Deep sea exploration India's next new frontier: PM

January 03, 2020 11:34

Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is in on a two-day visit to Karnataka is speaking at the inauguration of the 107th Indian Science Congress in Bengaluru. This is second day in the BJP-rule state. Excerpts from his speech.

"I am very happy that one of my first programmes at the start of the new year and new decade is linked to science, technology and innovation.This programme is happening in Bengaluru, a city linked with science and innovation.

"When we start the year 2020 with positivity and optimism of science and technology driven development, then we take another step towards fulfilling our dream.

"I am also happy to learn that Indias ranking has improved in innovation Index to 52. Our schemes have created more technology business incubators in the last 5 years than in the previous 50 years. I congratulate our scientists for these accomplishments.

"Our successes in space exploration should now be mirrored in the new frontier of the deep sea. We need to explore, map and responsibly harness the vast oceanic resources of water, energy, food and minerals."

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