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DECODED - Electoral Bonds Vs YOUR Vote | What Will Matter More in 2024? | Akash Banerjee & Sarthak The Deshbhakt Nov 11, 2023 1 product
After years of trying the hide the dirty truth about Electoral Bonds - the controversial issue is finally in the Supreme Court of India .... ( not that it will change things very much!) As the court decides on the matter of Electoral Bonds - tells us if it is Constitutional at all or not - here is why we need to look at Electoral Bonds a lot more closely - because it is the SINGLE biggest factor that will decide on the future of Indian Democracy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5O9zI1fGco Electoral Bond | क्या है इलेक्टोरल बॉन्ड का गोरख धंधा | Yogendra Yadav | Prashant Bhushan |

The high Himalayas represent a unique region that plays a critical role in deciding the weather of the Indian subcontinent. Weather in the Himalaya has played an important role in shaping life and survival in the mountains – including its unique flora and fauna.

In this autumn edition of Himkatha, https://www.himkatha.org/_files/ugd/37786b_e3776ffb950e4f2b85cd387526a233ab.pdf we take a look at plants and plant life of this region.

High mountain ecosystems impose strong environmental constraints on plants since they can grow only in a short span of 3-4 months each year. Early
plant growth depends on snowmelt in spring. As a result of the short growing season, and cold and arid climatic conditions, one doesn't find tall plants like trees except near watercourses and of course where water is provided through irrigation. To cope with these climatic constraints, most plants have developed adaptations that allow them to persist in these environments.

Local plants have played an important role in curing illnesses using the *Sowa-Rigpa tradition* of medicine, https://www.himkatha.org/the-sowa-rigpa-medical-tradition   which relies on indigenous knowledge of the medicinal values of local plants. Interview with 71-year-old Amchi
Chhering Tashi of Hansa village in Spiti, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ5K5DjtgqQ  we learn about the origin of this tradition and how it is being practiced.

There are four fundamental books, which need to be learnt by heart by any Amchi. They explain the symptoms of every illness and contain details of its treatment and medication.  When a patient approaches me, I first check their pulse and sometimes their urine. I then match the description of the symptoms with those in the handbook. The handbook gives details of all the local plants and their medicinal values

Living at the Edge: Plants of High Himalayas  https://www.himkatha.org/living-at-the-edge  the mountains support a stunning array of plants adapted to survive at high altitudes and in harsh climates .Plants in high Himalayas are highly specialized and have remarkable adaptations to endure extreme conditions. They tend to have a massive below ground root system that stores the photosynthetic product (carbohydrates) for the prolonged winter months when they are devoid of the photosynthetic organs (leaves). Most of the plants in highest elevations do not grow high, as the temperature near the ground is warmer, and protect them from strong winds. Some also have a hairy-body (with trichomes), which protects them from the strong UV radiation, and act as extreme heat protectant.

Juniper – The sacred conifer https://www.himkatha.org/juniper-the-sacred-conifer

Wild edible plants of Ladakh https://www.himkatha.org/wild-edible-plants-of-ladakh

https://www.himkatha.org/the-beautiful-siyah-mentok

https://www.himkatha.org/narkasang-kinnaurs-sacred-blooms

https://www.himkatha.org/unveiling-an-enigmatic-jewel

Staement by NAPM:  State-enabled and human-induced destructive flood in the Narmada Valley, is the responsibility of the Central and state governments! Reservoir not being regulated and emptied on time to ‘celebrate Prime Minister Modi's birthday’ *led to the massive submergence and destruction.*

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