Kerala: Congress, BJP Oppose Speaker’s Comments on Pseudo Science, CPI(M) Refutes Allegations of Hurting Religious Beliefs Neelambaran A | 05 Aug 2023

The speaker warned students in a school in Kannur recently to be aware of pseudoscience being insisted as facts.   Responding to questions from the students, one of which was about the invention of aeroplanes, he said that it was Wright Brothers, but for believers of Hindutva, it is Pushpaka Vimana. Shamsheer also accused the Hindutva ideology of propagating myths in place of science.

Four days later, on July 25, a district-level BJP leader filed a case in Thiruvananthapuram against the speaker for insulting Hindu beliefs. The complainant alleged that the speaker violated the constitutional oath.

The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) is among the outfits jumping in to condemn Shamsheer, along with their ideological enemies, the Sangh Parivar.

The past nine years since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) assumed power in 2014 have witnessed staggering claims about the existence of genetics, stem cell technology, plastic surgery and aeroplanes in the ancient Vedic period

Dam Safety in HP: Himachal floods have spotlighted the problems with hydropower dams. https://www.newsclick.in/hp-malana-dam-gates-still-not-operational-govt-must-ensure-safety-hydropower-projects

 Malana hydropower project in Kullu district is currently in the news for still being unable to open the dam gates, which have been blocked by the considerable muck and debris upstream. It has been over a week, but the gates are still not operational.

There are several hydropower projects in Himachal Pradesh being run by private players;  Then there are micro-hydropower projects constructed by private players, also called Independent Power Producers(IPPs). All the IPP hydropower projects are run with a run-of-the-river dam technology, which means these are not large dams. However, malfunction of the dams or their gates being locked can create a cascading effect downstream.

Indians Must say no to Hate-Filled News  https://www.newsclick.in/indians-must-say-no-hate-filled-news SN Sahu, the former Officer on Special Duty to ex-Indian President KR Narayanan . 05 Aug 2023, delves into the perilous intersection of media, hate, and violence.

Five days before India’s independence, on 10th August 1947, Mahatma Gandhi, speaking at a prayer meeting at Sodepur, warned, “If this wretched spirit of communalism had entered the police force, the prospect was bleak indeed”. Therefore, he said he “hoped that the police would realise the dignity of their profession”.

Seventy-six years after Gandhi’s dire predictions about the poisonous communal spirit within the police, the nation is witnessing the horrors of communalism guiding this armed force—be it RPF constable Chetan Singh or the police personnel in Manipur who are being accused of having handed over three Kuki women to a hostile crowd that sexually assaulted and paraded them.

Communal hatred's alarming consequences are being exposed in the violent incidents in Haryana and Manipur. The media's role, particularly 'godi' outlets known for their divisive content, is under scrutiny.

A Supreme Court bench of Justices KM Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy, while hearing a clutch of petitions on alleged hate speech via some TV shows, observed on 22 September 2022 that the visual media is the “chief medium of hate speech” and wondered why the government of India is treating it as “a trivial matter” and “standing by as a mute witness when all this is happening.”

The bench observed that hate speech in different forms “has the effect of ridiculing a community” and can have a “devastating effect.”

Universal Basic Income: Making Omelette Without Breaking Egg? Prabhat Patnaik | 05 Aug 2023 (https://www.newsclick.in/universal-basic-income-cooking-omelette-without-breaking-egg

 noted economist Prabhat Patnaik: If UBI is interpreted merely as a set of cash transfers, whether uniform or graded across individuals, then it does not necessarily achieve a real UBI, which is the objective behind instituting it.

a right to UBI, in real terms, cannot possibly mean anything other than a set of specific constituent individual rights, such as a right to health, a right to education, and such other rights.

 instituting they five universal rights . the right to food, the right to employment, the right to free quality healthcare through a National Health Service, the right to free quality education and the right to a universaold-age pension and disability benefits, would cost, in addition to what is already spent from the budget on these items, an additional 10% of GDP. ..To raise the government should be willing to tax the rich. This is virtually beyond the capacity of the bourgeois system, and hence beyond the conception of liberal economists.

Mumbai Citizens Condemn Train Firing, Haryana Communal Clashes; Accuse RSS & BJP Of Spreading Hatred https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-citizens-condemn-train-firing-haryana-communal-clashes-accuse-rss-bjp-of-spreading-hatred The speakers at the press conference condemn ruling parties for instigating riots and disrupting the peace and harmony in the country. FPJ News ServiceUpdated: Thursday, August 03, 202

Speakers said that it was "RSS, BJP and Godi media'' that were to be blamed for the spread of hatred and the rioting.

Maulana Mehmood Dariyabadi lamented the fact that hatred had seeped into the younger generation and sought a government to stop it for peace and harmony of the nation

Maulana Ruhe Zafar "Had the person Manesar been punished for his earlier crime, the problem would not have been this bad. It is the job of the Prime Minister and other ministers to keep people safe. 

