PM Modi lauds Meghalaya's Eri silk, highlights indigenous craftsmanship in 'Mann Ki Baat'
Hon'ble PM, Sh. @narendramodi ji in his #mannkibaat2025 episode makes special mention of #Meghalaya 's recently GI tagged Eri Silk also called Ahimsa Silk owing to its cruelty-free and natural production method. A great encouragement to our heritage textile weavers. Thank you… https://t.co/0h8oeCK9Am
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34 minutes ago
- NDTV
Stars, Stripes, Tricolour: Can India, US Align In Orbit In PM Modi-Trump Space Summit?
New Delhi: In a unique first, India and the US are choreographing a new chapter in global space exploration - an Indian and four American astronauts are working shoulder-to-shoulder at humanity's largest human outpost outside Earth. The symbolism of the world's oldest democracy, the US, and the world's largest democracy, India, together at the space station is a unique tango or ' jugalbandi '. Stars, stripes, and the tricolour - Can India and the US align in orbit? The surrealism of this first-of-its-kind alignment of stars could become a milestone for humanity if US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi seize the opportunity and hold an Indo-US summit via a space bridge, and what better way than to do it on July 4, US' Independence Day. Space offers freedom from all borders as we know it on Earth. India's abiding philosophy of ' vasudhaiva kutumbakam ' or the world is one family could echo across the universe if PM Modi and Mr Trump, who together represent and lead a population of nearly two billion, reach for the stars together and address the world using space as a great unifier. Astronauts from India and the United States are currently working side by side aboard the International Space Station (ISS), marking a significant milestone in global space collaboration. This unprecedented moment not only showcases the technological prowess of both nations but also symbolises the strengthening ties between the world's oldest democracy and the world's largest. In the next few weeks, India and the US will again hop-skip and jump in space as both ISRO and NASA get ready to launch the NISAR satellite from Sriharikota. The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar Satellite (NISAR) has been jointly made, and its biggest claim to fame is that it is the world's single most expensive civilian Earth imaging satellite ever to be made and costs upwards of $1.2 billion. It is currently ready, sitting in ISRO's clean room awaiting the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) to take it into space from Sriharikota. The NISAR satellite is a game-changing, life-saving satellite as it will help monitor the Earth's health and clock upcoming disasters. This is the first-ever big-time satellite collaboration between NASA and ISRO. Incidentally, till recently, ISRO and in fact India were always shunned and denied technology, and sanctions were the name of the game until the inking of the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal changed the chemistry between the two nations. From the doghouse to scripting history together, the journey of the Indo-US friendship in the last two decades is just breathtaking. In 2008, India opened its heart out and gave American instruments a free ride to the Moon on Chandrayaan-1. It was this Indo-American collaboration that rewrote lunar geological history once and for all by Chandrayaan-1, making the startling discovery of the presence of water molecules on the parched lunar surface. It was India's sub-$100 million Chandrayaan-1 which, in a way, opened the floodgates (pun intended) for the world to look at the Moon with new, moist eyes, so much so that now there is a new gold rush to reach the south pole of the Moon. India again pioneered reaching nearest to the south pole of the Moon by sending the lander Vikram, as part of the Chandrayaan-3 mission in 2023. Today, India has also inked the Artemis Accords so that the Indo-US friendship can together explore and permanently inhabit the Moon's surface sooner rather than later. The current friendship mission, the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), which is sometimes also referred to as Mission Akash Ganga, launched on June 25 from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. It includes Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and veteran American astronaut Peggy Whitson, alongside astronauts from Poland and Hungary. This was India's first human spaceflight mission in over four decades and its debut participation in a private mission to the ISS. Group Captain Shukla already exclaimed from the ISS that he sees no borders from his vantage point in space. The space station already has three other NASA astronauts - Nicole Ayers, Anne McClain, and Jonny Kim on board. The commander of the ISS is Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and the space lab is also home to Roscosmos cosmonauts Kirill Peskov, Sergey Ryzhikov, and Alexey Zubritsky. In all six, countries are represented at the space station among the Space-11 who call ISS their home today. This Axiom-4 collaboration stems from a landmark agreement signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official visit to Washington in June 2023. The joint statement between India and the US committed to sending an Indian astronaut to the ISS, a promise now fulfilled through the combined efforts of NASA, ISRO, and Axiom Space. "This is a very special occasion," said George Weinmann, an American aerospace engineer and investor. "To have Group Captain Shukla and one of our most respected astronauts, Peggy Whitson, together on the ISS is a testament to the vision shared by Indian and American leadership. A joint address by President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the astronauts and the world could be a powerful symbol of unity and inspiration." The timing of the mission adds to its symbolic weight. With the US Independence Day on July 4 approaching, there is growing speculation about a potential joint communication from the two leaders to the astronauts aboard the ISS. Such a gesture could serve as a "space bridge" between the two democracies, reinforcing their shared values and aspirations. "This mission is not just about science," said Weinmann. "It's about diplomacy, inspiration, and the shared human quest to explore beyond our planet. A joint celebration on July 4 would be a fitting tribute to what these two nations can achieve together." The mission also has commercial implications. Axiom Space expressed interest in using Indian launch vehicles for future missions, and Indian astronauts have trained at NASA facilities. This deepening cooperation signals a new chapter in Indo-US space relations, with potential for joint exploration, technology sharing, and commercial ventures. As the world watches this celestial collaboration unfold, the message is clear: space is a great unifier. Whether through science, diplomacy, or shared dreams, the stars are aligning for India and the United States to reach new heights - together. After all 'yeh dil maange more'!
