New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Union Minister of State Dr. Jitendra Singh on Sunday praised the consortium-driven innovation model pioneered by IIT Madras Research Park, saying it has enabled immediate and appropriate commercialisation of technology and is now being adopted by several other academic institutions and universities across the country.The Minister, who holds independent charge of the Science and Technology and Earth Sciences ministries and also serves in the Prime Minister’s Office, mad…
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New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Geological Survey of India’s Central Geological Programming Board (CGPB) meeting will be convened here on January 21, to chart future geoscientific initiatives and deliberate on mineral exploration strategies, new initiatives in clean energy, geohazards, and sustainable development, the government said on Tuesday.The deliberations in the meeting will focus on the exploration of critical minerals such as lithium, graphite, vanadium, scandium, cesium, etc., aligned w…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Technology is acting as the central force behind space and economic transformation in the country, said Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology on Friday.Addressing a press conference on the achievements of the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Earth Sciences for the year 2025, the Minister said innovation-driven sectors such as space, oceans, biotechnology, clean energy, and advanced manufacturing …