Chennai, Oct 27 (FN Agency) President Droupadi Murmu on Friday said thatsustainable Green Planet was the need of the hour.Delivering the eighth Convocation address of the Indian MaritimeUniversity (IMU) at ECR on the city outskirts here, she said “whilethe Blue Economy brings us bountiful wealth and benefits, the needof the hour is a sustainable green planet.”The President reminded the graduates that the earth, water and airare not a gift from our parents but a loan from our children.Congratulating the scholars on their achievement, the President saidthe graduates must make our nation proud and always remember theiralma mater with gratitude.
Ms Murmu also said that having gained its rightful place in maritimetraining and education, the IMU must now seek to its research ecosystemwith the support of the National Research Foundation.At the Convocation the President awarded gold medals to the students ofthe University and conveyed her best wishes to the University in expandingits expertise to allied disciplines such as maritime law, ocean governance,marine sciences etc.In the Convocation, 1944 students of the four Schools from the six campusesof IMU as well as from the affiliated institutes of IMU were qualified to receivetheir degrees.A total of 245 candidates received the degrees in person. This included twoPh.D. Scholars and one Scholar of M.S. (By Research).