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 ............................................................................................................................................ 36 Chemical Sciences ................................................................................................................................................. 43 Mathematical Sciences .......................................................................................................................................... 50 2. STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ........................ 54 Fund For Improvement Of S & T Infrastructure In Universities And Higher Educational Institutions (FIST) ... 55 Consolidation Of University Research For Innovation And Excellence In Women Universities (CURIE) .......... 56 Promotion Of University Research And Scientific Excellence (PURSE) ............................................................... 56 Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facilities (SAIF).......................................................................................... 59 Intensification Of Research In High Priority Areas (IRHPA) ................................................................................ 62 Mega Facilities For Basic Research ...................................................................................................................... 66 3. STRENGTHENING OF HUMAN CAPACITY IN RESEARCH ....................................................................... 67 Innovation In Science Pursuit For Inspired Research .......................................................................................... 67 Opportunities For Young Scientists...................................................................................................................... 70 Fast Track Young Scientists Scheme: ................................................................................................................... 70 The JC Bose National Fellowships ........................................................................................................................ 72 The Ramanujan Fellowships ................................................................................................................................. 73 Swarnajayanti Fellowship Scheme ........................................................................................................................ 73 Assistance For Participation In Internattional Conference .................................................................................. 74 Seminar/Symposia And Assistance To Professional Bodies ................................................................................ 74 Utilization Of Scientific Expertise Of Retired Scientists (USERS) ......................................................................... 74 4. TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ...................................................................................................................... 76 Drugs And Pharmaceuticals Research Programme ............................................................................................... 77 Instrumentation Development Programme (IDP) .................................................................................................. 82 National Program On Carbon Sequestration Research ......................................................................................... 94 Technology Development Board .........................................................................................................................108 Water Technology Initiative .................................................................................................................................114 Winning, Augmentation And Renovation (WAR) For Water ............................................................................. 119 Solar Energy Research Initiative (SERI) ...............................................................................................................121 Cognitive Science Research Initiative ..................................................................................................................125 Innovation Clusters ..............................................................................................................................................126 Technology Systems Development (TSD) Programme ........................................................................................127 5. S&T AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................ 143 Science For Equity, Empowerment & Development (SEED) ................................................................................144 S&T Entrepreneurship Development ...................................................................................................................167 National Council For Science & Technology Communication (NCSTC) .............................................................173 Natural Resources Data Management System (Nrdms) And National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) ........187 Gender Initiatives..................................................................................................................................................193 ANNUAL REPORT 2011-2012 iii Women Scientist Scheme A (WOS-A)................................................................................................................193 Women Scientist Scheme B (WOS-B) ................................................................................................................195 Women Scientist Scheme (WOS-C) .....................................................................................................................198 6. SCIENTIFIC SERVICES .................................................................................................................................... 199 Survey Of India.....................................................................................................................................................200 National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organisation .............................................................................................211 Technology Information, Forecasting And Assessment Council (TIFAC), New Delhi ......................................213 Patent Facilitation Progrmme ................................................................................................................................219 Vigyan Prasar (VP), Noida ....................................................................................................................................221 National Science And Technology Management Information System (NSTMIS) ..............................................225 National Accreditation Board For Testing & Calibration Laboratories (NABL), New Delhi ...............................228 National Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Programme .........................................................................................230 7. MISSION PROGRAMMES ............................................................................................................................... 232 Climate Change Programme ..................................................................................................................................233 Himalayan Glaciology Programme ........................................................................................................................234 National Mission On Bamboo Applications (NMBA) .........................................................................................235 Mission On Nano Science And Technology .......................................................................................................236 Mission For Geospatial Applications ...................................................................................................................245 8. S&T PARTNERSHIP BUILDING AND INTERAGENCY PLATFORMS FOR S & T OUT-REACH ............ 246 International S&T Cooperation