हिमाचल के जिला कुल्लू में करीब 18500 फीट की ऊंचाई पर स्थित यह श्रीखंड महादेव सदियों से भगवान शिव के विशाल शिवलिंग रूप का गवाह बनता रहा है। 35 किलोमीटर की जोखिम भरी यात्रा के बाद ही यहां पहुंचते हैं। यहां पर पत्थर की 72 फिट की विशाल शीला है
I taught JEE physics for years. That paper breaks strong kids in three hours.
This exam is five hours of theory and five hours of lab work, and these five did close to perfect scores on it.
Let me tell you what actually happened.
The International Physics Olympiad is the world championship of school physics. It was the 56th edition. Held in Bucaramanga, Colombia, from July 5 to 12.
381 students. More than 85 countries. Every one of them the best physics student their country could find.
India sent five kids.
All five came back with gold.
Their names are Kanishk Jain from Pune. Riddhesh Anant Bendale from Indore. Rishit Garg from Dwarka in Delhi. Shresth Suraiya from Mumbai. Svarit Joshi from Ahmedabad.
We know a hundred cricketers by their nickname and not one of these boys. :)
That clean sweep put India at joint World Number One. Tied with China, Russia, Kazakhstan, South Korea and Taiwan.
Those are countries that pour serious money and national pride into science education. We are standing level with them.
Now here is what the exam actually was.
Two papers. Each five hours long.
The theory paper had three problems. One on the thermodynamics of paramagnetic cooling. One on the photoionisation of ozone. One on the dynamics of electron positron pairs.
The experimental paper was another five hours in a lab, working through heat transfer and thermodynamic processes in fluids.
That means you get given equipment you have never seen, and you have to design your own experiment, take your own readings, handle the errors, and reach a real answer.
Not multiple choice. No shortcuts. No pattern recognition. You either understand physics or you sit there for five hours.
HBCSE says the Indian students were near perfect on theory and excellent on the practical too.
Now, this was India's 27th appearance at the IPhO.
Across all those years, about 44 percent of Indian students have won gold, 41 percent silver, 10 percent bronze.
In the last ten years, every single Indian student has come home with a medal. 62 percent gold, 38 percent silver.
Not one kid has gone and come back empty handed in a decade.
Five golds in one year has happened only twice. This year, and in 2018.
So who built this.
The programme is run by HBCSE, the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education. It sits under TIFR, which sits under the Department of Atomic Energy.
They run the whole funnel. A national exam, then a national olympiad, then a brutal selection and training camp, and out of everyone in the country, five kids get on a plane.
The team was led by Professor Anwesh Mazumdar of HBCSE-TIFR and Dr Leena Joshi from St Xavier's College, Mumbai.
The scientific observers were Professor Ananda Dasgupta from IISER Kolkata and Nisha Kelkar from Gogate-Joglekar College in Ratnagiri.
Yes. Ratnagiri. A college in a small coastal town in Maharashtra.
This is public education doing something the private coaching industry could never do on its own.
The coaching industry is very good at one thing. Teaching you to solve a known problem fast.
That is what JEE and NEET reward, and I say that with love because I was part of that world.
But an olympiad paper does not have a known type. There is no shortcut chapter. There is no formula sheet that saves you. You have to sit with a problem you have never seen and think.
That is a completely different muscle. And a government funded centre has been quietly building it in Indian teenagers for 27 years.
So yes, be proud. Loudly.
HBCSE also shared that around 64 percent of India's olympiad medallists go on to do a PhD.
But only about 32 percent of medallists end up settling in India.
I do not say that to spoil the moment. These kids owe the country nothing. They earned every option they have.
But it should tell us something. We are excellent at finding this talent. We are excellent at training it. We are still not great at giving it somewhere worth staying.
Congratulations Kanishk, Riddhesh, Rishit, Shresth and Svarit. This is one of the best things an Indian did this year and most of the country will never hear about it.
Tinsukia Municipal Board in Assam has launched a “Hall of Shame” campaign in which CCTV footage of people caught urinating in public and littering are displayed on LED screens at busy locations.
The move was introduced after fines and awareness measures failed to curb the problem, aiming to improve civic hygiene through public deterrence.
Should it be done pan India?
देहरादून के बंजारावाला में एक युवक पिछले करीब 1 साल से 10वीं कक्षा में पढ़ने वाली एक नाबालिग बच्ची का पीछा कर रहा था और उसे लगातार परेशान कर रहा था। जैसे ही इस बात की जानकारी बच्ची के परिजनों और स्थानीय निवासियों को हुई, क्षेत्र के लोगों का गुस्सा फूट पड़ा। आक्रोशित भीड़ ने आरोपी युवक को मौके पर ही दबोच लिया और उसकी जमकर धुनाई कर दी।
The best part is there’s no bias anymore Mountains, beaches, plains, plateaus… we’ve managed to trash every single one of them equally. Last year the rivers in the mountains were giving our garbage back. Now the sea has started doing the same. Nature is literally returning to sender.
