In the coming times, India will have to recognize its existing weaknesses and convert them into opportunities and for this it is very important to keep technology and innovation at the center. Dr. Nikhil Aggarwal, Director of Foundation of Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT) said this during the ABP Entrepreneurship Conclave. He said that today the hesitation or taboo that was seen earlier regarding startups in India has ended to a great extent.

Now there is a need to further strengthen this thinking so that more and more youth move towards entrepreneurship. Referring to the RDI (Research, Development and Innovation) fund of about Rs 1 lakh crore recently announced by the Prime Minister, he said that this fund will give a new direction to research and innovation in the country and will provide great support to the startup ecosystem.

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Dr. Nikhil Aggarwal also told that earlier in the education system, professors and researchers were expected to be limited only to teaching or academic research, but now the situation is changing rapidly. Today, emphasis is being laid on commercializing research, i.e. connecting it to the market, so that the society and economy can directly benefit from innovation. According to him, India has a golden opportunity today, where with the right policies and resources, big inventions and new technologies can be developed in the future. Technology based solutions in health, food processing as well as other areas can make India strong at the global level.

Describing the agricultural sector as very important, he said that the challenges related to farming are continuously increasing in India. The size of fields is becoming smaller and over-fertilization has become a major problem, which is negatively impacting the fertility and capacity of the soil.

Dr. Aggarwal said that there is no dearth of hard work and dedication among Indian farmers, but they do not get proper compensation as per their hard work, which is a serious challenge. In this context, he gave the example of a new innovation related to soil testing, ‘Bhoo-Tester’. According to him, whereas earlier it used to take three to four days for the soil test report to arrive, now through this technology the condition of the land can be detected in just a few seconds, which will help the farmers in taking right decisions at the right time.

AI is an important part of business-industry

Regarding Artificial Intelligence (AI), Dr. Nikhil Aggarwal clearly said that there is no need to be afraid of it. Comparing AI with technologies like telephone and computer, he said that just as these technologies changed the way of working with time, in the same way AI is also becoming an important part of business and industry.

According to him, instead of taking away jobs, AI will make people more capable. He said that just as there was a change from the typewriter era to the computer era and new types of jobs were created, similarly AI will also bring new opportunities. Therefore, India will have to strengthen itself by adopting AI and using it properly, so that the country can move towards global leadership in the field of innovation and technology.

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After the Covid pandemic, work from home culture changed the definition of the world of work. The system which was once considered a compulsion, has now become a permanent policy of many companies. Working from home saved time and travel costs, improved work life balance and increased reliance on digital tools. However, with this came challenges like blurring of boundaries between work and personal life, distance in teamwork and mental pressure. Overall, after Covid, work from home completely changed the perspective of working. However, now most of the companies have ended the work from home culture.

In ABP Network’s event Entrepreneurship Conclave, Smartworks Co-Founder Harsh Binani talked about work from home culture and explained why it cannot become the future and why companies are not focusing on it for cost cutting.

How will the workplace evolve after 20 years?

Harsh Binani, Co-Founder of Smartworks, was asked that how will the workplace develop in the coming 20 years, like at present it is mostly running in physical mode, but can it develop in hybrid mode or in some other way in the future? Talking about this, Harsh Binani said that change will keep happening. Today’s Indian youth knows about the world, he knows that just as Google’s office is in San Francisco, he wants the same in Delhi or Pune. So nowadays times are changing. It is very difficult to predict what will happen in the coming 20 years.

Why is work from home not the future in India?

Harsh Binani further said that there will be no change in human connection in the coming times. India is not completely made for work from home. In India it is always important to have human connection. After Covid, there was a big phase where work from home was very prevalent. But now if you see in 2-3 years, regular working from office and hybrid mode has become a regular arrangement. Now work from home is not the future, but yes now it has definitely changed to hybrid mode. Apart from this, there will be experience in the workplace and in the coming times, there will be leasing of workplace instead of ownership.

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Union Food Processing Industries Minister Chirag Paswan said in the program of ABP Network, ‘Ever since coalition politics started, my experience is that you are given less. NDA alliance has given me a lot. A party with one MP was given 5 seats. Gave 29 seats to the party with zero MLAs (Chirag’s LJP). Out of 29 seats, 26 were lost seats. There were many seats where NDA had never won.

Chirag Paswan said why should I be greedy

On the matter of demanding more from the alliance, Chirag said, ‘I am getting a lot without asking. Then why should I be greedy? We also did not believe that there would be such a big victory. My estimate was up to 175 seats.

Regarding any meeting with Congress, Chirag said that I do not know whether any such meeting has taken place. Anyone who knows Chirag will not be able to do such a thing. PM means a lot to me. I am in this alliance because of my PM.

What did Chirag say on the question of becoming CM and Deputy CM?

