B. V. Ravi Prakash Reddy

Scientist, ANGRAU

[Saketh R @saketh1998]

Here is how changing the denominator completely changes the GDP growth story.

Officially reported numbers:

- Q1 FY2025–26 nominal GDP: ₹86.05 lakh crore
- Q1 FY2026–27 nominal GDP: ₹88.27 lakh crore
- Growth: 2.6%

But after introducing a new methodology, the government revised last year’s GDP from ₹86.05 lakh crore to ₹80 lakh crore.

Revised calculation

- Revised Q1 FY2025–26 GDP: ₹80 lakh crore
- Q1 FY2026–27 GDP: ₹88.27 lakh crore
- Reported nominal growth: 10.3%

The current GDP number did not change. The denominator was reduced, and the reported growth rate automatically increased.

[Surbhi Chaudhary @LuckyGoliyan]

These passive income creators are lying to you.
I watched 100 videos, Here’s the brutal truth they never show
They promise you 6 magical methods:
→ Write a book
→ YouTube/Instagram
→ Sell digital products
→ Blogging
→ Dividend stocks
→ Rental income

Sounds amazing right?

Let’s destroy each one with real math.

📚 Write a book

What they say:
‘Write once. Earn forever.’

The real math:
→ Book price: ₹350
→ Your royalty: 10% = ₹35 per book
→ To earn ₹50k/month = need 1,428 sales every month

Less than 1% of all Indian books sell that much.

What they don’t tell you:
Without a massive audience already following you
your book earns ₹0.

📱 YouTube and Instagram

What they say:
‘Create once. Earn forever.’

The real math per post:
→ Research: 2-4 hours
→ Script: 1 hour
→ Design: 2 hours
→ SEO: 1 hour
→ Total: 4-5 hours per post

Algorithm changes daily.
Competition grows daily.
Income is never guaranteed.

This is a full time job.
Not passive income.

💻 Selling digital products

What they say:
‘Create once. Sell forever.’

What actually happens:
→ Paid ads needed daily
→ Competitors copy your product in weeks
→ Ad costs increase over time
→ Constant A/B testing required
→ Refund requests daily

Can it become a real business? Yes.
Is it passive? Absolutely not.

Now the real math they NEVER show 👇

To earn ₹50,000/month passively:

→ Dividend stocks: Need ₹4-6 CRORE corpus
→ Fixed income MIS: Need ₹81 lakh minimum
→ Rental income: Need crores + tenants + maintenance daily

These creators show 25 year olds earning passive income from dividends.

The math is literally impossible without inherited wealth.

And here’s the real trap nobody talks about 👇

Person watches passive income reel
→ Gets excited
→ Tries YouTube — fails
→ Tries digital products — loses ₹50,000
→ Panics
→ Tries intraday trading to recover
→ Tries F&O
→ Tries forex
→ Loses everything

The passive income chase doesn’t just waste your time.

It actively destroys your wealth.

So what actually works?

The boring truth:

Step 1️⃣ Health insurance first
Medical emergency = instant wealth destroyer

Step 2️⃣ Skill up at work
Double your salary from ₹50k to ₹1 lakh

Step 3️⃣ Invest every month for 20 years
Mutual funds. Stocks. Gold. Real estate.

Step 4️⃣ At 45-50 with real corpus built
THEN start passive income strategy

Passive income is real.

But it lives on the other side of
20 years of boring discipline.

Not 20 days of content creation.

Save this before another reel fools you.

RT to save someone from this trap. 🙏

[Chirag Barjatya @chiragbarjatya]

18 women in Nagpur, Maharashtra complained about kidney problems to their doctors in the span of two years. Doctors saw a pattern and checked that all of them were using this pakistani cream sold by many Instagram pages and meesho.

FDA Maharashtra took the cream samples. Sent to lab and found out that it has 752x mercury present in it above the legal limits. yes, 752x.

Yes, This mercury (poison in this case) can make you goree in 15 days because it blocks the cell that makes melanin. But in reality thats a chemical damage that looks like fairness. And guess what, our skin absorbs mercury and keeps getting deposited in kidney all the time.

I know you might not be using this cream or meesho, but please check around, especially with your house help and your family members back in hometown, if they are using this cream, please ask them to throw it RIGHT AWAY!!!

[B. V. Ravi Prakash Reddy @bvrpreddy]

@vivbajaj TMPV

[B. V. Ravi Prakash Reddy @bvrpreddy]

@vivbajaj TMPV

[THE SKIN DOCTOR @theskindoctor13]

Govt ministers dismissed those raising concerns about E20 petrol as “motivated trolls” and are running social media campaigns to defend their actions by comparing India with Brazil.

Here’s the reality check, Mr @HardeepSPuri:

1. In Brazil, blending began in 1975, but E0 petrol remained available until 1993 (and still in special cases), giving non-compliant car owners an alternative for nearly two decades. India jumped from E10 to E20 in just 3 years without offering E0/E5/E10 options, despite 80–90% of current petrol vehicles not being E20-compatible.

2. Brazil worked with automakers well before setting mandates, so by the time E22 became law, almost all new cars were ethanol-compatible. In India, BIS regulations are announced with short compliance timelines forcing rushed adaptations and causing performance complaints. Govt rolled out E20 despite knowing cars made before 2023 are not compliant.

