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@prasannavishy @businessline Natural consequence of lack of R&D and proprietary tech. Dhandoism has its limits. Power electronics, Traction motors, vehicle control units, ICs, engine's alloy parts, automotive steel & aluminum, battery are imported even in 2026. Even sunroof gl 156 views · 2 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

@prasannavishy @businessline Steering parts down about 12%. https://t.co/c7ybWDTpkW 119 views · 2 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

@prasannavishy @businessline It’s a plain vanilla case of India trying to achieve something of previous technological generation late into that generation’s maturity curve and when the next gen is already hitting the market. This is what I keep telling that. We can’t eternally ke 3.1K views · 94 likes · 27 reposts · 6 replies Open on X →

Cathode, Anode, Separator, Foil, Electrolyte: Can State Incentives Help India Crack The Battery Code? A deep dive into the supply chain and manufacturing stack behind the five materials essential to make Indian batteries. Can a government incentive scheme help India achieve 3.2K views · 79 likes · 19 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Good report in @businessline India has actually made impressive progress in localising conventional auto components. The imports of wheels, rims and engines have fallen sharply in the last decade, and overall component localisation has risen above 70%. Yet the trade deficit ht 9.7K views · 171 likes · 57 reposts · 4 replies Open on X →

A military veteran (even if he were a decorated Air Force officer) heading the Trust of a temple may seem unusual and possiblyslightly troubling) under normal circumstances. But these are hardly normal circumstances. Given the serious financial misconduct involving donations, h 4K views · 70 likes · 7 reposts · 6 replies Open on X →

@prasannavishy Nothing will come of it. This has been tried before. Some of the people who promote such eyesores and benefit from it , are now in BJP. Roads in residential areas have been taken over by small trucks for parking. Calcutta is a shanty town. Heritage buildings deface 285 views · 7 likes · 1 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

@prasannavishy Literally the most dirtiest state in India. Hopefully the BJP government will change that. 169 views · 2 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

@prasannavishy 100 bucks is nothng. Shd be 10x that amt + instant SM exposure (public shame the idiots) 566 views · 19 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

It’s hard not to notice that the more affluent and Bengali middle-class parts of Kolkata already have a good baseline of cleanliness. Fines are to be imposed for open defecation, littering, illegal dumping, banned plastic bags and spitting, with digital collection and tighter ht 11.1K views · 244 likes · 58 reposts · 5 replies Open on X →

@prasannavishy There should be some IB clearance/monitoring for the team involved in question bank management. Also, no mobile access for people involved in conducting the examination on ground for at least 2 days before and during the overall test runs. 226 views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

@prasannavishy Have been saying this for a long time. Needed public infra for computer based examinations, a decade back atleast. Now it becomes a plug and play for any govt organization intending to conduct exams. Trusted vendors like TCS for backend integration 443 views · 9 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

@prasannavishy The "disturbing possibility" is in fact the truth. India is hopelessly backward because far too many people and institutions have a vested interest in keeping it that way. 423 views · 13 likes · 4 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →