Durba Ghosh

[j.a.h.n.a.v.i._.i.y.e.r @JahnaviIyer]

I am struggling to wrap my head around this. How did a factory that poisoned 350,000 people in Italy and sent its executives to prison for 141 years get a second life in India?
This is the story of a “toxic hand-me-down" thats unfolding right now in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra.
In 2018, the Miteni plant in Italy was shut down. It had leaked "Forever Chemicals" (PFAS) into the groundwater for decades. The result? Kidney cancer, heart disease, and thousands of excess deaths. It was an environmental crime so bad that the Italian courts actually held the bosses accountable.
But instead of being scrapped, the plant was bought, dismantled, and shipped in containers to Mumbai.
By early 2025, it became fully operational in the Lote Parshuram industrial area.
Here’s why this is terrifying:
1. No Rules: India doesn't even have PFAS regulations yet. We are basically a "wild west" for chemicals that stay in your blood and soil forever.
2. Infrastructure Gaps: In rural Maharashtra, power cuts are frequent. When the power goes out, the treatment plants stop, and toxic waste gets dumped directly into the streams that feed the Vashishti and Jagbudi rivers.
3. The Western Ghats: We are doing this in the heart of one of the world's most sensitive ecosystems.
It feels like we’re being used as a dumping ground for a business model that was literally ruled a crime in Europe.

Why are we importing equipment that was deemed too poisonous for Italians? Who is looking out for the 25,000 workers and the families living in Ratnagiri?
We need to talk about this before "Forever Chemicals" become a forever problem for our children.
#Ratnagiri #Maharashtra #Environment #PublicHealth #PFAS #India #WesternGhats #CleanWater

https://t.co/98JZaIypZX

@ananya_sharma_ @IndiaSpend @CSIR_IITR @IVLSecurities @aerf_india @toxicslink

[The Paperclip @Paperclip_In]

In war, the first casualty is always the truth. As unhinged fake news floods our screens today, rewind to 1965 — when, 🇮🇳 and 🇵🇰 clashed on the battlefield, we also fought a battle against misinformation. Today, we have @zoo_bear, in 1965, we had Melville De Mellow.
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[Durba Ghosh @DurbaGhosh]

@babumoshoy erokom neighbour chai biggapon dicchi ebar kagoj e.

[The Paperclip @Paperclip_In]

Humour finds a way even in the most difficult of times. It survived under the nose of Nazi police, across prisons, ghettoes and concentration camps. And it will survive again.

A short thread on ‘Whisper Jokes’ that once challenged the Third Order.

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[Kavita Palekar @Kavitapalekar]

@neeravjain24 Frustrated with @Cityfurnish1 customer care. Huge gaps in processes. I have bought back a bedset rented from the site, but the rental is still being charged, deposit is not returned & no paperwork/ invoice shared for buyback. Impossible to get a human on call/chat

[Durba Ghosh @DurbaGhosh]

@earthcurated my Dad.

[NDTV @ndtv]

LIVE | Watch @soniandtv's exclusive interview with author Amitav Ghosh (@GhoshAmitav) https://t.co/WVIHNemtdS

[Durba Ghosh @DurbaGhosh]

@mtanmay kon dokan😍

[Durba Ghosh @DurbaGhosh]

@babumoshoy i carried piyajkoli yday and the khotta security made me open backpack cause of what he thought are wires. One look at the screen and the bangali security didi said "oh piyajkoli.smiles at me and says baper bari theke firchen didi? seem niyechen? " i hope you come accross her.

[The Paperclip @Paperclip_In]

Archie fans, raise your hands!

This 1969 issue of "Betty and Me" had something extra special - Archie Andrews in a cool Nehru jacket! So, how did Nehru make it into the Archie comics?

A thread on the story behind this unique fashion moment.

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[The Paperclip @Paperclip_In]

Today is Election Day in the USA and we’d like to tell you a story. More than a century ago, a group of men tried to humiliate a woman by nominating her for mayor in a small town in Kansas. It was a lesson to keep women out of politics. But what happened next was remarkable 1/13

[Durba Ghosh @DurbaGhosh]

@mimansashekhar Baal bhi kat gaye pata bhi nahi chala.
Ek Sawaal doh doh jawab.
All dialogues are cult.

[Durba Ghosh @DurbaGhosh]

@PhysInHistory Yes

[Durba Ghosh @DurbaGhosh]

@theliverdoc Aaah! The bong is me is hurt.Never heard it pegged as Ayurvedic .It was always " Scented ,Antiseptic cream".It is a different thing that we consider it as all purpose skin care😂.
The other one is kailash jeevan in maharastra.Have seen people eat it too🤦

[Durba Ghosh @DurbaGhosh]

Everyone must see this.

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

This film lasts only 4 minutes and it won an Oscar ...

Intense, but it conveys tremendous reality, empathy and putting ourselves in other people's shoes ...

Knowing how to recognize your mistakes and knowing that others also have their problems and empathizing is precious ...

[Durba Ghosh @DurbaGhosh]

@GhoshAmitav Omg! Who would have thought that the crown city of film festival is also so vulnerable.

[Durba Ghosh @DurbaGhosh]

@JananiRavichand @raodyness @AKPPL_Official @jiostudios Congratulations Jan!oh what a feeling to see you associated with this fantastic movie❤️

[Durba Ghosh @DurbaGhosh]

@MasalaBai Similar only my soon to be 9 yr old says goody bumdrops.i have not corrected the same and now i say the same.😜

[Durba Ghosh @DurbaGhosh]

@theliverdoc 😂

[Sagar @sagarcasm]

The only thing falling here is my jaw https://t.co/7u30tS8rXt