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Happy to be contributing to this ranking by reading some 30-35 books per year for the last 10-12 years 😬😬

Brahma Samhita 5.48 यस्यैकनिश्वसितकालमथावलम्ब्य जीवन्ति लोमविलजा जगदण्डनाथाः । विष्णुर्महान् स इह यस्य कलाविशेषो गोविन्दमादिपुरुषं तमहं भजामि ॥ Meaning: Countless universes, each with its own Brahma, born from the pores of Maha-Vishnu. Each lives for just one breath of his. We proved the multiverse long back.

For the first time in 47 years, the CRPF has completed 12 consecutive months without any soldier getting killed!!!!

Apparently, if a project takes 13 years, it's a PR stunt. Let's look at some reality. India took - *43 years to complete the Saryu Nahar irrigation project *44 years for Kollam Bypass. *56 years from foundation stone to inauguration of Sardar Sarovar Dam. *20 years for Atal Tunnel. *21 years for Bogibeel Bridge. *17 years for MP water tunnel Now look at the world - *NASA spent 32 years taking the James Webb Telescope from initial concept to launch. *CERN spent nearly 25 years turning the Large Hadron Collider from an idea into reality. *International Space Station took 16 years from approval to its first permanent crew. *Boston spent 15 years building the Big Dig. *Switzerland spent 17 years constructing the Gotthard Base Tunnel. Do you know what connects all these projects? They were firsts, engineering challenges, technological breakthroughs and ambitions that required years of work. Judging a country's ambition by how quickly it can produce its first prototype or first project is ridiculous. If every generation had abandoned ambitious projects because they took too long, humanity would have very little to show for itself. People like this handle belong to the genes who have survived only because other people around them did all the hardwork. Hence such stupidities from them. #HowIndiaGrows

India PMI news Oct26. Manufacturing PMI eases to 54.7 in October from 55.1 in Sep26. As reading over 50 is expansion, Indian manufacturing is continuously expanding since last 61 months. Key points - * New export orders grew at their fastest pace in six months. * Output and overall new-order growth moderated. * Input inventories increased at the fastest pace in eight months. * Finished-goods inventories rose at a record pace in the survey's more than 21-year history. * Selling-price inflation eased to its lowest level in nearly four years. #HowIndiaGrows

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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗶–𝗔𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟳. 𝗡𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀?? Sorry but this is a stupid question. I don't think people realise how difficult it is to execute something for the very first time. And more importantly, how much faster things can move once you have done it once. Take example of Delhi Metro. Announced in 1994, construction started in 1998, only 8 km line done by 2002. Next 3 years, 57 km added. Next 4 years, 125km added. India added 248km operational metro in 16 yrs till 2014. But in next 11 yrs, we added 847km. That's what experience, institutional capability and an established ecosystem can do. Now let's see Bullet train project. India's first bullet train corridor is 508 km long(China first one was only 120km and that too on a flat terrain). Yes, it is taking time. But the scale of the project is also vastly different. It involves India's FIRST UNDERSEA TUNNEL and engineering challenges we've never encountered before. Plus we had following issues - 1. Congress in Maharashtra stopped all work of bullet train from 2019-2022. 3 yrs gone in that. 2. China stopped TBM(needed for undersea tunnel) export to us for 2 years. We have to then make our own from scratch. Building the first corridor is the hardest part. You acquire the technology, develop the ecosystem, train the workforce and create domestic manufacturing capabilities. The next projects then benefit from all of that experience and goes super fast(like our metro). Hence, before judging India's first bullet train project, people should actually study a bit on what we are trying to achieve. #HowIndiaGrows

Indian Companies Q2 Data. Revenue - ⬆️ 27.06% YoY Gross Profit - ⬆️ 33.30% YoY Net Profit - ⬆️ 35.71% YoY GST Q2 Data - ⬆️ 15% YoY Mind you, Indian Companies nos are best since last 3 years. But will Congress IT cell accept this? I think not!!! #HowIndiaGrows

Whitepill of the day. 😍😍 Jai Siya Ram. UPI has achieved many major milestones in Oct26. * ₹1,01,707 crore average daily transaction value - crossed ₹1 lakh crore for the first time ever. * ₹31.53 lakh crore monthly transaction value - all-time high; crossed the ₹30 lakh crore milestone for the first time. * 25.47 billion monthly transactions - all-time high; crossed 25 billion transactions in a single month for the first time. * 873 million transactions on October 9 — highest-ever single-day transaction volume. 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 - 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗗𝗥 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗨𝗣𝗜. 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝟭𝟯𝘁𝗵, 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗠𝗗𝗥 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝟭𝟱𝘁𝗵, 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟯 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻. 𝗪𝗵𝘆?? #HowIndiaGrows

Used Delhi Dehradun Expressway for the first time. Took just 2.5 hours from Delhi Railway station. Absolute Delight. Video is 10kms away from entry to Dehradun. You can see the mountain ranges. Driver had nothing but praises for it as his income as gone 2x since this expressway has opened. Thanks a lot @narendramodi for this. 🎉🎉 #HowIndiaGrows

