Overview

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed Kalam as a visionary who inspired young minds and pledged to build a strong, self-reliant and compassionate nation.
• Union ministers and state leaders across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha shared messages praising Kalam’s role in science, defence and youth empowerment.
• Schools and colleges held seminars, debates and competitions in line with the 2025 theme reported as “Empowering Students as Agents of Innovation and Change.”
• The United Nations Information Centre reiterated that October 15 is not a UN-designated World Students’ Day, noting the UN observes the International Day of Rural Women on this date and marks International Students’ Day on November 17.
• Coverage revisited Kalam’s legacy at DRDO and ISRO, leadership of the SLV-III and integrated missile programme, coordination of the 1998 Pokhran-II tests, and renewed cultural interest including a biopic announced earlier this year.