PM Modi inaugurates centre for Nano Science Engineering at IISc

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Centre for Nano Science Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru. The centre is designed to provide research and technology leadership in the areas of nano-electronics and nanotechnology, key to the “Make in India” initiative in the field of electronics. Prime Minister Narendra Modi later visited the centre, which is considered to be the most sophisticated and comprehensive cluster of micro and nano-tech laboratories in India, benchmarked against the best in the world, an official statement said. The Prime Minister also unveiled the foundation stone of the Centre for Brain Research being established as an autonomous wing of the IISc. He was also apprised of several research activities at the institute and its initiatives in areas such as solar energy, water management, and agriculture, the statement said. Earlier reports suggest that ‘Make in India’ will now use technology for industrial growth. Inviting American companies to take advantage of the vast manufacturing opportunities in India, a senior government official has said that a major highlight of the ‘Make in India’ initiative is to use technology to leapfrog in terms of industrial growth. The ‘Make in India’ initiative is a key goal of the government to create millions of jobs for India’s aspirational youth, jump start the manufacturing economy, which currently contributes only 16 percent to India’s GDP. With inputs from IANS