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                                    Science & Technology The Department of Science and Technology plays a pivotal role in promotion of science and technology in the country. Science & Technology Science and Technology have always been an integral part of Indian culture. Natural philosophy, as it was termed in those ancient times, was pursued vigorously at institutions of higher learning. The Indian Renaissance, which coincided with our independence struggle, at the dawn of 1900s witnessed great strides made by Indian scientists. This section offers detailed information pertaining to scientific education and scientific research & development. Details of policies, schemes, documents and programmes for scientists, researchers, scholars, students, etc. are also available.   This innate ability to perform creatively in science came to be backed with an institutional setup and strong sta...

                  Backing up science   trust in science. As an inquisitive person, I marvel at the scientific explanations of events happening around us. Also, as a doctor, I am enamoured of how science has unboxed the human body and its functions so intricately. But science is never completely foolproof. It is a continuously evolving tool to understand the universe, its existence, and the phenomena happening in it. There are still millions of things that are not completely explained by science. When patients pose the unavoidable question, “Is the treatment completely safe, or is there no other way around, doctor?”, I pause for a second before explaining them the improbabilities of medical science. Our past is replete with instances where sometimes strictly relying on science and its recommendations can be catastrophic. A classic example in case is the incarceration of Mary Mallon. She was a 35-year-old Irish lady who joined as a cook in...

  Scientists have recently claimed to have discovered a new parasitic fungus which infects and kills trapdoor spiders in the Atlantic rainforest in Brazil. The rare fungus is purple and is part of the group that infects invertebrates and then takes over the host. In a close-up image, the fungus is seen wrapped around a trapdoor spider's body, poking out of the burrow from which the insects are grabbed by the arachnid. The researchers said that no evidence has surfaced till now which proves that the behaviour of trapdoor spiders is controlled by the newly-discovered parasitic fungus before the former is killed, like their zombie-ant fungi relatives, which tricks the insects into leaving their nests to reach places where they are free to spread their spores. The scientists discovered the fungus during their field trip to forests north of Rio de Janeiro in November. They were visiting the forests to document the biodiversity of the area and find new species. They infect trapdoor spide...