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Azerbaijan-Armenia to Russia-Ukraine, Iran-Israel to Operation Sindoor. Every modern war now has one thing in common: drones. The weapon is changing, and so is the cost of war. Full episode of Building Bharat: Backstage Stories is LIVE NOW, exclusively on YouTube @Ythismatters #Drones #MakeInIndia

Period poverty: is it cost, access or awareness? Vikas Bagaria, Founder, Pee Safe, breaks down what really keeps period care out of reach, from Tier 3 and 4 cities to rural India. Full episode is LIVE NOW, exclusively on YouTube @Ythismatters #PeriodCare #PersonalHygiene #sexeducati̇on

From a toilet seat spray to period care to intimate wash for men, Pee Safe's Vikas Bagaria is rewriting the rules of personal hygiene. Building Bharat: Backstage Stories. Monday, 8 PM. Exclusively on YouTube @Ythismatters #PersonalHygiene #IntimateHealth #MenstrualHealth #PeriodCare

A clean toilet isn't always a safe one. Pee Safe founder Vikas Bagaria on UTIs, public washrooms and the hygiene gap nobody talks about. The most "private" public issue. Full episode live on Monday on Building Bharat: Backstage Stories, exclusively on YouTube @Ythismatters

11 crore toilets built. Yet on highways, in schools and in public spaces, millions of women and girls still can't use one. Why do we build toilets but ignore the shame, hygiene and access around them? Pee Safe founder Vikas Bagaria is solving it, in the next Building Bharat: Backstage Stories. #SwachchBharat #toilets

Today is the LAST DAY. Harsha Chandwani appeals to you to raise your voice on the draft lab animal rules, before the future of these animals is decided without you. Submit your objection: rapid-response.in/lab-animal… #AnimalLifeMatters #LabAnimalRules

For those who love their pets, feed strays or care for animals, their lives and suffering matter just as much as ours. At a time when science and technology are opening new avenues to reduce animal testing, the Government of India’s proposed draft rules raise concerns about allowing experiments on animals with inadequate independent oversight. Let us appeal to PM Shri Narendra Modi ji to intervene and stop these proposed rules. Join Team Bharat and Why This Matters in raising your voice for the cause. Together, let’s be the voice of the voiceless. #AnimalWelfare #AnimalTesting

Animal testing. Scientific progress. But at what cost? India’s proposed Laboratory Animals Rules, 2026 could change how animal experiments are approved, raising important questions about ethics, accountability and animal welfare. As science moves forward, should animal welfare become a lesser priority? #AnimalWelfare #AnimalTesting

India has proposed new rules that could make approvals for mild and moderate animal experiments easier, while retaining central oversight for severe experiments. But what does this mean for animal welfare? The rules are still a draft. You can submit your objections before the deadline. Send your objections to [email protected] Last date: 5 November 2026 Speak up. Your voice matters. #AnimalWelfare #AnimalTesting

The world is racing ahead with AI, so why are we still stuck on regressive animal testing? Ambika Shukla of @pfaindia India says it clearly doesn't work. Animal bodies differ from ours, and the failed tests prove it. Full episode LIVE NOW on YouTube @Ythismatters #AnimalTesting #PeopleForAnimals

No internet. No network. 100% indigenous. Mayank Pratap Singh, Founder of IDR Research and Development Pvt Ltd, explains how a pager runs on its own frequency, locked with AES encryption, for secure communication. Exclusively on YouTube @Ythismatters #MakeInIndia

Thousands of Afghans are being pushed back from Pakistan and Iran into a country already in crisis. Families are returning to little food, little medicine and little certainty about what comes next. Watch the full conversation on Y This Matters. #AfghanRefugees #Pakistan #Iran

Chipsets come from China, Vietnam and South Korea. India already owns PCB design and manufacturing. Listen to why indigenising semiconductors is India's biggest milestone, when even the USA and Russia run on Chinese components. The full episode of Building Bharat: Backstage Stories is LIVE NOW, exclusively on YouTube @Ythismatters #Semiconductors #MakeInIndia

A pager-sized device in Harsha's hand. Dozens of them talking to each other through a mesh. Mayank Pratap Singh of iDR Research and Development shows tech India has barely seen, and it goes well beyond drones. Watch it live tonight at 8 PM, exclusively on YouTube @Ythismatters

Mayank Pratap Singh on DOOT, the drone built to carry the Army's needs anywhere, when they're needed.Building Bharat: Backstage Stories. Full episode Monday, 8 PM. Exclusively on YouTube @Ythismatters.#DroneIndia #indianarmy

2024's pager strike in #Lebanon showed how a "basic" device can change a battlefield. Mayank Pratap Singh, Founder of IDR Research and Development, explains how pager-style tech is being reimagined for India's modern military missions, from walkie-talkies to secure signals. Building Bharat: Backstage Stories. Monday, 8 PM. Exclusively on YouTube @Ythismatters #wartech

India's drone story is not just about warfare. 200+ startups are building for the battlefield, but Bharat's farms, telecom towers and pipelines need drones too. From villages to Tier 2 and 3 cities, drones are moving from defence into everyday work. Full episode of Building Bharat: Backstage Stories is LIVE NOW, exclusively on YouTube @Ythismatters #MakeInIndia #Drones

Is India's drone industry really 100% indigenous? Not yet, says Smit Shah, President of Drone Federation India. But in 5-6 years, with work happening down to the sub-component level, India won't be held at ransom by any one country. Building Bharat: Backstage Stories. Exclusively on YouTube @Ythismatters. #drones #makeinindia #AatmanirbharBharat

One ₹1 lakh premium drone, or ten budget ones that cost ₹10,000 each? Smit Shah, President of the Drone Federation of India, says the "cheap drones can't win wars" idea is a myth. Full conversation on Building Bharat: Backstage Stories, Monday 8 PM, exclusively on YouTube #Drones #DroneIndia #DefenceTech #MadeInIndia