New Delhi: Applying science to solve the country’s problems is a priority for the government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said and asked officials to come up with specific targets which could be achieved in the field of science by 2022.
He asked officials to break silos and strongly emphasized that a mechanism be formed to document and replicate successful innovations at the grassroots level, the PMO said on Wednesday.
Giving the example of talent-spotting in sports, Modi said mechanisms should be made to identify the brightest and best science talent among school students. He said a lot of innovation was happening at the grassroots level and in this context, mentioned innovations being done by the defence personnel, the PMO said.
In the agriculture sector, the prime minister identified high-protein pulses, fortified foods, and value addition in castor, as priority areas which needed to be speeded up. In the energy sector, he said the possibilities of solar energy should be pursued to the maximum, to reduce dependence on energy imports.
He expressed confidence in the abilities of the Indian scientists to rise up to the challenges and provide solutions to improve the lives of the common man in India and asked the officials to draw up clear targets to be achieved by 2022, the 75th year of independence.
Source:-Zeenews
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He asked officials to break silos and strongly emphasized that a mechanism be formed to document and replicate successful innovations at the grassroots level, the PMO said on Wednesday.
Giving the example of talent-spotting in sports, Modi said mechanisms should be made to identify the brightest and best science talent among school students. He said a lot of innovation was happening at the grassroots level and in this context, mentioned innovations being done by the defence personnel, the PMO said.
In the agriculture sector, the prime minister identified high-protein pulses, fortified foods, and value addition in castor, as priority areas which needed to be speeded up. In the energy sector, he said the possibilities of solar energy should be pursued to the maximum, to reduce dependence on energy imports.
He expressed confidence in the abilities of the Indian scientists to rise up to the challenges and provide solutions to improve the lives of the common man in India and asked the officials to draw up clear targets to be achieved by 2022, the 75th year of independence.
Source:-Zeenews
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