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00:00Hello and welcome. I'm Sonal Mayrothra Kapoor. This is 5 Live.
00:04On the program today, we've got a couple of stories for you.
00:06Let me start with a really fascinating one coming to us from Mumbai.
00:10This is about how in Mumbai, for the top BMC officials, Scorpio cars are out.
00:17Innova is in. What do I mean by that?
00:20So, there was a fresh tender given out for new cars.
00:24But now, BMC top officials are saying that sitting in the Scorpio is giving them a back pain
00:29and now they want a new car.
00:32What good use of taxpayers' money.
00:36Internet has gone wide and they're saying instead of fixing the car for your back pain,
00:41maybe fix the potholes and that will solve the problem better.
00:46Story number two today.
00:47This is a big one for everybody who's been tracking E20.
00:51Did Ghatkarri just admit that E20 is hitting your mileage?
00:55Well, in a response in Parliament, he says that it does impact the mileage a little bit.
01:04Marginalty was the word used.
01:05And then also goes on to talk about how there are specific cars
01:08which might need a change in the rubber parts.
01:12What exactly did the Minister say?
01:14I'll capture that for you in the course of the programme.
01:16Then there's a story coming to us.
01:18Gen Alpha, they're not stopping.
01:20Yesterday we brought you their story how they were demanding teachers,
01:25infrastructure and not ready to bow down.
01:27They got it.
01:28A day after that protest, they have managed to achieve it.
01:31And then the other story that we've got for you from Mumbai
01:35and this one I really, really like.
01:37Kudos to the FDA Commissioner.
01:40He's ensured that no junk food is sold within 50 metres radius of any school in Mumbai.
01:48India, are you listening?
01:50Can you take a lesson from Mumbai?
01:53We'll get you all those stories.
01:55But as always, first up, a quick look at the headlines.
01:59New CCTV footage now raises big questions over the July 20th
02:04Sansat Chalo march by the Kokoro Janta party.
02:06It raises questions over Delhi police's preparedness
02:09as thousands of protesters managed to reach within 100 metres of the parliament.
02:14How did this massive security breach happen on a protest
02:18that was talked about for weeks?
02:20Why was the Delhi police not prepared?
02:24A document tabled in parliament claims facial recognition bans
02:27deployed during the CJP protest have identified 2,873 people
02:33with criminal records in real time.
02:35Amid the penalty at Gun Rao,
02:37the CRPF chief has now asked personnel to perform their duties fearlessly,
02:41assuring them he would take responsibility for their decisions.
02:46In a meeting that happened, he said,
02:49I'll take care.
02:52Parliament, meanwhile, has cleared the bill,
02:54marking insults to one-day matram, a criminal offence now.
02:57Lok Sabha has passed it by voice vote amid opposition protests.
03:01And opposition members saying the bill is against the people of the country.
03:04Rajya Sabha had cleared it the day earlier.
03:09Hi, drama.
03:10Meanwhile, in Rajya Sabha during debate on the anti-paper leak bill,
03:13after Mr. Karge invoked the Manu Smriti,
03:16prompting sharp reactions from the BJP,
03:19Union Minister J.P. Nada urged the chair to expunge the remarks,
03:23saying that could disturb social harmony.
03:25It's been every day a new word getting expunged from the opposition.
03:31As concerns over ethanol blending persist,
03:35Union Minister Ndind Katkari has now told Parliament
03:37that while most vehicles are E20 compatible,
03:40some BS3 vehicles made before 2016
03:44may actually need replacement of rubber parts
03:48and gasket replacements as well.
03:51The remarks have now reignited the debate
03:53over engine compatibility, mileage and even impact on older vehicles.
03:58Karnataka cabinet expansion faces another delay
04:02as Chief Minister D.K. Sivu Kumar remains in Delhi,
04:05awaiting Rahul Gandhi's approval with 20 baht still vacant
04:07and swearing in now likely on the 3rd of August.
04:12Meanwhile, the Delhi BJP protested today
04:14outside the Amati Party headquarters,
04:16demanding Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bain's resignation
04:21over alleged exam paper leaks,
04:23claiming six papers leaked during Amati Party's government's 4.5 years tenure.
04:29Facing criticism over multiple civic lapses,
04:32the BMC now plans to replace office bearer's Mahindra Scorpio SUV
04:38with Toyota Innova Crystals at a cost of 1.5 lakh rupees,
04:42is citing greater comfort.
04:44The BMC now has defended the move,
04:46saying that the existing Scorpios,
04:47bought only in January of 2026,
04:50will be reassigned to ward officers
04:52as part of the fleet reshuffle instead.
04:57Is it game over for US Air Force?
05:00China is reportedly said to supply Iran with hundreds of QW-12s
05:06and FN-16 air defence missiles
05:09as Tehran rebuilds its air defence network
05:11after the recent US-Israel conflict.
05:14Beijing has dismissed the report as groundless,
05:17while Donald Trump says he would be disappointed
05:21if it proves true.
05:24The Indian men and women's hockey team
05:27will now wear a new jersey.
