All-round development of a society depends on the direction and level of entrepreneurial skills of the local inhabitants, which in its turn depends on inherent skills in an individual. The growth of local economy can be accelerated by associating youth to skill development programmes, said Padma Bhushan recipient and ex-director general of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Prof SK Joshi at the conclusion of the ninth Uttarakhand State Science and Technology Congress 2014-15 organised by Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology (UCOST).
He said that the education system of the State needs to be linked with entrepreneurial opportunities and that UCOST can play a vital role in it. Presenting a detailed report of the three-day congress, UCOST director general Dr Rajendra Dobhal informed that 425 research papers in 19 disciplines were presented in the congress.
A total of 47 researchers were presented the Young Scientist Awards. It should be mentioned that 32 female and 15 male young scientists received the award this year. Researchers from 17 scientific institutions were also awarded prizes among which GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology received 12 prizes, HNB Garhwal Central University received five and IIT Roorkee and Kumaon University received four prizes each. Dobhal expressed satisfaction over the fact that science congress was organised in the newly constructed premises of UCOST.
He said that an exhibition displaying products and new techniques from various institutions from across India was also organised for common people, young researchers and scientists during the congress.
IRDE, ONGC, NRDC, Survey of India, SPECS, HARC, Graphic Era University, Union Bank of India, Industries Association of Uttarakhand, DIT University and Centre of Aromatic Plants were the major participants in the exhibition.
Former vice chancellor of Garhwal Central University, Prof AN Purohit said that new researches need to be conducted in the field of science and the scientists must be conscious about maintaining its quality. Director of NBRI, lucknow, Dr CS Nautiyal invited the young researchers belonging to Uttarakhand for high level research work to the labs of CSIR. Kuldeep Prakash of ONGC and Prof VK Tewari of Graphic Era University also expressed their views.