Modi 3.0 - Bharat

[uddu]

Within Congress and BJP legislators in Karnataka are asking for Free tickets to watch IPL. BJP need to sack many and cleanup Karnataka BJP.
https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/cric ... 327224955/
"I am opposed to this idea of legislators asking IPL tickets": Karnataka BJP Chief Vijayendra

https://x.com/vijeshetty/status/2037462319102644434
@vijeshetty
BJP opposition leader @RAshokaBJP says, cricket ground was given by them for training, now they made it a stadium.

So they are demanding to get VIP tickets.As if like they have given it from their personal property..

Public tax money is being looted by both BJP & Congress.
Shame..

[uddu]

https://x.com/MeghUpdates/status/2037948923025986018
@MeghUpdates
Amethi Police Bust Illegal Fuel Racket.

In a swift operation, Mohanganj police raided Viraj market and seized 235 litres of petrol and 50 litres of diesel stored illegally in drums.

Akbar Hussain arrested for black-marketing without licence; said to be Congress supporter

[uddu]

All possible crude must flow to India, so that India can process and send shipments, cooling down the prices of crude which again helps us. This should be a relentless process till the war is over.
India Steps In With Emergency Fuel Shipment to Neighboring Countries | WION News
On March 28, 2026, India dispatched a 38,000 metric tonne (MT) emergency fuel shipment—comprising 20,000 MT of diesel and 18,000 MT of petrol—to Sri Lanka via Lanka IOC. This aid, aimed at easing severe energy shortages, follows high-level talks between Indian PM Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake after regional volatility disrupted Sri Lanka's supplies.

[uddu]

PM Modi, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Discuss Iran War Developments | WION BREAKING
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to his Saudi Arabian counterpart and Crown Price HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Saturday and discussed the war in West Asia which has been going on for over a month.

Modi said that during the call, he reiterated that India condemns attacks on energy infrastructure of the West Asia region.

“Spoke with Crown Prince and PM of Saudi Arabia, HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman and discussed the ongoing conflict in West Asia. I reiterated India’s condemnation of attacks on regional energy infrastructure,” Modi wrote in a post on X.

[chetak]

https://x.com/MeghUpdates/status/2037948923025986018
@MeghUpdates
Amethi Police Bust Illegal Fuel Racket.

In a swift operation, Mohanganj police raided Viraj market and seized 235 litres of petrol and 50 litres of diesel stored illegally in drums.

Akbar Hussain arrested for black-marketing without licence; said to be Congress supporter

uddu ji,


do the authorities issue licences for black-marketing

[uddu]

https://x.com/MeghUpdates/status/2037948923025986018
@MeghUpdates
Amethi Police Bust Illegal Fuel Racket.

In a swift operation, Mohanganj police raided Viraj market and seized 235 litres of petrol and 50 litres of diesel stored illegally in drums.

Akbar Hussain arrested for black-marketing without licence; said to be Congress supporter

uddu ji,


do the authorities issue licences for black-marketing

Chetak ji, assuming he meant, unlicensed and hence black-marketing.

[chetak]

uddu ji,


do the authorities issue licences for black-marketing

Chetak ji, assuming he meant, unlicensed and hence black-marketing.

Just pulling your leg, uddu ji. Don't mind.

english still remains a phoren language to much of India, even after so many decades of Indians murdering the king's english in cold blood

The king would faint if he actually heard the myriad Indian versions of his language, what with all the various regional and local language influenced dialects that we all, time and again, struggle to decipher

[uddu]

Indian Ships In Strait Of Hormuz | Two More India-Bound LPG Tankers Safely Cross Hormuz
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said on Sunday, citing the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, that two LPG carriers- BW TYR and BW ELM carrying a combined LPG cargo of about 94,000 MT have safely transited and are moving towards India shores.

Sharing the details in an official statement, it further noted that BW TYR is proceeding towards Mumbai with an expected time of arrival on 31, and BW ELM is en route to New Mangalore with an estimated arrival date of April 1.

[uddu]

PM Modi gets a warm welcome in Palakkad
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Palakkad, Keralam, to a warm and enthusiastic welcome. His arrival drew large crowds, with people lining up in big numbers, cheering and celebrating the moment, clearly suggesting the NDA’s growing strength in the state.


INCREDIBLE ENERGY at PM Modi’s roadshow in Palakkad, Keralam

[bala]

Why does the BJP have PM modi ji in Toyota cars and not Tata or Mahindra cars? Just shows that Atmanirbhata is a slogan.

[Amber G.]

Want to know:
Does Dia Mirza sayshe opposes the Uniform Civil Code because SIMULTANEOUS ELECTIONS may not be fair??

(UCC deals with civil laws, One Nation One Election is about election timing.)
Can someone explain?

[A_Gupta]

The use of recycled plastics in asphalt for roads (a) has to be considered against alternative disposal methods and (b) against actual measurements.
Twitter-baji doesn't contribute to any serious discussion.
e.g.,

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/14/8112
Ghodrati, Ali, Nuha S. Mashaan, and Themelina Paraskeva. "Incorporating Waste Plastics into Pavement Materials: A Review of Opportunities, Risks, Environmental Implications, and Monitoring Strategies." Applied Sciences 15.14 (2025): 8112.

Excerpt:

Critical Discussion

The incorporation of waste plastics into asphalt pavements has drawn academic and industrial attention in the last five years, driven by escalating plastic pollution, policy shifts towards circular economy purposes, and advancements in bitumen modification technology. This review highlights potential mechanical and environmental advantages while also exposing considerable contradictions, methodological unravelling, and unresolved environmental issues that must be addressed prior to the determination of sustainable or risk-informed broad adoption.

