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INDIA RANKS THIRD IN THE GLOBAL

RANKING OF SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

ew India is moving forward with the
Nmotto of Prime Minister Narendra NUMBER OF PATENTS BY INDIAN
Modi, "Jai Vigyan, Jai Anusandhan." This SCIENTISTS MORE THAN
mantra is also becoming the basis for a DOUBLED IN 3 YEARS
self-reliant India. India has climbed to third
place in the global ranking of scientific
publications. Previously, India was ranked
seventh.
India's rise in the National Science
Foundation of America's recent report
of Science and Engineering Indicators is
an example of the current government's
thinking to promote innovation and YEAR NUMBER OF PATENTS
research. The ministry has expressed 2018-19 2511
the possibility of getting a 20% increase
in government funding for science and 2019-20 4003
technology in the upcoming fiscal year 2020-21 5629
2023-24. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH MORE THAN DOUBLED IN 10 YEARS
The Union Science and Technology
Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh informed that YEAR RESEARCH PAPER
the number of patents granted to Indian 2010 60,555
scientists at the India Patent Office (IPO) 2020 1,49,213
has also increased exponentially over the
last three years.

INDIAN NAVY GETS ITS 5TH SCORPENE-CLASS SUBMARINE, "VAGIR"

he fifth Scorpene class submarines, Vagir completed all
Tsubmarine of Project-75, "Vagir," trials, including those involving
was delivered to the Indian Navy weapon sensors, in a very short
on December 20 and will soon be time. The construction of these
commissioned into the Navy. It is submarines in Indian yards is
a component of the Kalvari Class another step towards a self –reliant
6 submarine under construction India. The delivery of the third
in India as part of Project 75. The submarine to the Navy in less than
submarine was built in collaboration 24 months is a great achievement.
with France at Mazagon Dock Ship It is worth noting that "Vagir-1" was
Builders Limited in Mumbai. It is taken from Russia in December 1973
named after the Indian Ocean's and decommissioned after nearly
most dangerous predatory fish. The three decades of service in 2001.
submarine is built to function in Mazagon Dock Ship Builders Limited
almost any weather condition. has given the submarine of the same
When compared to previous name a new look.

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