Technological Advancements in India

Presented by Aditya Jain Dileep Goli

Alekhya Afzal Alam

Introduction

• History of technological developments in India•Technological advancements in various sectors – Telecom, IT, Space Research, e-Governance

History of Technological Advancements

• Harappan Civilization (4000-3000 BC) – Urban Dwellings and Sanitation Technologies• Mohenjodaro – Sailing Craft • Vaastu Shashtra – Material Engineering, Hydrology, and Sanitation• Shushrut Samhita

Space Research

• ISRO – 1960, Vikram Sarabhai – Father of ISP• Aryabhatta - April 19, 1975• SATCOM Applications – INSAT• Remote Sensing Applications – IRS (Resourcesat, Cartosat, Oceansat)• Bhuvan• Ongoing Projects – Chandrayan – 1, ASTROSAT, Megha Tropiques

Telecommunication

• India with 1.2 billion people, now has 858.37 million mobile phone subscribers and is world’s 2nd largest in mobile users

• 17% of the mobile users in the world • 3G• Mobile Number Portability

Source: indiaonline.com

Internet

• It has the world’s 3rd largest Internet users with over 108 million

• 81 million users in Sep 2010 • 108 million users in Sep 2011• Expecting 130 million users by Sep

2012

Diversified Technology

• Aakash Tablet (World’s cheapest tablet)

• Aadhar (UIDAI)• 6D technology

National e-Governance Divison

Source: http://www.mit.gov.in/content/r-d-information-technology

e-Governance

Central MMPs State MMPs Integrated MMPs

Banking

Central Excise & Customs

Income Tax (IT)

Insurance

MCA21

National Citizen Database

Passport

Immigration, Visa and Foreigners R

egistration& Tracking

Pension

e-Office

Agriculture

Commercial Taxes

e−District

Employment Exchange

Land Records

Municipalities

Gram Panchayats

Police

Road Transport

Treasuries

CSC

e-Biz

e-Courts

e-Procurement

EDI For eTrade

National e-governance Service Delivery Gate

way

India 

• NeGP – 27 Mission Mode Programs (MMPs)

Source: http://www.mit.gov.in/content/r-d-information-technology

Census Mach.Marketing

Coop.

Credit

Crops Exten.Fert

HortDM

PPQ

PP

RFS

IRSTMOP

States / Uts / Districts

ICAR Institutes

Resource Information

Attached/subordinate offices

FARMER

Ministry of Agriculture

Ongoing ICT Projects of DAC

• DACNET (Department of Agricultural Cooperation)• NADAMS (National Agricultural Drought Advisory and

Management Systems)• AgRIS (Resources Information System)• AGRISNET• APHNET (Animal Production and Health Informatics

Network)• Water Resources Informatics System• APEDA ( Agriculural & Processed food products Export

Development Authority• GIS-RS(Geographical Information System & Remote Sensing)• NPRE (Nuclear , Plasma & Radiological Engineering)• AGRICULTURAL CENSUS

Sub-networks under AGRISNET

The following sub-networks will strengthen these portals:• FERTNET: Fertilizer Network• HORTNET: Horticulture Network• PPIN: Plant Protection Network• VISTERNET: Agricultural Extension Network• CROPSNET : Crops Information Network• SEEDNET: Seeds Informatics Network• ACINET: Agricultural Credit Informatics Network• AGMARKNET: Agricultural Marketing Network• ARISNET: Agricultural Research Information System Network

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