August 2020
Monday
31 August 2020
- Vice President expresses profound grief on the passing away of Shri Pranab Mukherjee
- PM condoles the passing away of former President Bharat Ratna Shri Pranab Mukherjee
- PM greets people on Onam
38 releases
Sunday
30 August 2020
- President of India’s Greetings on the eve of Onam
- Vice President calls for special care and support to the elderly during the pandemic
- Vice President greets people on the eve of Onam
19 releases
Saturday
29 August 2020
- President of India virtually presents National Sports and Adventure Awards, 2020
- Vice President calls for extensive use of mother tongue in various fields
- PM greets people on Telugu Language Day
27 releases
Friday
28 August 2020
- Prime Minister to inaugurate the College and Administration Buildings of Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University tomorrow
- PM remembers Mahatma Ayyankali on his Jayanti
- PM expresses happiness over successful completion of 6 Years of PM-JDY
30 releases
Thursday
27 August 2020
- Vice President calls for the nurturing of entrepreneurial talent among the youth
- PM Modi addresses seminar on Atmanirbhar Bharat in Defence manufacturing
- English rendering of PM’s address at seminar on Atmanirbhar Bharat in Defence manufacturing
23 releases
Wednesday
26 August 2020
- No locust adults or hoppers spotted in any of the affected areas
- Ministry of Culture announces 7 new circles of Archaeological Survey of India
- Principal Bench of Armed Forces Tribunal initiates hearings of matters pertaining to Regional Benches through video conferencing
24 releases
Tuesday
25 August 2020
- PM expresses grief over the loss of lives due to building collapse in Raigad, Maharashtra
- National Fertilizers Limited Noida office complex adorns its walls with Warli paintings
- To meet the increasing demand due to COVID -19 Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceutical Ltd creates a record of producing 51,960 pheneol bottles on a single day
26 releases
Monday
24 August 2020
- PM remembers Arun Jaitley on his first Punya Tithi
- New office premises for Delimitation Commission inaugurated
- Online Executive Development Programme organised by National Sugar Institute, Kanpur inaugurated
25 releases
Sunday
23 August 2020
- Vice President calls for a national movement to empower women
- PM greets people on Nuakhai Juhar
- Locust control operations have been done in more than 5.66 lakh hectares area in 10 States till now
9 releases
Saturday
22 August 2020
- PM convenes Meeting to discuss ways to boost Toy manufacturing in India
- PM greets people on Ganesh Chaturthi
- FACT's imported second MOP shipment (27000 MT) for the kharif season has reached Tuticorin Port
15 releases
Friday
21 August 2020
- President of India’s Greetings on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi
- Vice President greets people on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi
- PM expresses grief over the loss of lives due to fire at Srisailam hydroelectric plant
29 releases
Thursday
20 August 2020
- Vice President cautions about development challenges as population size increases
- PM congratulates cities which have secured top positions in Swachh Survekshan-2020
- PM pays tributes to former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary
34 releases
Wednesday
19 August 2020
- President of India Pays Homage to Dr Shanker Dayal Sharma on His Birth Anniversary
- PM greets People on Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
- PM expresses happiness over setting up of National Recruitment Agency
33 releases
Tuesday
18 August 2020
- PRESS COMMUNIQUE
- Vice President asks researchers to come up with innovations to solve farmers’ problems
- ‘Dhanwantari Rath’ to bring Ayurveda at doorsteps of Delhi Police families
28 releases
Monday
17 August 2020
- Vice President urges IITs and higher education institutes to do research on societal problems
- PM condoles demise of Pandit Jasraj
- PM greets people on the occasion of Malayalam New Year
25 releases
Sunday
16 August 2020
- President of India virtually unveils a portrait of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee at ICCR Headquarters
- Vice President greets people on the occasion of Navroz
- PM extends his greetings on Parsi New Year, Navroz
13 releases
Saturday
15 August 2020
- President’s Greetings on the Eve of Parsi New Year
- Vice President remembers the unsung heroes of India’s struggle for independence
- Telephone conversation between PM and Prime Minister of Nepal
17 releases
Friday
14 August 2020
- Address to the Nation by the Hon’ble President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, on the eve of India’s 74th Independence Day
- Vice President greets people on the eve of Independence Day
- Launch of ‘AYUSH for Immunity Campaign’ by Ministry of AYUSH receives enthusiastic response in the digital space
41 releases
Thursday
13 August 2020
- President of India to address the nation tomorrow on the eve of Independence Day 2020
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches platform for “Transparent Taxation - Honouring the Honest”
- English rendering of PM’s address at the Launch of ‘Transparent Taxation- Honouring the Honest’
29 releases
Wednesday
12 August 2020
- Need for providing a comprehensive and objective account of the historical events: Vice President
- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to launch the platform for “Transparent Taxation – Honoring the Honest” on the 13th August 2020.
