AIR 121, UPSC CSE 2025. Certain victories are not yours alone - they are the manifestation of the collective goodwill of family, friends, teachers, and colleagues. Truly grateful and I hope to learn and do better every single day I am in service :)

Thank you, Sir for your kind wishes and encouragement. Will aspire to the finest standards of public service and serve the people of Odisha & India to the best of my ability!

This is exactly the question I’ve been unable to answer. If #Claude makes software engineering and other fields redundant, then where does the economy get the money from to sustain these #AI models? Companies running only on AI will sell what to whom?

Almost always a nobody founder of a nothing company that absolutely no one cares about, who is adamant about working during time-off to prove how important the enterprise is.

In August this year, the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 was passed. The Act promotes e-sports and online social games while comprehensively banning all forms of online money games. The Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) has since released the Draft Rules, 2025 for public consultation. At The Quantum Hub (@tqh_policy), we’ve submitted our recommendations to help ensure that the Rules balance accountability with innovation - enabling legitimate enterprises to comply confidently while continuing to create safe and engaging gaming experiences. 💡 Our key recommendations: ▪️ Clearly distinguish between online game service providers (OGSPs) and online gaming intermediaries. ▪️ Define where gamification ends and online gaming begins, and clarify whether indirect partners (e.g. sponsors) fall under the OGSP ambit. ▪️ Adopt a self-declaration and deemed approval process for non–money games, with defined timelines for registration and recognition. ▪️ Limit the definition of “material changes” to monetisation shifts that could turn a game into an online money game. ▪️ Clarify permissible monetisation models, including whether user participation fees can fund e-sport prize pools. While the Draft Rules mark a commendable effort toward a structured and responsible framework, addressing these ambiguities will be key to ensuring regulatory clarity, consumer trust, and sustainable growth for India’s gaming and e-sports industries. 📄 Read our full submission here → thequantumhub.com/submission… @rohitkr_RK, @_amritastic, @GanesanAarathi, @GuhaDeepro, @rakesh1464, @sridharmuppidi, @DhruvG08, @shivanijha_, @jnsayta, @HarishChengaiah, @journoImran, @SurakshaPinnuET, @imsoumyarendra, @kamyapandey63, @Aditi_muses, @AroonDeep #OnlineGamingPolicy #EsportsIndia #DigitalInnovation #GamingRegulation #TechPolicy

Went out this morning and saw a thick layer of smog at 11 AM; eyes burning and throat itchy ever since - idk if there is an improvement but it is not nearly enough. If not for work, I’d not be in Delhi rn because it is a serious health hazard

Maybe it has been a while being in public policy because the moment I saw the scene, I instinctively thought this would come up.

Imagine paying GST on walking! That is exactly what I am forced to do, when I pay GST for my wheelchair without which I cannot move. It was encouraging to hear the Hon’ble Prime Minister talk about GST reforms by Diwali in his Independence Day speech. I hope in this wave of reforms, the needs of PwDs are also considered. I wrote to the finance minister @nsitharaman and all GST council members to make Disability aid and services zero rated. This is a non-partisan issue and I do hope all GST council members come together to remove this tax on PwDs walking, seeing and hearing. My request to all the Chief ministers and state finance ministers to rally behind this and correct this "disability tax burden" in the GST regime like many other progressive countries have done.

The obsession with blunt policy instruments, especially bans and taxation, is beyond me. The multiplier effect that IPL has on hospitality, travel, local businesses and beyond is more beneficial than forcing them to shift abroad for low taxes.

"मैं रहूं या ना रहूं, भारत ये रहना चाहिए" Happy Independence Day everyone.

Close to 12 years ago, remember sneaking time away from tuition classes to watch Virat & AB bat - this has been a long wait but what a feeling! RCB all the way ♥️ #RCBvsPBKS #IPLFinals

The Pakistani PM (whatever the post means in that terrorist nursery) tweeted at 8:39 PM thanking the US for the ceasefire. Did the Army keep him out of the loop about the violations? This is Kargil and Nawaz Sharif all over again. Clowns! #IndiaPakistanWar2025 #ceasefire

The customer care is pathetic - they will frustrate you to the point of no return. There is ZERO accountability for any sort of quality of food or time of delivery. I wish we had a stricter regulatory mechanism for such dark pattern businesses to face the music. @SwiggyCares