An Indian engineer in Bengaluru got tired of potholes destroying his car.
So he built an app with Codex that detects them, finds who is responsible, and files a complaint.
Here is how it works. He installed a dashcam with GPS and an accelerometer. The app records everything while he drives.
A vision model classifies every pothole by size. Small, medium, large.
But here is the clever part. Most Indian roads are under warranty.
The contractor who built them is legally responsible for fixing potholes for free.
His app searches through 2,900 government contracts, finds the exact tender number, identifies the officer responsible, attaches the photo and geolocation, and generates a ready-to-file complaint.
One drive to work. 12 potholes detected. 12 complaints ready.
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vc: @gkcs_
While the whole country is debating petrol-ethanol, the bros from Madhya Pradesh have already pulled off what is arguably India's first major ethanol scam, not counting you know who.
There is a govt policy that surplus rice in govt warehouses can be sold to ethanol manufacturers at subsidised rates to prevent it from rotting.
According to a Dainik Bhaskar report, the scam began when some officials allegedly (willingly?) ignored the rules and allocated "newly procured" fortified rice (not even regular rice, but fortified rice) for ethanol production. The rice, bought at a high price (₹4,000 per quintal), was sold at a throwaway price (₹2,320 per quintal) to ethanol plants.
The ethanol plant operators allegedly knew it was fortified rice, so instead of using it to make ethanol, they sold it to rice millers at ₹2,800 per quintal, and instead bought cheap broken rice (₹2,100 per quintal) from the open market for ethanol production, making an overall profit of ₹700 per quintal.
The rice millers allegedly repacked the fortified rice in new gunny bags and supplied it back to the govt as freshly milled rice. The govt paid them milling charges, while the govt supplied paddy they were actually supposed to mill was allegedly sold in the open market for another round of profit.
So the same bag of rice allegedly kept changing hands: govt warehouse to ethanol plant to rice mill to back to govt warehouse. Everyone in the chain allegedly made money.
The MP govt formed an SIT. So far, four people have been arrested and 12 trucks seized. Investigators suspect that up to 50 lakh quintals of govt rice, worth around ₹1,160 crore, may have been diverted through this alleged racket.
This is brilliant! 🔥
Inspired by Nitin Gadkari, dairy farmers in Jaipur have introduced M0, M50 and M100 milk.
M100 milk is best for health and can even be consumed by lactose intolerant people. Because it is pure water! 🤣
भाई, ये 2017 की घटना है जब धर्मेंद्र प्रधान पेट्रोलियम मंत्री थे। उनकी बेटी नैमिषा प्रधान (अमेरिका में LLM पढ़ने गईं) के इंटरनेशनल सिम कार्ड का ₹68,424 बिल Petronet LNG Ltd (सरकारी PSU) ने भरा।
मंत्रालय के अनुरोध पर तत्काल अरेंज किया गया, बिल 6 महीने बाद पोस्ट-फैक्टो अप्रूव्ड हुआ (दस्तावेज वायरल हैं)।
गरीब परिवारों के बच्चों को मंत्रालय के जरिए ऐसी VIP सुविधा नहीं मिलती। सत्ता के प्रभाव से ही संभव है।
पब्लिक फंड का इस्तेमाल पूरी पारदर्शिता और जवाबदेही के साथ होना चाहिए।
First, Iranian sailors were killed in your water, and you stayed silent, saying it wasn’t your men.
Now, your own sailors have been killed in Iranian water, and you may stay silent again, saying it wasn’t our waters.
A strong govt protects its people wherever they are. A weak government looks for excuses.
Using agencies like ED and CBI to instill fear is easy amongst your own citizens. Showing courage when citizens are harmed is what truly tests leadership.
This is iconic 👏
Shekhar Suman just narrated the story of a Cruel King.
He didn’t name anyone but this fits perfectly on a man we all know.
Must- Must Watch.
SHAME: A champion wrestler who brought much glory to the country has to go to court to fight for her right to compete in a selection trial! Only because the WFI and its political patrons have carried out a wilful vendetta campaign against Vinesh Phogat😡 A nation that wants to host the Olympic Games must learn to treat its Olympians with dignity.
Congratulations to the @FinMinIndia
As Foreign Portfolio Investors sold Rs 20000 Crores plus NET in a single day today. A record
India's worst performing major stock market trend gains further impetus
@PMOIndia@narendramodi massive course correction required
नरेंद्र मोदी बहुत नाराज हैं 😡
सरकार ने सिर्फ 11 दिन में पेट्रोल-डीजल के दाम पूरे 8 रुपए बढ़ा दिए.
मोदी ने इसे शासन चलाने की नाकामयाबी का सबूत बताया है.
मोदी ने प्रधानमंत्री से पेट्रोल-डीजल के जो दाम बढ़े हैं, उसे वापस लेने की मांग रखी है.
क्या मोदी की बात सुनी जाएगी 🤔