Innovation is the buzz-word of 21st century : Modi

“Innovation is the buzz-word of 21st century. Any society that does not innovate will stagnate. That India is a emerging as a hub for start-ups shows the thirst for innovation. We must make India the most attractive destination for innovation and enterprise. India is emerging as the hub for start-ups shows the thirst for innovations… We must make India as the most attractive destination for innovations and enterprise,We must build on this… It will not happen only through government efforts but by youngsters here… The best ideas come in their minds and not in government offices, Let us affirm that the best ideas will come from Indian laboratories and from Indian students, My appeal to youngsters is: Innovate in India, Innovate for humanity. From mitigating climate change to ensuring better agricultural productivity, From cleaner energy to water conservation, From combatting malnutrition to effective waste management.This will not happen through Government efforts alone. It will happen through youngsters like you.The best ideas do not come in Government buildings or in fancy offices. They come in campuses like yours, in the minds of youngsters like you, Innovation is the buzz-word of 21st century. Any society that does not innovate will stagnate. That India is a emerging as a hub for start-ups shows the thirst for innovation. We must make India the most attractive destination for innovation and enterprise. Innovations and Enterprise are going to be the foundation stone for making India a developed economy.

A long term sustainable technology-led economic growth is possible on this foundation, IITs today stand for India’s Instrument for Tranformation. You have received what can be called the best that our education system has to offer. Students here represent the diversity of India. From different states, speaking different languages, From different backgrounds you merge here in pursuit of knowledge .The nation is proud of the IITs and what IIT graduates have achieved. The success of IITs led to the creation of engineering colleges around the country. They were inspired by the IITs and this led to India becoming one of the world’s largest pools of technical manpower.: IITs have built Brand India globally. IIT students are at the forefront of some of the best startups in India. “

— PM Narendra Modi at the 56th convocation of IIT-Bombay on August 11 in Mumbai.

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