White Knight Corps Promotes ‘Make in India’ Drive

NAGROTA: Four-day long ‘Idea and Innovation competition 2019’ organised by White Knight Corps concluded here at Nagrota Military Station.

The Ideas and Innovation competition was aimed for providing a platform to achieve enhanced combat potential and overcoming operational / administrative challenges by exploitation of technology. The event showcased 78 ideas / innovations fielded by various formations and units. The competition drove across the thought of ‘Make in India’ in true sense and promoted exploring minds.

Lt Gen Paramjit Singh Sangha, GOC White Knight Corps complimented the efforts and opined that ideas and innovations exhibited are indeed encouraging and are in the right direction. He highlighted the fact that in the present scenario, technology is no more a tool to technical persons and insisted everyone to identify gaps in daily functioning, which could be the start point of each idea / innovation. 19 ideas / innovation were adjudged as best workable solutions to existing problems and the innovators were awarded with a ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ and cash award.
The challenges of future are for ‘dignified & enlightened’ innovative minds in the field army to leverage power of the technology for developing tactically deployable solutions. It will enhance weapon / equipment capability and generate positive outcome in the future through indigenous efforts.

Source: ST

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