India Gazette
40 minutes ago
- India Gazette
Assam: BTC chief Pramod Boro envisions Viksit Bodoland on lines of Viksit Bharat ahead of council elections
Guwahati (Assam) [India], June 30 (ANI): Ahead of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections, BTC chief and United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) President Pramod Boro said that in the line of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of 'Viksit Bharat', they also want to make Bodoland as 'Viksit Bodoland'. In an exclusive interview with ANI, Pramod Boro said that the election in the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) is not for political power. 'Our party, UPPL, is coming into power with an agenda to develop the region, to protect our identity and culture, to promote our language and literature. It was the long-standing demand of the Bodo people for a separate territory since 1967, and in 1987 All Bodo Students' Union started agitation, and through this movement, BLT had started an armed revolutionary movement for some years. NDFB also fought for political rights, and an accord was signed in 2003 with BLT with the support of all Bodo nationalist organisations. Again in 2020, another accord was signed with the Bodo groups, the Union government and the state government. After the 2020 Accord, the Bodo region has become peaceful, and Bodo people are trying to achieve their goal through different activities,' Pramod Boro said. He further said, 'We are now waiting for the 125th amendment of the Constitution of India by which the sixth schedule will be strengthened. We don't have the financial power, but the region is a vast region. There are so many gaps in development, infrastructure, and socio-economic development. We need so much support, patronisation from the Government of India.' 'But that has not happened because of a lack of mandate and power in the council in the sixth schedule area. Not only Bodoland, but all sixth schedule councils of the North Eastern region,' Boro stated. Criticising the previous BPF council government led by Hagrama Mohilary, the BTC chief said that some political parties want only to come into power. 'We are going to contest in the upcoming elections of BTC to rebuild our society, regain our lost trust, and unity among different communities. This is very crucial for the people of Bodoland. Some political parties want to come into power. We are not thinking only of power, we are thinking of rebuilding our region, society, to achieve the targeted goal - goal for an advanced society, our dignity, identity and culture for which the Bodo people lost thousands of people, which we call martyrs of the Bodo movement. We have that commitment, politics is second, but first is how to build the society, how to regain whatever we lost and to develop our region,' Boro said. He also said that in the way of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Viksit Bharat, we must have access, we must have that opportunity to go ahead along with the mission and vision of the Government of India, the Government of Assam. The BTC chief said, 'So this election is very important for the people of the Bodoland region. We have the inherited legacy of a lack of policy in the government at the time of the Bodoland People's Front (BPF). There was a chaotic situation in the governance system. Now we have organised the entire government system, we have made a good, effective governance system, people-centric governance, and people-friendly governance started in the last 4 years. It was a big challenge for us as newcomers in politics and administration.' 'Earlier, there was no policy. I have gone through the budget speech of former Chief (BTC) Hagrama Mohilary of his 17-year rule in BTC. There was a total policy vacuum in his time. We organise every sector - education, health, agriculture, other economic activities, to regain the mutual trust, co-exist, to provide justice to each citizen, community, and to fulfil their aspirations at the council level, recognition of their culture, and to preserve their language. We have done lots of things,' the BTC Chief added. Boro further asserted, 'We have 36 flagship programmes in the council government, and we are trying to implement all the flagship programmes of the centre and state. We are trying to fill up the gaps and these kinds of initiatives are going on. Mainly, we are focusing on education, from Anganwadi, primary level to university level. We are trying to fill up all the vacant posts of teachers, train the teachers, career counselling programme for all students. In the last 4 years, we have started the Bodofa Super 50 Mission for medical, engineering, UPSC, and APSC students to provide them with coaching at no cost. We have also started the Bodofa Livelihood Mission, for which we are supporting lakhs of farmers, artisans, weavers, and unemployed youths. So that kinds of initiatives are going on.' The Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections is likely to be held later this year. (ANI)
Time of India
4 hours ago
- Time of India
Uttarakhand government working to promote green energy: Chief minister Dhami
Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami participated in the all India oil sector Meet program organised at ONGC community centre, Dehradun on Saturday. He said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the state government is working to promote green energy with coordination in the economy, ecology and technology. "Clean and green energy is being promoted in the state through the chief minister solar self-employment scheme. Hydroelectric projects like Tehri, Koteshwar, Pipalkoti, Lakhwar, and Vishnugad in the state are playing an important role in establishing Uttarakhand as an energy hub. There are many possibilities in the field of geothermal in the state, on which the state government is continuously working," the Chief Minister said, according to a press release, Dhami said that natural resources play an important role in taking any nation forward. Fuel, along with the development of the nation, also fulfills our daily needs. ONGC is playing an important role in India's energy security by contributing 70 per cent of the total production of crude oil and 84 per cent of the natural gas production in the country. The chief minister said that PM Modi has put the resolution of a self-reliant and developed India in front of people. The country is moving forward with the resolution of becoming a developed India by 2047. He said that under the leadership of the Prime Minister, petroleum reserves have been established for the energy security of the country. "Solar energy is also being promoted along with green hydrogen. Work is being done on many alternative sources of energy. All these efforts have made India capable in the field of energy," he said. The chief minister said that many works have been done in the field of oil and natural gas. Gas pipelines are being expanded under One Nation, One Grid. The gas distribution system has been expanded and made more convenient than before. Bio CNG plants are being set up. Schemes like the Ujjwala have brought a revolution in society. Many policies have also been implemented for oil production. India has also increased investments in the oil and natural gas sector abroad, the chief minister said. He said ONGC has done many such works in Uttarakhand, which are benefiting the state.
