Modi launches ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’

- October 1, 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the "Swachh Bharat Mission" here today, which is aimed at creating a 'Clean India' in the next five years.   Modi would symbolically wield a broom on October 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, and reach out to all Indians to make cleanliness a mass movement.   Preparations

Indo-US collaboration on Mars, Earth

- October 1, 2014

US and India have agreed to enhance cooperation in Mars exploration and establish a pathway for future joint missions to explore the red planet besides launching a NASA-ISRO satellite mission to observe Earth.      NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and K. Radhakrishnan, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), signed two documents for this

Modi returns after successful US visit

- October 1, 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to the capital  Wednesday after his "hugely successful" visit to the US.      During the visit, the Indian-American community gave him an unparalleled rock star-like reception.    In a special gesture, US president Barack Obama joined Modi on an unscheduled trip to the memorial of African-American civil rights leader