Author: News Analysis India

The 4th International Yoga Day was celebrated at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (June 21, 2018) with a yoga demonstration. More than 500 officers, staff of Rashtrapati Bhavan and their family members as well as residents of the President’s Estate participated in the event. The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, who is on the State Visit of Suriname will also participate in the International Yoga Day celebration along with the President of Suriname and other dignitaries in Paramaribo, Suriname today at  0700 (local time in Suriname).

Modi and Shah’s decisions are often top secret. This is the reason that the ministers of Shah’s plan on Kashmir did not get to the ministers. Immediately after meeting Ajit Doval, the BJP surprised all by withdrawing support from PDP. This decision of BJP cleared? Has given that he wants direct control over Jammu and Kashmir in the last year of his rule at the Center. If you say no lapel, then Modi will be the leader of Kashmir. Now we can say that there is a governor’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir. The BJP had unanimously announced the suspension…

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will lead the 4th International Yoga Day Celebrations in Dehradun on June 21, 2018. The Prime Minister will join thousands of volunteers, performing Yoga asanas in the lawns of Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, located in the lap of the Himalayas. A series of Yoga related events are being organized across the world to mark the occasion. The Prime Minister had earlier participated in Yoga celebrations at Rajpath in New Delhi in 2015, the Capitol Complex in Chandigarh in 2016, and the Ramabai Ambedkar Sabha Sthal in Lucknow in 2017. Greeting Yoga enthusiasts across the world…

Chairman Railway Board, Shri Ashwani Lohani held a review meeting regarding all the ongoing and future projects with General Manager, Central Railway, Shri D.K. Sharma and General Manager, Western Railway, Shri A.K. Gupta, at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai today.  Shri Ashwani Lohani also held discussions with Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation Ltd (MRVC) regarding capacity enhancement works under Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP), particularly Diva-Thane and Kurla-Parel 5th and 6th lines.  On this occasion, Principal Heads of Departments of Central, Western Railways and MRVC were present. Presentation was given on various developmental works by Divisional Railway Managers Mumbai, Mumbai Central and also Director MRVC. Shri Ashwani…

Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation and Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Shri Nitin Gadkari is scheduled to visit Republic of Tajikistan to represent India in the high-level Conference on “International Decade for Action: Water for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028” on 20-21 June 2018. United Nations and Government of Republic of Tajikistan are jointly organizing the Conference to discuss key water related issues of sustainable development goals adopted by UN member countries. Tajikistan is a strategic partner country in our extended neighbourhood. The country has a leading role in pioneering global water related issues. As…

I am happy to  address the India-Greece Business Forum.  First of all, I would like to thank Entreprise Greece for bringing us together this morning. I am  happy that  30 companies from India, led by the Confederation of Indian Industry, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture and the Trade Promotion Council of India are participating in this business engagement. India and Greece are two ancient civilizations. Our economic, trade and cultural engagement go back over 2500 years. There was flourishing trade network between Greece and India as early as…

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will interact directly with farmers across the country through video bridge at 9.30am tomorrow. The interaction will provide an opportunity to hear directly from the farmers. Initiatives related to doubling the farmer’s income will also be discussed. It will be broadcast directly by Krishi Vigyan Kendra’s, Common Service Centres (CSC), Doordarshan, DD Kissan and Aakashvaani from all over the country. About 2 lakh Common Service Centres and 600 Krishi Vigyan Kendras will be connected through the video bridge. People will also be able to interact with the Prime Minister through “Narendra Modi App”. *****

Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) has supplied around 60,000 tonnes of steel material for the 111-km-long Jiribam-Tupul-Imphal new broad gauge railway project in Manipur. SAIL has supplied TMT rebars and structural along with HR Plates and Sheets, Plate Mill Plates  for this project. SAIL has been supplying the materials  produced in its state-of-the-art new mills at Durgapur, IISCO, Rourkela and Bokaro  plants. The project was taken up in 2008 and was declared a National Project. It involves the construction of 111-km long broad gauge railway line which includes 9 stations at Dolakhal, Kaimai Road, Kambiron, Thingou, Khongsang, Noney Tupul,…

Union Human Resource Minister, Shri Prakash Javadekar has urged the  District Education Officers to play a key role in transforming Aspirational districts in to developed districts. He was addressing the workshop with District Education Officers, DIETs, SCERTs, State Nodal Officers and Central Ministries on Transformation of Aspirational districts in New Delhi today. He said that unless we develop education properly, districts will not develop. No nation will develop without education; similarly no district will develop without education, Shri Javadekar added. He said to District Education Officers that the real challenge is to make government schools better. He further said that…

According to an article published in the BBC, Rani Lakshmi Bai was killed by a sword on her head. On the occasion of the 160th death anniversary of Rani Lakshmibai, where the entire country is paying homage to her, Kangana Ranaut has released poster of ‘Manikarnika’ on her life. In 1858, on 18th June, Queen Laxmibai Veergati had been fighting and fighting the British army in Kota’s inn near Gwalior. In the film “Manikarnika – The Queen of Jhansi”, Kangna will be seen in the role of Rani Laxmibai. Kangana’s team, while releasing the first poster of the film on…