Christophe @jaffrelotc asks the question everyone around the world is wondering about but is too polite to ask!
https://t.co/iD195iXbpE via @thewire_In
Good air, clean water, and food are fundamental to a good life. In that sense, they should be treated as fundamental rights.
But air quality has been steadily degrading, and it's not really part of the mainstream conversation. That needs to change. Right now, if you look at the site (link in comments), everything looks green. But as we get closer to the end of the year, things will start looking much worse.
Solving air pollution is hard, but the first step is simple: people need to know what they're breathing.
Right now, that's not possible. India does collect air quality data, but it's either locked away, too broad to tell you anything about your locality, or just not published at all. There's no single place a citizen can go to get a clear, neighbourhood-level picture.
So we set out to fix that.
Today, we're launching an open, pan-India air quality platform, built in partnership with leading organisations in the field. The goal: give citizens, schools, local governments, and communities direct access to the data that affects their daily lives.
At @RainmatterOrg , we've been committed to keeping this conversation alive, and this platform is our attempt at making that happen. All the data on the site is free and open, so others can build on top of it.
Interesting analysis. Shifting global conditions have exposed India’s power as performative, shattering the "aura of invincibility" surrounding the prime minister.
South Asia, which Modi promised to integrate under his Neighbourhood First policy, has moved away from India’s influence, let alone control. Hindutva ideology, with its stated vision of Akhand Bharat that subsumes all its smaller neighbours, is structurally incompatible with a stable South Asia. Sri Lanka’s economic collapse, political turmoil in Pakistan, the Gen Z uprising in Nepal, the Monsoon Revolution in Bangladesh and the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan have unfolded as Indian leadership looked askance. Rather than nurturing regional institutions and developmental partnerships, India has often reverted to coercive tactics and short-term electoral signalling, particularly toward Pakistan.
Read the entire essay by Sushant Singh (@SushantSin): https://t.co/FwIDU8HOMo #BJPGovernment
"My father, Imran Khan, has been imprisoned for nearly 1,000 days. He is the primary target of a regime that treats dissent not as political disagreement, but as a grave crime to be crushed. I have not seen my father in over three years," said former Pakistan PM and cricketer Imran Khan’s son, Kasim Khan, at the United Nations Human Rights Council.
https://t.co/38IGJhupK9
Bro is Narendra Modi.
Bro has been the Prime Minister of India for 12 years.
Bro has never held a press conference as Prime Minister.
Bro believes only in doing Mann Ki Baat.
Bro used to call Dr. Manmohan Singh a “silent PM,” using demeaning names for him.
Bro now releases his videos on MUTE.
Heads of state around the world are holding press conferences and explaining their people what they are doing in times of crisis.
Bro doesn’t feel it is important for people to know what their government is doing.
Bro knows he doesn’t need to be accountable because his friends are managing the narrative for him through the media and propaganda movies.
Bro lacks accountability. Don’t be like him.
🚨 Perplexity just made every AI company look stupid with one announcement.
They're shipping a Mac mini that never turns off. You plug it in, leave it on, and it works through your files, apps, emails, calendar, 24 hours a day. While you sleep, while you eat, while you're on vacation, it's working.
> A full-time employee with a power cord sitting next to your coffee mug with no salary, no sick days, no meetings about meetings.
> Your company pays you $80K a year to work 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. Perplexity just offered them something that works 24/7 and probably costs less than your monthly health insurance.
But the part that gave me chills is the name. They called it "Personal Computer."
The last time someone used that name was IBM in 1981. That machine killed typewriters, killed secretaries, killed filing clerks, killed an entire generation of office jobs.
They didn't call this an "assistant" or a "copilot." They named it after the thing that already replaced millions of jobs once before.
Same name. Same playbook. Different body count.
And they know exactly what they're doing.
@GHMCOnline Despite multiple previous complaints across various channels, the road at Amar Society (below Durgam Cheruvu Bridge) remains in a state of severe disrepair. This features extensive potholes & damaged tar, creating a significant hazard for the high volume of traffic.
@airtelindia@Airtel_Presence
It takes a village to raise a child. That’s the episode I had gone through in August to get my open requests closed & switch to 300Mbps with upgraded phone plan. Thanks to Ravisha from Airtel Cares team, she is a star.