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VOLUME 6, ISSUE 17 | MARCH 1-15, 2026 Pragati@50
Extraordinary

EDITOR IN CHIEF Cover Story
DHIRENDRA OJHA Journey of Timely
Principal Director General, The Pragati Forum,
Press Information Bureau, Development... formed in March 2015,
New Delhi has held 50 meetings
over the past decade,
CHIEF CONSULTING EDITOR accelerating 382 projects
SANTOSH KUMAR
worth over ₹85 lakh
SENIOR ASST. CONSULTING EDITOR crore. This unique
PAWAN KUMAR initiative has rapidly
completed stalled projects
ASST. CONSULTING EDITORS worth crores of rupees in
AKHILESH KUMAR various states across the
CHANDAN KUMAR CHOUDHARY
country. This is ensuring
LANGUAGE EDITORS the development of 1.4
SUMIT KUMAR (ENGLISH) billion citizens… |12-31
RAJNEESH MISHRA (ENGLISH)
NADEEM AHMED (URDU)

SENIOR DESIGNER Seva Teerth & Kartavya Bhavan
PHOOL CHAND TIWARI News Briefs |4-5
DESIGNERS ‘Nav teerth’ Personality: Rifleman Sanjay Kumar
ABHAY GUPTA of Service and Duty Eliminated the enemy with their Own Weapon |6
SATYAM SINGH Approval to accelerate connectivity and launch the Urban
Challenge Fund
Several decisions taken at the Union Cabinet meeting |32-34
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PM Modi’s Mantra: Both Studies and Arts Are Useful
Seva Teertha and Kartavya PM Modi’s ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha 2026’ Episode 2 |35-37
Bhavan are not just buildings
but symbols of a change in work India Will Now Lead From the Front
UNION Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Response to the Motion of Thanks
BUDGET
2026-27 culture. Where the spirit is not
A decisive step towards a
Viksit Bharat
of rule, but of service. |7-9
For e-copy India, riding on the reform express, receives on the President’s Address |38-41
power-packed boost of fresh energy and
momentum from the Union Budget 2026-27
CLICK TO READ ET Now Summit 2026: PM Narendra Modi’s Address
NEW INDIA SAMACHAR ...That’s Why We Worked to Change the Entire System |42-43
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A New Chapter in Security and Development
https://newindiasamachar.
PM Modi Offers Development Gifts to Assam |44-45
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SAMACHAR ARCHIVE Confluence of New Ideas, Innovations, and Intentions |46-47
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...So That Half the Population Can Lead by Becoming the
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Driving Force for Development
pib.gov.in.archive.aspx Sing all 6 verses of the Special on International Women’s Day |48-51
National Song...
Time: 3 minutes 10 From Friendship to Strategic Partnership
Follow @NISPIBIndia seconds Important agreements reached during Prime Minister Narendra
on Twitter for regular The Central Government Modi’s two-day visit to Malaysia |52-53
updates on 'New India has issued new instructions India-US trade agreement opens new opportunities
Samachar' on National Song, Agreement reached between the world’s two largest democratic and
Vande Mataram |10-11
economic powers |54-56

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