केंद्र की मोदी सरकार देश के रक्षा कवच को और पुखता बनाने में लगी है। इसके लिए बड़े-बड़े रक्षा सौदें भी किए जा रहे हैं। इस कड़ी में रक्षा मंत्रालय ने भारतीय नौसेना के लिए 9 समुद्री निगरानी विमान और भारतीय तटरक्षक बल के लिए 6 समुद्री गश्ती विमान खरीदने के प्रस्ताव को मंजूरी दे दी है। रक्षा मंत्रालय ने सशस्त्र बलों की समग्र लड़ाकू क्षमताओं को बढ़ावा देने के लिए बहुद्देश्यीय समुद्री विमान सहित 84,560 करोड़ रुपये के सैन्य उपकरण की खरीद को शुक्रवार को मंजूरी दे दी है। रक्षा मंत्री राजनाथ सिंह की अध्यक्षता वाली रक्षा अधिग्रहण परिषद…
Author: Amit Bhanot
Elaborating about the context of conceptualisation of PM SVANidhi scheme, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs and Petroleum & Natural Gas, said that the scheme was launched during the pandemic when India’s street vendors were among the most harshly affected. “The aim of the SVANidhi Yojana was to restore the Swarozgar, Svavlamban, Swabhimaan of street vendors”, he said. The Minister was speaking at PM SVANidhi Mega Camp here today. As part of this event, loans were distributed to 10,000 street vendors. Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena, Lt. Governor, Delhi, Shri Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad, Minister of State, Finance, Smt. Meenakashi…
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rewari in the presence of Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, Governor, Haryana, today. The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone of various other development works in Haryana. Shri Manohar Lal, Chief Minister, Haryana; Shri Rao Inderjit Singh, Minister of State (IC), Planning, Statistic and Programme Implementation, Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Shri Dushyant Chautala, Deputy Chief Minister, Haryana were also present on the occasion. Expressing his elation at the ceremony, Prime Minister associated the rapid speed of transformation of the health sector in the…
HT Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi, the first Hindu temple in the United Arab Emirates. PM Modi also offered water in the virtual Ganga and Yamuna rivers in the temple premises and then proceeded to offer prayers inside the temple. The consecration ceremony of the BAPS Hindu Temple in Abu Dhabi was held ahead of its inauguration by PM Modi. The priests conducted rituals before the inauguration. Prime Minister Modi is in the UAE on a two-day visit, his seventh visit to the Emirates since 2015 and…
DH Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday paid tributes to the 40 CRPF bravehearts who lost their lives in a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama on this day five years ago. “I bow to the valorous martyrs of Pulwama, who laid down their lives for our motherland. Their supreme sacrifice will always be remembered. Nation will forever remain indebted to our bravehearts,” Shah posted on X. Pakistan-sponsored terrorists had rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a convoy of the Central Reserve Police Force on February 14, 2019, killing 40 of its personnel travelling in a bus. In a…
PTI Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday inspected the construction work of the Faridabad Bypass site and that of DND Sohna Highway on National Highway-148, including the road connecting the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway. The project, being developed under Bharatmala Pariyojana on hybrid annuity mode, spans 33 km, and will come up at a cost of Rs 3,565 crore, according to an official statement. This infrastructure initiative seamlessly interlinks major highways — Direct Noida Delhi flyways, Delhi-Meerut, Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP), NH-2 (Delhi-Agra), Delhi Mumbai Expressway, and Jewar airport connectivity highway, the statement said.
PTI Senior Union ministers, including Rajnath Singh and Arjun Munda, on Wednesday held discussions on the ongoing farmers’ protests and ways to address the issues, according to sources. The meeting in the national capital assumes significance against the backdrop of farmers from Punjab marching towards Delhi and Haryana Police using tear gas shells to stop them at the Shambhu border between the two states. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, also a former agriculture minister, deliberated upon various farmer issues with Munda, who is currently in charge of the agriculture ministry. Munda is also one of the ministers who held discussions with…
PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his UAE counterpart Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Wednesday virtually laid the foundation stone of Bharat Mart that will offer the Indian MSME sector an effective platform to reach out to international buyers. Modi and Maktoum took part in the virtual foundation laying event at Jebel Ali Free Trade Zone here for the Bharat Mart that will be built by DP World, a statement from the Ministry of External Affairs said. “Prime Minister said that Bharat Mart has the potential to play an important role in promoting exports of the micro, small,…
PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India brings talent and innovation to the table and the International Energy Agency (IEA) will benefit if the world’s fastest growing major economy plays a bigger role in the Paris-based organisation. In a recorded message for the ministerial meeting of the IEA, he said India has surpassed its Paris climate targets ahead of schedule and remains firmly committed to addressing the global issue. Prime Minister Modi said India’s carbon emissions account for only four per cent of the global total despite it being home to 17 per cent of the global population…
Under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Specialty Steel, 57 MoUs have been executed for generating an investment of ₹29,500 crores, additional capacity of 25 MT for producing specialty steel grades and an additional employment to about 17,000 people by FY 2027-28. It may be mentioned that the PLI scheme, a vital initiative in India’s industrial growth trajectory, was notified in July 2021 for fostering investments and enhancing capacities in the specialty steel segment. As of Dec ’23, the selected companies have already invested about ₹12,900 crores against an investment commitment of ₹21,000 crores up to the current financial year. It…