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@karthikRanga92 in sweden, especially northern sweden, i got to know that people work 6 am - 2 pm in winters to get a chance to walk their dogs/go for a run or an outing in the afternoon as the sun sets by 3 or max 4!

It's empty at 4:30PM because they start work at 7AM. I used to work from 8-5 while my coworkers did 7-4. Now we do 10-7. 8 hours is the same. Depends on the time period. You guys come by 10am and expect to leave by 4:30? Seriously?

@SwarajyaMag @mchellap @astrokaran These deep dives are gold!!! I have been saving all these articles for the past few months! Be it on ICE engines, EVs, and now this. Wish you all the best and more!

"India Has Labs, Money, And Startups — Here’s Why They Struggle To Work Together" @mchellap & @astrokaran write for @SwarajyaMag — the structural diagnosis, the global models that work, and a specific proposal to fix India's R&D architecture. swarajyamag.com/technology/ind…

A major Indian OEM donated engines to a university lab. No specs, no joint team, no embedded engineer for integration. Just hardware tossed over to the lab. That's industry-academia "collaboration" in India. Here's why it is that way. 🧵

@bhaumikgowande absolutely! in both sweden and france, i have seen so many people over the age of 60 in the gym on a regular basis. Some even play active sports! Very encouraging to see it all.

European seniors at 80 walk to their airport gate from entry gates, Indian seniors at 60 have to be dragged in wheelchairs. The answer is one thing: Culture of Active Mobility.

@ShivAroor "upholding the principles.....of sovereignty and territorial integrity".....bro.....

Joint statement from countries that ruled the entire world a few centuries ago. Embarrassing.

@cmchelsimehta it was annoying by the end for the frequent use of "chuffed"

Love, love the fact that 'The Family Man' on prime video has incorporated such details beautifully, like the "I'm chuffed" sentence by Meera (chuffed is a British adjective; Meera is a UK resident), and more such things like the local Nagaland culture, songs in the background, and the Tamilian history associated with Burma. 🫰

@Ishwarguru85 @cricaddict2004 @Tejasvi_Surya RRTS (intercity commute) connects two economic centers. Metro is to connect areas within an economic center (bengaluru/tumkur). RRTS provides for rapid commute between two centers. Metro will spread the crowd along the entire route, and make it unviable for all. It's that simple.

@cricaddict2004 @Tejasvi_Surya Metro is not just for Tumkur right, irbeku is for many stops between Bengaluru to Tumkur

People opposing the Tumakuru Metro, like @Tejasvi_Surya, are the dumbest. To reduce Bengaluru’s load, people and businesses must move outside the city. Strong connectivity is essential for that, and nothing provides more reliable connectivity than a metro line. The Tumakuru Metro will make a major difference by encouraging people and companies to shift to Bengaluru’s outskirts. Overall, it will become one of the most dependable metro routes. Requesting @DKShivakumar sir to implement it as soon as possible

@RuntimeBRT great video! what's their production capacity though? also, any updates about the tesseract yet?

Ultraviolette has one assembly line. Every bike they've ever sold came off that line. Then they ship them to: - Netherlands - Switzerland - Germany - Belgium - France - Italy - UK Truly handmade in India, for the world. Here's their Bengaluru factory where it all happens:

@SparshAgarwall @AltCarbonIndia @AlterMagIndia wowwww, what a writeup! hugely inspiring! beautiful!

Today @AltCarbonIndia launches @AlterMagIndia-- a monthly publication bringing to the world new literary writing on science, technology, & progress from South Asia. A quarter of humanity live in the Indian subcontinent, undergoing one of the fastest economic & technological transitions in history. While the subcontinent faces its own existential crisis from the social alleviation of poverty to managing the deluge of climate change, it’s also pioneering the codes underlying new payments infrastructures and the rockets enabling us to become a multi planetary species. The future is happening here. It calls for a platform for India’s scientific and literary communities to birth, debate, and publish new ideas. Alter Magazine is dedicated to providing ink, paper, & screen pixels to these intellectual entrepreneurs imagining alternative futures. Every month, we will publish one long-form, deeply researched, and beautifully designed piece. Each story will shift how readers see our vast and diverse subcontinent, bringing to you contemporary geniuses, cutting-edge ideas, and pathbreaking discoveries. This is a living journal documenting the dreams and dilemmas shaping our subcontinent’s aspirations for progress, the attempt to blend together tradition & technology to undertake development, capturing the region’s herculean effort to undertake advancement not just for itself, but to help write the next chapter of long-term planetary evolution. We believe that a world of abundance is possible. It requires audacious thoughts & imaginative action— led by scientists, reasoned by philosophers, imagined by artists, implemented by technologists, debated by citizens and realised for everyone. Alter Magazine will document the stories & pursuits of all those working towards this shared vision — answering the question posed by one of India’s founding fathers at the stroke of the midnight hour: “The future beckons to us. Whither do we go and what shall be our endeavour?” Watch out for Issue #1: The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction. altermag.com

@amitabhk87 theguardian.com/environment/20… "Even when the cars were driven in electric mode...." " the researchers said this was because electric motors were not strong enough to operate alone, with their engines burning fossil fuels for almost one-third of the distance travelled in electric mode"

India’s mobility transformation is not about incremental efficiency. It is about industrial leadership. The EV value chain alone could create 50 million jobs by 2030 - spanning manufacturing, R&D, software, digital services, and repair. With bold policies, India can dominate the global EV market, not just participate in it.   The revised CAFÉ draft, in its current form, is contrary to the 7C vision highlighted by PM @narendramodi . It risks pushing India backward at a time when the world is racing ahead. If India truly wants to lead and not lag, @beeindiadigital ( Bureau of Energy Efficiency) must think bigger, act bolder, and move decisively. This is our defining moment - incrementalism and half -measures will only hold us back. My Opinion piece in today’s HT.

