Developments in Science and Technology  (English, Paperback, Kalpana)

Chapter One

• Science and Technology in India:
• A Historical Perspective
• Science Policy Resolutions; Technology Policy;

Chapter Two

• S&T INFRASTRUCTURE in India
• Technology Missions

Chapter Three

• Ecology and Environment
• Indian Legislation on Biodiversity; Ratification of Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety by India
• SFR 2011, Forest Policy; Forest Conservation; Measures Adopted for Conservation; Controlling Fires; Afforestation and Eco-Development
• Policies and Legislations; International Conventions Related to Wildlife; Project Tiger; Project Elephant; Protecting Vultures; Protecting Gharials; Animal Welfare Division
• Types and Effects of Pollution; Air Pollution; Water
• Pollution; Land Pollution; Radiation Pollution; Noise
• Pollution; Controlling Pollution; Controlling Water and Air Pollution
• Ganga Action Plan; Conserving Lakes
• Environmental Awareness and Education; Research Areas;
• Strategies for the Eleventh Plan; Research Institutions; Motivation and Information Climate Concerns
• IPCC’s Synthesis Report 2007; Efforts Made to Mitigate Climate Problems; The Ozone layer and the Montreal
• Protocol; Global Environment Facility (GEF); Climate Change Convention; UN Climate Conferences in Recent Years

Chapter Four

• Earth Sciences(Including Atmospheric Sciences and Ocean Development)
• Monsoon Forecast 
• Objectives of Ocean Development; Biological Resources;  Mineral Resources; Fresh Water and Energy; Polar Exploration; Marine Environment and Coastal Zone Management; Marine Research and Capacity Building; Coastal Community Programmes; Ocean Observation and Information Services; 
• International Research Programmes Natural Disasters
• Nature and Management; Earthquake; Cyclones; Floods;
• Tsunami
• Tenth Five Year Plan Strategy and Approach;
• Eleventh Plan Strategies and Initiatives

Chapter Five

• AGRICULTURE and rural development
• Cropping Systems; Fertiliser Use; Crop Protection Environment-Friendly Agriculture
• Organic Farming; Organic/Natural Fertilisers; Biofertilisers;
• Biopesticides
• Crop Production; Horticulture
• Cattle; Sheep and Goats; Pigs; Poultry; Fisheries
• Agriculture in Hot and Arid Lands; Rainfed/Dryland Farming; Hill Farming
• S&T in Service of Rural India; Institutes and Programmes for Rural Development; Special Programmes

Chapter Six

• INDUSTRY
• Department of Scientific and Industrial Research; Research and Development by Industry; Programme Aimed at Technological Self Reliance; Scheme to Enhance the Efficacy of Transfer of Technology; Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Technology Transfer and Export

Chapter Seven

• ENERGY
• Coal; Oil; Natural Gas; Research and Development and Conservation Renewable Sources and their development in India
• Hydroelectric systems; Solar Energy; Wind Power; Biomass; Biogas; Energy from Urban and Industrial Wastes Alternative/New Technologies as Energy Sources
• Compressed Natural Gas; Gasohol; Hydrogen; Battery
• Operated Vehicles; Fuel Cells; Biofuels; Ocean Energy;
• Geothermal Energy; Magneto Hydrodynamics (MHD)

Chapter eight

• Nuclear Science AND TECHNOLOGY
• Emission of Radiation; Radioactive Decay and Half-Life
• Nuclear Fission; Nuclear Reactor; Nuclear Fusion;
• Nuclear Weapons Radioisotopes
• Uses of Radioisotopes; Radioactive Dating Nuclear Hazards and Safety Issues
• Radiation Hazard; Hazard from Nuclear Waste;
• Effects of a Nuclear Explosion
• Organisation; Power Production; Fuel Fabrication R&D Units
• Nuclear Tests; India’s Safety Measures

Chapter Nine

• Electronics
• Vacuum Tubes (Valves); The Solid-State Era;
• Microelectronics

Chapter Ten

• Information Technology
• National Informatics Centre;
• Indian Languages and Internet
• National e-Governance Plan; State Wide Area Networks; Common Service Centres; State Data Centres; e-District; India Portal; National Service Delivery Gateway; UID for Residents
• e-patra; IndoMail; INSAT-MSS; Virtual Book; ‘Rainbow’ Demonstrated; ‘Sunada’ Unveiled; Direct-to-Home TV
• Robotics 
• Basic Principles; Advantages; Indian Scene
• Data Networks
• VSNL Internet Access in India; VSAT Applications

