Sharad Mohan
On this #WorldEnvironmentDay today let us worship Mother Earth & the Bounties she offers us
This c1660 CE #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kota #Rajasthan & now at Jagdish & Kamla Mittal #Museum at #Hyderabad #India depict Three Girls Worshipping the Amla (Indian Gooseberry) Tree
Nature worship is an integral part of the #Hindu #Religion
#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Art #Painting #MastoArt #Histodons #Heritage #History #Hinduism #Paintings #IndianCulture #Artist #ArtHistory
Flipboard News Desk
Indian voters reject Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for a one-party state in win for competitive democracy.
CNN reports: "In what opposition parties have declared as a victory for pluralism, voters in the world’s largest democracy partially rejected Modi’s populist vision for a Hindu-first nation, reducing the BJP’s share of the vote by 63 seats – bringing its total down to 240, far below the 272 required for a parliamentary majority."
Vittoria Pirone 🇪🇺
Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed victory for his alliance on Tuesday in India’s general election, despite a lacklustre performance from his own party as it faced a stronger than expected challenge from the opposition, which pushed back against the leader’s mixed economic record and polarising politics. FRANCE 24's Leela Jacinto tells us more.
#India #Modi #vote
Riku Voipio
Can anyone link to quality analysis of the #india elections results? Preferably local rather than a western media outlet.
HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴
Really surprising.
#TheEconomist has just begun doing a podcast series on PM #Modi and he sounded virtually omnipresent in #India. Really interesting.
Laffy
#India hands PM Modi a surprise setback, with his majority in doubt in the world’s largest election
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist BJP and allied parties were leading in early election results, but the opposition was doing better than expected.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/india-election-results-narendra-modi-rcna154839
Shell :fedora: :kde:
Big news from the #election in #India The results are being announced today and the media (which is largely sitting in the lap of the BJP government) predicted 400 seats for the BJP.
Now that results are out, they are struggling to even cross the simple majority mark of 272 by themselves. They are currently stuck at 243.
Nithin Coca నితిన్
Every time I check the #India #election results, the #NDA seat projection keeps dropping. Now 286. Is it possible they don't get a majority?
Darnell Clayton :verified:
I am still shocked to read about this in #India 🇮🇳! Wow! 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾
👉🏾 Modi Poised to Lose India Majority, Need Allies to Keep Power https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-04/modi-poised-to-lose-india-majority-need-allies-to-keep-power
piofthings
The beauty of democracy is it is very hard to kill! #elections #india
Nithin Coca నితిన్
Of all the elections this year, #India was not one I expected to be a sign of hope for #democracy.
Tejas Harad
The BJP is now leading on less than 240 seats. Hoping the final tally comes down to ~200 seats. #India #electionresults
Tejas Harad
Opposition may not be able to form the government but it is doing well right now as BJP (Modi's party) takes big hit in many states. #India #electionresults
Anupam 《ミ》λ≡
Looking for #India #election coverage? This is a good stream - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1bqQcD56ic
Srijit Kumar Bhadra
Till climate change related issues move from the periphery to electoral interest
Climate change is all about saving humanity and our ecosystem. The significant human cost due to failure to address the climate change related challenges is understood very well without any ambiguity.
As per Professor Tim Lenton,For every 0.1 degrees of warming above present levels, about 140 million more people will be exposed to dangerous heat.The high impact of climate change that causes rising global temperatures and heatwaves, fires, storms and floods hurting people today have been extensively documented by climate scientists. We are reading it everyday. So the awareness is there though it may not be enough.
Unfortunately, our climate scientists feel hopeless when they see that the responses from the politicians and the big corporations are not in the best interest of the common man. And yet, our climate scientists still passionately continue to do their job with a conviction that policymakers cannot say that they were not made aware.
The root cause that this impending catastrophe does not motivate politicians (policymakers) is that it is not an election issue. If policymakers are motivated enough, the big corporations will also act more responsibly. Elections are typically held every four to five years across the world, but the planning and execution cycles to contain climate change impacts are more than that. According to Stephen Humphreys, the politicians and the well healed won't be affected, even if there is a cataclysmic 3C rise, till there is civil disobedience.
