Union Minister for Human Resources Development Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has said, the Centre is giving utmost importance to fostering research activities in the country. In his convocation address in a private university in Chennai last evening, he said, late Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri made 'Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan' as the mantra of the nation, which was transformed into 'Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan and Jai Vigyan' by former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee. He said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made it into "Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan and Jai Anusandhan' signifying the importance of promoting result-oriented research in the nation.<br />''<br />''Mr Pokhriyal expressed satisfaction over the improvement in the fields of science, technology, architecture and arts. He asked the students to hone up their skills continuously to keep them abreast of the latest developments in their fields.