PM Modi in Bengaluru: PM addresses ISRO scientists, congratulates them for success of Chandrayaan-3. (Express Photo by Jithendra M)PM Modi Bengaluru Visit Highlights: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced August 23 — the day on which Chandrayaan made a soft landing on moon — as the ‘National Space Day’ while Vikram lander’s touchdown spot on the lunar surface as the ‘Shiv Shakti’ point. Landing in Bengaluru early in the morning, PM Modi headed straight to ISRO Telemetry Tracking & Command Network Mission Control Complex to congratulate the scientists on the successful soft landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon. PM Modi also announced that Chandrayaan-2 Lunar landing point will be called ‘Tiranga’.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also thanked the Karnataka chief minister and governor for facilitating the early morning visit. “Since I was coming from very far there was the concern of being late and I requested the CM, DCM and the Governor not to undertake difficulties so early in the morning that I would congratulate the scientists and leave. I said that the protocol can be followed in a formal visit but they have facilitated this visit and I thank them,” the Prime Minister said on arrival.
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to pass any order on the Tamil Nadu government’s plea seeking the release of 24,000 cusecs of Cauvery water daily by Karnataka for standing crops, news agency PTI reported. A three-judge bench headed by Justice BR Gavai sought report report from the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) on the amount of water released by Karnataka after Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati informed that a meeting of the authority is scheduled on Monday. “We do not possess any expertise on the matter,” the top court said.
The second season of the Grand Prix Badminton League (GPBL) on Saturday was postponed indefinitely after several players pulled out of the event, said League Commissioner Prasanth Reddy here.
Reddy said the players were forced to withdraw from the GPBL, which was scheduled to begin on Sunday, after the Badminton Association of India (BAI) did not give necessary permission to run the league.
"Our attempts to reach out to BAI thus far have proved futile. We will keep making efforts to reach out to them and find a way to work together. Though it is a big blow at the moment, GPBL Season 2 is only postponed for the moment, and will be back bigger and grander soon," said Reddy during a press meet.
Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud has stressed the importance of becoming a good person for becoming a good lawyer, in an appeal that came against the backdrop of the legal system making major strides towards gender inclusivity.
Justice Chandrachud was speaking at the 31st annual convocation of Bengaluru’s National Law School of India University on Saturday. Chandrachud, who is also chancellor of the university, called on the graduating law students to focus on gender sensibilities and drive the legal profession with technological prowess in order to “fulfil the aspirations of new India”.
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The major complaint was of wild elephants straying into agricultural fields, estates and other human habitats.
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While addressing students on the occasion of the 31st Convocation Ceremony of National Law School Of India University (NLSIU) Bangalore, CJI DY Chandrachud said, "We had put out a handbook last week on essential gender stereotypes, to sensitize our judges, on why we shouldn't call a woman a 'housewife' or use words such as 'chaste' or 'ravished'"
CJI DY Chandrachud is currently speaking at the 31st Convocation Ceremony of National Law School Of India University (NLSIU) Bangalore.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday landed in Bengaluru to meet the scientists of the Indian Research and Space Organisation (ISRO) behind the successful accomplishment of India's lunar mission.
Several of the women scientists working at ISRO had a special opportunity to interact with the PM.
Reema Ghosh, a senior scientist and a team member of the Pragyan module, spoke to ANI about her experience interacting with PM Modi. "It was wonderful. PM Modi visited us. He supported us and told us that the Sky is not the limit. Our Prime Minister took so much time to appreciate our efforts and sacrifices", said Ghosh. (ANI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced August 23 — the day on which Chandrayaan made a soft landing on moon — as the ‘National Space Day’ while Vikram lander’s touchdown spot on the lunar surface as the ‘Shiv Shakti’ point.
Soon after landing in Bengaluru, PM Modi headed straight to ISRO Telemetry Tracking & Command Network Mission Control Complex to congratulate the scientists for the successful of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon. Hailing their efforts, Modi said: “The spot where Chandrayaan-3’s moon lander landed will be known as ‘Shiv Shakti’.”
PM Modi was accompanied by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and NSA and member of space commission Ajit Doval during his visit to meet ISRO scientists at ISTRAC. Read more
Speaking about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Bengaluru, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said, "I fully agree with whatever the Prime Minister has said. We were supposed to go and receive him but since we had the information from the Prime Minister's Office officially, we wanted to respect it."
"The political game is over, now we are looking at development...Either Chief Minister or I was ready to go and receive him but since we got official communication we were not a part of it," he added.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Bengaluru on Saturday morning – after his visit to South Africa and Greece – to congratulate ISRO scientists for the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, thanked the Karnataka chief minister and governor for facilitating the early morning visit.
