Technology has increasingly shown the potential to fix challenges across important socio-economic fields such as financial inclusion and healthcare.

A skilled workforce is crucial if India must become a USD 5 trillion economy by 2024 and for achieving the targets of the SDGs.

The mobility industry is on the cusp of transformation and we will observe a drastic change in passenger, freight and mass transit in the coming years.

Increased focus on urbanization, industrialization and infrastructure development necessitate significant increase in power generation in which coal plays a major role.

Sometimes even the simplest of interventions to provide improved basic amenities or health services can increase ease of living to a great extent.

As I look outside the window of my office, I recollect my conversations with young Dinesh, whom I recently met during my three-day visit to Balrampur district of the ‘Balrampur Cheeni’ fame.

The West Sikkim district administration is trying various models of convergence to ensure superlative performance in all indicators through a sustained and concerted effort across all sectors.

The adoption of schools by teachers from district colleges is one of the initiatives towards achieving this.

A multi-lingual education programme and the inclusion of tribal culture in schooling are stimulating interest in learning and reducing dropout rates.

If we channelize our resources properly and work towards realizing the export potential and containing imports, the steel industry can be a game-changer for the national economy.