The Department of Science and Technology (DST) is a department within the Ministry of Science and Technology

Ministry of Science and Technology (India)

The Ministry of Science and Technology is the Indian government ministry charged with formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws relating to science and technology in India.The current minister is Shri Vilasrao Deshmukh....

 in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It was established in May 1971, with the objective of promoting new areas of Science and Technology and to play the role of a nodal department for organising, coordinating and promoting Scientific and Technological activities in the country. It give funds to various approved scientific projects in India. It also supports various researchers in India to attend conferences abroad and to go for experimental works. Minister of state Shri Prithviraj Chavan

Prithviraj Chavan

Prithviraj Chavan is the current Chief Minister of Maharashtra. The Indian National Congress selected him to be the successor of Ashok Chavan. He is a Member of the Parliament of India representing Maharashtra in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament...

 is head of the department, while Dr. T. Ramasami is its present secretary.

Organization

Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC)
Vigyan Prasar

Established in 1989, Vigyan Prasar (VP) is an autonomous organisation under the Department of Science and Technology whose objectives are to take up large-scale science popularization tasks/activities, to promote and propagate scientific and rational outlook, to act as a resource-cum-facility centre for S&T communication

Science communication

Science communication generally refers to public media aiming to talk about science with non-scientists. This often involves professional scientists but has evolved into a professional field in its own right...

. It publishes a magazine Dream 2047.

National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL)
National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting

National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting

National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting is a national agency for weather forecasting under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, , Government of India....

 (NCMRWF)
National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation (NATMO), Calcutta
Survey of India

Survey of India

The Survey of India is India's central engineering agency in charge of mapping and surveying. Set up in 1767 to help consolidate the territories of the British East India Company, it is one of the oldest Engineering Departments of the Government of India...

, Dehradun

Dehradun

- Geography :The Dehradun district has various types of physical geography from Himalayan mountains to Plains. Raiwala is the lowest point at 315 meters above sea level, and the highest points are within the Tiuni hills, rising to 3700 m above sea level...

India Meteorological Department

India Meteorological Department

The India Meteorological Department , also referred to as the Met Office, is an agency of the Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Government of India. It is the principal agency responsible for meteorological observations, weather forecasting and seismology...

(IMD)