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@hvgoenka This kind of notice is not uncommon. Seen the same in Zurich and few other places though not strictly addressed to “Indians”, but implied. We can keep on defending but truth is it’s embarrassing how some of us behave abroad and bring disrespect to the entire nation.
Turn off all non-essential lights for just 1 hour on the 28th of March from 8.30pm to 9.30pm.. and celebrate 20 YEARS of Earth Hour with WWF-India and me :-) Let's do this symbolic gesture as a tribute to our beautiful planet Earth, and encouraged everyone around us to do whatever we can, to make this world a better place for everyone.. and everything!
Look at the state of the famed @VandeBharatExp starting at Hyderabad to Vijayawada- littered, coach and seats not even cleaned before passengers board - and this is the Executive Class! Sad for a train we take ‘pride’ in. @RailMinistry_in @AshwiniVaishnaw
Arrive Alive, a state-wide campaign aimed at reducing road accidents in Telangana, has been launched by Chief Minister @revanth_anumula to promote safer roads for all, including students and youth.
UNICEF India has collaborated with state transport, traffic police, education, and health departments to improve children's road safety in the state.
Dr Zelalem Taffesse, Chief UNICEF Hyderabad Office, reaffirmed UNICEF’s commitment to child protection, and road safety awareness posters designed by UNICEF and @IIPHHyderabad were released.
Every child’s dream warms the heart of India and lights the path to a brighter future.
On #VeerBalDiwas, we honor the bravery of India’s children and recognize our young heroes.
Voyager 1: Humanity's Farthest Explorer, Still Whispering from the Edge of the CosmosLaunched by NASA on September 5, 1977, Voyager 1 has been hurtling through the void ever since—now, as of December 2025, it's over 15.8 billion miles (about 25.4 billion kilometers) from Earth, making it the most distant human-made object in existence. This intrepid probe was sent to unravel the mysteries of the outer Solar System and, ultimately, venture into the uncharted realm of interstellar https://t.co/dIp2o4W3pQ of its most breathtaking legacies is this stunning close-up captured in 1979 during its flyby of Jupiter: the infamous Great Red Spot. This colossal anticyclonic storm—a high-pressure vortex raging in Jupiter's southern hemisphere—is the largest in the Solar System, big enough to swallow Earth whole, with howling winds exceeding 250 miles per hour (400 km/h). Swirling for centuries, it's a turbulent masterpiece of crimson clouds and chaotic atmospheric fury.Nearly five decades later, Voyager 1 continues to send faint signals back home, defying the odds as it sails deeper into the unknown—a timeless testament to human curiosity.
Voyager is making history again.
Launched in 1977, the spacecraft will reach a unique distance of one light-day from Earth in 2026. Voyager 1 is now 24 billion kilometers away and continues its journey through interstellar space, remaining the most distant human-made object. The Golden Record, containing a message to extraterrestrials, is still on board.
Voyager 1 is the loneliest pioneer humanity has ever launched, and it is still flying perfectly, forty-eight years later, on a course set in 1977 that has never needed a single correction.Imagine that: on September 5, 1977, a 825-kilogram golden spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral. Engineers gave it one decisive push with gravity assists from Jupiter and Saturn, then essentially said, “Go. We’ll never touch you again.” And it listened. For thirty-seven straight years (until the first tiny trim in 2017, only to align the antenna), Voyager 1 hurtled through space without a single thruster firing to fix its path. Not one. That’s like throwing a paper airplane from New York and having it glide untouched through a window in Paris, four decades later.Right now, in December 2025, Voyager 1 is 163 times farther from the Sun than Earth is, more than 24.4 billion kilometers away, the farthest human-made object in history. It crossed the heliopause (the Sun’s protective bubble) in 2012 and is now sailing through true interstellar space, where the wind between the stars is colder than anything we can create on Earth. Yet its trajectory is still so impeccable that the flight team jokes the spacecraft could hit a cosmic bullseye drawn half a century https://t.co/Ivypyn1uvT has already given us the pale blue dot photo, the first portraits of Jupiter’s raging storms and Saturn’s rings in impossible detail, and the discovery that moons like Io and Titan are worlds stranger than fiction. Now, with its power fading to barely four watts (less than a refrigerator lightbulb), it still whispers data back across the void on a 23-watt signal that takes 22 hours and 55 minutes to reach us, one-way.Voyager 1 isn’t just a probe. It’s a message in a bottle flung toward the galaxy, carrying the sounds of Earth (whales, Chuck Berry, and a baby’s cry) on its golden record. And it’s still flying straight, as if to prove that human foresight, once aimed true, can outrun time itself.Out there in the dark, a tiny golden speck keeps its ancient promise: keep going, perfectly, forever.
At the T-Works WIRE Roundtable, we explored how India can take WASH innovation from lab to market faster and smarter.
Dr. Zelalem Birhanu Taffesse shared what it’ll take to get there.
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“I am humbled by the drive, resilience and passion of the children and young people I met today who are fighting for change at an early age and having a say in their future. They are truly inspirational and have conquered many challenges to be where they are today. Their journey is an important reminder that we must continue investing in children and young people.” – Sir David Beckham, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
During his visit to India, Sir David Beckham met young changemakers making a real difference around them, including nine-year-old Tirth, a waste compost champion. He also met 12-year-old Khushi and ten-year-old Rohit, children from some of the most vulnerable communities, for whom football has brought confidence, new skills and a sense of joy and belonging.
Their stories show what children and young people can achieve when they are supported and given the chance to lead.
@UNICEF is working with communities and partners to ensure every child and young person can fulfil their potential and follow their dreams.
Every child deserves a world where curiosity is not just protected, but celebrated.
That is the promise we made, and the one we renew today: to kindle that same fearless spark in every child.
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