Harsh Vardhan urges industry to be more receptive to innovations

Government is focusing on research in high risk-high gain areas, says Science and Technology Minister

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Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday urged the industry to be more receptive towards innovations undertaken in the country, emphasising that the government is now focusing on "high risk-high gain" research.

He said the industry should also pitch in to take the innovations undertaken by scientists to the people.

"The need is for the industry to be more receptive so that they can take the innovations to the people. The government is focusing on research in high risk-high gain areas."

"And people like you should take it forward. The move will not only help the industry but also the country," Vardhan said in an interactive session with stakeholders from the industry.

He was speaking at the 111th Annual Session of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The minister said the government has been asking scientists to work on unresolved issues faced by the people.

He added that a lot of research done in the country is comparable to the work done by top nations in the world and in some cases India also provides valuable information to other countries in the field of space and earth sciences.