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78th Independence Day
Cover Story

Decades of change

through technology

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promoted the
importance of technology not only in politics
but also in the policies of governance and has
given new impetus to development. Today, be it a
development plan or a space mission, science and
technology has shown the country a new path and
the world is acknowledging the strength of India's
science and technology...

space sector is opening up new future for us. This is a very
important aspect of development which we shall pay more
emphasis on. We have introduced several new reforms
in this sector. We have removed several restrictions that
were gripping the growth of this sector.
n India is seeing a surge in startups in the space sector. This
sector is now becoming very vibrant and is going to play
a crucial role in making our country a powerful nation. We
are futuristic in our vision while strengthening the sector.
n Today private satellites and rockets are being launched
in our own country. I can vouch for this fact that if policies
We have seen once upon a time, how we are right, intentions are true with complete commitment
towards national development then we are bound to
used to struggle for 2G. Today, every device
achieve great outcomes.
has progressed rapidly and 5G has been
n The world is changing rapidly and the importance of
rapidly rolled out across the country. 5G has
science and technology is increasing in every aspect of life.
reached almost all areas of India. Friends, I We need to place significant emphasis on science.
said that we are not going to stop, stopping n I have noticed that there has been a new atmosphere
on 5G is no longer acceptable to us. We are of interest in science and technology in our schools and
colleges after the success of Chandrayaan mission. This
already working on 6G in mission mode and
new enthusiasm must be nurtured by our educational
we will make our mark in the world in that institutions.
also. I say this with confidence. n The Government of India has also increased support for
research. We have established more chairs. We have
created the National Research Foundation providing it with
a legal framework to develop a permanent system that
n Today, whether it is the tourism sector, MSMEs, continuously strengthens research.
education, healthcare, transport, agriculture, or the
n It is a matter of great pride that we have decided to
farming sector, a new and modern system is being
allocate one lakh crore rupees for research and innovation
established in every field. We aim to advance in line
in the Budget so that the ideas of our country’s youth can
with our country’s unique conditions while adopting
be realized.
the best practices from around the world.
n Future of the world is connected with semiconductors,
n There is a need for modernity in every sector, there
modern technology and AI. We have embarked on the
is a need for newness. There is a need to connect
semiconductor mission and aspire to have Made In India
technology. Due to our new policies in every sector, all
products which are available at competitive rates for the
these sectors are getting new support, new strength.
world. We have great talent pools and our youth should
n My young minds kindly be mindful of the fact that the dream big in this sector.
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