"It gives me immense pleasure to welcome you all to Rashtrapati Bhavan. We have gathered here today to celebrate the festival of innovation and creativity. The spirit of entrepreneurship and the zeal to find solutions to challenging problems should indeed be encouraged and rewarded. India has been a land of innovations and inventions. We all are aware about the inventions and innovations of Indus Valley Civilization such as systematic drainage system, well planned architecture, irrigation system, metallurgy techniques and many more. In those times, our ancestors were able to develop technologically advanced structures. Today we are living in an era of technology. So it is our responsibility to make use of technology and bring such innovations which can transform the way of life of people. Innovations and budding innovators will lead the way in times to come. " आगे पढ़े...

"नवप्रवर्तन एवं उद्यमिता उत्सव 2019 में आप सभी के बीच आकर मुझे बहुत खुशी हो रही है। यह रचनात्मकता, नवाचार और उद्यमिता का उत्सव है। वर्ष 2018 तक, इसे राष्ट्रपति भवन में आयोजित किया जाता था। इस वर्ष यह " आगे पढ़े...

"Good morning to all of you and welcome to Rashtrapati Bhavan for FINE 2018 – the Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. This is a signature event on the Rashtrapati Bhavan calendar. It is part of an effort all of us are making – and must continue to make – to inculcate a culture of innovation in every aspect of Indian society. At the outset, I must congratulate the winners of the Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Awards. I offer my compliments to them, as well as to other grassroots innovators and technologists who may have narrowly missed an award this year. I am confident your contribution will go a long way in making India not only a developed society but also a collaborative society. And above all a society that innovates for itself and for the Global South. " आगे पढ़े...

"I am happy to be here amongst you at the closing of the one week long ‘Festival of Innovations’. The festival has seen spirited exchanges and collaboration between different stakeholders who are part of the innovation value chain. For me personally, the most gratifying feature is that we at Rashtrapati Bhavan have been able to facilitate dialogue and the creation of an ecosystem geared towards deepening the innovation culture in our economy and society. " आगे पढ़े...

"To begin with, let me compliment the distinguished national and international delegates for participating in this important global round-table on inclusive innovations. I have had the benefit to listen to Dr. Francis Gurry, Director General of WIPO, and Dr. R.A. Mashelkar, Chairperson of NIF, today. I am thankful to both of them for sharing their knowledge and insights on this relevant theme of inclusive innovations. This topic, to my mind, is pertinent for any nation pursuing an inclusive development agenda. " आगे पढ़े...