Hon. Members I am also happy to congratulate Mr. Ratan Tata has his entire team, who have won the CSIR's first Diamong Jubilee Technology Awar. The design, development, fabrication and launch of Indica was a major milestone in Indian auto industry. It is a matter of great pride for all of us today that an Indian Indica is being sold in the British market as City Rover! Tata's Indica achievement is a tribute to Indian creativity, enterprise and team spirit, as well as to the dynamism of the Tata Group, led by Mr. Ratan Tata. Our technological prowess on the ground, as it were, is now being matched in the air: the inaugural flight of an indigenously designed and built civilian aircraft, SARAS, took place only last months. This is a great moment for our domestic civil aircraft industry. I am sure and hope that house of Tata will be in the forefront of national efforts to put us on the map of civil aviation industry as well. To me, SARAS is not an aircraft, just as Indica is not a car. Both stand for India's determination to win in the global technology race. It is this spirit that must propel us forward. As I look around us, I am concerned that ours is a country of sharp contrasts and contradications. On the one hand, we take satisfaction from the fact that over 100 global companies have come to India to set up R&D Centres, affirming the intellectual capital of our scientific and engineering community. But at the same time, it is saddening to note that science is no longer an automatic choice for our best and brightest students. Even amongst those who do opt for the science stream at the University level, many do not pursue a career in science. We must redouble our efforts to make science an attractive career for our young people. Efforts to make science an attractive career for our young. Madam, I should like to refer to some of the votes on this bill, particularly vote no. 50 regarding the ministry of home affairs. A good deal has been said about the need for the relaxation of the present state of emergency.
