier areas of science and engineering has received an overwhelming support with the establishment of the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB). The multifaceted programmes of the Board have ensured its reach among various segments of researchers. Enhancement of fellowship was approved during the year for DST sponsored R&D Programmes for JRF/SRF/RA categories of researchers with effect from 1st October, 2014. The fellowship of Young Scientists has been revised from Rs. 35,000/- to Rs. 55,000/- pm with effect from 1st October, 2014. With a view to support mathematical research, the Board approved a proposal to sign an MoU with International Centre for Pure and Applied Mathematics (CIMPA) to organise three CIMPA-India School per year in India and sponsor 15 doctoral/postdoctoral students per year to attend CIMPA Schools held abroad. Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) is national programme to attract students to the study of science and pursue a career in research. INSPIRE has reached out to more than 1.5 million students so far. Knowledge Involvement in Research Advancement through Nurturing (KIRAN) is a new initiative launched in 2014-15 that consolidates all women-centric programmes into a holistic scheme that (i) promotes gender equality, (ii) empowers women with S&T inputs to develop and adapt appropriate technology, (iii) enables transfer of proven technologies and demonstration of live technology models and (v) supports /encourages women scientists constrained with a break in their career to return to main stream science. #=$>![! and technologists for pursuing research in basic or applied sciences in frontier areas of science and engineering. Also, 65 new projects were sanctioned to women scientists working in the domain of +++? year training and internship in the area of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and their management was provided to 85 women scientists. v Annual Report 2014-15 Fund for Improvement of S&T infrastructures in Universities and Higher Educational Institutions (FIST) supports / augments basic infrastructure facilities for teaching and conducting research in basic / applied sciences in Universities and other centres of higher learning. During %@K[[QX Rs.22 lakh to Rs.790 Lakh) at a total budget of about Rs.231.31 crores for 5 years. 44 universities have received support under the scheme for Promotion of University Research [ . The scheme reinforces support from the UGC and has enabled major positive changes in the supported Universities. The national share of publications through PURSE supported universities is about 30 per cent. Mega Science facilities and Mega Science projects of the DST improve access to state-of- the-art facilities to Indian scientists and researchers. Thirty Metre Telescope (TMT) Project at Mauna Kea, Hawaii will be one of the largest optical telescopes in the world based on segmented mirror technology. During the year, the Cabinet approved TMT project at a total cost of Rs. 1299.80 crores from the year 2014-15 to 2022-23. The project is jointly funded by DST and DAE and DST [>?!>[ Indian institutions National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) aimes to develop spatial information infrastructure with Collection of Technologies, Policies and Institutional arrangements. During the current year, the focus has been on suitably re-orienting NSDI towards developing and implementing GIS applications by providing processed information to its stakeholders for decision support. A prototype application service has been developed and implemented using the Web Map Services and Web Feature Services from Surveykshan Geo-portal of Survey of India, Bhuvan Geo-portal of National Remote Sensing Centre, and the Indian Railways data services from the India Geo-portal. The application - ‘Spot your train’ - for the running trains of the Northern Railway has been hosted on the web (from Karnataka Geo-portal) and is useful in providing the passengers with actual departure and arrival information of the running trains of the Northern Railway. Autonomous research institutions[!:! research and related communication output on various science and technology fronts. A road [\]X\]^_ autonomous research institutions of DST. The National Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Compliance Monitoring Authority (NGCMA) ! [ #$$#? `{]|[ { [ facilities, which are involved in conducting safety studies on such chemicals in accordance with Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Principles of GLP. Six new test facilities were granted the GLP-compliance status during the year. vi Annual Report 2014-15 Clean Energy Research Initiative (CERI) is aimed at promoting research in the area of Clean Energy with focus on Solar energy. Some examples under this initiative are Development and Demonstration of Modular Light Weight Solar Aluminium Tubular Air Heater (SATAH ) by Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Solar Cooling and production of potable water with two +!}|~ Community scale PV powered Reverse Osmosis (RO) Desalination Unit at CSMCRI, Bhavnagar. Water Technology Initiative (WTI) aims to develop and provide low cost convergent technology solutions for domestic application to ensure safe drinking water under real life conditions. During the year 2014-15, convergent solution for augmentation of water resources in Koraput region of Odisha; Chirawa block in Rajasthan; and Sabarkantha district in Gujarat were successfully provided. Convergent solutions in three clusters viz. Mamsapuram, Thirupattur and }>}>:![!!! incorporating a unique self sustainability model and were handed over to the local authorities in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Transfer of know-how of Hybrid Ultra Capacitor (HUC) lighted solar/mechanical/grid chargeable lanterns with mobile charger, Design and Development of Portable Pain Relieving Instrument under Technology Development programs. Several other projects on technology [? Technology Development Board (TDB) is a statutory body that assists companies in commercializing technologies, indigenous development and import substitution. During the #$%*+%-}[\?@-$?=:? TDB’s support covers the sectors of economy namely, Health, Biotech, Chemical, Engineering, Agriculture, Energy & Waste Utilization, Telecommunication, Information Technology and others like Seed Fund to incubators and investment in Venture Capital Funds. International S&T Cooperation Programme creates strategically important links with countries around the world to help hybridize knowledge and enhance S&T competitiveness. Indicative trends in fostering international bilateral cooperation and partnerships during 2014-15 !" Joint research project based networking of researchers under active
