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Expressing his 'child-like' curiosity for technology, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday told Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates that should the NDA be voted to power yet again, money will be allocated for research in cervical cancer...
"My new government will allocate funds to scientists for local research in cervical cancer, we want to vaccinate all girls," Modi told Gates...
Upon being asked by Gates about what are some technological advancements that he was excited about, Modi said that technology can play a big role in agriculture, health and education sectors...
Highlighting his use of AI, Modi asked Gates to take a selfie through his (NaMo) app and then showed him how it could be located through the face-recognition technology..
Addressing the topic of climate change, Modi emphasized the necessity for global recalibration away from metrics such as electricity or steel usage to gauge development, deeming them environmentally detrimental..
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