Tribune News Service

, July 13Jammu

Northern Command chief Lt Gen Ranbir Singh underscored the importance of science and technology in attaining self-sufficiency in developing future technologies in India.He said the Army as an institution had vast opportunities to pursue various fields of science and technology.Lt Gen Ranbir Singh said this while delivering a penultimate lecture during the department of science and technology-sponsored “Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research” internship camp at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University in Katra on Friday.This five-day camp, in which 322 young interns from all 10 districts of Jammu participated, concluded at the Katra university on Friday.Interacting with the participants, he highlighted the importance of such initiatives in ensuring that India attains self-sufficiency in developing future technologies on its own and its role in feeding the ‘Make in India’ programme.Speaking on the occasion, Vice Chancellor Sanjeev Jain said in a short span of time, the university had made a mark at the national level through its state-of-the-art infrastructure, highly qualified faculty and motivated students.The valedictory function of the camp was addressed by A Mukhopadhyay, adviser and scientist, department of science and technology, Government of India, who inspired the students to become nation builders by pursuing various challenging problems being faced by the society in the field.