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[The Better India @thebetterindia]

For 10 long years, with nothing but devotion and dusty hands, Pandit Jeevraj Shrimali breathed life back into 5 dying ponds.

He dedicated his life to protecting Mother Earth, proving that sometimes, a prayer isn't spoken with words. It's written with actions

So tell us, what does true worship mean to you?

@PanditJeevraj

#EnvironmentalConservation #SaveOurWater #SustainableIndia #MotherEarth #InspiringIndia

[Environmental Conservation In India, Traditional Water Conservation Practices, Inspiring Environmental Heroes, Restoring Dying Ponds In India, Community Water Conservation Efforts]

[vishnu360 @vishnu360]

@Gosleepriya Shortput

[ThirdEye @3rdEyeDude]

Riding on the FOOTPATH… then abusing the pedestrian for questioning it. 🤦‍♂️💥

A two wheeler rider rode on the footpath, and then abused a pedestrian who stopped him and questioned his dangerous riding.

Imagine risking pedestrians’ lives and then getting angry when someone calls you out. 🤦‍♂️

📍 8th Mile, Hessaraghatta Main Road, Bengaluru

[Vaibhav Sisinty @VaibhavSisinty]

An Indian engineer in Bengaluru got tired of potholes destroying his car.

So he built an app with Codex that detects them, finds who is responsible, and files a complaint.

Here is how it works. He installed a dashcam with GPS and an accelerometer. The app records everything while he drives.

A vision model classifies every pothole by size. Small, medium, large.

But here is the clever part. Most Indian roads are under warranty.

The contractor who built them is legally responsible for fixing potholes for free.

His app searches through 2,900 government contracts, finds the exact tender number, identifies the officer responsible, attaches the photo and geolocation, and generates a ready-to-file complaint.

One drive to work. 12 potholes detected. 12 complaints ready.

--
vc: @gkcs_

[vishnu360 @vishnu360]

@CapitalLens_ Interesting to observe 0.1 on left but 0.200 on right, as of to show it's 1 vs 200..ofcourse it's no less crime to not meet standards, but 1 vs 200 is how narratives are built...

[virendra suryawanshi @Virendra0698]

everyone complains about indiranagar footpaths. almost nobody knows you can fix it in an hour.

i tested the system today and im proud to say that it works! a small tale:

i hate that indiranagar isn’t walkable. street vendors are back, cars on the footpath, trash piles appearing again, dangling wires, broken tiles. there’s almost always a car parked on the footpath outside Chianti on 12th main. it chokes that footpath.

so i asked the officer at the 12th main 100ft signal how to file it. he walked me through the whole thing. ticket and official assigned under a minute. i send him proof images. within minutes i receive a notification that the owner’s been fined.

car doesn’t move. i call the official and he’s there in under 20 minutes. gets it removed, warns the owner and the restaurant staff who park there too.

tells me to keep reporting. i offered to buy him coffee. he declined and went straight to his next case. then the command centre calls me for feedback. we talk 10 minutes.

from my limited experience, the traffic police genuinely want to do the work. they want civic sense to win.

if you love this city -> call 112, or whatsapp violations + location to 9480801800 when you see it.

fantastic job channakeshava sir 🫡 @blrcitytraffic @Jointcptraffic

[The Better India @thebetterindia]

She was just 12 years old when her world was shattered by an acid attack.

Six grueling years in hospitals, 37 surgeries, and a childhood stolen by pain and fear could have broken anyone.But Mangala Kapoor refused to let tragedy define her.

Amid the darkness, she found music—her lifeline, her voice, her rebellion against despair.

While the world doubted her, she poured herself into learning, completing her graduation, post-graduation, and a PhD in music from Banaras Hindu University.

She began teaching in 1989, shaping minds and hearts for three decades, all while using music as a tool for social change.

Her journey from survivor to scholar, from trauma to triumph, is a testament to resilience, courage, and the human spirit.

