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NEW DELHI: Union Minister, Dr Jitendra Singh on Monday said that successful launch of Chandrayaan-3 has sparked global aspirations in Indian students.
Dr Jitendra was addressing the gathering after inaugurating the Science 20 (S20) Conference under the aegis of G20 on the topic “Disruptive Science for Innovative and Sustainable Development”, at Amity University at Noida.
Dr Jitendra Singh said, “It is the hard work and determination of scientists, researchers and scholars that India is now ranked amongst top 3 nations in terms of publications and 9th in terms of Patents. India’s Global Innovation index has also seen significant improvement in the past years moving up the ladder from 81st position to 40th position,” he added.
“India has recently created history by becoming the first country to land on the south polar region of the lunar surface. With the launch of Aditya -1 which is the first space based Indian mission to study the Sun, India’s ambitious space exploration programme has left a clear message that we are one of the most scientifically advanced nations in the field of Space Science and Technology,” he said.
Dr Jitendra said that the country has witnessed an exponential growth in Science and Technology during the last decade.
“This G20 Presidency also heralds for India the start of “Amritkaal,” a 25-year period commencing from the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence leading up to the centenary of its Independence,” he said. “With the disruptive changes happening all around the world, innovative science and technology needs to be encouraged to revolutionise lives and livelihoods in a world where 8 billion people are continually striving for a better life,” he said.
