Drove on the Mumbai Nagpur Samruddhi Mahamarg today. Excellent road alignment and bridges and tunnels, signages, ramps - but new roads in India aren't able to get the road surfaces right. Way too much vertical movement and road noise. Same is the case with the Mumbai Pune Expressway, new widened sections of national highways, random new concrete roads across the city.
Do we wait another generation for decent road surfaces - like we waited multiple generations for basic highway infrastructure? It's disheartening if after all the will and money spent on acquiring land, building the roads, the government stops short of providing a smooth road top to drive on. It's 95% there - but this IS NOT world class infrastructure as is often claimed.
@Dev_Fadnavis@CMOMaharashtra@nitin_gadkari
At CSIA T2 on 18 Oct. 2 customs officers at green channel across baggage belts 7/8 busy gossiping and giggling (22.40hrs) while X-ray belts kept rolling. None looked at their screens. Why even bother? Stellar vigilance. 👏
@FinMinIndia@nsitharaman@cbic_india@mumbaicus3
For the umpteenth time @Starbucks. Stop fucking with our iced drinks by serving them in paper cups. You can taste the cardboard-y lid on this one with every sip. This is across all outlets at the SeaTac airport. Extremely disappointing.
@PranavSrivast17 @worlds_affairs Politically? Sardar Patel. Civilizationally? Well it was always one. And I don't make claims to full knowledge, anyone who does is bluffing. But at least I know better than to simp for a man who's been deified far beyond his real weight class.
@PetroleumMin And, rightfully done. Just gotta move the Bhagat Singh pic up a little, then Netaji pic up a little too, and then push that guy down out of the pic.
Finally recognizing the true heroes. My country's getting there, slowly but surely.
Been following Modi's speeches every year on the 15th of August. This was the most enthused and aggressive I've seen him. What a speech. The guy lives आपदा में अवसर. #IndependenceDay
@aravind Disagree. Even casual, candid shots from the past show people far better dressed and groomed than today’s random snaps. No handheld devices back then, sure - but there was a stronger sense of style. That’s gone. The explanation IS simple.
@tushar15 While your logic is off here, Rahul Gandhi meeting anyone sane is an insult in itself - so yes, in a roundabout way, the Israeli ambassador was right to call out Priyanka. XD
@LiveLawIndia Another reason to reform the judiciary and end this menace.
So many things to fight for, and the opposition is busy fear mongering on baseless shit.
Tyrannical judiciary, spineless government, and hopeless opposition. India's tragic trifecta.
@gemsofbabus_ We had it right once, white for lanes and yellow for dividers. I remember some old roads in my city doing it spot on.
And then 1.4B people woke up and just forgot about it. Easily my biggest pet peeve about new Indian roads.
Ordered a TV on Prime Day, delivery failed. Had to reorder at a higher price. Rep promised a refund for the difference, refunded part, then stopped at $1.51 due to “system limits.” And, then told me to return the TV itself if I want a full fix. Seriously @AmazonHelp?
@milinddeora@MoHFW_INDIA@fssaiindia@narendramodi ✅Make it mandatory to list ingredients, calories and macros on all that's served at restaurants or thelas.
✅Make it a requirement to get FSSAI approvals.
❌Don't make it an avenue for extracting bribes when businesses don't comply or make false claims.
Walking a tight rope.