Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that the era of Start-ups has begun across the country, Excelsoft Technologies CEO D. Sudhanva said Start-ups are mainly driven by fast growing technology and newer innovations.

He was speaking after inaugurating National Technology Day celebration at CSIR-CFTRI in city on May 11.

Observing that Start-ups and Entrepreneurship are a result of rapidly growing Science and Technology, Sudhanva said not much people had an idea of Start-ups in the 1980s. But with the rapid advancement of Science and Technology, Start-ups have sprung up in large numbers, he said adding that they have now become very much part of our life.

Noting that technology has covered everyone of us, he said that we are using technology right from the time we get up in the morning till we go to sleep at night.

Pointing out that technology which was once used only for specific reasons, has now become very much a part of our daily life, Sudhanva said we are dependent on technology for everything, even for delivery of food at our doorsteps.

Stating that fast food supply chain is a result of technology advancement, he said that this trend has resulted in price rise of organic food products.

Continuing, he said that advanced studies and research is going on in the field of Food Science and Food Processing in the country. “Now is the time to discuss the pros and cons of scientific findings of research. Any technology should be a boon and not bane to mankind,” he pointed out adding that everyone should ensure that technology is best used only for welfare of the society.

Several Start-ups that were provided technology by CFTRI were distributed certificates and licences on the occasion.

CFTRI  TTBD Section Head B.V. Sathyendra Rao, Chief Scientist Dr. N.K. Rastogi and others were present.