New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
attended a community event in Dubai this morning where he interacted with the Indian expatriates at the Dubai Opera. Following his interaction, he met with the business leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The prime minister delivered a keynote address at the World Government Summit on the theme: 'Technology for development'. PM Modi then left for Muscat in the evening. Prime Minister Modi is in Dubai for the second leg of his three-nation visit. This is his second state visit to the UAE after August 2015. PM Modi arrived in Abu Dhabi on Saturday and was received by the Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the airport. The two leaders held wide-ranging talks after which
the two sides signed five agreements related to energy sector, railways, manpower and financial services. Buildings in Abu Dhabi, including the iconic Burj Khalifa were lit in the colours of the Indian flag to welcome PM Modi. Ahead of his four-day visit, the prime minister's office had called relations with Middle East and West Asia a priority for India.
Here are the latest updates on PM Modi's UAE visit:
Feb 11, 2018 15:29 (IST)
Projects stuck for even 40 years have started moving, files stuck due to bureaucracy, have started moving because of real-time monitoring which technology has made possible, says PM
Feb 11, 2018 15:28 (IST)
India's Mars orbiter mission has seen success greater than what they show in Hollywood (sci-fi) movies. If you take taxi, the cost won't be less than Rs 10 per km, but for Indian Mission to Mars, the cost was Rs 7 per km: PM Modi at the World Government Summit
Feb 11, 2018 15:26 (IST)
India has set a target to generate 175 gigawatt (GW) renewable energy. In the last three years, 62 GW renewable energy generated. I feel that the next technology revolution will be linked to the power of the sun (renewable energy): PM Modi
Feb 11, 2018 15:25 (IST)
Soil health card helps farmers know the health of soil. Asha workers or community health workers are being trained and vaccination data are being given to villages in real-time, says PM Modi
Feb 11, 2018 15:23 (IST)
We are created an innovation ecosystem in India via the Start-up India programme. India has become a start-up nation: PM Modi in Dubai
Feb 11, 2018 15:20 (IST)
"My government's mantra is 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas'. With Aadhaar, $8 billion worth of leakages have been plugged. There's a digital payment revolution happening in India," says PM Modi
Feb 11, 2018 15:18 (IST)
The 6 R's -- reduce, reuse, recycle, recover, redesign, re-manufacture -- and technology will take us to a point where we can rejoice: PM Modi
Feb 11, 2018 15:16 (IST)
"Some people are however radicalizing the cyber space with the use of technology. On the other side some people are using technology to make bombs and missile. We have to understand that we must use technology for humankind's development, not its destruction. The cost of misuse of technology is very high", says PM Modi at the World Government Summit
Feb 11, 2018 15:14 (IST)
Technology is changing at the speed of thought. Technology has become a big medium of global change. It has empowered the common man via minimum government, maximum governance. In E-governance, the E stands for effective, efficient, easy, empowered, and equitable, says PM Modi
Feb 11, 2018 15:13 (IST)
In future, it is possible that technology may help us prevent even earthquakes. Technology has helped improve quality of life to a great extent: PM Modi
Feb 11, 2018 15:09 (IST)
"Some 200 years ago, 94% of the world's one billion population lived in poverty. In the last 25 years, maternal mortality has fallen by one-third and by half in the world. Scientific advances have made these possible" PM Modi said at the World Government Summit