What San Francisco achieved through behaviour change, and what New York is doing through technology-led transformation, offer valuable lessons in building cleaner, more sustainable cities.
India can replicate this across its cities with clear three-bin systems, reliable collection, school-led awareness, and active citizen participation. Waste then becomes a resource instead of a burden on landfills. https://t.co/jJDD7dFIhU
@Sam0kayy What’s stopping us?
Pigeons!
The sworn enemy of balconies, cars, and clean laundry.
Public feeding, open waste, and cozy ledges have turned our cities into pigeon paradises - their numbers are now far beyond what nature ever planned.
If there is just one thing India can do fast to improve quality of life- its footpaths.
Not Multi crore flyovers, not 8 lane highways, just a simple 10 feet wide footpath everywhere.
This is such a low hanging fruit, why can’t we do this.
(Let’s figure out problem of encroachments later).
We have the highest pedestrian population on earth but no footpaths…
@GHMCOnline@CommissionrGHMC #RoadSafety
In India, footpaths are not for walking. They’re:
> Parking lots
> Garbage dumps
> Showpiece decoration zones
Pedestrians? Thrown onto roads to fight cars.
This is how both Govt & Citizens proudly kill Basic Urban Dignity. 🤬🤦♂️ https://t.co/mQVQIfSEPZ
🚨 South Delhi’s “posh” footpaths.
Doctors, lawyers, educated elites — all parking cars on pedestrian space.
Govt fails to enforce. Citizens fail to care.
Result: No Basic Urban Dignity.
Both Govt & people are equally guilty. 🙏
High beam is not needed in city where we travel below 60 kmph. Low beam typically reaches about 50 meters which is sufficient distance at city speeds.
High beam is only needed at high speeds on dark highways. Even then, Dip your lights when you see oncoming traffic so you don't blind them!
#Roadsafety
She is IAS officer Babita Kaler, needless to say, honest, upright, law abiding and born to serve the people.
Three days ago, a plot owner next to their posh house in Jalandhar had the audacity to dump sand for landfilling on his own plot. Babita and her husband Stephen Kaler, an AAP member, objected to it, leading to a dispute.
During the scuffle, Babita’s PSO, Sukhkaran Singh, shot the plot owner’s brother with his service weapon. Police are now probing whether he fired under pressure or bas yun hi mood kar gaya.
All three have been booked for attempt to murder, causing hurt, and criminal conspiracy. Forget Babita and Stephen, if even the PSO goes to jail, I’ll lose all faith in the divine powers of bureaucracy.
CCTV footage shows BJP MLA Rajeev Singh's goon assaulting Raj Prakash, who didn’t vacate his seat for the MLA.
The irony: the victim hasn’t filed any complaint, probably out of fear or intimidation, but the MLA has filed one against him.
According to the complaint: Raj Prakash was sitting “objectionably.” The MLA approached and made a "vinamrapoorna aagrah" to sit properly. Raj Prakash got angry and began abusing him. The MLA, being a sajjan purush, ignored it and returned to his seat.
Later in Jhansi, the MLA’s 6-7 sahyogis came for a "shishtachar bhent" with the MLA. Seeing them, Raj Prakash got enraged again, abused them too, and attacked them, leading to a scuffle that injured both sides.
No joke or exaggeration. This is the exact complaint made by the MLA. Old, frail, unfit Raj Prakash was able to take on 6–7 sahyogis of the MLA because he had learned Judo, Jiu-jitsu, and Aikido from YouTube while the train passed between Babina and Jhansi.
The Man was angry because his relative died at the Govt Hospital of Patdi in Surendra Nagar district of Gujarat because of unavailability of the Doctor. He touched the Policemen just for solace but see what the police did in return to him.
This reminds me of the time when then PM PV Narasimha Rao sent Atal Bihari Vajpayee to Geneva to represent India’s case on Kashmir. Coincidentally, also against Pak's propoganda. @ShashiTharoor
I am honoured by the invitation of the government of India to lead an all-party delegation to five key capitals, to present our nation’s point of view on recent events.
When national interest is involved, and my services are required, I will not be found wanting.
Jai Hind! 🇮🇳
"Pakistan's army spokesman takes great joy at the fact that the Indian public should criticise the govt. It may be a surprise to PAK to see citizens criticising their own govt. That's a hallmark of democracy & PAK's unfamiliarity with that isn't surprising," says Secretary Misri
🧵India🇮🇳 neutralized several Pakistani🇵🇰 Terrorist on 7th May.
All the details
1. Mudassar Khadian Khas @ Mudassar @ Abu Jundal
Affiliation: Lashkar-e-Taiba
-In-charge of Markaz Taiba, Muridke
-Received guard of honour at his funeral by the Pakistan Army
-Wreaths were laid on behalf of the Pak Army Chief and Punjab CM (Maryam Nawaz).
-His funeral prayer was held in a govt school, led by Hafiz Abdul Rauf of JuD (a designated global terrorist).
-A serving Lt. General of the Pak Army and the IG of Punjab Police attended the prayer ceremony.
"Afghan people don't need to be reminded about which country🇵🇰 targeted civilian populations & civilian infrastructure in Afghanistan", FS Vikram Misri @VikramMisri slams Pakistan's claims of India launching missile on Afghanistan
India's National Disaster Management Authority issues advisory for the citizens.
"Measures that must be adopted in all situations hostile to our national security" released including effective communication: