CWG 2022: Indian Weightlifters Sanket Sargar wins silver medal and P. Gururaja bags bronze


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  • President Smt. Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi congratulate  Sanket Sargar and P.Gururaja fort their stupendous performance
  • Congratulating Sanket, Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur says, India is really proud of you


India’s Sanket Sargar opens India’s account with a silver medal win in the 55kg Men’s Weightlifting battle in Commonwealth Games 2022. On the other hand, P. Gururaja clinched a bronze medal in the men’s 61kg category. President Smt. Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Union Sports Minister Shri Anurag Thakur and Indians from all corner of the country congratulated Sanket Sargar and P. Gururaja for their achievement.


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President congratulated Sanket Sargar for his performance and tweeted, “Your immense hard work has brought success to you and glory to India. My best wishes as India opens its medal tally.”



Congratulations to Sanket Sargar for winning the silver medal in Weightlifting at #CommonwealthGames. Your immense hard work has brought success to you and glory to India. My best wishes as India opens its medal tally.

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) July 30, 2022

On the win of P Gururaja President tweeted, “Congratulations to P. Gururaja for winning the bronze medal in Weightlifting at Commonwealth Games. You have made India proud once again at Commonwealth Games. My best wishes for many more such inspiring feats.”




Congratulations to P. Gururaja for winning the bronze medal in Weightlifting at #CommonwealthGames. You have made India proud once again at Commonwealth Games. My best wishes for many more such inspiring feats.

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) July 30, 2022


The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi congratulated  weightlifter Sanket Sargar for bagging the silver medal and weightlifter P. Gururaja for winning the Bronze at the Commonwealth Games 2022.Prime Minister tweeted;“Exceptional effort by Sanket Sargar! His bagging the prestigious Silver is a great start for India at the Commonwealth Games. Congratulations to him and best wishes for all future endeavours.”



Exceptional effort by Sanket Sargar! His bagging the prestigious Silver is a great start for India at the Commonwealth Games. Congratulations to him and best wishes for all future endeavours. pic.twitter.com/Pvjjaj0IGm

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 30, 2022


In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, “Overjoyed by the accomplishment of P. Gururaja! Congratulations to him for winning the Bronze at the Commonwealth Games. He demonstrated great resilience and determination. I wish him many more milestones in his sporting journey.”



Overjoyed by the accomplishment of P. Gururaja! Congratulations to him for winning the Bronze at the Commonwealth Games. He demonstrated great resilience and determination. I wish him many more milestones in his sporting journey. pic.twitter.com/i04Fv2owtW

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 30, 2022


Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Anurag Thakur also congratulated Sanket Sagar and P. Gururaja for their extraordinary performance. Congratulating Sanket Sagar Shri Anurag Thakur tweeted, “Sanket Sargar opens India’s Medal account with a Silver (248 kg) in Men’s 55 kg weightlifting at CWG2022. Missed the Gold by a whisker, but India is really proud of you. Congratulations Sanket! ”



— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) July 30, 2022


Congratulating P Gururaja Shri Thakur tweeted, “With a Bronze at Men’s 61 kg weightlifting, P Gururaja brings more glories home at CWG2022. The way he bounced back at the Clean & Jerk round is laudable. Congratulations P. Gururaja for the second consecutive CWG medal and wishes for more to come.”



— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) July 30, 2022


Sanket started weightlifting in 2013. Son of a Farmer, passion for weightlifting persists in his family with his sister also in weightlifting. 


Gururaja started Weightlifting during his college days in the year 2010. In the year 2015, he joined the Air Force. He was on boarded in the Indian National Camp in 2016.


Click for the background details of Sanket Sargar


Click for the background details of P. Gururaja




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‘Swavlamban’ – Indian Navy’s Maiden Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Seminar


‘Swavlamban’, the maiden seminar of the Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO), was held at New Delhi on 18-19 July 2022. Sh Narendra Modi  Hon’ble Prime Minister graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Shri Rajnath Singh, Hon’ble Defence Minister was the Guest of Honour.


The two day seminar saw enthusiastic participation by the academia, industry, policy makers, think tanks, students and senior government officials, in addition to the naval personnel. Personnel at Command Headquarters and outlying units of the Navy also assembled at designated auditoriums spread across the country to participate online.


The morning inaugural session commenced with the Welcome Address by Rear Admiral Vineet McCarty, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Staff Requirements), which was followed by the address by the Defence Secretary, Dr Ajay Kumar. Keynote address was delivered by Vice Admiral SN Ghormade, Vice Chief of Naval Staff. President SIDM (Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers) provided the industry perspective. Exchange of MoUs and release of the Indian Naval Directory of Industry Partners (INDIP) were also undertaken in the inaugural session.


Four interactive sessions explored specific themes on Day 1. The session on innovation examined the Role of Industry, Academia and Policy in Accelerating Niche Technology Induction into the Indian Navy. The journey of NIIO thus far and the way ahead was deliberated. The second interactive session with focus on naval armament discussed the Ways to Harness the Potential of Indian Industry to realise AatmaNirbharta in this niche field. The third session with aviation as its focus examined the Future of Aviation in the Era of Algorithmic Warfare. The final interactive session had the theme of indigenisation towards self-reliance and debated Means to Enhance Domestic Defence Production, Associated Challenges and Way forward.


