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On path of science

The country gained pace in scientific innovation after Independence

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Kumar Abishek
“The future belongs to science and those who make friends with science,” India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, once said. As the country celebrates the 75 years of Independence, it’s time we introspected whether our scientific and technological developments touched the lives of common people and whether Indians became a friend of science.

Since 1947, the country has emerged as a global power in space technology, nuclear power, and many other fields. Our probes to the moon and Mars, nuclear weapons, and strategic missile systems undoubtedly are praiseworthy achievements. Equally fabulous are our self-sufficiency in foodgrain, medicines, and vaccines, and exemplary
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