Volume 2

Perspectives in science & technology : technical reports / by the Science Advisory Council to the Prime Minister.

  • India. Science Advisory Council to the Prime Minister.
Date:
[1990], ©1990
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Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Credit: Perspectives in science & technology : technical reports / by the Science Advisory Council to the Prime Minister. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Foreword The Science Advisory Council to the Prime Minister was constituted in 1986 as an apex body to advise the Prime Minister on major issues related to science and technology in the country, and also to prepare a perspective science and technology plan for 2001 A.D. The Council was also expected to examine certain matters concerned with the scientific departments, priorities in research and development, tech. nology missions and so on. The Council has now been functioning for nearly four years. It has studied many issues of direct relevance to science and technology in the country and also several topics with a bearing on the socio- economic sectors. In carrying out such studies, working groups were set up by the Council and the recommendations and reports of such groups were later discussed by the Council, before finalising the reports. Many of these reports have been disseminated among the scientific community. Although some of these reports may not be comprehensive, they are certainly indicative of the vital issues involved and the action required in the relevant areas. Some of the reports commissioned by the Council related to important topics of futuristic value as well, but it has not, however, been possible to cover all the areas that one would have liked to. It is indeed gratifying that it has been possible to bring out a special publication containing all the important reports prepared under the auspices of the Science Advisory Council to the Prime Minister. We