🛕 TEMPLE RESTORATION
Ram Mandir Ayodhya draws 100,000+ pilgrims daily
Since the grand inauguration in January 2024, the Ram Mandir has become among the world's most visited temples, drawing devotees from across Bharat and the global Hindu diaspora.
2024 — Ongoing
🚀 SPACE & SCIENCE
Chandrayaan-3 lands on Moon's south pole — a world first
ISRO made history when Vikram lander touched down near the lunar south pole in August 2023, making India the first nation to achieve this feat and the 4th to land on the Moon.
August 2023
🏅 SPORTS
India wins record 107 medals at Asian Games 2023
India achieved its best-ever performance at the Hangzhou Asian Games with 107 medals including 28 gold, cementing the nation's rise as a sporting powerhouse in Asia.
October 2023
💚 ENVIRONMENT
India's forest cover increases for the 5th consecutive year
India added over 2,200 sq km of forest and tree cover, making it one of the few large nations to consistently grow green cover despite rapid development and urbanisation.
India State of Forest Report 2023
💰 ECONOMY
India becomes the world's 5th largest economy
India surpassed the UK to become the world's 5th largest economy and is on track to become the 3rd largest by 2030, fulfilling the vision of a Viksit Bharat by 2047.
2023 — Ongoing
🌏 DIPLOMACY
India leads G20 with historic New Delhi Declaration
India's G20 presidency achieved a unanimous New Delhi Declaration, symbolising Bharat's rise as a Vishwaguru — guide to the world — bringing the Global South into the conversation.
September 2023
🛕 HERITAGE
Kashi Vishwanath Corridor revives sacred Varanasi
The grand Kashi Vishwanath Dham connecting the temple to the Ganga ghats has revitalised India's most sacred city, drawing record pilgrims and restoring its ancient glory.
2022 — Ongoing
✈ INFRASTRUCTURE
Atal Tunnel — world's longest mountain tunnel opens
The 9.02 km Atal Tunnel connecting Manali to Lahaul-Spiti provides year-round Himalayan connectivity and is a masterpiece of modern Indian engineering prowess.
Fully Operational
🌸 CULTURE
International Yoga Day celebrated across 190+ nations
Proposed by PM Modi and adopted unanimously by the UN, International Yoga Day every June 21 sees hundreds of millions participate — Bharat's greatest cultural export to the world.
Every June 21
🏗 CONNECTIVITY
Chenab Bridge — world's highest railway bridge inaugurated
The Chenab Railway Bridge in J&K, at 359m above the river — taller than the Eiffel Tower — connects Kashmir to the Indian railway network for the first time in history.
2024
💊 HEALTH
India delivers world's largest COVID vaccination drive
India administered over 2.2 billion COVID vaccine doses — the largest vaccination programme in human history — protecting over 1 billion citizens and exporting vaccines to 100+ countries.
2021–2022
🌾 AGRICULTURE
India becomes world's largest exporter of rice & spices
Indian farmers continue to feed the world — India is the top exporter of rice, spices, and the 2nd largest exporter of sugar, a testament to the resilience of Bharat's agricultural civilisation.
2023