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Spotlight Continues: Science and TechnologyBrief IntroductionThe country has not only endeavoured to upgrade traditionalskills to make them relevant and competitive, but has alsobeen on a spur to develop advanced technologies on the frontsof science and technology, which has eventually played a pivotalrole in transforming the nation into a modern, industrialised society.Scientific knowledge and expertise, innovation, high technology,industrial infrastructure and skilled workforce are the keyfactors that have driven the progress of the country to a majorextent.India is also one of the top-ranking countries in the fieldof basic research. Certain developments that took place on thisfront in the recent past have been discussed hereafter.Space TechnologyIndian space technology has come a long way in terms of infrastructure as well as investments. Majordevelopments that took place on the space technology canvas are:K Narayana, Adviser and former Director of the Sathish Dhawan Space Center (SDSC), Indian SpaceResearch Organisation (ISRO) has told that the Geo-Synchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV) - Mark (Mk)-IIIwill be launched by ISRO for experimental purposes in 2012 under which it would place a communicationsatellite in the orbit.Further, ISRO is said to have developed a launch base that is at par with international standards. It hasrecently launched Mega-tropiques satellite to measure the weather in tropics. This satellite is expected toprovide substantial aid in tropical meteorology.IIT-Kanpur-designed nano satellite 'Jugnu' has been recently placed into orbit by the Polar SatelliteLaunch Vehicle C18 (PSLV-C18) of ISRO. The loaf-sized satellite, that has marked a turning-point in Indianspace technology for miniaturisation, entails communication capabilities, power source and a controlsystem along with the basic functions of a much bigger satellite.Nuclear TechnologyDr Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India will resume talks on nuclear power pacts with Russiaand Japan soon. Papers are being prepared to ink a civil nuclear cooperation agreement with Japan to importnuclear technologies. After two reactors at Koodankulam nuclear power project in Tamil Nadu, Dr Singh iskeen to sign deals for third and fourth reactors on the same site with Russia during the talks. Hike in numberof nuclear power plants is on his priority list as he believes it would help India meet its future energy demandsto a great extent.Previous Page Back to Cover Page Next Page
Spotlight Continues: Science and TechnologyRenewable EnergyIndia is the fifth largest consumer of energy globally and is anticipated to become the world's thirdbiggest energy consumer by 2030, leaving Japan and Russia behind. In the wake of such projections, investmentsin renewable energy sector are on a high. Currently, India's renewable energy base is 18,455 megawatt (MW). In order to reduce carbon emissions, Department of Telecom hasdecided to make it compulsory for mobile companies to power theirtowers by renewable sources of energy. According to new rules, theywould be required to power at least 50 per cent of towers and 20 percent of the urban towers by hybrid energy sources. Further, this wouldbe scaled up to 75 per cent of rural towers and 33 per cent in urbanareas by 2020 Moser Baer India's renewable energy division Moser Baer CleanEnergy will invest US$ 1 billion, for setting up solar projects with acombined capacity of 300 MW in India and abroad by 2012. The companyhas ambitious plans for further supplementing its solar powergeneration capacity to 1,000 MW by 2015.While addressing the Bio Energy Summit organised by Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), MrFarooq Abdullah, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), has revealed that a National BioEnergy Mission is under progress to accelerate sustainable development of the renewable energy sector. KKrishnan, Chairman, CII Task Force on Bio-Energy, also recommended alignment of bio-energy with solar,wind and hydro for development of sustainable technologies in the field.Science and Technology - Other Developments Eaton, a US-based electrical components company, projects great opportunities in India's developing civiland military aerospace industry. Increase in purchases of aircraft by the military and domestic airlines is amajor driver that has attracted Eaton to India. The company's aerospace division globally supplies hydraulicsand fuel systems that are used by flight control devices of Airbus, Boeing aircraft and many domestic andglobal military planes. Tata Communications Ltd would promote 11 new start-ups in 2011 entailing internet and mobile applications.The company has decided to extend help to Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship(CIIE) flagship programme, iAccelerate, at the IIM-A campus in Ahmedabad.Research and DevelopmentResearch and development (R&D) is an inseparable part of the field of science and technology. Indiais fast emerging as the global R&D hub of the world. Presence of world class institutions, a robust intellectualproperty regime and a rich talent pool of technical manpower available at a very competitive cost are majorfactors that are making India a viable destination for global researchers. An ecosystem set up with a positivepolicy framework and strong R&D focus is pushing India's position in the global arena. The US and Indiahave shared very fruitful partnerships in the recent past. US firms find India as a great market for investmentin the R&D of pharmaceuticals, high tech, biotech and green tech, and IT infrastructure, among others.Furthermore, to attract more of young talent towards scientific research, the Ministry of Human ResourceDevelopment (MHRD) and the University Grants Commission (UGC) have formed a committee thatwould launch a scheme on research start-up grant for newly-recruited faculty at the assistant professor levelin universities.Previous Page Back to Cover Page Next Page
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