Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today, February 11, paid homage to Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya on his death anniversary. 

In a tweet, Mr Modi said the nation will never forget his efforts for national progress and serving the poor. He said, Inspired by his vision, India is working round the clock to ensure the fruits of development reach the marginalised and the downtrodden.

Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya was the leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh from 1953 to 1968. He was born on the 15th of September, 1916, in the sacred region of Brij of the village Nagla Chandraban in Mathura.

The 14th Aero India event will be held in Bengaluru between 13th and 17th of this month. The event has been planned by Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO, in which participants and stakeholders can witness enriching experiences of indigenous Defence technologies and systems. The 14th Aero India will aim at integrating various stakeholders of Defence research and development ecosystem in the country.

In the event, DRDO will display a wide range of indigenously-developed products and technologies. It will provide numerous exhibits, flight displays and seminars, besides displaying its flagship products at the India Pavilion. This will include a display of products on Aeronautical Systems, Missiles, Armaments, Electronics, Micro Electronic Devices and Computational Systems, Soldier Support Technologies, Life-sciences, and Naval and Material Science amongst others. The display will showcase the recent advancements made by DRDO in furthering Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’.

Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Giriraj Singh have said Mission Antyodaya Survey will ultimately succeed in realizing the dream of a poverty-free India. He was speaking after inaugurating the Mission Antyodaya Survey - 2022-23, including launching of its portal and mobile application at a function in New Delhi today.

Mr Singh said, the Mission will ensure the effective utilization of resources through a convergence of various government schemes for sustainable livelihood for each marginalized household. He said, this has been done to underline the philosophy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of whole of government approach.

India’s national accreditation system under the Quality Council of India (QCI) has been ranked 5th in the world in the recent Global Quality Infrastructure Index (GQII) 2021. The GQII ranks the 184 economies in the world on the basis of quality infrastructure (QI).

India’s overall QI system ranking continues to be in the Top 10 at the 10th position.Ministry of Commerce and Industry in a statement said that the GQII rankings are published and presented post-facto for each year based on the data collected till the end of that year. The 2021 rankings are based on data till the end of December 2021, collected and analyzed through 2022.  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Lucknow to inaugurate the Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2023 today morning. He will also inaugurate Global Trade Show and launch Invest UP 2.0.

The Global Investors Summit will bring together policy makers, industry leaders, academia, think-tanks and leaders from across the world to collectively explore business opportunities and forge partnerships.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off two new Vande Bharat trains from Mumbai today, one to Shirdi and the other to Solapur.

Mumbai-Solapur Vande Bharat will facilitate travel to important pilgrimage centres like Siddheshwar in Solapur, Akkalkot, Tuljapur, and Alandi near Pune. While the Mumbai-Shirdi Vande Bharat Express will improve the connectivity of important pilgrimage centres in Maharashtra like Nashik, Trimbakeshwar, Sainagar Shirdi and Shani Shingnapur.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the second developmental flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV-D2) from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh this morning. The launch took place at 9.18 am. The SSLV-D2 successfully put into their intended orbit Earth Observation Satellite, Janus-1 and Chennai-based space startup SpaceKidz's AzaadiSAT-2.

The 34-metre tall SSLV-D2 weighing 120 ton took off from the first launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre. The three staged SSLV-D2 powered by solid fuel also has a velocity trimming module powered by liquid fuel for precise injection of satellites.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appreciated Lahari Bai, 27-year-old tribal woman from Madhya Pradesh's Dindori becoming the brand ambassador of millets. She has preserved more than 150 varieties of millet seeds. Mr Modi said he is proud of Lahari Bai, who has shown remarkable enthusiasm towards Shree Ann. Prime Minister said her efforts will motivate many others.

Minister of State for Communications  Devusinh Chauhan has said that 5G services have been started in 238 cities distributed across all licensed service areas till January this year.

In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, the Minister said that telecom  Service Providers have started providing 5G services in the country from the 1st of October last year. He said, the Government has established a road map to make 5G services available in different parts of the country through rollout obligations. The Minister informed that as per the Notice Inviting Application for the auction of spectrum and the license conditions, the rollout obligations are required to be met over a period of five years, in a phased manner. He added that further expansion of mobile networks beyond the mandatory rollout obligations depends on the techno-commercial consideration of the Telecom Service Providers.

President Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate the National Convention on ‘Women as Foundation of Value-based Society’ at the Om Shanti Retreat Centre in Gurugram on 9th Feb 2023. She will also launch an all-India awareness campaign ‘Empowering the Family’.