Presenting India as a global power for universal good, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched his 'pharmadiplomacy', promising the world on Saturday that the nation's vaccine manufacturing capability will "help all humanity" in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic while assuring global leaders whose worries about its availability has been a dominant concern at the UN General Assembly.
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The idea was first floated by PM Modi in 2018 during the first assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA)
"Our Tejas is getting ready to equip itself as per the modern requirements, for putting up a show of its majesty, speed and strength," he said
This was Prime Minister Narendra Modi's seventh straight Independence Day speech
The Red Fort lawns that remains filled to the brim on Independence Day, saw many vacant seats this year with the attendees wearing masks and maintaining social distancing
PM Modi said that India was making enormous efforts to stand on its own feet and linked several initiatives taken recently for this effort
We need to stop exporting raw materials and buying finished goods, time has come to start adding value; 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' a duty towards global good, says PM Modi in his Independence Day speech
In his inaugural address on 'Transformational Reforms in Higher Education under National Education Policy', Modi said that the new National Education policy will be the foundation of a new India
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The UK's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, Home Secretary Priti Patel, and US Ambassador to India Ken Juster are some of the other participants to the event
In his monthly address 'Mann Ki Baat' today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked people to be more careful during the 'unlock' period
About 12.5 million migrant workers are expected to benefit from the programme
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Now a company can be MSME if the turnover is up to Rs 100 crore. Distinction between manufacturing and services MSMEs will be removed, she said
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Modi said a final decision on extending the lockdown will be announced before May 18. "In Lockdown 4.0, we will follow norms, fight Covid-19 and move ahead," he said
An indication of the lockdown would gradually be eased came when the Indian Railways opened bookings for passenger services with 15 trains a day from Tuesday
In over 30-minute-long address, he said that India's fight against the coronavirus is "people-driven" and is being fought by the masses and the administration together