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#WATCH | The global technology landscape is evolving swiftly, with the entertainment industry standing out as a fast-growing sector. To celebrate this fusion of art, culture, and innovation, Prime Minister @narendramodi has announced the launch of WAVES, a pioneering initiative set to debut in May 2025 in Mumbai. This platform will kick off with a grand opening and continue as an ongoing endeavor. WAVES will spotlight India’s vibrant creative industries—music, podcasts, gaming, AR, and VR—aligning with the “Create in India” vision to elevate innovation and excellence. The Prime Minister emphasized bringing WAVES to every household, connecting creators and audiences across the nation.
@PMOIndia@WAVESummitIndia@MIB_India@PIB_India #WAVESummitIndia #WAVES2025
Just concluded an extensive meeting of the Advisory Board of WAVES, the global summit that brings together the world of entertainment, creativity and culture. The members of the Advisory Board are eminent individuals from different walks of life, who not only reiterated their support but also shared valuable inputs on how to further enhance our efforts to make India a global entertainment hub.
Let us make our electoral process even more participative. I call upon people from all walks of life to spread the message, in their own style, among first time voters - #MeraPehlaVoteDeshKeLiye!
JJM made history in 2023 with a new tap connection provided every second.
From taking eons to get one connection in a village to making connections happen in just one year, we have come a long way under the leadership of our PM @narendramodi ji.
#HarGharJal#JalJeevanMission
Our mothers and daughters from various parts of the country share their words of gratitude for our PM @narendramodi ji’s visionary effort of making their lives easier.
Through #JalJeevanMission we are witnessing a revolutionary transformation & 2023 has been a year of working on mission mode towards its realisation.
#HarGharJal
The 13th Century CE, Indian poet and saint Gyandev created a children's game called Moksha Patam. The British later named it as Snakes and Ladders instead of retaining the original Moksha Patam.
Originally, the game was used as a part of moral instruction to children. The squares in which ladders start were each supposed to stand for a virtue, and those housing the head of a snake were supposed to stand for an evil. The snakes outnumbered the ladders in the original Hindu game. The game was transported to England by the colonial rulers in the latter part of the 19th Century CE, with some modifications.
In the original one, a ‘hundred squares game board’, the 12th square was faith, the 51st square was reliability, the 57th square was generosity, the 76th square was knowledge, and the 78th square was asceticism. These were the squares where the ladders were found and one could move ahead faster.
The 41st square was for disobedience, the 44th square for arrogance, the 49th square for vulgarity, the 52nd square for theft, the 58th square for lying, the 62nd square for drunkenness, the 69th square for debt, the 84th square for anger, the 92nd square for greed, the 95th square for pride, the 73rd square for murder and the 99th square for lust. These were the squares where the snake waited with their mouth open.
The 100th square represented Nirvana or Moksha.The tops of each ladder depicted a God, or one of the various heavens (Kailash, Vaikunth , Brahmalok) and so on. As the game progressed various actions were supposed to take you up and down the board as in life..The game had been interpreted and used as a tool for teaching the effects of good deeds versus bad ones.
The game was popular in ancient India. It was also associated with traditional Sanatan philosophy contrasting karma and kama, or destiny and desire. It emphasized destiny, as opposed to games such as pachisi, which focused on life as a mixture of skill and luck. The underlying ideals of the game inspired a version introduced in Victorian England in 1892.
The modified game was named Snakes and Ladders and stripped of its moral and religious aspects and the number of ladders and snakes were equalized. In 1943, the game was introduced in the US under the name Chutes and Ladders.
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PIB has turned 100 today.
The Government of India Act, 1919, required that a report on India be prepared every year for presentation to the British Parliament in London.
#JalJeevan Mission: Har Ghar Jal
➡️Over 8.60 Crore tap water connections provided in last 4 Years
➡️Up from 3.23 Crore in 2019 to 11.84 Crore till date
➡️One tap connection every second during January – March 2023
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#AmritYatra#AmritMahotsav
राष्ट्रीय जल संरक्षण प्रयासों के तहत स्वच्छ और सुजल गांवों को प्राप्त करने में जमीनी स्तर पर महिलाओं का योगदान रहा है।
4 मार्च 2023 को स्वच्छ सुजल शक्ति सम्मान के अवसर पर माननीय राष्ट्रपति श्रीमती द्रौपदी मुर्मु जी द्वारा महिला शक्ति को सम्मानित किया जाएगा।
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Today, 22nd July has a special relevance in our history. It was on this day in 1947 that our National Flag was adopted. Sharing some interesting nuggets from history including details of the committee associated with our Tricolour and the first Tricolour unfurled by Pandit Nehru.
An unexpected turn that made the world feel lik #India did during an India vs #Australia#Cricket match!! Especially during the #WorldCup disappointed and waiting for more mostly.. RIP #shanewarnelegend
Mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccination certificates continues!
Fifteen more recognitions for India’s vaccination certificate.
Full list ➡️ https://t.co/gXVOLLnApe