So i found out my husband has been telling his coworkers that he's lactose intolerant. He's not. He just doesn't want to participate in the office ice cream socials because he thinks they're "forced fun." Been doing this for THREE YEARS. His company just spent $4,000 installing a dedicated dairy-free freezer in the break room. There's a ribbon cutting ceremony next week. The CEO is coming. They're naming it after my husband. "Dave's Inclusive Freezer Initiative" is going to be used as a case study in their diversity training. My husband is spiraling. He's in too deep. I told him to come clean. He's considering just becoming actually lactose intolerant through sheer force of will.
Winning against the Chinese. In China.
At the Asian Relay Championships.
Srabani, Sudeshna, Sneha & Tamanna in the 4x100 relay.
Power. Speed. Grace. Commitment.
But above all, teamwork.
This clip has it all.
I’m watching it on loop.
More of this please. 🇮🇳
#ExpressInvestigation | At the core of the Yadav family’s land holding structure are Mohan Yadav’s first cousins Govind and Nilesh Yadav.
Other land purchasers in the Yadav family — either directly or through family-owned realty companies — include Mohan Yadav himself, his wife Seema, son Vaibhav, daughter-in-law Shalini, brothers Narayan and Nandlal, sister Kalavati, Narayan’s wife Rekha, and their son Abhay.
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One thing I’ve been noticing with newer Indian brands is that many of them are not trying to look imported anymore.
You can see it most clearly in packaging. More colour, more local references, more confidence in looking Indian.
This came up in our recent interview with @CherrapunjiGin too. When we asked @mayukhazarika about the gin bottle, he said India is bright and colourful, and their bottle had to reflect that.
It made me think about how much the idea of premium has changed.
Earlier, premium often meant muted, minimal and slightly foreign-looking. Not anymore.
A few recent brands I came across that made me think about this.
Been exactly a year since we launched water purifiers
We now have TDS data from tens of thousands of Atomberg water purifiers installed across the country
And we combined that with publicly available data from different government sources like central pollution control board, jal jeevan mission and central ground water board
And built a free tool where you can enter your pincode and check your water quality- TDS levels, TDS variance, chemicals present etc
Proposed Tata Intellion edge Project,
Spread across 11.74 Acres in Balewadi, #Pune, Intellion Edge Pune is a large-scale commercial development offering 3.9 M SF of Grade A office space across multiple towers.
Status-Under development.
PC-Tata.
The most powerful thing on X right now isn’t a viral post. It’s a small account with 200 followers posting work that’s better than accounts with 20K.
You just have to scroll past the algorithm to find them.👀
Maharashtra Govt today is on course to reach the cronyism level of Iraq. Notice almost every demand to Mumbai clubs is about memberships for govt officers or their recommendations.
They hate the “exclusivity” not because it blocks public. But because it blocks them.
NITI Aayog says Indian Cities need Empowered Mayors for better governance.
A 5-year-term for Mayor with 6 key urban services under effective control: water, bus, sanitation, solid waste management, urban planning, fire.
If there's just one reform to do: THIS IS IT
via @mxtaverse
🚨HISTORIC !
The union government is finally showing signs of upcoming Municipal Reforms.
NITI AAYOG has recently published a detailed report titled “Moving towards effective city government framework”.
It proposes radical reforms in our urban local governments to streamline daily functioning, ensure seamless public service delivery and most importantly establish local accountability.
The report recommends:
-> Directly-elected mayors with fixed terms & executive authority.
-> Integration of core urban services under city governments that currently report to the state departments.
-> Greater financial autonomy & regular fund distribution.
This is the first ever instance where the union government has officially talked about reforms in urban governance and decentralization of power.
If implemented, this will radically change how India functions.
-> The cities will finally get more autonomy and executive authority for performing at their max potential.
-> City authority will be handed over from state-appointed Officials to democratically elected Mayors, marking a radical change in Indian politics.
-> All parastatal bodies will be unified under one city government under a Mayor, making them directly accountable to the people.
However, convincing the power-hungry state governments to devolve powers at the local level will still be a massive challenge for the union government.
Some states will comply first, others may hesitate.
But, the truth is - India needs Municipal Reforms ASAP.
We hope @NITIAayog and @narendramodi make it happen soon enough before it's too late and people hit the streets if things continue as they are today.