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New Delhi, Oct 28 : Union Minister of State, Dr. Jitendra Singh said here today, it is a sign of elevation to higher level of academics that the IITs have been constantly experimenting with new areas of scientific technology and have truly proved to be the most cherished seats of learning in contemporary India.
Inaugurating the 4-day International Conference on Biomaterials organized by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi in collaboration with Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Singh said that just as certain universities and institutions flourished in the pre-independence British India, IITs could aptly be described as befitting monuments of post-independence modern India.
The Minister said it was an upcoming area in the field of science and technology and added that just as in the middle and last half of 20th century the emphasis was on physics and electronics, in the first quarter of the 21st century, the focus is going to be on research in the areas of biomaterials, bioengineering and bio-diagnostics.
Among others, Prof R.K. Shevgaonkar, Director IIT Delhi, Dr. Bhuvanesh Gupta, Professor IIT Delhi, Dr Chattopadya, HOD Textile IIT Delhi and Dr. Lindia, Scientific Counsellor Italian Embassy also spoke on the occasion. |
