Mann ki Baat: PM Modi laments he couldn't give enough effort to learn Tamil

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lamented he couldn't give enough effort to learn the Tamil language. He also stressed on the importance of water conservation and announced that the Centre will launch a campaign 'Catch the Rain' to conserve water.

During his monthly radio programme 'Mann ki Baat', PM Modi talked about National Science Day, which is dedicated to the discovery of the 'Raman Effect' by scientist Dr CV Raman. He urged the youth of the country to read about Indian scientists and understand the history of Indian science.

"The contribution of science is huge in Atmanirbhar Bharat. We need to take science forward with the mantra of 'Lab to Land'. For example, Ladakh's Urgain Phuntsog is working with innovative techniques to organically grow 20 different crops in a cyclic pattern," he said.

Talking about how people from various walks of life are contributing to 'Atmanirbhar Bharat', he highlighted Pramod from Bettiah who used to work in a LED bulb factory in Delhi. Pramod understood the process of bulb production and started a small LED blubs manufacturing unit at this native place, added PM Modi.

Shifting focus to the conservation of water, the Prime Minister said, "During this month of 'magh', Haridwar is hosting Kumbh this year. On March 22, World Water Day will be celebrated. To associate 'magh' month with water is that after this month winters and summers begin."