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From government-supported schemes to programmes for social uplift, this section traces the progress made by India and Indians in various fields.
Modernist. Urbanist. Brutalist. This perhaps aptly defines the city plan of Chandigarh, which was taken up as a successful architectural experiment by the Swiss-French urban planner-designer-architect Le Corbusier in 20th century India post-independe....
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At the recent global climate summit (COP 26 which was held in Glasgow, Scotland, the UK between 31 October 31 and November 12, 2021), each country shared their target of achieving net-zero carbon emission by completely shifting t....
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India’s global engagement is shaped by its extensive domestic cyber and digital initiatives. This has taken the form of policy measures (like the National Cyber Security Strategy of 2021), the creation of new institutions (like....
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India is home to about one-sixth of mankind. Though an ancient civilisation, it is a young nation with ambitious development goals. And energy is at the heart of this development. India is the third-largest consumer and importer ....
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In November 2021, the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi held a grand ceremony to honour Padma Award recipients. The otherwise annual event could not be held in 2020 owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, and President of India Ram Nath Ko....
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Water conservation is an integral part of India's identity and cultural history. Water conservation in the form of rainwater harvesting is an ancient Indian tradition that has become more ....
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In his monthly radio address Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about the importance of bee farming as a part of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative and its potential in achie....
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Super-grain, super-food and wonder-grain are some of the adjectives often used to describe millets, one of the oldest foods known to humans, and probably the first grain used for domestic purposes. The unanimous adoption by the U....
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It was recently announced that India has recorded a significant rise in its leopard population. According to the Indian government’s report titled ‘Status of Leopard in India, 2018’, published on December 21, 2020, the leop....
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On October 3, 2020, the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi inaugurated the world’s highest altitude road tunnel – the Atal Tunnel – at....
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