Expansion of breakfast scheme in urban schools - CM Stalin inaugurated
- Chief Minister M.K. Stalin inaugurated the expansion of breakfast scheme in urban government aided schools this morning. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin inaugurated the Chief Minister's Breakfast Scheme, which provides breakfast to government school students, on 15.9.2022 by serving breakfast to the students at Adhimoolam Corporation Primary School, Madurai.
- After the scheme received a great response from parents and students, he inaugurated the expansion of the breakfast scheme at the Government Primary School in Thirukuvalai on 25.8.2023.
- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann attended the event as the special guest. Following this, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin ate lunch with the school children.
- Chief Minister MK Stalin released the Biodiversity Index of Chennai City on behalf of the Environment, Climate Change and Forest Department at the Chennai Secretariat to strengthen Tamil Nadu's biodiversity conservation efforts.
- This is Tamil Nadu's first city biodiversity index, a guide to integrating biodiversity into city planning, green expansion projects, carbon storage, heat reduction and public health promotion.
- This index has been made possible as a result of several initiatives taken by the Tamil Nadu government such as wetland restoration, Green Tamil Nadu project, Climate Change project, Coastal Protection project etc.
- The Chennai City Biodiversity Index was developed in collaboration with "ICLEI South Asia", "Chennai Corporation" and other organizations.
- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched Green Movement initiatives in Hansalpur, Gujarat today. This will help us make major strides towards achieving self-sufficiency in the green energy sector.
- The Prime Minister inaugurated two historic milestone projects at the Suzuki Motor Plant in Hansalpur, Ahmedabad. In a major demonstration of the success of the Make in India initiative, the Prime Minister launched Suzuki’s first global battery electric vehicle, the e VITARA.
- The Asian Shooting Championship is underway in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. In the women’s trap final, India’s Neeru Dhanda won the gold medal with a score of 43 points. Qatar’s Basil Ray won the silver medal with 37 points and India’s Ashima Ahlawat won the bronze medal with 29 points.
- The Indian team comprising Neeru Dhanda, Ashima Ahlawat and Preeti Rajak won the gold medal with a score of 319 points in the women’s trap team final. India’s Paunish Mendrata won the silver medal with a score of 45 points in the men’s trap final.
- The Indian team comprising Manu Bhaker, Isha and Simranpreet Kaur won the bronze medal in the women's 25m pistol team event with a combined score of 1,749 points.
- In the women's junior 25m pistol final, India's Payal Khatri won the gold medal with 36 points, Namya Kapoor won the silver medal with 30 points and Tejaswini won the bronze medal with 27 points. All three won the silver medal in the team event with a combined score of 1,700 points.
- The Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships will be held in Ahmedabad, Gujarat from today to the 30th. Athletes from 30 countries are participating in this. In the women's 48kg weight category held today Indian athlete Mirabai Chanu has won gold by lifting 193 kg and made the country proud.
- She lifted a total of 193 kg, including 84 kg + 109 kg. Mirabai, 31, returned to the competition after about a year due to injury and lifted 193 kg and came first. Mirabai Chanu, who won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, came 4th in the Paris Olympics last year.
- In this situation, she has won the first medal for India at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships this year. Following this, praise is pouring in for Amirabhai. It is noteworthy that Mirabai has previously won the World Championship title and 02 Commonwealth medals in the 48 kg weight category.
