New Delhi, Jan 29 (Inditop.com) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday held talks with the Scientific Advisory Council to discuss a roadmap to make India competitive and a global innovation hub in science in the next few years.
A team of experts lead by council’s chairman C.N.R. Rao and Minister of Science and Technology Prithviraj Chavan discussed future plans and areas that require attention.
According to a ministry official, the discussion with the prime minister pertained to three major topics – the role and operationalisation of the National Science & Engineering Research Board; the roadmap to develop medical research in general, biomedical research in particular; and the need to improve the quality of scientific effort in the country.
Lauding the efforts of the council, the prime minister asked it to come out with appropriate recommendations related to several important aspects for taking science and technology ahead in the country.
