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PM Modi's Report Card Part-1:Analysing the Modi years

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Modi’s 5 years(2014-19): A report card ( Political Critique) Of the great democracies to fall to populism, India was the first. In 2014, Narendra Modi, then the longtime chief minister of the western state of Gujarat and leader of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was elected to power by the greatest mandate the country had seen in 30 years. India until then had been ruled primarily by one party–the Congress, the party of Indira Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru–for 54 of the 67 years that the country had been free. BJP under Narendra Modi’s leadership has already reached a new milestone of completing the first year of its second tenure.  The party has been celebrating it by sending more than a crore citizens personal letters from prime minister Modi. Let's have a look at his popular promises, programs/achievements and few notable remarks. Promises : I n its 2014 manifesto, the BJP listed a 50-point promise detailing more than 600 sub-promises. Building India: The BJP p...
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ISRO:India's Space Journey

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50 Years of ISRO:  Hits and misses in India's space journey From launching small rockets of just 30-70 kg payloads to carrying 4,000 kg payloads to the outer space, ISRO has much to celebrate when it comes to space achievement Indian Space Research Organisation ( ISRO ) has come a long way since its formation on August 15, 1969. From launching small rockets of just 30-70 kg payloads to carrying 4,000 kg payloads to the outer space, ISRO has much to celebrate when it comes to space achievements. India's space journey began after Dr Vikram Sarabhai formed Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) in 1962, a time when 'space' as the scientific field had emerged as the next frontier for the human race. At that time, the United States and the  Soviet Union  were leading the space dominance. In 1969, INCOSPAR was renamed as ISRO (Indian Space Research organisation). ISRO was formed with a vision to "harness space technology for national development while pu...
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