India to send one more C-17 planeloads of relief material, equipment & personnel to the earthquake-hit Turkiye under Operation Dost  .

India will send one more C-17 planeload of relief material, equipment and personnel to the earthquake that hit Turkiye under Operation Dost.  Earlier, four such planes with relief materials have already landed in that country.  Another C-130 aircraft carrying relief materials landed in Syria for carrying out rescue and relief operations.

The Ministry of Defence today signed a contract with Larsen and Toubro for the procurement of 41 indigenous Modular Bridges worth over two thousand 585 crore rupees for the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army. This move will be a major boost to 'Aatmanirbharta’ in the defence sector.

These game-changing bridges have been designed and developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO and will be produced by Larsen and Toubro L&T company as a DRDO-nominated production agency.

Electronics and Information Technology and Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will launch the ‘Digital Payments Utsav’ in New Delhi today.

A comprehensive month-long campaign “Digital Payments Utsav" has been planned from today for the promotion of Digital Payments across the country, with particular focus on G-20 Digital Economy Working Group event cities, namely Lucknow, Hyderabad, Pune and Bengaluru.

The event will have the release of a G-20 co-branded QR code and a Coffee Table Book showcasing India’s journey to global leadership in Digital Payments and digital inclusion.

Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandviya has said the government will open Integrative Medicine Centres in all government hospitals across the country.

The Centers will treat patients using both ayurveda and modern medicine. Dr Mandaviya said this while jointly inaugurating an Integrative Medicine Centre with Ayush Minister Sarbanand Sonwal at Safdarjang Hospital in New Delhi today.

He said, any country will be prosperous only when its people are healthy.

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) Chairman Shrikant Madhav Vaidya today said that the twin-cooktop model of solar cooking system launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will help in reducing India's dependability upon the import of LGP. Talking to All India Radio at India Energy Week, 2023 in Bengaluru, Mr Vaiday said that currently, India is importing more than 50 per cent of its gas requirements from other countries. He added that with these kinds of initiatives, India will move towards Atamnirbhar Bharat and also help in reducing the greenhouse gases coming from the LPG.

Talking about the ‘Unbottled’ initiative he said that In line with the clarion call given by Prime Minister, to phase out single-use plastic items, IOC has launched largest initiative in world to reuse and recycle 100 million PET bottles per year.

The first Tourism Working Group Meeting will officially be inaugurated at Dhordo in Gujarat today. Union Minister for fisheries Parsottam Rupala, Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy, and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will inaugurate the meeting. On the sidelines of the meeting pannel discussion on rural tourism was held yesterday. G-20 delegates also visited White desert.
AIR correspondent reports that the meeting focuses on promotioting sustainable Tourism practices.

More than hundred delegates from G 20 nations, invited countries and international organizations are attending the meet. The inagural session will be followed by working group sessions where the delegates will deliberate upon five key issues such as promoting Green Tourism, harnessing Digitalization, empowring youths with Skills, nurturing Tourism MSMEs and Destination Management. This is the second among the 15 meeting being held in Gujarat as part of G-20.

Light Combat Aircraft (Navy) and MIG29 K Fighter Aircraft today successfully performed maiden landing and take off from India's first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant.

According to Indian Navy, the successful landing and take-off will provide further impetus to self-reliance initiatives in the defense sector and will strengthen the country's combat preparedness.

Terming this a momentous step in the direction of AatmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar said, the maiden landing of the Mig-29K also heralds the integration of the fighter aircraft with INS Vikrant.

The Yuva Sangam registration portal was launched in New Delhi yesterday. The Yuva Sangam is an initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to build close ties between the youth of the North East Region and rest of India under the spirit of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.

Under the initiative over 20 thousand youth will travel across the country and gain a unique opportunity of cross-cultural learning.

On this occasion, Minister of DoNER, Culture and Tourism G. Kishan Reddy said that the Yuva Sangam program will work to connect the youth of my Northeast with the whole country.

Indian Railways is introducing Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC Tourist Train under the ‘Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’ Scheme. This “Garvi Gujarat” tour will depart on 28th February from Delhi Safdarjung Station. This train Tour has been designed on the lines of the “Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat” scheme to showcase the heritage of vibrant Gujarat.
                                           
This state-of-the-art Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC Tourist Train with 1st AC and 2nd AC Class will be operated for eight days inclusive tour. The Tourist Train consists of four 1st AC coaches, two 2nd AC coaches, one well-equipped pantry car and two rail restaurants. It can accommodate one hundred and 56 tourists onboard. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Karnataka today. At around 11:30 AM, Mr Modi will inaugurate India Energy Week (IEW) 2023 at Bengaluru. Being held from 6th to 8th of this month, India Energy Week is aimed to showcase India's rising prowess as an energy transition powerhouse. The event will bring together leaders from the traditional and non-traditional energy industry, governments, and academia to discuss the challenges and opportunities that a responsible energy transition presents. It will see the presence of more than 30 Ministers from across the world. Over 30,000 delegates, 1,000 exhibitors and 500 speakers will gather to discuss the challenges and opportunities of India's energy future. During the programme, Prime Minister will participate in a roundtable interaction with global oil & gas CEOs. He will also launch multiple initiatives in the field of green energy.