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National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval headed for Jeddah on August 4, 2023, to attend the Ukraine peace talks organized by Saudi Arabia

The motto is to end the war in Ukraine, and Russia is a member of the BRICS block, on the other hand the Saudis have invited India to participate in the peace talks, which is seen as a sign of India’s neutral and balanced view on the issue. The talks are scheduled to take place over two days.

NSA Doval’s contribution in the peace talks is significant as it highlights India’s growing role in global affairs and its commitment to promoting peace and stability in the countries.

The end goal is to focus on finding a peaceful solution to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, which has been ongoing since 2014.

The conflict has resulted in the loss of thousands of lives and has caused critical damage to the country’s infrastructure.

India has traditionally maintained a neutral stance on the Ukraine conflict, but its participation in the peace talks is seen as a positive step towards promoting peace and stability in the countries.

The talks are expected to be attended by representatives from various countries, including the United States, Russia, and the European Union.

The participation of these countries highpoints the international community’s commitment to finding a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine.

Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that he will attend the BRICS Summit in South Africa, in a telephone conversation with Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa’s President. President Ramaphosa invited PM for the BRICS Summit being hosted by South Africa on August 22-24, 2023 and briefed him on the preparations for the same. PM accepted the invitation and conveyed that he looked forward to his visit to Johannesburg to participate in the Summit,” a press release by the Ministry of External Affairs reads. Ramaphosa conveyed his full support to India’s initiatives as part of its ongoing G-20 Presidency and said that he looked forward to visiting India to attend the G-20 Summit, the release added. The speculation about the Prime Minister’s attendance was caused by President Vladimir Putin cancelling his participation in the BRICS Summit. In March this year, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Putin after reports of an effort to deport Ukrainian children to Russia surfaced. As South Africa is a signature to the Rome statute, which governs the ICC, the country may have been compelled to arrest Putin. This led to a raging debate in South Africa about whether the country should discharge its obligations. Eventually, Putin announced that he would not attend the summit in-person but would attend virtually.

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Mines and Minerals( Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023, and the timber( Conservation) Correction Bill, 2023, in the absence of Opposition after members of the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance( INDIA) bloc walked out of the Upper House. INDIA MPs offered a strike after Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh denied them an occasion to address in the House, violent incidents passing in the country.

Before in the day, Congress principal Mallikarjun Kharge- led group of Opposition leaders met President Droupadi Murmu to seek her intervention on the Manipur issue, while Parliament got off to a rocky launch with the Opposition reiterating its demand for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement on Manipur.

On the other hand, the Lower House slightly conducted any proceedings and was suspended for shortly after reconvening at2.00p.m.

Proceedings on August 1 also saw members of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) walk out of the Upper House after demands to bandy the Manipur issue at length with the PM present, went unheeded by Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar. While dislocations persisted in both Houses, several Bills were passed, including the Agreement Bill, 2021 and Biological Diversity Amendment Bill, 2023, in the Rajya Sabha and the Registration of Births and Deaths (Correction) Bill, 2023, in the Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, the no- confidence stir against the government admitted in the Lok Sabha last week is set to be bandied between August 8 and 10

Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister ate the dignitaries to Gandhinagar, a megacity named after Mahatma Gandhi on its conformation day and expressed delight that they’re getting the occasion to visit Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad. italicizing the need to find critical and sustainable results for issues like climate change and global warming, the Prime Minister said that one can witness first- hand the simplicity of Gandhiji’s life and his visionary ideas of sustainability, tone- reliance and equivalency at Gandhi Ashram. Shri Modi expressed confidence that the dignitaries will find it inspirational. He also mentioned visiting the Dandi Kuteer Museum and informed that Gandhiji’s notorious spinning wheel or Charkha was set up by a woman named Gangaben at a vill hard. Since also, the Prime Minister said that Gandhiji started wearing Khadi which came a symbol of tone- reliance and sustainability.
“ When women prosper, the world prospers ”, the Prime Minister remarked as he noted that their profitable commission energies growth and their access to education drives global progress. He further added that their leadership fosters inclusivity and their voices inspire positive change. The Prime Minister underscored that the most effective way to empower women is through a women- led development approach and India is making huge strides in this direction.
The Prime Minister emphasized that India’s President Smt Droupadi Murmu is setting an inspiring illustration herself. He underscored that she leads the world’s largest republic and serves as the Commander- in- Chief of the world’s alternate- largest defence force indeed though she comes from a humble ethnical background. In this mama of Republic, the Prime Minister said, the ‘ Right to Vote ’ was granted inversely to all citizens including women by the Indian Constitution right from the morning and the right to dispute choices was also granted grounded on equivalency. The Prime Minister noted that tagged women representatives have been crucial agents of profitable, environmental and social change and informed that 46 of tagged representatives in pastoral original bodies in India are women numbering1.4 million. italicizing that the rallying of women into tone- help groups has also been a important force for change, the Prime Minister stressed the tone- help groups and tagged women representatives arising as pillars of support for our communities during the epidemic. The Prime Minister gave exemplifications of their achievements and mentioned the manufacturing of masks and sanitisers, and creating mindfulness about forestallment of infection. “ further than 80 of nursers and midwives in India are women. They were our first line of defence during the epidemic. And, we’re proud of their achievements ”, he added.
italicizing that women- led development has been a crucial precedence for the government, the Prime Minister mentioned that around 70 of the loans up to one million rupees to supportmicro-level units under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana have been sanctioned to women. also, 80 of heirs under Stand- Up India are women, serving bank loans for green field systems. Noting that clean cuisine energy directly impacts the terrain and improves the health of women, the Prime Minister stressed the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana and informed that nearly 100 million cuisine gas connections have been handed to pastoral women. He also informed that the number of women in specialized education in Industrial Training Institutes has doubled since 2014, nearly 43 percent of STEM( Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) graduates in India are women, and about one- fourth of space scientists in India are women. “ Behind the success of our flagship programmes like Chandrayaan, Gaganyaan and Mission Mars lies the gift and hard work of these women scientists ”, he said. moment, the Prime Minister said, further women are enrolling in advanced education than men in India. He also refocused out that India has one of the loftiest probabilities of womanish aviators in civil aeronautics while womanish aviators in the Indian Air Force are also flying fighter aircrafts. Shri Modi noted that women officers are being stationed in functional places and fighting platforms in all our fortified forces.
The Prime Minister stressed the vital places played by women as the backbone of pastoral agrarian families and as small dealers and shopkeepers. italicizing their close association with nature, the Prime Minister said that women hold the key to innovative results to climate change. He recalled how women led the first prominent climate action in India in the 18th century when the Bishnoi community of Rajasthan led by Amrita Devi started the ‘ Chipko Movement ’ to help limited logging. The Prime Minister informed that she along with several other townies laid down her life for the cause of nature. “ Women in India have also been brand ministers for ‘ Mission LiFE- Lifestyle for Environment ’”, the Prime Minister said as he stressed their traditional wisdom to reduce, exercise, reclaim, andre-purpose. Under colorful enterprise, the Prime Minister added, women are laboriously getting trained in making solar panels and lights. He mentioned the ‘ Solar Mamas ’ action that has been successful in uniting with mate countries in the Global South.
“ Women entrepreneurs are significant contributors to the global frugality ”, the Prime Minister said as he emphasized the part of women entrepreneurs in India. Decades agone , he said, in 1959 seven Gujarati women in Mumbai came together to produce a major collaborative movement- Shri Mahila Grih Udyog which has converted the lives of millions of women and their families. Shri Modi stressed their most notorious product, Lijjat Papad, and said that it’ll presumably be on the food menus in Gujarat! He also gave the illustration of the dairy sector and informed that there are3.6 million women involved in this sector in Gujarat alone. Shri Modi refocused out that in India, about 15 of unicorn startups have at least one woman author and the combined value of these women- led unicorns is over 40 billion bones . The Prime Minister stresses the need to produce a position platform where women achievers come the norm. He emphasized working towards removing the walls that circumscribe their access to requests, global value chains, and affordable finance while icing that the burden of care and domestic work is meetly addressed at the same time.
Concluding the address, the Prime Minister lauded the focus of the Ministerial Conference on women’s entrepreneurship, leadership and education and expressed delight at the launch of the ‘ Tech- Equity Platform ’ to enhance digital and fiscal knowledge for women. He also mentioned that under India’s G20 Presidency, a new Working Group on ‘ Women commission ’ is being established. He expressed confidence that unflagging sweats in Gandhinagar will give immense stopgap and confidence to women around the world