05:29It's saffron in colour
05:31instead of the traditional blue
05:34at next month's FIH World Cup.
05:37Hockey India says the change improves visibility
05:41against the blue turf,
05:42but the move has drawn criticism from fans
05:44and former players who say
05:46India's identity has always been blue.
05:57News just coming in.
05:59Priyanka Gandhi's Gaumutra comment has now snowballed.
06:02What's happened?
06:02About 215 vice-chancellors,
06:05former vice-chancellors,
06:06academics have written an open letter
06:08to Priyanka Gandhi against remarks
06:09against the IIT Madras officer,
06:12Professor V. Kamakoti.
06:14Educationists have told Priyanka
06:16that to dismiss a scholar through a label
06:18rather than engage with the substance of his views
06:21risks undermining the very scientific temper
06:24that our constitution calls upon
06:26every citizen to develop.
06:28In a democracy, they go on to say,
06:30disagreement is essential.
06:32Mockery is not a substitute
06:35for recent engagement.
06:38Let me cut across to Mari Shakeel
06:40joining us for more details on this story.
06:42Maria, we thought we had had this controversy was done with,
06:46but now other professors writing in
06:50has reignited the entire issue
06:52that Priyanka Gandhi had raised in parliament two days ago.
06:56Yes, so Priyanka Gandhi Vardra
06:58speaking in the context of the IIT Madras director
07:01who has, you know, 150 plus publications,
07:05one of the most respected voices,
07:07and she had said that this entire constitution
07:10of those who are part of the Prime Minister's
07:13high task force against paper leak,
07:16there is much more than what meets the eye.
07:19Her point was, of course,
07:20in the context of Professor Kamakoti.
07:23Now what has happened is
07:24that the vice chancellors of 200 plus universities
07:28across India have written an open letter
07:30to Priyanka Gandhi Vardra
07:31in which they are saying,
07:32and I'm going to quote a part of this letter,
07:34they say that in a democracy disagreement is essential.
07:37Mockery is not a substitute for reasoned engagement.
07:40Public representatives wield enormous influence
07:44over the quality of national discourse,
07:46and when complex scientific questions
07:48become objects of political ridicule,
07:52society loses an opportunity for informed debate.
07:56We hope future debates,
07:57especially within parliament,
07:59will reflect these values,
08:01our democracy deserves nothing less.
08:06So, you know,
08:06what has been spoken in the context
08:09of Professor Kamakoti,
08:10let's not forget,
08:11of course, he is an IIT Madras director.
08:14He specializes in computer architecture.
08:19He has the microprocessor development program,
08:22has 150 plus publications
08:26in international journals and conferences.
08:29He has coordinated and successfully delivered
08:31close to 50 projects
08:33from industry and government R&D establishments.
08:35That's what the government is trying to highlight
08:37in terms of looking at his body of work
08:40and long, long, long academic journey
08:43rather than just reducing it
08:45the manner in which was done by
08:47Priyanka Gandhi Vardra on the floor of the house.
08:50Let me also bring in Aishwarya Paliwal on this.
08:52Aishwarya, take us through what exactly
08:53was the comment made by Priyanka Gandhi.
08:56She said a bunch of things that day
08:58that had got massive, you know,
09:00government opposition as well.
09:02Take us through what happened then
09:03and how does this impact?
09:07Well, you know,
09:08sort of one of the things
09:08that we had seen Priyanka Gandhi do
09:10was that while she was speaking about it,
09:11she spoke about the educational qualifications,
09:14but she also spoke about the fact
09:16that he is not as educated
09:17as the government is making it out to be.
09:20And that's the time when we saw
09:22most of the BJP MPs up on their feet,
09:24especially MPs like Nishikar Dube.
09:27They started raising fingers at Priyanka Gandhi
09:28and saying that you need to go
09:31and read about the person
09:33that you are speaking with.
09:34And now what we are seeing is
09:36215 educationists.
09:37They have now written a letter.
09:39They have signed the letter
09:40and they are saying
09:41that they are disappointed
09:42because she is the one
09:43because she is someone
09:44who, you know,
09:46most of the people will listen to.
09:47She is a Gandhi after all
09:49and she is speaking about
09:51an educationist like this
09:53is something which is not accepted.
09:55So those were the comments
09:56that were being made
09:57and now we are seeing
09:57huge support coming in,
09:59not just from the government,
10:00but also from the education society.
10:04215 educationists,
10:05all of them have now signed it
10:07and written a letter
10:08to the Prime Minister
10:09speaking about the way
10:10in which Priyanka Gandhi spoke.
10:12Ashura, stay back with us
10:13because we have got
10:14more stormy speeches
10:16from the parliament
10:17to discuss with you.
10:18And let's give our viewers
10:20a quick wrap
10:21into how today went.
10:22After a stormy passage
10:23in the Lok Sabha,
10:25the anti-paper leak amendment bill
10:27is now being discussed
10:28in Upper House.
10:29The Rajasabha LOP,
10:31Mr. Kharge,
10:31launched a scathing attack
10:32on the government
10:33over multiple issues
10:34including attack on students.
