@FI_InvestIndia Ji, just telling if you try to search any word in Google for meaning it is now showing in Hindi. Earlier Hindi was not there. It will be in English. Now Hindi and English. Don't know what our govt is planning to do.
@NareshSingh1985@i_msahil555@HardeepSPuri India had no dedicated strategic oil reserves in the 1990s. The SPR program was proposed in 1998, grew from 0 to 5.33 MMT by 2018, and being expanded to 11.83 MMT. Comparing India with China or Japan ignores their decades-long head start and far larger investments in strg infra
@NareshSingh1985@i_msahil555@HardeepSPuri China and Japan aren't fair comparisons on crude storage. Oil companies earned when prices were high, but windfall taxes took a chunk of it. Recent crude price rises have already squeezed margins. Fuel price hikes in India have also been lower than in many neighboring countries.
@RahulGandhi I'm 27 years old, traveled in general coaches during childhood multiple times. The situation was similar and far worse earlier (when BJP was not in power). The death must be condemned but not politicized.
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.
@trainwalebhaiya Travel experience was made better with Vandhe Bharat trains. Unfortunately to make Vandhe Bharat reach on time,any trains are running late. Wish someday govt will first improve no of railway lines and then add no of trains.
- All 4 people were on different Vande Bharat trains.
- All 4 people had window seats.
- All 4 people were seated next to a kid and his father.
- All 4 people had the worst journey experience.
- All 4 people clicked the same photo.
What a coincidence!
@K_Dadhich09 Because of you people are hating BJP, highlight the good amounts of progress they did to infra including digital infra. Keeping religious things as a prime focus is giving a message only to specific group ji.
@FI_InvestIndia For background verification, people still ask bribe ji. Though transparent. But the extent the govt moves avoided corruption at other levels deserve a big applause.
Modi, Meloni & Melody toffees - That’s vital all over internet today
First when I saw the video of Narendra Modi gifting Melody chocolates to Meloni I thought it’s AI video
In few minutes it got confirmed to be original and lots of funny videos immediately went viral
Parle Industries share which has nothing to do with Melody went on Upper Circuit with huge buyers
Actual Melody manufacturer is Parle Products Pvt Ltd which isn’t listed on any exchange
Some media house went to them immediately today and asked them about their IPO plan
They hardly thought for few seconds and said ‘We don’t have any plans for the IPO’ 🙂
@SuvenduWB Congratulations on becoming CM ji.
Please look into the pathetic condition and harassment common devotees face at Kalighat Kali Temple during Darshan.
Also kindly look into Pundooah Minar, believed to be one of the 18 Sakthipeetas, which remains closed.