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, in his address to the people of the country during the popular programme ‘Mann ki Baat ’ has always accorded elevation to the beautiful artistic fabric of the country and how the diversity also acts as a unifying force. In his rearmost address of Mann ki Baat, the Prime Minister said that in the midst of the ongoing reverberations of Amrit Mahotsav and the 15th of August round the corner, another great crusade is on the verge of being launched in the country.’ Meri Maati Mera Desh’ crusade will be launched to recognize our martyred braveheart men and women.

He also informed, “Under this, numerous programs will be organized across the country in the memory of our immortal killers. In the memory of these luminaries, special eulogies will also be installed in lakhs of vill panchayats of the country. Under this crusade,’ Amrit Kalash Yatra’ will also be organised across the country. ”

He further said that this’ Amrit Kalash Yatra’ carrying soil in 7500 coffins from every corner of the country will reach Delhi, the capital of the country. This trip will also carry with it saplings from different corridor of the country.’ Amrit Vatika’ will be erected near the National War Memorial by fusing the soil and saplings that would arrive in 7500 coffins. This’ Amrit Vatika’ will also come a grand symbol of’ Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’.

Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat programme aims to enhance commerce & promote collective understanding between people of different countries UTs through the conception of state/ UT pairing.

Speaking about Amrit Sarovars, Shri Narendra Modi said that this phase of rain is inversely important for’ tree colony’ and’ water conservation’. Further than 60 thousand Amrit Sarovars erected during the ‘ Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ are decreasingly radiating their gleam. Presently, the work of erecting further than 50 thousand Amrit Sarovars is going on. Our countrymen are making new sweats for’ water conservation’ with full mindfulness and responsibility.

Mission Amrit Sarovar has been launched on 24th April 2022 with an ideal to crop and conserve water for unborn generation. The salient features of the Mission Amrit Sarovar is as follows-

Mission Amrit Sarovar is grounded on “Whole of Government” approach with the participation from the Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change and specialized associations.

Under the Mission every quarter of the country will construct or rejuvenate at least 75 Amrit Sarovars.

Every Amrit Sarovar will have a pondage area of at least 1 acre with a water holding capacity of about 10,000 boxy metre.

Every Amrit Sarovar will be girdled by trees like Neem, Peepal and Banyanetc.

Every Amrit Sarovar will be a source of generation of livelihoods by using the water for different purposes like irrigation, fisheries, duckery, civilization of water groaner, water tourism and other conditioning. The Amrit Sarovar will also act as a social gathering point in that position.

Mission Amrit Sarovar is a visible incarnation of the action during Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.

Art and Culture forms an important part of India’s rich and different heritage. Speaking about the rich heritage of India in the 103rd occasion of Mann ki Baat, the Prime Minister said, “ Let us not only embrace our heritage, but also present it responsibly to the world. And I’m happy that one similar trouble is going on in Ujjain these days. Then 18 painters from each over the country are making seductive picture story books grounded on the Puranas. These oils will be made in numerous distinctive styles similar as the Bundi style, Nathdwara style, Pahari style and Apabhramsh style. These will be displayed in Ujjain’s Triveni Museum. ”

The Prime Minister also stressed that since ancient times, our Holy Writ and books have been saved on Bhojpatras. Mahabharata was also written on the Bhojpatra. moment, the women of Devbhoomi( Uttarakhand) are making veritably beautiful artefacts and monuments from the Bhojpatra. moment, the products of Bhojpatra are veritably important liked by the pilgrims coming then and are also buying it at good prices. This ancient heritage of Bhojpatra is filling new tinges of happiness in the lives of the women of Uttarakhand.

