 Chief Minister Seyedu Rappaji, my cabinet colleague, Dr. Harshvardhanji, participants of this esteemed Science Congress from India and abroad, students of science, friends to begin with, I wish you all a happy 2020. May this year be marked by prosperity in your lives and productivity in your lives. I am particularly happy that one of my first programs in the start of a new year and new decade is linked to science, technology and innovation. This program is happening in Bangalore, a city associated with science and innovation. The last time I had come to Bangalore was when the eyes of the nation were set on Chandrayaan 2. That time the manner in which our nation celebrated science, our space program and the strengths of our scientists will always be a part of my memory. Friends, Bangalore, the city of gardens is now a wonderful field for start-ups. The world is coming to innovate here. Research and development is a ecosystem developed by this city, where every young scientist, every innovator, every engineer has a dream. But what is the basis of this dream? Is it just a dream? Is it a career? No. This dream is connected with the desire to show something for the nation, to make our nation an achievement and hence when we start year 2020 with positivity and optimism of science and technology driven development, we take one more step in fulfilling our dream. Friends, I have been told that India has gone up to third position globally in the number of peer reviewed science and engineering publications. It is also growing at a rate of about 10% compared to around 4% which is the global average. I am also happy to learn that India's ranking has improved in the innovation index to 52. Our programs have created more technology business indicators, incubators in the last five years than in the previous 50 years. I congratulate our scientists for this achievement. Friends, the growth story of India depends on its success in the science and technology sector. There is a need to transform the landscape of Indian science, technology and innovation. My motto for the young scientists is, these countries innovate, patent, produce and prosper. These four steps will lead our country towards faster development. If we innovate, we will patent and that in turn we will make our production smoother and when we take this product to the people of our country, I am sure they will prosper. Innovation for the people and by the people is the direction of our new India. Friends, new India code technology be chahiye or logical temperament be taaki oure samajik aur aarthik jivan ke vikaas ko hum nahi disha desake. Mera yeh humesa ze mat raha hai ki Bharat ke samaj ko jodne ka kaam, ausaron ki samanta laane mein science aur technology ki bade bhoomi ka hai. Ab jyase information and communication technology ke vikaas ne Bharat mehi ban rahe sasthe smart phone aur sasthe data ne ek bahad bade privilege ko khatme kiya. Isse aath samaane nagri ko bhi biswaad hoa hai ki bo alag nahi, bo bhi seeda sarkar se connected hai, uski avaj seede sarkar tak pohot rahi hai. Aise hi parivartono ko hume aur protsahit karna hai, wajboot karna hai. Sathiyon, is baar aapne rural development meh science aur technology ki bhoomi ka par charcha rathi hai. Isliye meh isi kshetra ki thoda aur vistar se baat karunga. Beete paaj varshom hai, rural development ko deske samaan ne manvi ne, meh sus kiya hai, anubhav kiya hai. Swachh Bharat abiyan se lekar, Aishman Bharat tak duniya ki sabse bade yojna hai, jo aaj effective delivery ke liye sarai jaa rahi hai, unke pise ki takat sarkar koi hai to bo hai, technology aur good effective governance ke liye hamari pratibhaddata. Sathiyon aaj desh me, governance ke liye jitne bade pehmane par science and technology ka isthemaal ho raha hai, utna pehle kabhi nahi hoa. Kal hi hamari sarkar ne, mera tumkur me kar kam tha, deske 6 crore kisanon ko, ek sath PM kisan samaan nidhi ka payasah transfer karke ek rekord kaim kiya hai, yeh sab kese hoa? Yeh sambho kese hota hai? Kyuki aadhar enabled technology ki madad se yeh kaam aasan hota hai. Sathiyon agar desh ke har gaun tak, karib parivar tak, sauchala hai pohcha hai, bijili pohchi hai, to yeh technology ke karan hi sambh ho paya hai. Yeh technology hi hai, deske karan, sarkar un 8 crore gari bhehano ki pahchaan kar pahail, jin ka jeevan, lakdi ke dhuwe me barbaad ho raha tha. Technology ke upiyog se, laabharthi ki pahchaan to hui hi, saathi, neye distribution centre kaha aur kitre banne hai, yeh bhi ham bhaudhi kam samai me tar kar pahai. Aaj gaun mein, sarke samai par puri ho rahi hai, gari bho ke liye 2 crore se jyada makaan agar samai par tayaar ho paye hai to iss ke piche technology ki takat hai. Geo tagging aur data science ka upiyog ho nahi se, upprudheks ki gati aur tej hu hi hai. Real time monitoring ki bevastah se, yodhra aur laabharthi ke beech ka gap up khatme ho nahi laga hai. Samai par kaam pura ho nahi se, cost overrun aur aadure prudheks ko hi paas karne ki jo shikaya tha aati thi bo bhi up khatme ho rahi hai. Friends, we are continuing our efforts to ensure the ease of doing science and effectively using information technology to reduce rate tap. Today farmers are able to sell their products directly to the market without being at the mercy of the middle man. Real technology e-commerce, internet banking and mobile banking services are assisting rural populations significantly. Today farmers are getting the required information about the weather and forecast at their fingertips through many e-governance initiatives. Satyam, Bharat ke vikas main, visesh tor par, Grammar vikas main, technologi ki upiyogita ko hame aur vyapak banana hai. Ane wala dasak, Bharat main, science and technology aadharith governance ke liye ek decisive samai hone wala hai. Visesh tor par, cost effective agriculture aur farm to consumer ke beech ke supply chain network ko lekar abhut par vasanbhaunai technologi lane wali hai. Iska seetha laap, gaun ko hone wala hai, Grammar aarti bhavasta ko hone wala hai. Aap sabhi ko, ye bhi jaan kari hai ki Bharat ke Grammar