10:36Kharge also demanded
10:37resignation of Home Minister
10:39Amit Shah
10:39and said that
10:41major paper leaks
10:42took place
10:42under the NDA rule.
10:44Kharge's comments
10:45came after
10:45Union Minister Jitendra Singh
10:46targeted government
10:47over UPA-era exam,
10:50paper leaks as well.
10:52The government, however,
10:54yet again defended
10:54that there was
10:55no bullets fired
10:56by the police
10:57and it was only tear gas shells
10:59that were fired
11:00to disperse the protesters.
11:01But what about the RAF?
11:03That we've not heard on.
11:05The bill also proposes,
11:06meanwhile, sweeping reforms
11:07including up to 10 years imprisonment
11:09and fines up to 10 crores
11:11for those behind paper leaks,
11:13strict penalties
11:13for complicit exam centres
11:16and fast-track courts,
11:18time-bound investigation trial
11:20and also tighter action
11:22against impersonation
11:24and digital cheating.
11:26Greater accountability as well
11:27for officials and agencies
11:29and a stronger legal framework
11:31to combat examination fraud.
11:33Let me cut across
11:36to Aishwarya again.
11:38But before that,
11:39let me just bring you
11:40the glimpse of how
11:41the day went in Parliament.
12:11The public examination amendment bill
12:12fast-track courts,
12:15fast-track courts,
12:15Jaysse,
12:16प्रावदान
12:17आपने इसमें रखा है.
12:19इससे कुछ फरक पड़ने वाला नहीं.
12:22फरक इससे पड़ेगा.
12:25आप किस धंग से
12:27इस examination को
12:31लेके चलेंगे
12:33और without paper leak
12:36आप
12:37कैसा बनाएंगे
12:39वो उस पर निर्वर करता है.
12:4220 जुलाई
12:442026 को
12:46हजार उच्छाथ
12:47शांती पूरग संसद की
12:50और मार्च कर रहे थे.
12:52वे सम्वाद चाहते थे.
12:54लेकिन उन्हें मिला
12:56लाटी चार्ज,
12:58आसु गास,
13:00वाटर कनांस,
13:02पैलेट गन,
13:03करेंट वाले बेरिकेड,
13:06मेट्रो,
13:07लाटी में कीले
13:08रखकर
13:10और रेलवाइ स्टेशन भी बंद करे.
13:14कई बच्चों को
13:16आखाँ में उपैलेट के
13:19चर्रे लगे,
13:20आंग पे लगे, पीछे लगे, आप सब देखे हैं सब गीवी में, आप बहुत देखते रहते हैं,
13:27आप देखे हैं,
13:28लेकिन ये देखकर हमको तो शरम आई,
13:32उनको शरम आया कर नहीं मुझे मालूँ नहीं.
13:36समाथी इन फेमोस पेपर लीक्स
13:39थ्योए हैं सब्सेशबर्स, इल्फ़ाद में पत्रूदी और अगे,
13:44आप लेखे लेकि वेजिए नहीं मुझे टूष सब्सेश्ड़नी अटाफने हैं लेकी परनेट्सूष,
13:58secondary certificate leak. 2010 B.Ed entrance examination.
14:28Once a paper leak happens, they are saying and the criticism largely is it does nothing to stop the paper
14:36leaks in the first place. How is the government responding to that?
14:42Well, you know, this is exactly what the government will have to work harder at because the government understands that,
14:47you know, all the provisions that have been made, all of them correctly. So have been made just in case
14:52a paper leak happens. And that is exactly what the opposition was asking.
14:56In fact, Malika Arjun Kharge, the Congress President, also raised this very valid point. And he did say that what
15:01you now need to know, what you now need to do and you need to tell us all.
15:05So you need to tell the opposition, how is it that you will make sure that no paper leak happens
15:10in future? That is something that the government, in fact, will have to speak about.
15:14This bill, however, has made the punishment very stringent. Now, the cost, the punishment, the penalty that one will now
15:21have to pay has been increased to 10 crore rupees.
15:23Also, the punishment has been increased to 10 years. So this is what the government believes, that this actually will
15:30make sure that people do not indulge in these kind of things.
15:32But yes, the government will still have to come out and say, what are the provisions that they have put
15:38in place so that no paper ever gets leaked?
15:41Because the Kaukru Janta Party very, very clearly has said that if it ever happens again, we will see more
15:46students out on the streets.
15:47And that is something that the government is very well aware of.
15:50All right. So the bill that will is almost certain will see passage now, protests or no protest inside parliament
15:58will become the reality of the day coming out.
16:01But not everybody seems to be convinced that this is indeed the answer.
16:05This is part of the answer, perhaps, but not the complete picture is what we are hearing as well from
16:09Students Association, from opposition as well.
16:12But thanks, Aishwarya, for joining us with the very latest on that.
16:16But let's move back to the protests for a minute.
16:19The July 20th parliament march is raising uncomfortable questions of Delhi police.
