Saurabh Srivastava

SEBI registered Investment Adviser / IITK / IIMC / Equities/ Emerging businesses / Partner @midasfscom

[Devina Mehra @devinamehra]

An average of 25 schools closed EVERY DAY in India over the past 10 years, while enrolment in government schools declined by 2.26 crore students.

"A total of 94,000 government schools have shut across the country over the last 10 years, according to a recent NITI Aayog report. The number of government schools declined from 11.07 lakh in 2014-15 to 10.13 lakh in 2024-25."

The number of government aided schools also dropped

One of India's achievements over the last few decades had been that nearly every child did enroll in schools. The learning outcomes were not optimal but that was a beginning.

Now while not improving on the outcomes...we are going backwards even in enrollments.

While the data was not segregated by gender, having or not having a neighborhood School is the biggest determinant of whether girls continue their education.

Let me repeat for the nth time: The most important investment a country can make is in its human capital which means investment in health and education... We are just not doing it!

@sayantanbera
@JayantKrishnaIN
@IndiaToday

[Eivor @Eivor_Koy]

This is a story of how a Chinese factory in Dongguan showed what real kindness looks like.

British boy Ben Carter has severe autism and would only drink from one specific blue Tommee Tippee cup he’d used since he was two. The cup was falling apart and the model had been discontinued for years — without it he risked dehydration.

Chinese workers hunted down the old moulds unused since 2003, carefully made 8 slightly different coloured versions so Ben could test which one he’d accept, then produced 1,000 more as a lifetime supply.

This is how we should help each other.

[Shanghai Daily @shanghaidaily]

At 38, a man has been admitted to Peking University’s medical school, 18 years after scoring 695 on China’s college entrance exam and entering Tsinghua University. After three attempts, he finally gets to pursue the medical dream he once gave up because his family could not afford it.

[🚨Indian Gems @IndianGems_]

"We aim to improve child nutrition and hence propose to serve chicken biryani once a week in Government schools."

— CM Vijay, Tamilnadu

[fintechgirl 🇰🇷 @fintergirl]

Many such cases in Korean social media now

Translation

Ah... today is seriously bad ㅠㅠ The company is in total emergency mode ㅠㅠ
There’s a department manager crying in the hallway, screaming that he got liquidated and his life is ruined. He used up all his loans, so he has zero money left. He even wiped out his entire retirement savings ㅠㅠ I’m seriously losing my mind ㅠㅠ What are we even supposed to do;;;
I’m also having a hard time because a few of my accounts are in the red, but the company is full of people doing way worse.

[Hedgie @HedgieMarkets]

🦔AI companies are bulk-buying rare books, scanning them through high-speed machines that cut the spines off, and shredding the originals. A service called ISBNdb facilitates orders of up to a million books and keeps buyers anonymous. Pre-2022 books are premium because they're free of AI-generated text. A federal judge ruled the practice is fair use because eliminating the original means only one copy exists at a time. Anthropic hired the former head of Google Books partnerships to obtain "all the books in the world."

My Take
This got to me. A bookseller told 404 Media that rare books with almost no surviving copies are being fed into this pipeline. Books that survived wars, fires, and centuries of handling are being shredded so an AI can learn to write a better marketing email.
ISBNdb's website literally says "'AI company destroys two million books' is not a headline that generates sympathy," and they still built an entire business around making it happen quietly. They offer NDAs as a feature. They coach clients to call it "digital preservation."

I've covered AI companies scraping the internet, torrenting libraries, and stealing music. This is worse because it's irreversible. You can re-upload a website. You can reprint a bestseller. You can't replace the last three copies of an 18th-century botanical text once someone shreds them for training data. And the judge said it's legal. So it's going to accelerate.
"We shred rare books and offer NDAs so nobody finds out" is a legitimate business model in 2026. What a timeline.

Hedgie🤗

[Tamal Bandyopadhyay @TamalBandyo]

Alarm bells for bank depositors when insiders turn fraudsters. Not a lone employee of one bank, a syndicate works across banks… Untold story needs to be told as customer service is high on the agenda of Govt and regulators. Latest #BankersTrust in ⁦@bsindia⁩

[Azad Engineering @AzadEngOfficial]

A Historical Day for India 🇮🇳

Azad Engineering has delivered India's first indigenous Expendable Turbo Jet Engine of 350 kg thrust class to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

Designed by the Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) — DRDO's premier aero-engine design laboratory — the engine was manufactured and assembled at Azad's facilities, with Azad serving as the industry partner. The delivery marks the culmination of years of precision engineering, advanced manufacturing, and close partnership between India's scientific and industrial communities.

Jet engine technology demands exceptional precision, advanced metallurgy, and uncompromising manufacturing standards — and has been mastered by only a handful of nations. With this delivery, Azad Engineering joins a select group of companies globally capable of producing mission-critical propulsion systems.

This achievement is proof of what is possible when India's research institutions and industry work together with a shared purpose.

