{"id":2414,"date":"2021-11-11T00:26:29","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T18:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=2414"},"modified":"2021-11-11T00:26:29","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T18:56:29","slug":"union-minister-dr-jitendra-singh-says-134-proposals-requirements-were-received-from-33-line-ministries-departments-for-scientific-applications-and-technological-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=2414","title":{"rendered":"Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh says, 134 proposals\/requirements were received from 33 Line Ministries\/Departments for Scientific Applications and Technological Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh says, 134 proposals\/requirements were received from 33 Line Ministries\/Departments for Scientific Applications and Technological Solutions<\/strong><\/span>
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\nPosted On: 10 NOV 2021 4:19PM by PIB Delhi
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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today informed that 134 proposals\/requirements were received from 33 Line Ministries\/Departments for Scientific Applications and Technological Solutions by all the six S&T departments coordinated by CSIR.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Addressing the third joint meeting of all Science Ministries and Departments here today, Dr Jitendra Singh expressed satisfaction that such a large number of proposals were received from Line Ministries within two months of the initiative launched in September to\u00a0work out utilisation of different scientific applications for sectors like agriculture, food, education, skill, railways, roads, Jal Shakti, power and coal to name a few. This is keeping in mind that every sector today has become largely dependent on scientific technology, he said.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The novel initiative was launched by Dr Jitendra Singh in Mid-September this year, where\u00a0representatives from all the Science Ministries including Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, Atomic Energy, Space\/ISRO, CSIR, and Biotechnology separately engaged in extensive brain storming with each of the different Ministries in Government of India to work out what scientific applications could be utilised in which sector. The Minister had stressed the need for integrated theme based projects instead of a particular Ministry based or Department based projects in that meeting.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr Jitendra Singh said the out of box idea was suggested by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who not only has a natural predilection for science but is also forthcoming in supporting and promoting science and technology based initiatives and projects.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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On the directions of Dr Jitendra Singh, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India\u00a0Prof. K Vijaya Raghavan\u00a0chaired\u00a013 meetings so far with the line departments\/ministries and the S&T departments and identified Five themes of the meeting.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

(i)\u00a0\u00a0 Energy and Climate Change Mitigation,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

(ii)\u00a0 Infrastructure and Industries;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

(iii)\u00a0 Agriculture, Food and Nutrition<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0(iv) Education, Skilling and Social Empowerment;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

(v)\u00a0 Health.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The meetings emphasized on solution-driven research, public R&D system, catering challenges of the line ministries, improving the economic competitiveness of industries and government service de<\/a>livery to citizens. Similarly, Line Ministries were asked to identify needs and use their R&D budgets for objective-oriented research in coordination with S&T departments.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government Prof. K Vijaya Raghavan,\u00a0DG, CSIR & Secretary DSIR,\u00a0Secretaries of Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, Department of Biotechnology and other senior scientists participated in today\u2019s meeting. Chairman ISRO & Secretary Department of Space Dr. K Sivan and Dr K.N.Vyas, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission joined the meeting virtually.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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