16:24Despite advance calls for march, prohibitory orders in place, thousands of protesters managed to reach the parliament perimeter,
16:33even, you know, before there could be any barricading or any police officials could stop them.
16:40Now, these CCTV footage that you see on top of your screen right now reconstructs those critical moments
16:46and then raises the very serious question over whether police fail to anticipate the scale of mobilization.
16:54Now, my colleague Arvind Oja, who covers the Delhi police, has come out with this detailed timeline.
16:59And the question is simple.
17:02Was the Delhi police not prepared or did they make a bad calculation?
17:07Take a look.
17:10A massive security scare, narrowly averted.
17:14Until now, the focus had largely been on the clashes between protesters and police.
17:19But exclusive CCTV visuals accessed by India Today tell another story.
17:23For the first time, they revealed just how close thousands of protesters came to the parliament complex.
17:28India Today has accessed CCTV videos from five locations around parliament
17:32that reveal how a crowd of thousands made attempt to breach the sunset.
17:38This is perhaps the most dramatic visual, captured by a CCTV camera opposite one of the parliament complex gates.
17:46The parliament building is visible in the background.
17:50Hundreds of Delhi police and RAF personnel are seen forming the final security cordon
17:54as protesters reach the gate, raise slogans and attempt to move forward.
18:06Recorded at around 12.30 in the afternoon,
18:08this CCTV outside gate number two of the central secretary at Metro Station
18:12captures the scale of the mobilization.
18:15Thousands of protesters can be seen converging at the roundabout leading towards parliament.
18:19The sheer size of the crowd is hard to miss.
18:27Another camera, another approach road.
18:30From this angle, hundreds of protesters are seen advancing towards parliament
18:33from a different direction, even as police attempt to hold the barricades.
18:42By around 2pm, yet another CCTV camera captures hundreds of protesters gathered
18:47along the outer perimeter wall of the parliament complex.
18:52They're right next to the boundary wall,
18:54with police and RAF personnel deployed just meters away.
19:00As tensions escalate, security forces move in.
19:03Minutes later, this CCTV captures police dispersing the crowd
19:07and clearing the stretch outside the parliament perimeter
19:10after a prolonged confrontation.
19:15To understand the seriousness of the situation,
19:18take a look at this reconstruction.
19:21At one point, protesters had reached to within roughly 50 meters
19:24of the parliament complex.
19:28These were the scenes outside one of the most heavily guarded places
19:31in the capital on the 20th of July.
19:33Did the Delhi police underestimate the scale of the march
19:36despite prior announcements?
19:37And how did such a massive crowd reach the parliament perimeter
19:40despite prohibitive orders being enforced?
19:44With Arvind Doja, Bureau of Report, India Today.
19:50All right, moving on to the other big story we've been tracking.
19:53The centre has, for the first time, it looks like admitted
19:56that E-20 petrol brings a slight dip in mileage
20:01and that some older vehicles might need certain rubber part replacement
20:05as well as a result of using E-20.
20:09Now, this is a real shift in Nitin Gadkari's written reply to parliament.
20:12Not a denial, remember, perhaps an admission buried inside it.
20:18Now, what is the minister saying?
20:19The minister has rejected claims at E-20 is damaging engines
20:23or causing breakdowns.
20:24He says, however, that the entire rollout was not rushed at all.
20:31He goes on to say that there is no scientific evidence
20:34for any of the claims being made online, however.
20:38Also, he says that the entire rollout was followed
20:42years of lab testing, industry consultations
20:47and technical reviews as well,
20:49with Neeti Aayog examining vehicle compatibility
20:51before the policy went live.
20:54But look closer
20:56at what the government's own data is now confirming
20:59and one gets to see the finer details.
21:03The government's own testing agency, the ARAI,
21:07has found mileage can drop by 2-6% on E-20.
21:12This for the first time, the centre has put a number on the complaint
21:15it spent months dismissing an anecdotal or social media noise.
21:19How much mileage a vehicle loses depends on its age and model,
21:24but the dip itself is no longer being disputed.
21:26Also, it is not just the mileage.
21:29The government has also acknowledged that the older BS3 vehicles
21:32made before 2016 might need their rubber hoses,
21:36seals and gaskets replaced a little sooner than usual.
21:41Higher ethanol content wears these parts faster.
21:45Now, the centre says that this can be handled during routine servicing as well
21:48and does not amount to a major mechanical overhaul.
21:52But for owners, especially those of older vehicles,
21:56it is, you know, small cost and inconvenience
21:59that the government had not previously conceded to.
22:04The rest of the government's position pretty much stays the same.
22:07It's saying BS6 vehicles need no modification,
22:11emission norms are being met.
22:12ARAI says there is no major impact on performance
22:15and no engine failures in E-20 compatible vehicles as well.
22:18Now, automobile manufacturers are backing that part of the story of the government
22:23as has been their consistent stand from the very beginning.
22:27Meanwhile, SIAM says that it has not seen widespread engine failures
22:31or large-scale breakdowns linked to E-20
22:33and that much of the criticism is playing out online rather than in service records.
