General Studies III · Topic
Indian achievements and technology capability
Official syllabus
Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology.
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What this covers
Indian science and technology capability includes research, engineering, production, deployment and learning.
Key ideas
- Achievements
- Indigenization
- New technology
- Innovation ecosystems
Subtopics 4
- 01Achievements of Indians in science and technologyAn achievement may be a discovery, device, process, mission or public service.
- 02Indigenization of technologyIndigenization builds domestic ability to design, adapt, produce or maintain technology.
- 03Development of new technologyDeveloping technology turns an idea into a reproducible system that works outside a laboratory.
- 04Research and innovation ecosystemsAn innovation ecosystem links universities, laboratories, firms, funders, public agencies and users.