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this launching, from Kashmir to       Non-Government companies                 solved many challenges and have    many of our students are engaged
        Kanyakumari and from Kutch         are  also getting  the  facility            given new solutions to the country.  in developing new technology
        to Kohima, in the whole country,   to launch their payloads and                    Friends, you may remember,     related to them. Several IITs are also
        digital connectivity will be further   satellites  through  IN-SPACe.          I had called for ‘Jai Anusandhan’   working together on a multilingual
        strengthened. With the help of     I would urge more and more                  from the Red Fort. I had also talked   project that makes learning local
        this, even the remotest areas will   start-ups and innovators to take          about making this decade the       languages easier. This project will
        be more easily connected with      full advantage of these huge                Techade of India. I loved seeing   help the new National Education
        the rest of the country. When      opportunities being created in              this; our IIT students have also   Policy a lot in achieving those goals
        the country is self-reliant, how it   India in the Space sector.               taken over its command. This       as well. You will also be happy
        reaches new heights of success –                                               month, on 14-15 October, all 23 IITs   to know that IIT Madras and IIT
        this is also an example of this. While   My dear countrymen, when it           came on one platform for the first   Kanpur have played a leading role
        talking to you, I also remember    comes to students, youth power,             time to showcase their innovations   in preparing India’s indigenous 5G
        those old days, when India was     leadership roles, many outdated             and  research  projects.  In  this  fair,   testbed. This is certainly a great
        denied the Cryogenic Rocket        stereotypes   have     become               students and researchers who       start.  I hope to see many more
        Technology. The scientists of India   ingrained in our minds. Many a           came from all over the country,    such efforts in the times to come.
        not only developed indigenous      times we see that when student              displayed more than 75 great       I also hope that taking inspiration
        technology, but today with the help   power is referred to, its scope is       projects. Healthcare, Agriculture,   from IITs, other institutions will
        of it, dozens of satellites are being   limited by linking it with the student   Robotics,  Semiconductors,  5G   also step up their R&D activities.
        sent to space simultaneously. With   union elections. But the scope of         Communications— these projects
        this launching, India has emerged   student power is very big, very            were made on many such themes.         My    dear     countrymen,
        as a strong player in the global   vast. Student power is the basis            Although all these projects were   sensitivity towards the environment
        commercial market…with this, new   of making India powerful. After             one better than the other, I want   is embedded in every part of our
        doors  of opportunities  have also   all, it’s the youth of today who will     to draw your attention to some     society and we can feel it all around
        opened up for India.               take India towards 2047. When               projects. For example, a team from   us. There is no dearth of people in
            Friends,  our country, which   India celebrates her centenary,             IIT Bhubaneswar has developed      the country who spend a lifetime in
        is moving with the resolve of a    this power of youth, their hard             a portable ventilator for new born   the protection of the environment.
        developed India, can achieve       work, their sweat, their talent, will       babies. It runs on battery and can     We can also learn a lot from
        its goals only with the efforts of   take India to the heights that the        be used easily in remote areas.    Suresh Kumar ji, who lives in
        everyone. Earlier in India, the Space   country is resolving today. The way    This can prove to be very helpful   Bengaluru, Karnataka, he has a
        sector  was  confined  within  the   our youth of today are working            in saving the lives of babies who   great passion for protecting nature
        purview of Government systems.     for the country, and have joined            are born prematurely. Be it electric   and environment. Around 20 years
        Since the space sector was opened   nation  building,  makes  me  filled       mobility, drone technology, 5G,    ago, he had taken the initiative to
        for the youth of India and for     with confidence. The way our youth
        India's private sector, revolutionary   solve problems in hackathons, stay
        changes have started coming        awake all night and work for hours,                              JAI ANUSANDHAN
        in it. Indian industries and start-  is  very inspiring. A  hackathon
        ups are engaged in bringing new    held in recent years, with lakhs of
        innovations and new technologies   youth of the country together have                                 Making this Decade the Techade of India
        in  this  field.  In  particular,  the
        collaboration of IN-SPACe is going
        to make a big difference in this
        area.
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