The insatiable thirst for
knowledge never ends and inexhaustible. Man is never tired of finding out what
he fails to know once. His efforts have been expanded to the horizons of
knowledge. Sky is the limit in triumph of modern man.
The modern age challenges the man
with its complexity although he achieved a lot. It is eternal quest for
knowledge makes man more optimistic than pessimistic to find out the remedy for
every riddle in his life. The world has become smaller than before due to
tremendous inventions and developments in every dimension of progress such as
communications and travel facilities. But man does not satisfy with what he
accomplished.
The western world achieved
incredible development by passing through two major Industrial Revolutions
while India trudging for its existence from its futile multi-faceted lingual
and communal problems. The Industrial growth and economy brought change in
every walk of life in European community. Hence, India relegated to centuries
of backwardness of both Research and Industrialization.
However, the young Prime Minister
Rajiv Gandhi, who came to office in 1985, dreamt for India’s 21st
century prospectives and challenges and tried to lead the country to step into
the future century by welcoming the third Industrial Revolution Known as
Computer Revolution. This bold decision minimizes the gap from centuries to
decades and decades to a few years between west and east. India is, however
stepping forward rather slowly towards maturity in every dimensional progress.
India is, in fact, trying to
develop indigenous world-class technology rather than import. ISRO’s successful
INSAT-2A is the landmark of India’s matured capabilities in satellite building
for multi-purpose applications, which launched in July 1992. IRS-IA is the
first successful satellite, which preceded INSAT-2A with total indigenous
capabilities orbited in March 1988; spread wings of Indian Technology Mission.
Rightly said ISRO’s chairman Prof. U.R. Rao that Indian satellite technology
has reached maturity.
The other successful stages of
accomplished development like atomic explosion at Pokharan in Rajasthan on 18
May, 1974 headed by Dr. Raja Ramanna; launching a Centre for Development of
Telematics (C – DoT) in Delhi led by Sam Pitroda; BHEL’s and Development Centre
in Hyderabad are worthy to note.
India’s Defence Research and
Development Base – Hyderabad has just crossed three milestones by successfully
testing highly sophisticated computerized missiles in recent years. ALH
(Advanced Light Helicopter) which adds another feather to the plethora of
successful achievements of India by HAL – Bangalore by the joint venture with
Euro-Copter – Germany. Though we achieved a great deal is less than what we
achieved, a great deal is less than what we need. India is many miles to go to
meet the needs of the people.
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