In his ‘Mann ki Baat’ episode, modi hailed the numerous upward push in patents in India over the previous couple of years and liked the position of Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Science ,IISc) in innovation and analysis.
“It is a matter of joy and pride for us that in the year 2022, there will have been a total of 145 patents in the name of this institute (IISc). This means — two patents every five days… I would like to congratulate the team of IISc for this success. Today India’s ranking is 7th in patent filing and 5th in trademarks,” he stated.
Modi famous that there was a 50% build up within the selection of patents registered within the remaining 5 years, thereby making improvements to the rustic’s rating within the Global Innovation Index.
He additionally mentioned that within the Global Innovation Index, India has moved to the fortieth place from eightieth in 2015. India could also be the highest innovation financial system within the decrease middle-income workforce in addition to within the Central and Southern Asia countries workforce.
PM cautions on expanding e-waste
PM Modi additionally stated that the generation increase in India is the expanding e-waste and it needs to be disposed of in the best approach.
“Today devices like mobile phones, laptops, tablets have become common in every household. Their number will be in billions across the country. Today’s latest devices are also the e-waste of the future. Whenever someone buys a new device or replaces one’s old device, it becomes necessary to keep in mind whether it is discarded properly or not. If e-waste is not disposed of in the right manner it can cause harm to the environment,” he stated.
Modi additionally famous that 17 sorts of valuable metals, together with gold, silver, copper and nickel, can also be extracted from e-waste via other processes.
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