New Delhi, April 29 -- Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan hailed India's meteoric rise in global technology and innovation while addressing the YUGM Conclave at the Bharat Mandapam on Tuesday.

Crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership for transforming the nation's education and research landscape, Pradhan welcomed the PM's announcement of opening 50,000 new Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs) to be established in schools over the next five years.

Pradhan emphasised that these initiatives are pivotal to achieving a "Viksit Bharat" by 2047.

"For Viksit Bharat, for a new India, for innovation, for newness and vision--this Sanskrit word 'Yugm' conveys integration, synthesis, and elevation," Pradhan said, underscoring the philosop...