Renewable, EV sectors set to create massive green jobs in future: Dr. Jitendra Singh
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The renewable energy and electric mobility sectors in India are set to generate large-scale employment opportunities in the coming years as India accelerates its transition towards a green economy, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh said on Thursday. Addressing a conference on environmental sustainability at Jamia Millia Islamia on the occasion […]
India expanding energy roadmap with focus on innovation, industry collaboration: Minister
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) India is steadily positioning itself as a global player in the clean energy landscape through a calibrated mix of policy support, technological innovation, and industry participation, Union Minister of State Dr Jitendra Singh said on Thursday. The minister said the country is simultaneously advancing green hydrogen, expanding nuclear energy capacity, […]
AI can serve as valuable enabler once sound clinical foundation is established: Minister
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Union Minister of State Dr Jitendra Singh on Tuesday released the second edition of the postgraduate textbook of ‘Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition’, saying that once a sound clinical foundation is established, artificial intelligence (AI) can serve as a valuable enabler, assistant and facilitator. The minister also stressed the need […]
India moving towards bio-driven economy: Dr. Jitendra Singh
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) India is preparing for a bio-driven economy where biotechnology will shape the future of manufacturing, healthcare and sustainable growth, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh said on Sunday. The Minister was speaking after inaugurating a new state-of-the-art “Central Facility for Recombinant Cells and Sensors” at BRIC-Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (BRIC-RGCB) […]
Consortium-driven innovation model is transforming research commercialisation: Dr Jitendra Singh
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Union Minister of State Dr. Jitendra Singh on Sunday praised the consortium-driven innovation model pioneered by IIT Madras Research Park, saying it has enabled immediate and appropriate commercialisation of technology and is now being adopted by several other academic institutions and universities across the country. The Minister, who holds independent […]
India aims 1,000 Qubits and 2,000-km Quantum Communication Network: Dr Jitendra Singh
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) India today stands among a select group of nations with a dedicated National Quantum Mission, targeting 1,000 Qubits and 2,000-km Quantum Communication Network to transform defence, cybersecurity and healthcare, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said on Sunday. With an allocation of approximately Rs 6,000 crore, the Mission spans 43 institutions […]
Middle class to gain through affordable healthcare, Budget aims long-term relief: Dr Singh
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Affordable drugs, vaccines and diagnostics, supported by domestic biomanufacturing, would be a major social and economic support, especially for the middle class and vulnerable sections, said Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, said on Monday. Addressing the media in a post-Budget interaction, the […]
India ready to play larger global role in AI-led climate action: Minister
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) India is ready to play a larger global role in Artificial Intelligence (AI)-led climate action, said Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr Jitendra Singh. However, Singh stated that climate change was “too serious a subject to be left to one nation alone” […]
India’s first-ever open-sea marine fish farming project launched in Andaman
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Earth Sciences, Dr Jitendra Singh, launched India’s first-ever open-sea marine fish farming project from the Andaman Sea on Sunday. The minister described the initiative as one of the first major steps in the direction of realising the Blue Economy through India’s vast ocean resources, as […]
SHANTI Bill one of Modi govt’s ‘biggest science reforms’, breaks six-decade stalemate in nuclear sector: Jitendra Singh
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The SHANTI Bill will go down in history as one of the Narendra Modi government’s biggest science reforms as it has broken a six-decade stalemate in the nuclear sector, Union Minister for Science & Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, said on Sunday. The minister said that the SHANTI (Sustainable Harnessing and […]