Today, the nation recognises her extraordinary story and unwavering dedication with the Padma Shri, celebrating a life that transformed pain into purpose.

#InspiringStories #WomenEmpowerment #Resilience #PadmaShri #HumanSpirit

[Acid Attack Survivor, Padma Shri Awardee, Inspirational Woman Of India, Music For Social Change, Story Of Resilience]

[The Better India @thebetterindia]

"I had stopped talking to my friends from the weightlifting community. It felt like my future in the sport was over," commonwealth silver medallist, Rishikanta Singh, recalled in an interview with Sportstar.

As a teenager, the national youth champion from Manipur was forced to walk away from the sport—not because he lacked talent, but because his family could no longer afford his dream.

Instead of training, he picked up work at a construction site, earning just ₹150–₹200 a day.

Some days, that wasn't enough for a proper meal. Forget a champion's diet of milk, eggs and protein, he often skipped breakfast or dinner just to get by.

But dreams have a way of waiting for those who refuse to let go.

A chance to train at the Weightlifting Centre of Excellence in Manipur brought Rishikanta back to the platform.

Within a year, he won his first senior national title. In 2025, he became Commonwealth Weightlifting Champion.

Competing in the men's 60 kg category at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, Rishikanta lifted a combined 264 kg (121 kg snatch + 143 kg clean & jerk).

And today, the boy who once carried construction materials instead of barbells has something even heavier around his neck—a Commonwealth Games silver medal.

❤️Congratulations, Rishikanta. India is proud of you.

#InspiringIndia #CommonwealthGames #Weightlifting #SportsInspiration #Gamechangers

[Commonwealth Games 2026, Rishikanta Singh, Weightlifting Champion, Inspirational Sports Story, Indian Athlete Success, Gamechangers, CWG 2026, Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games]

[Srikanth Matrubai @SrikantMatrubai]

BEFORE SLEEPING, KNOW THIS...
Every morning, before Bengaluru wakes up, BMTC driver Krishnamurthy, after reporting for duty at Depot-33, he carries around 10 freshly packed breakfast packets on his bus. As he drives from Uttarahalli to Majestic, he looks beyond bus stops and passengers, searching for homeless people, elderly destitute individuals, and anyone who may have slept hungry. Before his first trip ends, every packet has reached someone in need.
The money doesn't come from an NGO or a fundraiser. It comes from Krishnamurthy's own salary. He says he doesn't do it for recognition. He is doing since Covid

[vishnu360 @vishnu360]

@Gurugrammer_ I guess it's not just HRERA, but in every state it's same... It's intentionally made weak since most of these builders support local politicians, why can't RERA be as strong as TRAI, IRDA or any other such body..

[Aravind @aravind]

International media in the last 30 days: "India Hunger strike", "protests in India", "Floods in India."

🇮🇳India in the last 30 days:

July 19, 2026: Indian Gen-Z team wins 4 gold medals (top rank) at International Chemistry Olympiad and medals at the International Biology Olympiad.

July 18, 2026: Young Indians working at Skyroot Aerospace successfully launch Vikram-1, India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket, from Sriharikota, placing payloads into Low Earth Orbit.

July 17, 2026: PM Modi flags off India’s first indigenous hydrogen-powered passenger train (10-coach set) from Jind station, Haryana, on the Jind-Sonipat route as an inaugural service.

July 14, 2026: DRDO completes successful military field trials of an indigenous scalable fiber-based Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) system for secure strategic communications.

July 13, 2026: Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway (63 km), India’s first barrier-free expressway with satellite-based tolling, opens to traffic.

July 12, 2026: Young Indian team wins 5 gold medals at the 56th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO 2026) in Colombia, securing joint world #1 rank.

July 11, 2026: RM Rajnath commissions INS Mahendragiri, the sixth Project 17A stealth frigate, in Visakhapatnam (~75% indigenous content).