22:39Now, the politics has not cooled off.
22:43Samajwadi Party chief Akhle Shadav mocked the policy with a bicycle meme.
22:48Joking that its speed comes from being E-20 free, actually.
22:54A direct hit at every driver complaining about falling mileage.
22:58So, after months of insisting there was nothing
23:01to the mileage complaints
23:04and that government's own numbers
23:06are now painting a modest dip.
23:10The question for consumer at the moment is no longer whether mileage drops,
23:13it is whether they were ever told this clearly
23:16before they were pushed into it,
23:19before they were left with no choice
23:21to take fuel or take petrol
23:25that was only E-20.
23:29To understand the impact of E-20 over E-10,
23:34we understand that the ethanol as a fuel has got a little lower calorific value.
23:38So, the blend also have a slightly lower calorific value.
23:42There is a controlled test being done for fuel consumption.
23:47This E-10 also, the vehicles when were reported were reported with that test only.
23:53That is called the MIDC for the four-wheelers.
23:56And for two-wheelers, it was either IDC or the WFTC.
24:00There were two cycles being followed for that.
24:03When these tests are done in a controlled condition,
24:05that is the chamber temperatures are maintained,
24:08there is a roller.
24:10And under these conditions,
24:12we can exactly understand the impact due to the fuel.
24:17All right, moving on to the other big story we are tracking this time,
24:21coming in from Mumbai, and it's a peculiar one.
24:24Mumbai civic leaders are saying
24:25that the cars given to them by the government
24:28that they have right over is giving them back pain.
24:32The internet is having the last laugh on this story.
24:36Now, the same BMC that has spent months
24:38fielding questions over tree falls, flooding, potholes,
24:42crumbling civic infrastructure,
24:43is now looking at a very different kind of complaint.
24:46Complain of backache.
24:48Now, barely months after brand new Mahindra Scorpio SUVs
24:52were handed out to political leadership,
24:54several BMC leaders are now saying
24:56that those very vehicles are making them very uncomfortable.
25:01They say long commutes in the Scorpio is causing them back pain.
25:05Their solution is to swap the car.
25:08Swap to Toyota Innova Crystals SUV.
25:11And, of course, it has a cost attached to it.
25:14The cost is one and a half crore rupees.
25:17The proposal has now landed on the desk of Municipal Commissioner Shwani Bhide,
25:22whose approval will decide if the upgrade actually goes through.
25:26The demand comes and also covers the leader of house,
25:31the deputy mayor and chairman of key civic committees.
25:36Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tavade is there.
25:38She has backed the proposal,
25:40saying that representatives travelling from suburbs like
25:44Dahisar, Kandiwali, Borevili, etc.
25:47need vehicles that are more comfortable for that distance.
25:51Understandably.
25:51And the BMC insists nothing will go to waste.
25:56The Scorpios, which were bought only in January of this year,
26:01will reportedly be reassigned to ward officers as part of the fleet reshuffle.
26:07Maybe their back will not be.
26:10Officials say that several ward officers are still running on older vehicles,
26:14so nearly new SUVs will simply be redeployed rather than scrapped.
26:19But, of course, the opposition isn't buying the discomfort argument.
26:23Leader of opposition there has questioned why vehicles barely a few months old
26:26need replacing at all, calling it an unnecessary burden on the Municipal Treasury.
26:30She says she has not asked for a vehicle upgrade herself
26:34and sees no justification for retiring nearly new SUVs this soon.
26:40Now, all this comes as Mumbai continues to deal with tree-fall tragedies,
26:45monsoon floods and roads that remain in poor shape year after year.
26:50And that is where this proposal could really start to hurt
26:53and is in such bad poor taste for taxpayers.
26:56Because if the BMC wants to talk about back pain,
26:59taxpayers have a fairly simple prescription for them.
27:03Fix the potholes first.
27:06The commute might stop hurting on its own.
27:16siret powers.
27:19Then also, the obstacles continues.
27:24After having to talk about it,
27:27such a tree, theisée also has
27:39Why are they being transferred to the PMC's argument that what causes back pain to their senior officials
28:00will not cause back pain to the other commissioners?
28:03If that's the argument, why are they being transferred?
28:05Second, what exactly is the argument that an SUV of one brand will not cause back pain and the other
28:14brand will cause back pain?
28:16How are they justifying this?
28:22Well, it's true and hence, you know, this proposal has come under a lot of scrutiny.
28:27The proposal was made from changing of SUVs, the Scorpios, which was just six months old in a hybrid model,
28:34to Innova's.
28:35Now, whether, what was the reason for this demanding of this upgrade is something which everybody remains tight-lipped on.
28:42Remember, the leader of the House now denies saying that it was the leader of opposition who was demanding such
28:48an upgrade.
28:48Leader of opposition says that because the ruling party has been exposed, they are now trying to make an excuse
28:55out of it.
28:55So now, this proposal of 1.5 crores, which is buying of six Innova cars, worth 26 lakhs each, is
29:02something nobody is taking the ownership of.
