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Why Google, BlackBerry did not originate in India, asks Bansal

S&T Minister P K Bansal cautioned scientists not to get carried away by the euphoria of being an "innovation nation"

PTI | May 12, 2011

As the country On Wednesday celebrated Technology Day, S&T Minister P K Bansal cautioned scientists not to get carried away by the euphoria of being an "innovation nation", but ponder why Google or Blackberry did not originate in India.

"Lest we get carried away by the euphoria of India being an innovation nation we must also ask ourselves why there is no Google coming out of India or why Blackberry did not originate in India," he said, addressing the Technology Day function here.

He asked scientists to identify key gaps in the innovation infrastructure that need to be filled.

"It is essential that we motivate and incentivise our youth to focus on research activities... I would urge all of you assembled here today to think big and to act with strong sense of self belief, nationalistic spirit and the desire to excel," Bansal said.

Earlier, former President A P J Abdul Kalam gave away Technology Day Awards to companies and individuals who have developed and commercialised innovative indigenous technologies.

Among the awardees were: Kritikal Secure Scan which developed the under vehicle scanner system; Neurosynaptic Communication which developed a device that enables a doctor to remotely record physical and clinical parameter for diagnosis of a patient.

Aurora Integrated Systems bagged the award for designing an unmanned aerial vehicle for over-the-hill reconnaissance to provide images in real time and Veejay Lakshmi Engineering Works was recognised for its automatic cone winder used in textile spinning mills.

Reliance Industries Limited, Hazira Manufacturing Unit received the National Award for Successful Commercialisation of Indigenous Technology for its Advanced Donor Technology for High Performance Raffia Grade Polypropylene Production.

Small scale unit TopGear Transmissions received the award for developing and commercialising planetary gear boxes and a number of custom built gear boxes.

NUMAC got the award in the SSI category for developing and commercialising rotary vane assembly and body liners for coal mills to prevent frequent damages of the assembly and avoid outages and downtime of mills.

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