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99.9%

India's numbersHow has India changed?85.1% → 99.9%

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Electricity access

85.1%99.9%

2014 → 2024, World Bank

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NarrativesIs what leaders say true?“Recently, the ministry of mines announced that ∼ 60 lakh metric tonnes of lithium, or "white gold," or "new oil," had been found in Jammu and Kashmir.”

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“Recently, the ministry of mines announced that ∼ 60 lakh metric tonnes of lithium, or "white gold," or "new oil," had been found in Jammu and Kashmir.”

Dhruv Rathee

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1975

The recordWhat did governments really do?1975, The Emergency, 1975–77: rights suspended, more than 1 lakh people jailed without trial

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1975

The Emergency, 1975–77: rights suspended, more than 1 lakh people jailed without trial

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2014–

MilestonesMilestones since 2014The delivery record: schemes, infrastructure, laws and milestones, dated and linked to the official record.

Milestones

Milestones since 2014

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2014 to today

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