1. Technological Advancements in
India
Presented by
Aditya Jain
Dileep Goli
Alekhya
Afzal Alam

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. Source: indiaonline.com

7. 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

8. Diversified Technology
• Aakash Tablet (World’s
cheapest tablet)
• Aadhar (UIDAI)
• 6D technology

9. National e-Governance Divison
Source: http://www.mit.gov.in/content/r-d-information-technology

10. e-Governance
• NeGP – 27 Mission Mode Programs
(MMPs)
Central MMPs State MMPs Integrated MMPs
Banking Agriculture CSC
Central Excise & Customs Commercial Taxes e-Biz
Income Tax (IT) e−District e-Courts
Insurance Employment Exchange e-Procurement
MCA21 Land Records EDI For eTrade
National Citizen Database Municipalities National e-governance Service Delivery
Passport Gram Panchayats Gateway
Immigration, Visa and Foreigners Police India
Registration& Tracking Road Transport
Pension Treasuries
e-Office
Source: http://www.mit.gov.in/content/r-d-information-technology

11. Ministry of Agriculture
Resource Information
Marketing Census Mach.
Coop. Crops Exten.
States / Uts / Districts
Fert
Credit PPQ
DM
Hort PP
RFS
TMOP
IRS
Attached/subordinate offices
FARMER
ICAR Institutes

12. 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

13. 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