'From Catch The Rain To Pariksha Pe Charcha': Key Highlights Of PM Modi's Mann Ki Baat

<p><strong>New Delhi:</strong> In the recent edition of 'Mann Ki Baat' Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a message for each section of the society, especially the students and the entrepreneurs who are making a way for Atamanirbhar Bharat.</p> <p>Starting his radio address with an appeal for water conservation, PM Modi stressed on the importance of collective responsibility towards water conservation and called for a 100-day campaign to clean up water bodies and prepare them for rainwater harvesting before monsoons.&nbsp;</p> <p><a title="Also Read|With E-Bhagavad Gita Onboard &amp; PM Modi's Photo On Spacecraft, ISRO Launches Its First Mission Of 2021" href="https://ift.tt/30bbbvv style="color: #e03e2d;"><strong>Also Read|With E-Bhagavad Gita Onboard &amp; PM Modi's Photo On Spacecraft, ISRO Launches Its First Mission Of 2021</strong></span></a></p> <h3><strong>Catch the Rain campaign</strong></h3> <p>&ldquo;In most parts of India, rain starts in May-June. Can we start a 100-day campaign from now on to harvest rainwater, to clean the waters around us? With this thinking, a few days from now, the Jal Shakti Abhiyan - 'Catch the Rain' is also being started by the Jal Shakti ministry. The basic mantra of this campaign is - Catch the rain, where it falls, when it falls,&rdquo; he said.</p> <p>Modi said this is the best time to think about water conservation ahead of the months of summer.&nbsp;</p> <h3><strong>Atamanirbhar Bharat</strong></h3> <p>PM Modi also shared examples of social entrepreneurs who are working towards making India Atmanirbhar. &nbsp;He said that India has to launch Made in India's products in every field to raise the heads with pride.</p> <p>PM Modi shared the example of Pramodji, from Bettiah, who was working in a LED blub factory in Delhi, understood the process of bulb production &amp; started a small LED blubs manufacturing unit at this native place.</p> <h3><strong>National Science Day</strong></h3> <p>PM Modi greeted the nation on National Science Day and said, "It is dedicated to the discovery of the 'Raman Effect' by scientist Dr CV Raman. Our youth should read a lot about Indian scientists and understand the history of Indian science."</p> <p>He also lauded the contribution of science in making India a self-reliant nation and called for the people of the country to take forward 'lab to land' mantra.</p> <h3><strong>Pariksha pe Charcha</strong></h3> <p>Further, wishing students ahead of their examinations, PM Modi said, 'Be a warrior, not worrier.' He also invited parents, teachers for their suggestion for "Pariksha pe Charcha."</p> <p>&ldquo;The coming months are of special importance in your life. Most young friends will have to appear for their exams. You do remember that you have to become a warrior, not a worrier and appear for the exams smiling and return home smiling. You have to compete with yourself, not against anyone else," PM Modi said during his Mann Ki Baat programme.</p> <h3><strong>PM Modi Regrets Not Learning Tamil</strong></h3> <p>Addressing the show, PM Modi today said that in its run-up, one listener Aparna Reddy had asked him if there was something he missed out on during these long years as Chief Minister and Prime Minister.</p> <p>"I thought about the question and felt that - it is a regret of sorts that I could not learn the world's oldest language, Tamil. It is a beautiful language and popular across the world. Many people told me about the qualities of Tamil literature and the depths of Tamil poetry," the Prime Minister said.</p> <p>PM Modi has, in the recent past, used Tamil in his speeches and quoted Tamil verses in Parliament.&nbsp;</p>

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