INDIA
Indian science policy
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India’s
science policy outlined in the form of a resolution passed in 1958 to secure
for the people of India and benefits from the acquisition of scientific
knowledge and its applications.
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Following
the recommendations of the sarkar committe, the government established five
Indian institute of technology at kharagpur, Bombay (Mumbai), madras (Chennai),
Kanpur and Delhi within a decade.
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The IIT’S are premier institutions for
technological research in India and work in close consultation with industry.
India‘s
nuclear policy
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Nuclear
energy must be used for peaceful purposes.
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Nuclear
weapons must be eliminated all over the world.
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India will
not even undertake peaceful explosions.
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India will
keep her nuclear options open and will not sign the nuclear non proliferation
treaty so long as it is discriminatory.
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India is
not ready to open her nuclear plants for international inspection.
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There have
been several achievements over the last two decades with launching of aryabhatas
on April 19 1995.
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Till end 2012,
more than 60 satellites were designed and fabricated in India.
Remote
sensing
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Remote
sensing is the method of recording information without actual contact with the
object or area being investigated.
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Remote
sensing uses the visual, infrared and microwave portions of the
electro-magnetic spectrum.
Status
of remote sensing in India
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In India,
the national remote sensing agency (NRSA) is located at Hyderabad.
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Its regional
centres at Dehradun, Bangalore, Nagpur, Khargpur and Jodhpur utilise modern
remote sensing techniques for assistance in the planning and management of
country’s natural resources.
The
IRS data from these are being used in:
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Agriculture:
area and production, data collection, pest disease surveillance.
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Forestry
and hydrology- mapping of forests and water resources including channel
shifting of Brahmaputra.
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Land
use-land cover mapping in urban and rural areas.
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Land
degradation and desertification studies.
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Wastelands,
wetlands and wastage zone mapping and soil mapping.
India’s
defence policy
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India’s
defence policy aims at promoting and sustaining durable peace in the
subcontinent and equipping the defence forces adequately to safeguard
aggression.
India’s missile programme
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An
integrated guided missile development programme was launched by india in
1983.it comprises following missiles developed by DRDO.
Guided and ballistic missiles
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Prithvi: Type:
it is a short range,surface-to-surface battle field tactical missile having a range
of 150km with 1000kg warhead and 250km with 500kg warhead.
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Trishul:
it is a short range, surface –to-air missile having a range of 500m to 9km.
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Akash: it
is a medium range surface –to-air missile having a range of 25km.
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Agni-1 and
Agni-2: in order to strengthen the Indian armed forces, India once more tested
its indigenous made missile.
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Agni-2
missile from chandipur in balasore, Orissa, successfully launched on jan.25
2002.agni-1 and agni-2 with range of
1500km and 2000km respectively.
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Dhanush:it
is navel version of prithivi missile.dhanush can strike surface-to-surface up
to 150 to 300 nautical miles.
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Nag: it is
a third generation “fire and forget” anti-tank guided missile having a range of
4km.
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MBT-Arjun:it
is India’s main battle tank (MTB),indigenously designed and developed by DRDO
and combat vehicle research Development Establishment (CVRDE),Avadi.
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The Arjun
weights 58 tonnes and hence falls in main battle tank category (Above 50
tonnes).
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Lakshya:
The pilotless target Aircraft (PTA), Lakshya, is a sophisticated unmanned
aircraft.
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Pinaka: To
build up support for Indian army, it is mobile weapon system characterised by
capability to fire up to 12 rockets within a second.
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Nishant:
Earlier called falcon is India’s indigenous remotely piloted vehicle (RPV).
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It can
carry a 45kg payload, travel at a speed of 150 kmp/h and fly for more than five.
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