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The Commonwealth Games is becoming a daily roll-call of young Indians who have emerged from unimaginable hardship & horrors to win gold.
Look at 23-year-old judoka Asmita Dey, who is now the first Indian to win Commonwealth Games gold in the women’s 48kg category.
7 months ago, she lost her father to a brain stroke. A bicycle mechanic who earned barely ₹300 a day, he raised his family in a mud house in a small village in Tripura. When a knee injury threatened Asmita’s career, he found the money to take her to Delhi for treatment.
Even as the family mourned, Asmita’s mother urged her daughter to return to training, believing that abandoning the dream would betray everything her father had sacrificed for.
She now stands on top of the Commonwealth Games podium with a gold medal around her neck.
He's Tukaram Mundhe, a 2005-batch IAS from Maharashtra.
Over the last few weeks, you might have heard his name. That is because he was recently appointed Commissioner of State’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Since taking charge, the FDA has been on an absolute warpath, raiding illegal, fake, synthetic, and adulterated products. From synthetic milk networks and adulterated paneer to illegal gutkha and unhygienic eateries, nothing has escaped his radar.
Mundhe has made it clear that even the most famous names will not get a free pass. His department shocked Mumbai by suspending the food licenses of iconic establishments, such as the 73-year-old Marine Drive ice cream parlor K. Rustom & Co., alongside famous eateries like Shalimar Hospitality, Noor Mohammadi Hotel, and Rahmaniya Restaurant, after surprise inspections uncovered severe hygiene violations, including live pests and expired ingredients.
Such is the fear of his crackdowns that, just two days ago, dairy farmers were caught on video spilling hundreds of liters of synthetic milk after rumors of an impending FDA raid spread.
This is his 25th transfer in a 21-year career, a testament to his refusal to bend to political pressure. It makes you wonder: if just one IAS officer can bring about so much change, where would our country be if every bureaucrat were as uncompromising and proactive as him?
India has been consistently warming up. Decade after decade, temperatures have been rising, and this is a one-way journey unless humanity makes a dramatic course correction.
All the heatwave deaths that are in the news are the result of this relentless warming. You will see a lot of numbers floating around, especially the recent viral study that a single day of extreme heat causes roughly 3,400 excess deaths across India, and a five-day heatwave nearly 30,000. But the truth is, we still don’t have good statistics on how many Indians are losing their lives because of heatwaves.
What we do know is this: a vast majority of Indian employment is still informal. The number of people employed in agriculture, construction, gig work, and other outdoor work remains disproportionately high. We have come a long way, but this is still the reality for a very large number of Indians.
For many Indians, staying indoors when temperatures rise is simply not a luxury they can afford. There is also a deep inequality in access to cooling. Yes, the fact that almost all of India has been electrified is a genuine achievement. But access to air coolers, let alone air conditioners, is still low and mostly concentrated among people with higher incomes. Fans only do so much when the heat is this brutal.
This is the inequality of heat. People with good incomes can afford coolers and ACs. They can work from home and can avoid the worst hours of the day. But this is a small subset of India.
Remember, more than 40% of Indians are still employed in agriculture, even though agriculture’s share of India’s GDP has consistently declined. These are the real Indians who will be most affected by rising temperatures. Many of the regions most exposed to climatic shocks like El Niño and heatwaves are also among the poorer regions of northern India.
So the people who will be hit the hardest by rising temperatures are the poorest Indians, across regions that are yet to see real prosperity.
Sadly, this is a systemic crisis. Individual actions help, but they are not enough. We need collective action, not just at a country level, but at a global level. Climate change is not an Indian problem but a global problem.
That said, there are still some low-hanging fruits that can start making a difference.
There is a lot of debate and controversy over India’s forest cover and whether it has increased or decreased. But when it comes to cities, we can see the loss of green cover firsthand. Trees are cut to make way for roads, houses, flyovers, and buildings. Whatever few trees remain are often trapped under pavements and concrete. This weakens them. This is one reason why trees often fall even after moderate rains.
If you have space, you can plant native species like neem, moringa, jamun, amla, and curry leaves. These trees have deep roots and can survive better. People often avoid planting trees because they worry that the roots will damage the foundations of their homes. But in many cases, this fear is overstated.
These are small things which help.
But as depressing as it sounds, this problem ultimately needs systemic, collective action at a global level. And judging by the way the world is heading, it is very hard to have hope.
Rising temperatures are a serious challenge. They don’t have easy explanations, and they definitely don’t have easy solutions.
Update -
Still no Electricity in our area, more than 12 hours have passed, no communication with the Serampore Electricity office of @WBSEDCL1
Whether the Workers on the Ground are not able to understand the problem or they are being Restrained
From doing their duty,
Frequent power cuts & severe voltage fluctuations disrupting Daily Routine of the people.
No power from 3:45AM, very very poor Service from @WBSEDCL1
Near Rishra Sanskar Bharati School, 712249
Request immediate intervention & repair.
@SuvenduWB@paulagnimitra1@narendramodi
Frequent power cuts & severe voltage fluctuations disrupting Daily Routine of the people.
No power from 3:45AM, very very poor Service from @WBSEDCL1
Near Rishra Sanskar Bharati School, 712249
Request immediate intervention & repair.
@SuvenduWB@paulagnimitra1@narendramodi
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2025 continues to deliver legendary sporting moments! 💫
And now, South Africa adds their name to this unforgettable year. 🏆
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🚨 2025 IS THE YEAR OF NEW CHAMPIONS 🚨
- Hobart Hurricanes won BBL after 13 Years.
- Tottenham Hotspurs won Europa Cup after 17 Years.
- Bologna FC won Coppa Italia after 51 Years.
- Newcastle won Carabao Cup after 70 years.
Crystal palace won FA Cup after 119 Years.
Paris Saint Germain won Champions League in first time in History.
- RCB won IPL Trophy after 18 Years.
- South Africa won ICC Trophy after 27 Years.