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HYDERABAD: Union Minister, Dr. Jitendra Singh said that the first-ever “Science Experience Centre” would contribute to realizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Viksit Bharat. He dedicated it to young minds and potential StartUps of India.
The Minister was addressing the gathering after laying the foundation stone of the first-ever “Science Experience Centre” and an exclusive “Biofuel Centre” in the premises of CSIR-IICT Hyderabad.
Dr. Jitendra said that the Science Experience Centre will definitely inspire the young minds of our nation and encourage them to come up with innovative ideas for StartUps. He further said that the culture will not move without science and science will not be fully accomplished without culture.
CSIR and NCSM with their proven expertise in their respective areas and having overlapping objectives to promote science as a culture, and joining hands to setup Science Experience Center at CSIR-IICT’s premises at Hyderabad, is an immense need of the country, he added.
The Minister said that CSIR addresses national needs through its innovative research, strong fundamental science, industry partnerships, entrepreneurship, translation research, capacity building, and policy making. Dr. Jitendra said that the Government has been taking all the initiatives for the development of a culture of science in the country. Events like the pandemic have only stressed the need to be equipped with science and technology and create awareness of society for science and scientific thinking, he said.
In this regard CSIR had played a crucial role in fighting against covid, particularly CSIR-IICT’s role in developing adjuvant for Covid vaccine is highly appreciated. India is promoting experience-based learning and CSIR is one of the fore-runners, he added.
Saying Hyderabad Pharma City (HPC) under making is the world’s largest integrated cluster in Hyderabad, Dr. Jitendra said that for pharmaceutical industries with thrust on R&D and manufacturing and the cluster has been recognized as National Investment and Manufacturing Zone (NIMZ) by Government of India, given its national and international importance. Developed at international standards, Hyderabad Pharma City will harness the true value of symbiotic co-existence across the pharmaceutical value chain, he added.
In this endeavor, creation of Science Centers and Science Cities in the country will also form the basis in nurturing future scientists of the country.