Chapter Eleven

• Defence Research AND TECHNOLOGY
• Missile Defence System Developed; Interceptor Missile Tested Successfully; Anti-tank Missile NAG; Astra BVRAAM on Su-30 MKI; Sagarika Missile Test-fired; Agni Missiles; Replicas of Brahmos Handed Over to Indian Army; Shourya Test-Fired Successfully; INS Kesari Commissioned; Environment Survey Vehicle; Hawk Inducted into Air Force; Tejas Test-fires Closed Combat Missile; Radar Inducted into the Air Force; UAV Nishant Flight-Test Successful; Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Centre to Come Up at Hiriyur; India’s Anti-submarine Warfare Capability Developed

Chapter Twelve

• Astronomy and Space Science
• Space Shuttle; Artificial Satellites; Space Probes; Orbits; Launch; Escaping Earth’s Gravity; Travelling to the Planets; Reaching the stars
• Space Centres and Units
• INSAT System; INSAT Services
• Remote Sensing; Remote Sensing Applications
• Chandrayaan-1; On ISRO’s Agenda
• SLV; ASLV; PSLV; GSLV
• Venus; Mars; Jupiter; Saturn; Uranus; Neptune; Pluto; Earth; Moon;
• ISRO Plans; Dish Antenna Installed; CRMCs Developed; New Planetary System; Asteroid Named After India; ‘Minor’ Planet Named After A Keralite; Three Planets Discovered;
• Oldest Planet Found

Chapter Thirteen

• LASERS
• Basic Science; Industry; Defence; Nuclear Energy; Medicines;
• Communication, Processing and Storage of Data

Chapter Fourteen

• Superconductivity

Chapter Fifteen

• NANOTECHNOLOGY
• Nanomedicine; Nanoscale Computing;
• Implications and Various Concerns
• Nano Mission

Chapter Sixteen

• HEALTH and medicine
• Congenital Diseases; Acquired Diseases
• Modes of Spread; Viral Diseases; Bacterial Diseases;
• Protozoal Diseases; Diseases Caused by Fungi; Diseases Caused by Parasitic Worms
• Red Blood Cell Diseases; White Blood Cell Diseases; Heart and Blood Vessels; Diseases Affecting Joints; Disorders of the Brain and Nervous System; Genetic Disorders; Endocrine Disabilities
• National Health Policy 2002; The National Rural Health Mission; National Urban Health Mission; Nutrition;
• National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme; Guineaworm; AIDS Control; Controlling Tuberculosis;
• Leprosy Control; Yaws Control; Polio Control; Diabetes Control; Controlling Iodine Deficiency; Tackling Cancer; Heart Disease; Blindness; Mental Health
• Food; Drugs
• Research and Education; Pharmacopoeial Standards and Drug Testing Facilities in AYUSH; Medicinal Plants Board
• National Family Welfare Programme; Facilities and Services;
• Maternal and Child Health Programme
• IMA Lists Patients’ Rights; ICMR Code for Using Humans as Subjects of Research;
• Tobacco and Its Effect on Health; Trans Fat Can Cause Harm; Swine Flu or Novel Influenza

Chapter Seventeen

• GENETICS AND Biotechnology
• Bioreactors; Cell fusion; Use of Liposomes; Cell or Tissue Culture; Genetic Engineering; DNA Fingerprinting; Cloning;
• Artificial Insemination and Embryo Transfer Technology; Stem Cell Technology
• Medicine; Biocatalysts; Agriculture; Food Biotechnology; Fuel and Fodder; Environment; Development of Biosensors;
• Animal Husbandry
• Chromosome or Genetic Mapping; Human Genome Sequenced
• Organisation and Manpower; Biotechnology Information System; New DNA Typing Laboratory; Applications and Research Efforts; Biosafety Regulations
• Stem Cell Research; Sequencing Genomes; Developments in Genetic Engineering; On The Cloning Front
• About IPRs; Patents and Life Sciences; Intellectual Property Protection in India; Historical Perspective of IPRs/Patents Law in India

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