Marking the Web’s 35th Birthday: An Open Letter from  Tim Berners-Lee https://medium.com/@timberners_lee/marking-the-webs-35th-birthday-an-open-letter-ebb410cc7d42 Mar 12, 2024

Underlying its whole infrastructure was the intention to allow for collaboration, foster compassion and generate creativity

the web was decentralised with a long-tail of content and options, it created small, more localised communities, provided individual empowerment and fostered huge value.

when the web turned 30, I called out some of the dysfunction caused by the web being dominated by the self-interest of several corporations

..in the past decade..From the centralisation of platforms to the AI revolution, the web serves as the foundational layer of our online ecosystem ..

The first is the extent of power concentration, which contradicts the decentralised spirit I originally envisioned. This has segmented the web, with a fight to keep users hooked on one platform to optimise profit through the passive observation of content.

Compounding this issue is the second, the personal data market that has exploited people’s time and data with the creation of deep profiles that allow for targeted advertising and ultimately control over the information people are fed.

Part of the solution is the Solid Protocol, https://solidproject.org/  a specification and a movement to provide each person with their own ‘personal online data store’, known as a POD.

But over the years, this zero-investment natural farming, with minimal environmental impact, has begun to falter. And along with the healthy fishes, the number of traditional fishermen like Gopi is also dwindling. Gopi is losing faith in the traditional method. He says, “Fungal and bacterial infection keeps killing the fishes.”

https://thewire.in/environment/something-fishy-medicine-treats-bacteria-tricks-and-cycle-repeats 

Though modern medicines offer solutions to treat infections, lately that solution is backfiring. Drugs like antimicrobials (antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals) which treat diseases by attacking microbes (bacteria, virus and fungus), are not able to kill the pathogens.

Microbes are ubiquitous, but not all of them lead to diseases, instead they make life possible as we know it. But when microbes are constantly exposed to antimicrobials, they can self-mutate in response to the stressful environment, and develop resistance to the antimicrobials – a process called antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Overuse, misuse and the improper disposal of drugs like antibiotics in hospitals, livestock farms, fisheries and households, has allowed AMR pathogens to proliferate to far off spaces. And with the changing climate, more farm diseases are hitting production, resulting in the need to use more antibiotics.

In 2017, Kerala recognised the threat of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in farming (with changing climate more farm diseases hit production and need more antibiotics), and set up the Kerala Antimicrobial Resistance Strategic Action Plan (KARSAP). Kerala, where Gopi practices fishing, is one of the few states in India, (apart from Delhi and Madhya Pradesh) which has an action plan to fight against AMR. 

AMR has a domino effect, impacting every form of life. Research shows that more and more microbes around the world are becoming resistant to drugs. In 2019, directly and indirectly, 4.95 million people in 204 countries died because drugs could not treat microbial infections. 

by Monika Mondal

28/06/2024

Arundhati Roy Wins PEN Pinter Prize 2024 for a 'Writer of Courage' https://thewire.in/books/arundhati-roy-wins-pen-pinter-prize-2024-for-a-writer-of-courage 

Chair of English PEN Ruth Borthwick, who was on the jury, said that “Roy tells urgent stories of injustice with wit and beauty. While India remains an important focus, she is truly an internationalist thinker, and her powerful voice is not to be silenced.”

Another judge, actor and activist Khalid Abdalla, said, “Arundhati Roy is a luminous voice of freedom and justice whose words have come with fierce clarity and determination for almost thirty years now.

 "Drums for Peace"  https://www.polecreatifliegeois.be/tambours/tambours-2025  "Drums for Peace 2025" project, an initiative to promote harmony and solidarity through poetry and rhythm. This project was supported in 2024 by Belgian Education Minister Caroline DESIR. For 2025  this initiative represents a unique opportunity to highlight the values of peace, unity and diversity that our community holds dear. We would be honoured to count on your presence to broadcast this event, cover it and share its positive message with the public.

