DNA Take a look at these two images of India showing how cities have grown and populations have spread in the past few years. This before-and-after comparison below shows composite nighttime views of India and surrounding areas in 2012 and 2016. The difference in colour truly shows how India is far more lit in 2016 than in 2012. It does like PM Modi's ambitious rural electrication project has made significant headway in grassroot regions and we have 'real NASA' pictures.