Hyderabad, Aug 5: Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan on Thursday called upon the scientists in the country to lead the country’s march towards self-reliance.
She
said that science and technology play crucial role in realizing the goal of
Atma Nirbhar Bharat. Research and innovation are vital for the country’s
progress, prosperity, and sustainable development.
Addressing
the 78th CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) Foundation
Day celebrations in a virtual mode from Puducherry, the Governor exhorted the
scientists to increase the number of patent applications, and trademark filings
from our country.
“In
order to create knowledge-based economy and emerge as the knowledge super
power, we need to promote collaborative and multi-disciplinary research and get
the maximum number of intellectual property rights,” she added.
Dr.
Tamilisai Soundararajan stated that the proposed National Research Fund (NRF) with
a massive outlay of Rs 50,000 crore, as envisaged in the National Education
Policy-2020, will give a major fillip to the research in the country.
Expressing
concern over our country’s dependence on other countries for Active
Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and Key Starting Materials used by the pharma
sector, the Governor called for the self-reliance in these areas so as to live
up to our image as the pharma capital of the world.
“The
COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the need to achieve self-reliance in pharmacy
sector and reduce our dependence on other countries during the crisis,” she
said.
Dr.
Tamilisai Soundararajan lauded the efforts of the CSIR-Indian Institute of
Chemical Technology (IICT) for its proactive role in the development of
indigenous vaccine, drugs, and other initiatives during the COVID pandemic.
“The
78th Foundation Day celebrations must serve as an occasion to
reflect the past journey of the institution and re-strategize its future plans
to emerge as the institute of global excellence in the field of chemistry and
chemical technologies,” she added.
CSIR-IICT
director Dr. S. Chandrasekhar, CSIR director general Dr. Shekhar C. Mande,
CIPLA foundation managing trustee Ms Rumana Hamied, Chief Scientist Dr. N V
Satyanarayana, Principal Scientist Dr. M. Chandrasekharam were among others who
spoke at the inaugural of the foundation day celebrations.
-Press note
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