The Department of Science and Technology (DST) is the nodal agency of the Government of India for the promotion of science and technology in the country.

Bangalore, also known as Bengaluru, is often referred to as the 'Silicon Valley of India' due to its large number of technology companies and startups.

Homi J. Bhabha is widely regarded as the 'father of the Indian nuclear program' for his contributions to the field of nuclear physics and his role in establishing India's nuclear research facilities.

Mangalyaan, also known as the Mars Orbiter Mission, was India's first interplanetary mission and successfully placed a satellite into orbit around Mars in 2014.

S. Chandrasekhar, an Indian-American astrophysicist, is often referred to as the 'father of Indian cosmic ray research' for his pioneering work in the field of cosmic rays and his contributions to the study of stellar evolution.

Srinivasa Ramanujan, an Indian mathematician, is often referred to as the 'father of Indian number theory' for his groundbreaking work in the field of number theory and his contributions to various branches of mathematics.

C.N.R. Rao, an Indian chemist and materials scientist, is often referred to as the 'father of Indian solid-state physics' for his pioneering work in the field of solid-state chemistry and his contributions to the study of materials.

G.P. Talwar, an Indian biochemist, is often referred to as the 'father of Indian molecular biology' for his pioneering work in the field of molecular biology and his contributions to the study of gene expression and regulation.

Jayant Narlikar, an Indian astrophysicist, is often referred to as the 'father of Indian astrophysics' for his pioneering work in the field of cosmology and his contributions to the study of black holes and gravitational waves.

M.S. Swaminathan, an Indian geneticist and agricultural scientist, is often referred to as the 'father of Indian environmental science' for his pioneering work in the field of sustainable agriculture and his contributions to the Green Revolution in India.

N.R. Narayana Murthy, an Indian businessman and co-founder of Infosys, is often referred to as the 'father of Indian information technology' for his pioneering work in the field of information technology and his contributions to the growth of the Indian IT industry.

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, an Indian entrepreneur and founder of Biocon, is often referred to as the 'father of Indian biotechnology' for her pioneering work in the field of biotechnology and her contributions to the growth of the Indian biotech industry.

C.N.R. Rao, an Indian chemist and materials scientist, is often referred to as the 'father of Indian nanotechnology' for his pioneering work in the field of nanotechnology and his contributions to the study of nanomaterials.

Chetan Singh Solanki, an Indian scientist and engineer, is often referred to as the 'father of Indian renewable energy' for his pioneering work in the field of renewable energy and his contributions to the development of solar energy technologies.

Raj Reddy, an Indian-American computer scientist, is often referred to as the 'father of Indian artificial intelligence' for his pioneering work in the field of artificial intelligence and his contributions to the development of expert systems and natural language processing.