29:05What remains a fact is that new vehicles have been given, that vehicles should have been used.
29:09But since long, be it demanding of bungalows in the city of Mumbai by Deputy Mayor, be it demanding of
29:16better SUVs, saying that there are a lot of potholes on the Western Express Highway, is what they say.
29:22The roads in Mumbai have improved due to concretization, but the highway still remains in a bad condition, is what
29:32even the Deputy Mayor says.
29:34So that's the reason these cars were ordered, but it came under public scrutiny.
29:38In the end, now, nobody is going to, is ready to take ownership of this proposal.
29:41Back to you.
29:43Nobody's taking ownership of this proposal, but let's see if the BMC Commissioner actually allows it and makes it happen.
29:50That will be one story for all taxpayers, for all people who vote for these elections to watch out for.
30:01All right, let's move on.
30:03The student movement that captured the national attention in Delhi's Jantar Mantar is now echoing far beyond the capital.
30:09Across India, school children, remember, not Gen Z, Gen Alpha, are stepping out of classroom and into the streets.
30:17Not over politics, but over lack of basic facilities, teachers even transport.
30:22From Bihar and Karnataka, new pattern seems to be emerging.
30:26Gen Alpha is no longer staying silent.
30:30Girls, little girls in schools are at the forefront of these protests and they want answers.
30:38Some of them even getting it as well.
30:41Watch this report to see what's happening.
31:05They are too young to vote, but they are old enough to protest.
31:09What began as student anger at Delhi's Jantar Mantar is now growing into a Generation Alpha movement across India.
31:20Over the past few days, we've shown you young voices rising from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and now the wave has
31:27reached Bihar and Karnataka.
31:33In Bihar's Gaya, school children marched straight to the SDM's office with a memorandum in hand.
31:40Their demand?
31:41Fix our school.
31:42From dirty toilets and broken hand pumps to poor midday meals and missing sports equipment.
32:02Hundreds of kilometers away, another Generation Alpha protests.
32:07This time in Karnataka's Yadgir.
32:10Students blocked a state highway, alleging buses routinely skipped their stop, leaving them stranded for hours.
32:35Generation Alpha isn't waiting to grow up to demand change.
32:39They're asking a simple question today.
32:41If not now, then when?
32:42With Mankaj Kumar and Nagarjun Dwarakhanath, Bureau Report, India Today.
32:56Alright, I'm staying with the story.
32:57There are more updates coming in.
32:59The Gen Alpha movement is already beginning to make an impact.
33:02Weeks after students, parents, and villagers protested over the shortage of teachers in Rajasthan Education Department,
33:09they seem to have finally acted.
33:11In Jalor, where government schools are functioning with severe teacher shortage,
33:16over 80 schools have now been allotted teachers on deputation,
33:20bringing immediate relief to thousands of students,
33:24and especially those young girls who led the protest.
33:27The appointment may only be temporary, we are told,
33:30but for many children whose classrooms have been running without enough teachers,
33:35the protests have delivered their first tangible victory as of now.
33:40Also, the demand, however, is far from over.
33:43Villagers are now pressing for permanent teacher appointment,
33:46saying temporary fixes cannot secure the future of an entire generation.
33:50So, this is a Gen Alpha impact, if I can call it that,
33:56where students are stepping up, demanding better education.
34:01The government responds within 24 to 48 hours.
34:06That means there are plausible solutions.
34:08But why is the government simply sitting on it?
34:12Students have had enough.
34:19All right, talking about students, here's a happy story that comes from them.
34:23Parents, this is one order you will want to pay very close attention to.
34:29In Vanap Maharashtra's biggest school health initiative,
34:32the state government has now launched a sweeping crackdown on junk food,
34:37banning its sale, promotion and availability of high fat, high sugar, high salt foods,
34:46not only inside school campuses, but also within a 50 meter radius of every school.
34:53The order applies across Maharashtra and covers government, private and aided schools,
34:58CBSE, ICSE, state boards and residential schools.
35:02And the order has come from, well, the man who's in news constantly in Maharashtra, the FDA chair.
35:09The Food and Drug Administration has made it clear that violations will invite strict action as well.
35:14So, what exactly is being banned?
35:18Popular favourites like chips, soft drinks, colas, fried snacks, chocolates, ice creams and even vada pao
35:25are amongst the foods that schools and nearby vendors will now be expected to keep away from children.
35:34The idea is simple, reduce children's easy access to junk food during school hours.
35:40And this is not just about banning unhealthy food, remember,
35:42the government also wants schools to actively encourage healthier alternatives.
35:46Bring in fresh food, bring in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, pulses, milk,
35:52even locally available nutritious foods that have been recommended as a new focus
35:58with the aim of helping children develop a healthier eating habit right from an early age.
36:05So, why this crackdown now?
36:08The government says that childhood obesity is on the rise.
36:12We know the numbers.
36:12So, our anemia, nutrient deficiencies and concerns that poor eating habits
36:18are affecting student concentration as well.
36:21Their learning capacity, their overall health.
