India

Name

Description

Department of Science & Technology (DST)

Major responsibilities: formulation of policies relating to S&T; matters relating to the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Cabinet; promotion of new areas of S&T with special emphasis on emerging areas; coordination and integration of areas of Science & Technology having cross-sectoral linkages etc.

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

Responsible for formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research.

Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)

CSIR contributes to S&T human resource development, Human Resource Development Group (HRDG), a division of CSIR realises this objective through various grants, fellowship schemes etc.

Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY)

Department supports R&D and coordinates technical activities of the respective Scientific Societies of the Department like Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Media Lab Asia, Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), Bio-informatics, Innovation Promotion.

Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE)

Department coordinates and promotes agricultural research & education in the country.

National Innovation Council (NIC)

National Innovation Council is dedicated to discuss, analyse and help implement strategies for innovation in India

Department of Biotechnology (DBT)

Department has promoted and accelerated the pace of development of biotechnology in the country.

Biotech Consortium India Limited (BCIL)

Department is responsible for the commercialization of Biotechnologies. Key features: technology transfer, project consultancy, fund syndication, information dissemination, and manpower training & placement related to biotechnology.

National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property (NRLC)

Dedicated to the Conservation of Cultural Heritage. It carries out research in materials and methods of Conservation, disseminates Knowledge in Conservation, imparts training in curative Conservation and develops, and implements programs in the field of preventive Conservation.