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What Narendra Modi said
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the 136th Mann Ki Baat by honoring Kargil Vijay Diwas, noting the Shaurya Vijay Yatra motorcycle rally from Delhi to Dras. He highlighted defence achievements: INS Mahendragiri, a 75% indigenous warship, and successful tests of Pinaka and Kusha missiles, plus a BrahMos and Astra missile deal signed with Indonesia. He urged water conservation through the Catch the Rain campaign, citing examples like 1,500 ponds in Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. He celebrated sports victories: PV Sindhu's Japan Open title, the women's cricket team's first Test win at Lord's by 270 runs, and India's top rank in the Physics Olympiad. He praised the private sector's Vikram-S rocket launch, Kashmir's Bagh mats, and a women's herbal tea business in Bijnor. He highlighted the Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam campaign, including a record 35 crore saplings planted in UP on 12th July. He also mentioned plastic recycling benches in Sitamarhi, astrophysicist Dr. Ronaldo Resham's Loktak Protocluster, and urged support for handloom and Khadi.
Key takeaways
India signed a major deal for BrahMos and Astra missiles with Indonesia.
The women's cricket team won its first Test at Lord's by 270 runs.
India's Physics Olympiad team won all gold medals and secured first rank.
Over 35 crore saplings were planted in UP on 12th July under Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam.
Khadi sales have increased sixfold in the last 12 years, nearing one lakh crore rupees.
