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Tirupati, Mar 09: S Chandrasekhar, secretary, department of science and technology (DST), government of India, urged the students fraternity to apply scientific principles to ensure the well being of planet Earth and called for restrained use of technology, with the field of science & technology growing by leaps and bounds and throwing new challenges
Delivering a distinguished lecture on ‘The science saga’ at an event organised by innovation, science and technology foundation (ISTF) at the Mohan Babu University (MBU) near Tirupati on Thursday, he traced the timeline of scientific development from the 13th century till now.
“Taking a look at the history of science is important to understand the trends of the future”, he added.
Dr Chandrasekhar spoke on the steps needed to apply scientific principles to ensure planet Earth’s wellbeing. The emergence of new applications with the help of tools like artificial intelligence and machine learning should be guided by a humane approach to science.
“We can drive cars without a driver, set question papers without an examiner and write answer sheets without students. Hence, we have to ensure that the technology is driven by human mind”.
Referring to his recent visit to Cambridge University, Dr. Chandrasekhar recalled the concern expressed by scientists over the drastic emergence of such applications.
ISTF president D Narayana Rao urged universities, national institutes and research laboratories to shoulder the responsibility of producing top class scientists. Highlighting the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s emphasis on ‘innovate, patent, produce and prosper’, Dr. Rao appealed to the budding scientists to make use of the DST’s
flagship schemes. He called advanced materials, augmented reality & virtual reality, diigtal technologies, green hydrogen and green mobility as the key drivers of future.
Dr Chandrasekhar was earlier honoured by MBU Chancellor M Mohan Babu. Vice-Chancellor Nagaraj Ramrao and ISTF honorary Secretary T. Narayana Rao welcomed the participants, while MBU Registrar K Saradhi proposed a vote of thanks.
Delivering a distinguished lecture on ‘The science saga’ at an event organised by innovation, science and technology foundation (ISTF) at the Mohan Babu University (MBU) near Tirupati on Thursday, he traced the timeline of scientific development from the 13th century till now.
“Taking a look at the history of science is important to understand the trends of the future”, he added.
Dr Chandrasekhar spoke on the steps needed to apply scientific principles to ensure planet Earth’s wellbeing. The emergence of new applications with the help of tools like artificial intelligence and machine learning should be guided by a humane approach to science.
“We can drive cars without a driver, set question papers without an examiner and write answer sheets without students. Hence, we have to ensure that the technology is driven by human mind”.
Referring to his recent visit to Cambridge University, Dr. Chandrasekhar recalled the concern expressed by scientists over the drastic emergence of such applications.
ISTF president D Narayana Rao urged universities, national institutes and research laboratories to shoulder the responsibility of producing top class scientists. Highlighting the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s emphasis on ‘innovate, patent, produce and prosper’, Dr. Rao appealed to the budding scientists to make use of the DST’s
flagship schemes. He called advanced materials, augmented reality & virtual reality, diigtal technologies, green hydrogen and green mobility as the key drivers of future.
Dr Chandrasekhar was earlier honoured by MBU Chancellor M Mohan Babu. Vice-Chancellor Nagaraj Ramrao and ISTF honorary Secretary T. Narayana Rao welcomed the participants, while MBU Registrar K Saradhi proposed a vote of thanks.
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