President Droupadi Murmu graces Platinum Jubilee of BIT Mesra in Ranchi
President Droupadi Murmu attended the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of the Birla Institute of Technology (BIT) Mesra in Ranchi, Jharkhand, on 15 February 2025.
Summary
President Droupadi Murmu graced the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of BIT Mesra at Ranchi, Jharkhand, on 15 February 2025. She said AI and machine learning will bring far-reaching changes and urged that the benefits of technology reach marginalised groups and that traditional community knowledge not be ignored. She noted that the country's first Department of Space Engineering and Rocketry was established at BIT Mesra in 1964, and that one of the first Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Parks (STEP) was set up there in 1975.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 15 February 2025, Ranchi, Jharkhand
- Occasion
- Platinum Jubilee of BIT Mesra
- First in India
- Department of Space Engineering and Rocketry, 1964
- STEP
- One of the first, set up in 1975
Practice MCQs 3 questions
BIT Mesra, whose Platinum Jubilee President Droupadi Murmu attended on 15 February 2025, is located in which state?
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Correct answer: D — Jharkhand
The President graced the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of BIT Mesra at Ranchi, Jharkhand.
In which year was India's first Department of Space Engineering and Rocketry established at BIT Mesra, as noted by the President?
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Correct answer: B — 1964
The President noted that the country's first Department of Space Engineering and Rocketry was established at BIT Mesra in 1964; 1975 was when its STEP was set up.
In the context of BIT Mesra, one of whose early facilities was set up in 1975, what does 'STEP' stand for?
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Correct answer: A — Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Park
One of the first Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Parks (STEP) to promote engineering entrepreneurship was set up at BIT Mesra in 1975.