New Delhi: Today is National Science Day. In such a situation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written a post regarding this on his social media account X. He has written in it, “Happy National Science Day.” Our government is continuously working to promote research and innovation among the youth. This is important to realize our dream of a developed India.” Let us tell you that on the occasion of National Science Day, PM Modi has also posted a video with his message on Instagram. He is saying in this video that today the whole world has acknowledged India’s scientific spirit, our technology and our scientific temperament. He further says that today is National Science Day, the science festival of the country. 28 February 1928 is the date when Sir CV Raman announced his discovery of the Raman Effect. This was the discovery that won him the Nobel Prize. Curiosity is the mother of science. Innovation is not possible without science and technology. Today on National Science Day, emphasis should be given on innovation. Knowledge, science, technology all became natural parts of our development journey.
What kind of connection PM Modi has with science and technology can be known from one of his old handwritten copies. It has been shared on Modi Archive X handle. In which PM Modi has written that ‘Science is universal but technology must be local’. That means science is universal but technology should be local. This is part of his personal diary. Well, you must remember that PM Narendra Modi has been continuously emphasizing on science, technology and vocal for local from every platform. He has been continuously calling upon the youth, engineers and scientists of the country to join the journey of development of new technology in the country. The result of this initiative of PM is that after Chandrayaan and Suryaaan, the country is now moving towards man-made Gaganyaan, while on the other hand, during the disaster like Corona epidemic, indigenous vaccine was also manufactured in the country and we have kept our countrymen safe. Through these vaccines, a kind of protective circle has been provided to the citizens of many countries around the world against this virus. PM Modi has stressed on the universality of science and the locality of technology in many forums. He has also explained this through examples in many programs. He has also been saying that science and technology will remain incomplete until the common people do not get its benefits.