Jammu, Mar 24 (KNS): Commissioner Secretary of the Science and Technology Department Babila Rakwal on Tuesday stated that science can’t be allowed to stay confined to laboratory settings solely.
Inaugurating a two-day Research and Development (R&D) workshop on the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jammu, she underscored the necessity for a shift in direction of outcome-driven analysis.
“Science must not remain confined to academic institutions. Its value lies in the impact it creates on the ground,” Rakwal stated.
The workshop introduced collectively 187 principal investigators from universities, technical establishments, and analysis our bodies throughout the Union Territory for a structured evaluate of publicly funded analysis tasks.
During the inaugural session, the division launched a Mid-Term Appraisal Report of R&D tasks, launched a web based R&D Project Management Portal, and distributed certificates below the Science Talent Promotion Scholarship Programme.
Officials stated the newly launched portal would allow digital submission, analysis, and real-time monitoring of analysis tasks.
“Monitoring should not be treated as a procedural requirement but as an integral part of research governance,” she stated.
She outlined a imaginative and prescient the place analysis contributes to governance and infrastructure and addresses native challenges, together with vitality entry, agriculture, and public companies.
Highlighting sustainability, Rakwal stated scientific interventions must concentrate on clear vitality and ecological steadiness, notably in a area with fragile ecosystems.
She referred to initiatives resembling solarisation of presidency buildings, promotion of photo voltaic pumps, rural photo voltaic lighting, and small hydropower tasks as steps in direction of vitality safety and environmental conservation.
The workshop covers agriculture, biotechnology, well being sciences, engineering, renewable vitality, environmental sciences, and rising digital applied sciences.
Officials stated the two-day programme supplies a platform for interplay between researchers, specialists, and policymakers, with outcomes anticipated to information future coverage choices and strengthen analysis funding mechanisms in the Union Territory. (KNS)