Yogi extols on India-africa ties at hackathon event in G Noida
GREATER NOIDA: The relations between India and Africa are unique as they share a historic bond together for centuries, said Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday after inaugurating the four-day Unesco-india-africa Hackathon 2022 event being organised at Gautam Buddha University in Greater Noida.
Adityanath said India has never started a war and instead had gifted the world Lord Buddha, who taught the doctrine of Ahimsa or non-violence.
“India is a country that never grabbed any country under the power of the sword. Prime Minister Narendra Modi rightly described India as the place that gifted Buddha to the world and
not war. This is the blessed land of lord Ram and Krishna. And we share bonds with African countries for centuries. Our friendship has been conducive for world peace and it will continue to be the same,” said Adityanath, who also appealed to the participants to explore innovation
and educational options in Uttar Pradesh during their stay.
The hackathon event is seeing the participation of 603 students who will engage in coding for 36 hours non-stop to find techbased solutions for a host of issues in the field of education, agriculture, health, energy, etc.