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Engineering Excellence in India
Context
National Engineers’ Day 2025 is observed on September 15 to honor Sir M. Visvesvaraya and India’s growing engineering prowess.
Significance of National Engineers’ Day:
- Celebrated annually on 15 September to commemorate Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya’s birth anniversary.
- Recognizes contributions of engineers in nation-building, infrastructure, digital transformation, and strategic sectors.
India’s Engineering Landscape:
- India has ~20% of the world’s chip design engineers.
- Ranked 1st globally in AI skill penetration (Stanford AI Index 2024).
- National Quantum Mission aims for quantum computers with up to 1000 physical qubits by 2031.
Legacy of Sir M. Visvesvaraya:
- Pioneer in flood management (Musi River 1908; reservoirs like Osman Sagar, Himayat Sagar).
- Krishna Raja Sagara Dam (1932) with Asia’s largest reservoir; automatic sluice gates for water regulation.
- Authored influential works: Planned Economy for India, Reconstructing India, Memoirs of My Working Life.
Engineers as Nation-Builders:
- Drive infrastructure: highways, bridges, ports, metro rail, and power systems (Bharatmala, Sagarmala, PM Gati Shakti, Smart Cities Mission).
- Strategic sectors: space, nuclear, defence (DRDO, DAE, ISRO).
- Digital India platforms: Aadhaar, UPI, DigiLocker.
Government Initiatives Supporting Engineers:
- Skill India Digital Hub: Industry-ready skills.
- Atal Innovation Mission (AIM): 3,556 startups incubated across 72 AICs.
- INSPIRE Scheme: Promotes youth in advanced R&D.
- Startup India: DPIIT-recognized startups rose from 500 (2016) to 1,59,157 (Jan 2025).
- MERITE Scheme: ?4,200 crore for 275 technical institutions, modern labs, multidisciplinary learning.
- NM-ICPS: 25 Technology Innovation Hubs, commercialization of 389 technologies/products.
- Green Tech Initiatives: PM Surya Ghar, PM-KUSUM, Solar Parks, Green Hydrogen Mission; India ranks 3rd in solar, 4th in wind capacity.
- ANRF: ?1 lakh crore RDI Scheme; promotes AI, advanced research, and industry-academia collaboration.
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