National Technology Day celebrated at IIT Roorkee
Garhwal Post Bureau
Roorkee, 11 May: A programme was organised on the IIT Roorkee campus as we speak on the event of National Technology Day 2026 on the theme, ‘Responsible Innovation for Inclusive Growth’. The occasion was held underneath the joint aegis of UCOST, ITDA and Lakshya Society. Cabinet Minister, Information Technology, Good Governance, Science & Technology, Pradeep Batra participated in the occasion because the Chief Guest.
The programme was presided over by IIT Roorkee Director Prof Kamal Kishore Pant, whereas UCOST Director General Professor Dr Durgesh Pant was current because the distinguished visitor. In addition, many scientists, academicians, researchers and college students additionally lent particular significance to the event.
Addressing the gathering on this event, Cabinet Minister Pradeep Batra confused that science, info know-how, synthetic intelligence and innovation mustn’t stay confined to fashionable improvement alone however should function devices to increase alternatives to the final particular person in society. Linking the BJP’s Antyodaya philosophy with technological progress, he stated the federal government’s goal is “Technological Antyodaya”, making certain that the advantages of know-how attain these standing on the finish of the road.
Batra noticed that the true essence of technological Antyodaya lies in innovation reaching the final particular person in society. He confused that the objective shouldn’t be merely digital improvement however an inclusive development mannequin the place AI, digital governance and innovation empower villages, the poor, the farmers, the scholars and the youth alike. Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Digital India, Startup India and IndiaAI imaginative and prescient, he stated India is quickly rising as a worldwide know-how chief whereas Uttarakhand can be working constantly to provide new path to science and technology-based improvement.
He known as upon the youth to deal with AI, innovation and know-how not merely as a profession however as a mission of nation-building. He additionally claimed that the federal government is dedicated to creating Uttarakhand an innovation hub and equipping younger folks with future-ready abilities.
The individuals on this event shared their views on accountable innovation, digital transformation and inclusive development and so they urged the youth to contribute to constructing a developed India by science and know-how.