STEM Summit 2023
- Union Minister Nitin Gadkari addressed the India STEM Summit 2023 in Delhi.
- The 5th edition of India STEM Summit was held in Delhi.
- Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that knowledge and innovation are the two important pillars for the growth of a country.
- STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) promotes critical thinking, problem-solving capacities, imagination, questioning and exploration skills among learners.
- He said that knowledge and innovation are the two important aspects that will help in making India the third-largest economy in the world.
- India has the highest number of students getting bachelor’s degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) subjects.
- Boys (85 per cent) are more willing to pursue a career in the field of STEM as compared to girls (57 per cent).
- 95 per cent of children in India have males as their role models in the STEM field.
