Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar inaugurated the new Management Development Centre of IIM(B) in Bengaluru on Wednesday. The new campus in Jigani near Bengaluru is constructed at a cost of 55 crore rupees.

Speaking on the occasion, the Vice President said that India is today the fifth biggest Economy surpassing our erstwhile colonial ruler the UK.

He said that by the turn of this decade, India will be the third biggest economy. He called upon the younger generation to take pride in our achievements. He asked them to be aware of parasites, sleeper cells and vested interests with sinister designs, set on tarnishing the image of the country, its leaders and its institutions.

Ex DUSTLIK-2023, a Joint Exercise between India & Uzbekistan is progressing with full steam covering the vast canvas of multi-domain operation in a sub-conventional environment in Uttarakhand. The exercise being conducted at Foreign Training Node, Pithoragarh from 20 Feb 2023 and will conclude on the 5th of March 2023.

The Commanding Officer of the Indian contingent said that the varied terrain of Pithoragarh does provide an opportunity for both armies to rehearse and execute operational tasks as per the scope of the exercise. He said that both nations share a common goal to exterminate terrorism and bring peace to the world. He said, this 15 days exercise was primarily aimed at exchanging operational knowledge while enhancing interoperability between the armies of the two nations.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted the flight acceptance hot test of the CE-20 cryogenic engine. The Engine will power the Cryogenic Upper Stage of the LVM3 launch vehicle for the Chandrayaan-3 mission.

The space agency said the test was successfully conducted on February 24, at the ISRO Propulsion Complex, Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu. ISRO said, the hot test was carried out for a planned duration of 25 seconds at the High Altitude Test Facility.

Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC Tourist Train was today Flagged off from Delhi Safdarjung Railway Station for “Garvi Gujarat” tour. The train will cover a distance of 3500 kilometers during the course of 8 days journey.

Boarding and deboarding facility is provided at Gurugram, Rewari, Ringas, Phullera and  Ajmer Railway Stations for the convenience of tourists.

National Tribal Festival, Aadi Mahotsav successfully concluded in New Delhi yesterday. The eleven-day festival was organised at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium. The festival registered sales of more than 3 crore rupees. Minister for Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda and Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav attended the closing ceremony. 

Speaking on the occasion, Arjun Munda said, the tribals have been conserving and preserving natural resources since time immemorial. He added that tribals are the protectors of environment which is the need of the hour in view of global warming and climate change. In his address, Environment Minister, Bhupender Yadav said, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated, the event was a reminder that the lifestyle adopted by India’s tribal people is a lesson to the world in sustainable lifestyle. 

Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal will attend the receiving ceremony of the world's longest river cruise MV Ganga Vilas on its successful completion of journey at Bogibeel in Dibrugarh today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had virtually flagged off the cruise on 13th January 2023 from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh which has already traversed through Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Bangladesh.

Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday remembered Veer Savarkar on his death anniversary. In his message, Mr Shah said every moment of Veer Savarkar's life was devoted to the country.

He said that Veer Savarkar will always be the center of inspiration for the country for struggle against untouchability and his ideas of patriotism.

An Indian Air Force contingent comprising 145 Air Warriors on Sunday departed Air Force Station Jamnagar to participate in Exercise Cobra Warrior at the Waddington Air Force Base in United Kingdom. The exercise is scheduled from 6th of March to 24th of March this year.

Ministry of Defence in a statement said that the Exercise Cobra Warrior is a multilateral Air exercise in which Air Forces from Finland, Sweden, South Africa, United States of America and Singapore would also be participating alongside Royal Air Force and Indian Air Force. This year IAF is participating in the exercise with five Mirage 2000 fighters, two C-17 Globemaster and an IL-78 mid air refueller aircraft.

The President of India Draupadi Murmu will formally inaugurate and address the 14th edition of Sanskriti Mahotsav being held in Bikaner, Rajasthan today. The President will reach Bikaner in the afternoon and will address the Sanskriti Mahotsav being organized at Dr. Karni Singh Stadium.

AIR correspondent reports, The 9-days long festival is being organized for the first time in Rajasthan. The festival, which started on Saturday, will continue till March 5.  

Home Minister Amit Shah will attend the 284th birth anniversary celebration of Banjara Dharmaguru Santh Sevalal Maharaj as the chief guest with other dignitaries in New Delhi today. The Culture Ministry is celebrating the anniversary for the first time.
 
In a special train, over 25 hundred people of the Banjara community from Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh have reached the national capital to attend the event.

Born on 15 February, 1739 in Karnataka, Sevalal Maharaj is considered a social reformer and spiritual teacher of the Banjara community.