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Monthly Achievements for June, 2020
    File No.No.Misc.1/13/2019-CDN No.Misc.1/13/2019-CDN Government of India Ministry of Science and Technology Department of Science and Technology (CDN Section) *** Technology Bhawan, New Mehrauli Road New Delhi-110016 Dated: 14.07.2020 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Monthly Summary to the Cabinet for the month of June, 2020. The undersigned is directed to enclose herewith a copy of the Monthly Summary of important policy decisions taken and major achievements of the Department of Science &Technology for the month ending 30.06.2020 for information. 2. This has already been approved by Secretary, DST. (Balram Goel) Under Secretary to the Govt. of India To, All Members of the Council of Ministers (as per Annexure-I) Copy with enclosures, forwarded to:- i.Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog, NITI Bhawan, New Delhi. ([email protected]) ii.The Chairman, Union Public Service Commission ([email protected]) iii.Chief Executive Officer, NITIAayog, NITI Bhawan, New Delhi ([email protected]) iv.The Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Prime Minister Office, South Block, ND ([email protected]) v.All members of NITI Aayog, NITI Bhawan, New Delhi. ([email protected], [email protected],[email protected]) vi.Secretary to the President of India. ([email protected]) vii.Secretary to the Vice-President of India. ([email protected]) viii.Principal Scientific Advisor to the Govt. of India. ([email protected]) ix.All Secretaries to the Government of India ([email protected]) x.The Principal Director General, Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
    [Show full text]
  • Dream 2047, Science Reporter, Black Box in Aeroplanes Notes
    www.facebook.com/groups/abwf4india Facebook Group: Indian Administrative Service ( Raz Kr) RazKr [Live] - https://telegram.me/RazKrLive Notes 16 July 2015 20:07 Dream 2047, Science Reporter, Black box in aeroplanes Science Page 1 www.facebook.com/groups/abwf4india Facebook Group: Indian Administrative Service ( Raz Kr) RazKr [Live] - https://telegram.me/RazKrLive General science 13 September 2013 21:23 General Science NIOS, Std'10 Science TN, Imp points • According to Article 51a(h) of our Constitution, it is the fundamental duty of every citizen “to develop the scientific temper, humanism & the spirit of inquiry & reform” Electro magnetic waves 05-02-2015 Radio waves Radio waves are used for communication & broadcasting For eg. FM transmissions use the frequencies from 88MHz to 108 MHz, satellite communications use 4000-6000 MHz & 11000-14000 MHz generally & so on. Mobile service providers also use the radio waves normally in the range of 900-1800 MHz Spectrum allocation & auction • Two operators cannot use the same frequency in the same region as there will be interference btw each other & both the services will get affected • Same frequencies can be used at two different places separated by sufficient distance so that there will not be any interference. This is called space diversity • The number of voice channels that can be supported depends on the bandwidth of the frequency spectrum allocated. Higher the bandwidth, more the number of channels that can be accommodated • This radio frequency spectrum is a limited resource & different services are allocated different frequencies • So basically the users are allocated a band of radio frequencies for their service & this radio frequency band is called spectrum • The operators use these frequencies to provide service & earn revenue.
    [Show full text]
  • Science and Technology Efforts in India on Covid-19
    COVID-19 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EFFORTS IN INDIA UPDATED WEEKLY 14th May 2020 VIGYAN PRASAR An Autonomous Organisation of Department of Science & Technology, Government of India PREFACE t the fag end of 2019, China informed the World Health Organization (WHO) regarding the occurrence of cases of pneumonia of an unknown cause in Wuhan City in Hubei province. On January 9, 2020, WHO issued a statement saying Chinese researchers have made the preliminary determination of the virus as a novel coronavirus. Since then, several lakhs of positive cases and more Athan one lakh deaths have been reported due to COVID-19 across the world. Lockdowns, curfews, sealing of hotspots of outbreak area, massive airport screenings, quarantines, and social distancing have become the norm across the globe. In these critical times, access to authentic information is of paramount importance. Vigyan Prasar (VP) has been covering the pandemic since the early days with the science communication perspective and journalistic flavour, ensuring that science and safety are the primary focus. VP is a national level organization of the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, engaged in science communication and popularization. The principal objective of VP is to serve India’s science popularization agenda. This is achieved through several strategically important two-way, stakeholder-specific approaches to communicate about principles and practices of science and technology and implications for development and quality of life. Science popularization therefore serves as a robust knowledge-led tool to fulfil various mutually reinforcing public policy objectives. For the benefit of the stakeholders, we have prepared a compilation of the most relevant initiatives and efforts taken by the Government of India through its various Science Ministries, Departments, and Funding organizations.
