New Delhi, Sep 5 (PTI) The chairman of the National Educational Technology Forum (NETF), Anil Sahasrabudhe, on Tuesday said research should be "well-grounded" and cater to underprivileged sections of society.

He was addressing the Research Awards Distribution Ceremony at the Ambedkar University, in which 24 faculty members were felicitated.

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Four faculty members were conferred the 'Commendable Researcher' award, the university said in a statement.

The research topics of commendable researchers comprised primary education, Covid pandemic, artificial intelligence (AI), adoption of electric vehicles in India, and food security.

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"India is gradually becoming a digital superpower, and it would be further useful for research to be well-grounded and attending to the underprivileged sections of the society," Sahasrabudhe said at the event.

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