#DelhiRains
It is raining heavily today too, breaking a 41 year record. Just 2 days of #Monsoon#Rain has completed more than its average for #Delhi for the entire month of July!
Since I can't go outside, I might as well stay indoors and play Yo-yo.
(Lonely people must amuse themselves).
hundred #Delhi Police officers raided almost a hundred homes and offices of journalists and researchers across India as part of a three-year campaign to intimidate #Newsclick, a news website based in New Delhi. The police officers harassed the journalists and researchers, asking them why they were covering the farmers’ movement and the government’s #COVID response
My house flooded THRICE in a WEEK. My block had a gastroenteritis outbreak because of it. I had to take my Dad to the ER because I was too ill to treat him at home myself
Before that? Flooded once two YEARS ago
More than SIX years after the last one
HUNDREDS are DEAD across #Pakistan#India, bt thats "TYPICAL"?
While Prime Minister Narendra Modi was addressing Delhi University's centenary celebrations, a few kilometres away Anjali and Abhigyan, AISA activists, were held up inside their house without any warrant.
AQLI report classifies #Bangladesh as top polluted country; #Delhi emerges as ‘most polluted megacity’
..if #Pakistan were to adhere to the #WHO guideline, inhabitants of #Karachi could potentially gain three years in life expectancy, while those in #Lahore might gain EIGHT..
Big Oil & IMF keep us trapped using fuels that rob millions in the #GlobalSouth of nearly a DECADE of life
Delhi LG approves prosecution of Arundhati Roy, Kashmir professor in 2010 ‘provocative speeches’ case
The FIR against Ms. Roy and former professor Sheikh Showkat Hussain was registered following the orders of the Court of Metropolitan Magistrate, New Delhi.
#Delhi 's air quality index hit 500, the highest possible level today.The smog is caused by a combination of farm fires, car emissions, construction and waste burning.
The poor air quality can shorten the lives of Delhi residents by 11.9 years, according to a study.
The Delhi government has taken some measures to tackle the pollution, however, as expected, these have been largely ineffective or insufficient.
As #Delhi roasts at 49.9°c (a record) Maharaja Sur Singh of #Jodhpur#Marwar#Rajasthan sits smoking a #Huqqa without his shirt on!
And, so does his attendant, fanning him in this c1760 CE #IndianMiniaturePainting from the Toby Falk collection sold by Christie's Inc on 27th October 2023 for £5040.
Why We Can't Forget What the Modi Government Did to the Tablighi Jamaat
That such a vicious falsehood was allowed to be spread deliberately should tell us much of what we need to understand about where we are today, writes Aakar Patel.
An illustration to the 'Mirigavati' of Qutban Suhravardi manuscript (1603-04 CE) which tells the #Story of Prince Raj who falls in love with Mirigavati, a woman who can magically transform into a 'Doe'
#India's rise in trade with #Russia should not be seen as a "temporary phenomenon" as more economic opportunities are emerging, India's foreign minister said.
New #Delhi is seeking to make progress on an investment treaty with Russia as well as signing a free trade agreement with the #Moscow-led Eurasian Economic Union. The two nations are also holding talks on jointly producing military equipment.
Explained: Delhi has become heat chambers due to land and surface concretisation, leading to a heat multiplier effect. The urban heat island effect traps heat in the lower atmosphere.
CBS:Delhi temperature may break record for highest ever in India: 126.1 degrees. A temperature reading collected in Delhi, India's capital territory, may have broken national records as the country grapples with a blistering heat wave. The reading — 52.9 degrees Celsius or 126.1 degrees Fahrenheit — was preliminary and technically an outlier compared with others taken in Delhi on the same day, officials said. But, if confirmed, it would be the highest temperature ever registered anywhere in India. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/delhi-temperature-may-break-record-highest-ever-india-126-degrees/#delhi#india#climateemergency#heatwave
The 7th OSM Delhi mapping party is coming up! Newcomers will learn to use and edit OSM, experienced editors will learn new techniques, and together we will improve OSM's coverage. No experience with maps needed, so invite all your friends!
🗓️ Date - Saturday, 13th of April
⏰ Time - 17:00 to 19:00 hours (5 PM to 7 PM)
🗺️ Location - South Campus (exact location will be sent via email)
"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."
"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."
‘What Are You Fearing?’ Detained AISA Students During DU Centenary Question Modi (www.outlookindia.com)
While Prime Minister Narendra Modi was addressing Delhi University's centenary celebrations, a few kilometres away Anjali and Abhigyan, AISA activists, were held up inside their house without any warrant.