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The Narendra Modi lexicon, updated list In the past four years

The Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance continued to put out slogans, short forms and alliterations in the fourth year in power—though fewer in number—to create a buzz around its government schemes and projects. Like in the previous three years, Mint updates the Modi lexicon list with the new buzzwords and catchphrases that were added in the fourth […]

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Eastern Peripheral Expressway

Asserting that infrastructure is a key priority of his government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said Rs3 lakh crore (Rs3 trillion) has been spent on laying a network of 28,000 km of highways. Highways, railways, airways and I-ways have been the focus of the government, he said. Highways construction has reached 27 km a […]

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UPSC IAS 2018 PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS : DAY 58/60 SAMVEG IAS

UPSC IAS 2018 PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS : DAY 58/60 SAMVEG IAS   Q1Consider the following statements with reference to the International North-South Transport Corridor: India, Iran and Russia are its founder members The corridor connects the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf to the Black Sea via Iran, then connect Northern Europe via Russia Which of […]

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How does the Narendra Modi government score on welfare schemes?

How does the Narendra Modi government score on welfare schemes? The government’s overall record on flagship welfare schemes, despite the caveats, appears more impressive than its macroeconomic record Soon after it took charge, the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) launched, or rather re-launched, flagship schemes in five key areas—financial inclusion (Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan […]

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Farm subsidies: the coming fight at the WTO

Farm subsidies: the coming fight at the WTO India needs to defend policies that make agriculture remunerative and stand by its poor at this stage of development In an attempt to combat rural distress, the Union budget announced this year by finance minister Arun Jaitley promised a new deal to farmers—minimum support prices (MSP) that […]

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