Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan has asked the state governments to make optimal usage of science to solve problems at all sectors and take the benefit of scientific research to the masses.<br/><br/>Addressing National Conclave of State Science and Technology Council in Jaipur on Thursday, Dr Harsh Vardhan said that technology innovation, research or getting a patent becomes futile if not connected with people and not applied for their benefit.<br/><br/>The minister said, today, it is not policy for science but science for policy which is important.<br/><br/>He emphasised on the need to have scientific output for government policies.<br/><br/>Dr Vardhan said that there is no dearth of talent in the country but the problem is that of coordination.<br/><br/>Highlighting the government's moves in science and development, he said, country is planning supercomputing mission, working with other countries to build the world's largest telescope, a significant part of which would be manufactured under Make in India initiative.<br/><br/>He said India's early warning system of Tsunami was also guiding other nations, which shows the capabilities of the country.
News On AIR | August 28, 2015 8:48 AM
Make optimal usage of science to solve problems at all sectors: Union Science & Tech minister tells states