Riverfronts kill rivers https://www.civilsocietyonline.com/column/living-rivers/riverfronts-kill-rivers/ VENKATESH DUTTA RECENTLY, over 2,000 citizens participated in a unique protest along the banks of the Mula-Mutha river in Pune by hugging trees — just like the 1973 Chipko movement to save trees in the Garhwal Himalayas.

The riverfront development project in Pune aims to develop the 44-km stretch of all three rivers — 22 km of the Mula, 10 km of the Mutha, and 11 km of the Mula-Mutha -- at an estimated cost of `5,500 crore... It proposes to construct embankments along the river, which will cause significant harm to the riverine ecosystem. The embankments will not aid in flood control. In reality, this will decrease the river’s water-carrying capacity, making nearby areas more susceptible to flooding.  ..Many riverfront development projects have come up in India — the problem is that these projects lend cosmetic treatment to rivers with incomplete sewerage networks and inadequate sewage treatment. Riverfront developments have not prevented sewage from entering the river; in fact, they have escalated the city’s water and wastewater crises. Multiple sewer lines have been laid along or underneath the riverfronts. The result is that these river stretches have become ‘glorified sewer canals’.  The phrase ‘urban river’ is being used to disconnect a river from its upstream and downstream continuum. This urban-centric approach of river management is trying to give river space an elite look, with more build-landscape and concrete river banks along the urban stretches of a river

The Sabarmati riverfront development project attempted to execute interceptor sewers and sewage diversion networks, but these efforts have largely failed due to faulty design and malfunctioning sewage treatment plants. According to a report from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) presented to the Lok Sabha in February this year, the Sabarmati is the second most polluted river in the country. Therefore, it is imperative to ensure that sewage treatment plants are properly installed and functional to achieve the vision of a clean and unpolluted river in urban areas such as the Sabarmati and Gomti.

BJP govt. spent ₹44 crore on media ads in four months ahead of Assembly polls, reveals RTI query https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/bjp-govt-spent-44-crore-on-media-ads-in-four-months-ahead-of-assembly-polls-reveals-rti-query/article66904454.ece  May 28, 2023 
This was informed by the Department of Information and Public Relations in response to a Right to Information Act (RTI) query filed by Puttur-based activist Rajesh Krishnaprasad

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/6491cr-spent-on-advertisements-in-media-in-eight-years-i-b-ministry-101670957676039.html ₹6,491 cr spent on advertisements in media in eight years: I&B ministry ByAnish Yande, New Delhi Dec 14, 2022 

Govt spent ₹967.46 crore on advertisements in print media from 2019-20 to 2023-24 https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/govt-spent-96746-crore-on-advertisements-in-print-media-from-2019-20-to-2023-24/article67654389.ece#:~:text=The%20government%20on%20Tuesday%20said,%2D20%20to%202023%2D24.
Anurag Thakur said the CBC releases awareness/publicity campaigns.
December 19, 2023

Wonder what the break up of expenditure is.  Is there a media plan, based on which the ads are distributed. 

Need jobs, not saris and bags: Maharashtra's Pa http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/109175924.cms Sandhya Nair / TNN / Updated: Apr 10, 2024 Despite the scorching heat, tribal women from Jawhar and Dahanu in Palghar district have been making a beeline to the district revenue offices to return saris and shopping bags that were distributed, along with their monthly ration, in March. The women’s message is clear: “Give us sustainable jobs that can help us buy saris”.
Since Monday, more than 350 saris and 700 bags bearing the photograph of PM Modi have been returned to Jawhar and Dahanu tehsildar offices

Headline: World's Largest Renewable Energy Park Now In India - 5 Times Larger Than Paris  https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/worlds-largest-renewable-energy-park-now-in-india-5-times-larger-than-paris-5419130 April 11, 2024 Text of the Story by PTI  Headline given  by NDTV.  Stroy says that it is a "plan"Adani group's renewable energy plans are the most ambitious by any corporate in the country which is targeting to generate 500 GW of electricity from non-fossil sources by 2030, as part of a broader plan of achieving net-zero emissions by 2070.

Khavda at its peak will generate 81 billion units that can power entire nations such as Belgium, Chile and Switzerland, they said.  Project will be entirely covered with waterless robotic module cleaning systems, executives said. Khavda land belongs to the government, which leased out the site to Adani group for 40 years. (Disclaimer: New Delhi Television is a subsidiary of AMG Media Networks Limited, an Adani Group Company.)

One day before Tweet #River 's fury disrupts one of the largest floating solar panel plant on Omkareshwar #Dam reservoir which was being opposed by Fisher people for causing disruption to their fishing rights.  https://x.com/OzaNandini/status/1777941616562733520?t=LzDqtVQ8yp8l5Ftv31daOQ&s=08 see the video is https://twitter.com/i/status/1777941616562733520 message tweeted 10th April 2024 by Nandini Oza

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZfi2IXYFsY केजरीवाल को झटका देने वाली हाइकोर्ट की महिला जज का एक
दिन पहले का फैसला वायरल, अब.. हाइकोर्ट ने ED के एक्शन पर लगाई रोक, delhi highcourt justice swarna kanta sharma on ex minister dilip ray coal case, justice swarna kanta sharma on arvind kejriwal,

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's ED Arrest In Liquor Policy Case Valid https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/arvind-kejriwal-arrest-valid-delhi-high-court-liquor-policy-scam-254726  Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma upheld his arrest and subsequent remand holding that ED was able to place enough material, statements of approvers and AAP's own candidate stating that Kejriwal was given money for Goa elections.

