Ministry of Science and Technology - DST India

The Ministry of Science and Technology – विज्ञान और प्रौद्योगिकी मंत्रालय

Indian Science is an indisputable instrument for the development of our country in this competitive environment. India is also one of the leading countries in the research field. After these recent developments and to cater to these new demands, the Ministry of Science and Technology started embarking on various projects related to science. All these science projects are relevant to national needs. These projects will definitely help in tomorrow’s technology. This Ministry does all the promotion through the Department of Science & Technology. This Department plays a crucial role in developing technology and science in India.

The Department of Science & Technology – DST – विज्ञान और प्रौद्योगिकी विभाग

The DST or the Department of Science and Technology comes under the Ministry of Science and Technology in India. It came into existence in the year 1971 to promote Technological and Scientific activities in India. It also provides funds for different science projects and supports researches in this country. Dr. Harsh Vardhan, the Minister, is the head of this particular department and the secretary is Ashutosh Sharma.

Attached Offices

National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation – NATMO
Natural Resources Data Management System – NRDMS
Patent Facilitating Centre, New Delhi
Survey Of India, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Divisions, Units, and Wings

S and T International Cooperation Division, New Delhi
SEED, Department of Science and Technology

Autonomous and Apex Institutions

Agharkar Research Institute – ARI
Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences – ARIES
Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany
Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science – IACS, Kolkata, West Bengal
IIA – Indian Institute of Astrophysics
Indian Institute of Geomagnetism
INSA – Indian National Science Academy
Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata
IASST – Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology
International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research – JNCASR
National Academy of Sciences
NABL – National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories
National Innovation Foundation, Gujarat
Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, Karnataka
Raman Science Centre and Planetarium, Nagpur
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology – SCTIMST
Technology Information, Forecasting, and Assessment Council – TIFAC
Vigyan Prasar Science Portal
Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Indian Academy of Sciences

C. V. Raman founded the Indian Academy of Sciences in the year 1934. It started with 65 people, and they elected C. V. Raman as the president in their first-day meeting.

TIFAC

TIFAC helps in roadmap development. Also, TIFAC also helps in developing various industrial segments.

Vigyan Prasar

VP or Vigyan Prasar comes under the Government of India’s. It’s an autonomous body that regulates under the Department of Science and Technology.

PSUs and Joint Ventures

Controller Of Accounts – MST, New Delhi
Technology Development Board – TDB, New Delhi

Statutory Bodies

Science and Engineering Research Board – SERB

Schemes, Programmes, and Missions

Here, you can find the list of schemes launched by the Department of Science and Technology under the Ministry of Science and Technology. Get more details about the DST from here.

Bombay Natural History Society – BNHS, Department of Science and Technology
e-journals, Indian National Science Academy
Fund for Improvement of S and T Infrastructure in Higher Educational Institutions
Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research
Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research – INSPIRE
Nano Mission
National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board – NSTEDB
National Science and Technology Management Information System – NSTMIS
NSDI India GEO Portal, National Spatial Data Infrastructure – NSDI
TECHPORT – Science, Technology & Innovation

WOS-A

DST launched a new scheme for women scientists for Online Project Submission. DST woman scientists can make online project submission and also track their project status. They will get all the guidelines in WOSA. It will be convenient and helpful for the scientists.

DST project proposal

You have to maintain different guidelines to formulate a proposal.

It should clearly establish a link between State’s development and S&T.
It should offer socio-economic development of people.
It’s a consultative process.

Apart from that various other guidelines are there. Visit this link, http://dst.gov.in/sites/default/files/guidelines.pdf to more about it.

ARCI

ARCI is a centre of advanced international research. This center is for New Materials and Powder Metallurgy. It came into existence in the year 1997. It is a DST’s autonomous research center.

Satyam

The full form of Satyam is Science and Technology of Yoga and Meditation. The Government of India launched it to encourage research in the field of meditation and yoga.

Department of Biotechnology – DBT

The DBT is a Government of India (भारत सरकार) department work under the Science and Technology Ministry responsible for commercialization and development in the modern biology & biotechnology in India. Department of Biotechnology setup in the year 1986. Here you can get more info on DBT like schemes, institutions, offices and more.

Subordinate Offices

Biotechnology Information System Network – BTISNET

Commissions, Committees, and Missions

Department of Biotechnology Micro Mission on Jatropha curcas