Early–mid July 2026: Vimag Labs (Bengaluru) secures its 5th Indian patent for the Virtual Magnet Synchronous Motor (VMSM), a software-defined rare-earth-free electric motor platform.

Early July 2026: ISRO announces plans for a new Satellite Earth Station campus near Ledo in Assam to strengthen space communication in the Northeast.

Early July 2026: IIT Gandhinagar team wins a grant for developing indigenous liquid cooling plates for AI data centres, EVs, and high-performance electronics.

June 26, 2026: Nuclear heat-based hydrogen production facility (copper-chlorine thermochemical cycle) commissioned at Kalpakkam using Fast Breeder Reactor process heat.

June 24, 2026: ISRO successfully conducts hot test of semi-cryogenic engine power head at 175 tonnes thrust level.

June 24, 2026: RDSO (with ARAI) successfully conducts full-scale crashworthiness testing of LHB coaches for enhanced passenger safety.

June 21, 2026: PM Modi commissions three indigenously built warships in Kolkata: INS Dunagiri (Project 17A stealth frigate), INS Sanshodhak (hydrographic survey vessel), and INS Agray (ASW shallow water craft).

June 15, 2026: DRDO successfully flight-tests the indigenous Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM) from Odisha; all objectives met.

June 10–11, 2026: DRDO conducts successful Phase-2 Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) trials and anti-ship missile tests, demonstrating capabilities against long-range ballistic threats including ICBM-class.

Mid-June 2026: India’s defence production reaches a record ₹1.78 lakh crore in FY 2025-26.

Mid-June 2026: Maiden flight of the indigenous C-295 military transport aircraft highlighted as a major self-reliance milestone in aviation (with 40 aircraft under production in India).

June 13, 2026: First batch of women cadets trained at NDA commissioned into the defence forces. Marking the start of an women empowered era in defence.

[Indrajit @Lotus_indrajit]

🚨 Ironically, Indian Media Didn’t Cover This

Three Indian teenagers created Plas-stick, a biodegradable powder from tamarind seeds that removes microplastics from water without electricity or complex machinery

They won the 2026 Earth Prize, making India proud 🇮🇳

[Anurag Thakur @ianuragthakur]

Many congratulations to Jyothi Yarraji on becoming Asia's fastest woman in the 100m hurdles by winning gold at the 65th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships.

After a year-long battle with injury, she has not just returned to the track but displayed an indomitable spirit, outpacing the field in a brilliant 12.99s.

She brought double delight to the nation as, apart from winning gold, she earlier in the day clocked 13.14s to meet the qualifying standard for the 20th Asian Games Aichi–Nagoya 2026.

[The Better India @thebetterindia]

Not Cricket. Not Badminton. Not Wrestling. This time, India's tricolour flew highest in gymnastics.

Hailing from Uttar Pradesh, young gymnast Harschit Damodharan has scripted history by winning gold in the Junior Men's Vault event at the Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships, becoming part of India's first-ever gold-silver finish in the competition alongside Akshat Bajaj.

Just a day earlier, he had also helped India secure a historic team bronze.

After topping the qualification rounds, Harschit rose to the occasion when it mattered most.

Behind this achievement are years of relentless training, discipline, and the guidance of coaches who believed in his potential.

From the practice hall to the continental podium, his journey is a reminder that champions are built one leap, one landing, and one determined day at a time.

Congratulations, Harschit!

#HarschitDamodharan #Gymnastics #Gamechangers

[Harschit Damodharan, India gymnastics, Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championship]

[Nalini Unagar @NalinisKitchen]

Is this how we treat our Padma Shri awardees?

- This is Padma Shri Kinnera artist Darshanam Mogilaiah.
- He was given a 600-square-yard residential plot as an honour for his contribution.
- But for the last 2 years, he has been running from government offices to courts just to get it.
- He has even borrowed nearly ₹9 lakh to pay legal expenses and lawyer fees.

People like Darshanam are the pride of our country. If the government cannot even give him what was promised in a proper way, it is a shame.

