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Amith Hegde
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Seeker, Learner, Creator, #Poet, #Writer|
#Entrepreneur #Strategist, #Leadership, #Consulting, Innovation, #Branding | Into Social & Environmental Causes
#SmartCityMission represents another nail in t coffin of #India's #LocalDemocracy rather than its executioner. SCM has come to an end & t future of SPVs is uncertain

Implementing projects through SPV AlteredBalance between levels of govt with a CentralisingVision & control
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How the Smart Cities Mission represents another nail in the coffin of local democracy in India
Implementing projects through Special Purpose Vehicles altered the balance between the levels of government with a centralising vision and control.
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October 14, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Do #StrongFriendships slow down #ageing?
Study finds that people who build strong, supportive relationships over their lifetime don’t just feel younger—their bodies may actually AgeMoreSlowly

#AgeingWell means staying healthy & staying connected—they’re inseparable
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Do strong friendships slow down ageing? Science says yes
A new study has found that people who build strong, supportive relationships over their lifetime don’t just feel younger, but their bodies may actually age more slowly. Published in the journal Brain,...
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October 6, 2025 at 12:05 PM
#Nepal’s #GenZrevolt is taking #SriLanka’s path of relative calm to #RestoringDemocracy

Like t #SriLankanArmy, t #NepalArmy has played a commendable role in t formation of t interim government

Unlike t #BangladeshiArmy, it is not trying to call the shots

#PoliticalUnrest
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Nepal’s ‘Gen Z revolt’ is taking Sri Lanka’s path of relative calm to restoring democracy
The Himalayan country’s military has not tried to seize control, unlike in Bangladesh where the army is trying to call the shots and political unrest continues.
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September 25, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Collapse of a critical #AtlanticCurrent— the #AtlanticMeridionalOverturningCirculation (Amoc) can no longer b considered a low-likelihood event

#Amoc could eventually shut down if drastic #CarbonEmissions cuts don’t arrive over t next few decades

#Climate #Ocean
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Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds
Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout
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September 3, 2025 at 7:19 AM
#Trump’s bullying of #India Is straight from Xi’s #playbook

By using #tariffs as a #ForeignPolicyTool, the US president is legitimising #China’s own acts of economic coercion

#EconomicCoercion is exactly what the #US & its #allies have long despised about #Beijing
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Trump’s Bullying of India Is Straight From Xi’s Playbook
By using tariffs as a foreign policy tool, the US president is legitimizing China’s own acts of economic coercion.
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August 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
🇮🇳 Happy Independence Day

Celebrating the 79th Independence Day of India and 78 years of Independence

#India #IndependenceDay #Freedom #IndiaAt78 #IndependenceDay2025
August 14, 2025 at 8:04 PM
What #India’s passionate support for an assassinated #CongoleseLeader #PatriceLumumba says about today’s WorldOrder—reflects a time when 🇮🇳 was closely involved in t LiberationStruggles in #Africa through t state, t activities of SolidarityOrganisations & individuals
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August 12, 2025 at 11:42 AM
#Elections are the guts of a #democracy. And #VoterRolls, in turn, are the guts of an #election

Seven decades later, the widespread impression that the whims of #officers – and #politicians – are now deciding voter rolls is severely damaging to the idea of #IndianDemocracy
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August 10, 2025 at 9:35 AM
AIproficiency comes from #CriticalThinking, #AnalyticalReasoning, #CreativeProblemSolving, & #EmotionalIntelligence —abilities that allow humans to MakeMeaning from what #AI outputs & to question what it CannotUnderstand

OverReliance on AI may weaken #HumanSkills
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Forget jobs, AI is taking away much more: Creativity, memory and critical thinking are at risk. New studies sound alarm
Artificial intelligence tools are becoming more common. Studies show over-reliance on AI may weaken human skills. Critical thinking and emotional intelligence are important. Businesses invest in AI bu...
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August 8, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Who really pockets #India’s #RussianOil windfall?

