Ministry Of Science And Technology

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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh on Thursday launched a 'Capacity Building Programme for Senior Scientists in Effective Leadership and Creativity' at the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) here. The initiative is being organised in collaboration with the Capacity Building Commission (CBC), ASCI said. The programme aims to impart creative thinking skills to participating scientists, enabling them to develop competencies necessary for effective leadership, it said. This, in turn, will enable scientific establishments to operate more effectively in today's competitive environment, the college stated. Adil Zainulbhai, Chairman CBC; ASCI Chairman and former Union Home Secretary K Padmanabhaiah and several other dignitaries were present on the occasion.

NASA mission has discovered a second Earth-sized, rocky planet within the habitable zone of its star -- the range of distances where liquid water could occur on a planet's surface

The South Korean science ministry on Monday warned that a retired US satellite could possibly fall on the Korean Peninsula and its vicinity

India has only 255 researchers per million people and state governments will have to ensure funding for research and development for the country to remain competitive in the sector, Principal Scientific Adviser Ajay Kumar Sood said. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the scientific community to link research to economic growth, Sood said the share of state governments in the national research and development expenditure was just 6.4 per cent. The central government's share was 45.4 per cent, while the industry contributed 36.8 per cent of the Rs 45,000 crore spent by India on research and development, he said on the sidelines of the Indian Science Congress here. Sood said that India ranked 75th on the Global Knowledge Index 2020 (GKI) of 138 countries and had a GKI score of 44.4, which was on the lower side of the global average of 46.7. India has 255 researchers per million which was much less than that of the US, which had 4,245 researchers per million, he said, adding that th

ISRO has successfully launched 177 foreign satellites during the last five years, Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday. In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, Singh said the forex generated through the launch of these foreign satellites was approximately USD 94 million and Euros 46 million. From January 2018 to November 2022, the Indian Space Research Organisation has successfully launched 177 foreign satellites belonging to countries such as Australia, Brazil, Canada, Finland, France, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom and USA, on-board PSLV and GSLV-MkIII launchers under commercial agreement, he said. The minister said far-reaching reforms were announced in June 2020 with an intent to enhance participation of non-government entities in the sector and bring in a commerce-oriented approach to space activities all steps towards enhancing the nation's share in the global spac

Highlighting the role of science and technology in accelerating the country's development, PM Narendra Modi said that India is moving towards leading the fourth industrial revolution

The DoT is directing the inter-ministerial committee to explore the incorporation of the benefits of 5G technology into public infrastructure.

The Ministry of Science and Technology has been allocated Rs 14,217 crore in the Union Budget 2022-23, a 3.9 per cent decrease from last fiscal. The ministry has three departments Department of Science and Technology (DST), Department of Biotechnology and Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR). An amount of Rs 6,000 crore has been allocated to the Department of Science and Technology, Rs 2,581 crore to the Department of Biotechnology and Rs 5,636 crore have been allocated to the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. All these departments played a key role in combating the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The Central Sector Schemes under the Department of Science and Technology were allocated Rs 2,894 crore, a drop from Rs 2,915 crore in 2021-22. At the same time, Rs 1,680 crore have been allocated to central sector schemes under the Department of Biotechnology, a drop from Rs 2,620 crore in 2021-22. Also, Rs 39 crore have been allocated to the Centr

Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said that scientific and innovative aptitude should be inculcated among children from initial stages of schooling

Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday released a set of guidelines to provide a well-defined framework and guiding principle to facilitate sharing of biological information

A UV-C disinfection technology meant for mitigation of airborne transmission of SARS-COV-2 will be installed in the Central Hall, Lok Sabha Chamber and Committee Rooms 62 and 63 during the monsoon session of Parliament, Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday. The technology has been developed by the Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO) under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), affiliated to the Union Ministry of Science & Technology, an official statement said. "The minister later informed that, to begin with, the technology meant for mitigation of airborne transmission of SARS-COV-2 will be installed in the Central Hall, Lok Sabha Chamber and Committee Rooms 62 and 63," it said. Singh, however, cautioned that even after installation of this disinfection technology, everybody is advised to strictly adhere to COVID-appropriate behaviour, including use of face mask, maintaining social distance and avoiding crowds. The UV-C .

The coronavirus pandemic has shown how important science solutions are for life, livelihood and development', and the NITI Aayog is making a strong case for increasing investments in science, its member V K Paul said on Monday. He was delivering the first Prof M K Bhan Memorial Lecture in a webinar. Bhan was the secretary, Department of Biotechnology. Paul said the think tank wants science and technology (S&T) to be the government's priority "more than ever". He said the NITI Aayog has prepared a couple of policy briefs which are aimed at creating institutional pace, capacity and resource base. We are working with VijayRaghavan (Principal Scientific Advisor to the government) and my colleague (Vijay Kumar) Saraswat, member S&T... three of us, looking at pathways, above all creating institutional pace, capacity base and also resource base, the official noted. Paul was responding to a question on what was the NITI Aayog doing to promote research and encourage young ...

Union minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday held detailed consultations with the states for the formulation of Science Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP) 2020, the Department of Science and Technology said. Addressing a virtual meeting with the state ministers and senior officials of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Vardhan said the policy aims to re-energise the country's scientific ecosystem and redefine the priorities and sectoral focus so as to directly translate efforts in S&T for the benefit of the society and economy. He said through extensive deliberations, the STIP 2020 proposes institutionalisation of Centre-State STI engagements and creation of pathways to successfully percolate the policy instrument to the grassroots level. There is a need to identify national priorities that are driven by the needs of the states. Through development of formal linkages, we hope to carry out continuous highest level of engagements, extensive capacity-building exercises, ...

The training programme will be initiated by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and will train people at its laboratories focusing on diverse research across the country