On Wednesday, PM Narendra Modi inaugurated India's first underwater metro section in Kolkata, the Howrah Maidan-Esplanade stretch, marking a significant milestone in the country's transportation history. This section features the deepest metro station in India, the Howrah metro station, situated 30 metres below ground. Covering 4.8 kilometres, it's a crucial part of the East-West Metro corridor, linking areas like Salt Lake Sector V, an IT hub. The project cost approximately ₹4,965 crore, with 10.8 kilometres of the total 16.6-kilometre corridor underground, including the river tunnel.
On Sunday, Flipkart introduced its UPI service, Flipkart UPI, aiming to boost digital payment solutions for its vast user base of over 500 million customers and contribute to India's digital advancement. Axis Bank powers Flipkart UPI, which is initially available to Android users. Registration involves obtaining a unique @fkaxis handle, enabling fund transfers and checkout payments within the Flipkart app. Post-launch, Flipkart plans to integrate loyalty features such as Supercoins, cashback, and brand vouchers to enhance customer engagement. Dheeraj Aneja, Senior Vice President at Flipkar
On March 1, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates visited the iconic Statue of Unity in Gujrat. During his visit to India, he labelled the Statue of Unity as an 'engineering marvel' and extended gratitude to PM Narendra Modi and CM Bhupendra Patel for their invitation and hospitality. Gates shared a video capturing his presence in front of the towering 597-foot-tall statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The video swiftly amassed more than a million views, eliciting reactions across social media platforms. Gates admired the statue's grandeur, highlighting its significance in his post. Social media
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated projects worth ₹35,700 crore in Jharkhand. He emphasised Jharkhand's crucial role in India's development, highlighting the inauguration of the ₹8,900-crore fertilizer plant in Sindri, Dhanbad district, as a significant step. PM Modi expressed confidence in Jharkhand's potential to contribute to India's progress, referring to it as a source of power for the nation's development. With a 12.7 LMT urea production capacity annually, the fertiliser factory hopes to support domestic production for the benefit of farmers throughout the nation. The Si
On Thursday, PM Narendra Modi and Mauritius PM Pravind Jugnauth jointly inaugurated an airstrip and jetty at Agaléga Islands. The initiative emphasises their strategic partnership in addressing Indian Ocean challenges. Funded by Indian grants, the upgraded infrastructure aims to increase Mauritius' ability to monitor and combat piracy, terrorism, and illegal activities within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ). PM Modi highlighted joint efforts in maritime security, focusing on mutual cooperation in monitoring the EEZ, joint patrolling, hydrography, and disaster relief. Jugnauth emphasised
The first Hindu stone temple in Abu Dhabi, inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi, will open its doors to the public on March 1. The Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) Swaminarayan Sanstha spent approximately Rs 700 crore building the temple on a 27-acre site close to Al Rahba. Overseas devotees and VIPs had exclusive access from February 15 to 29, while the temple will now be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day except Mondays. Built with 18 lakh bricks and 1.8 lakh cubic metres of sandstone from Rajasthan, the temple follows the Nagara style of arc
On Tuesday, PM Narendra Modi recently introduced India's four astronaut designates, elite fighter pilots from the Indian Air Force, selected for the Gaganyaan mission. The four astronauts, IAF’s group captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, group captain Ajit Krishnan, group captain Angad Pratap, and wing commander Shubhanshu Shukla, have undergone extensive training for five years in Russian and Indian facilities. During the ceremony at the ISRO Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thiruvananthapuram, they were awarded “Antrisksh Yatri Pank” (astronaut wings) by PM. He emphasised that ast
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) will mentor India's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) battalion to attain international classification, renewing collaboration in Urban Search and Rescue (USAR). Switzerland established INSARAG, which establishes a global standard and enables nations affected by disasters to prioritise assistance from qualified teams. Swiss experts will guide the NDRF battalion in Ghaziabad to achieve IEC certification over two years, building on prior support from 2008 to 2017. NDRF, with 16 battalions, responds globally, including to the Jap
India and Thailand celebrated a significant cultural exchange as holy relics (20 bone fragments) of Lord Buddha and his disciples arrived in Thailand from India, fostering stronger ties between the two nations. Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, the governor of Bihar, and Union Minister Virendra Kumar led a delegation of 22 people as they transported the relics, which included those of Arahata Sariputra and Arahata Maudgalayana, to Thailand on an Indian Air Force plane. The Archaeological Survey of India excavated the artefacts in Piprahwa, which date back to the fourth and fifth centuries BC
According to a Morning Consult survey, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has once again cemented his position as the most popular leader in the world, with an impressive 77% approval rating. According to the survey, PM Modi has a sizable advantage over other world leaders, with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador coming in second with 64%, Swiss President Alain Berset coming in third with 57%, and Poland's Donald Tusk coming in fourth with 50%. According to Morning Consult's approach, opinions from the youth demographic are tracked across polled countries using a seven-day moving