[Sci-Tech] Dept.

s Annual Report summary (Part 4 of 4): Mapping, International

Collaboration, Awareness & Awards
1. Prologue
2. 12th Five Year Plan (FYP) vs DST
3. National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy 2012
4. Mapping Related
1. Survey of India
2. National Atlas of India (NATMO)
3. Mapping related: misc.
5. International cooperation in S&T
1. With USA
2. With UK
3. With EU
4. with various bodies
5. With other countries
6. Awareness/PR campaigns
1. VIGYAN PRASAR
2. Awards
1. National Awards on Technology
2. Tech. Business incubator awards 2013
3. Biotech Awards 2013
Prologue
Im running the Summary of Department of Science and Technology (DST)s Annual Report
2012-13. This report contains some good material UPSC General Studies Mains Paper 3
Topics:
1. Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life
2. Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and
developing new technology.
Total four part article series:
1. Agro, EnB, Solar and Water
2. Medical/Healthcare, Building-construction, textile, metal, plasma, Nano etc.
3. Projects for benefit of SC, ST, Women, States and Human resource development
4. Mapping, International relation (IR), awareness campaigns and awards: Youre here
12th Five Year Plan (FYP) vs DST
DST given budget of >20,000 crore. With focus on:
1. High Performance Computing
2. National Geospatial Information System
3. Revamping women scientists related schemes with DISHA program.
4. Grants for scientists of Indian origin returning to India for research careers.
+usual programs for fellowship, women empowerment, SC/ST/elderly, climate change, safe
drinking water etc. that weve seen in previous three parts.
National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy 2012
1. Department of Science & Technology (DST) would be the Nodal Department
2. to promote data sharing and enable access to Government of India owned data for national
planning and development.
3. make non-strategic data available under RTI
4. Increase the accessibility and easier sharing of non-sensitive data amongst the registered
users for scientific, economic and social developmental purposes.
5. Union=>gives ca$h to state government/universities. whatever data is generated because
of this ca$h= will fall under this data sharing policy.
Mapping Related
Survey of India
under DST.
DAMS
Survey of India gave technical advisory for various Hydro-Electric Projects.
E.g.
1. Loktak Downstream Project (Tripura, Manipur & Mizoram)
2. Kadwan Project (Uttar Pradesh)
3. Khauli and Nichli (HP)
4. Thana (MH)
ELECTION
Andhra Pradesh Election Commission Project
Survey of India collected data of polling booths for various Assembly and
Parliamentary Constituencies in Andra Pradesh.
GPS
National Standardised Control Framework
Survey of India is in process to develop a GPS Control network
throughout the country.
This help government agencies engaged in generating geo-spatial
information to carry out their job more efficiently.
IISM
Indian Institute of Surveying & Mapping (IISM), under Survey of India. Runs
courses on M.Sc, M.Tech etc.
MUSEUM aims to setup National Museum on Surveying and Mapping
NUIS National Urban Information System (NUIS) Scheme.to develop spatial database
to help urban planning and management.
Surveykshan
portal
www.surveykshan.gov.inprovides web-based access to seamless 1:50,000
topographic data of Survey of India. with help of NSDI.even gives GIS data
assets from Survey of India (SOI) and Forest Survey of India (FSI).
WORLD
BANK
gave ca$H to Survey of India for preparing coastal zone maps of India . Will
help predicting hazards/disasters.
National Atlas of India (NATMO)
a subordinate office under Department of Science & Technology,
Sole authority for creating thematic maps and atlases- both in paper and digital format.
To educate juntaa about physiographic, hydrologic, climatic, administrative, political,
social, agricultural, industrial, cultural and economic changes in the country.
NATMO is also the pioneer of Urban Mapping in India through Satellite data + GPS
verification.
Special maps for tourists to show detailed information on national parks, wild life
sanctuaries, cultural heritage etc.
Golden map
Service
(GMS)
by NATMO.Provides route maps between two points in the country.Provides
location maps of any site of the country on web either by place-names or by
geographical co-ordinates.
uses data from Indian Remote Sensing Satellites (IRS) series, cartosat.
NATIONAL
ATLAS OF
INDIA
National Atlas is the flagship publication of NATMO.Depicts the indias
geology, geography, geomorphology, demography, culture, administration, etc.
in thematic map form.
DPMS
DISTRICT PLANNING MAP SERIES (DPMS)gives ready reckoner district
maps to planners, researchers, students.both paper + electronic format.
Gender
Atlas
A web-based atlas using the Open Source Tools and Open Standardson gender
vulnerabilities across class, caste and social locations.
Mapping related: misc.
