India is land of researchers likes of Aryabhatt and Ramanuj

“Invest in R&D, Develop Unique Products to Carve out a Niche for the nation at global level”: Anil Madhav Dave 

Urging the industry to develop unique products to carve out a niche for India at the global level, the Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave, has said that companies must invest a part of their income into research & development (R&D) and do some out-of-the-box thinking. “If money can be invested into Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), money should also be invested into research to develop unique products that can be used in the future,” the Minister added.   Shri Dave pointed out that India is by nature, a land of researchers and the likes of Aryabhatt and Ramanuj are sons of soil and in our blood.  “The only thing we need to do is to create an atmosphere and pull out the resources”, he said.
Delivering the inaugural address at the launch of Stage-II of Phase Out Management Plan of Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HPMP) here today, the Minister underlined the need to create the necessary skills and generate employment too.  Recalling the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s inspiring ideal of doing the nation proud at international fora, Shri Dave added that the Government will never compromise the environmental interests of India at international negotiations and at the same time, also keep in mind the welfare of the world.
Recalling the success during negotiations at Kigali as a turning point and a success for India, the Environment Minister pointed out that the interests of the nation were always kept in mind.  “Just like a captain of the ship keeps a vigil on the compass to check that the ship is sailing in the right direction, I never took my eyes off the compass” (of India’s interests).   A document on the HCFC Phase-Out Management Plan Stage-II was also released to mark the occasion.