@Chellaney the "profit before pride" also led to the team players having to do the charade of dedicating win to the victims and not shaking hands/or press conference which is unsportsmanship and now Pakistan has made a fool of us by taking stand to boycott the cup because of this! Shame!

Profit before pride led Modi’s government to compel India’s cricket team to face Pakistan in the Indian-financed Asia Cup, even though India could have afforded to forfeit two points by skipping the match. The team, however, gave the “proper reply” — dedicating its win to India’s armed forces and the victims of a terrorist massacre, while refusing to shake hands with Pakistani players. Profit before pride also drove Modi’s government, soon after the May 7–10 war with Pakistan, to resume the “Beating Retreat” ceremonies at Attari and two other border crossings — decadent, colonial-era rituals that underscore India’s hyphenation with Pakistan and whose revival lacked the backing of the service chiefs.

@vikramchandra a correction, it is installed capacity, not power generated, renewables only work ~50% of times (sun shines/wind blows etc)....nevertheless remarkable achievement

50% fuel power from renewables, 5 years ahead of the Paris schedule for India. Quite an achievement given how some developed countries have walked away from their Paris targets.

@shobhitic public policies on EV are not a trial and error game, they are backed by solid science and analysis

@shobhitic novice argument. Even IEA has concluded that with even current state of power mix, EVs are still MUCH better over the lifetime of a vehicle. Apart from the huge benefits to local urban air pollution+ it is always much easier to contain point sources of pollution, like power plant

i understand people want clean air, but coal is still the most dominant form of electricity. you're just shifting your pollution from one place to another. i love electric vehicles too, but buy buying a new vehicle isn't solving the planet's problems if your old vehicle is fine

@OnlyNakedTruth to make ACs viable indoors. With the current materials used in construction and lack of any shades outdoors will make everyone use bigger and bigger ACs for the same room! So def a simultaneous solution has to be found for this but this new regulation on ACs makes complete sense.

@OnlyNakedTruth absolutely! Anyone who has simple understanding of how refrigeration works knows that maintaining <20°C indoors when >40°C outside is not possible for ACs. They just keep consuming power. Sure there are other urgent fixed needed to our building codes and shading/greenery outdoors

Why are people offended by this? Who are these people who need to set thermostat to below 20 degree in Indian summers? Or people don’t understand how a thermostat functions? if your outside temperature is 40 degrees it is unlikely that your AC will anyways be able to cool it down to 18 degrees anyway. GST on AC is a different issue and it needs to be reduced.

@tehseenp to make ACs viable indoors. With the current materials used in construction and lack of any shades outdoors will make everyone use bigger and bigger ACs for the same room! So def a simultaneous solution has to be found for this but this new regulation on ACs makes complete sense.

@tehseenp anyone who has simple understanding of how refrigeration works knows that maintaining <20°C indoors when >40°C outside is not possible for ACs. They just keep consuming power. Sure there are other urgent fixed needed to our building codes and shading/greenery outdoors

BREAKING: India’s Govt Decides Your AC Can’t Be Too Cool for you! In a move straight out of a dystopian thermostat thriller, Modi ji's Govt has declared war on your chill vibes, mandating all new ACs be locked between 20°C-28°C. Because nothing screams "energy efficiency" like sweating in your own home during a 50°C heatwave! #ACTemperature While our planet gasps for air, the govt’s like, “Let’s save power by making your car, office, AND bedroom feel like a sauna!” Brilliant. My late grandma’s shawl is ready to make a comeback as I “adapt” to 28°C “comfort.” This isn’t just about bills or emissions—it’s about control. First, they tax ACs at 28% GST, now they dictate how cool you can feel? Next, they’ll mandate how many ice cubes you get per glass! Rise, fellow heatstroke warriors! Let’s crank up the sarcasm to 16°C & demand our right to freeze in peace! #IndiaSweats #GovtKnowsBest

@nntaleb case in point- india

Many not noticing that if the birth rate declines but life expectancy increases, you will see an actual expansion in population.

@alpha_defense just a hunch, but it might be in preparation for an expected order of rafales for the 114 odd MRFA that india desperately needs? this agreement could also be related to the offset requirements for the previous 36 jets we bought but the timing is too suspicious haha (+ for india)

JUST IN | Dassault Aviation partners with Tata Advanced Systems to manufacture Rafale fighter aircraft fuselage for India and other global markets.

@AsianCityzen @foodpharmer2 And already banned since 2000s in Australia and New Zealand for all products

@AsianCityzen @foodpharmer2 BUT, it is already banned for use in food products for children in US, UK and Europe while there is absolutely no such restriction in India.

Why is Red Dye 3 is banned in US and UK, but allowed in India!  Why did these US and UK ban it though? Because it's been linked to hyperactivity in children, thyroid issues, and even cancer in animal studies.  In Indian products, Red Dye 3 often hides behind names like “INS 127,” “E127,” or “Erythrosine” on the nutrition label. Some products like Hershey’s Strawberry Milkshake don’t use red dye 3 in the US, UK but use it in India.  If you believe FSSAI should re-evaluate the use of Red Dye 3, share this. Let's raise our voices. Let's push for labels that protect, not confuse. Let’s Make India Healthy Again! #LabelPadhegaIndia #RedDye3Ban