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Neeraj Chopra also participated in this program to change the name of the stadium.
The Army has given a big honor to ‘Golden Boy Neeraj Chopra’, who brought gold in the Olympics for India. The announcement of renaming the Army Sports Institute (ASI) of Pune to ‘Subedar Neeraj Chopra Stadium’ was made by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday. Neeraj Chopra also participated in this program to change the name of the stadium. Neeraj was honored by the Defense Minister. Please inform that Neeraj is posted in the South Command of the Army.
After this program, Rajnath Singh said that our government will do whatever it can to promote sports. For this we are fully committed and the players of the entire country know this reality. Our Prime Minister is working to encourage both sports and sportspersons. Whether it is an institute or someone wants to practice at an individual level, the government will give him all possible help. After this program, Rajnath Singh has also talked to many new players of the army including Neeraj Chopra.
During this program, Neeraj was honored by the Defense Minister.
India cannot become a super power without advanced technology
Earlier, Rajnath Singh, who was involved in a program of ‘Deemed’ University Defense Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), said that without advanced technology, it would not be possible for India to become a superpower. Rajnath said this while addressing a program at the Defense Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), Pune. Its Defense Minister Rajnath Singh praised institutions like DRDO and said that we are proud of them.
“If India makes progress in technology, it can become a superpower,” Rajnath said. Rajnath Singh further said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is committed to take the country on the path of progress in innovation and research. “Some initiatives have been taken by the Ministry of Defense to advance research and innovation through the collective efforts of the armed forces, industries and academia and this can only happen through mutual understanding and sharing of knowledge and best practices,” he said.
Government will give one thousand crore rupees for research
Rajnath Singh said that the Defense Ministry has created a platform called “IDEX” to engage and attract new talent and to gain experience and information from the Armed Forces personnel from the region. He said the Center has allocated Rs 1,000 crore for “IDEX”.
Helped 300 Startups
Rajnath Singh further informed that the government has allocated Rs 500 crore to promote research and innovation in ‘aerospace’ and defence, by supporting 300 startups. Referring to his recent visit to Nagpur, Rajnath Singh also cited the example of successful supply of one lakh grenades to the Indian Army by a private company in five months. He said the company has exported similar grenades to Indonesia at high prices. Each grenade costs Rs 3,400 in India and the company has exported similar grenades to Indonesia worth over Rs 7,000, he said. The Defense Minister said, “My point is that if we move forward in technology, India can become a superpower. The country can become an economic superpower.” Singh also appreciated the efforts of the institutes for obtaining nine patents in the area of COVID research.