Key Points
As part of the latest programme under the Union Education Ministrys Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat (EBSB) initiative, 45 students from IIT (Goa) will visit Rewalsar, a Buddhist pilgrimage centre in Himachal Pradesh, between May 17 and 23..
This week-long visit is the latest offshoot of the EBSB through which a sustained effort is being made to connect disparate regions such as Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, and Andhra Pradesh and Varanasi based on historical links..
Yuva sangamams a youth exchange programme launched in February, with its first phase seeing 1,200 participants are aimed at creating a sense of familiarity with states the students may not have visited before...
Along their visit to Rewalsar, the IIT Goa students will learn about Buddhist teacher Padmasambhava who laid the foundation of tantric Buddhist traditions in Tibet and see the Kuntisar Lake..
The idea of a sustained and structured cultural connections between people of different regions was first mooted by Modi during the Rashtriya Ekta Divas held on October 31, 2015, to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel...
You might be interested in
In DMK-ruled Tamil Nadu, PM Modi reminisces about Amma, MGR & Ekta Yatra to woo voters for LS polls
27, Feb, 24Centre had allotted more funds for welfare of state in last ten years than any other governments in past, PM adds, as he spearheads BJP efforts to make a foray in Dravidian state.
PM Modi's Kashi Tamil Sangamam speech translated to Tamil using AI tool
17, Dec, 23At the beginning of his speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked audience members to put on their earphones if they wanted a real-time Tamil translation of his address.
Kashi Tamil Sangamam elicits letters of appreciation from participants, PM writes back to hundreds
03, Apr, 23Months after the conclusion of the Kashi-Tamil Sangamam, a month long programme organised in Varanasi in November, 2022, hundreds of letters of appreciation from participants have reached Prime Minister Narendra Modi
PM Modi inaugurates Kashi Tamil Sangamam 2.0 at Namo Ghat in Varanasi
17, Dec, 23Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched the second edition of Kashi Tamil Sangamam in Varanasi. The inauguration happened in the presence of PM Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi and others. The second edition of the Kashi Tamil Sangamam (KTS) will be held between December 17 to 30, 2023 and is part of the government's 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Yuva Sangam programme.'
What’s the history of India’s Union territories? They were once among 4 types of ‘states’
26, Dec, 23At the time of the commencement of the Constitution, we had four types of states – Part A, Part B, Part C and Part D.
‘Before 2014…’: Modi as he launches ₹5,200 cr projects. Top quotes
08, Apr, 23Narendra Modi hailed the country's infrastructure growth under the NDA government post-2014. | Latest News India
ED an independent body, procedure same irrespective of which party one belongs to, says Modi
01, Apr, 24In an interview with Chennai-based news channel Thanthi TV, the PM also said it was because of him that the electoral bonds data was available.
Himachal Pradesh News: Logs of trees crashes into houses, residents near Beas asked to evacuate | WATCH
10, Jul, 23Himachal Pradesh Weather Update: State hit hard by torrential rains. Authorities have issued red alert and asked residents near river Beas to evacuate. The heavy rainfall is expected to reduce in the coming days.
‘Opportunity to deepen partnerships’: US State dept on PM Modi's June visit
16, May, 23Last week, White House in a statement announced that US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will host PM Modi for an official state visit on June 22. | Latest News India
How TN topped Niti Aayog’s ‘Export Preparedness Index’, became top investment destination
08, Aug, 23Tamil Nadu has always been counted among India’s most industrialised states. Its rising profile as a destination for investments is credited by experts & officials to policy interventions.