36:25Officials believe that easy access to junk food around schools
36:28has become a major contributor to these problems.
36:32And this isn't just another advisory.
36:35Maharashtra has also put in place a strict compliance mechanism.
36:38Every school will have a food safety supervisor.
36:43Also, a health and wellness nodal officer.
36:47There will be at least two food safety inspectors every year.
36:53And institutions or even vendors found violating the rules
36:57could face action against their food licenses.
37:00The message from Maharashtra, the FDA over there, is very clear.
37:06The battle against junk food now begins at the gate of the school.
37:13So, on paper, this looks like solid work.
37:16Something that should be done, should be enforced as well.
37:20The key will be how it's implemented
37:23and if they're able to replace the junk with something fresh
37:28but also something that is nutritious and clean
37:33which is becoming a rarity in our country.
37:37Here are some reactions.
37:39Which means that also the young food should be used as well.
37:42then it is good for the kids.
37:43So, when you have a decent decision is good?
37:46Yes, the same.
37:47You don't know about this decision,
37:48do you understand the right decision?
37:50Do you understand the right decision?
37:52What are the people who keep their food
37:54and eat food together as well?
37:55The right thing is that they get healthier.
37:56The junk food should not buy any food.
37:57Yes, sir.
37:58Because how much side effects are not at the same time?
38:01About the size of kids?
38:02For children.
38:03Yes, and children have a growing body of their children.
38:07So, growing body will be grown quickly.
38:12Do you do this decision?
38:13Yes, it is a very good decision.
38:15Where will children go to eat?
38:18If it will be a five-year-old, then they will come.
38:20No one will come.
38:21But it is not my opinion.
38:23Do you have a decision?
38:24No, but children will go.
38:28Yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration of Maharashtra
38:31has taken a big decision which is related to the students' health,
38:34especially to the health of the students who are going to the school,
38:38that no junk food stalls are allowed around the school
38:43within the 50-meter of the radius.
38:45We are in Mumbai, in Worli,
38:47and we are going to speak with some of the shopkeepers
38:50that what they think about this decision
38:52and do they agree with this decision or not.
38:56Sir, collect the NIRNAI,
38:57where it has been said,
38:58FDA 12, 50-meter-daira,
38:59there is no junk food.
39:00How do you see this NIRNAI?
39:02The people and the government understand.
39:04Our work is to keep clean,
39:06and the rest of the city should remain.
39:08The rest of the city should remain.
39:09The rest of the government should remain.
39:11Do you understand the decisions?
39:13Do you believe it?
39:14Do you believe it?
39:15The day of the road,
39:16we have to do something.
39:18What do people do next?
39:19What do people do next?
39:21Definitely, as you can see,
39:22they are supporting the decision,
39:23but there is also a question of livelihood, what they claim.
39:29Alright, the key here is not just access to food, remember,
39:33the key is also how cheap it is today in our country,
39:38easy on the pocket as well to buy something junk.
39:41The same argument can be turned over to say that
39:43is it really affordable to buy fresh food
39:46and is that really satiating for our kids?
39:48That's something we really need to look at as well.
39:51But having said that, let me move on to a controversy that's brewing
39:55and this time it's on hockey.
39:57The biggest controversy ahead of the Hockey World Cup
40:00isn't about the opposition, it's about India's jersey.
40:04The iconic blue, men in blue, remember,
40:07has made way for saffron,
40:10setting off heated political and sporting row.
40:14We've got the reactions for you.
40:19Forget goals, forget medals.
40:23The biggest match before the Hockey World Cup
40:26is being played over the jersey.
40:30Hockey India has replaced the iconic blue with saffron,
40:34saying that the new colour symbolises courage,
40:37sacrifice and victory.
40:39The jersey is packed with national symbolism
40:41from the Ashok Chakra to the Sudarshan Chakra,
40:45mandala motifs and even Devanagari script.
40:51But not everyone is buying it.
40:55Former India captain,
40:57Viren Raskina, isn't impressed.
40:59Calling the move embarrassing,
41:01he says India's hockey identity
41:03has always been blue.
41:04His question,
41:05what's the logic of saffron?
41:08And then politics entered the field.
41:11Congress accused the government
41:12of trying to rewrite history,
41:14saying that after education,
41:16they've now reached sports.
41:17Let's see,
41:20we need to change the uniform.
41:22We need to change the uniform.
41:23We need to change the education policy.
41:24We also try to change the situation.
41:29We also try to change the situation.
41:31You have seen our country's youth.
41:33We need to think about it.
41:34We need to change the situation.
41:35Education in every university, college,
41:37saffronization,
41:39RSS background,
41:40RSS agenda.
41:42So my opinion is,
41:43that we need to change the needs of our country.
41:50Hockey India justified its decision saying that this wasn't politics, it was practicality.
41:56According to the federation, the blue jersey merged with the blue synthetic turf,
42:00making players harder to spot.
42:03Coaches and players suggested alternatives and Saffron got the nod.
42:07It also pointed out that the team's jersey has changed before,
42:11including the switch to yellow in 2014.
