New York: Narendra Modi receives Global Goalkeepers Award
New York: Adding one more feather to his crown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday received the Goalkeepers Global Goals Award for his government's Swachh Bharat program.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates presented the award to the Indian PM.
The present was handed over to the Indian leader during a ceremony at the sidelines of the UN General Assembly summit in New York City.
MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted: "Leading the global march towards achieving SDGs PM @narendramodiwas conferred the prestigious Global Goalkeepers Award by @gatesfoundation for his role as a catalyst in implementing the largest, most complex sanitation intervention in India through #SwachhBharatMission."
Leading the global march towards achieving SDGs
— Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) September 25, 2019
PM @narendramodi was conferred the prestigious Global Goalkeepers Award by @gatesfoundation for his role as a catalyst in implementing the largest, most complex sanitation intervention in India through #SwachhBharatMission. pic.twitter.com/V140VxrqE9
Modi is visiting USA to attend the UN General Assembly meeting.
He also met US President Donald Trump on several occasions during this visit.
Trump also shared the stage with Modi on Sunday in the 'Howdy, Modi!' event in Houston.
Prime Minister's programme in the US on Sept 25
0830 hrs : Keynote Address by PM at Bloomberg Global Business Forum
1030 hrs : CEOs Roundtable
1300 hrs : Meeting with PM Charles Michel of Belgium
1500 hrs : India-CARICOM Leaders’ Meeting
1800 hrs : Meeting with PM Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia
1835 hrs : Meeting with PM Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand
1945 hrs: Meeting with President Kersti Kaljulaid of Estonia
(All times local, approx)
(Image: Raveesh Kumar Twitter page)
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