NRP Desk
Lucknow: Chief Minister Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath and Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh today addressed the 2-day Startup Conclave organised by the Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt of India. In addition, Dr. Jitendra Singh today inaugurated India’s first Swastik-shaped “Lotus Garden” at the Bota CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow, while also addressing the CSIR Startup Conclave 2025 in the presence of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The newly developed Swastik Lotus Garden, spread across 930 sq. m, is the first of its kind in the country. It houses 60 varieties of lotus sourced from across the world and 50 taxa of water lily, with conservation ensured through advanced genetic methods, light exposure regulation, and scientific treatments. Among its highlights is the NBRI-Namoh 108, the world’s first 108-petal lotus developed at Lucknow. Dr. Jitendra Singh said, the garden would act as a hub for biodiversity conservation and entrepreneurship, while also emerging as a new tourism destination. “This is not only a unique conservation effort, it is also a platform for creating new opportunities in floriculture, wellness, and agri-based industries,” Dr. Jitendra Singh remarked. He added that the facility symbolises the government’s vision of linking science with livelihoods.
