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MOMENT OF PRIDE: A. Sivathanu Pillai (second from right), Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Brahmos Aerospace, DRDO, New Delhi, handing over diploma to a candidate at the Graduation Day of Karpagam College of Engineering in Coimbatore on Saturday. Ashish K.Mandal (right), Vice-President, Larsen and Toubro Ltd, and R. Vasanthakumar (third from right), Chairman and Managing Trustee, Karpagam Educational Institutions, are in the picture. COIMBATORE: By 2020, India will be among the top three global economic powers in the world, A. Sivathanu Pillai, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Brahmos Aerospace, DRDO, New Delhi, said here on Saturday. Delivering the convocation address at the Karpagam College of Engineering, he said India had about 540 million youth under the age of 25. This was the most valuable resource the nation possessed and it had to be nurtured. Elaborating nanotechnology and its impact on human life, Mr. Pillai said it could offer solutions to problems in healthcare, energy, water and defence. The country would see the emergence of micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS). The combination of nano systems, nano electronics and nano materials would lead to a revolution in nanotechnology. Nano biomedical sensors would play a major role in the early detection of diseases such as HIV/AIDS. Research in psychiatry on the use of nanotechnology would revolutionise treatment of mental illness. It could eradicate the practice of administering electric shock to the patient, which was a painful process. Carbon nanotube filters could remove micro to nano scale contaminants from water and heavy hydro carbons from petroleum. These filters could help us meet the severe shortage of drinking water that was likely to arise by 2025. The population was estimated to be about eight billion by 2025, but only one billion would have access to water, he pointed out. With innovative ideas such as carbon nanotube filters, the crisis could be handled. The convergence of information and communication technology with nanotechnology had given rise to new concepts such as integrated silicon electronics and photonics. ‘Intelligent Bioscience,’ was yet another emerging area. Ashish K. Mandal, Vice President of Larsen and Toubro, said the youth today had a challenge ahead of them. While China had more than 14 per cent share in the world GDP, India had less than 5 per cent. While Indians had opportunities and avenues to prove their excellence, “we still lag behind countries such as China.” Language was India’s greatest strength. The youth should make use of their skill, knowledge and passion to make the country competent at the global level, he said. R.Vasanthakumar, Chairperson of Karpagam Educational Institutions, took part.
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