Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood was conferred with the Honorary Degree (Honoris Causa) at the 63rd to 68th Annual Convocations of the Sri Venkateswara University (SVU) held on 10 June 2026. In his address as the chief guest, Prof. Sood congratulated the graduating students on their convocation. He necessitated for the research ecosystem to be both productive and transformative, moving beyond academics. Prof. Sood also emphasised the importance of initiatives such as RuTAG and Science and Technology Clusters to bridge technology gaps, boost economy, and tackle real world challenges. Prof. Sood encouraged the students to engage with frontier technologies such as robotics, physical artificial intelligence, and drones and embrace interdisciplinary collaboration, rather than working in siloes, for the prosperity of our nation and well-being of humanity. An inclusive framework is the need of the hour and will help address pressing challenges of climate change, pandemics, energy transition, digital transformation, etc. Watch the full convocation address at: https://lnkd.in/daWdhuZv