1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi as we speak unfurled the flag at 7.30 at Delhi’s Red Fort. He is now addressing the nation. In a departure from his standard model, he as we speak addressed the 140 crore Indian residents as “parivarjan (family members)”. Cabinet ministers, political leaders, all three service chiefs and bureaucrats are current for the event.

2. This 12 months marks the fruits of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav – a authorities initiative to mark 75 years of Independence, which began in 2021.

3. A bi-partisan delegation of US lawmakers is predicted to attend and listen to the Prime Minister’s deal with. The G20 brand might be a part of floral decorations on the Red Fort.

4. Around 1,800 individuals from completely different professions — nurses, sarpanches of Vibrant Villages, lecturers, farmers, and fishermen — have been invited as particular visitors for the programme in keeping with the federal government’s imaginative and prescient of “Jan Bhagidari”.

5. The “Har Ghar Tiranga” programme – encouraging individuals to show the nationwide flag of their residence – continues this 12 months too. PM Modi has inspired individuals to alter their social media profile picture and use one that includes the nationwide flag.

6. The authorities has put in a variety of selfie factors throughout Delhi to focus on its varied initiatives. The spots embrace National War Memorial, India Gate, New Delhi Railway Station, Pragati Maidan and Raj Ghat. The Defence ministry is conducting a web based selfie contest on the MyGov portal from August 15-20.

7. The celebrations on the Red Fort might be held underneath strict safety, with the deployment of 1,000 facial recognition cameras, anti-drone methods, and over 10,000 police personnel. Unlike the previous few years, there might be no Covid restrictions, information company Press Trust of India quoted senior police officer Dependra Pathak as saying.

8. In his Independence Day deal with in 2018 – forward of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections — PM Modi had rolled out the world’s largest government-funded healthcare programme, the Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Scheme.

9. In her deal with to the nation on Monday night, President of India Droupadi Murmu she desires the daughters of India “to move forward” and be capable to “face every challenge”. “I am happy to note that the economic empowerment of women is being given special focus in our country,” she mentioned.

10. She additionally underscored the appropriate to equality granted by the Constitution, saying, “Each Indian is an equal citizen, each one has equal opportunity, rights and duties in this land”.

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