short notes STIP (Science, Technology & Innovation Policy)

Short Notes (For Revision):

1. STIP 2020 (Science, Technology & Innovation Policy)

• Focus: Innovation, inclusivity, open science
• Promotes: Indigenous tech, startup culture
• Special Point: Citizen science & decentralized research funding

2. National Education Policy (NEP) 2020

• Focus: Inquiry-based learning and research
• Key: National Research Foundation (NRF)
• Introduces: Coding, AI, robotics from school level

3. Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)

• By: NITI Aayog
• Goal: Develop scientific temper in students
• Key: Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL)

4. Digital India Mission

• Goal: Digital transformation of India
• Focus Areas: AI, Blockchain, Digital Health, e-Governance

5. Make in India (Science Focus)

• Goal: Promote R&D in manufacturing
• Includes: Electronics, Defence Tech, Space Tech

6. Startup India (Innovation Angle)

• Incentives for: AI, green tech, biotech startups
• Benefits: Funding, tax breaks, incubation

7. National Supercomputing Mission (NSM)

• Goal: Indigenous supercomputers
• Lead Agencies: C-DAC and IISc

8. India Semiconductor Mission (ISM)

• Objective: Chip manufacturing ecosystem
• Linked with: National Policy on Electronics

9. Mission Innovation

• Global collaboration for clean energy R&D
• India’s role: Development of climate tech

10. Cyber-Physical Systems Mission (NM-ICPS)

• Focus: AI, sensors, robotics, big data
• Hubs: Technology Innovation Hubs (TIHs)

11. BIRAC

• Promotes: Biotech startups & innovation
• Focus: Health, agriculture, industrial biotech

12. Gaganyaan Mission

• India’s human space mission
• Implemented by: ISRO
• Key: Indigenous development of astronaut tech

MCQ Practice Set (Topic: Government Science Policies)

1. STIP 2020 promotes which of the following?

a) Scientific secrecy
b) Closed access to research
c) Citizen science and open access
d) Only space research
Answer: c) Citizen science and open access

2. National Research Foundation (NRF) is proposed in:

a) Digital India
b) Make in India
c) NEP 2020
d) STIP 2013
Answer: c) NEP 2020

3. Atal Tinkering Labs are part of:

a) Digital India
b) BIRAC
c) AIM
d) ISM
Answer: c) AIM

4. Mission Innovation focuses on:

a) Military technology
b) Nuclear weapons
c) Clean energy research
d) Space colonization
Answer: c) Clean energy research

5. India Semiconductor Mission is related to:

a) Vaccine production
b) AI chips and processors
c) Quantum computing
d) Agriculture sensors
Answer: b) AI chips and processors

6. BIRAC promotes:

a) Defence tech
b) Biotech startups
c) Cyber security
d) E-commerce
Answer: b) Biotech startups

7. Cyber-Physical Systems Mission is implemented by:

a) DRDO
b) ISRO
c) DST
d) CBSE
Answer: c) DST

8. The National Supercomputing Mission is jointly implemented by:

a) IIT Delhi and IISER
b) C-DAC and IISc
c) DRDO and ISRO
d) NITI Aayog and AIIMS
Answer: b) C-DAC and IISc

9. Startup India campaign supports which sectors?

a) Import-based startups
b) Only textile startups
c) AI, biotech, green tech
d) Govt-owned enterprises only
Answer: c) AI, biotech, green tech

10. Gaganyaan is associated with:

a) DRDO
b) ISRO
c) BIRAC
d) AIM
Answer: b) ISRO