<span style="color: #222222;">Union Minister for Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh on Saturday said that every sector in India has become dependent on Science and Technology but there is a need for awareness about suitable technology applications for sector-specific problems.<br />''<br />''In an interview to a News Agency, Dr Jitendra Singh said, various Ministries and Departments of the Central Government can avail scientific applications and solutions for specific problems in a very cost-effective manner. He reiterated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi always stressed for integral approach rather than working in silos to bring in Ease of Living for the common man.<br />''<br />''Dr. Singh said, now drone technology is being applied in agriculture for irrigation, spraying of pesticides and manuring the field thus bringing savings to farmers input costs. Similarly Space technology is being increasingly applied for telemedicine, drought mapping in agriculture and in Railways for rectifying unmanned crossings and for prevention of possible accidents.</span><br />
News On AIR | April 16, 2022 6:16 PM
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