PM to interact with Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar awardees

Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will interact with Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) awardees on 24th January 2022 at 12 noon via video conferencing. Digital certificates will be conferred on PMRBP awardees for the year 2022 and 2021 using Blockchain Technology. This technology is being used for the first time for giving certificates of … Read more

Experts from India & the US discuss technology-led Carbon Capture

Carbon Capture

Representative Image | Image credit: Storeega Experts from India and US discussed the challenges and opportunities to combat climate change through technology-led Carbon Capture and Utilisation solutions at the Indo-US Scoping Workshop on Carbon Capture held on 21 January 2022, jointly organized by DST India and DoE USA. Dr. S Chandrasekhar, Secretary, Department of Science & Technology … Read more

On Parakram Diwas, PM to unveil the hologram statue of Netaji at India Gate

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

Image Source: Twitter / Narendra Modi In order to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of the great freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and as part of the yearlong celebrations, the government has decided to install a grand statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate. The statue, made of granite, shall be a … Read more

India and IRENA Strengthen Ties as Country Plans Major Renewables and Hydrogen Push

Renewable Energy

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has signed a strategic partnership agreement with IRENA on 16 January 2022, signalling its intent to further strengthen its collaboration with IRENA in the field of Renewable Energy. The agreement was signed by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) Secretary, Mr. … Read more

PM pays tributes to Swami Vivekananda on his Jayanti

Swami Vivekananda

Vivekananda on the platform at the Parliament of Religions, September 1893 | Image Source: wikipedia.org The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Swami Vivekananda on his Jayanti. Swami Vivekananda was born on 12 January 1863. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said. “I pay tributes to the great Swami Vivekananda on his … Read more

100 new Sainik schools to provide more opportunities for girls to join the Armed Forces

Sainik schools

Sainik School Tilaiya |Socurce: http://www.chaddaandassociates.com/ “The setting up of 100 new Sainik schools will provide an opportunity to girls to join the Armed Forces and contribute to national security,” said Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh while chairing a webinar on Sainik Schools on January 08, 2022. Shri Rajnath Singh said, the Government believes in increasing … Read more

Kalpana Chawla Centre for Research in Space Science & Technology at Chandigarh University inaugurated

Kalpana Chawla Centre for Research in Space Science & Technology

Raksha Mantri inaugurates Kalpana Chawla Centre for Research in Space Science & Technology | Image Source: Ministry of Defence  Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated Kalpana Chawla Centre for Research in Space Science & Technology (KCCRSST) at Chandigarh University on 03 January 2022. He also launched a Scholarship Scheme, worth Rs 10 crore, for the wards of … Read more

PM lays foundation stone of Major Dhyan Chand Sports University in Meerut

Major Dhyan Chand Sports University

Image Source: https://www.newsncr.com/ PM lays foundation stone of Major Dhyan Chand Sports University in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Major Dhyan Chand Sports University in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The Sports University will be established at an estimated cost of about Rs 700 Crore and will be equipped … Read more

PM attends 54th Convocation Ceremony of IIT Kanpur

IIT Kanpur

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi attended the 54th Convocation Ceremony of IIT Kanpur today and issued digital degrees through in-house blockchain-driven technology. Addressing the students and faculty of the Institute, the Prime Minister said today is a great day for Kanpur as the city is getting a Metro facility and also, in the form of … Read more

PM inaugurates Kanpur Metro Rail Project

Kanpur Metro Rail Project

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated Kanpur Metro Rail Project today | Image Source: https://www.alstom.com/ PM inaugurates Kanpur Metro Rail Project. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated Kanpur Metro Rail Project today. He inspected the Kanpur Metro Rail Project and undertook a metro ride from the IIT metro station to Geeta Nagar. He also inaugurated … Read more

PM presides Himachal Pradesh Global Investors’ Meet

Himachal Pradesh Global Investors’ Meet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi.   | Photo Credit: PTI PM presides Himachal Pradesh Global Investors’ Meet. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi presided over the second groundbreaking ceremony of the Himachal Pradesh Global Investors’ Meet today in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The meet is expected to give a boost to investment in the region through projects worth around … Read more

PM condoles the passing away of Dr. Mahendra Prasad

Mahendra Prasad

Mahendra Prasad with his wife and other family members, after taking oath as a Member of Rajya Sabha at Parliament in New Delhi, in 2018. (Express File/Renuka Puri) PM condoles the passing away of Rajya Sabha MP Dr. Mahendra Prasad. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the passing away of … Read more

World mourns the loss of Desmond Tutu

Desmond Tutu

Archbishop Desmond Tutu with his holiness Dalai Lama | Image Source: facebook.com/DalaiLama Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the cleric, social activist, and giant of South Africa’s struggle against white minority rule, died on Sunday at the age of 90. Activists, politicians, and religious figures from around the world have paid tribute. My dad is at rest. Thank … Read more

PM greets people on Christmas

Christmas

Christmas is observed every year on 25 December. Its main goal is to celebrate a day for family time, observing a Christian festival, or just spreading some cheer! Over the millennia, Christmas has evolved into a worldwide celebration that’s both religious and secular and full of fun family activities. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has … Read more

PM addresses Gurpurab celebrations

Gurpurab celebrations

PM addresses Gurpurab celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev Ji at Gurudwara Lakhpat Sahib, Gujarat. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said Gurdwara Lakhpat Sahib has been a witness to every flow of time. He said he was reminded of how Lakhpat Sahib has seen upheavals in the past. He recalled that once upon a time … Read more