PM Modi, Israeli PM Netanyahu inaugurate iCreate

Published By : Admin | January 17, 2018 | 15:14 IST
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Prime Minister Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu today dedicated to the nation, the iCREATE facility located on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. iCreate is an independent Centre created with the objective of facilitating entrepreneurship through a blend of creativity, innovation, engineering, product design and leveraging emerging technologies to deal with major issues such as food security, water, connectivity, cybersecurity, IT and electronics, energy, bio-medical equipment and devices etc. iCreate aims to develop an ecosystem in India to generate quality entrepreneurs.

The two leaders visited various stalls that highlighted technologies and innovations across diverse fields. 

Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said that innovation has a key role to play in bringing the people of India and Israel, closer to each other. He said the entire world has taken note of the technological prowess and creativity of Israel. 

He said the youth of India has energy and enthusiasm. What the youth needs is a bit of encouragement and institutional support, he added. 

The Prime Minister said that the Government is working to make the entire system innovation-friendly, so that intent can generate ideas; ideas lead to innovation; and innovation helps create a New India. 

He said that the first pre-requisite of success is courage. He congratulated the courageous youth who are engaged in innovative activities at iCreate. 

Quoting Kalidasa, the Prime Minister touched upon the dilemma between convention and innovation. He urged the youth of India to innovate to overcome the challenges facing the nation today, and to improve the quality of life of the common man at lowest possible cost. 

The Prime Minister spoke of cooperation between India and Israel for innovation in areas such as food, water, health and energy. He said this cooperation between the two countries would write a new chapter in the history of mankind in the 21st century. 

 

 

 

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Prime Minister greets citizens on National Voters’ Day
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PM calls becoming a voter an occasion of celebration, writes to MY-Bharat volunteers

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, today extended greetings to citizens on the occasion of National Voters’ Day.

The Prime Minister said that the day is an opportunity to further deepen faith in the democratic values of the nation. He complimented all those associated with the Election Commission of India for their dedicated efforts to strengthen India’s democratic processes.

Highlighting the importance of voter participation, the Prime Minister noted that being a voter is not only a constitutional privilege but also a vital duty that gives every citizen a voice in shaping India’s future. He urged people to always take part in democratic processes and honour the spirit of democracy, thereby strengthening the foundations of a Viksit Bharat.

Shri Modi has described becoming a voter as an occasion of celebration and underlined the importance of encouraging first-time voters.

On the occasion of National Voters’ Day, the Prime Minister said has written a letter to MY-Bharat volunteers, urging them to rejoice and celebrate whenever someone around them, especially a young person, gets enrolled as a voter for the first time.

In a series of X posts; Shri Modi said;

“Greetings on #NationalVotersDay.

This day is about further deepening our faith in the democratic values of our nation.

My compliments to all those associated with the Election Commission of India for their efforts to strengthen our democratic processes.

Being a voter is not just a constitutional privilege, but an important duty that gives every citizen a voice in shaping India’s future. Let us honour the spirit of our democracy by always taking part in democratic processes, thereby strengthening the foundations of a Viksit Bharat.”

“Becoming a voter is an occasion of celebration! Today, on #NationalVotersDay, penned a letter to MY-Bharat volunteers on how we all must rejoice when someone around us has enrolled as a voter.”

“मतदाता बनना उत्सव मनाने का एक गौरवशाली अवसर है! आज #NationalVotersDay पर मैंने MY-Bharat के वॉलंटियर्स को एक पत्र लिखा है। इसमें मैंने उनसे आग्रह किया है कि जब हमारे आसपास का कोई युवा साथी पहली बार मतदाता के रूप में रजिस्टर्ड हो, तो हमें उस खुशी के मौके को मिलकर सेलिब्रेट करना चाहिए।”