REALITY CHECK: It doesnтАЩt take a cloudburst to paralyse our тАЬsmartтАЭ cities. A few hours of rain and Noida goes under, just as Gurugram did days ago. The problem isnтАЩt the monsoon. ItтАЩs the failure to build cities that can withstand it. Not easy but better, more accountable urban governance might help. Pic here: from a Noida main road today.
Do read this article. Govt was saying that ethanol saves forex. No. On the contrary, E20 decision is causing more forex outflow and no other benefit with huge costs and harassment to ordinary people.
IMPORTANT: The Nijjar case indictment and the alleged role of Lawrence Bishnoi in a transnational crime syndicate raises one deeply disturbing question: How is Bishnoi operating a global criminal network from INSIDE Sabarmati Jail? Who is protecting him? Who is enabling him? This is not a movie script but hard reality. ЁЯЩП
IMPORTANT: So censorship has reached OTT as well? Satluj has been pulled from Zee5 without any clear explanation. The platform merely says it will be тАЬunavailable in India until further notice.тАЭ OTT won audiences because it gave space to bold, original storytelling. If that space shrinks, what exactly is left?ЁЯШб