President Kovind presents National Awards to 46 teachers

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New Delhi : The President of India Ram Nath Kovind on September 5, 2019, presented the National Award to 46 Teachers on the occasion of Teachers’ Day, in New Delhi. Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ and the Minister of State for Human Resource Development Sanjay Dhotre also graced the occasion.

Speaking on the occasion, the President said that strong foundations of character-building are laid in schools. The main objective of education is to make the student a good human being. And teachers do so by instilling honesty, discipline and integrity in their students. A good human being possessing these values ​​will prove to be good in each and every sphere. By ensuring that their students become good human beings, teachers contribute in the nation-building process.

The President said that today, the world is moving from information era to knowledge era. However, knowledge alone will not be able to ensure the safety of human civilisation. Along with knowledge, it is also necessary to have a conscience. Only when knowledge is combined with wisdom, it can solve human problems. In this globalised and highly competitive world, we have to establish a balance between ‘artificial intelligence’ and ‘human compassion’ and between ‘digital learning’ and ‘character building’, he said, according to a PIB release.

Only on the basis of such rational knowledge, we can tackle the present challenges such as climate change, pollution, melting glaciers etc. Teachers can contribute significantly in the national campaign of water conservation by instilling in students the importance of water conservation, said the President of India