Science is the basis for every human being, says scholar

Vice-Chancellor discusses importance of science, sustainability, and organic agriculture at symposium on North Karnataka's green economic growth.

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.