Breaking new ground the Kerala way https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/breaking-new-ground-the-kerala-way/article67707068.ece January 05, 2024
The Kerala Urban Commission can lead the way for the rest of India in understanding urbanisation as a whole process TIKENDER SINGH PANWAR

Currently, more than half of the world’s population lives in cities (56%). When Capital was written by Marx, and cities were considered to be centres of industrial production and capital accumulation, there was just over 5% of the global population living in urban centres. The process of urbanisation has led to phenomenal changes across the world. Not only has it impacted climate change but has also created spatial and temporal changes such as massive land use, building typologies, iniquitous cities, duality, informality, crisis of pollution, housing, water and sanitation challenges, and some of the most unequal city spaces. One of the major processes of capital accumulation is the process of city development.

Giving the urban Indian a better life https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/giving-the-urban-indian-a-better-life/article67501717.ece SANDEEP CHACHRA,TIKENDER SINGH PANWAR  November 06, 2023
Data show that India is home to some of the most polluted cities in the world, highlighting the need for a citizen-involved strategy of city building .. A report released by The Energy Policy Institute at Chicago (EPIC) shows that out of the 50 most polluted cities in the world, 39 are in India. Pollution directly affects the health of people, and an average Indian loses 5.3 years of his life expectancy due to this; for the residents of Delhi, it is 11.9 years. This data only highlights the need for policy shifts to ensure better and liveable futures

Why Shimla is crumbling : Infrastructure development has not been climate smart August 21, 2023 TIKENDER SINGH PANWAR  The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report states that the coastal areas and the Himalayas are poised to experience a rise in extreme climate events and a shift in rainfall patterns. Consequently, the developmental strategies for the Himalayan region should prioritise climate resilience instead of solely pursuing unguided infrastructure expansion.

Moulding the Himalayas needs caution  https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/moulding-the-himalayas-needs-caution/article67576291.ece TIKENDER SINGH PANWAR November 27, 2023
The Uttarkashi tunnel collapse has thrown light on the major flaws in the infrastructure development in the Indian Himalayan Region the infrastructure development trajectory in the Himalayas comes under serious clouds — once again. Can the current model of widening roads, rampant construction of hydropower projects, and the unbridled impetus for tourism be a sustainable way of development? The Char Dham Project, all-weather roads, being constructed by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) in Uttarakhand, linking the four religious pilgrimages of Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath, and Kedarnath, has brought into focus two major issues in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR).

what should be the carrying capacity of the IHR. Also important are the processes in which environment clearances were sought, undermining safety protocols, and a new form of architecture that should be built to construct and monitor infrastructure projects, if at all they are desired, in the region. The irony is that the flash floods of 2013 in Uttarakhand are suggested as the reason for the construction of the Char Dham Yatra. In a way, a tragedy becomes a source for many tragedies in the offing!

Ram  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHEIrc7ze7g written/performed by: Psycho Shayar Dec 25, 2023 some unseen aspects of lord Rama! Jabardasti Jai Sri Ram ke nara me sab kuch hai par Ram nahin? Soch kar Ram kaho!

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GG Parikh - 100 years celebrated by all shades of Socialists - https://youtu.be/9RgDLT1f4Uo  the Quit India veteran, who went to jail in 1942, and again during the Emergency. GG, as he is called, was part of the Socialist Party.
socialists from all over the country, as well as children of prominent socialists, had come to pay their respects to “not only the last of the socialist giants, but also the last of the freedom fighters.. For links the lecture and speeches click read more

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जल, जंगल और ज़मीन के लिए संघर्ष- मेधा पाटकर Bahujan Sanvad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KXrlMUCLw0 

*2023 क्या खोया क्या पाया* रविवार, 31 दिसंबर 2023

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What is Apple’s ‘state-sponsored attackers’ alert, received by multiple Opposition leaders? https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-sci-tech/apple-state-sponsored-attackers-alert-opposition-explained-9007362/   November 2, 2023
Apple's threat notifications are a way of alerting and helping users who may have been targeted by state-sponsored attackers. Here's how they work and why an Apple user must take such alerts seriously.

Apple के अलर्ट पर वाशिंगटन पोस्ट का दावा, Modi सरकार ने कंपनी को बनाया निशाना! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhLzJK2hTF0 News 24  Dec 31, 2023‘

State-sponsored’ attacks on phones of India opposition leaders, says Apple https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/31/state-sponsored-attacks-on-phones-of-india-opposition-leaders-says-apple  Tech giant warns several prominent politicians and journalists their devices were likely compromised by ‘state-sponsored attackers’. Among the politicians who received the alert were Trinamool Congress parliamentarian Mahua Moitra, MP and chief of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen party, Asaduddin Owaisi, and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor and its spokespersons, Pawan Khera and Supriya Shrinate. 

https://twitter.com/MahuaMoitra/status/1719202978530570708

https://twitter.com/oratorgreat/status/1719217171560276335 

Why Jammu Is High On Terror Radar Since 2021 India-Pak Ceasefire? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lMGNGf6BgA NDTVJammu and Kashmir witnessed a drop in locals joining terrorist groups this year. According to the police, only 31 local terrorists are now active in the region. But with local militancy dwindling, battle-hardened foreign terrorists are filling the gap. High on the terror radar is Jammu - especially Poonch, Rajouri district. The region that was largely free from militancy has become the main theatre of violence. While the recent ambush on army and the civilian deaths in army custody brought challenges to the fore, the problem began after the India-Pakistan ceasefire in February 2021.

Yanis Varoufakis: Is Capitalism Devouring Democracy? GBH Forum Network https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGeevtdp1WQ