    [Show full text]
  • Annual Report 2009-10.Pdf
    MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ANNUAL REPORT 2009-2010 foKku vkSj izkS|ksfxdh foHkkx foKku ,oa izkS|ksfxdh ea=kky; ubZ fnYyh Department of Science & Technology Ministry of Science & Technology New Delhi Annual Report 2009-2010 Government of India Department of Science & Technology Ministry of Science & Technology New Delhi CONTENTS Page No. OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................. V 1. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, INFRASTRUCTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMETN .................................................................................................................... 1 Science And Engineering Research Council ................................................................................. 1 2. TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ........................................................ 66 Water Purification ...................................................................................................................... 66 Water Technology Initiative Programme..................................................................................... 73 Solar Energy Research Initiative ................................................................................................ 75 Instrumentation Development Programme (IDP)........................................................................ 76 Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Research Programme...................................................................... 80 Science and Technology Advisory
    [Show full text]
  • DST Annual Report 2018-19 English F.Pdf
    Annual Report 2018-19 Government of India Department of Science & Technology Ministry of Science & Technology New Delhi Annual Report 2018-19 Contents Overview iii 1. S&T INSTITUTIONAL & HUMAN CAPACITY BUILDING 1 1.1 R&D Support (FIST, PURSE, SAIF) 1 1.2 State S&T Programme 8 1.3 Policy Research Cell 16 1.4 Centre for Human and Organizational Research Development (CHORD) 19 1.5 KIRAN Programme for women scientists 25 1.6 Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) 33 1.7 Swarna Jayanti Fellowship 36 2 RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 38 2.1 International Bilateral Cooperation 38 2.2 International Multilateral and Regional S&T Cooperation 55 2.3 National Mission on Nano Science & Nano Technology 63 2.4 Mega Facility for Basic Research 71 2.5 Climate Change Programme (CCP) 77 2.6 National Super Computing Mission 93 2.7 Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems (ICPS) 94 3 INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT 99 3.1 Technology Development Programme 99 3.2 Technology Missions Division (CERI & WTI) 112 3.3 Natural Resources Data Management System (NRDMS) 126 3.4 National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board 130 (NSTEDB) 3.5 National Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC) 142 3.6 Science for Equity for Empowerment and Development (SEED) 170 i Annual Report 2018-19 3.7 Drug & Pharmaceutical Research Programme (DPRP) 187 3.8 Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) 188 3.9 Patent Facilitation Programme (PFP) 189 3.10 Technical Research Centre 192 3.11 Exhibitions and Fairs 197 4 AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTES 199 5 SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH BOARD (SERB) 250 6 TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT BOARD 259 7 STRENGTHENING SURVEY AND MAPPING CAPACITY 263 8 ADMINISTRATRION AND FINANCE 285 9 DATA CELL MANAGEMENT 290 10 AUDIT OBSERVATION 292 11 BUDGET 294 12 ABBREVIATION 295 ii Annual Report 2018-19 Overview The Department of Science and Technology (DST) functions as the nodal agency to connect science and technology sector to Government verticals.
    [Show full text]
  • Annual Report 2011-2012
    Annual Report 2011-2012 Government of India Department of Science & Technology Ministry of Science & Technology New Delhi CONTENTS Page No. Overview ..........................................................................................................................................................v 1. STRENGTHENING OF HUMAN CAPACITY IN RESEARCH ............................................................................. 1 Atmospheric Sciences............................................................................................................................................. 1 Earth Sciences ......................................................................................................................................................... 3 Life Sciences ............................................................................................................................................................ 7 Health Sciences ..................................................................................................................................................... 12 Plant Sciences ........................................................................................................................................................ 17 Physical Sciences .................................................................................................................................................. 31 Engineering Sciences ...........................................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • File No.No.Misc.1/13/2019-CDN
    File No.No.Misc.1/13/2019-CDN No.Misc.1/13/2019-CDN Dated: 12.05.2021 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Monthly Summary to the Cabinet for the month of April, 2021. The undersigned is directed to enclose herewith a copy of the Monthly Summary of important policy decisions taken and major achievements of the Department of Science & Technology for the month ending 30.04.2021 for information. 2. This has already been approved by Secretary, DST. (Pulok Sen Gupta) Under Secretary to the Govt. of India To, All Members of the Council of Ministers (as per Annexure-I) Copy with enclosures, forwarded to:- i. Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog, NITI Bhawan, New Delhi. ( [email protected]) ii. The Chairman, Union Public Service Commission ([email protected]) iii. Chief Executive Officer, NITIAayog, NITI Bhawan, New Delhi ([email protected]) iv. The Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Prime Minister Office, South Block, ND File No.No.Misc.1/13/2019-CDN ([email protected]) v. All members of NITI Aayog, NITI Bhawan, New Delhi. ([email protected], rc. [email protected],[email protected]) vi. Secretary to the President of India. ([email protected]) vii. Secretary to the Vice-President of India. ([email protected]) viii. Principal Scientific Advisor to the Govt. of India. ([email protected]) ix. All Secretaries to the Government of India ([email protected]) x. The Principal Director General, Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. ([email protected]) xi. The Director, Cabinet Secretariat, New Delhi.
    [Show full text]