tion:                       New India at 70 and your contribution India after 70 years of independence INDEED is a land of opportunities andchallenges. India is one of the most richly endowed countries in the world.There is enough of everything in it. Mountains, hills, valleys, lakes, deserts,plateaus, seas, plains and whatnot, India has everything.  Life sustainingresources such as air, water, sunlight, forests, animals, land, seas, flora,fauna, minerals, metals, human population, etc. exist in staggering abundance.Rivers such as Ganges, Sutlej, Ravi, Beas, Brahmputra, Kaveri, etc. flowperennially through its various planes making them the most fertile and arableplanes in the world. Industrious farmers grow all types of CROPS, vegetables,fruits, etc on these plains and keep the FOOD supplies abundantly supplied throughoutthe year. So, there is no scarcity of any sort in Indian subcontinent.According to statistics in Wikipedia the total cultivable area in India is1,945,355 km² (56.78% of its total land area). India has a total water surfacearea of 360,400 km². India has the 4th largest coal reserves in the world;iron and manganese ores are 7th largest reserve in the world as in 2013; micaand bauxite are 5th largest reserve in the world as in 2013. Unquestionably, there are many challenges in this wonderful country.Challenges such as population, environmental degradation, poverty of ruralpeople, corruption, backwardness, etc; but these challenges are opportunitiestoo. We can contribute to this change for the betterment by giving our best.Each one of us must do our job and responsibilities perfectly. If each one ofus becomes efficient in our sphere of actions, India will automatically becomebest. All the challenges can easily be overcome provided the entire manpowerand resources are utilized and used optimally under the right guidance ofdedicated leaders. India can do wonders. India will do wonders SURELY. And thatwill happen only when the Indians set their HEARTS to make India the land ofopportunities, growth, and prosperity with their words, deeds, and acts.   We can contribute to this change for the betterment by giving our best. Eachone of us must do our job and responsibilities perfectly. All the challengescan easily be overcome provided the entire manpower and resources are utilizedand used optimally under the right guidance of dedicated leaders. India can dowonders. India will do wonders surely. And that will happen only when theIndians set their hearts to make India the land of opportunities, growth, andprosperity with their words, deeds, and acts. If a nation is to achieve invincible prosperity in the fields of health,finances, science, technology, and innovation, the people of that nation mustadopt the principle of integrity as it is a divine quality; it augments energy,enthusiasm, creativity, fearlessness, purposefulness, and accomplishment.Applying integrity even in the minutest details, they must persevere in thefields above mentioned.  We can contribute to the making of new India by being excellent in ourrespective spheres of actions. Besides being perfect in our fields, we must beideal citizens. We must pay our taxes honestly; we must not do anything thatmight affect our country’s prosperity and development. We must dedicateourselves to the progress and development of our country, only then somethingsubstantial will happen.