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bouring country bring out the truth. Knowingly or GRAND CHALLENGES
unknowingly by playing into the hands of anti-na-
tional forces for your selfishness, you will not be ANNUAL MEETING, 2020
able to work for the interest of the country nor
for your party
NEW DEVELOPMENTS AROUND THE STATUE
OF UNITY
AROGYA VAN has 5 Lakh plants of 380 different
species spread over an area of 17 acre
AROGYA KUTIR has a traditional treatment facili-
ty named Santhigiri Wellness Centre which will pro-
vide healthcare based on Ayurveda, Siddha, Yoga
and Panchakarma
EKTA MALL displays a diverse range of handi-
crafts and traditional items from all over India. It is
spread over 35,000 sq ft Scan QR code to
hear the Prime
CHILDREN NUTRITION PARK is the world’s Minister's full
first-ever technology-driven nutrition park for chil- address
dren and is spread over an area of 35,000 sq ft cience and innovation touch almost
JUNGLE SAFARI is state-of-the-art zoological park Sall aspects of human life and have
spread over an area of 375 acres at seven different become all the more important in the times
levels ranging from 29 to 180 meters. It has more of COVID-19. In his address at the Grand
than 1,100 birds and animals and 5 Lakh plants Challenges Annual Meeting, 2020, Prime
UNITY GLOW GARDEN is a unique theme park Minister Narendra Modi gave a clear message
spread over an area of 3.61 acres. It has a glim- that the future will be shaped by societies
mering array of installations, figures and optical that invest in science and innovation. The
illusions meeting was to be held physically in India
CACTUS GARDEN is a grand architectural green- but it was held virtually due to the pandemic.
house with 450 national and international species “Such is the power of technology that a
from 17 countries. It has around 6 Lakh plants in- global pandemic did not keep us apart.
cluding 1.9 Lakh cactus plants in an area spread This programme has continued as per
over 25 acres schedule... It shows a commitment to adapt
SEA-PLANE SERVICE is connecting Statue of Uni- and innovate,” the Prime Minister said.
ty in Kevadia with Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmed-
abad. Seaplanes have the ability to land and take- WHAT IS GRAND CHALLENGES
off from water thus offering access to areas that ANNUAL MEETING, 2020
do not have landing strips or runways The annual meeting this year was held
between October 19 and 21. It brought
together about 1,600 policymakers and
scientific leaders from 40 countries, calling
for deepened scientific collaborations in
solving global health problems, with great
emphasis on COVID-19 with an "India for the
Scan QR code to hear Scan QR code to hear
the Prime Minister's the PM's dialogue World" framing.
full address on National with the officers of the
Integration Day Administrative Services
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