PM inaugurates ‘Centre-State Science Conclave’ in Ahmedabad

Source: The post is based on the article “PM inaugurates ‘Centre-State Science Conclave’ in Ahmedabad” published in PIB on 11th September 2022.

What is the News?

The Prime Minister has inaugurated the ‘Centre-State Science Conclave’  in Ahmedabad.

What is the Centre-State Science Conclave?

It is a first-of-its-kind conclave being organized at Science City, Ahmedabad.

Aim: To strengthen Centre-State coordination and collaboration mechanisms – in the spirit of cooperative federalism – to build a robust science, technology and innovation(STI) ecosystem across the country.

What are the key highlights from the PM’s address?

The government is working with the vision of science-based development. Since 2014, the government has substantially increased investment in the field of science and technology.

With the Government’s effort, India ranked 46th on the Global Innovation Index. In 2015, India ranked 81 in GII.

To make India a global centre of research and innovation, both centres and states need to boost efforts to take research related to science and technology to the local level.

State governments need to frame modern policies related to science, innovation, and technology to find solutions to local problems. For instance, the number of innovation labs should be increased in higher education institutions in the states.