New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): Lauding people's zeal at the event titled 'Har Ghar Tiranga, Har Din Tiranga' organised by the Flag Foundation of India, CEO Ashim Kohli said that the aim of the campaign is to inspire every Indian citizen to keep the tricolour in their hearts for all 365 days of the year.

New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): President of Flag Foundation of India (FFI) Naveen Jindal on Sunday welcomed the latest Amendment to the Flag Code of India 2002 after which a common citizen can hoist and unfurl the national flag 24 hours a day (day and night) at their homes and office locations, said a statement issued by the FFI.

New Delhi Jan 25 PTI An IIT Delhi startup has designed several advanced fabrics for monumental national flags to suit Indias diverse climatic and geographical conditions According to officials the researchers at the startup called SWATRIC have successfully improved the strength of the fabric by 100 per cent Last year SWATRIC and the Flag Foundation of India FFI had joined hands with an aim to filter the best possible fabric design and structure for the monumental national flags to suit Indias diverse climatic and geographical conditions Using the advanced fabric being developed by SWATRIC the FFI has already installed two different prototypes of the monumental national flag in Delhi and Ladakh The aim is to make the monumental flag material durable for extreme weather conditions without being too heavy Next month we are also sending 10 different prototypes to different locations in the country for installation So far our research is at prototyping stage the exact durability of the flag will be known in the next few months said Bipin Kumar Professor Textile and Fibre Engineering Department IIT Delhi and the mentor of the startupIIT Delhi is also in the process of installing a monumental national flag on its campus The project is expected to be completed by March Our faculty members have been closely interacting with the Flag Foundation of India a non-profit organisation founded by Naveen Jindal They are looking at multiple aspects related to the national flag They are working closely to develop material standards for monumental flags and a lot of field trials are currently on I am glad to know that the initial results are encouraging IIT Delhi Director V Ramgopal Rao said The Flag Foundation of Indias primary vision to popularise the display of the national tricolour by more and more Indians with a great sense of pride PTI GJS SMN