Studies on mechanical performance consistently indicate enhancements in rutting resistance, stiffness, and high-temperature durability, especially when LDPE, HDPE, or PP are utilized within optimized dosage ranges (generally 3–8 wt% of binder for wet methods and up to 10 wt% of aggregate for dry methods). However, above these thresholds, other investigations (e.g., [39]) observed diminished workability, higher brittleness, and increased viscosity, indicating a limited performance range. Experimental inconsistencies are apparent in test circumstances, with several researchers using SCB or IDEAL-CT for fracture resistance, while others utilize indirect tensile strength or Marshall characteristics, hence complicating direct comparisons. Even when employing BMD frameworks, as evidenced by ref. [55], contradictory results between laboratory cracking indices and field cracking resistance highlight the necessity for standardized testing protocols and performance thresholds customized for plastic-modified systems.

The environmental impacts of plastic-modified asphalt are far from negligible. While several LCAs [12,13] demonstrate reduced greenhouse gas emissions, raw material consumption, and maintenance requirements compared to conventional pavements, these advantages are context-dependent. For example, environmental benefits are reduced when plastic feedstocks necessitate long-distance transportation or energy-intensive preprocessing [26]. Furthermore, recent research on MP emissions [14,38] underscores the hazards linked to wear-induced separation, particularly in dry-processed pavements where plastics function as discrete particles. Despite the potential of encapsulation techniques and WMA technology to mitigate emissions and plastic exposure, field validation is still limited. Moreover, there is less agreement regarding permissible release rates of micro- and nano-plastics, as well as the ecotoxicological effects of long-term roadway exposure.

The concern of fume and chemical emissions during production and installation represents another inadequately examined danger area. Some polymers, including LDPE and cPE, have been associated with reductions in VOCs at moderate mixing temperatures [20], but others, such as rABS, increase PAH emissions under comparable conditions [66]. Health risk assessments [38] indicate that occupational exposure to PAHs, such as benzo[a]pyrene, may present low-to-moderate health concerns, particularly under high-temperature conditions. Mitigation techniques employing additives such as activated carbon [68] and zeolite [69] demonstrate potential but have not been completely incorporated into normal practice. A critical necessity exists to develop temperature-dependent emission profiles for various plastic types and blending techniques, accompanied by occupational exposure modelling and sensor-based fume monitoring.

Leaching behaviour remains a crucial yet insufficiently explored topic. Leaching tests employing realistic wear particle simulations (e.g., from Cantabro abrasion) have demonstrated a limited release of heavy metals alongside increased levels of DOC [25]. The effects are depending not only on the type of plastic but also on its interaction with bitumen, particle size, and environmental stresses, including UV radiation. Advancements in testing methods, such as the implementation of the US EPA TCLP and SPLP standard, for cross-study comparability is impeded by inconsistencies in sample preparation and ageing procedures. Moreover, the majority of leaching investigations are performed under batch circumstances, neglecting dynamic traffic loading, seasonal weathering, and pH variations, hence constraining their real-world applicability.

Methodological divergence is a persistent troubling issue for the researchers and stakeholders in this field. The lack of uniform blending techniques, testing temperatures, plastic pre-treatment protocols, and dose criteria significantly impedes comparable evaluation. For example, research indicating enhancements in fatigue resistance through hybrid systems (e.g., LDPE + crumb rubber) frequently varies in plastic particle size and surface treatment, making hard to determine exactly what is causing a specific effect because there are multiple overlapping variables or changes happening at the same time. Similarly, variations in ageing settings (e.g., Rolling Thin-Film Oven Test (RTFOT) versus Pressure Ageing Vessel (PAV), or short-term versus field ageing) affect compatibility and storage stability evaluations, compromising generalizability. Consequently, there is an immediate necessity for performance specification frameworks designed for plastic-modified binders and mixtures, like the Superpave system, but specifically addressing polymer-related attributes.

From a policy and implementation standpoint, the absence of consistent long-term field data is a key bottleneck. Despite experiments in Canada [53], the US [55], and India that demonstrate promising outcomes under certain climates and traffic volumes, the limited number of well-documented case studies precludes the generalization of the results or conclusions to broader conditions. Performance variability resulting from feedstock inconsistencies, plastic contamination, or local aggregate characteristics persists as a significant concern [18,65]. Governments and industry partners should consider establishing regional pilot networks and databases to systematically document performance, environmental, and economic metrics of plastic roads under real-world conditions.

Finally, although plastic-modified asphalt corresponds with specific sustainability objectives (such as waste reduction and resource efficiency), it could compromise other goals if not implemented carefully. The potential release of persistent pollutants such as phthalates, flame retardants, or MPs complicates its environmental profile. Consequently, LCA systems must explicitly integrate pollutant leaching and fume exposure scenarios, in addition to embodied carbon and cost reductions. As highlighted by [91], the combination of LCA with dynamic leaching models and risk-based thresholds is essential for comprehensively addressing environmental trade-offs.

[A_Gupta]

I thinking that BRF is a sufficiently unserious place that discussion of Madhu Kishwar's and Subrananyam Swami's disgusting allegations against PM Modi are in scope. Is BRF a dumping ground for everyone's favorite crap or does it aspire to be reasonably serious?

[Tanaji]

A_Guptaji.. Go ahead and discuss the allegations? No one is stopping you?