(27 Jan 2021) A children’s library on a boat was launched in Kolkata on Republic Day, a first-of-a-kind initiative. Children will be able to choose from a selection of 500 titles in English and Bengali on the Young Readers’ Boat Library, an official said on Tuesday. The idea behind the boat library is that one…
(12 Jan 2021) News from India: The Department of Public Libraries has decided to promote community libraries in small residential clusters in urban centres and the first such library was declared open at an apartment complex in Tiruchi last week. Under the initiative, local communities comprising residents of an apartment or gated communities can…
(11 Jan 2021) From the foreword of the publication: “The present publication “Research and Development Statistics, 2019-20” is based on the survey conducted during 2018-19. DST has strived together data from a large number of scientific agencies, research laboratories, socio-economic ministries/departments, public and private sector industries including multi-national companies. The report presents analysis on…
(2 Jan 2021) On New Year’s Day, the government of India released the bold and ambitious draft Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP) to the public for comments. The policy aims to bring about changes in the research ecosystem of India by encouraging innovation to make the Indian science and technology ecosystem one that can…
(21 Dec 2020) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday proposed setting up of a library in India dedicated to traditional Buddhist literature and scriptures, asserting that it would be a platform for research and dialogue. Addressing the 6th Indo-Japan Samwad Conference via video conferencing, Modi lauded the forum for doing great work to promote the…
(26 Dec 2020) Sections of India’s science community have asked the Centre to oppose a petition by three international academic publishers in Delhi High Court seeking a ban on two alleged pirate websites that offer free access to academic research. Over 2,000 teachers, scholars and students from institutions across India in a statement released…
(26 Dec 2020) Three academic publishers are asking for blocking of Sci-Hub and Libgen in India, two websites who provide free downloads of research publications and books to research scholars and students. The three—Elsevier Ltd., Wiley India Pvt. Ltd., American Chemical Society—have filed a petition in Delhi High Court, which is now scheduled to be…
(3 November 2020) India, the world’s second-most populous country, is planning to make scholarly literature available for everyone under its latest science, technology and innovation policy. The policy will push for the whole country to have a nationwide subscription to replace existing subscriptions paid by different research and education institutions to access research journals.…
The South Asian country is now fourth in the world for science productivity but experts say quality issues remain (22 Oct 2020) India’s research output has overtaken Germany’s for the first time and is fast catching up to the UK’s, but questions remain on how quickly the country can make progress on research quality. Figures…
(26 Sept 2020) Kolkata has combined its two major attractions — tram and College Street — and created a unique attraction during the pandemic. The city popular for its libraries and list of famous academicians, has launched a ‘tram library’ that will operate on the College Street. The initiative has been launched by state’s West Bengal…