SPORTS: A UNIFYING SPIRIT

VISION FOR THE MINING INDUSTRY

INSPIRING JOURNEY

Dear children of our nation and listeners of All India Radio, my greetings to all of you.

Q&A

1. Man is progressing fast in Science and Technology but simultaneously he is losing faith in God. Do you think it is a hindrance in path of progress?

Miss Rani Satphale,

Std.IX, Nav Bharat Vidyalaya, Nagpur

I am delighted to participate in the launch programme of registration of birth by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner. I congratulate the efforts of this organization for making intensive efforts for promoting the registration process.

DYNAMICS OF DEVELOPMENT

Second Green Revolution and Beyond

I am indeed delighted to participate in the twenty-first Convocation of the Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, the first university in India to blend technology with agriculture. I congratulate the graduating students for their academic excellence. My greetings to the Vice Chancellor, professors, teachers and staff members of the University for shaping the students as scientists, technologists and researchers and above all as enlightened citizens of the country.

Science is continuum

Core competence and National Development

I am delighted to confer the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development to Sir Shridath Ramphal, the former Secretary General of the Commonwealth. We all know that Sir Ramphal has served with great distinction on numerous international commissions that addressed global issues. His role as an ardent internationalist striving for increased global cooperation and improved global governance is well known and the award of this prize is a fitting recognition of his invaluable contribution towards developing world.