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[Joy Bhattacharjya @joybhattacharj]

64 years ago. 5:30 am,October 23rd 1962. Bum La Pass, near Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
Subedar Joginder Singh and 20 soldiers of 1 Sikh were assaulted by two waves of Chinese troops, each 200 strong. They somehow repulsed both and then ran out of ammunition.
The remaining troops, led by Singh, fixed bayonets, charged the Chinese positions and almost broke through before finally being stopped by far superior numbers.
Joginder Singh was martyred and posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra.
In May the next year the Chinese returned his ashes to his battalion.
In October 2020, we finally built a monument to remember him and his troops at Bum La.

[The Paperclip @Paperclip_In]

A young Bengali graduate chases mosquitoes and malaria patients for a British doctor in Calcutta for days, helps crack how malaria spreads, a discovery that changed the fate of civilization, then watches his boss win the Nobel Prize without once saying his name. Thread. 1/22

[Dr. Priyam Bordoloi @DocPriyamMD]

Fever can be useful. A warmer environment can slow the growth of some germs and help certain immune cells work better.

But that extra heat has a price. Your heart beats faster, your body needs more oxygen and you lose more fluid. Someone with heart or lung disease may struggle with that extra strain.

During an infection, a chemical called prostaglandin E2 turns up the setting in the hypothalamus, the brain's thermostat. Paracetamol reduces this signal and helps bring the setting down. Your immune system can still fight an infection at normal body temperature.

We mainly use it to ease headache, body aches and discomfort, so you can rest and drink more comfortably. Reducing the strain of fever can also matter in vulnerable patients.

A comfortable adult doesn't automatically need paracetamol for every mild fever. More fever doesn't necessarily mean better protection.

And feeling cooler doesn't mean the infection is cured. We still need to consider what's causing the fever and whether it needs treatment.

[SheetalArcher @ArcherSheetal]

Started the Asian Para Games with belief. Ended with 2 Golds, 1 Silver, 1 World Record equalled, 2 new World Records, and so much more. 🇮🇳

Through the highs, the pressure, every hurdle, and a journey held together by love that never wavered. ❤️

And at the heart of it all?
iNDIA. Every single time.

Signing off with a full heart. It’s a wrap ♥️

[Supriya Sahu IAS @supriyasahuias]

There is some absolutely wonderful news about the comeback of mangroves around the world. For those who missed the recent news, mangrove forests, once considered among the world’s most threatened coastal ecosystems, are showing signs of recovery.

A study based on four decades of satellite data, published in the journal Science @Sciencemagazine, finds that global mangrove area has shifted from net loss to net gain since around 2010. After decades of losses driven by deforestation and coastal development, mangroves are expanding in many regions, largely through natural regeneration and colonisation of newly formed coastal areas.

Mangrove forests lost nearly 2,900 square kilometres between the 1980s and 2010. Between 2010 and 2023, they regained a net 2,033 square kilometres, leaving an estimated net decline of just 0.5% over the entire study period, a much smaller loss than previously estimated.

Restoration efforts and natural processes are helping this recovery. Mangroves are reclaiming abandoned aquaculture ponds and spreading across coastal mudflats, especially in river deltas where sediment creates favourable growing conditions. These forests protect coastlines, support fisheries and store carbon.

Losses continue in some regions, but this recovery offers real hope. The study’s message is clear, stop deforestation,protect & plant more mangroves #Mangroves #Climatewarriors #climateaction

[The Better India @thebetterindia]

Maharashtra is facing a 10% water cut. But in 2015, when a severe drought pushed farmers into debt and despair, Nana Patekar chose to step in.

He gave up ₹1.5 crore he had saved for a car, helped affected families and later turned that effort into a larger fight for water security.

Scroll down to discover the story behind his decade-long work, and remember the man behind it.

#NanaPatekar #MaharashtraDrought #WaterConservation #NAAMFoundation

[RIP Nana Patekar, Nana Patekar drought relief work, Maharashtra water crisis 2026]

[Alpakanya @Alpakanya]

Indian tourists who were visiting an Indian restaurant in Hanoi, Vietnam were thanked by Israeli tourists for the heroic Flydubai act of Captain Smit. India shining! World is singing his praises, what a proud moment this has been for India 🇮🇳

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

Captain Smit Machchhar is a HERO.

In the face of the gravest danger and despite being seriously injured, he showed immense courage and an unwavering resolve to protect the lives of others.

His valour helped save hundreds of lives and avert a great tragedy.

India is proud of Captain Machchhar.

Praying for his speedy recovery, renewed strength and good health.

[Israel Foreign Ministry @IsraelMFA]

This man is a hero.

Captain Smit Machchhar, the Indian captain of flydubai Flight 1073, fought back after being stabbed in the cockpit.

Despite being severely injured, he managed to unlock the cockpit door - allowing Israeli passengers and the Emirati crew to intervene and save all the passengers.

Together, their extraordinary courage saved 174 lives.

Indian. Israeli. Emirati.

Different nationalities. One extraordinary act of courage. 🇮🇳🇮🇱🇦🇪

We wish Captain Machchhar a full and speedy recovery.

[Yael Bar tur @yaelbt]

The story will not complete for me until the injured Indian pilot is released from the hospital and carried on the shoulders of some random Israelis.

[Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו @netanyahu]

My salute to the Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for his extraordinary bravery.

Despite being stabbed and seriously injured, he fought back, resisted, opened the cockpit door, and enabled passengers and crew to overpower the attacker — preventing a catastrophic mid-air disaster.

He saved the lives of 174 people, including Israeli citizens and other nationals.

I wish Captain Machchhar a speedy and full recovery.

He is a true hero.

