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M Modi inaugurates newly built Circuit House building near Somnath Temple

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the newly built Circuit House building near Somnath Temple in Gujarat through video conferencing. The new circuit house building has been constructed by the Gujarat government at a cost of more than 30 crore rupees. The historic Somnath Temple is visited by lakhs of devotees from India and abroad every year. The landscaping of the circuit house […]

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Government merges the eternal flame of Amar Jawan Jyoti with National War Memorial flame

The Amar Jawan Jyoti at the India Gate was merged with the eternal flame at the National War Memorial in the national capital on January 21, 2022. The ceremony was led by the Integrated Defence Staff chief, Air Marshal Balabadhra Radha Krishna. This means that after 50 years of continuous lightning, the flame at Amar

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Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s grand statue to be installed at India Gate

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (January 21, 2022) announced that a grand statue of freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose will be installed at India Gate as a symbol of India’s indebtedness to him. The iconic statue will honour his contribution to the independence movement. He said, till the grand statue of Netaji Bose is completed,

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India Extends $190-million line of credit to Mauritius for the Metro Express Project

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritian counterpart Pravind Jugnauth jointly inaugurated the India-assisted Social Housing Units Project in Mauritius through video-conferencing on January 20, 2022 and virtually laid the foundation stone for the Civil Service College and 8 MW Solar PV Farm project in Mauritius on Thursday. India and Mauritius exchanged two agreements, including on extending

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Cabinet approves Rs 1500 Cr infusion in IREDA

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, approved the equity infusion of Rs.1500 crore in Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) on January 19, 2022. This infusion will raise the lending capacity of IREDA to Rs 12,000 crore to the renewable energy sector. The Cabinet has also approved an extension

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Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya launches commemorative postal stamp to mark first anniversary of Covid vaccination drive

Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Health Minister, celebrated the one-year anniversary of India’s immunization drive on January 16, 2022, by launching a postal stamp on India’s achievement in developing an indigenous covid-19 vaccine. The stamp depicts a health worker inoculating a senior citizen with indigenously developed vaccine ‘Covaxin’. It also shows the image of COVAXIN vial. It signifies the

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World’s largest Khadi National Flag displayed along India–Pakistan border on Army Day 2022

The Monumental National Flag, which is the world’s largest national flag made of Khadi fabric, was put to a grand public display at Longewala, along the India Pakistan Border in Jaisalmer to celebrate “Army Day” on 15 January 2022. The Monumental National Flag measures 225 feet long, 150 feet wide and weighs around 1,400 kg. It

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‘North East on Wheels Expedition’ launched to promote Culture of Northeastern States

Minister of State for Culture, Meenakashi Lekhi has launched the ‘North East on Wheels Expedition’ in New Delhi to promote the Culture of Northeastern States. The Bike Expedition is scheduled between 8th to 16th April this year to mark the celebrations of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. 75 Bikers participating in this expedition will be selected from all over the country and will cover about 9000

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Kochi becomes country’s first city to get water metro project

Kochi has become India’s first city to have a Water Metro Project after the launch of its first boat in December 2021, namely ‘Muziris,’ among the 23 battery-powered electric boats being manufactured by Cochin Shipyard Limited. The new project will be operated by the Kochi Metro Rail Ltd. The project will have an integrated water transport system with 15 identified routes

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates 11 new medical colleges in Tamil Nadu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 11 new government medical colleges and a new campus of the Central Institute of Classical Tamil (CICT) in Tamil Nadu on January 12, 2022 via video conferencing. The 11 medical colleges are being established at an estimated cost of ₹4,000 crore with efforts from both the Centre and Tamil Nadu

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