Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a public event in Navi Mumbai today. He also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth more than Rs 12,700 crore and flagged off the inaugural run of the EMU train from Uran railway station to Kharkopar, earlier. In his speech, PM Modi in Navi Mumbai said that Atal Setu is the picture of developed India and this is a glimpse of what a developed India is going to be like. The PM Modi in Navi Mumbai also said, “Today's date is massive, not just for Mumbai and Maharashtra, but it also takes us a step closer to our resolution of Viksit Bharat. It's a testament that we deliver on our promises. On 24 December 2016, I laid the foundation for the Atal Setu and vowed that Bharat will change and grow.”
12 January,2024 06:45 PM IST
In a big boost to Air Defence System, India has strongly demonstrated the firepower of its Akash surface-to-air (SAM) weapon system. With a single-firing unit, the Akash weapon system simultaneously engaged and destroyed 4 unmanned targets during recent Air Force Exercise Astrashakti 2023. As per officials, 4 targets coming from same direction in close formation were split to attack their defence assets from multiple directions simultaneously. With this, India has become 1st to demonstrate capability of engaging 4 targets simultaneously at such ranges by command guidance using single firing unit. Notably, Akash has been deployed by the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army at key locations to counter threats. The current firing was done from the system, which was ordered in September 2019 as a repeat order from the IAF. The Akash weapon system is also one of the indigenous defence systems that have bagged orders from international customers. Notably, it is also being constantly upgraded by DRDO scientists involved in it and they may get more orders from Southeast Asia and Middle East.
18 December,2023 11:34 AM IST
PM Modi on Thursday said, ‘We've seen many times that corrupts are being praised even after being sentenced to jail. People who carry 'Theka' of honesty hold their hands & get pictures clicked. Advocacy is being done to give awards to the corrupt. We've never seen anything like this’
04 November,2022 05:50 PM IST | mumbai
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 15, while addressing the nation on the occasion of Independence Day laid out five pledges, ‘Panch Pran’ for the development of India. Addressing the people from the ramparts of the Red Fort, PM Modi said, “In coming years, we've to focus on ‘Panchpran’ - First, to move forward with bigger resolves and resolve of developed India; Second, erase all traces of servitude; Third, be proud of our legacy; Fourth, strength of unity and Fifth, duties of citizens which includes the PM and CMs.”
16 August,2022 08:54 PM IST
Dinesh Patel, hailing from Rajmalpur village in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur district, is a Kendriya Vidyalaya Computer Science teacher at IIT Bombay. In a scientifically astonishing feat, Patel has developed a humanoid robot named 'Shalu'. Mid-Day spoke exclusively to Dinesh Patel and discussed his inspiration behind creating 'Shalu', the adversities he had to overcome and much more. Watch this video for all the exciting details!
24 March,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
A man in Raghamohan village of West Bengal has installed early warning system to alert villagers ahead of elephant attacks in villages near forest areas. The village lying near the Indo-Nepal border faces frequent attacks by pachyderms which not only destroy paddy and maize fields, but cause human injuries and deaths as well.
06 October,2015 09:44 AM IST
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday talked about the developments of Madhya Pradesh at the Investment Promotion Seminar in Singapore.
14 January,2016 11:29 AM ISTADVERTISEMENT
