Naidu to interact regularly with students, scientists

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New Delhi : The Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu on March 29, 2018,declared that he has taken it up as a mission to regularly interact with students, young researchers and scientists to motivate them to build a better and secure India.

Interacting with scientists and students during his maiden visit as the Vice- President to a CSIR institution— the NGRI in Hyderabad, Naidu announced that he would henceforth regularly visit various universities and scientific institutions to motivate them as also to understand the academic and research activities being undertaken by them.

Recalling the famous words of Mahatma Gandhi  “ Earth produces enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed,” Naidu asked the scientists of NGRI, CCMB and IICT, to work for physical security to protect from natural hazards like earthquakes, energy security and water security and ensure a safe and secure future for the people, according to a PIB release.

Cautioning against “playing with nature”, the Vice-President asked the people to protect and preserve nature and cultur. Emphasizing the importance of using water judiciously, he said “reduce, re-use and recycle” water.

During his two-hour long interaction with Directors of NGRI, CCM and IICT as well as senior scientists from other CSIR institutes, he appreciated the efforts of the respective institutions and inquired as to how their research was translating to provide last mile connectivity and empowering the farmers and the common man. He wanted to know if their technologies were helping the farmers to make value addition and if improved varieties of seeds were  reaching all farmers and whether the researchers were spending enough time in the villages to understand the problems facing the farmers.

Naidu also inquired about the earthquake-resistant technologies for protecting buildings and in particular vital installations, dams and bridges. Observing that science and technology has been an integral part of India’s culture and tradition, he told the scientists to find solutions to the present and emerging problems.