A car caught fire today inside the Airport Tunnel on the Gurugram–Dwarka Expressway, filling the tunnel with smoke.
As visibility dropped, vehicles halted outside the tunnel, while the tunnel's automatic fire safety system activated immediately, switching on the sprinklers. The fire was quickly brought under control, and no injuries were reported.
Another example of how modern infrastructure and built-in safety systems are strengthening India's highways and helping prevent accidents from turning into tragedies.
#WATCH | Lonato, Italy: On becoming the first Indian woman to win the gold medal in trap shooting at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup, Shotgun and Indian Army woman shooter Neeru Dhanda says, "The feeling was incredible—it was a truly special day for all Indian team and especially for me and my family... I want to thank everyone who supported me... We broke a barrier that had never been crossed before; I had been determined to achieve this after missing the finals three times previously—getting knocked out either in a shoot-off or by a significant margin. Breaking that barrier feels amazing; the feeling is truly next-level... My focus was entirely on the present moment while playing; I kept resetting myself, viewing every new shot as an opportunity..."
A disturbing incident occurred in which a @Flipkart delivery boy forced his way into a woman's washroom and then showed his private parts to her.
What the heck? Women aren't even safe in their own homes.
Strict action needed.
Indian football has another reason to celebrate 🇮🇳
Minerva Academy created history by defeating defending champions HJK 1-0 to become the first Indian team ever to win the prestigious Helsinki Cup. 🏆
A proud moment for Indian football ⚽
मध्य प्रदेश के उज्जैन में एक नया ब्रिज बनाया बन रहा है। इसे पुराने (वाकणकर) ब्रिज के समानांतर बनना था। लेकिन अफसरों ने रसूखदारों की निजी जमीन बचाने के लिए पुल को 35 डिग्री तक तिरछा कर दिया है। भास्कर इन्वेस्टिगेशन में सामने आया कि यह कारनामा सेतु निगम के अफसरों ने रसूखदारों की निजी जमीन बचाने के लिए किया है।
https://t.co/h6toGr7ABk
#BridgeinMP #90DegreeBridge #MPNews #HindiNews #Investigation
The world does not expect this from Bharat !!
18-year-old Arnav Paparkar has become the first Indian since the legendary Leander Paes (1990) to reach the Boys’ Singles Quarterfinals at Wimbledon — 36 years in the making!
The young star stunned junior World No. 3 Keaton Hance in a hard-fought battle before cruising through in straight sets to book his place in the last eight.
A true testament to grit, talent, and the rise of Indian tennis on the world stage.
From a young boy chasing the ball on local courts to standing tall on the grass of Wimbledon this is only the beginning for Arnav Paparkar. 🔥
Travel Youtuber Went To China 🇨🇳 & Found It Is Similar To India 🇮🇳
"I'm feeling like I'm in India only"
"Same roads, same construction"
"Same wires but only people are different"
"Lot of litter around.
Same like Indian Desi Bazaars"
"Why only India is targeted?"
🤡
Tomato has now become a major cash crop of Lower Himachal. Even our family grows tomatoes on large scale, but till date I’ve never seen the same importance given by the govt. Meanwhile, apple in the upper belt remains in the limelight of every policy!
उत्तराखंड के उधम सिंह नगर जिले के काशीपुर में राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग (NH-74) पर काली स्कॉर्पियो और थार गाड़ियों का काफिला पूरे हाईवे पर दबदबा बनाते हुए चलता दिखाई दे रहा है।
आरोप है कि काफिले में शामिल युवकों ने कई लेन घेर लीं, जिससे अन्य वाहनों को आगे निकलने का मौका नहीं मिला। हाईवे पर इस तरह के स्टंट और मनमानी से गुजर रहे एक राहगीर ने पूरी घटना अपने मोबाइल फोन में रिकॉर्ड कर ली। अब यही वीडियो सोशल मीडिया पर तेजी से वायरल हो रहा है
🚨 India Wins Its First Gold at the Asian U23 Athletics Championships!
India's Mixed 4x400m Relay team clinched the nation's first-ever gold medal at the inaugural Asian U23 Athletics Championships, producing a brilliant performance to upset hosts China.
1⃣ India – 3:18.64
2⃣ China - 3:18.74
All four Indian runners delivered strong performances, but it was anchor Shravani Sangle who stole the show with a sensational final leg, overtaking China's Yingying Huang to seal a memorable victory.
#Athletics #IndianAthletics #AsianU23 #AthleticsIndia @afiindia
A shocking video from Rudraprayag’s Guptkashi shows furious villagers accusing the local police of actively shielding & protecting liquor smugglers! The situation got so tense that angry locals destroyed smuggled liquor bags right on the spot. Beyond disgusting!
टीकमगढ़ में मिला 10 फीट लंबा 'जम्बूद्वीप' का नक्शा... MP के कोने-कोने से निकल रहीं सदियों पुरानी पांडुलिपियां, बुरहानपुर में मिला 220 साल पुराना ग्रंथ
#MadhyaPradesh#AncientManuscripts
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