3. Brazil kept its blend steady (E20–E25) for years, allowing OEMs to design engines with certainty. India’s rapid jump from E10 to E20 leaves little time for testing, and now we plan to roll out E27 in the next few years.

4. Brazil reduced fuel prices after ethanol blending. India hasn’t, despite reduced mileage and potential parts damage in non-compliant vehicles.

5. Brazil kept the public well informed about ethanol’s role, benefits, and limitations, framing it as national energy independence. In India, decisions are pushed through with little to no public communication or feedback.

6. Brazil started with petrol blending only, perfecting stability, infrastructure, and compatibility before tackling diesel or flex-fuel. India is simultaneously pushing E20 petrol, flex-fuel prototypes, biodiesel, CNG, EVs, and diesel-ethanol.

So don’t hide behind Brazil. We’re not questioning your intent, but your methods. Don’t use consumers’ hard-earned assets as test subjects.

: A motivated troll.

[Gaurav Vashisth @_GauravVashisth]

All prominent indian Travel agents ( @makemytrip @goibibo @EaseMyTrip @YatraOfficial, SOTC should immediately stop all sort of partnerships with countries like TURKEY, AZARBAIJAN, MALAYSIA who are openly supporting Pakistan.

They don't deserve Indian Tourist.
#BharatMataKiJai

[B. V. Ravi Prakash Reddy @bvrpreddy]

@irrieducation
Sir/madam.
Why STAR software is not working and downloaded from IRRI website.
Please help us.
Thank you.

[Dr.Sayajirao Gaikwad @DietDrsayajirao]

Ragi is diabetes friendly!!!

This is misinformation.

Ragi has same carbohydrates and is high in calories like rice, wheat and other millets.

This chart deserves place in every kitchen to be photo framed.

Every family members needs this knowledge of nutritional contents of every foods they’re eating.

[Seek Wiser @SeekWiser_]

By age 35, you should be smart enough to realize this...

[B. V. Ravi Prakash Reddy @bvrpreddy]

@elonmuskADO Hope

[B. V. Ravi Prakash Reddy @bvrpreddy]

@narendramodi Thank you sir.

[Baptiste @BaptisteVicini]

Steve Jobs interviewed thousands of people at Apple.

But he only hired people who answered this ONE question perfectly.

It was so effective, it helped him spot Wozniak, Ive, and Cook before anyone knew their names.

Here's his secret to predicting future legends:🧵

[The Night Warrior @WarriorNight007]

The Most Dangerous Jobs in the World. A Thread🧵

(Don`t open if you are soft-hearted)

[RaGa For India @RaGa4India]

दुनिया हमेशा याद रखेगी कि रतन टाटा कोई था। ❤

End of Era of Ratan Tata 💔
RIP #RatanTata #TataMotors

[Jig's Patel @jigspatel1988]

Personal Finance Planning for Salaried Individuals

Income Breakdown 🏠💵
For individuals earning up to 12 LPA, planning your finances well ensures security and growth. Here's a sample plan to manage your money efficiently.@warikoo

[Kavita @Kavitastocks]

At the end of every financial year i.e. June, the Australian government sends this Tax statement to its Taxpayers thanking them for their tax contribution.
The statement has a detailed level breakdown of how much percentage of taxpayer’s money was spent on welfare, health, education safety, and others.
Whether you are on a higher or lower tax slab you will get all government benefits like health, education, and others, as the government provides benefits to every taxpayer of the country.
Isn’t it very transparent? because as a taxpayer we should know where our money is being spent.

[Akshat Shrivastava @Akshat_World]

Some major changes that are likely to come:-

[1] Mainstream media will split. They are likely to cater to many sides.

[2] Relevant data/surveys would be brought to light. Eg. Census Survey.

[3] One sided knee jerk moves (eg. Demonetisation) are unlikely to happen.

[4] A more relevant budget would be presented. If taxes are increased, this will become a mainstream talking point.

[5] Consensus building would make things slow. Importance of parliament debates would increase.

[6] Focus would go back to addressing (or at least talking about things like) unemployment issue for example.

[Akshat Shrivastava @Akshat_World]

This is Aswini and Anish, two IT professionals who were returning home in Pune on May 19 when an unregistered Porsche, driving at 150 km/h in Kalyani Nagar, hit them. One of them died on the spot, and the other died during medical treatment.

The driver of the car was a 17-year-old minor, allegedly returning from a club after partying with friends to celebrate their 12th-grade results.

Why this is not just an accident but a murder:

1. The car was unregistered; the showroom delivered the car without registration.
2. The parents allowed a minor to drive without a license.
3. The club owner served alcohol and admitted a minor.
4. The traffic police failed to notice an unregistered, overs-peeding car on the road for months.

When the minor was arrested at midnight, he received VIP treatment. A local MLA came to his rescue, with a team of lawyers.

The bail condition was that he should write an essay, and his parents should ensure he doesn't repeat the same mistake.

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Post Credit: Capt Shashank Shandilya, Linkedin
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Growing up: I lived in a la-la land that there is justice in the world.

In countries like India, there is no justice. There are just powerful people massaging their egos.

Solution: become capable, fuck this shit and go where you are treated best.

[Dr Aniruddha Malpani, MD @malpani]

Schooling is becoming unaffordable - and here's what you can do about it !
My interview with @Akshat_World