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How far the developments in science and technology in post-Independence period put India on the path of modernity?

  • UPSC 2017
  • Economic Development and Political Change

Post-independence India treated science and technology as a deliberate state project of nation-building, not an incidental by-product of economic growth.

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  • The Ideological Commitment: Science as Nation-Building
  • Achievements: Building Genuine Capability
  • Atomic Energy and Space: Strategic Self-Reliance
  • The Green Revolution: Science Meeting Immediate Need
  • Public Health and Everyday Life
  • The Limits: How Far Is "Far Enough"?
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