BENGALURU: As part of the global Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project, the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) on Tuesday inaugurated the optics fabrication facility at its Centre for Research and Education in Science and Technology (CREST) campus in Hoskote, 35km northeast of Bengaluru.
Vice president Venkaiah Naidu, who inaugurated the facility, said: “.India s foray into such global and world class scientific ventures seems natural, given its intellectual reserves and global stature as an emerging economic and political power. It is important to inculcate scientific thinking in the younger generation. Institutes like this should be able to provide a platform for innovations and technological advancements.”
BENGALURU: Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said the ultimate aim of science is to make people’s life comfortable and happier, as he asserted that it is important to inculcate scientific thinking in the younger generation.
Science is the foundation of any society as it deals with truths of verifiable facts through repeated experiments, he said, adding inculcating scientific temperament among the society is key for the progress of societies and sustaining humanity.
“I always say that the ultimate aim of science is to make people’s life comfortable and happier. And I am happy to say that astronomy has immensely benefitted the society in multiple ways. There is a vast amount of technology transfer that happens from astronomy to industrial, aerospace, and energy sectors,” Naidu said.
VP Naidu unveils telescope mirror polishing facility in Bengaluru
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Hyderabad: Vice President of India and Rajya Sabha Chairman M.Venkaiah Naidu speaks on Journalism: Past, Present and Futureâ while delivering the M.V. Kamat Memorial Endowment Lecture in virtual mode from Hyderabad, on Dec 18, 2020. (Photo: IANS/ Image Source: IANS News
Hyderabad: Vice President of India and Rajya Sabha Chairman M.Venkaiah Naidu speaks on Journalism: Past, Present and Futureâ while delivering the M.V. Kamat Memorial Endowment Lecture in virtual mode from Hyderabad, on Dec 18, 2020. (Photo: IANS/ Image Source: IANS News
Bengaluru, Dec 29 : Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday unveiled the mirror polishing facility for the 30-metre telescope project at the Centre for Research and Education in Science and Technology (Crest) of the state-run Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) on this tech city s
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