Mann Ki Baat | PM Modi hails India’s start-up culture
The Hindu
In his monthly radio broadcast ‘Mann ki Baat’ PM Modi also interacted with beneficiaries of the Ayushmaan Bharat scheme
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 28 said India is flying high in the world of unicorns, start-ups which are valued at over $1 billion. "Till 2015, there used to be only 9-10 unicorns in the country. But a big change has come this year," he said, adding that "over the last ten months, a unicorn has been created every ten days."
In his monthly radio broadcast, ‘Mann ki Baat’, PM Modi said "Our youth have achieved such a success in the midst of the pandemic. Now there more than 70 such start-ups which have over one billion in valuation."
Chennai has two categories of Black kites: a larger group heading to the city from the western parts of India during the south west monsoon and heading back when the monsoon is past; and another group, smaller and resident, which would make minor movements in and around Chennai looking for an optimal atmosphere for nesting and raising the young. A couple of pylons in Perumbakkam suggest that Black kites have found an ideal nesting space there
This is part of the Karnataka Namakarana Suvarna Mahotsava celebrations organised to mark the naming of the State as ‘Karnataka’ during the tenure of the late D. Devaraj Urs. The statue, sculpted at an approximate cost of ₹21.24 crore, is 41-foot-tall including the pedestal and weighs around 31.5 tonnes.