kshetra main, har gar jal pohchaane ke liye ek bahad bada abhyaan jal jeevan mission shuru ki aagaya hai. Is abhyaan ki takad bhi technologi hai. Abhya aap ka dai toh hai ki pani ki recycling aur reuse ke liye prabhavi aur sasti technologi kaise viksit kare. Ek prakhar se water governance aap ke liye ek naya frontier hai. Gar ke bhihtar se nikalne wale pani ko, kheton mein shichai ke liye upyog kar paheen. Iske liye sasta aur prabhavi samadan aap ko tayar karna hai. Hame aise bhij bhi tayar karne henge, jo pohshan se bhi bharpur ho aur pani ka upyog kam kare hai. Desh bhar mein jo soil health kar diye gaye hain usdeta ka upyog rojana ki khetibadi ke kaamke mein kaise k ho is par bhi nae sire se vichar karna hoega. Sophthe haam ye ki supply chain me jo nukshan. Hamaare kisan ko hota hain usse bachane ke liye, takni ki samadan bahaute hi jaroori hain. Sathiyo, gaun ki arthibavasta ki ek aur hain kadi hain. Hame laghu aur madhyam udhyo hain hain MSMIM badalthe huye samai main. Inki majbhooti bhi aap sabhi sathiyo se judi hui hain. Ab jai se single huge plastic ki hi baat liye. Desh bhar mein, single huge plastic mukti paane ka sankap liye hain. Takki apne pariyavaran ko, hamaare pashuon, hamaari machhlion ko, hamaari mitti ko, hama bachasake. Lekin plastic ka sasta aur tikau aur kuch naia vikalto aapko khojana hoga. Metal ho, mitti ho, ke hain fir fiber. Plastic ka vikalpa aapki prahok sala se hi niklega. Plastic waste ke sath sath elektronik waste se metal ko nikanle aur isske reuse ko lekar bhi, hame nahi takni, nahi samadan ki jarurat hain. Aap jo samadan deenge bo samadan, hamaare lagut yo, hamaare mitti ke kalakar, lakdi ke kalakar, bhajahar mein uthaar paayenge. Issse pariyavaran bhi bachega aur hamaare lagut yo ka vikaaz bhi hoga. Sathis, gawome green circular aur sustenable ekonomi ke liye grameen aarte bhavasta ke liye samarpeet, start-ups ke liye vyaapak sambhavna hain. Fasalon ke aavsesh aur garo se niklega wala kachra bhi pradushan aur gandagi ko lekar chonawati peyda kar raha hain. Iss waste ko bhi hame wealth mein badalne ke liye teji se koshish kar nahi hogi. Hmaara prayaaz hain ki saal 2022 tak hum kachche teel ke aayat ko kam se kam. Das pratishat kam kar sakin. Lihaaja biofiel, ithenol nirmaan ke khetra main start-ups ke liye bhaahut sambhavna hain. Aise main industry aadhari research ko hame adhik pradushan dewa. Har strike holder ko uske beech main samwad ko hame viksit karna hoga. Yad rati ye. Aap ka yahi yogdaan. Bharat ko 5 trillion dollar ekanami banane main bahod badi bhoomi ka nibhayaega. Friends, there is a need for revolution in technology assisting agriculture practices. Can we find farmer centric solutions to the problems of stock burning? For instance, can we also redesign our brickkins for reduced emissions and greater energy efficiency? We need to find better and faster solutions to the problem of clean drinking water supplies around the country. How do we prevent effluent and discharged from industries, from destroying our soil and our groundwater tables for years to come? Friends, another important point I wish to make is the significance of the make in India in medical devices to bring the fruits of advances in diagnostic to our people. Matma Gandhi once said it is health that is the real wealth and not piece of gold and silver. To promote well-being we should not only practice some of the tested traditional wisdom but also continuously enlarge its scope by introducing the modern tools and concepts of contemporary biomedical research. Our vision should be to protect people from the threats of dangerous communicable diseases like nipang, ebola. We must work overtime to fulfill the promise to eradicate TB by 2025. Globally, India is the leader in the supply of vaccines. We aim to develop India as a world-class 100 billion dollar bio manufacturing hub by 2024. This will happen with right policy initiatives and support to innovative research, human resource development and enterprise. Friends, India must also develop a long-term roadway for sustainable and environment friendly transportation. And energy storage options, the later becomes increasingly significant for grid management as we expand our renewable energy supply. This requires developing the new battery types which are based on earth abundant environment, marine materials which are affordable and suitable for topical climates. Friends, the economic and social benefits of accurate weather and climate forecasting are immense. There have been considerable improvements in weather forecast and warning services, especially in case of tropical cyclones. Our success in space exploration should now be mirrored in the new frontier of the deep sea. We need to explore map and responsibly harness the vast ocean resources of water, energy and food. This requires developing deep strands in made submersibles, deep sea mining systems and autonomous underwater vehicles. This, I hope, will be made possible by a deep ocean mission. Being formulated by the Minister of Earth Science, friends, we know from science that the potential energy, the silent form of energy can move mountains by its conversion to the kinetic energy of motion. Can we build a science in motion? Imagine the enormous impact of a full translation of our scientific potential into record socioeconomic development through relevant technology, innovation, startups and industry. Can we have this high pressure stream, drive a high-speed engine of science and technology to navigate and connect the new India of opportunities? Technology, in high-speed and correct development, works as a balance. Technology's own virus, technology's own bias, it's not its own hatred, it's its own disrespect. This is why when human sensitivity and modern technology coordination increases, we get unprecedented results. I am sure that in the new year, in the new decade, we will be able to meet the new India's attitude, new approach, and we will be able to make progress. Once again, I wish you all a very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very,