Nagpur, Jan 03: Union Minister of State for Science and Technology & Earth Sciences, Dr. Jitendra Singh Monday said that India is determined to meet global benchmarks to be able to play a global role in the years to come and realise the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
While interacting with the media on the sidelines of the Indian Science Congress, Dr Singh said that the focal theme of this year’s Science Congress as “Science & Technology for Sustainable Development with Women Empowerment” was quite appropriate and thoughtful.
The Minister said, the Conference will deliberate on holistic growth, circular economies and sustainable goals, while at the same time address the possible obstacles to the growth of women in science & technology.
Dr Singh said that in the last 8 and a half years of Modi Government, India has scaled many new heights in Science, Technology and Innovation and taken Bold Decisions like Unlocking the Space Sector to allow the private industry to realise the full potential of the Aviation Ecosystem.
He said that decisions like Cabinet Approval for Geospatial Guidelines, Drone Policy and Modi’ Stress on Blue Economy will definitely propel India among the top 5 Nations in the World in the next decade.
The Science and Technology minister informed that India has reached at 40th Position in Global Innovation Index ranking 2022, 3rd in World Research Publications and 3rd in new start up Ecosystem which indicates the special focus by Prime Minister on science, technology, and innovation which has fired the imagination of the youth in the country to innovate and solve problems with new ideas.
Dr Jitendra Singh also informed that In 2023, India under PM Narendra Modi reiterates its stature in the international fora as the host of G20 as well as the Nation on whose proposal the world is observing International Year of Millets.
