Tag Archives: Department of Biotechnology
On India’s new ‘Vigyan Puraskar’ awards
The Government of India has replaced the 300 or so awards for scientists it used to give out until this year with the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar (RVP), a set of four awards with 56 laureates, The Hindu has reported. Unlike … Continue reading
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Tagged Bhatnagar Award, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Biotechnology, Department of Science and Technology, Department of Space, Khader Vali Dudekula, Millennium Plaque of Honour, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Ministry of Environment, PIO, Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar, The Hindu, women in STEM
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Research funding in India
After Vidya Krishnan of The Hindu broke the news of the ‘Dehradun Declaration‘, which imposed a startling funding restriction on the Centres for Scientific and Industrial Research, multiple perspectives on the issue came to light for me. One was about the … Continue reading
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Tagged Department of Biotechnology, Department of Science and Technology, grant proposals, research funding, research metrics
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DNA Bill uploaded for feedback
The Department of Biotechnology, under the Ministry of Science & Technology, is soliciting feedback on the Human DNA Profiling Bill, a scanned copy of which has been uploaded to the DBT website – accessible here. It is dated June 9, 2015, and … Continue reading
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Tagged anonymisation, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Department of Biotechnology, Human DNA Profiling Bill, jurisprudence, privacy safeguards
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India’s open access policy is out and about
On December 22, the Minister of Science and Technology and the Earth Sciences approved India’s first open access policy. The policy had been in the works since July 2014, when a committee of members affiliated with the Department of Science … Continue reading
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Tagged Department of Biotechnology, Department of Science and Technology, green open access, open access policy
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India’s OA policy: Learning from Ioannidis
India’s first Open Access policy was drafted by a committee affiliated with the Departments of Biotechnology and Science & Technology (DBT/DST) in early 2014. It hasn’t been implemented yet. Its first draft accepted comments on its form and function on … Continue reading
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Tagged data mining, Department of Biotechnology, John Ioannidis, Open Access, PubMed, replication
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Second draft of India’s OA policy open for comments
The second draft of India’s first Open Access policy is up on the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) website. Until November 17, 2014, DBT Adviser Mr. Madhan Mohan will receive comments on the policy’s form and function, after which a course … Continue reading
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Tagged data mining, Department of Biotechnology, Elsevier, Open Access, scientometrics, Subbiah Arunachalam
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Following up on the DBT/DST OA policy
Earlier in July, a group of people working with the Departments of Biotechnology and Science & Technology (DBT/DST) of the Government of India had drafted an open access policy covering research funded by federal grants, and mandating their availability in … Continue reading
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Tagged Department of Biotechnology, Department of Science and Technology, institutional repository, Open Access, publicly funded research, self-archiving
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Draft policy on increasing access to DBT/DST research
An Open Access Policy Committee has drafted a policy to enhance access to publicly funded research by setting up a national open access (OA) repository under the oversight of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST). … Continue reading
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Let’s unMonsanto the debate.
On August 28, I had the opportunity to attend a discussion on the BRAI Bill, currently in Lok Sabha. It was held at The Hindu, and attended by some of my colleagues and some representatives from the Association of Biotechnology Led … Continue reading
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Tagged BRAI Bill, Bt cotton, Department of Biotechnology, genetic modification, GM crops, Monsanto, Review Committee on Genetic Manipulation, transgenics
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