Human Civilization has progressed through inspirations. The new society has developed with improvisation of the traditional inventions. Science revolves around the principles given by Einstein and Newton. Research is practically done which was earlier theoretical. Science has evolved a lot over the years. Think, if we would have kept on revolving around these principles? There would have been no progress.
NITI Ayog has recently broadcasted a report raising deep concerns on the current scenario of water conservation in the country.
The report suggests:
60 million people– face severe shortage of water
75% of households–deprived of clean drinking water
70% of the water–Not worth drinking
The question now arises why we being a natural resource–rich nation are not even able to cope up with the problem, forget eliminating it.
In India, the condition of science is very similar to as it was in the previous age. It has not leveled up since a while and the major reason behind this drop is lack of originality. Our own research is very limited. We have so many problems to face but there is no planning for systematic implementation of those plans.
A PROBLEM MUCH OF CONCERN
The basic theme which we are following is, is to copy the techniques of countries around the World. Whether it is our education system, our entertainment industry or our lives, we are influenced by western countries. Yes, we have made our place in the field of generic medicines. That is, inventing cheap medicines which have less or no side-effect. But, in recent times, India has vastly developed in one field, the Space Science. First, Chandrayaan is the biggest success of Mangalyaan India. Despite this, we have been far behind in research in other areas.
We have the best institutes to boast, but even the institutions like IITs have been accused of plagiarism for days to come. I do not want to keep those cases here but, we have to understand the status of these excellent institutions too. We have already had a long debate about school education. In children’s schools, textbooks are restricted to only theoretical knowledge. The teachers who are teaching them too believe that copying & pasting is studying.
It is said that educated people in India are unemployed, but it is important to understand that who here is actually educated?
AGAIN A COPY?
I consider the startup of India a great initiative. This is a scheme that focuses on youth’s innovation rather than the degrees. Incubators are being set up so that they are helping these start ups to deal with business challenges. Now the harassing thing remains, even here copy-paste is gradually dominating. In the name of innovation, young people make some modifications in already existing foreign techniques and ideas and put their name in front of their innovation. There is no shortage of qualified students or researchers in the country but the govt. is lacking in giving them the right opportunity. This is the reason why that qualified youth migrate to abroad for research and further study.
WHERE TO WORK?
Waste Management: The elimination of pollution from natural resources is the first step we should take. Stopping the misuse of wind and water. Nothing is going to happen just by putting a poster or running a campaign. It is a matter of awareness amongst people that the govt. should create.
Education Management: First of all, there is a need to understand the meaning of education. Today, there are many excellent institutes in our country. Just increasing the number of colleges and institutes to develop talent will not help. There is also a need to pay attention to what is being taught there.
Management of Principles of Science: The two major careers in India are either Cricket or working in films, both would get you nationally or internationally famous but the youth should also think of how much this nation requires science and innovation and indulge for its betterment.
THE TRENDSETTER
Singapore, for example, is a country with shortage of water. Due to lack of natural resources, it depends entirely on rain water. In such a situation, Singapore has done a lot of hard work and research to deal with this challenge. As well as bringing awareness through water to school education, Singapore has done a great deal of its investment on water saving and reusing techniques like rain water harvesting. Whether, it is New Water or Singapore’s Water Reservoir System.
Written By :- Dr. Praveen Tiwari