मंदिर में घुसा पानी, इनकी आंखों का पानी मर गया https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiYD8xpVWL8 । Navin Kumar Article19 India Jun 26, 2024 

अयोध्यावासियों को गद्दार बोलने वालों चुल्लूभर पानी।में डूब मरो। रामराज के नाम पर भी लूटकर खा गए। राम की अयोध्या को ठगने वाले कौन? https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/uttar-pradesh/ayodhya/ayodhya-ram-mandir-construction-committee-head-nripendra-mishra-said-no-technical-fault-in-ramlala-temple/articleshow/111273005.cms

 Pope Francis Did Not Only Meet PM Modi During G7 Summit in Italy  https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof/pope-francis-only-met-pm-narendra-modi-during-g7-summit-italy-viral-post-fact-check   21 Jun 2024  ABHISHEK ANAND
The video dates back to October 2021, when PM Modi met Pope Francis in Vatican City.

 Conclusion: It is clear that the video is old and is being shared with a misleading context.

<https://janataweekly.org/indian-voters-deliver-a-stunning-rebuke-to-modi-3-articles/>
Indian Voters Deliver a Stunning Rebuke to Modi –

‘Salaam, Indian Voters! by *G. N. Devy;

Saba Naqvi; A Stunning Rebuke to Narendra Modi’s Divisive, Anti-Muslim Rhetoric

 Sushant Singh A Clear Message

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विश्वगुरु का फटा ऐसा ढोल, करोड़पति क्यों छोड़ रहे देश? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZg8mgyQn10  Kumkum Binwal 
Jun 22, 2024 #kumkumbinwal #narendramodi #modi
According to a report by international investment migration advisory firm Henley & Partners, an estimated 4,300 millionaires are set to emigrate from India this year. Kumkum Binwal analysis

The Henley Private Wealth Migration Dashboard 

https://www.henleyglobal.com/publications/henley-private-wealth-migration-dashboard/top-10-country-outflows

Who destroyed Nalanda University? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CN3zhMtirs Satya Hindi सत्य हिन्दी
Jun 20, 2024 #Sachkasaamna #nalandauniversity #bihar
नालंदा विश्वविद्यालय को ध्वस्त करने वाला कौन था? क्या वह अलाउद्दीन खिलजी के गुस्से का शिकार हुआ? क्या बौद्ध धर्म से नफ़रत करने वाले ब्राम्हणों ने उसे नुक़सान पहुँचाया? क्या है असलियत? नालंदा विश्वविद्यालय के बारे में प्रो. राम पुनियानी से प्रो. मुकेश कुमार की बातचीत-

Who was the one to demolish Nalanda University? Did he become a victim of Alauddin Khilji's anger? Did the Brahmins who hated Buddhism harm it? What is the reality? About Nalanda University Prof. Ram Puniyani to Prof. Mukesh Kumar's conversation

History Writing to the Rescue against Sectarian Nationalism – A Tribute to Prof D.N. Jha by Dr Ram Puniyani
13/02/2021 https://countercurrents.org/2021/02/history-writing-to-the-rescue-against-sectarian-nationalism-a-tribute-to-prof-d-n-jha/ 

Destruction of Nalanda: In response to the article "History Writing to the Rescue against Sectarian Nationalism" by C. K. Raju https://frontierweekly.com/views/feb-21/20-2-21-Comment%20on%20History%20Writing-21-2-21.html  Mr Puniyani is completely wrong in attributing the destruction of Nalanda to Hindus. As pointed out long ago, in my article on “Time in Medieval India”[4] Nalanda was destroyed not by Bakhtiyar-i-Khalji but by his son Muhammad-i-Bakhtiyar-Khalji, .. The confusion between Muhammad-i-Bakhtiyar and Bakhtiyar-i-Khalji is probably because of the tradition of Muslim conquerors to start a new town when they destroyed an old one. There is a Bakhtiyarpur near Nalanda.