The plenary session was attended by the Hon’ble Prime Minister along with other dignitaries and senior government officials. The Chief Guest was escorted around the exhibition put up by the industry and shown a demo of ‘Varuna’ Personal Air vehicle – an autonomous multi-copter drone capable of carrying a passenger. The contribution being made to the defence eco-system by veterans was emphasised.


The highlight of the seminar was the release of the iDEX DISC7 (SPRINT) challenges by the Prime Minister. SPRINT (Supporting Pole-vaulting in R&D through iDEX, NIIO and TDAC) is a collaborative project between the Defence Innovation Organisation (DIO) and NIIO aimed at developing atleast 75 indigenous technologies / products as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. The challenges span across a wide range of niche technology fields including Artificial Intelligence (AI), autonomous and unmanned systems and Information Technology. Challenges will be considered under both DISC (Defence India Startup Challenge) and Prime categories of iDEX which have provisions for grants upto Rs 1.5 crore and Rs 10 crore respectively. In addition, suo moto proposals submitted by innovators and startups under the IDEX Open Challenge category are also being considered under SPRINT.


To ensure that the ambitious timelines are met, multiple levels of monitoring will be implemented. Points of Contact for close liaison and regular monitoring of these cases have been identified by NIIO and DIO. In addition, periodic reviews by the NIIO Working Group and the Naval Technology Acceleration Council (NTAC) which is Chaired by Vice Chief of the Naval Staff will be carried out.


The second day of the seminar was reserved for outreach to the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) in accordance with the Government’s articulated vision of SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region) and opportunity was accorded to the industry to showcase their ‘export ready’ products to the friendly foreign countries. This part of the seminar was witnessed by Defence Attaches of IOR countries posted at New Delhi while Indian Naval officers posted abroad liaised with the countries of their posting for participation. Officers from over twenty five countries participated.


The maiden seminar is ‘historic’ both in scope and ambition and will foster a new chapter in the naval thrust towards self-reliance in defence and an AatmaNirbhar Bharat.





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Op SANKALP : 3RD YEAR OF INDIAN NAVY’S MARITIME SECURITY OPERATIONS


Indian Navy’s stealth Frigate, INS Talwar is presently deployed for Op Sankalp commemorating the 3rd continuous year of Indian Navy’s presence in the Gulf for protection of India’s Maritime Interests. 


In the milieu of the deteriorating security situation in the Gulf region, post attacks on merchant ships in the Gulf of Oman in June 2019, Indian Navy had commenced Maritime Security Operations, code named ‘Op SANKALP’, in the Gulf Region on 19 June 2019 to ensure safe passage of Indian Flag Vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz. 


This  operation is being progressed in close coordination with all stakeholders including Ministry of Defence, Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Shipping, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and DG, Shipping. 


Indian Navy continues to monitor the situation in the Gulf region and is maintaining presence in the region to ensure security of our sea borne trade and the safety of Indian Flag Merchant Vessels transiting through the region. The Indian Navy stands committed to protection of the nation’s Maritime Interests.


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MoU Signed between Indian Navy and NCMRWF for cooperation on Numerical Model based applications in METOC


National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), Ministry of Earth Sciences, signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Navy, Ministry of Defence for ‘Cooperation on Numerical Model Based Applications in Meteorology and Oceanology’. MoU was signed by Dr. Ashis K. Mitra, Head NCMRWF and Commodore G Rambabu, Head of Indian Navy’s Directorate of Naval Oceanology and Meteorology (DNOM), Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy) during the ceremony held at NCMRWF, Noida.


The purpose of this collaboration would be to share the expertise with the aim of keeping both organisations in step with rapid development in the field of weather/ ocean modelling, coupled modelling, data assimilation, ensemble forecasting and satellite data use. In addition, this would also facilitate meaningful interactions that is drawn on the professional strengths of two organisations.


NCMRWF with highly skilled scientists and state of the Art infrastructure would provide support to two of the premier establishments of Indian Navy located at Kochi, i.e., Naval Operations Data Processing and Analysis Centre (NODPAC) and Indian Naval Meteorological Analysis Centre (INMAC) in developing advanced numerical weather prediction systems including coupled models, with increased reliability and accuracy over the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and global regions.


The MoU would benefit both NCMRWF and Indian Navy in furthering meaningful interactions and professional exchanges in future.               





Signing of MoU by Dr. Ashis K. Mitra, Head NCMRWF and  Commodore G. Rambabu, Head (DNOM), Indian Navy




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PM congratulates Indian shooter, Avani Lekhara on winning another gold medal at Chateauroux 2022 in France


The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Indian shooter, Avani Lekhara on winning another gold medal at Chateauroux 2022 in France.


The Prime Minister tweeted;


“Proud of @AvaniLekhara for winning another Gold at #Chateauroux2022. 


Her determination to scale new heights is remarkable. I congratulate her on this feat and wish her the very best for the future.”


Proud of @AvaniLekhara for winning another Gold at #Chateauroux2022.

Her determination to scale new heights is remarkable. I congratulate her on this feat and wish her the very best for the future. pic.twitter.com/Oetj5Gj8SO

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 11, 2022

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