Shankar Sivan

Building Welfund, clean energy & sustainability enthusiast, practitioner of Heartfulness meditation, options trader

[Krishna Yadav @Control_Krishna]

Ragebait: Final Boss 🗿

Congress Posted this on Insta 😭

[Shashank @Shashankmsdian]

Seeing Rahane cry in his retirement video hit hard. He was always so calm.

Thank you for everything, Jinx. 🥹♥️

[Uday Kotak @udaykotak]

Achilles heel for global finance is US bond yield. 10 year crossed 4.70% and 30 year 5.20%, despite Fed rates being on hold. The new Chair Kevin Warsh believes in smaller Fed balance sheet. That shrinks liquidity. Players may take note of the new conductor of markets symphony.

[Nithin Kamath @Nithin0dha]

My biggest nightmare as a broker is what’s happening in the Korean markets right now. The source of my nightmare is the way our MTF book has been growing along with the industry as a whole. In terms of pure risk, MTF is by far the biggest risk we have taken since we started in 2010.

More specifically, the risk lies in our ₹9,000-crore book: at least half of it is in non-F&O stocks, which can hit lower circuits every day without offering an exit.

The problem with Korea is the one-way rally. When markets go up so sharply, leverage builds up because collateral values increase, leading to more borrowing and so on. The second layer of risk comes from the derivatives complex and leveraged ETFs, which further exacerbate moves on both the upside and downside.

When the markets fall, things get really ugly. The first leg of selling tends to be small, but as collateral and margin values drop, margin calls increase, leading to forced selling. Forced unwinding from leveraged ETFs makes this worse, and this downside move becomes a self-reinforcing loop until things stabilize.

Btw, MTF became popular only in the last 3–4 years, and we really haven’t seen a sharp market crash similar to the KOSPI since COVID. Even though MTF as a percentage of market cap is small, if the Indian markets were to fall sharply, it would cause severe sell-offs across many small- and mid-cap stocks. Brokers today typically provide MTF on ~1,500 stocks. 😬

Luckily, thanks to SEBI, we've avoided the worst excesses that typically arise from unchecked leverage.

Btw, my colleague @prayagverma maintains a site with really good market stats, including MTF, here: https://t.co/uRJrvOvbHK

[Chennai Updates @UpdatesChennai]

Live demonstration of an AI-powered, truck-mounted machine that clears manhole blockages without requiring human entry. TN needs this across its cities given the high amount of accidents & deaths... @CMOTamilnadu 🙏

[David J Harris Jr @DavidJHarrisJr]

🚨BREAKING: A revolutionary new cancer treatment called Histotripsy is showing incredible promise by literally liquefying tumors using focused sound waves—no surgery, no chemo, and no radiation needed.

Developed by pioneers Dr. Zhen Xu and the late Dr. Charles Cain at the University of Michigan, this FDA-approved technology is now being used at leading hospitals like Johns Hopkins and the Cleveland Clinic.

How it works:
- A robotic arm delivers precise high-intensity ultrasound waves straight to the tumor.
- These waves create tiny gas bubbles inside cancer cells that rapidly expand and collapse.
- The mechanical force destroys the tumor cells, turning the mass into liquid debris that the body naturally clears away.
- It also appears to stimulate the immune system to better recognize and attack remaining cancer cells.
- Because it relies on mechanical disruption rather than heat or radiation, it spares healthy surrounding tissue.

Patients often undergo the quick outpatient procedure and go home the same day. It is currently treating liver tumors, with trials expanding to kidney and brain cancers.

This could be a game-changer in the fight against cancer.

[☔ @Whotfismick]

when you take a nap so good you thought you missed the school bus but it's sunday and you're 41

[Boys™ @boyspage1]

Bro invented something new…!

[mcgill_medicines @mcgillmedicines]

🚨 BREAKING NEWS
A new cancer protocol using Ivermectin, Ketogenic Diet, Fasting & Fenbendazole was published September 2024.

Peer-reviewed. Published. Real.

