Science & Technology for Civil Services Examinations

Title	Science & Technology for Civil Services Examinations 1st Edition
Author	Ashok Kumar Singh
Publisher	Tata McGraw - Hill Education
Publishing Date	2007
Pages
Price	371/-
Price @ Flipkart	251/-

Key Features

1.    Comprehensive coverage of all major areas of science and technology today

2.    Balances global and national focus

3.    Scientific basis of key topics explained concisely

4.    Takes an integrated multidimensional approach to technology including political, economic and ethical issues

5.    Emerging areas like wireless communication, latest generation of WMD's, NANO technologies etc covered

6.    Provides guidance on the topic for all stages of the civil services examination from the preliminary to the interview

7.       Comprehensive lists of key terminologies

Table of Contents
Part I: General Aspect

1. Role of Science and Technology in India
2. Science and Technology in India
3. Institutional Structure for Science and Technology in India
4. Science and Technology Education and Research in India

Part II: Energy

5. Energy Sector and Policy
6. Fossil Energy Resources
7. Electric Power
8. Non-Conventional Sources of Energy
9. Energy Conservation

Part III: Nuclear Technology

10.Nuclear Energy
11.Nuclear Fusion
12.Non-Energy Aspects of Nuclear Technology
13.India's Nuclear Program

Part IV: Information Technology

14.Computer Technologies
15.Computer Software
16.Computer Networks
17.Security Issues in IT
18.Supercomputer Technology
19.Recent Advances in IT
20.IT Industry in India
21.IT and Government in India
22.Communication Technology
23.Wireless Communication
24.Telecommunications in India
25.Television and Entertainment Technologies

Part VI: Space

26.Space Technology
27.Space Programme in India

Part VII: Material Technology

28.Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies
29.Superconductivity
30.Laser and Photonics

Part VIII: Environment

31.Global Environmental Issues
32.Environment and India
33.Earth Sciences in India
34.Meteorological Science

Part IX: Defence

35.Nuclear and other Weapons of Mass Destruction
36.Defence Technology in India

Part X: Biotechnology

37.Biotechnology
38.Applications of Biotechnology
39.Biotechnology in India

Appendix 1: Science Policy Resolution
Appendix 2: Glossary Of It Terms
Appendix 3: Glossary Of Biotechnology Terms
Appendix 4: Glossary Of Concepts In Environment
Appendix 5: Acronyms And Abbreviations