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Data collected by the government of former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan showed that about 45% of Madhya Pradesh’s martyred soldiers were from the Bhind and Morena districts. If the neighbouring Gwalior district is included, the figure is even higher. https://thewire.in/society/chambal-agniveers-blacksmiths-carpenters-shopkeepers 

But ever since the Agnipath scheme was launched, the situation has changed.

Chambal’s youth are becoming disillusioned with the army. According to Manu Sikarwar, a resident of Kailaras tehsil of Morena district, “it is a matter of pride to be martyred for the country, but if we are martyred, our family will neither get pension benefits nor other benefits that a regular army soldier gets.

by Deepak Goswami

08/05/2024

The Somaiya management "discontinued theassociation" of their Principal Parveen Shaikh

No Indian Express, supporting Hamas, and glorifying terrorists is not ‘political opinion’: Somaiya school’s Parveen Shaikh gets usual cover fire from Leftist media
 https://www.opindia.com/2024/05/indian-express-somaiya-school-article-on-principal-parveen-shaikh-support-hamas/  Indian Express suggested that Somaiya School should stand by Parveen Shaikh and “serve as an example for education leaders across the country.” What example does the newspaper want set for educators? That you can blatantly support terrorists and rapists like Hamas and be proud of it?

https://scroll.in/latest/1067582/mumbai-principal-sacked-after-being-targeted-by-hindutva-website-says-she-is-mulling-legal-action

 https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/why-a-mumbai-school-principal-should-not-be-sacked-over-her-social-media-posts-9304414/  Liking a post on social media that valorises a Hamas fighter after what happened on October 7 is not expected from a school principal, especially one who has a stellar record leading an institution. But if the management of the Somaiya School in Mumbai presses its demand for Parveen Shaikh’s resignation, it will hurt the school. It will also send a chilling message to its students, and future citizens: That the price for expressing a political opinion, even if it is unpopular, is too high. If the principal can be fired for this, why should students debate at all? The school seems to be another in a line of institutions, great and small, that are willing to sacrifice their autonomy and “cancel” employees for expressing an opinion. However, the Somaiya School saga, as it has unfolded so far, also offers a ray of hope. The silver lining in the entire episode is that Shaikh, rather than bending, has asserted her constitutional rights and sense of professional duty. ” I live in democratic India; I hold the principle of freedom of speech in high regard as it is a cornerstone of democracy… I will not resign because I have given hundred per cent to the organisation,” she said. A significant number of parents too have reached out to the Trust that manages the school to express their support for Shaikh. The Somaiya School should stand by its principal and serve as an example for education leaders across the country. And, as a professional who leads an institution of learning, Shaikh should realise that her “liking” a social media post may be personal but its import will be public. Also available at https://www.indiaacademicfreedom.net/school-education/why-a-mumbai-school-principal-should-not-be-sacked-over-her-social-media-posts 

Comments on WA GS: We are seeing too many of these. Very few managements/organisations/groups seem to have the ability to push back against such organised state-backed vendettas.

LA is Transforming its Concrete River - here's why https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--L6dNoSnf0 Circle of the Earth  

For years, the Los Angeles River was a drainage ditch along most of its 51 mile length, and large parts have been covered in concrete. The Los Angeles River became heavily polluted from agricultural and urban runoff over the last century, negatively impacting both residents' health and the environment. People living in the the area were overly exposed to pollutants and didn't have much access to green space.

In this video, we'll show you how Los Angeles residents have been transforming the LA River by using natural-based solutions to restore the watershed, improving the lives of hundreds of thousands of people by increasing biodiversity and improving water security. 

 From the Commentary of the film: the restoration of the los angeles river has become a leading example of how urban waterways that have been reconstructed into drainage systems and divert water out to sea can be transformed back into rivers that capture and hold rain water runoff which is especially important in drought-prone
areas it has been demonstrated that by restoring the waterways using natural-based solutions we can increase biodiversity and improve water quality and the river becomes a valuable asset and a huge benefit to the city's residents don't you also think more cities should restore their rivers back into green spaces ? 

Comments on WA"  PPP This is so much related to our )pune) river beautification drive. I wonder if this is know to our jeevit Nadi folks? We love to build flyovers and demolish after few years, build BRT routes and demolish after few years. And possibly the RFD to seems to have this plan. GDP should increase continuously. It is easy route

DM: RFD of the project was constructed in Mula-Mutha river without PMC, when the water came out of Mahapur river it entered the house, that was sin.
And the river is pure internal and external nature The river itself is independent, self-regulating, with natural order, order, security, internal and external laws of nature.

In the absence of PMC, trees are felled and vehicles enter the wrong roads, Punekars suddenly fight, it is a sin to avoid project rush...

Example – There are internal and external relations like farmer and land.
external means farmer and Antarman means field or land, farmer himself internal means acres of open land and Bahirman means vegetables, fruits.

The Maharashtra government has given loans to the farmers of the state, and there have been reports of farmer suicides without loans. It is a sin to cheat farmers by disqualifying them in the matter of loans

SN: This is the most apt and probably the most hopeful way to get the right things done going ahead. Depending on govt, authorities, so called global-leaders is not going to be just too late but also they will continue on destructive projects which will only benefit them for holding on to power. As individuals we get bogged down by the enormity of what one can do alone.
It is only through power of communities and movements like ours which can make lasting change by taking everyone along on a sustainable and caring path. So spread this awareness of our movement to Revive Pune Rivers in the right manner to your friends, relatives, colleagues, communities, etc.