Science is the basis for every human being, says scholar

Dignitaries attending the inaugural session of a symposium at the Central University of Karnataka near Kadaganchi in Kalaburagi district.
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Delving briefly into the origin and development of species in a scientific course, Vice-Chancellor of University of Hyderabad B. Jagadeeshwara Rao said that science is the basis for every human being.

“Biology is a very important part of human life. The environment keeps evolving and it changes so fast that it doesn’t give sufficient time to adapt to its changes. Hence, every life goes extinct. Human beings are no exception. They are bound to be extinct. It may happen in millions of years from now,” he said.

He was delivering a keynote address at a one-day symposium on Science and Sustainability organised at the auditorium of Central University of Karnataka on its main campus near Kadaganchi in Kalaburagi district recently.

The event was organised by the Department of Life Science of the university.

Resource person Chandrashekhar Biradar spoke on reviving green economic growth in North Karnataka.

“We have adopted a faulty farming system and cultivated wrong food habits. Modern agriculture systems have increased input costs by 60% making agriculture unprofitable and risky. It has spoiled the health of our soil and water and made our food rich in chemicals. Due to high chemical and pesticide content, our foodgrains and spices are rejected by the importing countries. We are also becoming the victims of many diseases due to high chemical and pesticide content,” he said.

Mr. Biradar also made a few suggestions to address the issue.

“Adopting the age-old organic and sustainable green agriculture practice is the only solution. We have done research and developed sustainable agriculture models which are well suited to dryland like in North Karnataka. We have demonstrated this model in Bijapur and Bagalkot districts. Due to AI, the service sector is going to decline and agriculture is the best alternative to provide jobs and sustainable livelihood. For that, we have to create Green Gram Swarajya,” he said.

Vice-Chancellor of the university Battu Satyanarayana, who presided over the event, expressed concern over the increasing ecological imbalance with the increasing generation of waste.

“Science has to provide solutions to reducing waste and its impact on ecology. Civilizations are born on the banks of rivers. Today, rivers are polluted. We have to develop alternative business models which are sustainable,” he said.

Another resource person and Chief Executive Officer of Artho Biotech Praveen K. Sappa spoke about insect technology and its impact on sustainability.

Registrar R.R. Biradar, faculty members Channaveer R.M., N. Satyanarayana, Krishna Chaitanya, Kavitha Hiremath, E. Sujatha, Kavishankar, Rakesh, Rashmita Samal, Vimal Kishore and students were present.