Despite #oil being #deregulated on paper, RetailPrices are effectively administered

Govts prefer #HighPrices to secure steady #TaxRevenues, while OMCs justify margins by citing past under-recoveries on #LPGsubsidies
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Who Really Pockets India’s Russian Oil Windfall?
India’s Russian oil imports tell a striking story in numbers. Over the past two years, India has been importing crude oil at discounts ranging from 25% to 50%, amounting to US$5–USUS$30 per barrel bel...
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August 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
#Mangaluru( #Kudla) has been ranked as the #SafestCity in #India, praised for its LowcrimeRates & strong civic infrastructure —GloballyRanking #49

#Vadodara, #Ahmedabad, & #Surat—rank next

#NewDelhi, #Noida & #Ghaziabad r ranked among the most #UnsafeIndianCities
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Top 10 safest cities in India 2025: Mangalore leads, Delhi ranks at the bottom
Top 10 safest cities in India 2025 list: In Gujarat, three cities—Vadodara, Ahmedabad, and Surat—ranked in the top 10 safest Indian cities with safety scores of 69.2, 68.2, and 66.6, respectively.
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August 7, 2025 at 8:52 AM
#Meta’s latest features r straight out of 2017

#Instagram introduced 3 features to make it feel more #social
1 #FriendMap that shows u where ur friends r in real-time (if they opt in)
2 #Reposts
3 #FriendsTab in #Reels that shows what the people you follow r watching & liking
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Instagram introduces features that feel oddly familiar
The social media app's latest “features” include a Snap Map clone, TikTok-style reposts, and a friend activity tab you might have seen before
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August 7, 2025 at 6:32 AM
#Karnataka records 981 #FarmerSuicides in 16 months

Of these, 825 have been confirmed as eligible #farmer suicides, while 138 were due to other causes

#Haveri tops list; four districts report zero suicides

While the political blame game continues, farmers suffer

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Karnataka records 981 farmer suicides in 16 months, BJP, Congress trade blame
Karnataka reported 981 farmer suicides between 2024 and mid-2025, with Haveri topping the list, as per official government information. BJP blamed the Congress for neglect, while Congress pointed fing...
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August 4, 2025 at 12:36 PM
How #IndianTraditions & #mandala influenced #CarlJung’s #philosophy

In India—he saw parallels in #Tantra’s embrace of life’s dualities—as seen in #Kali’s destructive yet regenerative imagery—which accepts all existence

Today #ShadowWork informs #TraumaTherapy

#Journaling
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How Indian traditions and the mandala influenced Carl Jung’s philosophy
In today’s polarised era, his core concepts such as the integration of opposites and the quest for wholeness have deep resonance.
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August 1, 2025 at 6:17 AM
"People use #ChatGPT as a #therapist, #LifeCoach & talk all PersonalThings"

#SamAltman warns
"one of the problems of not yet having a legal or policy framework for #AI is that there’s #NoLegalConfidentiality for users’ conversations"

#UserPrivacy #DataPrivacy #OpenAI
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Sam Altman warns there's no legal confidentiality when using ChatGPT as a therapist | TechCrunch
In response to a question about how AI works with today's legal system, Altman said one of the problems of not yet having a legal or policy framework for AI is that there's no legal confidentiality fo...
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July 31, 2025 at 2:48 PM
#Hawaii is releasing #MaleMosquitoes having a strain of bacteria called #Wolbachia— causing NonViableEggs when they mate with wild females

This will help control the #InvasiveMosquitoPopulation, which is decimating #NativeBirdPopulations with #AvianMalaria

#conservation
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Thousands of mosquitoes are being dropped by drone over islands in Hawaii. Here’s why | CNN
Native Hawaiian honeycreeper birds are being wiped out by avian malaria. Scientists think they can battle the problem by releasing more mosquitoes.
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July 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
#ICJ delivers an unambiguous order on #states’ responsibilities to halt #ClimateChange

This lays a stronger #legal foundation for #ClimateAccountability, offering a vital lifeline to #FrontlineCommunities & nations, with far-reaching consequences for #ClimateLitigation
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ICJ delivers an unambiguous order on states’ responsibilities to halt climate change
The United Nations’ judicial organ paved the way for states to be held accountable for fossil fuel emissions and the resultant climate harm.
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July 25, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Earth’s new seasons!

#Haze & #trash among #Earth’s new #seasons as #ClimateChange & #pollution play havoc

Seasons are more than just divisions of #time–they are our connection with #nature

#HumanActivity is rapidly transforming t once reliable #SeasonalPatterns
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Farewell to summer? ‘Haze’ and ‘trash’ among Earth’s new seasons as climate change and pollution play havoc
Seasons are more than just divisions of time – they are our connection with nature.
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July 23, 2025 at 4:39 AM
#CognitiveWarfare can ultimately incite violence based on #FalseInformation or cause injury & death by secondary effects. As it doesn’t directly use bombs or bullets, it exists in a #LegalVacuum

Experts argue we should reconsider what #threats mean in #ModernWars
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Cognitive warfare: why wars without bombs or bullets are a legal blind spot
When a foreign power floods your media with false health alerts designed to create panic, isn’t that as threatening as a military blockade?
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July 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM