Saili Chavan

[Ritika Chopra @RitikaChopra__]

The Election Commission of India is under fire like never before.

The SIR has struck 13 crore names off draft rolls, putting the EC at the centre of intense public debate over its role in deciding who gets to vote — and who doesn’t.

HOWEVER, what nobody knew: through that same period, some of the sharpest questions were being asked from inside.

Out today, after months of work. Our #ExpressInvestigation 🧵
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[Mr B @maddyb65]

What an absolute cracker of a report...
Just facts, no drama or exaggeration, and goosebumps at the end! 🙌

Another fact- No Indian media person can ever ever match this...

[Abhijeet Dipke @abhijeet_dipke]

Thank you, Hon’ble CJI. Without you, this wouldn’t have been possible.

Big hug❤️

[Korah Abraham @thekorahabraham]

Banger headline!

[EpicCommentsTelugu @EpicCmntsTelugu]

A physics teacher at Jantar Mantar:

If a body is at rest, it is necessary to apply an external force to move it.

[Supriya Sharma @sharmasupriya]

Correction: This morning, for the first time, the government engaged with the protestors after steadfastly ignoring students' demands for accountability.

[Vistaar News @VistaarNews]

'लड़कियों पर पुरुष पुलिसकर्मियों ने...'- प्रदर्शन के बीच अभिजीत
दीपके का बड़ा दावा!

#CJPProtest #SonamWangchuk | संसद मार्च | दिल्ली पुलिस | संसद भवन | Dharmendra Pradhan | Constitution

[Saili Chavan @SailiChavan]

A pied-à-terre tax would target non-primary residences above a high threshold and that are vacant or infrequently occupied luxury properties. It would affect only a tiny segment of elite property owners while generating substantial municipal revenues.

https://t.co/VnhONMi6YE

[Mr Sharma @sharma_views]

THIS IS WHAT HUMILITY LOOKS LIKE 🔥

Sonam Wangchuk corrects the crowd after they start demanding an Education Minister like him.

He says: I don’t like this. I don’t want to become Education Minister. This movement is not about replacing someone and taking their chair.

This is not a political platform. This is an awakening.

The youth should lead. People like me are only here to guide and stand with them.

That is the difference.

[Varun Guru @iamvarunguru]

Three 16 year old Indian students can remove microplastics from water using tamarind seeds.

And they've received a $12,500 grant from The Earth Prize to develop this solution.

How did they do it?

Tamarind seeds have something called polysaccharide - which is a sticky compound that can natural polymer. Kinda like a plant-based glue.

This glue when mixed with water can pull out microplastics and clump them together.

And these kids are using the same principle to develop their product called "Plas-Stick" - which is just this power made from waste tamarind seeds.

Now, "Plas-Stick" is still in its developmental stage and there is a lot that needs to be done before it can be scaled.

But if they pull this off - we could have a simple, biodegradable and scalable solution to purify water for billions of people in the world.

And that's something.

Kudos to Vivaan Chhawchharia, Ariana Agarwal, and Avyana Mehta.

P.S. Video and Picture taken from @TheEarthPrize

[Saili Chavan @SailiChavan]

'Everyone is worried about the world warming up...just not our politicians. Because apparently they have comfortable cars, homes and well...an onion in their pockets.'

#heatwave

https://t.co/CIIKH2eJEQ

[Jivika ☮️🕊️🌻 @jivikau]

महाराष्ट्रात पाठीला कणा आणि डोक्यात अंधभक्ती नसणाऱ्या अशा अनेक रीलस्टार्स/influencers ची गरज आहे.
गेल्या 2 वर्षात सातत्याने कोकणातले नागरिक रस्त्यावर उतरून त्यांचे प्रश्न उपस्थित करत आहेत. आणि ते आपल्यापर्यंत बहुदा influencers मार्फतच पोहचत आहे.
#कोकण

[Saili Chavan @SailiChavan]

Progressive #wealthtax imposed on the top 1,688 ultra-rich individuals in the country could generate more than Rs 10 lakh crore for welfare.

#Inequality

https://t.co/TDbKqepFH8

[Namdev Katkar @namdevwrites]

डॉ. श्रीराम लागूंच्या एका भाषणातील अगदी दोन मिनिटांचा हा अंश. आवर्जून ऐका. बुद्धिप्रामाण्यवाद म्हणजे काय, यावर अगदी सोप्या शब्दात सांगितलंय. आजच्या महाराष्ट्राला या शब्दांची प्रचंड गरज आहे.

[Ayushi Mona Singh @TheMonaFactor]

Half of the crowd we see in cafes is because we don't have investment or maintenance of public library infrastructure in India.

[Saili Chavan @SailiChavan]

'या घटना वर्चस्ववादी पुरुषसत्तेच्या पोटातून जन्माला आल्या आणि त्याच व्यवस्थेच्या मातीत गाडल्या गेल्या… जात आहेत'

#EpsteinFiles

https://t.co/stjW5jYsdt

[Saili Chavan @SailiChavan]

'त्यांना विचारून कुणी युद्ध करत नाही, पण युद्ध म्हटले की सगळ्यात जास्त भरडल्या जातात त्या स्त्रिया आणि त्यांच्यासह लहान मुले. मात्र ‘युद्धस्य कथा रम्या’ म्हणणार्‍यांच्या गोष्टींमध्ये त्यांना कणभरही जागा नसते हे समजण्यासारखे आहे.'

https://t.co/csb9DRYREK

[Saili Chavan @SailiChavan]

"प्रकल्पासाठी जी काही उठाठेव करण्याचे प्रयत्न झाले, ते पाहता ही चराचर सृष्टी आपणच निर्माण केली असून ती आपल्याच मर्जीप्रमाणे चालणार असा सरकारला ठाम विश्वास असल्याचे दिसते."
#NicobarProject

https://t.co/fxov1qY1XF

[Sukanya Shantha @sukanyashantha]

Once in a while, one gets to write positive stories around caste too :)

Here is an inspiring story from Saundala village in Nevasa taluka of Ahilyanagar district, Maharashtra, which recently passed a historic resolution to declare itself caste-free.

https://t.co/mat6YwI2rP