Speech of the Hon'ble President of India at the Inauguration of the Second India Water Forum 2013 Organized by the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
It is indeed a privilege for me to be present amidst you this morning and to participate in the inaugural session of the Second India Water Forum.

Commandant National Defence College, Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba, AVSM, members of the faculty and staff, officers from the Indian Armed Forces, Civil Services and from friendly foreign countries.
It gives me immense pleasure to witness the Passing Out parade of the Indian Police Service (IPS) Probationers at the National Police Academy, which is the premier police training institution in our country.
I extend a warm welcome to all of you to this Conference of Directors of National Institutes of Technology, which is being held for the first time in the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
I am happy to join you on the occasion of the 44th Convocation of IIT Delhi. It is my privilege to be amidst you in this beautiful campus.
I am happy to be in Darjeeling on the occasion of the 125th year celebrations of the prestigious St. Joseph’s School. I congratulate you on attaining this momentous milestone in your history.
I am indeed happy to be amidst you today on the occasion of the National Education Day celebrations.
It is indeed a privilege for me to be present amidst you this afternoon at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. This institution is itself the hub of our national research effort in the nuclear domain.