As the Yogi Adityanath government scrambled to solve Monday Lakhimpur Kheri standoff, there was talk that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s program in Lucknow on October 5 could be on the mind of the state leadership – so that the issue does not dominate the event. While the UP government did not allow politicians to visit the district, farmer leaders were allowed to visit the area. The way the state authorities swiftly accepted the demands of the protesting farmers, many in Delhi’s power corridors believe that the PM’s Lucknow event was a major factor behind it. PM to inaugurate “Azadi@75 – New Urban India: Transforming Urban Landscape” conference-cum-expo and digitally hand over keys of houses built under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban to 75,000 beneficiaries in 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh .
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As part of the celebrations to commemorate the 75th year of Independence, the Defense Ministry has created a new website to showcase the Republic Day events next year. Defense Secretary Ajay Kumar on Monday launched the website, “as a platform that connects Indians across the world and celebrates India’s Republic Day”. All activities related to Republic Day celebrations across the country will be displayed on the website. It will also be the “single-point official source for all material relating to Republic Day celebrations”. The Ministry of Defense is responsible for the Republic Day celebrations every year.
ISRO visit
Colombia’s Vice President and Foreign Minister, Marta Lucía Ramírez, who visited India from 1-3 October, visited ISRO facilities and met representatives of New Space India Limited and the Human Space Flight Center during her visit. Among other things, Colombia is also looking at space cooperation with India. Ramirez also met with officials from the Indian Council of Medical Research on exploring collaboration in biotechnology, co-production and technology transfer in the development of vaccines and pharmaceutical products.
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