New Delhi| Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reiterated India’s resolve to reduce carbon footprint by 30-35 per cent and increase the share of natural gas by four times. He was addressing the 8th convocation of Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, and urged the students to live for the country and join the movement of Atmanirbhar Bharat and develop a sense of responsibility.

“Today the country is moving forward with the goal of reducing its carbon footprint by 30-35 per cent and efforts are taken to increase the share of natural gas in our energy needs by four times in this decade,” said Modi, who also laid the foundation stone of ‘45 MW Production Plant of Monocrystalline Solar PhotoVoltaic Panel’ and ‘Centre of Excellence on Water Technology.’

Prime Minister Modi, who also inaugurated ‘Innovation and Incubation Centre – Technology Business Incubation’, ‘Translational Research Centre’  and ‘Sports Complex’ at the university, said the energy sector in India, has immense potential for growth, entrepreneurship and employment.

“Work is on to double the oil refining capacity in the next five years, energy security related startup ecosystem is being strengthened and a fund has been created for students and professionals,” he said.

Addressing the students, Modi said: “It is not an easy thing to graduate at a time when the world is facing such a big crisis, but your abilities are much bigger than these challenges.” He added that students are entering the industry at a time when due to pandemic, major changes are taking place in the energy sector across the world.

The Prime Minister asked the students to have purpose in life. He stressed that it's not that successful people don't have problems, but the one who accepts challenges, confronts them, defeats them, solves problems, only succeeds. He added those who take on challenges, later succeed in life. He said youth of the 1922-47 periods sacrificed everything for freedom.
The Prime Minister remarked that the seed of success lies in a sense of responsibility and a sense of responsibility should be turned to the purpose of life. He pointed out that the same people are successful in life, do something by which there is a sense of responsibility in their lives. Those who fail are the ones who live with the sense of burden. He added a sense of responsibility also gives rise to a sense of opportunity in a person's life. /BI/