Tag: technology

Policy UpdateSrishti SinhaIntroductionInformation and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are omnipresent, widely used, and vitally important in today’s world. Everything under the sun; all kinds of...

Empowering India’s Linguistic Diversity through InnovationPolicy UpdateUrvashi SinghalIntroductionIndia is a multilingual country, with 22 official languages and 12 scripts. In India only about 5%...

Policy UpdateRashmi KumariBackgroundRural Technology Action Group (RuTAG) is a key initiative sponsored by the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India...

Policy UpdateAkanksha BaroniaPrime Minister emphasized, “Science is Universal but Technology must be local”.‘IMPRINT India’ is a Pan IIT and IISc joint initiative to develop...

Policy UpdateAkanksha BaroniaPrime Minister emphasized, “Science is Universal but Technology must be local”.‘IMPRINT India’ is a Pan IIT and IISc joint initiative to develop...

Policy Update Kumar Ankit “The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.”                                                                                                           – Jacques-Yves CousteauIntroductionFor any nation, the ocean’s...

Policy Update Urvashi Singhal IntroductionCRTDHs are Common Research & Technology Development Hubs established by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), under India’s...

Policy UpdateAravindsamy RBackgroundLaunched in January 2019, under PMAY‑Urban, the Global Housing Technology Challenge‑India (GHTC‑India) represents a policy innovation aimed at addressing India’s urban housing...

Policy Update Elenora Tu’uBackgroundIndia’s push for “Digital India” in recent years created a fertile foundation for  departmental Information Technology (IT) programs. In fact ,...

Policy UpdateElenora Tu’uWater scarcity is a threat to national growth in many aspects – The  Technology Mission Programme on Water and Clean Energy (TMPWCE)...