Now India is no exception. During the ongoing 2024 parliamentary elections, no political party explicitly talked about the devastating effects of climate crisis. Except the educated middle class and above, many of us do not fully understand the scientific phenomenon of climate change and its implications on our daily lives. This lack of awareness leads to climate change not influencing our voting decisions. But the issues related to its consequences, such as water scarcity, agriculture challenges, and economic impacts are being discussed aggressively.Between 2016- 2021, climate extreme events caused damage to crops in over 36 million hectares, and a $3.75 billion loss for farmers in the country. If estimates from the report on ‘Loss and Damage Today’ by economist James Rising were to be believed, India lost 8% of its GDP in 2022. Both the major political political parties, in India, have elaborately mentioned climate agenda in their election manifestos which are statement of intentions and not policy documents. However, Indian political parties tend to focus on immediate, emotive issues rather than long-term environmental concerns, which are not always seen as directly affecting voter in the short term. Environmental challenges and political priorities are consciously kept disconnected during election campaigns. No political party want to stir the hornet's best. Since meeting daily needs and economic growth are pressing concerns, the common people are prioritizing survival issues like employment, education, and healthcare over environmental policies.
The fate of climate change and politics is deeply intertwined. If climate issue fails to strike a strong resonance in the election campaigns across the globe, there is not much way forward.
References:
1. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2024/may/08/hopeless-and-broken-why-the-worlds-top-climate-scientists-are-in-despair
2. https://www.todayonline.com/world/climate-change-global-warming-27degc-will-expose-2-billion-people-dangerous-heat-end-century-study-shows-2178411
3. https://www.dw.com/en/india-elections-why-is-no-one-talking-about-climate-change/a-69035816
4. https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-climate/election-manifestos-climate-change-9288078/
5. https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/climate-on-the-ballot-why-india-needs-a-climate-conscious-majority-for-global-good/3484151/
#ClimateChange #CimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #MastodonIndians #MastIndia #India
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Greg Dance
Aljazeera - Israels attacks on the International Criminal Court (ICC) and its top administrators in Person.
Explains how Israel has been constantly attacking and undermining the ICC for many years.
Why do genocidal psychopaths in power who love their power so much hate laws designed to keep the peace & outlaw atrocity crimes?
#ICC #RomeStatute #AtrocityCrimes #Israel #USA #Russia #India #China #Iran
CelloMom On Cars
"A brutal #heatwave swept swathes of northwest #India on Friday, with maximum temperatures soaring to a scorching 47.4 degrees Celsius in southwest #Delhi's Najafgarh, making it the warmest place in the country."
CelloMom On Cars
"Temperatures in #Delhi have hit a record high of 50.5C (122.9F), as authorities warned of water shortages in #India’s capital.
At the SMS hospital in Rajasthan’s capital, #Jaipur, so many bodies of casualties of the heat have arrived at the mortuary that its capacity has been exceeded. Police in the city say many of the victims are poor labourers, who have no choice but to work outside, and homeless people."
𝐃𝐫. 𝕵𝖎𝖇𝖗𝖊𝖊𝖑L ₲Ⱬ₮ 🌍
#Delhi hits 50.5C or 122.9F for the first time in recorded history! A full 9C above normal!
Delhi is home to 32 million souls.
Neighbouring #Pakistan is sizzling as well with every major city above the 40C mark thanks to day time temperatures 4-5C above average for this time of the year.
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #Heatwave #India #SouthAsia #GlobalSouth #ClimateDiary #Karachi
AI6YR Ben
Delhi temperature hits 50.5C as India’s capital records hottest day
"Authorities warn of water shortages as temperatures reach nine degrees higher than expected...
At the SMS hospital in Rajasthan’s capital, Jaipur, so many bodies of casualties of the heat have arrived at the mortuary that its capacity has been exceeded. Police in the city say many of the victims are poor labourers, who have no choice but to work outside, and homeless people."
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