New Delhi: Union Minister of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences and Vice President, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research CSIR, Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Saturday said that the entire potential of CSIR should now be mobilized in a structured manner to solve various problems of the country.
On the occasion of CSIR Foundation Day, he said that there is a greater need for synergy for research activities as similar activities are going on at various places without these participants knowing about it. He called for introspection to set things right.
The Minister of State for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Y S Chowdary lamented that there is a gap between the common man and the scientific community, which “needs to be bridged at the earliest”. Science in India is more “scientists centric” rather than “dealing with national priorities” and if the scientific community does not act swiftly, it will “lose trust of people”. He said there is possibility for creating technology spinoffs in our country for making it a knowledge economy.
Chowdary had also distributed scientifically improved seeds to farmers from various parts of the country.