NRDMS
NATURAL RESOURCES DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NRDMS)promoting
Geospatial Governance (g-governance) +R&D +HRD.
NSDI
National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)to support implementation of the
National Geo-spatial Information System (NGIS) during the 11
th
Five Year Plan.
GISE
Geo-Information Science & Engineering (GISE)by DST. Project given to IIT
Bombay.will help in agro-advisory solutions, drinking water supply etc. using geo-
spatial analysis.
International cooperation in S&T
DST looks after:
BILATERAL
Joint workshops, research projects, seminars, conference, R&D
centers.
BODIES
Utilization of large scale research facilities abroad
Contributions to international non-governmental scientific bodies
HRD
personnel exchange programs, training programs
fellowships program
PR/AWARENESS
Participation in international mega- science projects
Technology summit, industrial fairs, S&T exhibition
These activates help in following way
1. they promote use Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) as a tool of diplomacy and
foreign relations
2. Increase Indias ranks for scientific excellence worldwide.
3. Leverage foreign alliances and partnerships to accelerate R&D, reduce our cost and
effort.
Lets check some countries:
(Most of this data from 2012, so not latest. use it as and where applicable or just ignore.)
With USA
youll find a better list here: http://mrunal.org/2013/06/diplomacy-india-us-4th-strategic-
dialogue-part-2-of-3-science-tech-space-health-care-cooperation.html
1. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education
2. Women in Science
3. hurricane weather research and forecasting (HWRF) system;
4. Triple trouble: malnutrition, tuberculosis and HIV in India;
5. Virtual Centre on Mathematics and Computer Sciences
6. US Joint Clean Energy R&D Centre
7. Nutrition guidelines for type-2 diabetes mellitus
8. brain disorders, cancer
9. Industry-academia interaction for drug discovery
10. Internet, cloud computing, data applications, etc.
With UK
Next-Gen Networks
joint collaboration between India and UK
Phase 2 started from 2012 mainly concentrating on three broad areas i.e.
Heterogenous Wireless Access Networks (HELNET)
Application and Services
Core Networks Systems
Other projects with UK collaboration
1. polymer fuel cell: improving their performance and and commercialization
2. JETCELL : Inkjet Printing on Porous Metal Substrate
3. Advancing Biogas Utilization
4. Bridging the rural/urban divide for providing technological solutions to improve the
quality of life of rural inhabitants in both countries
5. solar Energy Research: aimed towards development of solar photo-voltaic systems.
6. stem cell research,
7. new energy sources including hydrogen.
With EU
India-EU signed Joint Declaration on Research and Innovation Cooperation
2012: Brussels Communiqu was adopted to Jointly develop a Strategic Research &
Innovation Agenda(SRIA) for medium to long term India-EU/Member States Partnership.
topics: affordable healthcare, sustainable environment and water, bio-economy,
agriculture, energy
Established a Group of Senior Officials (GSO): a three tier structure for streamlining
governance of Indo-European S&T cooperation
Dye Sensitized Solar Celltechnology for efficient Solar cells
with various bodies
UNESCO
India may support UNESCO declaring 2014 as International Year of
Crystallography. It would allow India to showcase its competencies by hosting
regional & international events.
FAIR
Facility for Anti Proton Research (FAIR). @GermanyIndia gave money and got
3% partnership.
telescopes
India funding projects for
1. Thirty Metre Telescope (TMT) at Mauna Kea in Hawaii,
2. Square Kilometre Array (SKA)
3. Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) etc.
CERN
weve given man-material support 4following projects @CERN Geneva
1. Large Hadron Collider (LHC),
2. CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid)
3. ALICE (A Large Ion Collider Experiment)
Were also trying to get Associate Membership of CERN. This will help our
desi scientific community in future.
overall
In 2012, India completed regional and multilateral S&T cooperation related
agreements with following:
EU,ASEAN, IBSA, BRICS, BIMSTEC, SAARC, ACD
NAM, UNESCO,UNCSTD, OECD, IOR- ARC
With other countries
Brazil Earth science
France
Indo-French Centre for Promotion of Advanced Research
completed 25 years in 2012.
Germany, Finland Green chemistry
Israel Solar Energy, robotics
Japan space, manufacturing, biomedical science
Mexico, Taiwan Seismology
Netherlands Smart Materials and Smart Grid (energy)
Norway Glaciology Program
Portugal smart textiles, microelectronics, mechanical engineering
Russia
Delhi unit of Indo-Russian S&T Centre (IRSTC) was inaugurated in
2012.
S.Africa HIV/AIDS and TB.
S.Korea Energy and Environment.
