- By Shivam Shandilya
- Mon, 11 Sep 2023 12:03 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
G20 Meeting: During the G20 meeting in Delhi, several world leaders congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the success of Chandrayaan-3, with IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva hailing the feat for achieving it "in a budget less than that of the movie Interstellar", PTI reported, quoting sources. During various sessions and meetings at the mega meet, many world leaders showered praise on India for its lunar mission and lauded the successful launch of Aditya L1, India's first space-based mission to study the sun.
While British Prime Minister Rishi SUnak congratulated India and the entire world for Chandrayaan-3, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa hailed the country for the achievement and recalled that he had watched a telecast of the lunar landing while taking a break during the BRICS meet, news agency PTI reported, citing sources.
"I congratulate you on the Moon landing. But as an economist let me congratulate you for doing it in a budget less than that of the movie, 'Interstellar'. Bravo!" International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Georgieva was quoted by a source as saying at a meeting during the G20.
On August 23, Chandrayaan-3 touched down on the lunar south pole at 6.04 p.m. after a flawless 41-day voyage. It is a giant leap for India's space programme.
The 2014 epic science fiction film Interstellar, co-written and directed by Christopher Nolan, was made at a reported cost of about Rs. 1,400 crore.
The G20 meeting in Delhi concluded on Sunday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over the gavel of the G20 presidency to Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
The 2023 G20 Leaders' Summit witnessed the adoption of the 'New Delhi G20 Leaders' Declaration' by the bloc's members under India's presidency. The declaration, which comes amid the war in Ukraine, is already being hailed as 'historic'. India's G20 Sherpa, Amitabh Kant, said complete consensus was reached on the declaration among the intergovernmental forum's members.
(With input from agencies)
