PM Modi Hails Indian Scientists For Developing Vaccine Against COVID-19

Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded Indian scientists for developing an India-made vaccine against COVID and promoting other measures to fight the pandemic within a year of its outbreak.

Addressing a meeting of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Society via video conferencing, he cited India’s experience in the last century and said that one would have to wait for years to get their hands on the innovations achieved abroad, but its scientists are now working shoulder to shoulder with their counterparts outside.

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He said that they are working at the same speed.

Noting that the world is facing the biggest challenge in a century, the Prime Minister praised the scientific community, saying it was perhaps unprecedented that vaccines were developed within a year.

On the occasion, Modi reiterated his call for “Atmanirbhar Bharat” (self-reliant) and strong India, saying that the COVID-19 crisis has slowed its pace, but our resolve remains the same.

India wants to be self-reliant in many fields ranging from agriculture to astronomy, from disaster management to defence technology, from vaccines to virtual reality and from biotechnology to battery technology.

He said India is now showing the way to the world in sustainable development and clean energy and is playing an important role in progress in other countries with its role in software and satellite development.

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