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Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan launched by former Indian President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam in New Delhi

| | Jul 10, 2015, at 01:17 am
New Delhi, July 9 (IBNS): Former Indian president A.P.J Abdul Kalam on Thursday launched the Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan (RAA) in New Delhi.

While launching the Abhiyan, Abdul Kalam focused on developing the spirit of innovation and experimentation among students.

He further laid stress on four qualities of uniqueness: Great Aim, Quest of Knowledge, Hard Work, and Perseverance.

Emphasising the value of learning, he added, “We learn to live, we learn to think and we learn to learn.”

He concluded his speech by stressing upon attaching highest value to Science.

Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan is a unique concept developed by the Ministry of Human Resource Development that aims to inculcate a spirit of inquiry, creativity and love for Science and Mathematics in school children.

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