Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today at 12 noon in New Delhi.

On the occasion, the Prime Minister will confer President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service and Gold Medal for Best Investigating Officers of CBI. Prime Minister will also inaugurate newly constructed office complexes of CBI at Shillong, Pune, and Nagpur. He will release a Postage Stamp and  Commemorative Coin marking the Diamond Jubilee Celebration year of CBI. He will also launch the Twitter handle CBI.

The two-day Science-20 conference under India's G20 presidency will begin today at Agartala in Tripura. Around 75 delegates have arrived for a science conclave titled 'clean energy for green future' as part of the G20 meetings. 

It is indeed a momentous occasion for a state like Tripura to host the delegates of the G20, and present itself on a global map. The Science conference that will begin today at the Hapania International fairground will have nine sessions on various topics. Delegates from Bangladesh are also attending the event as invitee members. Yesterday, after their arrival via a special chartered flight, the delegates were welcomed by cultural troupes at various places on their way from airport to the hotel. Later they visited the Albert Ekka War memorial and paid tributes to the martyrs, besides planted saplings. They then visited Kumari Tilla where they were mesmerised with the musical fountain show. 

The second G20 Employment Working Group (EWG) meeting will begin today in Guwahati. The city has been decked up for the three-day meeting. The EWG Summit will focus on three key areas of global skill gaps, gig and platform economy & social protection and sustainable financing of social security. Foreign delegates, members from 19 member countries and guest countries, have started arriving in Guwahati. Apart from this, members of some other international organisations will also participate in the meeting.

Today's meeting will start with presentation by Finance Track, Digital Economy Working Group, Education Working Group and activities and accomplishment of entrepreneurship research centre on G20 economies. Cultural programmes at Mahabahu Brahmaputra River Heritage Centre will follow the panel discussion.

India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) announced the launch of WhatsApp Banking Services for their customers. It will empower IPPB customers to access banking services on their mobile phones. The newly launched IPPB WhatsApp Banking channel will enable IPPB customers to seamlessly connect with the bank on WhatsApp and effortlessly avail of a host of banking services, including doorstep service requests, locating the nearest Post Office and much more. India Post Payments Bank is offering WhatsApp Banking Services in collaboration with Airtel. 

Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais inaugurated the Merchant Navy Week at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai yesterday, March 31. The Director General of Shipping and Chairman of NMDC - Central Committee, Rajiv Jalota, pinned the miniature flag of Merchant Navy Day on the apparel of the Governor to mark the inauguration of the beginning of the Diamond Jubilee of Merchant Navy Week.

While addressing the delegates, the Governor said, the ocean around Mumbai can be explored for the development of passenger transport services. He said, there is a need to increase the number of Maritime Training Institutes in India and further strengthen them. The Governor also touched upon the vast maritime history of India and stressed the importance of the merchant navy for the economic development of India. He noted that while our neighbouring countries are facing economic problems, the Indian economy is mostly stable and the maritime business will provide the necessary support to make it more stable.

Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal yesterday, March 31 launched the App Version of National Logistics Portal (Marine) Sagar-Setu in New Delhi. 

The app has been envisaged with deliverables covering features like a Login Module, Service Catalogue, Common Application Format, Letter of Credit, Bank Guarantee, Certification, and Track and Trace, etc. It will provide real-time information on activities that are generally not within reach of the importer, exporter, and customs broker including vessel-related information, gate, container freight stations, and transactions at fingertips. It also enables digital transactions for payments required for the clearance process of import and export like container freight station charges, shipping line charges, and transportation charges.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, April 1 paid tributes to spiritual leader Sree Shivakumara Swami on his birth anniversary. In a tweet, Mr. Modi said, Sree Sivakumara Swamigalu has left a deep impact among millions and he always placed utmost importance on serving society and empowering people. He said, we will always work to fulfill his dreams.

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority ( JNPA) has registered its highest throughput by crossing an impressive six million TEUs on Thursday for the first time in history. A TEU or Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit is an exact unit of measurement used to determine cargo capacity for container ships and terminals. In a tweet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, it is a noteworthy feat by one of India’s important ports. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is arriving in Bhopal today, April 1, on a day's visit. Shri Modi will address the Joint Commanders' conference of the three services going on in Bhopal. The Prime Minister will also flag off the new Vande Bharat train from Bhopal's Rani Kamalapati railway station. 

AIR correspondent reports, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the Joint Commanders Conference at Kushabhau Thackeray International Convention Center in Bhopal at around 10 am. The theme of the conference is 'Ready, Resurgent, Relevant'. Commanders of the three services and senior officials of the Ministry of Defense are participating in the conference. The Prime Minister will also flag off the Vande-Bharat train running between Bhopal and New Delhi from Rani Kamalapati Railway Station at around 3.15 pm. This is the 11th Vande Bharat train in the country. Shri Modi will also interact with students selected from different schools of Madhya Pradesh inside the Vande Bharat train.

The 4th Joint Defence Cooperation Committee meeting between India and the Philippines was held in New Delhi yesterday, March 31. The Indian delegation was led by Joint Secretary in Ministry of Defence Amitabh Prasad, while the Philippines delegation was headed by Assistant Secretary for Strategic Assessments and International Affairs, Department of National Defence Pablo M Lorenzo.

During the meeting, both sides reviewed the ongoing bilateral defence cooperation and discussed effective and practical initiatives to further expand the engagements. The co-chairs reaffirmed their commitment to implement the 2006 agreement concerning defence cooperation, based on mutual trust and understanding, common interest and shared values of democracy and the rule of law.