- National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 deliberates on strategy to ensure COVID-19 vaccines’ availability and its delivery mechanism
15 releases
Tuesday
11 August 2020
- President of India’s Greetings on the eve of Janmashtami
- Vice President greets people on the eve of Janmashtami
- Rajya Sabha functioning has shown certain winds of change, says Chairman
31 releases
Monday
10 August 2020
- President of India pays floral tributes to Shri V.V. Giri on his Birth Anniversary
- Union Defence Minister to release a book chronicling the Vice President’s third year in office
- 40 dwelling units to be built for Rajya Sabha Secretariat employees in R.K. Puram
31 releases
Sunday
09 August 2020
- President of India Honours Freedom Fighters on the 78th anniversary of ‘Quit India Movement’
- Vice President calls for Knit India movement to fully realize Quit India goals
- English rendering of PM’s address at the launch of Financing Facility under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund via VC
17 releases
Saturday
08 August 2020
- Press Communiqué
- English rendering of PM’s address at inauguration of Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra
- PM inaugurates Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra - an interactive experience centre on the Swachh Bharat Mission
17 releases
Friday
07 August 2020
- Vice President asks civil servants to be pro-active change-agents in building a New India
- Vice President calls for reorienting agricultural priorities towards more nutrition-sensitive food;
- PM expresses grief over loss of lives due to plane accident in Kozhikode
40 releases
Thursday
06 August 2020
- PRESS COMMUNIQUE
- Vice President praises New Education Policy for reducing the load on students
- Jal Shakti Minister calls on Vice President
41 releases
Wednesday
05 August 2020
- Vice President’s family donates Rs.10 lakhs
- Vice President reads Ramayana with his wife at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas on the occasion of the Bhoomi Pujan in Ayodhya
- English rendering of PM’s address on the occasion of laying of foundation stone of Ram Mandir at Ram Janmabhoomi, Ayodhya
23 releases
Tuesday
04 August 2020
- Vice President expresses concern over growing pendency of cases at all levels of judiciary
- PM to attend public function on Laying of Foundation Stone of 'Shree Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir' tomorrow
- PM condoles the passing away of theatre legend Ebrahim Alkazi
20 releases
Monday
03 August 2020
- President of India Celebrates Raksha Bandhan with Nursing Professionals
- Emphasis on family system and values is a unique feature of Indian culture: Vice President
- Telephone conversation between PM and President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
13 releases
Sunday
02 August 2020
- PRESIDENT OF INDIA’S GREETINGS ON THE EVE OF RAKSHA BANDHAN
- Vice President greets the people on the eve of Raksha Bandhan
- Vice President calls upon the people to spread the universal message of Dharma as depicted in the timeless epic Ramayana
11 releases
Saturday
01 August 2020
- Vice President condoles the untimely demise of Rajya Sabha member, Shri Amar Singh
- PM addresses Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon 2020
- English rendering of PM’s address at Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon 2020