Science and Technology Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh has felicitated the Beating Retreat Drone Light Show - StartUps who had mesmerized the nation by lighting the sky with colourful tricolor at New Delhi's Vijay Chowk on the evening of 29th January. Boatlab Start-Up Co-founders, Sarita Ahlawat, Tanmay Bunkar, and Anuj Kumar Barnwal were present along with their other team members.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Singh said, rules and regulations are being simplified in the Department of Science and Technology for accessing liberal funding by innovative Start-Ups. He said, issues like Single Window Clearance, speedy processing of projects, facilities for incubation, and review of matching funding obligation by Start-Ups will soon be notified for promotion of Start-Ups ecosystem in the country.

Indian Coast Guard is celebrating its 46th Raising Day today. From just seven surface platforms in 1978, the Indian Coast Guard,
(ICG) has grown into a formidable force with 158 ships and 70 aircraft in its inventory. It is likely to achieve targeted force levels of 200 surface platforms and 80 aircraft by 2025. As the fourth largest Coast Guard in the world, it has played a significant role in securing the Indian coasts and enforcing regulations in the maritime zones of India. The ICG has saved over one thousand two hundred lives at sea in the last one year and more than 11 thousand since its inception.

One of the primary duties of the Indian Coast Guard is prevention of smuggling through maritime routes in its area of responsibility. In the last one year, it has seized drugs and contraband worth nearly four thousand crore rupees.

Haj Committee of India has extended its last date for filling up online Haj applications by 15th of this month. Haj Committee stated that in view of the representation received from several state Haj Committees, the last date for filling up of online Haj application forms by the intending pilgrims is extended to 15th of February instead of 31st January.

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Budget for the fiscal year 2022-23. Earlier, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan this morning before presenting the Union Budget 2022-2023 in Parliament. Along with Ms Sitharaman, Minister of States for Finance, Dr Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad and Pankaj Chaudhary, as well as senior officials of the Ministry were also present. 

A 24-year-old man from Manipur has smashed the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the most push-ups in one minute.

Thounaojam Niranjoy Singh did 109 push-ups in a minute, breaking the GWR, at an event organised by Aztecs Fight Studio in Imphal, according to an ANI report on January 23.

The nation is paying homage to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 74th death anniversary today. The day is also observed as Martyrs' Day. Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on this day in 1948.

President Ram Nath Kovind laid a wreath at the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in the national capital. Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes.

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary. In a tweet, Mr Naidu said, an apostle of peace and non-violence, Gandhi Ji played a colossal role in India's freedom struggle and in shaping the destiny of India.

He said, Gandhi Ji was a visionary leader, social emancipator, messiah for farmers, crusader of the downtrodden and the voice of rural India. The Vice President said, he was an epitome of kindness, compassion and selfless service.

Space technology startup Skyroot Aerospace has raised $4.5 million (about Rs 34 crore) in a bridge round to Series B funding led by Google's founding board member Ram Shriram's Sherpalo Ventures, the company said on Thursday. The round also witnessed participation by Wami Capital, existing investors - former WhatsApp chief business officer Neeraj Arora and ex-Google executive Amit Singhal.

Skyroot plans to use the fund to build the infrastructure required to launch space vehicles. It expects to launch a space vehicle this year.

The Tata Group, which placed the highest bid of Rs 18,000 crore in the Air India disinvestment, will take over the airline from the government on Thursday (January 27).

Union culture minister Meenakshi Lekhi released a pictorial book on the unsung Indian women heroes of the freedom struggle as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrating 75 years of independence. The book has been published in partnership with Amar Chitra Katha.

Speaking at the launch of the book on Thursday, Lekhi said Indian culture celebrates women and there is no place for gender discrimination.

Soon after becoming the Lok Sabha Speaker, Om Birla has constantly been working to make the Parliament and Parliamentary proceedings accessible not just to the members but also to the public at large.

Taking a step ahead, Parliament will soon expand its digital footprint.

Parliament's official 'Digital Sansad App' is an initiative in that direction.