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Chandrayaan-I, Indian Space Research Organisation's maiden
moon mission finding water on the lunar surface, efforts to
set up a third research station at Antarctica and a dedicated
centre for climate research were the other achievements listed
in the report.
Singh outlined the government's efforts in setting up a
string of institutes for research in health and food sectors
and creation of three new bio-clusters with a focus on
training and fundamental, applied and product-oriented
research.
India became a partner in the International Cancer Genome
Consortium to generate comprehensive, high-resolution analyses
of genomic changes for eight forms of cancer, the report said.
A move that would enable scientist enjoy commercial
benefits of their inventions and patents has been highlighted.
"For the first time researchers have been permitted an
equity stake in scientific enterprises and spin-offs while
still being employed in their organisations," it said. PTI