The areas where science and scientists can contribute to improving the average Indian’s life cover affordable healthcare, affordable housing, sustainable energy, farmer-friendly technologies, the cleaning of rivers, etc. In addition, our scientists are working diligently to shore up our space and atomic energy programmes as well as our defence capabilities.
Ensuring self-reliance In their endeavours, Indian scientists need to uphold the paradigm of self-reliance which the Government of Shri Modiji has already committed itself to. Some recent decisions of the Prime Minister have reaffirmed the principle of reliance on India’s own scientific-technological establishment. Scientific and technological self-reliance, I feel, is closely related to national sovereignty and the development of national character.