Research, innovation & creative ideas to help India achieve national goals by 2025, says Prez Kovind

New Delhi, October 06: Addressing the convocation of prestigious IIT Roorkee, President Ram Nath Kovind said that India will achieve its national goals, including $5 trillion economy by 2025 with the help of research, innovation and creative ideas. He termed the institute an “innovation hub”, where more than 300 students were awarded PhD degrees. It’s the maximum in 172 years of its existence.

Commitment towards United Nations

Kovind said that the country has given the commitment to achieve sustainable development goals adopted by the United Nations. It is also willing to play its role in addressing global concerns such as climate change, he added.

“Institutions such as IIT Roorkee are not just centres of education, they are also hubs of innovation and creative ideas. And it is research, innovation and creative ideas that will help us achieve our national goals as well as address the larger concerns confronting humanity today,” the President has been quoted as saying to a national daily.

Nurturing innovation and creativity

At the institute which was the first engineering college established during British rule, he said, “We must nurture innovation and creativity. And I am happy to note that IIT Roorkee is doing just that. The TIDES Business Incubator here supports start-ups and early-stage companies working on emerging technologies.”

Creative thinking among students has been encouraged and they have been given representation in academic bodies and decision-making, he told the media.

“Researchers here are working on technologies and products that contribute to the well being of their fellow citizens. These include working in cutting edge fields such as nanotechnology, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision and Bio-materials,” he told a news daily.

The president said that its alumni can and should contribute to their alma mater. “They were fortunate to receive world-class education which was substantially funded by the tax-payer, that is, by the nation. There is a moral obligation to pay back, and to help those less privileged – in whichever manner the individual prefers,” he said.

He added that it would be beneficial if the procedure of paying back improves education and scholarship at the grassroots of society.

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