Experts stressed on the need for encouraging scientific research by women at the conclusion of a two-day workshop organised jointly by Uttarakhand State Council of Science and Technology (UCOST) and the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) in Dehradun on Wednesday.
Former vice chancellor of Garhwal Central University Professor SP Singh stressed on the need for the active participation of women in research and development efforts. The State needs to develop an atmosphere conducive for this, he emphasised. Former director of Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology Dr BR Arora elicited focus on the need for providing an enabling atmosphere to facilitate a future for women in science and technology.
Delivering the theme lecture, Padma Vibhushan recipient and former secretary of Bio Technology department, Professor Manju Sharma said that women are an integral part of development in India. She stressed on the need for facilitating scholarships, establishment of information centres, strengthening of resources and conduct of training programmes to ensure a strong future for women in the field of science and technology. UCOST director general Vijay Kumar Dhaundiyal spoke on the need for expanding science based activities undertaken by the council for women. UCOST senior scientist and the workshop convener Dr DP Uniyal said that the council and NASI would organise popular science lecture series, science writing competitions and other events in all the 13 districts of Uttarakhand in the future.