By Nandita Kapila, NIC HQ • p. 4

By Naina Pandita, NIC HQ • pp. 4–5

By Y V Shreenivas Rao, our Chhattisgarh Correspondent • p. 4

By NK Prasad, our Bihar Correspondent • p. 5

By M. Moni, NIC HQ • p. 5

By M. Rahman, our West Bengal Correspondent • p. 6

By Ranjana Nagpal, NIC HQ • p. 6

By Mala Mittal, NIC HQ • p. 7

By Vikram Jeet Grover, our Punjab Correspondent • pp. 8–12

By Vinod Taneja, our Uttar Pradesh Correspondent • pp. 13–18

By Manoj PA , our Gujarat Correspondent • p. 19

By Manivannan M , SIO Pondicherry • pp. 20–21

By AK Hota, our Orissa Correspondent • p. 20

By Kishore Kumar, NIC HQ • p. 20

By Ranjana Nagpal, NIC HQ • p. 20

By Sumpan Bakshi, NIC Delhi • p. 21

By CLM Reddy, NIC HQ • pp. 22–24

By C. K. Dhar, our Tripura Correspondent • pp. 25–27

By Vinod Taneja, our UP Correspondent • pp. 28–29

By Manoj PA, our Gujarat Correspondent • p. 31

By L P Sharma, NIC Sikkim • p. 31

By Anubha Goyal, SIO A & N Islands • p. 32

By Jit Raj, our J & K Correspondent • p. 32

By Tasiruddin Ahmed, our Assam Correspondent • pp. 32–33

By George Eapen, NIC Kerala • p. 32

By Anubha Goyal, SIO A & N • p. 33

By Ajay Chahal, our HP Correspondent • p. 33

By Ajit Bhattacharyya, NIC Assam • p. 34

By Sonal Kalra • p. 35

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