[Smriti Z Irani @smritiirani]

India's daughters have done it again! 🇮🇳🏑

Heartiest congratulations to our Women's Hockey Team on winning the FIH Hockey Women's Nations Cup. With their exceptional teamwork and determination, they have made the nation proud and inspired countless young girls to chase their dreams.

[vishnu360 @vishnu360]

@theskindoctor13 I read in some countries they even stop flights over exam centers, can't we just at least make sure no such political posessions or any mass gatherings or make sure to delay opening of commercial activities before exam time.. We can certainly do this if not provide exception..

[Sarfarosh 🚩🕉️ @Sarfarosh_IND]

🚨India just honoured a healer
who has cured Stage 4 CANCER, Stage 4 DIABETES and Stage 4 ARTHRITIS WITH HERBS!🔥

Meet Yanung Jamoh Lego — the Adi “Queen of Herbs” from Arunachal Pradesh, awarded Padma Shri 2024 for traditional herbal medicine.

The official Padma citation credits her with helping 10,000+ patients with life-threatening diseases and 3 lakh+ patients over 29 years through herbal/traditional practices.

But her story is bigger than healing:

✅ BSc & MSc from Assam Agricultural University
✅ Former Agriculture Inspector, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh
✅ Learned herbs from her folk-healer father
✅ 15-year apprenticeship before practice
✅ Founded Indigenous Herbal Heritage in 2009
✅ Trained/educated 1 lakh+ people
✅ Plants 5,000 medicinal plants every year

In an age obsessed with labs, one woman proved that India’s forests were also pharmacies — and our ancestors were scientists of nature.

Respect modern medicine. Preserve ancient knowledge. 🇮🇳🌿

RT and Follow @Sarfarosh_IND for such insights

#PadmaShri #YanungJamohLego #ArunachalPradesh #AdiTribe #IndianKnowledgeSystems

[VisionaryVoid @VisionaryVoid]

She Sat Outside a Nobel Laureate's Office Until He Let Her In

In the summer of 1933, a young woman named Kamala Bhagwat arrived in Bangalore with a first-class chemistry degree and a refusal letter from the Indian Institute of Science. She had topped her university's entire merit list. Sir C.V. Raman, India's first scientific Nobel laureate and IISc's director, had rejected her application on a single line of reasoning: she was a woman. Kamala read the letter, took the train anyway, and sat down on a bench outside his office.

She came back the next day. And the next. She called it a satyagraha, the Gandhian method of nonviolent resistance, applied to a corridor outside a physicist's door. No petition, no campaign, no public letter. Just a young woman who would not leave.

Raman finally relented. But the conditions were humiliating: one year of probation, no formal student status, and she was to work only after the male students had left for the day. She was not to distract them. She finished the year's required work in nine months.

From Bangalore she went to Cambridge, where she completed her doctoral thesis on cytochrome C in plant tissues in fourteen months, an extraordinarily compressed timeline. She returned to India in 1939 as the first Indian woman to hold a PhD in any scientific discipline.

Over the following decades she became the first woman director of the Royal Institute of Science in Bombay. Her most lasting contribution was unglamorous and consequential: she demonstrated that neera, the unfermented sap of the palm tree, was rich in vitamins A and C and iron, and could cheaply address malnutrition in tribal populations and among pregnant women. The work won her the Rashtrapati Award.

Kamala Sohonie died in 1998, while she was being felicitated by the Indian Council of Medical Research, mid-ceremony. Raman, by the time of his own death, had opened the IISc to women as a matter of course. One bench, forty-four years later.

She came to the office of the man who refused her, sat down, and simply declined to be a footnote.

[Amit Shah @AmitShah]

Bravo to Indian Men's U18 Hockey Team for lifting the Men's U18 Asia Cup 2026.
You have displayed the indomitable power of Indian mettle even in the face of pressure and challenges and scripted a golden episode of pride for India. Your triumph sends wave of inspiration across nation.