Trichy: Indian Space scientist Mylswamy Annadurai while asking engineers to develop self-reliant technology within existing domains by gathering knowledge said that innovation is not just invention. It is about putting the available technology into better use to create value, business and social impact, he added.
Mylswamy, also vice president for Tamil Nadu state council for science and technology (TNSCST), was the chief guest of a webinar session organised by Tiruchirappalli local centre of the institution of engineers (India) on the 53rd Engineers’ Day, observed on September 15 every year, on Tuesday.
Speaking about the significance of this day and role of engineers in creating self-reliant India, he said now India has its own technologies in all its space-related projects by its own sustainable innovation driven development strategy.
He added that now government has started taking initiatives in developing indigenous innovative sustainable technologies in major sectors like drone usage in agriculture farming, modern equipment in dyeing industries to treat wastages, banana stem plantation with extraction of fibre from banana stem and in-house developed online VC platform for education and business communications, he said.
He requested engineers to innovate to make India self-reliant in modern technologies. As part of Engineers’ Day celebrations, the tnstitution of engineers, Tiruchirappalli local centre honours one best engineer in this region every year. For the year 2020, A Balasubramanian, chief general manager (commercial and electrical & instrumentation) of Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Ltd (TNPL) Karur, was selected as the best engineer.