PM also mentioned that last time on the occasion of Independence Day, the whole country came together for’ Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan’, and said also this time too we’ve to hoist the Tricolor at every house, and continue this tradition.

PM Modi Pune Visit moment Live Updates (August 1) Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated the stage with chief guest Sharad Pawar at the Lokmanya Tilak National Award form in Pune. Pawar’s party was resolve lately, with the breakaway body led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar joining the BJP- Shiv Sena coalition government in the state. Modi had begun his Pune visit by offering prayers at the iconic Dagdusheth temple today.

Modi will also open the new Metro rail line extension that will make commuting between Pimpri- Chinchwad and Pune easier and briskly, along with inaugurating and laying the foundation monuments for development systems at the Cortege ground of the Shivajinagar police headquarters.

The Opposition’s INDIA alliance, along with colorful other groups including those from Manipur, offered demurrers against Modi’s visit. The point of the kick was near the enactment of Lokmanya Tilak in the Mandai area of Pune. Congress leaders all aged that the police had accepted wide detentions since last night to stop the party leaders from attending the kick. Kumar Saptrshi of Yuvak Kranti Dal also contended detentions of the group’s volunteers. “This award shouldn’t have been given to Modi,” said social activist Vishambhar Choudhary associated with ‘Nirbhay Bano

PM to handover and lay foundation gravestone of houses constructed under PMAY and also inaugurate Waste to Energy Plant

PM to be granted Lokmanya Tilak National Award.

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will visit Pune, Maharashtra on 1st August. At around 11 AM, Prime Minister will perform Darshan and Pooja at Dagdusheth Mandir. At 1145 AM, he’ll be conferred Lokmanya Tilak National Award. Later, at 1245 PM, Prime Minister will flag off metro trains and inaugurate and lay the foundation gravestone of colorful development systems.

Prime Minister will flag off Metro trains marking induction of services on completed sections of the two corridors of Pune Metro Phase I. These sections are from Phugewadi station to Civil Court station and Garware College station to Ruby Hall Clinic station. Foundation Stone of the design was also laid by the Prime Minister in 2016. The new sections will connect important places of the Pune megacity like Shivaji Nagar, Civil Court, Pune Municipal Corporation office, Pune RTO and Pune Railway Station. The induction is an important step towards realising the vision of the Prime Minister to give the citizens with ultramodern and terrain-friendly mass rapid-fire civic transport systems across the country.

The design of some of the metro stations on the route draws alleviation from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The Chhatrapati Sambhaji Udyan Metro Station and Deccan Gymkhana metro stations have a unique design suggesting the hat worn by dogfaces of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj- also known as “ Mavala Pagadi. ” The Shivaji Nagar underground Metro station has a distinctive design which reminds of the castles erected by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Another unique point is that the Civil Court metro station is one of the deepest metro stations in the country, having the deepest point at33.1 m. The station roof is made in such a manner that direct sun falls on the platform.

Prime Minister will inaugurate the Waste to Energy Plant under Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC). Developed at a cost of about Rs 300 crores, it’ll use up about2.5 lakh MT of waste annually to produce electricity.

Moving ahead towards the charge of achieving casing for All, Prime Minister will handover further than 1280 houses constructed under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana by PCMC. He’ll also handover further than 2650 PMAY houses constructed by Pune Municipal Corporation. Further, Prime Minister will also lay the foundation gravestone of around 1190 PMAY houses to be constructed by PCMC, and of over 6400 houses constructed by Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority.

