New Delhi: The government on Wednesday pitched for a four-pronged strategy for an integrated approach to science and technology with emphasis on theme-based projects.
Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said a two-day meeting of science and technology ministers, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was being planned to discuss S&T interventions for problems faced by states.
We are not doing it the conventional way. We would make it a science-based conference, based on themes. The themes could be determined based on the requirement of different states, Singh told press conference here.
The minister formally unveiled the theme for the National Science Day (February 28) - Integrated Approach in Science & Technology for Sustainable Future'.
Singh said he had recently chaired a meeting of the representatives of all the science ministries during which 168 proposals were received from different ministries for scientific applications and solutions for problems such as detecting underground water sources to ways to prevent rail accidents.
Solutions or interventions sought by different ministries were available within the science departments of the government, the minister said.
