World looks to New India for tech & innovation leadership: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday said that New India under PM Narendra Modi has changed the discourse completely from being a country saddled in scams and red tape to one that the world looks up to for both technology and innovation leadership. Addressing students at the Jyothi Engineering College in Thrissur, Kerala, the Minister said, “Technology and digitalisation are playing a significant role in shaping of the economies, the trades across the world and India is already taking the lead in that direction and coming decade will be India’s Techade full of opportunities for the young Indians. ” TRENDING STORIES See All Premium Udaipur to host G20 Sherpa meeting from 4 Dec Premium Billionaire Radhakishan Damani offloads shares worth ₹ .

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The Minister said there is already a wave of opportunities for innovation and startups in India and the Government looks up to students, entrepreneurs and startups from across the country to grab these opportunities and help India become the trusted tech partner of the world. “ Rajeev Chandrasekhar , who reached Thrissur earlier today, visited his first school St. Paul’s, Kuriachira that he had joined as a five-year-old.

He was given a ceremonial welcome with the school band presenting a march. He was happy to meet the students, teachers and caregivers at the school. He was shown his admission records that dated 1969—meticulously preserved by the school.

Sister Felicita, sister of his then School Headmistress, Sister Clarence presented him a picture of Sister Clarence as memorabilia,” the Ministry of Electronics & IT said in a release. The minister later went to the Senior Secondary wing of the school and announced setting up of an Atal Tinkering Lab. Speaking to students, he urged them to be innovative and enterprising, while working for their academic credits in school.

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. Later, Rajeev Chandrasekhar went to Cheruthuruthy, where he was felicitated by the eminent personalities and business leaders from the region. Catch all the Business News , Market News , Breaking News Events and Latest News Updates on Live Mint.

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