Chirag said, ‘I have come into politics because of Bihar. I worry why Biharis have to go to other states. After becoming an MP for the third time, I have understood that to make Bihar first and Bihari first, I have to go to Bihar. For me, my party is like my mother. Has handled the party in adverse circumstances.

On the demand of becoming the Deputy CM, Chirag said that even before the elections, I had no condition that I should be made the Deputy CM and there was no condition even after. I am not greedy for it.

Chirag has already given the statement ‘I am not greedy’

In the results of Bihar elections in November 2025, Chirag’s party Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) contested on 29 seats and won 19 seats. His party got two ministries in the government, but did not get the post of Deputy CM. While talking to the media on this, Chirag had said, ‘How much more greedy can I be? Now even after this, if I ask for something more from the alliance, no one will be more greedy than me.

The hosting of 2030 Commonwealth Games has been awarded, now India’s next goal is to host the 2036 Olympics. Getting hosting is obviously a good thing, it will improve the infrastructure and if the event is organized well, India will be appreciated all over the world. But when will the medals come? Every sports fan in the country wants to know the answer to this question. China and America have been winning more than 100 medals in the Olympics, but India’s name does not appear even in the first 50 places of the Olympics medal table.

Next year the Commonwealth Games are to be held in Scotland. As soon as the Commonwealth Games end, the Asian Games will start in Japan just one and a half months later. Next year, Indian athletes will have a golden opportunity to set new records. Then India will be expected to perform better in the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics also.

India is pursuing the goal of becoming a developed country in 2047. Along with this, another question arises that is India taking concrete steps towards development in sports also? Is a strong infrastructure being created in India for multinational sporting events?

Khelo India Games finds talent

Khelo India Games started in 2018. After a year its name was changed to Khelo India Youth Games. Earlier, school and college level athletes used to travel a long distance and get fame at national and international level. But now Khelo India Games can be said to be the formula for overnight success for these young athletes. States like Maharashtra, Haryana and Delhi have already been doing well in sports, but Khelo India Youth Games has provided an opportunity to athletes especially from other north-eastern states including Assam, Manipur and Tripura to come forward. His success in Khelo India Games is a living example of this.

Scholarships for good performing athletes, Khelo India centers have been opened in almost every district and coaches have also been made available. Khelo India Games was diversified in 2021 so that every child of every village and every city can get a chance. Four new formats emerged. Khelo India University Games, Khelo India Winter Games, Khelo India Para Games and ‘Khelo India Indigenous Games’ were also started to promote traditional sports of India. Without any doubt, efforts are on to find talent from every corner of the country.

Talent discovered, now what is being done to enhance it?

Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Sports Ministry have together made efforts to bring change in the Indian sports culture at the grassroots level. There is a plan to open at least 10 Olympics and High-Performance Centers across the country. Inman world class coaching, physiotherapy, nutrition and sports science related support will be provided.

Centers of Excellence have been opened across the country to hone talent. For example, construction of 75 stadiums of small and big stars has started in Uttar Pradesh. Indoor stadiums and other sports complexes are being built in Patna and other cities of Bihar. 23 new sports stadiums will be built in Telangana, Odisha and Tamil Nadu. Efforts are being made across the country to improve sports facilities and produce medal winning athletes.

What do the athletes say? whether there were changes or not

Navdeep Singh, who won the gold medal in the F41 javelin throw event of the 2024 Paris Paralympics, said that better sports facilities are now being provided than before. He said that compared to earlier, athletes now start getting support in the initial stages of their careers. He also told how athletes are getting financial help, living allowance as well as high level training facilities through the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) of the Government of India.

Neeraj Chopra has also praised the help new athletes are getting and the new environment for sports being created in the country. He himself also admitted that this changing environment has helped him to perform better in recent events. Apart from this, many rising stars have expressed their gratitude for the sports programs held at the regional level and the supportive environment.

Is India doing better in sports?

What has been the result of opening new schemes and world class coaching and training centres? Taking the example of Asian Games, India won a total of 57 medals in the 2014 Incheon Games. In the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, the number of medals increased to 70 and then in the 2022 Games, India scored a century of medals in the Asian Games by winning 106 medals. The number of medals has almost doubled in the last two Asian Games. India has not been able to increase the number of Olympic medals. India won 7 medals in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 6 medals in the Paris Olympics. But one good aspect is that India has been sending a contingent of more than 100 athletes to the Olympics for the last three consecutive times.

At the same time, India is giving record breaking performance in Paralympics. In the last five years, the number of medals won by Indian Paralympic athletes has increased by 7 times. India had won 4 medals in the 2016 Rio Paralympics, but in 2020 it won 19 medals and in the 2024 Paris Paralympics, India broke all records. In 2024, Indian athletes won a total of 29 medals including 7 gold.

