Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 17: Government College for Women, Parade Ground, Jammu and Govt. Degree College, Chenani jointly organized a two day webinar on “Harnessing Science and Technology for Women Welfare in Jammu region” on 16-17 December, 2020. The event was sponsored by J & K Science Technology and Innovation council, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Webinar was planned essentially to bring the women of the region to the forefront of Science, Engineering, Technology, Industrial Entrepreneurship and Management to empower them to create a frontline of women scientists and with an aim to attract and retain more women in the domain of science and bring about cohesive solidarity amongst them. The proceedings of the Day 1 began with the talk by Dr. Sharda Potukochi, Head, Department of Biotechnology, SMVDU, Kakryal, who spoke at length about various sectors with the proficient role of women scientists, as also discussed about evolutionary science, transgenesis of plants and animals, genetically engineered food, scope of biotechnology, advances in health sector, etc. Dr. Suresh Bihari Lal, Professor in Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, the second speaker elaborated at length about STEM, Nanotechnology and the various programmes and schemes introduced by CSIR, UGC, UNESCO, DST and many other organizations to tap the potential of youth and train them in the field of Science and Technology.
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