[Nikhil saini @iNikhilsaini]

Best video to start the day ❤️A newly married couple in Bhatiyat, Chamba, risked their own safety to save a young biker who was stuck in a flash flood. It was literally a matter of seconds before he could have been swept away.The newlywed bride gave her dupatta, and together the couple pulled him to safety.

[Aviator Anil Chopra @Chopsyturvey]

Come September musical cover on Veena by Bhagyalakshmi. Awesome!

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Extremely severe extinction events happen every 100M years or so and just switching to sustainable energy will not be enough to stop them.

Space satellites to control temperature and massive geo-engineering will be needed or it will be game over.

https://t.co/y4QwutjXce

[ashok mohapatra @ashscribe]

@_AnsumanRath With a pout

[Tukaram Mundhe @Tukaram_IndIAS]

Why doing the right thing becomes exceptional ?
Public service is about having the courage to put public interest above self interest, commitment above comfort.
#TukaramMundhe

What stops babus from being Tukaram Mundhe or Ashok Khemka? - India Today https://t.co/42qmP55A48

[Dr Sruti Mohapatra @sruti_mohapatra]

This Independence Day, I am thinking about freedom, not only as the freedom of a nation, but as the freedom of every citizen to live, participate and belong.
Yesterday, I had the honour of receiving the Javed Abidi Public Policy Award for Universal Design. It brought back many memories of Javed. Javed was not merely an advocate. He was a force. A passionate man with a missionary zeal. He led the disability rights movement with the conviction that accessibility is not charity, inclusion is not benevolence, and rights are not something to be requested politely.
Rights have to be claimed. Systems have to change.
My own journey began not in a policy office, but with an accident that changed my life. At 22, instead of joining the bureaucracy, I suddenly found myself rejected by the "babus" as a road accident left me with a spinal cord injury and as a wheelchair user. I was rejected and excluded by society too.
I discovered, very painfully, that the greatest barriers in my life were not my disability or my body. They were attitudes, attitudes that created inaccessible institutions, limiting assumptions and policies that simply did not see me.
It left me with a question that has guided my life: Why should anyone have to fight every day to move out of the house, learn, work, travel, participate and simply belong?
That question led to Swabhiman. And that question also led me to https://t.co/Lrg4Tp36Eo led me to work for inclusive education, accessibility, disability rights, better policies, visibility in our population data and, above all, a society where disability is not pushed to the margins of welfare but placed at the centre of rights, development and governance.
India won freedom 79 years ago. But the journey towards a truly free India struggles. True freedom is achieved when no citizen is invisible, excluded or left behind.
A truly independent India is one where every person, regardless of disability, can live with dignity, equality and opportunity.
Where public spaces are designed for everyone.
Where education is inclusive by default.
Where technology opens doors rather than creates barriers.
Where policies see every citizen.
Where difference is not a reason for exclusion, but celebrated as part of the diversity of India.
Javed would probably have celebrated today with us, and then asked the inevitable question: “Now tell me Sruti, what next?”
So, on this Independence Day Javed, the question should no longer be:
“How do we make this accessible for persons with disabilities?"
The question must begin with:
“Why is it not designed for everyone in the first place?”
That is the spirit of inclusion by default. Because accessibility is not an afterthought. It is the foundation of equality.
This Independence Day, let us build an India where every citizen, divyang or not, can live with dignity, equality and opportunity. True freedom is achieved when no one is invisible, excluded or left behind.
Jai Hind.
#freedom #swabhimanbhubaneswar #inclusion #accessibility #disability

[ashok mohapatra @ashscribe]

@kumariika @sricharan53 Deepest condolences. May his soul rest in peace🙏

[Supriya Sahu IAS @supriyasahuias]

Zero deaths. That is the mission.
A dedicated team of forest officers, patrolling staff, loco pilots, drone operators and control centre monitors works round the clock at Tamil Nadu’s AI-powered Elephant Control and Command Centre in Madukkarai in Coimbatore to keep elephants safe. In just over two and a half years, the system has facilitated around 9,481 safe elephant crossings ensuring Zero elephant deaths on Railway Tracks, demonstrating how technology, human vigilance and teamwork can come together to protect wildlife.

The system has generated more than 7,116 real-time alerts for railway authorities and loco pilots, leading to 3,821 instances where trains were slowed down or stopped to allow elephants to cross safely. Beyond elephants, the system has also detected deer, gaurs and leopards, creating a comprehensive AI-enabled wildlife monitoring network. The Government of Tamil Nadu continues to strengthen the system. AI-powered drones have been deployed for wider landscape surveillance, extending monitoring beyond fixed thermal cameras and providing real-time situational awareness of elephant movements.

No system can ever be perfect, and the worry never really goes away. But we must keep learning, improving and doing better. A big shoutout to these unsung heroes whose constant vigilance, dedication and hard work make this possible.
#AIMadukkarai #AIForWildlife #Elephants #WildlifeConservation

[THE SKIN DOCTOR @theskindoctor13]

A daycare employee at Capgemini's Bengaluru campus couldn't bear the abuse of the kids at the centre.

She reported it to supervisor, but instead of taking action, they fired her. She then became a whistleblower and leaked videos that exposed the abuse.

In the videos, toddlers were made to sit inside the drum of a front-loading washing machine, had water sprayed into their mouths using a toilet jet spray, were locked inside bathrooms, and were forced into narrow, water-filled pipes to frighten them. The videos triggered outrage, forcing authorities to act.

Today, according to media reports, the police have arrested the whistleblower only for allegedly "leaking sensitive videos." Lol! What a system! A poor woman with a clear conscience stood up to the powerful and went public, not for personal gain or with any malicious intent, but solely to protect those children. And she's the one who gets arrested.