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Key Points

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‘Mann Ki Baat’ began on the festival Vijayadashami 12 years ago.

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The ‘Nav‑Trinjan’ initiative promotes organic cotton and traditional weaving, empowering women.

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River restoration in Uttarakhand involved rainwater harvesting, groundwater recharge and tree planting.

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Brain‑imaging technology at IIT Madras maps 100 brains using the Param Shakti supercomputer.

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e‑Sanjeevani provided nearly 50 crore (500 million) teleconsultations across remote Indian territories.

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Summary

The ‘Nav‑Trinjan’ project in Punjab teaches women natural cotton farming and weaving, creating jobs without chemical dyes.

Community actions such as rain‑water harvesting, groundwater recharge and large‑scale tree planting have helped revive the Heval river in Uttarakhand.

The Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras uses a supercomputer to create detailed 3‑D brain images, supporting research on Alzheimer’s disease.

The e‑Sanjeevani telemedicine platform has enabled around 500 million remote doctor consultations, reaching remote islands and high‑altitude regions.

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New Words to Learn

11 words
grassroots
ideas and projects that start in local villages and small towns
organic
grown without synthetic chemicals or pesticides
telemedicine
receiving medical advice through video calls instead of visiting a clinic
supercomputer
an extremely fast computer used for complex scientific calculations
Alzheimer’s disease
a brain condition that slowly reduces memory and thinking abilities
Param Shakti
the name of a powerful Indian supercomputer
rainwater harvesting
collecting rainwater to store for later use
groundwater recharge
helping underground water supplies fill up again
fibre optics
thin glass strands that carry light to send data for internet and phone calls
millet
a small, nutritious grain that can be grown in many climates
e‑Sanjeevani
online video service that lets doctors talk to patients remotely
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