Who will inaugurate DefConnect 2024, aimed at promoting indigenous innovation and addressing security challenges?

●     Taking a giant leap forward towards promoting indigenous innovation and facilitating partnerships to address the evolving security challenges, Innovations for Defence Excellence - Defence Innovation Organisation ( iDEX - DIO ) , under the aegis of Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, is organising DefConnect 2024 at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi on March 04, 2024 . ●     The event will be inaugurated by Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh . ●     DefConnect 2024 represents a significant milestone in the country ’ s defence innovation landscape, bringing together key stakeholders including the Armed Forces, defence industry leaders, start - ups, academia, and policymakers . ●     The event aims to facilitate meaningful engagements, showcase cutting - edge technologies and is poised to be a transformative platform for fostering collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurship in the defence sector . ●     The event will attract a large number of innovators and investors from India ’ s leading industries in the defence sector . ●     The iDEX framework allows military personnel to work with innovators in a co - development model . ●     The iDEX, launched by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in 2018, essentially provides a unified platform for various stakeholders in the defence and aerospace sectors . ●     It acts like an umbrella organisation to oversee technology development and potential collaborations in this specific field .