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NITI Aayog launches India S&T Scoreboard
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Which body now scores India's science system? The NITI Aayog S&T Scoreboard, a GS3 Science and Technology staple
Scoreboard released to support science policy.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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NITI Aayog launched the India S&T Scoreboard in New Delhi on 3 November 2026 to strengthen evidence-based policy making in science and technology.
NITI Aayog's Frontier Tech Hub also unveiled a data centre evaluation framework to help States plan sustainable growth.
ଉତ୍ସ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ମୁଖ୍ୟ ତଥ୍ୟ
Remember these
- NITI Aayog launched the India S&T Scoreboard in New Delhi on 3 November 2026.
- Purpose: strengthen evidence-based policy making in science and technology.
- NITI Aayog's Frontier Tech Hub unveiled a data centre evaluation framework for States.
- The framework helps States plan sustainable growth of data centres.
- NITI Aayog is the Government of India's policy think-tank, set up in 2015 to replace the Planning Commission.
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How the exam will ask it
ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ
- The India S&T Scoreboard was launched by NITI Aayog to support evidence-based policy making in science and technology.
- NITI Aayog's Frontier Tech Hub has released a framework to evaluate data centres, aimed at helping States plan sustainable growth.
- NITI Aayog is a policy think-tank and, unlike the Department of Science and Technology, is not a science-funding agency.
ମେନ୍ସ
GS3 (Science and Technology): India's R&D spending and outcomes are hard to track, so policy often lacks data. A national scoreboard from NITI Aayog and a data centre evaluation framework for States aim to ground decisions in evidence and address the energy and water demands of data centres. The way forward is regular publication of indicators, State-level benchmarking and linking the findings to funding and infrastructure planning.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
The India S&T Scoreboard, launched in New Delhi in November 2026 to support evidence-based policy making, was released by:
- NITI Aayog
- Department of Science and Technology
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
- Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser
ଉତ୍ତର ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ
ଉତ୍ତର: A — Correct: NITI Aayog — NITI Aayog unveiled the India S&T Scoreboard on 3 November 2026 as a policy-planning tool. • Department of Science and Technology — wrong: DST funds and promotes science but did not launch this scoreboard; NITI Aayog did. • Council of Scientific and Industrial Research — wrong: CSIR is a research body and not the policy think-tank that released it. • Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser — wrong: the PSA's office advises on science policy, but the scoreboard came from NITI Aayog.
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