The 7 Therapeutic Hybrid Model for Cancer Treatment:
💊 Vitamin C, D, Zinc

💊 Ivermectin

💊 Fenbendazole, Mebendazole & DON (Glutamine antagonist)

🥩 Fasting + Ketogenic Diet + Ketone Metabolic Therapy

🏃 Press Pulse Therapy, Endurance Exercise, Hyperbaric Oxygen

🧠 Methylene Blue, CoQ10, Niacin, Magnesium, Vitamin E

(Yes, all 7 are in the protocol – with exact dosages)

The rule:
Follow for at least 12 weeks.
Doesn't matter what cancer you have.

Why haven't you heard this on the news?
Because it's generic. Off-patent. Unprofitable.

Big Pharma doesn't make money from this.

You do the math. 💰

[TN Industrial & Investment Updates @TnInvestment]

🚨CMDA approves 17 high-rise projects

Barely a month after #TVKVijay‌ Govt takes over , #Chennai Metropolitan Development authority (#CMDA) approves 17 high-rise building proposals

- New Govt changes earlier rule of approval required by committee headed by State Minister

#TamilNadu | #TVKVijay‌HQ

[Dr. Zakaria MD @ZakariaMDv3]

She was sent to hospice to die. 😔
A 60-something woman from Nebraska. Stage 4 lung cancer. Both lungs. Bones. Inoperable.

Originally diagnosed in 2020. Chemo. Radiation. 18 months of remission.

Then it came back. Aggressive. Metastatic. Everywhere.

She tried Keytruda – didn't work. Then carboplatin and Alimta – toxicity after the first cycle.

Her oncologist said: "There's nothing left."

Hospice. That was the plan.

Her daughter refused to accept that.
She reached out to me. Desperate. Scared. Looking for anything.

We started a protocol right away:

Ivermectin – 1mg/kg/day

Fenbendazole – 888mg/day

Melatonin – 300mg/day

CBD Oil – 50mg/day

One month later… everything changed.
The oncologist called them in for a scan review.

He pointed to her shoulder – where a very large spot had been.

"It's not lit up at all for cancer."

He checked the other two spots.

"They're still there – but they haven't grown."

Then he said something that made her daughter's jaw drop:

"We're not putting her on hospice. We'll rescan in 3 months. Keep doing what you're doing."

Here's the kicker:
He never asked what she was taking.

Didn't care to find out what saved his patient from hospice.

Just told her to keep doing it.

That's the state of Oncology in 2025.
Some of the worst oncologists in the world. The same ones who got their 8th mRNA booster and still lecture you about how Ivermectin "doesn't work for cancer."

Meanwhile, a woman in Nebraska is still alive.

Because her daughter didn't give up.

Because she tried something different.

Because a cheap, repurposed drug gave her a second chance.

This isn't a theory.
This is a real story. A real woman. A real family.

And it's happening more and more every day

[The Better India @thebetterindia]

When rain falls, most of it disappears into drains.

But in one district, it began flowing back into the earth.

IAS officer Prathap M, the son of a farmer from Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, grew up understanding the value of water.

As the first graduate in his family, he once cycled kilometres to school with a dream of serving society. Years later, that dream took shape through a simple but powerful idea.

Instead of sealing abandoned borewells, his administration converted over 1,200 unused borewells into rainwater-harvesting recharge structures, allowing monsoon water to seep back into underground aquifers.

The result was visible after just one monsoon.

Groundwater levels reportedly rose by 5 to 10 feet in several areas, helping revive wells and support farming communities.

Sometimes, saving water does not require new resources. It requires reimagining what already exists.

#WaterConservation #RainwaterHarvesting #GroundwaterRecharge

[IAS officer Prathap M, rainwater harvesting, abandoned borewell conversion, water conservation, Tamil Nadu]

[Siddaramaiah @siddaramaiah]

ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ ಇಂದು ಕಲುಷಿತಗೊಂಡಿರುವುದರಿಂದ 2028ರ ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಚುನಾವಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಾನು ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಆದರೆ, ಸಕ್ರಿಯ ರಾಜಕಾರಣದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದು, ಜನರ ಕಷ್ಟ, ಸುಖಗಳಿಗೆ ಧ್ವನಿಯಾಗಿ ನಿಲ್ಲುತ್ತೇನೆ.

ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ ಚುನಾವಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿಸುವಂತೆ ವರುಣ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದ ಜನರು ಒತ್ತಾಯಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಆದರೆ ನಾನು ಇನ್ನು ಮುಂದೆ ಯಾವುದೇ ಚುನಾವಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿಸಬಾರದು ಅಂದುಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಈ ಹಿಂದೆ ಚುನಾವಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧೆ ಮಾಡಿದಾಗ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದ ಜನರೇ ನಮಗೆ ದುಡ್ಡುಕೊಟ್ಟು ಗೆಲ್ಲಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಬರುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು. ಆದರೆ, ಇಂದು ಅಂತಹ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಇಲ್ಲ.

ಈಗ ನನಗೆ 79 ವರ್ಷ. ನಮ್ಮ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಅವಧಿ ಇನ್ನು ಒಂದೂವರೆ ವರ್ಷ ಇದೆ. ಆಗ ನನಗೆ 81-82 ವರ್ಷವಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ. ಈಗಿನಂತೆ ಆರೋಗ್ಯವೂ ಸದೃಢವಾಗಿ ಇರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಹಿಂದಿನಂತೆ ಉತ್ಸಾಹದಿಂದ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.

2028ರ ವೇಳೆಗೆ ನನಗೆ 82 ವರ್ಷವಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ. ಆಗ ನನ್ನ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಜೀವನಕ್ಕೆ 50 ವರ್ಷಗಳು ಪೂರ್ಣಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ. 1978ರಲ್ಲಿ ನಾನು ತಾಲೂಕು ಮಂಡಳಿ ಸದಸ್ಯನಾಗಿ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಜೀವನ ಆರಂಭಿಸಿದ್ದೆ. ಸೋಲು - ಗೆಲುವು ಎಲ್ಲವನ್ನೂ ಕಂಡಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಆದರೆ ನಂಬಿದ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತಕ್ಕೆ ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ನಡೆದಿಲ್ಲ, ಆತ್ಮಸಾಕ್ಷಿಗೆ ದ್ರೋಹ ಬಗೆದಿಲ್ಲ ಎನ್ನುವ ಸಂತೃಪ್ತಿ ನನಗಿದೆ.

ಚುನಾವಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿಸಿದರೆ ನಾವು ಜನರಿಗೆ ದುಡ್ಡುಕೊಡಬೇಕಾದ ಕಾಲ ಬಂದಿದೆ. ಇಂದು ರಾಜಕಾರಣ ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಕಲುಷಿತವಾಗಿದೆ. ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಉಳಿಗಾಲ್ಲವಿಲ್ಲದಂತಾಗಿದೆ. ಈ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಂದಿನ ಚುನಾವಣೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನಾನು ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ ಎನ್ನುವ ನಿರ್ಧಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದಿದ್ದೇನೆ.

ಐದು ದಶಕಗಳ ಕಾಲ ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಜನತೆ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ತಮ್ಮಲ್ಲೊಬ್ಬ ಎಂಬಂತೆ ಕಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ, ಪ್ರೀತಿಯಿಂದ ಸಲಹಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಈ ಋಣಭಾರ ನನ್ನ ಮೇಲಿದೆ. ಹೀಗಾಗಿ ನನ್ನ ಮುಂದಿನ ಜೀವನ ಸಹ ಜನಸೇವೆಗೆ ಮುಡಿಪಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ.

