Chief Minister, Dr. Pramod Sawant emphasised Goa’s contribution to the field of Science and Technology and called on the youngsters to fan their curiosity by taking to science beyond the laboratories. He was addressing the gathering during the inaugural 7th Manohar Parrikar
Vidnyan Mahotsav, 2025 organised by Department of Science, Technology & Waste Management, Govt. of Goa with associate partners Goa Waste Management Corporation, Centre for Environment Education and Goa State Innovation Council at National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Dona Paula on Thursday.
Dr Sawant, who hailed Goan-origin scientists Dr Raghunath Mashelkar, DD Kosambi and Dr Anil Kakodkar, also presented the Manohar Parrikar Yuva Scientist Award 2025 to Dr. Sai Gautam Gopalakrishnan, Associate Professor of Materials Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, where he leads a research group in computational materials science.
Former Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Dr. Kiran Kumar, former Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, Govt. of India, Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Secretary (Science, Technology and Waste Management), P. Pravimal Abhishek, IAS, Chairman of Manohar Parrikar Vidnyan Celebration Committee, Jose Manuel Noronha, Director, Science, Technology and Waste Management, Harish Adconkar and others were also present.
