Governor Abdul Nazeer lauds SVU for drone training status achievement

Tirupati: Andhra Pradesh governor and chancellor S Abdul Nazeer hailed Sri Venkateswara university (SVU) for getting the Remote Pilot Training Organisation (RTPO) status from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation for imparting drone pilot training.During his address at the 63rd to 68th convocations simultaneously conducted at SVU in Tirupati on Wednesday, Governor expressed delight on noting that SVU established many Centres of Excellence in frontier and emerging areas like Micro and nano satellite technologies, Earth science and atmospheric research, Material science and nanotechnology, Virus like particle technologies, Herbal drug research, Psychological and biological sciences, Water resrouces management and Bio-energy innovation.Ajay Kumar Sood, principal scientific adviser to Government of India, has called upon the educated youth to use their knowledge to ensure meaningful social development by reaching out to the rural and underserved communities.Laying emphasis on rural development, he explained how RuTAG (Rural Technology Action Group) had taken the 62 field-tested technologies developed by the seven IITs to the reach of 752 NGOs, while the ongoing second phase focussed on commercialisation.Ajay Kumar Sood also advised the educated youth to take a plunge in IoT-enabled agricultural tools, digital platforms for financial inclusion, robotics, smart manufacturing, logistics by focusing on interdisciplinary collaboration.The chancellor later conferred honorary doctorates on prof Ajay Kumar Sood, Indian National Science Academy president Dr Shekhar C Mande and Bharat Biotech International Limited Executive Chairman Dr. Krishna M. Ella and also conferred doctorate to Tirupati urban development authority (TUDA) chairman Dollars Divakar Reddy during the ceremony.Around 12141 students were awarded degrees and 502 meritorious students were presented with gold medals during the convocation.Vice-chancellor prof Tata Narasinga Rao, in his annual report, recalled the 2710 consultancy and industry assignments undertaken by the varsity, generating revenues up to Rs.399 lakh, and the collaborations signed with reputed institutions. Registrar prof M Bhupathi Naidu and thousands of students took part.