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Mann Ki Baat 2.0 Episode 20: January 31, 2021

INDIA EMERGES STRONGER

AND CAPABLE

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hails local heroes and their path breaking initiatives in his Mann
Ki Baat programme, and elaborates on how India’s self reliance and capabilities helped it to
serve the world in time of ongoing Corona crisis

PADMA AWARDS: Tradition of conferring from San Francisco to Bangalore. On January
Padma Awards on unsung heroes is maintained 26 parade, two women officers of the Indian Air
this time too. I urge all of you to know more about Force created history. The participation of the
these people and their contribution. women of the country is continuously on the rise.

FASTEST VACCINATION: India is undertaking AGRICULTURE: Recently, a month long
world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccination ‘Strawberry Festival’ began in Jhansi. Now, there
programme. In just 15 days, India has vaccinated is growing enthusiasm about the cultivation of
over 30 Lakh Corona Warriors, whereas country Strawberry in Bundelkhand, and one of Jhansi's
such as America took 18 days to get the same daughters - Gurleen Chawla has played a huge
done; Britain took 36 days! role in it! Jhansi’s Strawberry festival emphasises
the ‘Stay at Home’ concept.
TOURIST DESTINATIONS: Inspired by my
suggestion of visiting 15 domestic tourist YOGA TRANSCENDS BORDER: In Chile,
places in the country, on January 1, Priyanka November 4 was declared as National Yoga
Pandey visited ancestral residence of India’s first Day. There is another aspect about the Chilean
President Dr Rajendra Prasad. This was her first Parliament, which will interest you. The name
step in the realm of acquainting herself with the of the Vice President of the Chilean Senate is
country’s great luminaries. Rabindranath Quinteros. He has been so named,
inspired by Vishwa Kavi Gurudev Rabindranath
DISCOVER INDIA: As India will celebrate 75 Tagore.
years of her freedom, an initiative has been
taken for Young Writers for the purpose of India ROAD SAFETY: From January 18 to February
Seventy-Five. This will encourage young writers 17, the country is observing Road Safety month.
who write on subject of freedom struggle and Road accidents are a matter of concern not just
freedom fighters, who have studied deeply about in the country but also the world over. Today,
Indian heritage and culture. in India, many efforts are being made for road
safety at the individual and collective level along
POWER OF INNOVATION: The vegetable market with the Government.
of Boinpalli in Hyderabad is generating electricity
from vegetable waste. Around 500-units of RECOGNISING CREATIVITY: Passing through
electricity is generated every day from 10 ton the roads that the Border Road Organisation
of waste, and about 30 kgs of bio fuel too is builds, one gets to see many innovative slogans.
generated. Now you can also send such innovative slogans
or catch phrases on MyGov. Good slogans will be
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT: Four women pilots used in this campaign.
from India took command of a non-stop flight Tune in to Mann Ki Baat by scanning QR Code

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