42:16Our coaches, supporting staff, and players, and captains,
42:21had a suggestion that the ground, the turf and field, is blue.
42:29And the playing kit, the players, is blue.
42:32So that's why the orange color changed.
42:37But here's the real question.
42:39Jerseys can change, designs can evolve,
42:42but can a color that has defined generations of Indian hockey be replaced just like that?
42:49We are a report, India Today.
42:55And staying with the games, let me bring you a story on the Commonwealth Games now.
42:592026 is seeing Indian women athletes carve a special place for themselves.
43:03In a society as multicultural like ours,
43:07it's unfortunate that women continue to fight for basic rights,
43:10even opportunity.
43:11Many of them have broken past those barriers,
43:15and in short, the Indian flag flies high in Glasgow.
43:19Here's a special dedication to our women athletes.
43:33India's women athletes are making the nation proud in the ongoing Commonwealth Games.
43:42While women athletes have already sealed six of the twelve medals,
43:46another couple have already been guaranteed by them.
43:51A society and system that continues to be unfair on the women athletes of our country
43:57hasn't stopped them from rewriting it.
44:01One lift,
44:03one throw,
44:06one punch at a time.
44:32India has two gold medals right now.
44:34One belonging to Mirabai Chanu,
44:36the other belonging to Sharmila Dhankar.
44:43Sharmila's story is one of an ultimate superhuman.
44:48Affected by polio, married at 19, abused by her first husband on the brink of depression,
44:55but gets married again, turns to sport and is now the first Indian woman to win a para-athletics medal
45:02at the Games' striking gold in the short-put F57 event.
45:26Mirabai Chanu, who was in fact the first one to get her hand to gold in this edition had a
45:31strong message for the young women of the country.
45:52The barriers were built long before they were born, but they are the ones tearing them down.
46:00Not asking for a seat on the table anymore, they are building their own.
46:09India's women athletes are rewriting the rule book in Glasgow.
46:15Sports Bureau, India Today.
46:23You are very informed and like a follower of health wealth.
46:32So, let me tell you how the knowledge is wrong.
46:34Because it is only glycemic index.
46:36GI is not necessary to know.
46:38The real thing to know in your food is GL.
46:43That is glycemic load.
46:45It is not the same. Is it like Ramsham, Sita and Gita?
46:48Ramsham, Sita, Gita, Chalk and Cheese.
46:50You can say that.
46:51I understand.
46:54For this video, we have talked about Diabetologist Dr. V Mohant.
46:57You will know about GI.
46:59If it is below 55, it is low GI.
47:03If it is 75 to 70, it is medium GI.
47:06If it is 70, it is high GI.
47:08But how does GI calculate?
47:11GI in a food is calculated in a lab.
47:13And we have researched on fixed portion.
47:15Which is not how you and I eat, right?
47:18We eat a little bit of fixed portion,
47:20which means we know the glycemic index.
47:23That's why GL is very important.
47:26Because it factors not only what you have eaten,
47:29but how much you have eaten,
47:32and how much you have eaten on your body.
47:35Let's give an example.
47:36If you eat a watermelon, its GI is very high.
47:38Because it has more sugar content.
47:40But almost all of it is water.
47:42So, if you take a normal slice,
47:44then GI will give you high GI.
47:46But because the carbohydrate is very low,
47:49and the water is very low,
47:51the glycemic load on your body is very little.
47:55Okay, let's take a second example.
47:56Brown rice.
47:57It is very harmless.
47:58It is medium GI.
47:59But a normal bowl of brown rice,
48:02if you eat a lot of quantity,
48:03then the carb intake has increased.
48:05We are understanding complex carbs.
48:06But the carb intake is very low.
48:08So, the glycemic load will go into high zone.
48:10And you are thinking that GI is very low.
48:13No, no.
48:14Let's give another example.
48:15Mango.
48:16There is a lot of controversy
48:17whether you need to eat diabetes or not.
48:19And a good doctor will tell you
48:21that if you eat a little mango,
48:23there is no doubt about it.
48:25Now, with GI,
48:26100 grams of mango,
48:27you know,
48:27one mango,
48:28it is about 55 grams of mango, right?
48:31In one mango,
48:32there will be 15 grams of carbohydrates.
48:34So,
48:34for GL to calculate it,
48:36GI into the number of carbohydrates that you are having,
48:39divided by 100,
48:40so,
48:40it is about 8.
48:41But,
48:42this will change.
48:43If you've increased the mangoes,
48:45if you've increased the GI,
48:46which is 55,
48:47into 15,
48:49into carbohydrates,
48:50divided by 100,
48:51then immediately
48:52your glycemic load
48:54will be high.
48:55The crux of the matter is,
48:57it all depends on the amount
48:58that you are eating
49:00and that should define your decision-making,
49:02not just the GI of the food.
49:04How much they are eating,
49:06what they are eating,
49:07is the most important.
49:09And if you want to calculate your glycemic load,
49:12then we have a calculator link
49:13to it in the comments.
49:21.
49:22.
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