8.03 am: “We also need to focus on Make for the World,” PM Modi says. 7.59 am: “We have started manufacturing ventilators and PPE kits,”...

8.03 am: “We also need to focus on Make for the World,” PM Modi says.
7.59 am: “We have started manufacturing ventilators and PPE kits,” PM Modi says. “India is better placed to help the world.” PM adds that “vocal for local” must become a mantra for Indians.
7.55 am: Modi says India must stop exporting raw material and importing finished goods. “We have to be self reliant.” Modi adds that India is attaining self-dependence in space and energy sectors.
7.53 am: Modi says India has a duty to the world. “We have to work for the betterment of the world. We have to be capable enough.”
7.51 am: PM Modi says “atma nirbharta” or self-dependence is necessary. “It has become a mantra for every Indian. The country will fulfill this dream for sure.”
7.46 am: PM Modi says India’s “sons and daughters” made huge sacrifices for freedom.
आज जो हम स्वतंत्र भारत में सांस ले रहे हैं, उसके पीछे मां भारती के लाखों बेटे-बेटियों का त्याग, बलिदान और मां भारती को आजाद कराने के लिए समर्पण है।
— BJP (@BJP4India) August 15, 2020
आज ऐसे सभी स्वतंत्रता सेनानियों को, वीर शहीदों को नमन करने का ये पर्व है। #AatmaNirbharBharat pic.twitter.com/z9y52odhzk
7.42 am: Modi says that the Centre and the states will unite to fight floods, landslides and the health crisis.
7.40 am:...