(a) whether the Advanced Computing Research Centre and Ayurveda Research Centre have
achieved the envisaged objectives;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether Government is considering to widen the scope of projects under the Integrated
Long Term Programme (ILTP);
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES
(KAPIL SIBAL)
(a) & (b): Yes Sir, Russian Indian Centre for Advanced Computing Research (RICACR) has been
successfully working on joint projects related to fundamental and applied matters of
algorithmic support for high-efficiency computers of parallel architectural design; development
of software products; numeric modelling and researching in the field of continuum mechanics;
physics; high-power shock detonation wave physics; ecology; geology and geophysics; processing
of seismic data; weather forecasting and climate modelling; economics; satellite computer
technologies; remote probing). Russian Indian Centre for Ayurvedic Research (RICAR) is working
towards providing necessary research and development base for undertaking studies including
those on the pharmacokinetics of ayurvedic drugs, including toxicity studies and development
of improved processes for the formulation of standardized Ayurvedic drugs. Presently one major
project on “Genotype-phenotype correlation based on the principles of ayurveda with special
focus on prakriti†is being implemented.
(c) to (e): Presently, there is no proposal to widen the scope of these Centres. Since these
are project based activities, new proposals are to be considered as and when received from
scientific communities of two countries for joint work.