VIJAYAWADA: The present generation should work towards making the country self-sufficient and self-reliant on crucial technologies, opined Dr. Samir V Kamat, Distinguished Scientist and Director-General, Naval Systems and Materials at DRDO.
He was delivering the inaugural address at the 66th annual conference of the Indian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ISTAM) at VIT-AP University. Dr. G Viswanathan, Founder & Chancellor, VIT Group of Institutions emphasised the importance of research in the growth of a nation.