PMINDIA
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today released the IMPRINT India brochure at the Visitors’ Conference at Rashtrapati Bhavan. ‘IMPRINT India’ is a Pan-IIT and IISc joint initiative to develop a roadmap for research to solve major engineering and technology challenges in ten technology domains relevant to India.
In his remarks on the occasion, the Prime Minister laid stress on the importance of innovation and technology for the progress and development of the nation. He said institutions of higher education should give primacy to innovation in learning. He said finding solutions to challenges like global warming and converting waste to wealth, were key to rise of India. He exhorted institutions of higher learning to focus on areas such as defence manufacturing. “Science is universal but technology must be local,” the Prime Minister said. He called for enhanced industry-academia partnerships.
The Prime Minister praised the President as an ocean of knowledge, and appreciated his initiatives towards higher education.
Am grateful to @RashtrapatiBhvn for filling life into this system: PM at Visitors' Conference in Rashtrapati Bhavan https://t.co/pLfu5kwkgA
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— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 5, 2015Science is universal but technology has to be local: PM @narendramodi https://t.co/pLfu5kwkgA
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— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 5, 2015Our President is a walking talking university. He is an ocean of knowledge: PM @narendramodi @RashtrapatiBhvn https://t.co/pLfu5kwkgA
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 5, 2015At the Visitors' Conference at Rashtrapati Bhavan, highlighted the vitality of innovation & technology in the development of the nation.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 5, 2015Greater industry-academia partnerships will give a boost to research, learning & will benefit the youth. https://t.co/ehnGj2oLEp
— NarendraModi(@narendramodi) November 5, 2015