Empower India In Science And Tech Through Innovation & Research: Rajnath Singh

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday has appealed to the youth to come up with new ideas to empower the country in the field of science and technology and help the government in its efforts to make India safer, stronger and self-reliant.

While addressing the 16th convocation of Janardan Rai (deemed-to-be-university) in Udaipur, the minister said, "The use of technology will increase across all sectors in the coming times and there is a need to achieve excellence in science and technology."

Singh explained that the young ignited minds to ideate, innovate, research and make headways in the field to take the county to greater heights.

He further said that the steps taken by the Ministry of Defence for the youth to contribute to national security. 

The Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) initiative, wherein the armed forces, defence public sector undertakings, Indian coast guard and paramilitary forces seek solutions to their problem statements from the general public.