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Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking at the India International Science Festival through the virtual medium on Tuesday [Photo/ANI]
India has data, demography, demand and democracy needed for high-tech highways: PM Modi ANI | Updated: Dec 22, 2020 19:17 IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): In his address at the India International Science Festival (IISF) organised by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India in the current age has data, demography, demand and most importantly, democracy for high-tech highways. India has data, demography, demand and most importantly, democracy for high-tech highways. The applications of digital technology has translated to internet facilities to the rural population and faster delivery of government services. India s considerable population is now connected with the mainstream through smartphones, PM Modi said through the vi
NEW DELHI: The sixth edition of the India International Science Festival (IISF 2020) will be inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday. The four-day festival will be held on digital platforms till December 25.
RSS-linked science body Vigyan Bharati is the knowledge partner of the department of science and technology for IISF. The DST, in collaboration with other central ministries, has been organising this annual event since 2015. The theme for this year’s festival is ‘Science for Self-Reliant India and Global Welfare’.
“This year, the IISF will begin on the birth anniversary of Srinivasa Ramanujan (December 22), world-renowned Indian mathematician, and culminate on the birth anniversary of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee (December 25),” Union minister Harsh Vardhan said. The concluding session of IISF will be addressed by V-P Venkaiah Naidu.