In Setback For Arvind Kejriwal, Supreme Court Won't Hear His Appeal Today The Supreme Court opens next on Monday, and Arvind Kejriwal's petition is expected to come up then. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/in-setback-for-arvind-kejriwal-supreme-court-wont-hear-his-appeal-today-5411877  April 10, 2024 

Supreme Court on Kejriwal: केजरीवाल की SC में अर्जी, CJI ने दिया बड़ा बयान | Delhi Liquor Policy Apr 10, 2024  Supreme Court on Kejriwal: दिल्ली शराब नीति मामले में अब सुप्रीम कोर्ट के एंट्री हो गई है। दिल्ली सीएम अरविंद केजरीवाल गिरफ्तारी के खिलाफ अर्जी को लेकर सुप्रीम कोर्ट पहुँच गए हैं। इस बीच केजरीवाल की ओर से वकील अभिषेक मनु सिंघवी ने CJI के सामने मामला उठाया है। केजरीवाल के वकील ने कहा, ' ये CM की गिरफ्तारी का मामला है। गिरफ्तार ग़लत है।' इसे लेकर CJI ने जवाब देते हुए कहा है कि, 'जल्द सुनवाई के लिए ईमेल भेजे। हम देखेंगे'

Supreme Court on Kejriwal: Now the Supreme Court has entered the Delhi Liquor Policy case. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has reached the Supreme Court regarding the petition against the arrest. Meanwhile, on behalf of Kejriwal, lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi has raised the matter before the CJI. Kejriwal's lawyer said, 'This is a case of arrest of CM. Arrest is wrong. Responding to this, the CJI said, 'Send email for hearing soon. we will see'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P4C72SVdnI High court से Arvind Kejriwal को बड़ी राहत | याचिकाकर्ता पर 50हजार जुर्माना  50,000 fine for ex MLA petitioner.  

सुप्रीम कोर्ट में ED की फजीहत.. शराब केस खारिज.. जान बूझकर फंसा रही थी ED https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ5rI-sn5CI  Apr 10, 2024

Many of them had a dark belly also, but by and large that has been overlooked and shadowed by the large divinity surrounding them. Shakaracharya Jayendra Sarswathi was accused of murder of an ashram worker, Shankararaman. In Satya Sai Baba’s Prasanthi Nilayam also there was a murder case. Gurmeet Ram Rahim carried on with his activities, one journalist Ram Chander Chattrapati was killed for bringing forward his black deeds. Finally with difficulty law caught up with him and currently he is in jail, rather most of the time on parole. Asaram Bapu is another person who succeeded in escaping the clutches of law till a long time and is finally behind bars. Currently another one Bageshwar Dham Baba is having a roaring success with devotees. These are the tip of the iceberg, and around the country many such individuals are present who are mesmerising people in the trap of blind faith. The riches of most of these godmen are enviable.

https://thewire.in/health/the-business-of-godmen-how-ramdev-was-protected-and-even-promoted-by-the-system 

There are two others who are worth mentioning Sri Sri Ravishankar, who rampaged the Yamuna for his gala event. He was also associated with Anna Hazare’s Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) supported movement. He is in the news generally for subtly supporting Hindu nationalist politics.

by Ram Puniyani

10/04/2024

Transformational Solidarity: A Dalit Feminist Viewpoint Priyanka Samy   https://thewire.in/caste/transformational-solidarity-a-dalit-feminist-viewpoint  We live in times where struggles for social justice and equity converge, revealing inherent similarities between issues.... we must transition from our binary understanding of systems and power. This mandates the social justice movement to rise to a new level of consciousness and action. It is an urgent call – to move from performative politics to progressive politics, from tokenistic solidarities towards transformational solidarities.

Transformational solidarity goes beyond the superficial allyship often displayed by those who remain ensnared in the webs of white and Brahminical supremacy. It demands of us a deep, introspective commitment to understanding the diverse ways in which people are systematically oppressed.

Recalibrating our politics to embody transformational solidarity is not a one-time action but a continuous process of unlearning, learning, strategising and re-strategising. Moreover, as the civil society space is increasingly shrinking across the globe, the time for surface-level solidarities has long passed.

Regulatory favours to big companies have created impression of non-level playing field’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nQg_zyEMvg   Apr 2, 2024 
Former Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian talks about why private investment isn’t picking up in India, why the bank cleanup is actually a subsidy to defaulters, and how Centre-state distrust is the main impediment to GST reform. 

'India Inc-Modi govt friendship is cracking. Lack of level playing field just one reason' t https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPLSueYWJ9M  Apr 3, 2024
The politics behind CEA V. Anantha Nageswaran's statements on employment missed the main point: cracks are emerging in the friendship between the Modi Govt and corporate India, Deputy Editor TCA Sharad Raghavan argues in #StandardDeviation.  

