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Ten years later, what has happened to the students who spoke up in 2016 youtu.be/-LCoBB_-5GE?is=mFq2…
Thank you @scroll_in
#releasepoliticalprisoners
Indian Express analysis: The share of education Budget has shrunk since 2013-14 (this is not even about quality of what has been spent):
indianexpress.com/article/ex…
If Indians could become more productive (by collectively prioritising investing in people, their health and education) that would make all the difference - do listen to this @ExpressPodcasts episode music.youtube.com/watch?v=LR…
What's wrong and getting worse in Bengaluru via @bengawalk
youtu.be/lV7s_aks_4A?feature…
It didn't have to be this way :/
@MoHUA_India @BBMPofficial
A win for good journalism! Indian authorities need to also look at the processes that kept this going for so long ...
India bans two highly-addictive opioids in response to a BBC investigation which found they were fuelling a public health crisis in parts of West Africa.
bbc.in/3D7cwdD
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14/n So, please please be extra careful on Indigo's ramps and pray they put some lights along the surface of the ramp, remove rubber mats and don't avoid aerobridges. #indigo #accident #flightsafety #rampinjury
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What is one sentence that has stayed with you after reading it?
(Bonus points for including the source.)
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Imagine being paid Rs 1000 per month for working 6-8 hrs per day
Salary of cooks-cum-helpers in midday meal programme, 90% women, remains Rs 1000 since it was fixed in 2009
Salary of MPs went up thrice in 12 years, from Rs 16,000 in 2006 to Rs 1 lakh plus in 2018 @PMOIndia
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I am in the field, carrying out the requisite for my PhD. The last time I received my JRF stipend from @ugc_india was the last week of June 2024. After that not a single penny. And it's not only me. Several students at JNU are facing this problem.
Hear hear
'The solar pump revolution could bring water to millions of Africans but it must be sustainable and fair'
In today's @guardian, Prof Alan MacDonald, BGS head of groundwater, explores the potential for solar power to transform water security in Africa👇
theguardian.com/global-devel…
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In 2023, global immunization coverage levels stalled leaving millions of children unprotected.
It's crucial to catch up routine immunization to pre-pandemic levels to protect more children and communities from preventable diseases.
Read more below 👇
unicef.org/press-releases/gl…
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I appeared for the UGC NET on June 18, which has now been cancelled. It is ableist and does NOT care about disabled candidates.
Here's what happened. 🧵
#DisabilityTwitter
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every year, roland garros (the french open) asks an artist to create a poster for the tournament
today, the collection has become an *incredible* display of tennis as modern art
let's take a look at some of the best ones — starting with this iconic 1984 poster by gilles aillaud
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Looking to hire a journalist in Vijayawada. Resumes to [email protected]
Dear @SouthernRailUK, why doesn't your website allow users to get e-tickets on all routes? It's really baffling that you talk about going green and force paper tickets on passengers.
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Hello students,
I plan to hire two interns to work with me on research projects. If you are interested in the sort of research I do, please email your CV to [email protected].
Deadline for submission: 9th June, 2024.
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in Indore, where the opposition candidate was prevented from contesting, NOTA gathers nearly 2 lakh votes.
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#BREAKING: At the stroke of the midnight hour when the world sleeps, India 🇮🇳 will awake to news that 18-year-old #Praggnanandhaa has defeated #MagnuaCarlsen for the first time in a classical game. That too at #Carlsen's home.
@IndianExpress
#NorwayChess
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The disaster & deaths will be blamed on ‘climate change’ & Cyclone Remal. It has become a norm to blame everything on climate change to hide the destructive ‘development’ that our govt agencies are pursuing by cutting down hills, quarrying & who-gives-a-damn-to-the-envt attitude
A day after 25 bodies were recovered from debris caused by massive landslides due to incessant rain across #Mizoram, rescue operations continued on May 29 to locate missing persons, an official report said.
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