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Everything Has Been Lost for Germany! Massive Layoffs and the Onset of a Lifetime Economic Crash" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oKvs2mGmDA Nov 29, 2023 Everything Has Been Lost for Germany! Massive Layoffs and the Onset of a Lifetime Economic Crash"

Internal issues include an aging population, an old-fashioned industrial model, and recent data showing a decline in manufacturing, with industrial production dropping for five consecutive months.

Germany's energy policies, such as phasing out coal and nuclear energy, have led to high energy prices, impacting the economy. Major companies, including pharmaceutical and automotive players, are making significant job cuts due to economic problems.

The challenges faced by the German car industry, including competition from Chinese electric cars, Biden's incentives for low carbon manufacturing in the U.S., and issues with paperwork, expensive electricity, and declining orders, have prompted many companies to consider investing elsewhere, potentially leading to a technical recession and a disruptive court decision on government spending.

Tapovan Vishnugad: NTPC project at the heart of Joshimath crisis https://frontline.thehindu.com/environment/tapovan-vishnugad-hydropower-plant-ntpc-project-at-the-heart-of-joshimath-crisis/article66386447.ece  by Himanshu TakarJan 26, 2023
Were thorough geological, geophysical, and geotechnical studies done before sanctioning the project?

On January 13, following Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) sharing its findings about the sinking of Joshimath, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) working under Union Home Minister Amit Shah issued an order asking all agencies to refrain from sharing any findings about the Joshimath crisis till an expert committee gave its report. This is unfortunate. An expert committee including NDMA, National Institute of Disaster Management, Geological Survey of India (GSI), Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, and Central Building Research Institute, among others, is investigating the cause of the disaster. The engagement of some of these institutes (e.g. GSI) in this committee amounts to conflict of interest since they were also involved in the sanctioning of the Tapovan Vishnugad project.

हेडलाइन से हिमालय ग़ायब | Himalayas and Uttarakashi tunnel rescue  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vIHbLvLxp4 
Nov 30, 2023 Many people deserve congratulations for the successful mission of Silkyara Tunnel. The role of the machine was as much as that of humans, as much that of the administration, from the rat miners to the people who came from Australia with their experiences and kept trying. But amidst all this it is important to understand the geography of Uttarakhand and the complexity of the Himalayas. The media coverage of the success of the rescue work of Silkyara Tunnel is showing that even the Himalayas are helpless in front of it. Nobody is worried about him. We have to learn to differentiate between disaster and disaster management. Who will work so hard? There is no hero in sight while talking on these questions. On the contrary, you start seeing him as a villain.

Uttarkashi tragedy: Meet the magical rat-hole miners who pulled off the rescue https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/uttarkashi-tragedy-meet-the-magical-rat-hole-miners-who-pulled-off-the-rescue/cid/1983496 Piyush Srivastava Lucknow Published 30.11.23
The 12 rat-hole miners took turns to work like this inside the pipe from 7.15pm on Monday to 6.30pm on Tuesday to clear the last barrier of 8-10 metres of debris to bring out the workers trapped for 16 days