President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended their greetings on the auspicious festival of Krishna Janmashtami
Taking cognisance of increasing cyber crime incidents in view of digital penetration in the country, he noted that this was a new area of concern for agencies, investigators, regulators and legal fraternity, and called for developing technical and human expertise to tackle it.
The Vice President was addressing the 12th Convocation of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram
After arriving from New Delhi, he first offered prayers at Hanumangarhi and then performed darshan of Ram Lala.
Emphasising on the need to be “vocal for local”, the VP said that this spirit was a facet of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, and reflected the essence of the ‘Swadeshi Andolan’ during India’s freedom struggle.
"We must balance our developmental needs with environmental protection and make sure everyone understands the importance of sustainable living. Meaningful development is possible only when it takes into account the cost on environment"
The Governor of Rajasthan Kalraj Mishra and others accompanied the Vice-President during the visit.
"I want CSIR to bestow greater attention on agricultural research and come out with new innovations, techniques and solutions to address the problems faced by farmers."
The plant will take care of 15 per cent of the electricity demand of JIPMER and save Rs 1.7 crore in electricity bills every year as per the present power tariff rates
He said 60 per cent of the country’s population lives in the villages and doctors should serve the nation with passion.