Swami Ved Atmavesh said that it was shameful that top leaders including the President were not making any statements. "Even the opposition has no dam (punch). The government should focus on giving roti, kapda makaan to people instead of doing this,

A Salute to Achyut Yagnik, the One-Man Storehouse of Knowledge on Gujarat https://thewire.in/society/a-salute-to-achyut-yagnik-the-one-man-storehouse-of-knowledge-on-gujarat

He was always “Achyut Bhai”, always available for a spot of conversation, or a dialogue if you preferred, or a declamation if you had the discipline of patience. Either way, it was always a rewarding encounter.

(SETU – Centre for Social Knowledge and Action) resembled an ashram in its bare austerity but suggested the ambience of a coffee house, where over many cups of syrupy tea – and the smoke of his never-extinguished cigarette – the visiting interlocutor could get tutored into the nuances of the latest developments, be it the Navnirman Movement, the anti-reservations riots of 1981, the 1985-86 communal flare-up, the anti-Narmada dam movement, the 1990-92 Ayodhya violence, or the horrible, horrible 2002 carnage.

Achyut Bhai himself personified the very idea of a robust civil society – keeping a firm distance from the wielders of power in Gandhinagar yet willing to engage with “authority” on behalf of the poor and the underprivileged. He was available to any NGO, any movement, any group wanting to correct this or that economic injustice in any part of Gujarat

‘De-dollarisation’ pact with UAE, a good step https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/editorial/de-dollarisation-pact-with-uae-a-good-step/article67102013.ece
 July 20, 2023 The UAE is India’s major trading partner and home to a large India Diaspora

The Russia-Ukraine war and the resulting disruption in international trade settlement seem to have prodded the Centre to reduce dependence on the US dollar and establish alternative channels for current and capital account settlement....The recent agreements signed with UAE to establish a framework for settlement of cross-border transactions in local currencies and to inter-link the payment and messaging systems of the two countries, are especially significant given the prominence of UAE in India’s trade and capital flows. 

De-dollarisation: shifting power between the US and BRICS https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/de-dollarisation-shifting-power-between-us-brics MICHAEL ROACH
Will a new global reserve currency threaten the greenback’s supremacy? The short answer is yes.

During the 2022 BRICS summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the bloc was working to create an “international reserve currency”... It is speculated that the BRICS currency will be backed by gold...Indeed, central banks are already stockpiling gold reserves. According to the IMF World Gold Council, the first two months of this year saw the largest purchases of gold from Singapore (51.4 tonnes), Türkiye (45.5 tonnes), China (39.8 tonnes), Russia (31.1 tonnes) and India (2.8 tonnes).. BRICS nations now account for more than 40 per cent of the world’s population and have an aggregated global GDP of 31.5 per cent. This surpasses the G7’s (United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom) GDP of 30.7 per cent.

..Despite China–India relations alternating between détente and antagonism, both countries seem willing to cooperate to some extent, with India participating and investing in the BRI on a proxy basis through the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, New Development Bank and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation..

Will & should India support China & Russia’s De-dollarisation move :A Focus on India’s Dilemma
May 7, 2023  https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/truth-lies-and-politics/will-should-india-support-china-russias-de-dollarisation-move-a-focus-on-indias-dilemma/  

Will India accept new BRICS currency, if floated & also, will India want to be economically aligned with China with whom it is having a standoff at the border?

The US considers India a valuable ally and strategic partner in the Indo-Pacific region. The Indian government considers Russia and China’s efforts to reduce dollar usage, more ideological than practical, and does not explicitly support the mobilisation by BRICS to challenge dollar’s hegemony. Recent military standoffs between India and China may also prevent India from supporting China’s plan to dethrone the dollar.

Dr. Ankit Shah holds interaction on De-dollarization in FISME https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/economy/dr-ankit-shah-holds-interaction-on-de-dollarization-in-fisme

Real Masterstrokes by Modi Coming Soon | Worried Opposition | Predictions by Ankit Shah, SanjayDixit https://youtu.be/0QX_EuX3uhQ The Jaipur Dialogues

Kejriwal to leave I.N.D.I.A in 2 Days - Manish Sisodiya के साथ भी किया धोखा | Sanjay Dixit  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il0NbG8AapM The Jaipur Dialogues Aug 5, 2023

Sanjay Dixit  (IAS (R) predicts that Kejriwal will leave the ...wala INDIA in two days..

Real Masterstrokes by Modi Coming Soon | Worried Opposition | Predictions by Ankit Shah, SanjayDixit    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QX_EuX3uhQ&t=1069s   The Jaipur Dialogues Jul 24 2023 .  Ankit Shah..  Surat at the centre of de-dollarisation? 

When Did Dry Fruits Become Muslim and Coconuts Become Hindu?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReOZwzzosCo Actor Javed Jaffrey said that even fruits and animals were a victim of religious divide. He was speaking at the annual Hussain Day interfaith event in Bangalore.