Hyderabad: “Scientists are coming out with solutions to human concerns, which is needed. We started our journey from gravity to relativity, now something more, the age of Artificial intelligence is dominating,” said Prof. Syed Ainul Hasan, Vice Chancellor, Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) today in the inaugural session of the first International Urdu Science Conference 2024 “Science for a Sustainable Future” organized by School of Science (SoS), MANUU.
Prof. Basuthkar Jagadeeshwar Rao, Vice-Chancellor, Hyderabad Central University, was the Chief Guest and Prof. Ahmad Kamal, Sr. Professor Emeritus, BITS-PILANI, Hyderabad, was the keynote speaker.
Prof. Ainul Hasan expressed happiness that 150 science models were being presented by students of 23 schools at the conference. MANUU is providing a platform for promoting scientific studies, he said.
Prof. B.J. Rao, in his address, said that every GDP-centric growth activity would end up damaging the environmental ecosystem. The human body develops as a negative intro base system. When we organize ourselves, we disorganize our surroundings compensatively. The entropy in the surroundings will increase at the cost of our development. Whole process is such that when you develop something, something else will get undeveloped, that is the design. The conference covers two critical points – The contribution of women in science and the role of science in shaping students’ minds, both connected to future sustainability. These are essential threads getting interwoven today and tomorrow, he added.
Through his PowerPoint presentation, Prof. Ahmad Kamal highlighted the topic “Improving Sustainability through Pharmaceutical Green Chemistry”. He detailed the steps involved in making medicines in Pharmaceutical Chemistry. Continuing his presentation, he said that in today’s era, humans have collected many resources to develop their medical treatment, but these resources harm the environment and ecosystem. Today, many laws have been made regarding the protection of the environment. Special care is now being taken, whether it be in the pharmaceutical industry or any other industrial waste. He added that Proper disposal and minimising environmental damage have become the priorities.
Prof. Salman Ahmed Khan, Dean, SoS, delivered a welcome address earlier. The Convenor Conference, Dr Salahuddin Syed, Associate Professor (Chemistry) briefed about the conference and proposed vote of thanks. Dr. Majid Ali Choudhary, Assistant Professor (Mathematics), was the co-convener. (INN)