English rendering of Text of PM’s #MannKiBaat Programme

My dear countrymen, Namaskar to all of you! It is now a full three years since I started speaking to you over “Mann Ki Baat”. This is the 36th episode today. “Mann Ki Baat” has provided me with a unique...

Decoding Prime Minister’s Independence Day Speech

- Shri Rajnath Singh*       We have completed 70 years since Independence and now we are in an era  distinctively different on every aspect, in innovation, motivation and the direction in which the country is marching ahead. The Prime...

Yoga: A Revolution in the making

 Dr. H R Nagendra*  While Yoga has always captured the public imagination, the last three years have seen a sea-change in public awareness of Yoga. The announcement of International Day of Yoga on June 21st by the United Nations in response...

UDAN to make flights cheaper and spur economic activity

Dr G.L.Mahajan*  With the launch of Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) UDAN-----(‘Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik’) on 27th April, the aviation sector is set to get a big boost and tap huge market of middle class flyers living in Tier-2 and...

It is time to drought-proof rainfed agriculture

Schemes like PMKSY will pave way for increasing contribution of agriculture to GDP Agriculture now needs to shift to less water-intensive crops especially pulses and oilseeds Author : Sudhirendar Sharma Six decades of investment in the irrigation sector notwithstanding, 45 per...

Master stroke on black money to make India Swachch Bharat

Prime Minister’s sweep shot on corruption is the biggest ever exercise launched anywhere in the world to broom and clean up the economy  Crack down on black money would be a big deflationary move Author : Prakash Chawla The mid night...

India’s concerns on Terrorism and tax evasion get highlighted at G 20

Author : Prakash Chawla The Hangzhou Summit of the leaders of world’s most influential countries closed with the conventional Communique which conveyed to the people of the member countries of the Group of 20 its resolve to join hands to fight...

PM Shri Narendra Modi addressing the National Youth Festival via video conference

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi on January 12, 2016 delivered the inaugural address for the National Youth Day at Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh, via video-conferencing from Race Course Road. The Prime Minister said that Swami Vivekananda, whose birth anniversary falls today, was...