Genesis The 88th ISC left a deep impression of the Indian The Indian Science Congress Association (established leadership on all generations of Indian scientists and the in 1914) has been into the service to the nation to budding scholars pursuing various streams of science advance and promote the cause of science in India for as they turned past the millennium. [...] However, it would be unrealistic to z There is considerable overlap in the functions of believe that they can also take the responsibility the Monitoring-cum-Evaluation Committee under for the field-testing and evaluation of newly the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and the developed transgenic varieties for biosafety and agronomic evaluation of the transgenics undertaken other regulatory requir. [...] A national level this context, the Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Advisory Committee with representations of the Sciences (TAAS) along with the National Academy concerned ministries and departments should be of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), the Indian Society constituted to deliberate and provide directions for of Agricultural Statistics (ISAS), and the Asia-Pacific the development of natio. [...] context, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research z There is a strong need to establish joint ventures (ICAR) and the Department of Agriculture and with the Private Sector and NGOs to enrich KT Cooperation (DoAC) under the Ministry of Agriculture resources in terms of both hardware and software and Farmers’ Welfare (MoA&FW) can play a leading role and the relevant content creation. [...] It was felt necessary that concerned Accordingly, there is need for enforcement of the organizations, viz., the Biodiversity Authority (BDA), quality standards of seedlings and registration of the PPV&FR Authority, the Ministry of Environment nurseries and other agencies dealing with planting and Forests, the Ministry of Agriculture and the materials.
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