- ಮಂಡ್ಯ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಕೆ.ಆರ್.ಪೇಟೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಶನಿವಾರ ಆಯೋಜಿಸಿದ್ದ ಖಾಸಗಿ ಸಮಾರಂಭವೊಂದರಲ್ಲಿ ಪಾಲ್ಗೊಂಡು, ಮಾತನಾಡಿದೆ

[Deepak K Viswanathan @DeepakVisva]

Innovation doesn’t always begin in billion-dollar labs. India’s next breakthrough won’t come from memorizing textbooks. It’ll come from garages, bedrooms, maker spaces, and young minds that refuse to stop building.

[The Kaipullai @thekaipullai]

On this auspicious day of Ashada Ekadashi, I am very happy to announce the launch of my humble attempt to make history interesting.

https://t.co/SGfD2ebBpO

The idea is actually very very simple

You go to the site, select a year, and It will show you who ruled which part of India at that point in time.

[I’m Li @DailyReviever]

Simple English No Bhakwas.!!

[The Khel India @TheKhelIndia]

FIRST MEDAL FOR INDIA AT CWG 2026 🇮🇳

- Jhanu Kumar won Bronze in Men’s Heavyweight Category of Para Powerlifting 🥉

[Daaji - Kamlesh Patel @kamleshdaaji]

Real success is not found in possessions but in contentment. When you can feel complete even with less, you have discovered the deepest form of success.

#DaajisTravelDiaries #HongKong #Quotes

[Parimal @Fintech03]

The internet was busy debating jantar Mantar & a quiet facility in India witnessed something straight out of science fiction. An engine fired up. But it did not hum & it did not roar like a normal jet.

It detonated. Continuous supersonic shockwaves raced around a circular chamber 1000s of times/sec, harnessing controlled explosions to generate thrust.

The startup D-Propulse just gave the world a sneak peek of their air-breathing Rotating Detonation Engine (RDE) with an integrated aerospike nozzle.

Every jet engine on a commercial airliner, every fighter jet & every rocket we have ever seen operates on deflagration. We mix fuel with air/oxygen, ignite it & it burns relatively slowly at subsonic speeds. It is effective, but humanity has pushed this tech to its absolute physical limits.

RDEs throw that century-old playbook into the fire. Instead of burning fuel smoothly, an RDE explodes it intentionally. A continuous detonation wave sweeps around an annular (ring-shaped) channel at supersonic speeds, reaching over 2000 m/s. This is called Pressure-Gain Combustion.

It extracts 15-25% more thermal efficiency out of the exact same amount of fuel. In the world of high-speed flight, a 25% jump in efficiency is a completely different league.

Why this Matters for India?

For decades, the narrative surrounding Indian engineering was tied to catching up on legacy systems, spending billions trying to replicate 1970s turbofan engine metallurgy/importing critical defense tech.

D-Propulse is proving that India does not need to play catch-up anymore.

By leapfrogging straight to Pressure-Gain Combustion, an Indian deep-tech startup, guided by veteran scientists & built by young engineers is standing on the frontlines alongside research labs in the US, Japan & China.

Imagine hypersonic cruise missiles, ultra-long-range combat drones & spaceplanes that do not need heavy, complex moving turbopumps to break speed records. That is the realm this technology unlocks.

The future does not belong to those who build better versions of old machines. It belongs to those who rewrite the physics of how machines work.

[Daaji - Kamlesh Patel @kamleshdaaji]

My second Guide, beloved Chariji Maharaj, often compared life to a school where invaluable lessons are imparted. This beautifully reflects the understanding that every experience has a purpose. Seen through this lens, we begin to appreciate the significance of all that we encounter and cultivate gratitude, knowing that each experience contributes to the evolution of our consciousness.

The cultivation of gratitude marks a profound inner transformation, a shift from merely being a receiver to becoming a giver. In this lies the true evolution and essence of gratitude.

On the occasion of his 99th Birth Anniversary, I offer my heartfelt greetings to all. Let us honour Chariji Maharaj's legacy by imbibing his timeless teachings and making his life an enduring lesson, one that inspires us to live with gratitude, simplicity, humility, and love.

#Heartfulness #CharijiMaharaj