There has been no original research in India since the discovery of the Raman Effect in 1928, opined the director general of Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology (UCOST) Rajendra Dobhal. He was speaking as the chief guest at a programme held to mark the 59th foundation day of CSIR- Indian Institute of Petroleum here on Tuesday.
Dobhal said that there has only been incremental progress so far. Focusing on the 120 students from the various Kendriya Vidyalayas of Dehradun, he said that in order to achieve the status of a genius, it is imperative to think differently, not to remain satisfied with the solution or opinions of the experts and to think in opposites. He called upon all to teach the children to be different. "Try to be the best, learn from the best. We have before us a big question - whether we are creating an ecosystem for the children in which they can make new discoveries," he said.
Speaking as the guest of honour, National Institute of Technology, Srinagar, director Shyam lal Soni, hoped that to the many initiatives taken up the CSIR-IIP, there will be added many more MoU’s and said that both his institute and the CSIR-IIP will work jointly in the fields of waste plastics management in the Himalayas, alternative energy and other subjects.
Earlier, the IIP director Anjan Ray welcomed the gathering on the occasion. He said that as per the requirements of time, science, humanities and commerce have coalesced at one place on the occasion.
DC Pandey of IIP informed that in 1960 the institute was established to encourage the petroleum industry in the country. He spoke about the institute’s history of the last 58 years, its achievements and the benefit to the country through many of the institute’s technologies, processes and products.