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Indian Express
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- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Amitabh Bachchan says he was ridiculed for celebrating his son Abhishek Bachchan's achievements: ‘They dismissed my words as paternal flamboyance'
Amitabh Bachchan is beaming with pride after his son Abhishek Bachchan bagged the Best Actor award for I Want To Talk at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IIFM) 2025. The megastar took to his blog to share a heartfelt note along with pictures of Abhishek, calling himself 'the happiest father in the entire universe'. He wrote, 'Abhishek, you are the pride and honour of the family. You fly the flag that Dadaji established and have carried it with valour and hard work. Consistency, never giving in, and an attitude of: no matter how much you bring me down, I will rise again with my effort — and stand even taller. It took time, but you never gave up. You showed the world your strength. At Melbourne, they declared you the Best Actor. There can be no greater gift for a father.' ALSO READ | Ranveer Singh can play Tamraj Kilvish but not Shaktimaan, says Mukesh Khanna: 'My fans told me don't let this addict play Shaktimaan' Alongside Abhishek Bachchan's picture from the film festival, Amitabh Bachchan shared a magazine cover featuring his son and reflected on the long journey to this recognition. 'Those who recognised your talent may have been several oceans away, but in time, our own shores shall embrace you with the same surging waves. Years ago, I celebrated a masterpiece performance of yours. Many ridiculed me then, dismissing my words as paternal flamboyance. But that sly laughter has now been silenced by respect and applause.' He concluded his note with a powerful message: 'Winning is the ultimate answer to many binding ropes and chains. The price of victory is high, but so are the rewards. You, Abhishek, have proved that. Stay quiet and flow at your own wish. With all my love — a very proud father and family.' Apart from Abhishek Bachchan, the festival honoured Geetha Kailasam with the Best Actress award, Jaideep Ahlawat with the Best Actor (Series) award for Paatal Lok 2, and Nimisha Sajayan with the Best Actress (Series) award for Dabba Cartel. Neeraj Ghaywan's Homebound won both Best Film and Best Director, while Aamir Khan was presented with the Excellence in Cinema award. Actor Arvind Swamy, meanwhile, received the Leadership in Cinema honour.
Time of India
04-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Experts ‘peel away' Pirana's leachate threat
Ahmedabad: The mountain of waste at dumping sites like Pirana poses a constant environmental threat, none more insidious than leachate, the toxic liquid that the waste oozes. Packed with toxic carcinogenic pollutants and heavy metals, treating this complex cocktail remains a major challenge for every city. However, new research from the Institute of Advanced Research (IAR), Gandhinagar, and the Union MoEF's Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM) in Bhopal points to a surprisingly simple solution derived from kitchen scraps: Garbage enzyme . Landfill leachate, formed as rain and moisture filter through decaying waste, carries a heavy load of inorganic ions like ammonium, nitrates, and heavy metals, as well as pathogens, posing serious risks to soil and water resources. Researchers Dharni Parekh, Sachin Vaidh, Dhara Patel, Shuvomoy Banerjee of IIAR, and Gajendra Vishwakarma from IIFM prepared two types of garbage enzymes (GE) for landfill leachate treatment testing: citrus and non-citrus. The process involved mixing organic waste peels, sugar, and water in a 1:3:10 ratio in an airtight container, followed by three months of fermentation with regular gas release. The final step was filtering the brownish liquid to obtain the enzyme solution. "Biochemical analysis revealed GE to be a complex mixture. It was found to be predominantly acidic with pH ranging between 3.1 and 4.2," states the research paper. The mix contained several key compounds, including flavonoids, alkaloids, quinones, saponins, and cardenolides, in both citrus and non-citrus GE samples, states the research recently published in Elsevier's Waste Management Bulletin's April edition. Researchers tested citrus and non-citrus garbage enzyme (GE) on the blackish Pirana landfill leachate , which had high total dissolved salts (TDS). Electric conductivity tests, chemical oxygen demand (COD) indicated a high presence of toxic chemicals, and ammoniacal nitrogen. After 21 days, both GEs turned the leachate from blackish to bright brown, indicating colour removal. The GE prepared using non-citrus vegetable peels reduced COD by 60%, and GE prepared using citrus peels by 47%. Ammoniacal nitrogen (NH3-N) decreased by 45% with non-citrus GE and 40% with citrus GE, suggesting enzyme breakdown of organics and bacterial nitrogen treatment. The main bacterium found was Acetobacter senegalensis, important for bioremediation. This bacterium was stable, could handle heat, and produced a lot of acetic acid, which makes pollutants dissolve better and become more available for other microbes to break down.
