1.Ending Polio among 1.3 billion people - Ending polio in India is world's greatest health achievement, says Bill Gates
2.Mission to Mars - India’s mission to Mars has smaller budget than hit film Gravity, says PM
3.Mission to Moon that gave further evidence of water in the Moon - Chandrayaan helps NASA detect water on Moon
4. Right to Information - An achievement that has turned thorn govtin flesh - The Times of India
5. Golden quadrilateral and other new highways - Over 40,000 km of highways/expressways added in the past 15 years. We are still not near the quality of US interstates, but in terms of length of highways, we are near there (US interstates is about 76000km). NDA regime constructed 50% of national highways laid in last 30 years: Centre
6. Entering the nuclear club - For years, India was a nuclear pariah, getting to nuclear bomb little later than the top 5 powers. However, since 1998 explosion in Pokhran India has slowly gotten recognized as a nuclear power. This has helped avoid a fullblown war with Pakistan in 1999 and helped India resist temptation to fight Pakistan in two provocations (2001 attack on Parliament and the 2008 attack on Mumbai).
7. Built a software industry from nowhere. 20 years ago, Indian software industry was almost non-existent. Now, it has grown more than 100 times in 20 years. In the next decade, India would have a few dozen billion dollar software companies.
Size of Indian software industry in billions of dollars
Over 200 million people have been brought out of illiteracy. India's literacy rate rises to 73 per cent as population growth dips and student enrollment for ages 6-14 goes up to 98%.
Not enough to bask in the glories, but enough to feel that things have started moving. Tiny baby steps. Miles to go.
2.Mission to Mars - India’s mission to Mars has smaller budget than hit film Gravity, says PM
3.Mission to Moon that gave further evidence of water in the Moon - Chandrayaan helps NASA detect water on Moon
4. Right to Information - An achievement that has turned thorn govtin flesh - The Times of India
5. Golden quadrilateral and other new highways - Over 40,000 km of highways/expressways added in the past 15 years. We are still not near the quality of US interstates, but in terms of length of highways, we are near there (US interstates is about 76000km). NDA regime constructed 50% of national highways laid in last 30 years: Centre
6. Entering the nuclear club - For years, India was a nuclear pariah, getting to nuclear bomb little later than the top 5 powers. However, since 1998 explosion in Pokhran India has slowly gotten recognized as a nuclear power. This has helped avoid a fullblown war with Pakistan in 1999 and helped India resist temptation to fight Pakistan in two provocations (2001 attack on Parliament and the 2008 attack on Mumbai).
7. Built a software industry from nowhere. 20 years ago, Indian software industry was almost non-existent. Now, it has grown more than 100 times in 20 years. In the next decade, India would have a few dozen billion dollar software companies.
Size of Indian software industry in billions of dollars
Over 200 million people have been brought out of illiteracy. India's literacy rate rises to 73 per cent as population growth dips and student enrollment for ages 6-14 goes up to 98%.
Not enough to bask in the glories, but enough to feel that things have started moving. Tiny baby steps. Miles to go.
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