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FROM THE ‘RED CORRIDOR’ Cover Story
TO GREEN GROWTH CORRIDOR
VOLUME 6, ISSUE 20 | APRIL 16-30, 2026 THE NEW NARRATIVE OF A Over the past 12 years, in the
NAXAL-FREE
realm of national security,
EDITOR IN CHIEF NA X AL -FREE India has successfully
INDIA
DHIRENDRA OJHA INDIA traversed a decisive phase in
Principal Director General, its battle against Naxalism
Press Information Bureau, and Maoist violence. The
New Delhi rule of law has prevailed.
Regions once known as the
CHIEF CONSULTING EDITOR ‘Red Corridor’ have now
SANTOSH KUMAR
transformed into hubs of
SENIOR ASST. CONSULTING EDITOR development and ‘Green
PAWAN KUMAR Growth.’ By systematically
eradicating this decades-old
ASST. CONSULTING EDITORS menace within a stipulated
AKHILESH KUMAR timeframe, the resolve for
CHANDAN KUMAR CHOUDHARY
a ‘Naxal-Free India’—set
LANGUAGE EDITORS for March 31, 2026—has
SUMIT KUMAR (ENGLISH) evolved into a historic
RAJNEESH MISHRA (ENGLISH) achievement… |12-24
NADEEM AHMED (URDU)

SENIOR DESIGNER Noida International Airport
PHOOL CHAND TIWARI News Briefs |4-5
The Flight Of Progress
The Flight Of Pr ogr es s
DESIGNERS Defined B y Airports Personality: Dadasaheb Phalke
Defined By Airports
ABHAY GUPTA Visionary Who Ushered in Self-Reliance in Indian Cinema |6
SATYAM SINGH
Public Servants: Architects of a Viksit Bharat
18th Civil Services Day, April 21 |7-11
National Policy: The Foundation of New India’s Politics
PM Modi Addresses TV9 Summit 2026 |25–27

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Revised UDAN Scheme and Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojna
inaugurates the first phase of the Key Decisions Taken at the Union Cabinet Meeting |28–29
Noida International Airport in Education: A Vital Instrument for Creating Opportunities
Jewar, Uttar Pradesh | 30-31 President Droupadi Murmu Distributes Meals at the Akshaya
CLICK TO READ Patra Event |32–33
NEW INDIA SAMACHAR PM Modi on the Global Crisis
AVAILABLE IN 13 LANGUAGES Empowered Villages, Empowered Panchayats: A Strong
The Public
https://newindiasamachar. The Public Foundation for Sustainable Development
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Int
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pib.gov.in/news.aspx Interest Panchayati Raj Day and 6 Years of SVAMITVA |34–36
omes Firs
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Comes First ‘Team India’ to Jointly Tackle West Asia Crisis
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TO READ THE NEW INDIA
SAMACHAR ARCHIVE PM Modi Holds Meeting with CMs on War Crisis | 40-41
EDITIONS CLICK
A Robust Roadmap for a Sports Revolution
https://newindiasamachar.
A Decade of the Flagship ‘Khelo India’ Initiative | 42-45
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The Essence of the Nation Enshrined in World Heritage
Special Feature on World Heritage Day | 46-47
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PM Modi addresses both Houses Semiconductor Advancements
updates on 'New India
of Parliament; states: ‘New Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Visit to Gujarat: Gifts Worth
Samachar'
India’ possesses the capacity Over ₹20,000 Crore | 48-50
to transform adversities into
opportunities | 37-39

Published: Kanchan Prasad, Director General, on behalf of Central Bureau of Communication
Communication Address : Room No–1077, Soochna Bhawan, CGO Complex, New Delhi -110003.
E-Mail : response-nis@pib.gov.in, RNI No. : DELENG/2020/78811