By Sanjay Kumar2021-02-23T14:30:00+00:00
In an ambitious initiative, India is aiming to rejuvenate and transform its research ecosystem. The centrepiece of this will be a new funding body – the National Research Foundation (NRF) – taking inspiration from the US National Science Foundation and UK Research and Innovation. For this, the government has announced a mammoth budget of INR500 billion (£4.9 billion) spread over next five years.
Historically, the vast majority of universities and colleges in India’s provincial states have been starved of funds, while central government funded universities have fared better and national laboratories have received generous funding.
‘The research conditions, manpower recruitment and laboratory facilities in our state universities and colleges – especially in rural areas – have simply been pathetic,’ complains a chemistry professor from Devi Ahilya University in Indore, Madhya Pradesh state in central India, who wishes to remain
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India News: NEW DELHI: The government may reconsider its decision that requires scientific institutions to seek prior approval before organising any international.
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NEW DELHI: The Indian Academy of Sciences and Indian National Academy of Sciences have written to education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal seeking withdrawal of the government’s guidelines asking universities to seek prior permission for conducting international webinars on certain subjects, saying such restrictions could halt all scientific discussions.
Besides, UGC’s letter to vice-chancellors on the promotion of an examination on the cow has also attracted the ire of a section of academics. The online Kamdhenu Gau Vigyan Prachar Prasar Examination is scheduled on February 25.
In an official order on January 15, the education ministry had said that clearance from the external affairs ministry will be required for holding international conference, seminar, workshop or training on security of state, border, northeast states, UTs of J&K, and Ladakh or any other issues related to India s internal matters.