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2 2020 | Spectrum | Volume 14 Number 1

Education will decide economic destiny of India

STAFF WRITTER

Emphasising that technol-
ogy and innovation will be
the key to “democratising
development and prosperity”
in overcoming the economic
and social challenges of a
post-Covid-19 world, Union
Minister of Commerce,
Industry and Railways, Mr.
Piyush Goyal, called for a
mix of ‘virtual education
and classroom education’ in
tapping the current potential
for online education.

Amid the novel coronavirus
pandemic unwittingly opening
up a huge potential for virtual
learning, Mr. Piyush Goyal
said the current potential
for ‘virtual education’ was
huge - estimated at US dol-
lars ten billion-, adding, it
would be preferable to “do
a hybrid of virtual education which will play a vital role in Stating that technology and away from, but engage with it”. UN declare observance of ‘World
and classroom education” in developing a modern railway education was changing the way Technology should be part of Yoga Day’, a very holistic
helping the youth cope with system in India. The pedagogic “you and me live”, something a newer way of studying and combination of exercises for
the present challenges and programme will be partly virtual which may not be visible but living and a mode of “re-tooling the wellbeing of the body, mind
global competition. and partly in classrooms and will has a very deep impact on us, our skills”. Some jobs may be and soul, Mr. Goyal asked was
The Minister was deliv- dovetail on-the-job training that Mr. Goyal, speaking via video lost due to new technology, but there any start-up that took the
‘power of Yoga’ to the world, to
will create skilled manpower conference from his office in on the aggregate it will add to
ering the keynote address at to harness new technologies. New Delhi, complemented both jobs, the Minister said. seize the opportunity “opened
the inaugural of an Industry up for us by the Prime Minis-
Academia Global Virtual That was the kind of hybrid FICCI and SRM University for Underscoring how technology ter”. India has the potential
Conference on ‘Emerging educational model that was organising this global virtual was helping the government
Economic Scenario - Identify needed, he said, and quoted seminar, to deliberate and ini- of India in certain sectors in to “become a powerhouse” to
and Create Competencies’, Michael Porter to drive home tiate a dialogue on “this very better management of schemes provide this technique of Yoga
jointly organised by SRM the message,”prosperity is important subject and come out that will lead to social and to the World, he said. Similar
Institute of Science and created, not inherited.” with outcomes which will help economic equity, Mr. Goyal was the opportunity for India,
Technology (SRMIST) and Lauding the FICCI paper us in the post-Covid world.” cited the growing US economy with its excellent tradition of
Federation of Indian Chambers released at the inaugural on Calling for harnessing new triggered by technological craftsmanship and carpenters, to
of Commerce and Industry “Online Education, Opportu- and emerging technologies - innovation and development. export furniture to the rest of the
(FICCI), on Thursday. nities and Challenges”, Mr. whether it be big data analytics, “We need to skill our people world, Mr. Piyush Goyal said,
Citing the initiative of the Piyush Goyal said it will be a block chain or Internet of things-, to absorb technology, to help adding, ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’
bridge the gap between haves
does not close our doors to the
Indian Railways which has good starting point for policy in a meaningful way, so that and havenots,” the minister said. world, but engages with it and
300 training institutes across makers, educational institutions every single market opportunity using our natural advantages
the country, Mr. Goyal said and industry to engage with the globally was seized, Mr. Goyal Referring to how Prime Min- “competes with the rest of the
his Ministry was now setting best on what needs to be done said the rise of technology ister, Shri Narendra Modi took world.” In her special address,
up a ‘National Rail and as “education will decide the itself was not bad per se. “It is ‘Yoga’ to the whole world and Dr Sangita Reddy, President,
Transportation University’, economic destiny of India.” not something we should shy was instrumental in getting the

International Yoga Day

2020: SRM promotes yoga

for holistic development

STAFF WRITTER Grants Commission (UGC)
guidelines with the social-
SRM Institue of Science distancing protocol. The drill
and Technology (SRMIST), was for 45 minutes and was
Kattankulathur, celebrated participated by SRMIST’s
International Yoga Day 2020 Vice-Chancellor, Associate
with a yoga demonstration Director (campus life) among
followed by special guest lectures. others. UGC has also asked
The yoga demonstration was universities and colleges to
held at 7 am at the Institute’s encourage students and faculty
premises as per University members to perform ‘Yoga at