2021 · Q13
KIRAN (Knowledge Involvement in Research Advancement through Nurturing) is an initiative to provide opportunities to women scientists who
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- Ahad a break in their career due to family reasons.
- Bare pursuing innovative research in life sciences.
- Chave collaborative projects with labs in foreign countries.
- Dhave leading edge projects in Nano-Science and Technology.
Explanation
KIRAN (Knowledge Involvement in Research Advancement through Nurturing) is a Department of Science and Technology initiative aimed at providing opportunities to women scientists who had a break in their career, mainly due to family reasons, enabling their return to active research. It is not restricted to life-sciences research, foreign collaborations, or nano-science projects. The career-break criterion is the scheme's defining feature.