MANOJ

I'm a Ph. D. (Tech.) interested in science, technology and research.

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Kamika Ekadashi is tomorrow. Kamika meaning when devotees' noble wishes are fulfilled & past bad karmas are washed away. This time don’t just fast from food but from aggression, dishonesty, ego & jealously.

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@_techibee Any idea when Airtel will activate fastlane for oneplus devices ?

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@wosgnn Sleeper beech se kate hain?

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@CardNiti It worked 😊

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@CardNiti How to enrol in culinary club ?

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@CardNiti Thank you 😊

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@baxirahul Suddenly we have got Hong Kong like weather

[Aravind @aravind]

Many are asking me to comment on the E-20 debate going on. So let me make my comments and also predict that E-20 fuel is here to stay and will become mainstream in the long term.

But, as usual, I am of the opinion the GoI should stop imposing and mandating this forcefully. The adoption must be left to states and consumers for now. Those who want and have the right vehicles, let them use it.

At least incentivize the use for now by giving great discounts on the fuel. If even that's not done, then of course the public will feel like they are being given a bad deal by GoI.

The perception must also be better managed by GoI using proper tests, research, and scientific reports done by third parties which are widely publicized as E-20 is given more time for the public to adopt.

The anti-E20 propaganda by certain groups for strategic and political reasons should be better managed dispelling some of the myths they have managed to spread using issues faced by the public.

And the issues from E-20 fuel, like lower mileage and corrosion on vehicles, especially the older ones, are real. Simply denying these is not going to help anything and only create more anti-Govt sentiment.

At the same time, E-20 saves lakhs of crores in a year in Forex, provides farmer support in lakhs of crores, reduces CO2 emissions, and strategically helps India reduce import dependence and cushion oil price volatility.

Also, Ethanol is a good anti-knock agent. It improves combustion efficiency and knock resistance. Again only if the engines are optimized for the fuel. Which may become the case all over India in another decade. So that's why I believe E-20 is here to stay in the long term.

So until then, imo, the GoI mandating E20 and forcing it can cause backlash, give ammo to adversarial narrative, and create a hasty withdrawal of all E20 one day costing India a lot. And helping adversaries get their way in keeping India reliant on higher imports.

Having said all the above, I believe the GoI thinks giving choice will delay the scale up of blending infra and wide scale adoption. Hence the GoI believes it can take the backlash for now but still force the change.

I don't know, given the history of poor perception management by GoI, this may only backfire and help India's adversaries use it to fuel dissent and disillusionment against the govt.

[Ron Varghese @Curse0fMedusa]

Let me explain the Kashmir conflict using a direct American parallel:

Imagine if, after the Civil War, the US permanently split into 2 nations: the progressive, secular Union in the North (India), and a regressive, hostile society of slave owners in the South (Pakistan). (1/8)

[Mumbai Heritage @mumbaiheritage]

Peacocks crossing Pedder Road wasn’t on Mumbai’s traffic plan.
- Kanan Divecha
#MumbaiRains

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Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

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@imaaryan6 @SPARK_TANAY @airtelindia @Airtel_Presence It's a physical sim

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@SPARK_TANAY @airtelindia @Airtel_Presence Haha, it's horrible. I was getting around 100 Mbps constantly on 5G NSA. Now, getting around 35-40 Mbps. They probably need to optimise the network.

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@SPARK_TANAY @airtelindia @Airtel_Presence Mumbai

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@SPARK_TANAY @airtelindia @Airtel_Presence Today itself. No changes were made. Just appeared suddenly.

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@SPARK_TANAY @airtelindia @Airtel_Presence This is confusing. Maybe priority is in pipeline for oneplus users.

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@bhaveshsinghal Not showing airtel priority but getting 5G+ and vo5G on my OP15.

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@Nareshkjs @CRED_club Had faced this in 2024. Cred made payment to someone else's card. This was during the transition period from NEFT to BBPS. They did not refund the amount till the end.

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@Apollo24x7 My order has been marked delivered but I haven't received it. I have not shared OTP. When I'm trying to call the rider, it is telling to call from RTN even though I'm calling from RTN.
Your rider has done some scam and changed the number so that he can mark delivered