Hello This is... | Science & technology efforts during COVID-19

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his latest address to the nation cited India’s production of face masks and PPE kits having grown from zero to 200,000 per day, after COVID-19 hit the country.

At the same time, ventilators are being produced at a breakneck speed by the government and private players with innovation in form and utility.

In this webcast, Prof Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of Science & Technology tells Network 18’s Kartik Malhotra that India needs a nodal agency to enable greater convergence of industry towards the needs of the nation.

Prof Sharma also highlights India’s technological prowess in deploying Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in drug discovery, and how India can gear up to become the factory of the world.