Ministry of Science & Technology

Species-Specific and region-specific antivenoms are needed for improving treatment of monocled cobra bites, according to a new study. The Monocled Cobra (Naja kaouthia), an Elapidae snake, inhabits eastern and northeastern India, Nepal,…

The Department of Science and Technology, under the Swachhata Hi Seva Campaign, has planned various activities, which include lectures and plantation drives in schools located nearby Technology Bhawan. To spread Swachhata awareness among…

The Department of Science and Technology actively participated in the “Swachhata Hi Sewa-2024” campaign and organized Safai Mitra Suraksha Shivir for Swachhata Hi Sewa and Special Campaign 4.0 at the Aryabhatta Hall in Technology Bhawan,…

CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR) signed an MoU with the Gurugram University on 24th September 2024 at the NIScPR’s Vigyan Sanchar Bhawan, Pusa Campus, New Delhi. This MoU will open up new…

A Women in Space Leadership Programme (WiSLP) was launched by Department of Science and Technology (DST) in collaboration with the British Council as part of the UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) on September 24, 2024.…

Using 100 years daily records of the Sun at the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory, astronomers have succeeded in mapping, for the very first time, the variation in the rotation speed of the Sun’s chromosphere, from the equator right up to its…

CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (NIScPR), in collaboration with CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA), and Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA), jointly organized a…

“The new Bioeconomy policy rolled out by the Modi Govt is set to place India as a global leader in the years to come", said Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh while briefing the media about the recent Union Cabinet decision on the ambitious…

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today approved the proposal ‘BioE3 (Biotechnology for Economy, Environment and Employment) Policy for Fostering High Performance Biomanufacturing’ of the Department of…

The President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu presented the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar-2024 at an award ceremony held at Gantantra Mandap, Rashtrapati Bhavan today (August 22, 2024). In the first edition of the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar, 33…