“Since I was coming from very far there was the concern of being late and I requested the CM, DCM and the Governor not to undertake difficulties so early in the morning that I would congratulate the scientists and leave. I said that the protocol can be followed in a formal visit but they have facilitated this visit and I thank them,” the Prime Minister said on arrival. Read more
PM Modi was presented the first pictures taken on the moon by the 'Vikram' lander and an image of the Indian flag on the moon by ISRO chairman S Somnath.
(Express Photos by Jithendra M)
?Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew down to Bengaluru on Saturday directly from the Greek capital of Athens to interact with ISRO scientists on the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission and announced the decision to name the place where lander 'Vikram' touched down on the lunar surface as "Shiva Shakti Point".
?Terming the success of Chandrayaan-3 mission as an 'extraordinary moment' in the history of India's India's space programme, he said the place where the Chandrayaan-2 lander crash-landed on the Moon's surface in 2019 would be known as "Tiranga Point".
?August 23, the day the Chandrayaan-3 lander touched down on the lunar surface, would be celebrated as "National Space Day", said the Prime Minister, who turned emotional while addressing the team ISRO at ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) here, as he lavishly praised them for their dedication and passion .
?ISRO Chairman S Somanath briefed him about the Chandrayaan-3 mission.(PTI)
Two days after Chandrayaan-3 landed on the Moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday released the first video of the rover moving on the lunar surface, triggering a fresh wave of excitement.
The 30-second video shows the rover coming out of the lander and sliding down from a ramp onto the surface. Another video, released sometime later, shows how the ramp, a part of the lander, deployed itself, facilitating the rover to roll down.
ISRO said the rover had been moving around the surface, as designed. Read more
PM Modi addressed ISRO scientists in Bengaluru and said that our scientists built an artificial Moon at ISRO research facility to test the soft landing of the lander. "The lander was bound to succeed as it passed several tests before going there (to the Moon),” he added.
"Women scientists played a key role in Chandrayaan 3..this 'Shivkshakti' point will inspire the upcoming generations to use science for the welfare of people. The welfare of people is our supreme commitment..", PM Modi said at ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network Mission Control Complex in Bengaluru.
He earlier said that the touch down point of Chandrayaan-3 Lander on the lunar surface will be named as "Shivashakti point."
"India is on the Moon. We have our national pride placed on the Moon," said PM Modi as he addressed ISRO scientists in Bengaluru on the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon's surface.
"This is India, which thinks innovatively and uniquely. This is the India which goes to dark zones and illuminates the world by spreading light," he added.
Hailing the ISRO on the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission, PM Narendra Modi said, "You took ‘Make in India’ to the moon."
"You have awakened an entire generation and left a deep imprint on them," he added.
PM Modi, while addressing ISRO scientists in Bengaluru, declared August 23 as National Space Day.
Scripting history and defining the finest moment till date of the Indian space programme, the Chandrayaan-3 Lander Module touched down on the Moon on August 23, near its south pole, at 6.04 pm after 17 minutes of powered descent, becoming the first spacecraft to land in the unexplored lunar region, believed to be a reservoir of frozen water key to future space missions.
PM turned emotional while addressing ISRO scientists in Bengaluru, and said that the success of Chandryaan-3 mission is no ordinary achievement. "It’s a roaring announcement of India’s scientific achievement in the infinite universe," he added.
In his address, PM Narendra Modi said that Chandrayaan-2 lunar landing point will now be called 'Tiranga' adding that this naming ceremony has been pending for a long time.
Hailing the ISRO on the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that people from across the globe who believe in science and the future are filled with enthusiasm over India's achievement.
The Prime Minister who flew down to Bengaluru directly from Greece, said he could not stop himself from reaching the city first on his return to pay tribute to the ISRO scientists.
Before heading for ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) here, Modi addressed a gathering outside the HAL Airport.
“Not only Indians but people across the globe who believe in science, who see the future and are dedicated to humanity, are filled with enthusiasm,” he said.
Modi thanked the citizens of Bengaluru who gathered in huge numbers to see him.
“I see people including children getting up so early. These children are the future of India,” the PM added. (PTI)
In his address to scientists, PM Narendra Modi said that the touch down point of the Vikram lander will be called Shiv Shakti.
PM Narendra Modi, while addressing the gathering at ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network Mission Control Complex in Bengaluru, said "Today, I am feeling a different level of happiness...such occasions are very rare...this time, I was so restless...I was in South Africa but my mind was with you."
Addressing the gathering at ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network Mission Control Complex in Bengaluru, PM Narendra Modi congratulated scientists on the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon and said, "I salute the efforts by scientists at ISRO. They have made us proud as a nation."
Further he said that he remembers each and every second of August 23 when Chandrayaan-3 took off. "Every Indian felt that the victory is theirs. They felt they passed and exam."