Are you seeing good results?

A good result of the ‘sports culture’ being developed in India was also seen in the Youth Asian Games of 2025. The 2025 Youth Asian Games were held in Bahrain, in which India gave a record-breaking performance and won a total of 48 medals. Whereas last time India had won only 14 medals.

Indian athletes are also performing record-breakingly in the Olympics. In the 2024 Paris Olympics, Manu Bhaker became the first female Indian athlete to win two different medals in the same Olympics. At the same time, the men’s hockey team has been seen in the same rhythm, which by winning medals in two consecutive Olympics, has brought back the era in which India had won 8 gold medals in hockey.

Now the selection process has been improved for better performance in the 2026 Asian Games. These recent results show that India is not only bringing home more medals in multinational sporting events, but the support system is also being improved along with improved coaching and training.

Contribution of sports in making India a developed country

Just as good training and coaching facilities are being provided for the athletes, new stadiums and sports complexes are being built. He will contribute significantly in providing new jobs in the country. Athletes, coaches, trainers, event management and tourism will also be expected to get a boost.

As new sports villages are built in India, the infrastructure there is expected to improve. The construction of world class stadium and sports complex will strengthen the smart city plan. People from different fields will get employment in sports, including health sector, management sector and mainly by improving sports, India will get a place in the world.

PM Modi India at 2047 Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave his address at the India at 2047 Summit of ABP Network regarding the concept of developed India by 2047. Addressing the Summit of ABP News, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned a new word ‘GEP’. During this, he also told the people of this new word. PM Modi said, “Today an India is being created, whose pace of development is fast and it is rich in India thinking, resolution and sensation.”

He said, ‘We have chosen the path of Hyamoon Centeric Globalization, where development is not only decided by the country’s market, but it is when people get dignity and all their dreams are fulfilled. This is a big measure of development for us.

We Gdp Instead Gep Growing with approach – Prime Minister

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, ‘We are moving towards’ GEP’ approach instead of GDP centeric approach for the development of the country. Gep means Gross Empowerment of People means empowering everyone.

He said, ‘When the poor get a firm house, it is strong and his self -respect increases. When a toilet is constructed in the poor’s house, then he gets freedom from insults and pain in the open defecation and when the poor get free treatment of Rs 5 lakh from the Ayushman Bharat Yojana, then there is less worry of his life.

The country has strength, resources and willpower- Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the summit also mentioned the drone Didis and Lakhpati Didis. He said, ‘I saw drone Didis and Lakhpati Didis at this summit, who were telling their experiences here and they were also very keen about it. “

He said, ‘This is the reflection of the changing India which is raising its voice in every field. The dream of this changing India is developed by 2047 India.

PM Modi at ABP Network: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on the water from Pakistan at the India@2047 Summit of ABP Network. He said that the water of India’s rights will be useful for India.

PM Modi said, ‘A contrasting stream in our country for decades. The country suffered a lot of damage. There was a time that before taking any major decision, it was thought about what the world would think. Whether the chair will survive or not. If the vote bank will be split somewhere. Due to the selfishness of the kind, big decisions, big changes were going on postponing. No country moves forward. The country moves forward when the nation first. In the last decade, India is going on with this policy.

PM Modi said about banking, ‘Banking sector which is the backbone of the country. Earlier there was no such summit when it comes to this. Before 2014, the banks were on the verge of completely ruining. Today India’s banking is one of the strongest banks in the world. Our banks are in record profit. Depositors are getting the benefit of this. This happened because our government continuously reforms the banking sector.

India at 2047 Summit: Bollywood’s Mr. Perfectionist Aamir Khan attended the ABP Network India @ 2047 summit in Delhi on 6 May. During this, the actor talked on different issues. He told about his upcoming film Stars Zameen on the theme. Apart from this, he also talked about why this time there was such a long gap in his film, so he answered it in his style.

Actually Aamir Khan’s film Lal Singh Chadha came in 2022. After this, he did not appear in any film. So he was also asked a question related to this on the stage of ABP News as to why such a long gap happened. In response, what Aamir said, let’s know.

Why does Aamir Khan’s films live so much?

Aamir Khan presented his side with a long gap between every film and told that this is a normal thing for him. He said- ‘Actually every film has a 3-year gap because it takes 3 years to bring every film. So the gap is the same.

In those 3 years, there is only focus in films or Aamir Khan does something?

In response to this, Aamir Khan said- I have had a change in me in the last several years. When we all used to sit empty during Kovid, I got a chance to think. I have been working since the age of 18. When I sat empty because of Kovid, I got a chance to think. Then I felt that I could not give time to my personal relationship while drunk in this cinema. I was very sorry for him. So I have changed my life after that.

He also told that now he usually spends time with his mother and children with his family. This change has come in them.

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