{"id":155727,"date":"2025-02-17T19:37:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T14:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=155727"},"modified":"2025-02-17T19:37:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T14:07:59","slug":"j-c-bose-grant","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/j-c-bose-grant","title":{"rendered":"J. C. Bose Grant (JBG)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)\u00a0 has\u00a0 Launched the <\/span><b>\u00a0Call for Proposals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Under<\/span><b> J. C. Bose Grant (JBG).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About J. C. Bose Grant (JBG)<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Launched by:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Objective:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Recognize and support outstanding senior Indian scientists and engineers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.8996%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 100%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: rgba(184, 165, 217, 0.53); text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\"><b>About ANRF<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ANRF is a Statutory body under the<\/span><b> Ministry of Science and technology<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> established through<\/span><b> ANRF Act, 2023.<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Role:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Apex body providing strategic direction for scientific research in India.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Vision:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Promote research &#038; development (R&#038;D), foster innovation, and build research capacity.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Mandate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Strengthen the national research ecosystem as per the<\/span><b> National Education Policy (NEP).<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Focus Areas:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Cutting-edge research in science, technology, agriculture, medicine, humanities, and social sciences at S&#038;T interfaces.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Eligibility Criteria:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senior Indian scientists\/researchers with <\/span><b>proven excellence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in research.<\/span><b>Evidence of excellence includes <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">publications, patents, technology transfers, awards, and grants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Holding at least a <\/span><b>Professor-level or equivalent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> position in an Indian institution<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Age Limit:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Can be availed until 68 years.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Grant Details<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Funding:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u20b925 lakh annually for <\/span><b>five years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Overhead support:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u20b91 lakh per year for the implementing institution.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Continuation Post-Superannuation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Allowed if the host institution agrees.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About Jagadish Chandra Bose (1858 &#8211; 1937)<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>J.C Bose was the first Asian<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to be awarded a <\/span><b>US patent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 1904.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He pioneered <\/span><b>radio microwave optics<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> making him\u00a0 the <\/span><b>father of radio and wireless communication<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>Key Contributions of J.C Bose<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-155694 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/174-67b331d303257.webp\" alt=\"J. C. Bose Grant\" width=\"252\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/174-67b331d303257.webp 467w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/174-67b331d303257-263x300.webp 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First to prove <\/span><b>plants can feel pain and affection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Key Inventions<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Crescograph:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Measures growth in plants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>First wireless detection devices.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Institutional Contribution: <\/b><b>Founded Bose Institute<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 1917, a premier research center.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Literary Contributions<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Science papers:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the Similarity of Responses in Inorganic and Living Matter<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Nervous Mechanism of Plants<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Bengali Science Fiction:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Niruddesher Kahini (The Story of the Missing One).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.6375%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 111.19%; text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Also Read<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.797%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/editorial-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>UPSC Daily Editorials<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 61.393%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/daily-current-affairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>UPSC Daily Current Affairs<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.797%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Daily Current Affairs Quiz<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 61.393%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/mains-answer-writing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Daily Main Answer Writing<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.797%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.pw.live\/govt-entrance-exams\/upsc-books\/upsc-previous-year-papers?utm_source=SEO&#038;utm_medium=PW+Live&#038;utm_campaign=UPSC+Previous+Year+Papers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Check Out Previous Years Papers From PW Store<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 61.393%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/upsc-test-series-courses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>UPSC Test Series<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.797%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.pw.live\/govt-entrance-exams\/upsc-books\/upsc-textbooks?utm_source=SEO&#038;utm_medium=PW+Live&#038;utm_campaign=UPSC+Textbooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Check Out UPSC NCERT Textbooks From PW Store<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 61.393%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.pw.live\/govt-entrance-exams\/upsc-books\/upsc-modules?utm_source=SEO&#038;utm_medium=PW+Live&#038;utm_campaign=UPSC+Modules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Check Out UPSC Modules From PW Store<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)  has  Launched the  Call for Proposals Under J. 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