New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Science and Technology and Vice President of CSIR, Dr. Jitendra Singh, on Friday stated that within the coming years, expertise sovereignty will resolve a nation’s geopolitical sovereignty.
Speaking on the 84th Foundation Day of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) right here, the minister highlighted India’s transformation right into a technology-driven nation and pressured the necessity to consciously construct energy in rising applied sciences to stay globally aggressive.
“Technology sovereignty will determine the geopolitical sovereignty in the times to come,” Dr. Singh, stated, underlining India’s transition right into a technology-driven nation.
He stated CSIR, with its 37 laboratories throughout the nation, has been taking part in an important position in fields starting from healthcare and prescribed drugs to agriculture, supplies, and defence.
Tracing CSIR’s journey since its institution in 1942, Dr. Singh recalled the contributions of leaders like Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee and Sir Ramnath Chopra, who laid the foundations of pharmaceutical analysis in India.
“CSIR’s legacy is proof that science and innovation were integral to India’s journey even before Independence,” Dr. Singh added.
The Minister famous that latest achievements, such because the indigenously developed antibiotic Nafithromycin, present the significance of collaboration between CSIR and different scientific departments.
He additionally underlined the position of business partnerships in transferring improvements from the laboratory to {the marketplace}.
Citing examples like lavender cultivation in Jammu and Kashmir and tulip innovation in Palampur, Dr. Singh stated CSIR’s work has improved farmers’ incomes and had a direct affect on society.
He added that CSIR-developed applied sciences have additionally contributed to nationwide safety, together with sensors utilized in Operation Sindoor.
Looking forward, Dr. Singh outlined a three-pronged strategy of consciousness, affordability, and accessibility to make sure that science advantages all sections of society.
He urged scientists to make use of fashionable communication instruments and social media to attach with residents and showcase their work extra successfully.
–IANS
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