More than 272 locations nationwide were cleaned as part of Special Campaign 4.0, releasing 34,644 square feet of space and earning Rs 1.22 crore via the disposal of waste, the Department of Water Resources, River Development, and Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR, RD&GR) said on Friday.
According to a statement from the Jal Shakti ministry, the program, which ran from November 2024 to August 2025, aimed to institutionalize Swachhata practices and reduce pendency.
During this time, the department and its organizations looked over 3,611 e-files, shutting 156 of them, and analyzed 9,407 physical files, eliminating 2,130 of them.
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Fadnavis Slams Rahul’s Speech Style
Devendra Fadnavis, the chief minister of Maharashtra, slammed Rahul Gandhi on Friday of using “urban Maoist” rhetoric when he called on Gen Z to topple a democratically elected government.
The CM said that Gandhi hates the institutions and does not believe in the Constitution, and that his advisers have a “urban Maoist” mentality.
His comments followed Gandhi’s reiteration of his “vote chori” accusations and his new onslaught against the Election Commission of India (ECI) the day before.
“The country’s young, students, and Gen Z will defend the Constitution, preserve democracy, and halt vote fraud,” the Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition said in a post on Thursday night. I am constantly on their side. “Jai Hind!”
“Gandhi has called Gen Z to join together to destroy a democratically elected government,” the chief minister said when reporters questioned Fadnavis how he felt about the Congress leader’s remark. Rahul Gandhi has had his brain stolen, but it is not “vote chori.” He opposes institutions and has no faith in the Constitution. He said that Gen Z should band together to topple a democratically elected government, sounding like an urban Maoist.
“The counselors to Gandhi have an urban Maoist mentality. However, Gen Z in India respects the Constitution. It understands technology and started the startup environment. Rahul Gandhi claimed to have little understanding of the country’s young, older elders, or Generation Z.
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Jharkhand: CRPF Reviews CoBRA Ops
As part of a larger mission to eradicate Left Wing Extremism (LWE) from India by March 2026, CRPF Director General (DG) G P Singh met with the CoBRA commandos who killed three Maoists earlier this week and reviewed anti-Naxal operations in Jharkhand on Friday.
On September 15, a battle with security forces in Hazaribag district killed three members of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), including Sahdev Soren, a member of the party’s central committee who was carrying a Rs 1 crore reward.
According to a senior Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) official, the DG, who had flown down from Delhi for a daylong tour, first saw CoBRA commando Ajoy Bhowmik, who had been wounded in the encounter, in a private hospital here.
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Women Scholars Lag in Research
According to a study, compared to males who speak native English and come from high-income countries, scientists who are women or who originate from low-income or non-English-speaking countries may have a 70% lower likelihood of publishing in a peer-reviewed journal.
According to a study of over 900 environmental scientists conducted by academics from institutions in Australia, Germany, Colombia, Nepal, the US, and the UK, women researchers—especially those just starting out in their careers—published 45% fewer English-language articles than males.
According to the team, women are less likely than males to have a tenured post and are more likely to quit academia, which has an effect on the quantity of articles published.
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Siddaramaiah Assures Survey
Despite allegations of dissension within his cabinet, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Friday that the socio-educational census of backward castes will not be delayed.
The Backward Class Commission will determine the survey’s methodology, he added.
“We will not postpone it,” Siddaramaiah stated in response to inquiries from reporters over claims that certain ministers opposed the survey and asked for a delay. A constitutionally established statutory entity is the Backward Class Commission. We are unable to guide it. We will not put it off. They are looking for a viewpoint. The commission will make the decision.
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Zubeen Garg: Assamese music legend who provided vocals for a variety of song genres
For over thirty years, Zubeen Garg of Assam has captivated both young and old with his universally appealing songs and films, all while strumming a guitar and shouting out one song after another in his own unique way.
Zubeen is a singer, songwriter, actor, and filmmaker who has performed in more than 40 languages and dialects. However, it was the song “Ya Ali” from the film Gangster that made him famous nationwide and won him the 2006 Global Indian Film Awards’ (GIFA) best playback vocalist title.
For many generations of kids and young people, the 52-year-old musician, who started singing at the age of three, was an inspiration. They grew up humming or singing his songs.