Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Hyderabad this afternoon for the Ramanujacharya Sahasrabdi (Ramanujacharya Sahasrabdi) event in Muchintal, Telangana's Ranga Reddy district. He will also attend the Golden Jubilee celebrations at ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics) in Patancheru.
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03:47 PM EST "India is making unwavering efforts to employ digital technology to empower farmers, whether it's through crop assessment, land record digitization, or the usage of drones," he said.
03:37 PM:"50 years of contribution, hard work, and dedication have shaped ICRISAT, and I am grateful to all those who have worked relentlessly to make it what it is today." ICRISAT has a five-decade track record of assisting other countries in making agriculture more accessible and sustainable. Today, I am optimistic that they will continue to contribute their skills to the development of India's 'Krishi' sector. The government has committed to a number of programmes to develop climate-resilient infrastructure in order to tackle climate change. Similarly, our current focus is on producing climate-resistant crops, and ICRISAT will play a major part in this effort," he stated.
03:35 PM: He speaks at ICRISAT's 50th anniversary festivities in Hyderabad.
03:30 p.m.: ICRISAT's Climate Change Research Facility on Plant Protection and Rapid Generation Advancement Facility is officially opened by Narendra Modi. The PM also unveils a commemorative stamp commemorating the ICRISAT's 50th anniversary festivities in Hyderabad.
3:24 p.m. In Patancheru, Hyderabad, Narendra Modi kicks off the 50th Anniversary festivities of the International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT).
3:05 p.m .PM Modi attends ICRISAT's 50th anniversary festivities at Tamilisai Soundararajan, the Governor of Telangana, and Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar were also in attendance. On the occasion of ICRISAT's Golden Jubilee festivities, Director General Jacqueline d'Arros Hughes presented the PM with a memento.
02:51 PM: The Prime Minister arrived at ICRISAT in Patancheru, Hyderabad, and attended an exhibition. He will attend the institute's 50th anniversary celebrations.
02:18 PM Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at RGIA Airport On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived for a six-hour visit, but Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao did not greet him.
Governor Dr. Tamilisai Sounderrarajan, Union Minister for Tourism and Culture G. Kishan Reddy, state Animal Husbandry Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav, Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar, state DGP Mahender Reddy, and prominent BJP officials were present to greet him. Later, he took a helicopter to ICRISAT. He will also dedicate the 216-foot-tall 'Statue of Unity,' a statue of Bhakti Saint Sri Ramanujacharya from the 11th century.