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VOLUME 6, ISSUE 19 | APRIL 1-15, 2026 Cover Story
National Maritime
Day Special Cover Story
EDITOR IN CHIEF
DHIRENDRA OJHA On the occasion of National
Principal Director General, Maritime Day (April 5), let us
Press Information Bureau, explore how, over the past 11
New Delhi years, India has taken giant
strides toward becoming a
CHIEF CONSULTING EDITOR force to be reckoned with
SANTOSH KUMAR among the world’s leading
SENIOR ASST. CONSULTING EDITOR maritime powers. These
PAWAN KUMAR efforts are expected to attract
investments of approximately
ASST. CONSULTING EDITORS eight trillion rupees in the
AKHILESH KUMAR The Revival of India’s maritime sector by 2047 and
CHANDAN KUMAR CHOUDHARY generate nearly 15 million new
LANGUAGE EDITORS jobs… |12-27
SUMIT KUMAR (ENGLISH)
RAJNEESH MISHRA (ENGLISH)
NADEEM AHMED (URDU)

SENIOR DESIGNER News Briefs |4-5
PHOOL CHAND TIWARI New era of Development... Personality: Babu Jagjivan Ram
DESIGNERS India is moving to The man who delivered a crushing blow to Pakistan |7
ABHAY GUPTA the Next level Key Decisions of the Union Cabinet
SATYAM SINGH PM Modi JJM 2.0; Approval Granted to 3 Major Projects |28-29
Addresses the Delhi witnesses the advent of a new era
iTV Network’s PM Modi Unveils Projects Worth ₹33,500 Crore |30-31
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‘NXT Summit’ Giving impetus to the aspirations of Hadoti
|8-11 PM Modi Lays Foundation Stone of Kota Airport |32-33
Infrastructure Boost to Keralam and Tamil Nadu
UNION
BUDGET 2026-27
A decisive step towards a PM Modi Unveils Projects Worth ₹16,450 Crore |34-35
Viksit Bharat
India, riding on the reform express, receives
power-packed boost of fresh energy and
momentum from the Union Budget 2026-27
For e-copy The ‘Budget’: Turning Public Aspirations into Reality
CLICK TO READ Prime Minister Narendra Modi Addresses the Third and
NEW INDIA SAMACHAR Fourth Budget Webinars |36-37
AVAILABLE IN 13 LANGUAGES PM Mudra, e-NAM, and UPI
A Robust Cycle
https://newindiasamachar.
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TO READ THE NEW INDIA Security “The principles and
ideals of Babasaheb
SAMACHAR ARCHIVE
Dr. Bhimrao
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Ambedkar serve
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Anniversaries of PM A Grateful Nation Salutes A Great Leader on his 136th birth
Samachar' anniversary on April 14
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UPI |38–40

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