Speech By The President Of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee At The Inauguration Of The Petrotech 2012 Conference
It gives me great pleasure to be with you today for the inauguration of Petrotech-2012. I congratulate the Petrotech Society for their contribution to the development of the hydrocarbon sector in India and its integration with the global hydrocarbon industry.

I am very happy to be present at the 40th convocation of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. This Institute is a tribute to the vision of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur who foresaw the need for an institution that can emerge as the trail blazer for medical education and research in the country.
His Majesty, King Juan Carlos I of Spain,
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It is indeed a pleasure to be here in Kerala, God's Own Country for the Viswa Malayala Mahotsavam, the grand festival of Malayalam.
It gives me great pleasure to join you today to flag off the 9th P.N. Panicker Vigyan Vikas Yatra. I was very much interested when I heard about this annual event organized by the P. N. Panicker Vigyan Vikas Kendra in collaboration with the Government of Kerala and other agencies.
I am very happy to be here today to inaugurate the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of this prestigious Institution.
It is a great privilege and honour to be here with you today and be part of the celebrations of 125 years of Legislative bodies in Kerala. I am grateful to the Hon'ble Speaker for his kind invitation and for having provided me the opportunity to meet all of you.
I am delighted to receive the Second annual 'Report to the People' of the National Innovation Council.
Swami Vivekananda had said, "All nations have attained greatness by paying proper respect to women. A country and a nation which does not respect women has never become rich."