The problem with India’s science management
11 months ago

The problem with India’s science management

The Hindu  

Sustained economic progress which can satisfy national ambition is invariably fuelled by scientific advances translated into deployable technologies. Alive to this reality, the government is overhauling India’s science establishment, which includes setting up the new National Research Foundation and restructuring the Defence Research and Development Organisation. An outsized role by scientists The defining feature of India’s science administration is the centrality of its senior scientists. The basic assumption behind the outsized role played by scientists in Indian science administration is that a good scientist will also be a good science administrator. As India remoulds its science establishment, one must really question the utility of scientists being given administrative tasks, whether as additional assignments or as full-time vice-chancellors or directors.

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How science academies can enhance scientific temper in India
1 year, 4 months ago

How science academies can enhance scientific temper in India

The Hindu  

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Science in India needs a ground-up approach
1 year, 11 months ago

Science in India needs a ground-up approach

Hindustan Times  

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Science governance in India must be energised
2 years, 4 months ago

Science governance in India must be energised

Hindustan Times  

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Funding woes haunt Indian science
2 years, 7 months ago

Funding woes haunt Indian science

The Hindu  

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