Actor Kangana Ranaut on Tuesday performed the Ravan Dahan at New Delhi's famed Lav Kush Ramleela on the occasion of Dussehra 2023. In the 50-year history of the event held annually at the Red Fort, this is the first time that a woman has set the Ravan effigy on fire, Arjun Singh, president of Lav Kush Ramleela Committee of Delhi, said.

Ranaut set the effigy of the demon king ablaze by shooting an arrow and chanted 'Jai Shri Ram'. Scores of people, including a large number of women, had gathered at the venue to catch a glimpse of the actor.

Apart from Ranaut, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena were also present for the festivities, which the Lav Kush Ramleela Committee arranged.

At the event, Ranaut also promoted her film "Tejas", which is set to release on October 27. She said the film is based on the life of Indian soldiers and their tough life.

In Nagpur, on the occasion of 67th Dhamma Chakra Pravartan Day various events are being organised.

Akashvani correspondent reports that the chief architect of the Indian constitution, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, embraced Buddhism with millions of his followers on the day of Vijaydashmi at Deekshabhoomi in Nagpur at October 1956.

Since then, this day is celebrated as Dhammachakra Pravartan Day Monk Dhammaratna Thero of Sri Lanka will be the chief guest of main programme of 67th Dhammachakra Pravartan Day to be held at DeekshBhoomi - Central memorial of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar in Nagpur this evening.

The chairman of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial Committee Bhadanta Arya Nagarjun Surai Sasai will be present along with Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Minister of State for Social Justice Ramdas Athawale on this occasion.

Air Marshal Sadhna Saxena Nair took over as the Director General Hospital Services (Armed Forces) on promotion to the rank of Air Marshal on Monday. She was previously the Principal Medical Officer at Training Command of the Indian Air Force (IAF) located at Bangalore. She is effectively only the second woman officer who has served throughout in the IAF to be promoted to the rank of Air Marshal; the first woman officer to achieve this was Air Marshal Padma Bandopadhyay (Retd).
 
Air Marshal Sadhana is the wife of Air Marshal KP Nair (Retd). The Nairs also happen to be the first and only Air Marshal couple in the IAF. She also has the unique distinction of being a daughter and sister of IAF doctors and of being a wife and mother of IAF Fighter Pilots. Three generations of her family have served in the IAF over the last seven decades.

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said nanotechnology will be the game changer in agriculture in the days ahead. Addressing a large number of farmers after inaugurating the Country’s first Nano DAP plant by IFFCO near Kalol in Gandhinagar, the Minister said it is the need of the hour to adopt natural farming and reduce the use of fertilizers in agriculture without compromising the scale of the production. The Minister lauded IFFCO’s contribution in developing nano variants and coming up with successful alternatives to chemical fertilizers.

Mr. Shah said that besides the increase in budget and loan assistance to the farmers, the government has also increased the fertilizer subsidies following the rise in fertilizers’ prices globally. The Minister said unlike the solid DAP and Urea, the liquid nano DAP will not affect the nutrients in the soil and will have zero harmful metal particles. He said the DAP plant will largely benefit the farmers of the region.

Space startup Skyroot Aerospace on Tuesday unveiled its indigenously built Vikram-1 rocket which is expected to deliver satellites to low earth orbit early next year. Science and technology minister Jitendra Singh also inaugurated 'The MAX-Q Campus', the new headquarters of the startup at the GMR Aerospace and Industrial Park at Mamidipally in South Hyderabad.

The headquarters, spread across 60,000 sq ft, is billed as the country's largest private rocket development facility under one roof.

Metadee, a leading technology company, announced the launch of Viva Synth, India's first on Neural Processor model. The model is designed to enhance the learning experience of students across the country. With Viva Synth, students can now learn with ease, speed, and accuracy.

This innovative model is a significant leap forward in digital learning. It provides students with a safe and engaging platform to learn and grow. With Viva Synth, students can access a wide range of learning materials, including videos, articles, quizzes, and more.

Metadee focuses on developing technology that enhances the quality of education in India. With the launch of Viva Synth, the company is taking a significant step in this direction. This model is an example of the company's commitment to the Digital India initiative, which aims to make India a leader in the digital space.

Athlete Prachi Yadav clinched a silver medal in canoeing in the women's VL2 Final and opened India's account in the ongoing 4th Asian Games on Monday at Hangzhou.

Prachi gave Uzbekistan's Irodakhon Rustamova a run for her money as both athletes were separated by a timing of 1.022s. Prachi secured a silver medal finish by clocking 1:03.47s while Irodakhon claimed the gold medal with a timing of 1:02.125s. Japan's Saki Komatsu walked away with a bronze medal with a timing of 1:11.635s.

India's dominance in athletics at the ongoing Asian Para Games was showcased by Shailesh Kumar and Mariyappan Thangavelu, who clinched gold and silver medals, respectively, in the Men's High Jump-T63 event on Monday.

Shailesh touched 1.82m to claim the gold medal, besting his national compatriot and Asian record holder in Men's High Jump-T42, Mariyappan, by 0.2m. He settled for silver with his season-best attempt of 1.80m.

India's Nishad Kumar bagged a gold while setting a new Asian Games record in the Men's High Jump T47 in the ongoing 4th Asian Para Games 2022 at Hangzhou on Monday.

Nishad jumped higher than the rest of his competitors and took the gold medal with a leap of 2.02m. China's Hongjie Chen settled for silver with an attempt of 1.94m. India's Ram Pal also claimed silver as he also registered 1.94m in his fifth attempt.

Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare will be holding the Anubhav Awards 2023 Ceremony in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on Monday to felicitate the awardees for their write-ups for the year 2023. Union Minister for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh will confer the Awards.

DoPPW launched Anubhav Portal at the behest of the Hon'ble Prime Minister in March 2015. The portal provides an online system for the retiring/retired employees to submit and showcase their commendable work done; to share their experiences of working in the Government and to give suggestions for improvement in governance.

96 Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations have registered on the Anubhav Portal of this Department and more than 10,000 write-ups have been published so far. This time, an Anubhav outreach programme was undertaken with the aim of maximizing submission of the soon-to-be retiring/retired employees as Anubhav write-ups. The campaign has resulted in the publication of 1901 Anubhav write-ups which is the highest in number since its inception in 2015. After careful screening, it has been decided to confer 4 Anubhav awards and 9 Jury Certificates.