It's exciting to know that my daily/routine birding can simultaneously be used in global conversation & monitoring efforts via @Team_eBird & @BirdCountIndia;
Those on the fence about eBird, jump in!
Indian birders: birdcount.in & others see ebird.org

An amazing run along the Thames bend at Cookham (stealing time from a meeting I am here for!). The amazing healing power of large open PUBLIC spaces and preserving them and ensuring public access to them is vital in promoting wellness!

🔗 : strava.app.link/AOlbKMdcXSb

Home is where the heart is….

Swami Vivekananda’s lecture extract from his talks on Jnana Yoga 👇🏾

More evidence on the relative ineffectiveness of current snake anti-venom that possibly is better suited for S. Indian regions cos of heterogeneity in venom composition across the 4 Indian venomous snakes

Story in Research Matters: buff.ly/E7Ec3y2

https://buff.ly/4gQTmq6

10 books I read and rated for 2024 on Goodreads;
With the online information overload, number of books read every year slowly diminishing…how to resist the unhealthy “fast food” (social media) vs the healthier slow food (books) 🤔😥

https://buff.ly/410QQYz

Sunday morning 5!

Open public spaces (as opposed to private subscription gyms and gated community spaces) are the greatest investment in promoting public health, child health, elderly health and promote unity…

Well paid & motivated public workforce as a public health goal!

"India's winding road to End TB"
An editorial in "The Hindu" by Swathi Krishna & Parth Sharma
🔗 https://buff.ly/4htCpTG

Fascinating! Discovery of a new Pangolin species among trafficked animals!
https://buff.ly/4hiR1oR

Also the paper link & image didnt come thorugh! :)
This is the paper...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

"Our study highlights the countries and subpopulations most affected by cardiometabolic disease associated with SSB consumption, assisting in shaping effective policies and interventions to reduce these burdens globally."

https://buff.ly/3DNcvvu

The 9th IIHS annual research conference focuses on "Urban transitions" with talks on health, education , livelihoods & issues at their intersection with "urban"; Can attend online/in-person.

Am joining colleagues from IPH on a panel on urban health

🔗: https://buff.ly/3BZhHfh

Muzaffar Assadi, scholar, thinker and former VC of Mysore Univetsity, advanced the cause of equity and social justice in Karnataka;

Several of his scholarly works & reports continue to inspire social movements

Alcohol’s relative safety and preference over other “more harmful” substances increasingly being reversed by evidence and high level advocacy.

👇🏾 today’s announcement by US Surgeon General

Meanwhile found the pot of gold somewhere in the Anamalais

New year wishes everyone!