PM-STIAC - Science Technology & Innovation Council

The Prime Minister’s Science Technology & Innovation Council (PMSTIAC) has specified nine national research priorities for India to ensure its sustainable growth. Every STIAC mission will be led by a ministry and involve global and national institutional associates and budding scientists. Keep scrolling below to learn more about PM STIAC missions for your UPSC 2023 preparation.

Aspirants preparing for the upcoming IAS Exam must go through the PM STIAC and its nine national research priorities carefully, as questions based on the same may be asked in the GS-II and III papers, under the Science and Technology syllabus.

Understanding the Missions of PM STIAC

Here are nine missions of PM STIAC that you must study for your UPSC Prelims Exam preparation.

Mission 1: Natural Language Translation

• The Mission strives to make possibilities and advanced science and technology available to all by releasing the fence that the need for a high-level facility in English poses in modern times.
• Employing a mixture of machine and human translation, the Mission will ultimately facilitate bilingual education and research topics, i.e., in English and one’s regional Indian language.

Principal Agencies:

• Ministry of Human Resource Development
• Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
• Department of Science and Technology

Mission 2: Quantum Frontier

• It strives to start work in the management of quantum mechanical methods, with a considerable number of grades of freedom, as one of the significant modern challenges in basic science and technology.
• Building superiority in the quantum frontier will likewise be necessary for national safety and the evolution of quantum chemistry, quantum computers, new learning materials, quantum communication, quantum sensors, and quantum cryptography.

Principal Agencies:

• Department of Space
• Department of Science and Technology
• Department of Atomic Energy
• Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
• Defense Research and Development Organisation

Mission 3: Artificial Intelligence (AI)

It will concentrate on handling societal requirements in education, agriculture, infrastructure, smart cities, including intelligent mobility and transport.

Principal Agencies:

• Department of Science and Technology
• NITI Aayog
• Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
• Department of Biotechnology

Candidates must read about Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the linked article.

Mission 4: National Biodiversity Mission

• Exhaustive record of India’s biodiversity with the possibility for mapping and cataloging all lifeforms in India, including associated traditional and cultural practices
• Estimation of the allocation and protection level of India’s biodiversity,
• Institution of a vibrant biodiversity-based economy on a substantial foundation of dependable information

Principal Partners

• Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
• Department of Biotechnology

Mission 5: Electric Vehicles (EVs)

• It will create automobile sub-systems and elements for Indian needs, including rare-earth-based 4 electric engines, power electronics, Li-ion batteries, and using academic-industry partnership.
• This Mission is crucial for India to lower fossil fuel consumption and reduce emissions. In addition, for EVs to become economically feasible and scalable, development and innovation, and focused research are essential to building indigenous capacity.

Principal agencies

• Department of Heavy Industries
• Department of Science and Technology
• Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
• Ministry of Power

Aspirants can learn in detail about the advantages, significance and EV Policy related to the Electric Vehicles in the country, at the linked article.

Mission 6: BioScience for Human Health

• It strives to create complete reference maps of genomes and to comprehend the dynamics of how vulnerability to different climates has an impact on human bodies.
• The Mission will concentrate on the genomic analysis of populations of humans to determine and solve the genetic basis and prevalence of irregular and inherited disorders.
• The outcome will assist in stimulating better diagnosis and therapy that can feed into the medical system of India.

Principal Partners:

• Department of Health Research
• Department of Biotechnology
• Department of Science and Technology
• Department of Health
• Department of Atomic Energy

Mission 7: Waste to Wealth

• It seeks to determine, design, and deploy technologies to treat waste to create power, recycle materials and extract value.
• The Mission will also recognize and sustain the growth of new technologies that hold promise in building a green and clean environment.
• The Mission will help increase the Smart Cities and Swachh Bharat project by leveraging technology, science, and innovation to make circular economic standards that are financially feasible for waste management in India.

Principal Agencies:

• Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
• Department of Biotechnology
• Department of Science and Technology
• Ministry of Urban Development
• Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Also, read about the Smart Cities Mission, visit the linked article.

Mission 8: Deep Ocean Exploration

• It strives to scientifically analyze the in-depth oceans towards enhancing India’s knowledge of the blue border.
• It will handle problems arising from long-term transformations in the ocean due to weather changes.

Principal Agencies:

• Ministry of Earth Sciences
• Department of Biotechnology
• Department of Space
• Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

IAS aspirants can visit the linked article and read about India’s Deep Ocean Mission.

Mission 9: AGNIi (Accelerating Growth of New India’s Innovations)

The Mission strives to sustain the national measures to strengthen the innovation ecosystem in India by linking innovators across industry, people, and the grassroots to the market and assisting in commercializing innovative solutions.

Principal Partner:

• Invest India

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