PM Narendra Modi is slated to spend an hour at the ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) after arriving there around 7.15 am and personally greeting the scientists of the national space agency.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets ISRO chief S Somanath and other scientists of the ISRO team involved in the Chandrayaan-3 Mission at ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network Mission Control Complex in Bengaluru and congratulates them for the successful landing of Chandrayaan on the Moon on 23rd August.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently meeting scientists at the Indian Space Research Organization’s Telemetry, Tracking and Command Centre in the Peenya industrial area of Bengaluru.
After his arrival in Bengaluru, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said "As I did not know when I will reach Bengaluru, I requested CM, DCM and Guv not to take trouble so early (to receive him)"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will shortly pay an early morning visit to the Indian Space Research Organization’s Telemetry, Tracking and Command Centre in the Peenya industrial area of Bengaluru to congratulate ISRO scientists on the successful descent of the lander of the Chandrayaan-3 on the surface of the Moon on August 23.
PM Modi on Saturday also raised the slogan “Jai Vigyan Jai Anusandhan” outside HAL airport after his arrival in Bengaluru, news agency ANI reported. “I could not stop myself as I was not in the country, but I decided to visit Bengaluru first and meet our scientists right after visiting India,” he said outside HAL airport in Bengaluru.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday raised the slogan "Jai Vigyan Jai Anusandhan" outside HAL airport after his arrival in Bengaluru, news agency ANI reported. "I could not stop myself as I was not in the country, but I decided to visit Bengaluru first and meet our scientists right after visiting India," PM Modi said outside HAL airport in Bengaluru. Speaking about Chandrayaan-3, the PM said that people across the globe who believe in science are filled with enthusiasm.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has sought support from India to lead the dialogue on air pollution vis-à-vis the impact on health at COP28.
Addressing the second day of India Clean Air Summit (ICAS) 2023 in Bengaluru, Dr. Maria Neira, Director, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, WHO, said, “India now has the presidency of G20, one of the interventions of which is decarbonisation of the healthcare sector, but we need your support, and collaboration in providing ideas for strengthening the health community’s argument on health on December 3 in COP28.”
The United Nations Climate Change Conference commonly referred to as COP28 will be held from November 12 to December 12 in Dubai. Read More
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday said the Mekedatu balancing reservoir across the Cauvery river near Kanakapura in Ramanagara district is the only solution to the Cauvery water sharing dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
Speaking to reporters , he said the problem arose because the Mekedatu reservoir was not built. "The Mekedatu project is the only solution to the problem of Cauvery water sharing between the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. We have informed the Supreme Court about this," the Water Resources Minister said.
The Cauvery Management Authority has been constituted by the court itself, which is a technical committee. Now they have to focus on the technical aspects, the DCM said. (PTI)
In the labyrinth of gangland murders in the Silicon City of Bengaluru, no killing is unconnected to another, especially when they occur at the top of the gangland food chain, according to people familiar with the organised crime scene in the city.
Since the Covid shutdown in 2020, a series of interconnected murders have been linked to the machete-wielding Bengaluru gangland in what seems to be a power struggle for dominance over real estate, gambling and extortion activities but dismissed by police as a low-intensity conflict for domination over certain areas in the city.
Lurking in the shadows of the recent gang murders in Bengaluru is the political patronage enjoyed by gangsters, in the form of protection from police action for gambling, real-estate litigation and the offer of lucrative civil contracts for construction, legal betting activities and liquor vending. Read More
Concerned that air-pollution levels of Karnataka may reach close to that of Delhi, Eshwar Khandre, Minister of Forest, Ecology & Environment, called for immediate measures.
Addressing the India Clean Air Summit (ICAS 2023) on Friday, he said: “I am dedicated to making Bengaluru and Karnataka more sustainable and the air cleaner. I would specifically like to point out the case of New Delhi. Every year, during winter, the megapolis turns into a gas chamber, thanks to the very bad quality of air and the thin haze that descends upon the city.”
Talking about the initiatives taken by the state government to contain air pollution, the Minister said, “Some of the key initiatives our government is working on include the target of planting 5 crore trees annually in Karnataka. Already, we have planted over 3 crore saplings in three-and-a-half months. We are in the process of regulating the highly polluting industries, especially the ones from the red category, which have a propensity to contribute towards the further deterioration of existing conditions.” Read More
Traffic restrictions were announced in Bengaluru Friday for the morning of August 26 on account of the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ISRO's Telemetry, Tracking and Control Center in Peenya to congratulate the space research organisation's scientists for the successful soft landing on the moon of the Chandrayaan-3 lander module. Check out the full list here:
Speaking about the Cauvery water dispute BJP MP Tejaswi Surya Friday said that "it is unfortunate that the Karnataka CM is politicking such a matter as grave and as serious as the Cauvery water issue."
"Not only are lakhs of farmers in the Cauvery basin in Karnataka dependent on the water, but almost a crore of people in Bengaluru are dependent on the Cauvery water for drinking water purposes," he added.