Comments on the Youtube: clearly indicate the kind of narrative that is being brought to the fore

@wisdomhighschool9975  What's wrong with The Govt, Govt's only Provides The Path with Classic Infra, Low Taxes and Subsidies

S&P India Manufacturing PMI is at Record 16-Year High at 59.1, Services are above 60, Defence Exports are at Record Highs

About your FDI video you spoke as if FTAs with UK,US and EU have already been signed U said anything you wanted,even thou FDI as a % of GDP declined,The Total FDI Flowing into India was appx $ 580+ Billion USD in last 9 years, Didn't they know about BITs, EODB etc

@rajivbagga2929 Delays and red tape procedures in ‘land acquisition’ could be another reason for slowing down of new investment in manufacturing sector.

@anindyabagchi6119 
Fair point. The government needs to demonstrate a level playing field and go easy with IT, ED, CBI, etc

@rajx7120 Private investment has been increasing for last 2 years, quarter by quarter. Because of banks being cleaned up. What about Open Credit Enablement Network, and Factor credit reforms, to ease up credit ?

@Jun_kid Look at the FLIP side. This is an EXCELLENT strategy by the Govt to consolidate the under-performing, non-performing corporate-India.
What will happen is these smaller non-performers will be taken over by larger entities, who can now provide SCALE.
And scale is what foreign investors are looking for as China collapses.

These smaller entities are OK for local market. For the Global market scale is important. And that's where India's NEXT growth-impetus will come from - EXPORTS.

@niladribanerjee2821 Apart from that unequal level playing field I can't see any big issue for India Inc not to invest. Govt should stop all those biggies to enter anything or everything. Jio finance aya to rbi baki nbfc me raid krne lag gya...mera iifl ka stock jo 300% up tha ab only 40% up hai.

@RKV0785 Farner ( agriculture)Labour and Land sector reforms are prohibited/ violently opposed by opposition parties  Exit time / resolution time / procedure has been screwed up by courts with frequent interference

@bindurao3463 Much ado about nothing, you are just making a big deal.

@liv4nation781 
the more I see news, the more I learn to tweak data and come to consensus that, how I want to see the data. Having said that, congress would have been the worst.

@worldofsarthak1628 The huge number of new IPOs and SME listings etc actually suggest that smaller corporates are doing well and enthusiastic. Private capex is still a problem it may pickup now after last 3 years boost in govt capex. If pvt capex doesnt pickup within the next 12-18 months there is reason to be a bit worried. As to FDI, the world has changed. From the US perspective or Western perspective - they wont help in creating another genuine challenger. Western policymakers must be kicking themselves for how they due to lure of cheap consumption allowed China to become a giant and destroyed their own manufacturing base. China+1 is the biggest myth in town. At best it is China+ bunch of others, even then US itself want to again kickstart its manufacturing game. So India has to do much much better to benefit from even this China + many scenario. These things sometime show results with a lag. May be in 2/3 years we will look back and think we were being too impatient and FDI and everything is flowing in fine. Also for foreign businesses it may be tough in India with the competition and regulatory favours in favour of domestic behemoths.

 @chittu42  Corporates not donating to BJP is not a measure of the cracks between them & Government. Indian Cos must be vary of the fast changing technologies impacting their business. Traditionally our investments in Research is quite low. India’s manufacturing strategy revolves largely on high technology areas requiring acquisition of technology or partnering with Global
Players etc. This will lead to
Issues in management control. Also uncertainty/ longevity of technology adds to their concerns. It’s time for them to shed their concerns & get into action.

 @hazy76 Truth is, corporates are scared to give feedbacks to Govt. And Govt doesn't take feedback or criticism sportingly

@RKV0785 
You may be right. But if corporates are fearing the BJP govt, they will be awallowed by large corporates from India or abroad in the long term

 @sunraj53892 
I wish you had spent some time talking about how the playing field is not level, which specific policy are contributing to this, and how the government can change policy to make it level. Without details, this video is largely speculative and serves little purpose than to drive supporters and detractors of the government to their respective soapboxes.

@akshaytakkar6747 
Maybe the corporates didn't donate because everyone already knows the BJP is going to win. Who else is going to win Rahul Gandhi?

 @sklux6147 Electoral Bonds Vs Liquor Deal.
Holy Vs Victim.
Chowkidar Chor Vs Natwarlal.
Thousands of cr Vs Rs 100 cr.

Go back corruption, QPQ, Match Fixing.
Hindutva doesn't approve of hypocrisy. Time to change. Kaun banega PM?
Hindutva alone is the way forward.
Abki baar BJP 400+.
Jai Shri Ram
Satyamev Jayate 🪷
Jai Hind 🫡

Sabse Bada Sawal : ‘सुप्रीम’ रोक के बावजूद क्यों छापे गए इलेक्टोरल बॉन्ड ? | Garima Singh | News 24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWf9GcLZQNs

after 15th Feb verdict.. days later new bonds were printed. indicating preparations for a possible 20,000 C worth bonds