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CONTENTS
01 Prime Minister’s Address 1
02 Special Mentions by Prime Minister 14
2.1 People’s Padma 16
Recognising the Unsung Heroes of Our Society
2.1.1 In the words of Padma Awardees 20
2.1.2 'People’s Padma'- Honouring the 22
Nation Builders : Article by Ashok Malik
2.2 India : The Mother of Democracy 24
India’s Vibrant Democracy – A Torchbearer to
2.2.1 26
the World : Article by Ram Nath Kovind
Democracy: The Cornerstone of Indian
2.2.2 28
Civilization : Interview with S.M. Krishna
India - The Mother of Democracy Since Time
2.2.3 30
Immemorial : Interview with Kapil Kapoor
'India: The Mother of Democracy'
2.2.4 An Attempt to Fill Historical Narrative Gaps 32
Interview with Raghuvendra Tanwar
2.3 Purple Fest, Goa 34
India's First-ever Festival of Inclusivity
2.3.1 Purple Fest- Revolutionizing Inclusivity in India 38
Interview with Promod Sawant
2.4 Innovators : Building the Techade of India 40
2.4.1 IISc, Bangalore - Driving Innovation in India 42
Interview with Prof. Govindan Rangarajan
2.5 E-waste Management 44
Creating Wealth from Waste
2.5.1 Issues of e-Waste and the Importance of the 50
Concept of 'Waste to Wealth'
Article by Jagdish Mitra
2.5.2 Start-ups of India Committed to Strengthen 52
the Circular Economy
Article by Dr. P. Parthasarathy
2.6 Reversing the Loss of India's Wetlands 54
A Testament of Government Action & Jan
Bhagidari
2.6.1 India Leading the World in Wetland 62
Conservation
Article by Dr. Virendra R. Tiwari, Dr. Gopi G.V.,
Dr. S.A. Hussain
03 Media Scan 66
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