Institutions, youth should come up with new research: Reddy

Academic institutions and the youth can come up with innovations and new research to help the country grow technologically, G Satheesh Reddy, Scientific Advisor to Raksha Mantri, said here today.
Highlighting the country's achievements in the areas of defence, space and others, he, however, said a lot more needs to be done.
India is among the few countries in the world to have the capability to intercept an incoming missile, he said, speaking at the 19th Convocation of University of Hyderabad (UoH) here.
The academic institutions need to promote research and the students should come up with innovations and be entrepreneurs, he said.

"You (students) need to come up innovative ideas... (There can be) small start-ups with specific ideas," he said.
He cited the example of an ambitious youth from Coimbatore who bagged a project with the ISRO for the youth to come forward with new ideas.

Acknowledging the contributions of industry and research and development organisations, Reddy urged them to take up research in a big way for the country to grow.
Chancellor of UoH and eminent economist C Rangarajan presented degrees in various disciplines to the students on the occasion.
UoH Vice Chancellor Apparao Podile, in his address, said 1,421 students graduated this year and that 229 among them.

"This year 1,421 students are graduating and of these 229 are Ph.Ds. This brings the total number of Ph.Ds produced at the UoH to 2,485 and the number of graduating students since the time of its inception to 26,885," he said.