Publications
The Academy's journals are 'open access' and
full text is available as PDF files on each journal's website.
See the Publications
page for links to the journals and other Academy publications
(including the newsletter Patrika, annual
reports, and documents), or go to the journal of choice
from the links below.
Downloadable book on dragonflies and damselflies
of India. See Project
Lifescape.
Chemistry
resources on the Web, pages prepared by Dr Bidisa Das
and Prof. K. L. Sebastian of Department of Inorganic and
Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
Towards Ayurvedic Biology
This 'decadal vision document'
is the second commissioned by the Academy 'to project the
possibilities and imperatives in an area of strong tradition
as well as great strength in India'. This document,
authored by M.S. Valiathan, is 'an effort to place before the
scientific community, especially that of India, the unique
scientific opportunities that arise out of viewing Ayurveda
from the perspective of contemporary science'. It was formally
released by Academy President T. V. Ramakrishnan at the 72nd
Annual Meeting at Indore on 10 November 2006. |
New Council
and Fellows
A new Council has
been elected for the triennium 2007–2009, and 33 new
Fellows and Honorary Fellows have been elected.
Summer Research Fellowships for Students and Teachers
2007 APPLY ONLINE
Annual and Mid-Year meetings
Presentations of some lectures at recent meetings
are available. Most recent: 72nd
Annual Meeting.
Courses, workshops, . . .
Higher education in science - document
including recommendations submitted to the Planning Commission
for the 11th Five-Year Plan prepared jointly by INSA and
IAS
Scientific values
The Council of the
Academy had in 2003 constituted a Committee to consider and submit a
report on ethical guidelines which the fellowship of the
Academy should follow. The Committee
submitted its report to the Council, which at its meeting in
December 2005 approved this report
(PDF file, 115 kbytes) as an Academy
Document. A Panel on Scientific Values has
been constituted to look into any complaints passed on to it
by the President of the Academy.
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