Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin hoisted the national flag at Chennai Fort Kothalam
- The 78th Independence Day of India is being celebrated on 15th today. Earlier, Chief Secretary Shivdas Meena welcomed Chief Minister Stalin who arrived at Fort Kothalam for the Independence Day function at 8.45 am.
- Chief Secretary Shivdas Meena introduced the Triforce officers, DGP Shankar Jiwal, Additional Law and Order DGP Davidson Dewasirwad and Chennai Police Commissioner Arun to the Chief Minister.
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin took the Police Parade Honors at Chennai Fort. Later, Chief Minister M. K. Stalin came to the flag hoisting place on top of the fort tower and paid homage by hoisting the national flag.
- After this, he delivers an Independence Day speech to the people of Tamil Nadu. Chief Minister M.K.Stalin highlighted the following important points in his Independence Day speech.
- CM Pharmacy Scheme will be implemented to provide medicines at low cost. In the first phase, 1,000 dispensaries will be opened and the Chief Minister's Protecting Arms scheme will be implemented for the welfare of ex-servicemen.
- Under this scheme, arrangements will be made for soldiers to get loans from banks up to Rs 1 crore and martyrs' pension will be increased to Rs 21 thousand. Increase in family pension to Rs 11,500 Echoing the Wayanad incident, natural hazards in hilly areas including Nilgiris and Kodaikanal will be studied.
- The 78th Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort, Delhi were held with great fanfare. Prime Minister Modi hoisted the national flag at Delhi's Red Fort at 7.30 am. He got the honor of hoisting the national flag at the Independence Day ceremony for the 11th time in a row.
- Modi accepted the marching honors given by the army. Security More than 3 thousand traffic policemen and more than 10 thousand policemen were engaged in security work in the national capital on the occasion of Independence Day.
- Independence Day flag hoisting ceremony was held in all the state capitals of the country with enthusiasm. Chief Ministers of respective states hoisted the national flag.
- Addressing the 78th Independence Day, Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi has set a series of goals for the future to shape the country's development and innovate to make India a world leader in various fields.
- Prime Minister Modi has said that he will implement his visionary policy of making life easier as a movement. The prime minister said that the ancient Nalanda university spirit should be revived and India should be made a global center of education by promoting higher education learning and research.
- Pointing out his commitment to make India a world leader in semiconductor manufacturing, Prime Minister Modi said he should reduce import dependence and increase technological self-sufficiency.
- Referring to the Budget 2024, the Prime Minister highlighted the historic initiatives announced by the government to provide skill training to the youth of India and make it the most skilled capital of the world.
- Unveiling his vision to transform India into the world's manufacturing hub, Prime Minister Modi also announced plans to leverage its vast resources and skill-trained workforce. Appreciating the indigenous design skills, the Prime Minister also urged them to produce products for the domestic and international markets.
- PM Modi said that India should promote its rich ancient traditions and literature to market the sports products made in India. Prime Minister Modi emphasized the importance of green jobs in India's efforts to tackle climate change.
- To achieve the goal of a developed India by 2047, the Prime Minister said that India should follow the path of 'Healthy India' and said that the National Nutrition Movement has been launched for this purpose.
- The Prime Minister asked the state governments to formulate clear policies to attract investments, guarantee good governance and ensure confidence in the maintenance of law and order.
- Indicating India's expectation that India's commitment to adherence to quality norms should be recognised, Prime Minister Modi said efforts should be made to make India's quality norms an international code.
- The Prime Minister also reaffirmed India's target of achieving 500 GW of renewable energy generation by 2030.
- Announcing the addition of 75,000 new medical posts over the next five years, Prime Minister Modi said the aim was to expand the country's medical education capacity and meet the growing demand for healthcare professionals.
- Prime Minister Modi called for involvement of one lakh youth in politics, especially those from non-political backgrounds. He also said that the purpose of this is to fight the evils of succession and caste and inject new blood into Indian politics.
- WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the announcement after a meeting of the WHO's emergency committee at the UN General Assembly. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared the monkey measles outbreak a public health emergency on Tuesday.
- The World Health Organization has said that 14,000 people have been infected with monkey measles in Africa this year, and 524 people have died, and this number is higher than last year's statistics.
- So far, more than 96% of cases and deaths in the Congo have been reported in the country alone. Scientists are worried that this new type of disease is spreading rapidly among the population.
- Ruzira Kamboj, who served as India's ambassador to the United Nations in New York, retired last June. Following this, the post remained vacant. In this case, B. Harish has been appointed as India's ambassador to the United Nations, the Ministry of External Affairs has informed.
- B. Harish is currently serving as Ambassador to Germany. He will soon take over as India's ambassador to the UN.