Prime Minister will be conferred Lokmanya Tilak National Award. The Award was constituted by Tilak Smarak Mandir Trust in 1983, to recognize the heritage of Lokmanya Tilak. The award is given to people who have worked for the progress and development of nation and whose donation can only be looked upon as remarkable and extraordinary. It’s presented every time on the 1st of August- Lokmanya Tilak’s death anniversary.

Prime Minister will come the 41st philanthropist of the award. It has preliminarily been presented to luminaries’ similar asDr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee,Mrs. Indira Gandhi,Dr. Manmohan Singh, ShriN.R. Narayana Murthy,Dr.E. Sreedharan among others.

New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke about the imminent the launch of a crusade to recognize India’s martyred men and women. Addressing the nation on ‘ Mann Ki Baat ’, the high minister said as part of the crusade, several programmes will be organised across the country in memory of killers.
“ In the memory of these luminaries, special eulogies will also be installed in lakhs of vill panchayats. Under this crusade, an ‘ Amrit Kalash Yatra ’ will also be organised across the country. This yatra, carrying soil in 7500 coffins from every corner of the country, will reach Delhi. It’ll also carry with it saplings from different corridor of the country. An ‘ Amrit Vatika ’ will be erected near the National War Memorial by fusing the soil and saplings. This ‘ Amrit Vatika ’ will also come a grand symbol of ‘ Ek Bharat Shresth Bharat ’,” he said. Ahead of India’s 77th Independence Day on 15 August, Modi said the country should flash back those who lay down their lives for its freedom.
Modi added, “ I’ve also entered a large number of similar letters this time that give a lot of satisfaction to the mind. These letters have been written by those Muslim women who have lately come from Haj passage. This trip of theirs is veritably special in numerous ways. These are women who have performed Hajj without any manly companion or mehram, and the number isn’t fifty or hundred, but further than four thousand. This is a huge metamorphosis,” he said. He noted that the changes that have been made to the Hajj policy in the once many times have been ‘ largely appreciated ’.
In his yearly address to the nation, the high minister also talked about the recent heavy rains and cataracts in corridor of the country and conceded the part of the National Disaster Response Force( NDRC) and original administrations in combating the disasters.
“ The month of July means the month of thunderstorm, the month of rain. The once many days have been full of anxiety and rigors on account of natural disasters. Owing to flooding in numerous gutters including the Yamuna, people in numerous areas have had to suffer. Landslides have also passed in hilly areas. Meanwhile, in the western part of the country, Cyclone Biparjoy also hit the areas of Gujarat some time agone . But musketeers, in the midst of these disasters, all of us countrymen have formerly again brought to the fore the power of collaborative trouble. The original people, our NDRF jawans, those from the original administration have worked day and night to combat similar disasters.”

He also said that the US has returned further than 100 rare and ancient vestiges to India. “ A nearly thousand- time-old citation statue of Lord Ganesha has also been returned to India. An hero of Uma- Maheshwara in Lalitasan is said to be of the 11th century. Two gravestone icons of Jain Tirthankaras have also come back to India. Two icons of Bhagwan Surya Dev will also enthrall you. One of these is made of sandstone. Among the particulars returned is a panel made of wood, which brings to the fore the story of the churning of the ocean. This panel is from the 16th- 17th century and is associated with south India.”
Modi, still, didn’t mention the extremity situation in Manipur in his address. His silence on the issue over the once couple of months has drawn review from the opposition. On Friday, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh wrote on Twitter “ The wrathfulness, anxiety, anguish, pain and anguish of the people of Manipur feel to make absolutely no difference to the Prime Minister. While he’s busy harkening to his own voice and forcing down his ‘ Mann ki Baat ’ on crores of Indians, the 21 MP delegation of ‘ Team INDIA ’ is talking about Manipur ki Baat with the Governor of Manipur.”