New Delhi: NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Dr. Rajiv Kumar, in a program organized recently to mark 50 years of the establishment of Department of Science and Technology (DST), emphasized that the Indian economy will continue to focus on science, technology and innovation in the next few years. All regions will be included in the top economies of the world by use. Apart from this, the Indian economy will also emerge soon from the effects of Covid-19.
In a webinar on the DST Golden Jubilee Discourse – ‘The Other Side of the Epidemic’ organized by the National Council of Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC) and Vigyan Prasar, he said, “Government steps in all areas to become one of the top three economies in the world Are raised and improvements are being made. These sectors include agriculture, modern medicine, traditional medicine, new education policy, small and medium industries and labor sectors. ”
He said that this epidemic has changed many things and shown new ways to do things. Most of these things will also be present in the post-covid world. Dr. Rajiv Kumar further said, ‘To be dynamic in the post-covid era, we need an innovative economic system.’
He said the post-Covid economy has moved into recovery mode after the first quarter (April – June) and expects Kovid to rebound in the next few quarters due to the constraints of -19. Apart from this, he told that the Indian economy will grow at an average of 7-8 percent in the next 20-30 years and will become the third major economy by 2047.
Talking about the structural reforms undertaken by the government to help the Indian economy compete with the world’s best, he said, ‘ease of doing business and innovation ecosystem where every school student has access to innovative tools and trends The government is committed to improving it.
Professor Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, DST, underlined in the webinar that the Department of Science and Technology has helped the Indian economy grow at the expected rate in all sectors by using science, technology and innovation in all fields. These sectors include clean energy, health, education, transportation, agriculture, communications, electrical mobility, power reserves and quantum technology.
He also talked about the steps taken by DST to give scientists flexibility in the desired outcome related to technology missions. Apart from this, several steps have been taken to increase the number of startups through the use of science, technology and innovation.
Professor Sharma said, “In the last 50 years DST has done capacity building in all areas. India ranks third in science publishing in the world and DST has an important role in it. Our last 50 years have been fantastic, but more work should be done in the next 50 years than the last 50 years. Our budget has doubled in the last five years and it allows us to formulate new directions. To maintain and enhance all basic research and development, we have introduced a problem-solving approach to research. We are ready for the future and the emphasis is on innovation and new models of startup and innovation. ‘
At the same time, the Secretary of Department of Science and Technology (DST) inaugurated three Centers of Excellence (COE) in two north-eastern states (Sikkim and Assam) and central universities in Kashmir under the National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NMSHE) Professor Ashutosh Sharma recently did this through video conferencing.
Inaugurating the centers set up by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) at the University of Kashmir, Sikkim University and Tezpur University, Professor Sharma appealed to him to lead in climate change research in the Himalayan region. He underscored the importance of focusing on relevant interventions in the region, which is the third pole and a contributor to climate change and regulation.
He stressed that these centers should be the primary drivers of knowledge creation and use that knowledge with the help of appropriate stakeholders. In addition, they should be a source of inspiration for universities located in the Himalayan region, so that they can move forward and face research related challenges.
He added, ‘Out of the eight missions of the National Action Plan on Climate Change, NMSHE is the only site-specific mission aimed at taking appropriate measures to protect the Indian Himalayan region. NMSHE’s major focus is on capacity building. We have built climate change cells in 12 of the 13 states and union territories of the Himalayan region and soon there will be the 13th cell in Ladakh. ‘
The Chairman of DST’s Expert Committee on Climate Change Program Prof. S. P. Singh praised the establishment of centers in two parts of the Himalayas and said, ‘DST has co-produced projects and activities in this mission.
Inaugurating the centers set up by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) at the University of Kashmir, Sikkim University and Tezpur University, Professor Sharma appealed to him to lead in climate change research in the Himalayan region. He underscored the importance of focusing on relevant interventions in the region, which is the third pole and a contributor to climate change and regulation.
He emphasized that these centers should be the primary indicators of knowledge creation and use that knowledge with the help of appropriate stakeholders. In addition, they should have a source of inspiration for universities located in the Himalayan region, so that they can move forward and face research related challenges.
He further said that out of the eight missions of the National Action Plan on Climate Change, NMSHE is the only site-specific mission aimed at taking appropriate measures to protect the Indian Himalayan region. NMSHE’s major focus is on capacity building. We have made climbing change cells in 12 of the 13 states and union territories of the Himalayan region and will soon be the 13th cell in Ladakh. ‘
Chairman of Expert Committee of DYST, Prof. s. P. Singh praised the establishment of centers in two parts of the Himalayas and said, ‘DST has played an active role in this mission as a co-producer of projects and activities and to promote their research in the Himalayan region for. Is taking a corrective measure giving special importance to the universities. ‘
He also pointed out that the Himalayan region offers many systems that can be researched. Be it glaciers, forests or alpine meadows. We should take advantage of these systems, which provide a mechanism for answering many questions and for global interest.
Strategic Programs Large Initial Ends and Co-ordinated Annes Enebler (SPLICE) Weather Change Program, Adviser and Head of DST, Drs. Akhilesh Gupta pointed out that in order to lead research at 145 universities in the Indian Himalayan region and to meet the challenges, intensive measurements were made by DST based on the need for capacity building.
These challenges include lack of research and development related infrastructure, favorable human resources and institutionally focused research or less, particularly on climate change. The establishment of three centers of excellence in the universities of Kashmir, Tezpur and Sikkim is the result of the use of this measurement.
Vice Chancellor of the University of Kashmir, Professor Talat Ahmad highlighted that there are more than 13,000 glaciers in the Himalayas and there is a need to develop a large workforce with expertise in this area.
Vice-Chancellor of Tezpur University, Prof. VK Jain, underlined the need for a center in the Northeast which has a special place to deal with issues related to the sustainable livelihood of the tribal community.
Vice Chancellor of Sikkim University, Professor Avinash Khare said that the Center of Excellence (COE) will help the capacity building of Sikkim University by strengthening fieldwork and other research and infrastructure facilities.