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Popularise science among youths
HT Correspondent
Varanasi, October 12
FORMER VICE-CHANCELLOR of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Prof. RP Rastogi stressed the need to popularise science among the youths.
He was delivering inaugural address of a seminar on ‘Role of scientists in the promotion of higher education’ at chemistry department in BHU here on Friday.
He said, “The time has changed now and youth are opting for only the subjects as medical engineering and information technology, which offer more money and therefore the craze of science was on a persistent decline among youths.”
Prof. RP Rastogi, “We can not deny the relevance of science and so it is the need of the hour to correlate science with other subjects and make it more relevant as per today’s need.”
He said, “A collective effort is required to popularise science among the youths so that we could tap the talent of these young minds in science,” he said, adding, “Inter-disciplinary research and development activities should be promoted in science.”
Vice-chancellor of BHU Prof. Panjab Singh presided over the inaugural function and also called upon the scientists and experts of other fields to join hands together to bring more talented brains towards science.