Governor Balramji Dass Tandon on Saturday said that the coming era will be the era of specialisation and the youths should go for innovations in the field of science and do inventions to bring fame to the State as well as for the country. Tandon said this at the inaugural ceremony of 13th Chhattisgarh Young Scientist Congress organised jointly by Chhattisgarh Council of Science and Technology (CCST) and Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV) here.
He said that February 28 is celebrated as the National Science Day and the CCST has taken a good initiative by organising the conference for young scientists. He also released the souvenir of the Congress and later observed the Dr RH Richharia research laboratory of IGKV.
Former Director General of Indian Council for Agriculture Research (ICAR) Dr Mangala Rai said feeding large population with limited resources has emerged as a challenge. The agriculture, engineering and scientists of different disciplines should make best use of science and knowledge with these limited resources for development of the country.
Dr Rai said that the gap between rich and poor is growing constantly and this is a matter of concern. The scientists should come forward to correct these imbalances and to find solutions of the problems. Director General of Chhattisgarh Council of Science & Technology Prof MM Hambarde in his welcome address gave an outline of activities and works of CCST.
Vice-Chancellor of IGKV Dr SK Patil appealed to the youths to come forward to create knowledge on global scenario for building the nation. Dr SS Shah proposed a vote of thanks. About 146 young scientist of 16 subjects will participate in the two-day Congress.