Principal Scientific Advisor

Scientists will be selected across 13 domains by a committee headed by principal scientific advisor to the government.

The symposium was inaugurated by Dr R Chidambaram, Former Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India.

India is on the cusp of a scientific revolution in many sectors, including quantum technologies, digital technologies, and health care, Principal Scientific Advisor to Government of India, Ajay Kumar Sood said on Sunday.

The government will soon unveil a new space policy to further increase private participation. This step could see the rise of India's own ‘SpaceX-like ventures’, state Principal Scientific Advisor Ajay Kumar Sood. SpaceX, founded by Elon Musk in 2002, is a private space transportation company that designs, manufactures and launches advanced roc...

Seeking to further increase private participation, the government will soon unveil a new space policy that could see the rise of India's own "SpaceX-like ventures", Principal Scientific Adviser Ajay Kumar Sood has said.

Ajay Kumar Sood has been appointed as the Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to the government, a personnel ministry order issued on Wednesday said.

To transform innovation in the country, students studying in state universities and colleges need to be tightly connected to national laboratories, Principal Scientific Advisor K VijayRaghavan said on Tuesday.

Addressing the CII Lifesciences Conclave, the Principal Scientific Advisor to Centre K VijayRagahvan stressed the need for the industry and science agencies to work together. He noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought science agencies together in an extraordinary manner.

Ninety per cent of the country's students go to colleges and universities where there is little research done despite being so close to premier research institutes, and this has to be rectified, Principal Scientific Advisor to Centre said.

The programme launched by Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to the Government of India, Professor K Vijay Raghavan on Monday seeks to work on finding solutions to grassroots societal problems identified by the students from rural and semi-urban areas, including the communities they come from.

The Department of Science and Technology, the Office of Principal Scientific Advisor to the government of India and Niti-Aayog worked in fast-track mode to develop specifications, prototype products, and undertake testing and validation of the proposed low-cost AC charging points.

Principal Scientific Advisor to Centre K Vijay Raghavan on Wednesday said that the "third phase" of the COVID-19 is inevitable.

India's COVID-19 vaccine candidates will go through a rigorous evaluation process that will not be compromised, the government's Principal Scientific Advisor K Vijay Raghavan said on Friday, indicating that the ICMR-Bharat Biotech vaccine is unlikely to be out by August 15.

India is making efforts to develop vaccine to treat COVID-19 patients, which will cost USD 2-3 billion, said Prof K Vijay Raghavan, Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to the Government on Thursday.

Indian Government has launched a network to encourage cross-disciplinary leadership.

Scientists will be selected across 13 domains by a committee headed by principal scientific advisor to the government.

The symposium was inaugurated by Dr R Chidambaram, Former Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India.

India is on the cusp of a scientific revolution in many sectors, including quantum technologies, digital technologies, and health care, Principal Scientific Advisor to Government of India, Ajay Kumar Sood said on Sunday.

The government will soon unveil a new space policy to further increase private participation. This step could see the rise of India's own ‘SpaceX-like ventures’, state Principal Scientific Advisor Ajay Kumar Sood. SpaceX, founded by Elon Musk in 2002, is a private space transportation company that designs, manufactures and launches advanced roc...

Seeking to further increase private participation, the government will soon unveil a new space policy that could see the rise of India's own "SpaceX-like ventures", Principal Scientific Adviser Ajay Kumar Sood has said.

Ajay Kumar Sood has been appointed as the Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to the government, a personnel ministry order issued on Wednesday said.

To transform innovation in the country, students studying in state universities and colleges need to be tightly connected to national laboratories, Principal Scientific Advisor K VijayRaghavan said on Tuesday.

Addressing the CII Lifesciences Conclave, the Principal Scientific Advisor to Centre K VijayRagahvan stressed the need for the industry and science agencies to work together. He noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought science agencies together in an extraordinary manner.

Ninety per cent of the country's students go to colleges and universities where there is little research done despite being so close to premier research institutes, and this has to be rectified, Principal Scientific Advisor to Centre said.

The programme launched by Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to the Government of India, Professor K Vijay Raghavan on Monday seeks to work on finding solutions to grassroots societal problems identified by the students from rural and semi-urban areas, including the communities they come from.

The Department of Science and Technology, the Office of Principal Scientific Advisor to the government of India and Niti-Aayog worked in fast-track mode to develop specifications, prototype products, and undertake testing and validation of the proposed low-cost AC charging points.

Principal Scientific Advisor to Centre K Vijay Raghavan on Wednesday said that the "third phase" of the COVID-19 is inevitable.

India's COVID-19 vaccine candidates will go through a rigorous evaluation process that will not be compromised, the government's Principal Scientific Advisor K Vijay Raghavan said on Friday, indicating that the ICMR-Bharat Biotech vaccine is unlikely to be out by August 15.

India is making efforts to develop vaccine to treat COVID-19 patients, which will cost USD 2-3 billion, said Prof K Vijay Raghavan, Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to the Government on Thursday.

Indian Government has launched a network to encourage cross-disciplinary leadership.