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Biotechnology has a important relation to play successful ensuring quality well-being, biology sustainability, and semipermanent development, Karnataka State Science and Technology Academy (KSTA) president A.H. Rajasab said connected Saturday.
He was speaking aft inaugurating a nationalist seminar connected ‘Biotechnology and Sustainable Development Goals’ organised by the Department of Biotechnology, Gulbarga University, arsenic portion of its metallic jubilee celebrations astatine Bose Hall of the Department of Botany.
Addressing the gathering, Prof. Rajasab said restoration and conservation of works and carnal resources should beryllium a precedence if the satellite is to execute the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) acceptable by the United Nations. He observed that emerging technologies specified arsenic CRISPR-DNA exertion and artificial quality had opened caller avenues for technological advancement and, if utilised effectively, could importantly accelerate advancement successful the tract of biologic sciences.
He said technological reasoning and technological innovation successful beingness sciences had the imaginable to alteration seemingly intolerable goals into reality. Adherence to the 17 SDGs envisioned by the United Nations would lend to improvements successful education, healthcare, agriculture, industry, h2o management, and biology conservation portion helping make liable citizens committed to sustainable development, helium added.
Prof. Rajasab said being invited to the nationalist seminar felt similar returning to his ain home. Recalling his agelong relation with the Department of Biotechnology, helium said the section had nurtured his world travel from lecturer to Vice-Chancellor and aboriginal to the presumption of president of the Karnataka State Science and Technology Academy.
“The section has grown remarkably implicit the years. Memories of the galore seminars, conferences, and world programmes organised present stay caller successful my mind. I stay grateful to the assemblage for shaping my career,” helium said.
Speaking arsenic the main guest, Gulbarga University Vice-Chancellor Shashikant S. Udikeri said the metallic jubilee celebrations of the Department of Biotechnology, coupled with the information of scholars and alumni, marked a important milestone for the institution.
He noted that biotechnology had expanded rapidly alongside advancements successful subject and technology. The assemblage had brought technological precision to agriculture and farming practices, peculiarly done improvements successful the prime of seeds, fertilisers, and pest absorption techniques. The interaction of biotechnology was besides disposable successful healthcare, education, manufacture and respective different sectors, helium said.
A seminar souvenir was released connected the juncture by the dignitaries.
Organising caput M.B. Sulochana welcomed the guests and delivered the introductory address, portion co-coordinator Kelamani Chandrakanth introduced the dignitaries. Registrar Ramesh Landankar was present.
