Mr. Modi, who was addressing an audience of students, researchers and Nobel laureates at the 106th edition of the Indian Science Congress.
What Modi Said;
1. 95% of our students go to State universities and colleges
2. The majority of farmers possess less than 2 hectares of land, we need more technology to improve their productivity,
3. “good year” for science in India.
4. We are among the top 5 countries in terms of research publications, according to SCOPUS [an international database of research papers]
5. Key achievements of Indian science this year, were:
the production of aviation grade biofuel;
Divya Nayan — a reading machine for the visually impaired;
devices for the diagnosis of cervical cancer,
TB and dengue; and
a real-time landslide warning system in the Sikkim-Darjeeling region.
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