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Modicare for a healthier India?

Modicare for a healthier India?

August 16, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the ambitious healthcare scheme, Ayushman Bharat, in his last Independence Day speech ahead of next year's general election. Will the roll-out be smooth? Or is it just another election gimmick to woo voters?

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India debates on abolition of old high currency notes

India debates on abolition of old high currency notes

November 10, 2016

The announcement of vacuum-cleaning 500 and 1000 Rupee bills by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent ripples across the country; the decision evidently aims to curb black money, corruption, peddling of fake currencies and the sovereignty of India coming under anti-nationalist...

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