What are the major scientific research areas in India
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The country has a range of scientific work with more emphasis in the different types of disciplines. Major areas are given below:
Space Science & Technology:
– ISRO: ISRO: Popular for exploiting its lunar missions named Chandrayaan, Mars mission called Mangalyaan, and satellite hundreds and space exploration.
– Focus Areas: Communication, navigation, meteorology and other aspects of space science involving satellite technology, rocket and remote sensing technology, and its application.
Nuclear Science & Technology:
-Atomic Energy Commission of India: Development of nuclear energy, nuclear science, uses of nuclear energy in healthcare, farming, and commerce.
-Focus Areas: Nuclear energy, nuclear power plants, nuclear power, radiation sources, atomic energy.
Information Technology & Computer Science:
-IT Industry Strong in the country: Indian services, software development company, emerging technologies such as, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science among one of the largest across the world.
-Focus areas: Software development IT services, Artificial intelligence and machine learning, cybersecurity, big data analytics.
Life Sciences & Biotechnology:
-Emerging Research Base: Systematic grants, projects, and publications in genomics, molecular biology, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology.
-Focus areas: Drugs and medicine, vaccines, bioengineering in both sectors; agriculture and health.
Materials Science & Nanotechnology:
-Emerging Field: Rising research in nanotechnology, material science and material for energy technologies.
-Focus Areas: Nano technology, material science for energy application, materials for electronic application.
Environmental Science & Climate Change:
-Addressing Environmental Challenges: Studies on global warming, air, water, and soil pollution, photovoltaic and wind; power; and ecofriendly projects.
-Focus Areas: Local climate, renewable energy technologies and assessment of such impacts.
Fundamental Sciences:
-Theoretical Foundations: They build on topics in science and education when doing research about the subject offering further Knowledge in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Astronomy among others.
Focus Areas: Specializations of physics, astronomy, math, solid state physics, and physical cosmology.