Subject of research should relate to social concerns of a region : Nishank

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New Delhi : Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’  on August 4, 2019, inaugurated the TechEx – technology exhibition at IIT Delhi.

TechEx was organized to demonstrate products and prototypes developed under the two flagship schemes of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) namely IMPacting Research, INnovation and Technology (IMPRINT) and Uchhatar Avishkar Yojana (UAY).  The Minister also released TechEx Volume containing abstracts of all the IMPRINT and UAY projects.

Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi gives special emphasis on research and has given a slogan Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan and Jai Anusandhan. He said that research is need of the hour and through research we can shift to a new paradigm of development. He further said that the National Research Foundation (NRF) will provide a new direction to research in India.

Nishank appealed to the researchers that the subject of research should relate to social concerns of the region so that benefits reach down the line to the last person. Today, behind the development of developed countries, there is a special contribution of the research done in the universities there and our educational institutions have to play the similar role in building a new India and he was confident that India will become World leader in every field by the efforts of these institutions, according to a PIB release.

The Minister said that the TechEx is a unique effort, which offers an excellent platform to the researchers to showcase their work and inspires them to do their best in their respective domains. He informed that as many as 50 models/prototypes under IMPRINT and 26 under UAY were showcased during the exhibition in addition to 142 posters.

MPRINT scheme was launched in November, 2015, with a view to providing solutions to the most relevant engineering challenges by translating knowledge into viable technology (products or processes) in 10 selected technology domains while UchhatarAvishkar Yojana (UAY) was announced on October 6, 2015 with a view to promoting innovation of a higher order that directly impacts the needs of the Industry and thereby improves the competitive edge of Indian manufacturing.