The Education Ministry has shortlisted around nine thousand schools across the country for its flagship Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme.

The Ministry informed that the institutions were selected from over two lakh fifty thousand government schools including Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalaya. It stated that a total of six broad parameters including curriculum, access and infrastructure, human resources and gender equity were assessed for the selection process.

On Day Two of the G-20 Infrastructure Working Group (IWG) meeting in Vishakhapatnam today, March 29, the Presidency has planned a ‘health retreat’ for the delegates on the beachfront. During the retreat, the delegates will be introduced to Yoga, meditation, and sattvic food. Thereafter, the IWG will continue discussing the rest of the agenda, and the official IWG meeting will conclude.

Yesterday, IWG held discussions focused on the flagship priority, “Financing Cities of Tomorrow: Inclusive, Resilient and Sustainable”, along with other priorities outlined in the 2023 Infrastructure Agenda. The flagship theme of “Financing Cities of Tomorrow- Inclusive, Resilient and Sustainable” discussed various facets of making cities economic centres of growth, financing urban infrastructure, and building future-ready urban infrastructure. The meeting also discussed other important themes, such as innovative financing models to scale up private sector investment to address the infrastructure financing gap for creating future cities and discussing the potential application of the Quality Infrastructure Investment indicators across the infrastructure projects.

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia today virtually inaugurated a direct international flight between Amritsar and Gatwick in England. The non-stop flight between Amritsar and Gatwick will be operated by Air India.
 
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Scindia said that this new international connectivity will work as a catalyst for the development of the region. He said, lakhs of people of Punjab live in the UK and this new service will connect families living in two different countries.
 

The G20 member countries on 27th March 2023, Monday made presentations on their best practices about Water Resources Management on the first day of the second Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group meeting which is being held under India's G20 presidency. The three-day meeting has been organised at Mahatma Mandir Convention and Exhibition Centre at Gandhinagar in Gujarat.
 
 Around 130 delegates from G20 member countries along with 11 invitee countries and 14 international organisations are participating in the three-day event.

Minister of State for Railways and Textiles Darshana Vikram Jardosh will today deliver her inaugural address on the second day of the ongoing Second  Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group meeting under India's G20 Presidency at Gandhinagar in Gujarat. The three-day meeting which has been organized at Mahatma Mandir Convention and Exhibition Centre began yesterday. On the first day, the  G20 member countries made presentations on their best practices about Water Resource Management. In her address,  Special Secretary in the Ministry of Jal Shakti Debashree Mukherjee highlighted the fact that management of water resources in a holistic manner is pre-requisite for the development of a nation and consequently water secured world. She emphasized the need for collaboration and knowledge sharing in the field of water resources.

The National Science Centre is organising the Innovation Festival. The two-day event was inaugurated in New Delhi yesterday.

The festival aims to foster a passion and aptitude for science and technology and to provide a unique platform to Innovative and creative Innovators.

It is about participation of the public and open for all age groups. The Festival comprised of Creative Robo Design, Innovative Challenges for families, Science Quiz, Popular Science lecture, Workshop on Intellectual Property Right and Idea Contest.

Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia and Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur today flagged off the first Indigo Airline Delhi-Dharamshala-Delhi flight in New Delhi.

Indigo airline will operate daily flights on this route. 

Speaking on the occasion Mr. Thakur expressed his gratitude towards the Ministry of Civil Aviation for facilitating Indigo connectivity to Himachal Pradesh. He said, this flight will benefit half of the State population. He added that Indigo could not have become a truly national airline without flying to the hill state.

Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has congratulated NSIL, IN-SPACe, and ISRO for the successful launch of  LVM 3 -M3 satellite of the One Web India - 2 mission. In response to a tweet by OneWeb, the Prime Minister said, It reinforces India’s leading role as a global commercial launch service provider in the true spirit of Aatmanirbharta."

Yesterday, India has launched LVM 3 -M3 satellite with 36 satellites of the One Web India - 2 mission from Sathish Dhawan Space Centre Sriharikota. The OneWeb constellation is a network of satellites around the planet that are aimed at providing broadband connectivity across the world. Speaking after the launch, the Chairman of ISRO, Somnath said that the first 16 satellites of the one web India - 2 series were placed in the right orbit as planned, and the remaining 20 satellites will also be positioned soon

The second Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group meeting under India's G20 presidency has begun at Gandhinagar in Gujarat today. The meeting commenced with the G20 member countries making a presentation on best practices on water resources management. Around 130 delegates from G20 member countries along with 11 invitee countries and 14 international organizations are participating in the three-day event. The meeting focuses on thematic areas like arresting land degradation, accelerating ecosystem restoration and enriching biodiversity, Encouraging resource efficiency and Circular economy, and Promoting a sustainable and climate-resilient Blue economy.

Renowned writer, director and ad filmmaker, Pradeep Sarkar passed away in Mumbai on Friday. He was 67 years old and had been suffering from kidney disease. His famous Bollywood movies included ‘Parineeta', Laga Chunari Mein Daag', Mardaani and Helicopter Eela.

Mr Sarkar had also worked on several web series like ‘Cold Lassi Aur Chicken Masala’, ‘Forbidden Love’ and ‘Arranged Marriage’. The founder of Apocalypso Filmworks, Sarkar had also worked on more than 3000 ad films, including iconic campaigns like Cadbury’s “Pappu Paas Ho Gaya”, Eveready’s “Give Me Red” and Catch Masala’s “Chinese Whisper”.