Whitepill of the day. 😍😍 Jai Siya Ram ₹𝟮.𝟯𝟭 𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗵 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗲 - 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮'𝘀 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝟮𝟲 𝗚𝗦𝗧 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝘂𝗽 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝟮𝟮.𝟵% 𝗬𝗼𝗬. Import GST up 42% and Domestic up 16%. * GST collections have crossed the ₹2 lakh crore mark for the fourth consecutive month — July ₹2.11 lakh cr, August ₹2.00 lakh cr, September ₹2.04 lakh cr and October ₹2.31 lakh cr. * October has delivered the strongest monthly collection since the beginning of FY27. * Cumulative gross GST collections for FY27 have now crossed ₹14.7 lakh crore - growth of 13.2% YoY * Nov26 will provide the first clean year-on-year comparison where both corresponding transaction months were entirely under GST 2.0 rates. We are so rocking 😎😎😎 #HowIndiaGrows

- Apple stores opening across Indian cities. - Indians travelling abroad in record numbers. - Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities getting malls, multiplexes and premium restaurants. - Starbucks, H&M, Zara, Sephora and premium Indian brands expanding beyond metros. - SUVs replacing entry-level hatchbacks in many households. - Two-wheelers being replaced by cars and electric scooters. - Air conditioners, dishwashers, dryers and large-screen TVs becoming aspirational household purchases. - Small-town India ordering everything from smartphones to branded fashion online. - Indian families taking domestic holidays, flying instead of taking trains. - Swiggy, Zomato and quick-commerce deliveries reaching smaller cities. - Thousands of small businesses accepting UPI instead of operating entirely in cash. And perhaps the biggest change: A generation that once aspired to own a colour television now aspires to own an iPhone, drive an SUV, travel internationally and live in a better home. Indian Economy is doing great. Ofcourse, there are many areas where we need to do better but that doesn't mean something is extremely wrong with us.

You know why some Congress supporters are nostalgic about that India? Because it was an India where a handful could enjoy everything while millions struggled for basic survival. AC trains had fewer waitlists because hardly anyone could afford them. Roads had less traffic because owning a car was a luxury. Tourist places were peaceful because most families couldn't afford holidays. Even basic facilities felt premium because most people were too busy fighting hunger. (I say this from personal experience. I am the first person in my entire family to travel to another city just for a holiday) Millions lived without proper houses, toilets, electricity or drinking water. Some barely had enough to eat. Many never even got to see a world beyond their villages. Today, trains are crowded, roads are congested and tourist places are packed. Why? Because millions who were once excluded can now afford to participate. Some people mistake the exclusivity of poverty for the elegance of a better India. They miss the India where the poor couldn't afford to enjoy life. We want an India where they finally can.

Whitepill of the day. 😍😍 Jai Siya Ram. Sep26 Bank Credit growth- 19.1%(was 7.7% last year). Last 4 months - Jun- 19.2%, July- 20%, Aug- 18.2% and Sep is 19.1%. We have strong demand across sectors amid economic buoyancy. Growth is literally on steroids. #HowIndiaGrows

So beautiful, So elegant, Just looking like a wow. Super edit. 😍😍

'If Poverty has declined so much, then why are 80 crore people still dependent on free rations? ' I am going to assume that this is a sincere question and not a troll one. So, the answer will be respectful. Let's dig deep. This is a long writeup. There are two primary reasons why we provide rations for free to people. 1. 𝗪𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆. In the year 1965-67, we faced back-to-back droughts. This created a severe shortage of food. So in 1969, govt decided to have 50 lakh tons of rice/wheat always as a strategic buffer. Now this is a good Policy. But issue is that India has not experienced a nationwide famine in last 2-3 decades where this buffer can be used. But we continue to maintain these buffers. Now this creates a problem. Since Rice/Wheat have a short shelf life, you have to use them before they are spoilt. Better to have it with poor rather than rotting(this involves corruption, as rotten grain is given at near-zero cost to alcohol making firms). 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁, 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟭, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗲/𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀, 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗠𝗦 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗿. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗠𝗠𝗦 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱. 𝗛𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. Modi govt, since Covid, is making sure that rice/wheat, rather than rotting in warehouses, goes to the poor. 2. 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲. Just think for a minute. What is the biggest expense for the people? It is food and healthcare. When you give free food to them, you free up their income to invest in areas of education or getting something - A cycle, a sewing machine, a pushcart, tools or a two-wheeler can help someone improve their livelihood. Healthcare is being addressed through Ayushman Bharat. When you take care of the food and medicine of poor people, you will find that they will quickly come out of poverty and increase their income. Too many data points to prove this. Hence, free rations for 80 Cr people help to prevent food wastage and move the poor up the income ladder. So, there is nothing wrong with poverty elimination and giving free food to people. Both are happening in parallel. #HowIndiaGrows

And it is done. 😎😎 Jai Siya Ram. NVS 03 is successfully placed in orbit. We failed last time, but this time we have done it. Our NaVIC is so back. 🥳🥳🥳 Here is the final video(made from TV). #ISRO | #GSLVF18 #HowIndiaGrows