The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated the talented youngsters who have been conferred the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar. In response to a tweet by Sangeet Natak Akademi, the Prime Minister said; “Congratulations to the talented youngsters who have been conferred the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar. Best wishes for their future endeavors. … Read more
Shri, P. L. Haranadh, Chairman, Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMP Kolkata) said that SMP Kolkata handled an all-time highest record Cargo Traffic of 54.254 Million Tonnes(MT) during April 2022 to January 2023 compared 47.282 million tonnes handled during April 2021 to January 2022 and thus registered a growth of 14.75% which is much higher … Read more
The Ministry of Culture is organizing the First G20 Culture Group (CWG) meeting in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh from 22nd to 25th February 2023. Briefing the media about the upcoming First G20 Culture Group (CWG) meeting, Secretary Culture Shri Govind Mohan said, “India is so rich and diverse in a culture that the cultural engagements acquire their own … Read more
Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt applauded the efforts of the Sainik Schools Society to achieve the milestone of admitting more than 1000 girl cadets into Sainik Schools after the conclusion of the admission process for the Academic Year 2023-24. What started as a pilot project in 2018-19 in Sainik School Chhinchhip with the admission … Read more
The Armed Forces have to be battle ready to meet any eventuality. Towards that end, the Non-Salary revenue outlay has been enhanced significantly from Rs 62,431 crore in Budget Estimates (BE) 2022-23 to Rs 90,000 crore in BE 2023-24, representing a 44% jump. This expenditure is expected to close critical gaps in the combat capabilities … Read more
The best marching contingents and tableaux of the Republic Day Parade 2023 have been announced. Separate results – one by a panel of judges and the other through an online public vote conducted by MyGov – have been declared. Three panels of judges were appointed for assessing the performance of Marching Contingents from three Services, … Read more
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) hosted a one-week Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) operation and Search and Rescue (SAR) course in Mumbai from January 16-21, 2023. This course was under the aegis of the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme (ITEC) and was open to sailors and officers from six friendly countries: Bangladesh, Seychelles, Sri … Read more
SPIC MACAY organizes its very popular ‘Music in the Park’ series this year under the name “Shruti Amrut” in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and the New Delhi Municipal Council. The beauty of Indian Classical Music was showcased by eminent artists from across the country. In this series, the first event of 2023 was … Read more
The Indian Air Force and Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) are going to hold Veer Guardian-2023, a joint air exercise, at Hyakuri Air Base, Japan, from 12 January to 26 January 2023 to promote air defence cooperation. Four Su-30 MKIs and two C-17s will be part of the Indian contingent, while four F-2s and … Read more
NMML Society Annual General Meeting was chaired by Shri Narendra Modi, who emphasized encouraging research and scholarship among the youth and making history more appealing. Also, the Prime Minister discussed how to make PM-Sangrahalaya more popular with youth. The Prime Minister tweeted; “Chaired the Annual General Meeting of NMML Society. Emphasised on encouraging research, scholarship … Read more
Nationwide DLC Campaign benefitted 30 Lakh pensioners – A nationwide campaign was launched by this Department during 1-30 November 2022, for ‘Ease of Living’ of pensioners/family pensioners in 37 cities with a view to spreading awareness amongst all the Central Government pensioners as well as the Pension Disbursing Authorities for use of Digital Life Certificate (DLC)/Face … Read more
Connie Mark (21 December 1923 – 3 June 2007) was a Jamaican-born community organizer and activist. During World War II, she served as a medical secretary in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In the early 1950s, she became an activist for West Indians in London after being denied the British Empire Medal. She helped Black servicemen … Read more
The Flag Day or Armed Forces Flag Day of India is observed every year on 7 December. It is a day dedicated towards collection of funds from people of India for the welfare of the Indian Armed Forces personnel. Simultaneously, on the Flag Day various organisation honours the soldiers, airmen, and sailors across India. It … Read more
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today addressed the Gujarat Rozgar Mela via video message today. The Prime Minister congratulated thousands of young candidates who were given appointment letters for different posts in various grades. The Prime Minister recalled that on the auspicious day of Dhanteras he started the Rozgar Mela at the national level … Read more
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the DefExpo22 at Mahatma Mandir Convention and Exhibition Centre in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, today. At the India Pavilion, the Prime Minister unveiled HTT-40 – the indigenous trainer aircraft designed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. During the programme, the Prime Minister also launched Mission DefSpace and laid the foundation stone of … Read more