New Delhi, June 13 -- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday asserted that India's journey toward becoming a developed nation by 2047 passes through its farms, fields, and villages, emphasising that sustainable agriculture, innovation, and research form the bedrock of Viksit Bharat@2047.

According to a press release issued by Lok Sabha Secretariat, Birla made these remarks while addressing the Inaugural Session of the two-day National Conference on "Sustainable Agriculture for Viksit Bharat@2047: Tradition, Technology and Tangible Outcomes".

The event was organised in New Delhi by the Akhil Bharatiya Rashtriya Shaikshik Mahasangh (ABRSM) in collaboration with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the Ministry of Agricul...