The 51st anniversary of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) sets the stage for the launch of the Department’s mission and paves the way, said DST Secretary Dr S Chandrasekhar at the 52nd anniversary of the Foundation Day today.
“DST was established to create a scientific platform to fund S&T research in the country. Later, translation of the study was also included in the mandate. The Department has successfully coordinated S&T nationwide by supporting R&D and translation into S&T. Succeeded in granting S&T to overcome this epidemic. However, new challenges are emerging, the Department must address them to help the country address these challenges” explained the DST Secretary.
DST needed to invest in sectors
Citing the challenge of global climate change as an example, Dr Chandrasekhar said DST needed to invest in sectors that contribute to global warming. “We need to be more rational, more aware of the challenges and develop the best technology possible. We need to do our homework on how to do our job better and better, ”he added.
Dr Chadrasekhar commended the efforts of all sections and private institutions, INSPIRE (Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research) and other programs that ‘encouraged’ participants from students at various levels, researchers, scholars and intellectuals, women’s programs that touched many lives, the SERB that helped attract talent and the TDB that helped translate R&D and ideas for the benefit of the people.
“We are fortunate to work in a field that has a lasting impact and is inclusive. The vaccine produced here and the technology developed here can be used in different parts of the world. We therefore need to think of ways to help us achieve the benefits of S&T in the most efficient ways, ”emphasized the DST Secretary.
Emphasizing that DST was a mother department, Dr M Ravichandran, Secretary of the Department of Earth Sciences, said the two departments needed to work more closely together in areas where they could complement each other.Prizes were awarded to employees of the Department who have won various competitions from cricket to music, questions and poetry. The cricket belt and wickets developed by NECTAR, an independent DST center, were presented to the winners of the cricket tournament.
Chief Adviser, Dr Akhilesh Gupta, Shri Vishvajit Sahay, Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Shri Sunil Kumar, Jt Secretary, Dr Nisha Mendiratta, Head of Climate Change Program and WISE-KIRAN Division, participated in the program, which was attended by the program, which was attended by -Autonomous institutions and officials of DST.
