Overview
- The 139th episode, broadcast on Sunday, Oct 25, 2026, marked 12 years since Mann Ki Baat began on Vijayadashami in 2014 and was framed by Modi as a personal 'pilgrimage' to celebrate citizens' work.
- Modi spotlighted the Heval river revival in Tehri Garhwal, saying villagers and local officials used rainwater harvesting, groundwater recharge and large‑scale tree planting to restore the river and nearby springs.
- He highlighted the Kheti Virasat Mission’s Nav‑Trinjan work in Punjab’s Malwa region, which promotes organic, naturally coloured cotton and operates a weaving school to revive skills and support women weavers.
- Ahead of Diwali, the prime minister urged shoppers to prioritise local artisans under 'Vocal for Local', citing examples of makhana reaching Greece and arhar dal being exported to the Maldives as signs of growing markets.
- Modi noted technology and research milestones, reporting nearly 50 crore e‑Sanjeevani teleconsultations and presenting IIT Madras’s Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre use of the Param Shakti supercomputer to create open‑source 3D brain data.