File photo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked engineers to apply their skills to serve the nation and make engineering in the country "world-class".
"Through innovation, hard work and cutting edge research, our engineers have played an anchoring role in the making of our nation. I wish our engineers the very best and call upon them to continue to apply their skills to serve our nation and make our engineering world-class," he tweeted on the occasion of the birth anniversary of noted engineer M Visvesvaraya.
A recipient of Bharat Ratna, Mr Visvesvaraya is regarded as a pioneer in the field and the day is celebrated in his honour.