INTEGRATED CRYOGENIC ENGINE MANUFACTURING FACILITY

ChinmayaIAS Academy - Current Affairs September 28, 2022 GS3 Leave a comment 234 Views

President of India Inaugurates Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Facility of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited;
Also Lays The Foundation Stone for The Zonal Institute of Virology (South Zone)
The President of India, SmtDroupadiMurmu, inaugurated the Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Facility of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bengaluru today (September 27, 2022).
She also laid the foundation stone for the Zonal Institute of Virology (South Zone) virtually on the occasion.
Addressing the gathering, the President said that inauguration of the Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Facility is indeed a historic moment not only for HAL and ISRO, but also for the whole country to have a state-of-the-art facility to manufacture Cryogenic and Semi-cryogenic Engines.
She said that HAL has contributed immensely to India’s self reliance in defence.
It can be said that HAL has been the force behind the forces. HAL has time and again demonstrated its capabilities in research, development and manufacturing of various Aircraft Platforms.
The President said that ISRO has been the pride of the nation.
When this institution started operations in the 1960s, India was still a young Republic, facing challenges of severe poverty and illiteracy.
But there was immense potential.
The rapid pace, with which ISRO has grown, caught the attention of even the most advanced and technologically developed countries.
Sincere efforts and dedication of ISRO have made India emerge as the sixth country in the world to have Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Capabilities.
The President said that HAL and ISRO together contribute to strategic defence and development. Both the organizations have played a major role in the development of various equipment and programmes which have reinforced the security and development of our country.
HAL with its high end facility of manufacturing defence related equipment has proved to be an invaluable asset for our country.
The President said that the glorious past of HAL and ISRO gives us an assurance that these organisations will continue to play a significant and positive role in the future as India enters the AmritKaal. By 2047, when we will celebrate the 100 years of Independence, the world around us will have changed drastically.
Just as we were in no position 25 years ago to imagine the contemporary world, we cannot visualise today how Artificial Intelligence and automation are going to transform life.
We have completed 75 years as an independent country.
We are looking ahead at the next 25 years as the period to re-imagine India and make it a developed country.
It is our joint responsibility to ensure that the India of 2047 will be a much more prosperous and strong nation.