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Adani Calls for Tech and Energy Self-Reliance at IIT Kharagpur, Launches IIT Fellowship and 'Living Labs'

He said the stakes are national security in a world of data-driven warfare.

Adani Calls For India’s 'Second Freedom Struggle' To Achieve Tech, Energy, Defense Self-Reliance
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Overview

  • Adani warned that India imports about 90% of its semiconductors and 85% of its oil and still relies on foreign military systems, leaving growth and security vulnerable to sanctions or supply shocks.
  • He framed the push as a "second freedom struggle" and urged IIT students to become "new freedom fighters" focused on building domestic capability and intellectual property.
  • He announced the Adani–IIT Platinum Jubilee Change Makers Fellowship, coordinated by IIT Kharagpur and covering every IIT, to channel top talent into projects in renewables, logistics and smart mobility.
  • He proposed "living laboratories" that would have IIT Kharagpur teams co-develop AI-enabled solutions for grid management, cargo movement and airport operations with industry.
  • He said the Adani Group is building a 30 GW renewable energy park across roughly 500 sq km at Khavda in Gujarat’s Kutch district, describing it as the world’s largest and part of a drive for India to lead in renewables by 2030.