New Delhi Apr 27 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India-Fiji relations rest on mutual respect and cooperation beside people-to-people ties and expressed confidence that they will continue to gain in strengthIn an online address at the inauguration of Shri Satya Sai Sanjeevani Childrens Heart Hospital in Fiji he said it was a priority country for his government as it sent medicines and other help to over 150 countries during the COVID-19 pandemicIndia was concerned not only about its citizens but also from around the world Modi saidThere could a huge ocean between the two countries but their cultures have kept them together he stressedModi said the hospital is another symbol of their mutual relations and affection This marks another chapter in their journey together he addedThe hospital will be instrumental in giving a new lease of life to children he said noting this is the first hospital of this kind in the south-Pacific region with free of cost treatmentThe prime minister also lauded the Shri Satya Sai foundation and hailed its services in fields such as education health and welfare of the poorModi also praised Sai Baba who enjoyed massive following and said he freed spirituality of rituals and connected it directly with peoples welfare He also always blessed him the prime minister added PTI KR KR NSD NSD

New Delhi Apr 22 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that Earth Day is about expressing gratitude to Mother Earth for her kindness and reiterating ones commitment to care for the planetEarth Day is observed on April 22 every year to raise awareness about the need to protect the environmentModi also posted a clip of his past remarks about Indias traditional regard for the environment In the clip he said it is the responsibility of every generation to conserve the environment PTI KR DIV DIV

New Delhi Apr 20 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi will confer the Prime Ministers Awards for Excellence in Public Administration here on Thursday on the occasion of Civil Services Day He will also address civil servants during the event the PMO said noting that the award has been instituted to recognise extraordinary and innovative work done by districts and other implementing units besides central and state organisations for the welfare of common citizens They are also honoured for effective implementation of identified priority programmes and innovationExemplary work done in five identified priority programmes will be given awards including promoting peoples participation in Poshan Abhiyan promoting excellence in sports and wellness through Khelo India scheme digital payments and good governance in PM SVANidhi Yojana holistic development through One District One Product scheme and seamless end-to-end delivery of services without human interventionThe PMO said a total of 16 awards will be given this year PTI KR DV DV

New Delhi Apr 19 PTI The BJP on Tuesday highlighted the governments measures to boost nutrition among children and asserted that eliminating hunger and malnutrition is Indias goal Union minister Meenakshi Lekhi noted that poshan abhiyaan nutrition campaign was launched on a big scale in March 2018 with focus on the first 1000 days of new-born babies The goal was to first bring stunting rate down to 25 per cent from 384 per cent among children up to the age of six years and the government launched a host of programmes with focus on pregnant women babies and their mothers she said Schemes like free grains nutrition national health mission helped in this regard Lekhi told reporters She was addressing a press conference as part of the BJPs social justice campaign to highlight the governments initiatives specific to certain sectors or groupsThe BJP said over 731 lakh MT of fortified rice has been distributed for children and lactating mothers and over 1135 crore beneficiaries were added to the nutrition campaign PTI KR ZMN

New Delhi Mar 25 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed confidence that the Yogi Adityanath government in its fresh term will write another new chapter of progress in Uttar Pradesh while fulfilling peoples aspirationsCongratulating Adityanath and his ministerial colleagues on taking oath Modi said the states development journey marked several important milestones in his governments first five yearsAdityanath on Friday took oath as Uttar Pradesh chief minister for the second term in a mega ceremony attended by Prime Minister Modi and top BJP leadersKeshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak were sworn in as deputy chief ministers along with 50 ministers with cabinet and state ranks PTI KR KR ANB ANB

New Delhi Mar 24 PTI Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday in their first meeting after he was sworn in on March 16Riding a wave for change the Aam Aadmi Party won 92 seats in the 117-member state assembly in the recently held pollsMann met Modi at the latters office in ParliamentMann has promised a crackdown on corruption and a slew of welfare measures for the states population PTI KR KR ANB ANB

New Delhi Mar 23 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to freedom fighters Bhagat Singh Sukhdev and Rajguru on their death anniversary Their passion to lay down their lives for the motherland will always inspire the countrymen Modi tweeted They were hanged in 1931 by the British for their role in revolutionary activities for the countrys freedom All three of them were in their early 20s when they were executed and have since then become icons of freedom struggle PTI KR TDS TDS

New Delhi Mar 23 PTI Hailing the countrys success in achieving its goods export target of USD 400 billion Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Wednesday that this is a key milestone in Indias Aatmanirbhar Bharat journeyIndia set an ambitious target of 400 Billion of goods exports achieves this target for the first time ever I congratulate our farmers weavers MSMEs manufacturers exporters for this success This is a key milestone in our Aatmanirbhar Bharat journey LocalGoesGlobal Modi tweeted He posted a graphics of India achieving the highest ever exports target nine days ahead of the intended deadline PTI KR TIR TIR

New Delhi Mar 22 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reiterated his call for saving every drop of water on World Water Day and said it is heartening to see water conversation become a mass movement over the last few years He also appreciated all individuals and organisations working towards conserving waterOn World Water Day lets reaffirm our pledge to save every drop of water Our nation is undertaking numerous measures like Jal Jeevan Mission to ensure water conservation and access to clean drinking water for our citizens Modi said in a tweetHe added Over the last few years it is heartening to see water conversation become a mass movement with innovative efforts taking place in all parts of the nation I would like to appreciate all those individuals and organisations who are working towards saving water Modi also posted a short video that showed his earlier messages about the importance of water preservation and his governments efforts in this regard PTI KR NSD NSD

New Delhi Mar 22 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people of Bihar on their states formation day on Tuesday In a tweet the prime minister wished that the state rich in historical and culture heritage establishes new records in development Bihar was carved out of Bengal in 1912 PTI KR NSD NSD