Ankita Bhatkhande

Despite the wide penetration of PMUY, several households in India continue to stack and burn biomass for cooking. In this piece for @CitiesQuestion @Saumya1205 and I look at some crucial barriers faced by urban poor households in making the shift to LPG. questionofcities.org/delhi-experien…

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WHAT A DAY. WHAT A MOMENT. DHARMENDRA PRADHAN RESIGNS!

Now, 500 burgers from McDonald's have arrived at the CJP protest, along with cold drinks and rasgullas. Yesterday, the CJP protesters felt quite bad because Vijeta Dahiya had a burger while they didn't get any. So today, Junaid Bhai sponsored burgers for the CJP protesters as well. It's more like a party than a protest.

My timeline is filled with images I cannot bear to look at, and yet cannot look away from. Young people, in despair over how their futures have been held to ransom, and now bloodied by a government that has declared all-out war on its own people. There are moments when measured language is a form of evasion. This is state savagery, pure and simple.

If you are a journalist in any part of the country and you think keeping your mouth shut over whats happening will give you growth in your career, please have some shame!!! Its criminal to not feel for the hundreds of students on the streets today !

Why are the Police pelting stones at protesters? Was the brutal lathi charge not enough? Shocking visuals coming from Delhi

9:23 AM.. Issuing High Alert for Mumbai, Thane next 3 hours 🔴 | 9AM-12 PM Heavy to intense rain at 80mm/hr+ rains will cause waterlogging in many parts of Mumbai next 2-3 hours. North & Western suburbs are likely to witness super heavy rains this morning as lot of rainbands are developing. #MumbaiRains

@richapintoi Yes. Poor Sanitation workers paying for the crimes done by their corrupt bureaucratic and political masters!

Managing a city like Mumbai of over 20 million people is no easy task. Credit to so many of our frontline workers who, despite days of relentless rain, worked round the clock to restore normalcy—ensuring clean water supply reached most homes, clearing large number fallen trees to reopen roads, and unclogging drains to ease flooding. BMC often faces criticism, and rightly so when it falls short. But credit should also be given where it’s due. The people on the ground have put in an extraordinary effort over the past few days.

In Spotlight for next 1 hour: ⛈️ Borivali-Bhayandar-Thane-Kalyan belt Nothern Parts of MMR will see Heavy Rains!! #MumbaiRains Mumbai to miss out this spell

So Santacruz, Mumbai recorded over 1100mm rainfall last 8 days.. That’s almost half the seasons rainfall and more than average July rainfall. As expected there were lots of disruption but this was needed to increase water supply. Mumbai still will be fine as El Niño has less impact on West Coast compared to most parts of India. But North India and some parts of Central India likely to see deficit rainfall this season. #MumbaiRains

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Most places in Mumbai got over 150mm rainfall last 24 hours where as some Northern suburbs received over 225mm rainfall with rains peaking overnight. Very heavy rains with gusty winds to continue today. #MumbaiRains

This city and life here is a living joke!

We just lost an iconic banyan. What is happening to our trees? 💔😪 Location: LD Ruparel Marg Malabar Hill

Screw your chai-pakode, vada pao, and rimjhim-gire-sawan playlist. For urban India, rains see a kid dying in his school bus, somebody's car being crushed under a car, and girls getting electrocuted on the road. The romance of rains isn't for us.

BIG: So @rautsanjay61 goes public with a sensational charge that was only until now being whispered in Maharashtra power corridors. One of the Sena (UBT) MPs Om Raje Nimbalkar he claims was told that if he wants a favourable verdict in his father’s murder case in special CBI court, he has to switch sides. The verdict was to come yesterday and has been pushed now to 19th. If true, it raises a very troubling Qs: are court verdicts also now decided by party loyalties?

@richapintoi They have nicely recreated the moon after all the money and effort that has gone into fixing it! Sad state of affairs.

Mrunal Tai Gore flyover extension opened up for motorists hour an hour back.

IMD will not issue a heatwave alert for Mumbai even if temperatures approach 40°C in this week. This is because the weather station at Colaba, due to its coastal proximity, usually records lower temperatures and does not meet the heatwave criteria. As a result those interior parts of the city may experience near 40°C without an official heatwave declaration.

These are all cases of damage within a year of usage.

Could you take some measures to ensure this does not happen at least within a year after purchasing shoes work 17k? That’s the bare minimum one can expect. Also mesh is a part of the shoe and needs to be covered in warranty!

Hello @ASICS_India ! Big fan of your shoes and own 4 pairs in the family. But it’s shocking and supremely disappointing that the mesh on your shoes is very poor and gets these holes even after light use. These are images from multiple people complaining about the same!