We are deeply honoured that Dr. K. Rajalakshmi Menon, Distinguished Scientist & Director General (Aeronautical Systems), and Dr. S.V. Ramanamurty, Outstanding Scientist & Director, GTRE, congratulated our Chairman & CEO Mr. Rakesh Chopdar and the Azad team on this milestone — and that the Defence Secretary & Chairman DRDO complimented the GTRE–industry partnership that transformed an ambitious vision into a historic milestone.

Our gratitude to the entire DRDO, GTRE and Ministry of Defence teams for their trust in Azad. This milestone belongs to every member of the Azad family — Rakesh Chopdar, Vishnu Malpani, Saravanan krishnan, Ashok Gentyala, Balaji PR, PMP®, UPENDRA TUMMALA,Dinesh J Shetty, Atin Agarwal, KanakaSilpa Bellamkonda, Praneeth Abhishek G — and every hand on our shop floor.

From critical components to complete propulsion systems. The journey has just begun.

Jai Hind! 🇮🇳

To read the full article, kindly visit the below link :
https://t.co/c3wQ5XkTjd

hashtag#AzadEngineering hashtag#AatmanirbharBharat hashtag#MakeInIndia hashtag#DRDO hashtag#GTRE hashtag#DefenceManufacturing hashtag#AerospaceManufacturing hashtag#Propulsion hashtag#JetEngine hashtag#SelfReliantIndia

[RedboxGlobal India @REDBOXINDIA]

SOCIAL MEDIA SHIFTS FIRE TO E20, STT, LTCG & STCG AFTER EDUCATION MINISTRY ROW

After the Education Ministry controversy triggered a strong public response, social media has now turned its attention to E20 fuel, Securities Transaction Tax (STT), Long-Term Capital Gains (LTCG) tax and Short-Term Capital Gains (STCG) tax, with growing calls for policy changes.

[rjha @rjha94]

Incredible Visuals

[Tanushree Pandey @TanushreePande]

Mera kaam hai power ko question karna, aur main hamesha karti rahungi.

Women beater police officer ADCP Sandeep Lamba se poocha ki unhone ek ladki par haath kaise uthaya, toh "hato yahan se" bolkar apna muh chhupate hue nikal gaye.

He hasn't faced any action whatsoever for his appalling conduct.

Main unse yeh bhi poochna chahti hun,sir, apne ghar ki auraton par bhi aisehi haath uthate hain kya? SHAME. SACK LAMBA. ✊🇮🇳

[🚨Indian Gems @IndianGems_]

Government stated that, between April 2025 and June 2026, OMCs procured ethanol at ₹70.27 per litre while crude oil was procured at ₹45.31 per litre.

[Dr Nimo Yadav 2.0 @DrNimoYadav]

IIT Roorkee has sent an email to all students prohibiting them from expressing their views or supporting the ongoing student protests on their personal social media accounts.

Is this a democratic country anymore?

What about Article 19(1)(a) of students?

[Siddharth @SidKeVichaar]

This is the India we refuse to lose 🥹❤️

People sitting miles away are ordering food through Zomato and Swiggy, asking delivery partners to feed hungry protesters at Jantar Mantar

That is the Idea of India 🇮🇳

[Grizz Khan @GrizzKhan]

This is unreal. He’s touching 40. This isn’t a comp of him as a 23 year old against Oviedo. This is a semi final of the World Cup when his team and country needed him. You can only be in awe 🙌🏽🔥

[RedboxGlobal India @REDBOXINDIA]

INDIA GOVT BANS PERMANENT SALE OF PARAQUAT DICHLORIDE

[nisarga @ni5arga]

Indian courts are trying to make KYC mandatory for domain registrations and remove WHOIS privacy. this is extremely alarming for privacy, security researchers, journalists and anyone who runs a website.

Read more here: https://t.co/PaB2Gk4p3g

[IndiaToday @IndiaToday]

E20 can damage rubber parts in older cars, says ARAI report that wasn't made public

Read more:
https://t.co/NYtLCIK7iP

#E20 #EthanolDamage #Petrol

[Moneycontrol @moneycontrolcom]

🚨E20 petrol may damage rubber fuel system parts in E10 vehicles: Report

-ARAI: E20 fuel can damage rubber parts in E10 vehicles.
-E20 fuel increases consumption by 2-6% in vehicles.
-Some BS-VI engines showed issues with E20 fuel.

Read More:
https://t.co/GikDVSYTyQ

[RedboxGlobal India @REDBOXINDIA]

E20 PETROL DEBATE GROWS AS MOTORISTS RAISE CONCERNS OVER MILEAGE AND ENGINE SAFETY

E20 petrol has become a major talking point as motorists raise concerns over lower mileage, compatibility with older vehicles and long-term engine performance. The government, oil companies and automakers maintain that E20 is safe for compatible vehicles, while acknowledging a modest drop in fuel efficiency and continuing efforts to address consumer concerns through testing, awareness and vehicle upgrades.