BENGALURU: If the legacies of Nalanda and Takshashila had continued, by now India would have been on top in terms of education, Union minister Prakash Javadekar told students at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) on Saturday. Javadekar was at the premier institution on a follow-up visit to CeNSE (Centre for Nano Science and Engineering), set up in 2010.CeNSE students enthralled the minister with several innovative projects, including portable and affordable lab-on-a-chip devices and LED lights used for water purification, among others. "Real prosperity comes through innovation," he said. "In the next two decades, nanotechnology, internet of things (IOT) and related fields will become key areas for research in the country." "The only area for improvement is to expand further. Institutions like IISc are truly promoting the Make in India initiative. We are already in the process of setting up 20 world-class institutions, and the interaction with CeNSE students has given much-needed confidence to us," the minister said.

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