NEW DELHI: India’s journey to the world’s fourth largest financial system, from being the eleventh a decade in the past, was powered by a decisive technological and innovation-driven push, stated Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh on Monday.
Singh was talking on the inauguration of the Curtain Raiser of the maiden Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave (ESTIC-2025), slated from November third to fifth at Bharat Mandapam, right here.
“In the past 11 years, India’s journey from being the world’s 11th largest economy to the fourth has been powered by a decisive technological and innovation-driven push, supported by consistent political vision and leadership under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ” Singh stated.
The MoS additional highlighted that conclave endeavours to place particular deal with rising and frontier applied sciences — semiconductors, AI, quantum computing, biotech, house, and clear power, areas important to the nation’s strategic autonomy and future resilience, as 11 recognized thematic areas. He stated that such initiatives symbolise India’s “quantum leap” from a follower to a frontrunner nation in science and innovation.