{"id":28376,"date":"2024-08-27T18:34:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T13:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=28376"},"modified":"2024-10-14T11:52:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T06:22:39","slug":"vigyan-dhara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/27-08-2024\/vigyan-dhara","title":{"rendered":"Vigyan Dhara"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Science and Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Union Cabinet approved continuation of the three umbrella schemes, merged into a <strong>unified central sector scheme<\/strong> namely <strong>\u2018Vigyan Dhara\u2019<\/strong> of Department of Science and Technology (DST).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>DST <\/strong>acts as the <strong>nodal department<\/strong> for organising, coordinating and promoting S&amp;T activities in the country.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Three central sector umbrella schemes<\/strong> were being implemented by DST towards promoting Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) in the country:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Science and Technology (S&amp;T) Institutional and Human Capacity Building,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research and Development and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Innovation, Technology Development and Deployment.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>These three schemes have been merged<\/strong> into the unified scheme \u2018Vigyan Dhara\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Vigyan Dhara<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The objective <\/strong>was to focus <strong>scientific energies<\/strong> on some specific areas that were key to India\u2019s sustainable growth and development in the coming decades.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Implementation of the scheme<\/strong> will strengthen the S&amp;T infrastructure of the country by fostering well-equipped R&amp;D labs in the Academic Institutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The scheme endeavours to promote research in areas <\/strong>such as basic research with access to the international mega facilities, translational research in sustainable energy, water, etc. and collaborative research through international bilateral and multilateral cooperation.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All the programs proposed under the \u2018Vigyan Dhara\u2019 scheme would be aligned <strong>with the 5-year goals<\/strong> of DST towards realising the vision of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/editorial-analysis\/10-02-2024\/idea-of-viksit-bharat\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/editorial-analysis\/10-02-2024\/idea-of-viksit-bharat\"><strong>Viksit Bharat 2047<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The research and development component of the scheme will be <strong>aligned in line with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/11-09-2024\/anusandhan-national-research-foundation-anrf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/11-09-2024\/anusandhan-national-research-foundation-anrf\">Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Internships<\/strong> would be arranged for students in the 11th and 12th grades and fellowships for research at the graduate and postgraduate level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Significance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The merger of the schemes into a single scheme would <strong>enhance efficiency<\/strong> in <strong>fund utilization and establish synchronization<\/strong> among the sub-schemes\/programs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It will contribute to <strong>building a critical human resource pool<\/strong> to strengthen the science and technology landscape and expand the R&amp;D base of the country towards improving the<strong> Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) researcher count.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Focused interventions will be taken up to enhance the <strong>participation of women<\/strong> in the field of S&amp;T with the ultimate goal of bringing <strong>gender parity<\/strong> in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI).&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The scheme would reinforce the efforts of the government towards <strong>promoting innovations at all levels,<\/strong> starting from school level to higher education, and for the industries and startups through targeted interventions.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/business\/cabinet-approves-vigyan-dhara-scheme-promote-st-capacity-building-research-innovation-9531339\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Union Cabinet approved continuation of the three umbrella schemes, merged into a unified central sector scheme namely \u2018Vigyan Dhara\u2019 of Department of Science and Technology 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