Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called upon the scientific community to come up with technological solutions to increase protein content in cereals and new varieties of millet to improve the yield and also nutritional content. He also asked the scientific community to develop technologies not just for India but for the world and pursue novel approaches for addressing energy needs focusing on Green energy. Mr Modi said this while chairing the meeting of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) society in New Delhi yesterday.<br />'' <br />'' The Prime Minister, who is the President of CSIR, appreciated the efforts of the Council in the past 80 years and urged to develop&nbsp;a&nbsp;vision for 2042 when CSIR turns 100 years old. He emphasized that for technology to reach the common man, an integrated approach of scientific, commercial, and social components must be pursued. Mr. Modi asked the leaders of the scientific community to adopt a one person one lab approach to help boost scientific research and development through such a focused approach. He also suggested that a virtual summit of all labs can be held regularly in which they can learn new things from each other's experiences.<br />'' &nbsp;<br />''Science and Technology Minister &nbsp;Dr Jitendra Singh and Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal were also present in the meeting including eminent scientists, industrialists, and Secretaries of Science and other Ministries.
News On AIR | October 16, 2022 8:07 AM
PM calls upon scientists to come up with solutions to increase nutritional content in millets