Slovenia metallurgy
Spain Pharma, Agri, Food processing,
Sweden embedded systems
Switzerland, Tunisia,
Ukrain
Medical health, Infectious diseases.
Awareness/PR campaigns
VIGYAN PRASAR
Vigyan Prasar is a National Institute for science communication + popularization of
science
via magazines, radio-television programs.
for example during National Mathematical Year 2012 they ran Television serials, Radio
serials, handbook, special outreach through EduSAT to promote maths.
Dream
2047
bi-lingual science magazine from Vigyan prasar.you can read free PDF from their
official site: http://www.vigyanprasar.gov.in/dream/index1.asp
lets check some more awareness campaigns/Public relation (PR) exercises:
BEST
BUILDING EDUCATORS FOR SCIENCE TEACHING.program launched
in 2012To upgrade skills of science teachers and make science education
more enjoyable, purposeful & meaningful.
Childrens
science congress
children of 10 to 17 years from all over the country
held annually in December
theme 2013: Energy: Explore, Harness & Conserve
National Day is celebrated every year on February, 28 to
NATIONAL
SCIENCE DAY
commemorate the discovery of the Raman Effect.
Theme 2012: Clean Energy Options and Nuclear Safety.
theme 2013: Genetically Modified Crops and Food Security.
NATIONAL
YEAR OF
MATHEMATICS
2012 was declared as the National Year of Mathematicsfor Ramanujan
Chandrashekhars 125
th
Birthday.
SCIENCE
BEHIND
MIRACLES
Awareness campaigns to explain magical tricks used by (Bogus) Godmen,
baba-log to fool idiot devotes.
SCIENCE
EXPRESS
2012: Conference of the Parties (CoP-11) to Convention on
Biological Diversity held @HYD.
with respect to that, Science Express- Biodiversity Special (SEBS)
was launched on World Environment Day (5 June 2012) from Delhi
Safdarjung.
Of the 16 coaches of Science Express- Biodiversity Special, 8 are
solely dedicated to showcasing the myriad biodiversity spread
across the bio-geographical zones,
VIGYAN JATHA
in Northeastern Region and Bundelkhand Region mobilizing science
awareness campaigns.
Vijoshi Camp
to give chance of personal contact between the students and the leaders of
Science. 2012 camp held in Banglore.
Awards
Boring, you may ignore if running out of time for mains 2013.
National Awards on Technology
given to industries for developing indigenous technology
By DST, on Technology Day = 11th May
ca$h comes from DST=>Technology Development Board (TDB)=>award winner.
2013 winners
Indian Veterinary Research
Institute (IVRI) + a private co.
from Karnataka
successful commercial production of Bluetongue
pentavalent vaccine and Johnes disease vaccine for the
first time in India
private co. from Banglore a digital Strain Measurement System.
private co. from Pune
Coordinate Measuring Machine in 3D device for
Measuring the Physical Geometrical Characteristics of an
Object.
2012: winners
IGis
Integrated GIS and Image Processing Softwareplayers: Scnpoint Geomatic (company
in Abad) with help of ISRO, Abad.
Zen
DTS
Zen Driving Training simulator (Zen DTS) for Overseas market
DIAON
Energy Saving MAG Coupled Induction lights with Wire-free Lighting
ManagementAuto-dimming facilities based on real time clockproduct saves energy
compared to conventional lighting system.
Tech. Business incubator awards 2013
by DST
Blood Chemistry Analyser & Compact Portable Mobile Lab.
by Amit Bhanagar/IIT with funding from DST.
This Analyser supports the analysis of 23 parameters including Haemoglobin count, Blood
Glucose, Urea, Uric Acid, Creatinine, Bilirubin, Cholesterol, etc
testing cost: Rs. 120 per person.
can test 4000 samples per day
Costs ~80000 rupees.
Modular Tablet PC
by two young IITians- Sh. Rohan Pandey and Sh. Rohit Rathi.
Their Tablet PC is differentiated from other similar product in the market as it integrates
ZigBee along with WiFi, Bluetooth and 3G.
designed like a book: and it has 2 displays, one in front like a Magazine and another on the
spine to show secondary information.
cost Rs.~12000
some
Banglore
company
Handheld integrated battery operated microPCR(Polymerase Chain
Reaction (PCR) Device with real-time detection.
Biotech Awards 2013
Given by Department of Biotech
1. some WB univ.
using biomaterials in treatment of orthopaedic
surgical challenges.
2. some Karnataka Univ.
Monoclonal antibody based Diagnostics Kits for
white spot virus of shrimp.
3. National Bureau of Animal
Genetic Resources, Karnal
parentage verification kits of Buffalo, cattle, sheep,
goat, camel, Yak and Mithun.
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