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Time of India
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- Time of India
WHO unveils AI roadmap for traditional meds
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Indian Express
9 hours ago
- Indian Express
Delhi, Haryana & UP should work together to clean Yamuna: Amit Shah
Maintaining that in addition to Delhi, chemical waste from other states also flows into the Yamuna, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday asked the Delhi Government to coordinate with neighbouring states to clean the river. Shah was chairing a high-level review meeting with Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Yamuna rejuvenation, where he emphasised the need to clean the river and enhance the capacity of sewage treatment plants (STPs). 'Apart from Delhi, chemicals are also coming into the Yamuna river through waste from other states like Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, so all these states should work together to clean the river,' an official quoted Shah as saying in the meeting. According to a senior official, issues related to STPs and drinking water, as well as the urgent need to reduce the flow of untreated water into the Yamuna, especially from the heavily polluted Najafgarh drain, were discussed. 'Najafgarh drain is one of the highly polluted drains in the Capital. Untreated water from this drain enters the Yamuna, polluting the river. A survey has found that the untreated sewage that enters this drain has increased. It now carries around 800 MGD of untreated sewage, which was earlier 600 MGD… Of this, 250 MGD of untreated waste comes from Haryana…,' said a senior official. 'Directions were issued to coordinate with other states to reduce the waste inflow from upstream areas because it not only leads to waterlogging but also poses a serious health risk for the people who live near the drain,' the official added. According to an official statement, Shah directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to 'work in action mode' to curb water pollution. He also said that the Delhi government should take continuous and effective steps to control rising industrial pollution. He also underlined the need to improve the Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) in the main drains of Najafgarh and Shahdara and stressed that a drone survey of the two drains should be conducted. Shah laid special emphasis on cleaning the Yamuna and increasing the capacity of STPs to 1,500 MGD by 2028. 'He said that Haryana, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh should together make efforts to restore the river's health. There should be regularity and transparency in testing of the water flowing out of their STPs, and a third-party quality testing of STP outflow should be done,' an official said. He also said there are several reservoirs in Delhi, and the government should make arrangements to use them for collecting rainwater. He also said that developing these reservoirs will promote tourism, officials added. Officials further said that highlighting that increasing the e-flow in Yamuna was of utmost importance, Shah said that there is a need to talk to the Uttar Pradesh government on this issue and find a solution so that the flow of the river can be improved at the time of its entry into Delhi. He also directed that a survey should be conducted regarding water supply in Delhi, so that it can be ascertained how much water is required to be supplied to cater to the people. 'Uncontrolled water extraction through borewells is a big problem in Delhi, on which the Delhi Jal Board needs to work by making an action plan. He said that these borewells should be regularised in a phased manner,' said an official.
India Today
17 hours ago
- India Today
Broken elbow, no NCERT, nights on platform: Bihar girl cracks NEET, bags scholarship
Eighteen-year-old Tabassum Jahan's NEET scorecard tells just one part of the story -- a 550 out of 720. But the months behind that number were filled with pain, uncertainty, and several long nights on a cold railway platform.'We didn't have money to stay in a hotel,' says the Gonda-born girl, recalling the 3-4 nights she spent at the Gorakhpur station with her mother. Around a year before this, she had fallen from a stool while cleaning at home, injuring her elbow blocked nerve in her elbow meant she couldn't even hold a spoon, let alone a pen. "We consulted many doctors over 9-10 months with no improvement," she says. One hospital gave them medicines for 1-2 months, but this meant they didn't have money to return home or afford a hotel."My mother would drop me at the clinic and go do stitching work to earn money. Eventually, an uncle told us about a vaid whose sons assured us I'd recover," Tabassum says.'I'd faint from the injections, but still went every day,' she recovery dragged on for over a year and a half. 'I felt very bad seeing my mother ask people for money. That hurt me more than the injury," she is what drove her to wonder about when she would reach a level wherein she could give to others instead of asking.'MAKE YOUR DIFFICULTIES YOUR STRENGTH'Tabassum's father, a farmer in Gonda district, earns just Rs 6,000 a month."My father doesn't have a permanent job. There were times when he worked as a security guard in malls, sold clothes, and did labour work. Now, he is in the village doing farming," she mother does stitching work to make ends meet. She couldn't finish her BA after marriage, Tabassum shared. 'But she always said one thing -- a girl must be independent.'While other students relied on coaching centres and books, Tabassum had only a phone, YouTube, and her willpower.'I didn't even have all the NCERT books,' she said. The medicines during recovery made her drowsy, but she'd fight the sleep to study. 'I used to read because I couldn't write.' A GAP THAT COULDN'T PUSH AWAY HER DREAMSThe injury caused a 1.5-year academic gap. Most students would've given up. But Tabassum couldn't afford to."When my mother used to ask for money and people disrespected her, it hurt me deeply. For me, being a doctor is a profession that receives the most respect, and I wanted that because people never respected my mother and me due to our situation," she was a major inspiration that pushed her to study harder no matter what. "Others might have better resources, but I had my books, determination, and hard work to help me succeed," she even her family wasn't fully supportive. 'My father would say there's no use in English-medium studies when so many basic things are missing. But my mother always insisted that I should study in a way that there would be an outcome,' she were quick to remind her that studying medicine was expensive. But she quietly carried A SCHOLARSHIP CHANGED HER PATHIn 2024, she scored 621 marks. PhysicsWallah Vidyapeeth offered free offline coaching to students above 600 scores, and she grabbed that opportunity.'I will always be thankful to PhysicsWallah (PW) and Alakh Sir for supporting students like me,' she says. She credits her NEET 2025 selections to being able to study offline for free with PW Vidyapeeth, with the help of their modules and test 2025, she cracked NEET with 550. But her future still hung in the balance --- until PW offered her a scholarship worth Rs 4 lakh. 'Now I can study MBBS without worrying,' she TO GIRLS: 'RECOGNISE YOUR INNER STRENGTH'To other students who feel stuck due to setbacks, her advice is sharp and honest. 'Money might buy you books, but it cannot buy you knowledge -- that comes only through your own effort and study.'She wants girls especially to aim higher. 'It is very important to stay independent, and for that, you must recognise your inner strength," she an elbow that couldn't move to dreams that wouldn't stop -- Tabassum Jahan's journey is proof that if you fight through the worst, the best might just be waiting on the other side.- Ends
