Sci&Tech, Medical and Envirnoment:

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) will undertake an impact assessment study of its programme for energy efficiency in small and medium enterprises (SME)
A large number of SMEs including foundries, brass, textiles, brick, ceramics, glass, utensils, rice mills, and other manufacturing units have large potential for energy savings.
In many of the units the technical and managerial employees are not well versed with energy efficiency practices which can help reduce manufacturing cost and increase competitive edge.
The study aims at giving recommendations, including technology upgrade opportunities, to build energy efficiency awareness.
BEE has also undertaken the capacity building of local service providers and entrepreneurs and managers of SMEs.
Under the national programme for energy efficiency, BEE has conducted more than 1,250 energy audit programmes in selected clusters.
The project assumes significance as SME sector accounts for 48 per cent of India's industrial production.
Speedy adoption of energy efficient programmes through knowledge sharing, capacity building, and development of innovative financing mechanisms is expected to make a difference in the overall energy scenario of the country.
Under the provisions of the Energy Conservation Act, energy intensive industries are required to conduct regular energy audits and implement energy management systems through certified energy management personnel.

If India is to position itself as a global leader in science, it will need to invest 2.5 times its current allocation, believe members of the Science Advisory Council to the Prime Minister.
While the 11th Five Year Plan earmarked Rs. 72,000 crore for science, the 12th Five Year Plan should see an investment of Rs. 2.2 lakh crore, including a substantial contribution from the private sector
C.N.R. Rao, chairman of the council
The council recommended performance-based grants to institutions and universities and also proposed creating links between the Indian Institutes of Technology, Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research, and colleges.

Ophthalmologists (branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye) should work closely with diabetologists to detect early signs of diabetic retinopathy
The country has 61 million people living with diabetes but there are only 31,000 ophthalmologists to detect problems such as diabetic retinopathy
Ophthalmologists should work towards preventing blindness due to diabetes-related diseases