Read more about Prime Minister Modi to address World Environment Day event on Saturday on Business Standard. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address an event on the World Environment Day on Saturday via video-conferencing.The Prime Minister s Office said he will also release the Report of the Expert Committee on Road Map for ethanol blending in India
Rohit Sardana. Photo: Wikipedia Commons Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday condoled demise of journalist Rohit Sardana and said his untimely demise has left a huge void in the media world . Taking to Twitter, the Prime Minister recalled Sardana as a person who was full of energy, passionate about India s progress, and a kind hearted soul. Rohit Sardana left us too soon. Full of energy, passionate about India’s progress and a kind hearted soul, Rohit will be missed by many people. His untimely demise has left a huge void in the media world. Condolences to his family, friends and admirers. Om Shanti.
The blocking on Wednesday, Facebook said, wasn t at the behest of the government.
Facebook isn t the first social media company to censure posts critical of government handling of the COVID-19 crisis. Twitter had removed or restricted access to several critical posts on orders from the government, which called it fake news. We temporarily blocked this hashtag by mistake, not because the Indian government asked us to, and have since restored it, a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement on Thursday. It however did not elaborate. According to reports, a hashtag calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was blocked on Facebook for hours on Wednesday. Users searching the hashtag were given a message that said such posts were temporarily hidden here because some content in those posts goes against our Community Standards .
Chinese President Xi Jinping will take part in US President Joe Biden s climate summit being organised virtually on Thursday and Friday in which several world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will participate. At the invitation of Biden, President Xi will attend and deliver an important speech at the Leaders Summit on Climate on Thursday by video link from Beijing, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday. Biden has invited 40 world leaders, including Modi, to the two-day conference beginning April 22, which according to a While House statement will underscore the urgency and the economic benefits of stronger climate action. It will be a key milestone on the road to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) this November in Glasgow, the statement said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Association of Indian Universities 95th annual meet and National Seminar of Vice-Chancellors tomorrow at 11 am through video conferencing. The Prime Minister will also release four books Dr Ambedkar Jivan Darshan, Dr Ambedkar Vyakti Darshan, Dr Ambedkar Rashtra Darshan, and Dr Ambedkar Aayam Darshan based on Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar s life, written by Kishor Makwana. The event is being hosted by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad. Governor and Chief Minister of Gujarat and Union Education Minister will also be present on the occasion. A National Seminar of Vice-Chancellors on the theme Implementing National Educational Policy-2020 to Transform Higher Education in India is also being organised during the Meet. It aims to work out implementation strategies for the recently launched National Education Policy- 2020 with a clear-cut action plan on effectively implementing the policy in the interest of its primary