PM congratulates the winners of Smart City Challenge

PM congratulates the winners of Smart City Challenge

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated the winners of Smart City Challenge. 

"Congrats to winners of Smart City Challenge. I wish the cities the very best as they move forward with implementation and transform urban India.

I thank all those who took part in the comprehensive deliberations on various forums to decide winners of Smart City Challenge", the Prime Minister tweeted. 

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Dr. Rafael Reif, President of MIT calls on PM

Dr. Rafael Reif, President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston, called on the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today.

He apprised the Prime Minister on work being done by MIT in the areas of education, health, water and innovation. Dr. Reif invited the Prime Minister to visit MIT and interact with the students and faculty.

The Prime Minister asked Dr. Reif to explore the possibility of using MIT’s expertise in the Flagship Programmes of Skill India, Digital India and Start-Up India.

The Prime Minister suggested that senior or retired faculty from MIT could visit India for a few months to teach in an Indian University. Dr. Reif appreciated the suggestion, and offered his assistance in this regard.

Shri Ratan Tata was also present on the occasion. 

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PM's remarks at NCC Rally

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today called upon the NCC cadets to dedicate their lives to the nation and the welfare of its people. Addressing cadets from across the country on the occasion of the NCC Rally, the Prime Minister urged NCC cadets to imbibe the good things that they would have observed over the last one month, during their stay in Delhi for the Republic Day celebrations, and also to spread these values, such as cleanliness and patriotism, when they go back to their towns and villages. He said the NCC is an institution which connects youth from across the country, and hence contributes towards a sense of unity in the nation.

The Prime Minister mentioned that this Republic Day marks the 125th birth anniversary celebrations of Babasaheb Ambedkar, the architect of the Constitution of India. He said that despite facing adversity throughout his life, Babasaheb Ambedkar was able to use the churning that this hardship would have caused within him, to produce the nectar of the Constitution, which helps us walk shoulder to shoulder, even after so many decades. 

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PM remembers Punjab Kesari Lala Lajpat Rai on his birth anniversary

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has remembered Punjab Kesari Lala Lajpat Rai, on his birth anniversary.

"Remembering the courageous Lala Lajpat Rai on his birth anniversary. He was a visionary whose patriotism & ideals inspired many people", the Prime Minister said.

The Prime Minister also shared handwritten papers by 'Punjab Kesari' Lala Lajpat Rai on his Twitter Account.