Further, the BJP MP said that "the state government was caught napping while the Tamil Nadu government moved the Cauvery Water Management Authority and got an order to release 15 cusecs of water. What was the state government doing then?..."
?The Supreme Court on Friday refused to pass any order on the Tamil Nadu government's plea seeking release of 24,000 cusecs of Cauvery water daily by Karnataka for standing crops.
?A three-judge bench headed by Justice BR Gavai sought report report from the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) on the amount of water released by Karnataka after Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati informed that a meeting of the authority is scheduled on Monday.
?“We do not possess any expertise on the matter. The ASG informs that authority is meeting on Monday to decide discharge of water for next fortnight.
?'We find that it will be appropriate that CWMA submits its report on whether the directions issued for discharge of water have been complied or not,” the bench also comprising Justices PS Narasimha and PK Mishra said.
?The Karnataka government has described as 'wholly misconceived' Tamil Nadu's plea seeking a direction from the top court that it be asked to release 24,000 cusecs of Cauvery water daily for standing crops.
?The Karnataka government, in an affidavit filed in the top court, has said Tamil Nadu's plea was based on an incorrect assumption that 'the current water year is a normal water year and not a distressed water year'. (PTI)
The Supreme Court Friday asked the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT), which is meeting on 28th August, to decide the release of water for the next fortnight in the Cauvery water-sharing dispute between the two states, ANI reported. The matter will be heard on September 1.
The Supreme Court Friday refused to pass an order on Tamil Nadu's plea to release 24,000 cusecs of Cauvery water, saying it does not possess expertise on the matter. The top court also sought a report from the Cauvery Water Management Authority on the amount of water released by Karnataka to Tamil Nadu, news agency PTI reported.
One of the main takeaways that the Indian Space Research Organisation’s scientists provided after the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft’s lander module safely hit the moon’s surface was that the failure of the Chandrayaan 2 mission in 2019 was really the stepping stone to Wednesday’s success.
There were multiple accounts provided by ISRO scientists of the amount of effort that was put into the Chandrayaan-3 mission to ensure that the mistakes in the Chandrayaan-2 mission are not repeated and to reduce the probability of failure to the minimum. Scientists recounted that there were moments of criticism and ridicule that had to be overcome for success. Read more
Speaking about the Cauvery water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje said "I request the Karnataka government to first stop releasing Cauvery water because Karnataka has received less rainfall and our dams are not full."
"I request Siddaramaiah to speak to Tamil Nadu CM and invite a technical person (from the neighbouring state) who can assess the amount of water we have in our dams. If Karnataka government releases water just like that, what can the PM can do?" she added.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has cleared a proposal to constitute a standing committee for the State Board for Wildlife (SBWL). It will be chaired by the state forest and environment minister.
While the minutes of the August 22 meeting are yet to be officially released, multiple sources within the forest department and SBWL have confirmed the development. “The meeting lasted for hardly six-eight minutes and in that, the proposal to create a standing committee for SBWL was approved by the CM. This will be on the lines of the standing committee for National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) which is headed by the union environment minister,” a senior official from the forest department confirmed. Read more
The Karnataka High Court has disposed of a batch of petitions challenging the Hubli (Hubballi)-Ankola railway line project after the Railways submitted that a fresh proposal is being worked out, and work will start only after all necessary permissions are obtained.
The public interest litigations (PILs) by Giridhar Kulkarni and others had challenged the project on grounds that it would fragment the tiger habitat in the region. (PTI)
A person who worked as a watchman at Jevargi Congress MLA Ajay Singh's residence in Kalaburgi was found dead at the premises of the MLA's residence, said police on Thursday.
According to the police the watchman's body was found hanging at around 7:30 am on Thursday. "A person who worked as a watchman at Jevargi Congress MLA Ajay Singh's residence in Kalaburgi was found dead in the premises of MLA's residence. His body was found hanging at around 7:30 a.m. Further investigating is underway," Kalaburagi City CP, Chethan R said. (ANI)
A day after the lander module of the Chandrayaan-3 successfully landed on the Moon's South Pole, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday announced that it will felicitate the chief of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and 500 other scientists in Bengaluru.
He spoke to the media after visiting ISRO, and said, "The achievement of ISRO has made the whole world take note of India. The safe landing of the Vikram lander on the moon is a historic achievement." He further said that the Government will honour the ISRO scientists by organizing a special program at the Banquet hall, Vidhana Soudha. (ANI)
Addressing a gathering at the India Clean Air Summit (ICAS) on Thursday, Prof. PG Diwakar, ISRO chair professor at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru informed that NIAS has launched a pilot project involving geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI) and random forest technology to monitor and predict the city’s air quality.
He said the same will be implemented in cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata in the coming months. Read more