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Vishal Manve #ClimateEmergency Nov 6, 2022

https://sites.tufts.edu/genderconference/

Vishal Manve #ClimateEmergency Nov 6, 2022

Will Mathis Nov 5, 2022

Shuttered coal plants are still valuable for their grid connections. In South Africa, the World Bank and other institutions are providing $497 million to generate renewable energy at the site of a closed coal plant
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-04/south-africa-gets-497-million-to-produce-clean-energy-from-coal-plant-site

South Africa Gets $497 Million to Produce Clean Energy From Coal Plant Site

A coal-fired plant in South Africa that shut its last unit this week secured $497 million from the World Bank and other funders to generate renewable energy from the site, a project that will serve as a working model for the transition away from fossil fuels.

Bloomberg

Vishal Manve #ClimateEmergency Nov 5, 2022

Pleased to announce The Fletcher School's annual CGIA #Gender conference. Our keynote and other speakers are excellent. Will be sharing the line-up + registration links soon.

Vishal Manve #ClimateEmergency Sep 15, 2020

Indias Muslims Sep 15, 2020

Prashant Bhushan has claimed that the group India Against Corruption (IAC), which paved way for birth of @AamAadmiParty (AAP) of which he was also a founding member, was “propped up by the BJP and the RSS” to topple the second Manmohan Singh government.
https://m.thewire.in/article/politics/prashant-bhushan-arvind-kejriwal-upa-iac-bjp-rss

'Kejriwal Knew IAC Movement Was Propped Up by BJP-RSS,' Says Prashant Bhushan

'Arvind [Kejriwal] was aware of it, I have very little doubt of that,' said Bhushan who was part of the IAC and later became a founding member of AAP.

The Wire

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Vishal Manve #ClimateEmergency Nov 29, 2019

#Economy

Vishal Manve #ClimateEmergency Nov 29, 2019

No industry for women: Bollywood #MeToo accused back at work

https://news.yahoo.com/no-industry-women-bollywood-metoo-accused-back-023836814.html?soc_src=hl-viewer&soc_trk=tw

No industry for women: Bollywood #MeToo accused back at work

A year after Bollywood followed Hollywood by naming male predators accused of sexual harassment, many women say they have suffered while alleged perpetrators are back in the limelight. In the US, #MeToo triggered the downfall of powerbrokers including Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, and Brett Ratner

Vishal Manve #ClimateEmergency Nov 29, 2019

After spending weeks on #TikTok, here's my piece on how many Indians are struggling to make a mark on the app and gain fame. Youngsters don't even want an actual career. While some get their fairy-tale endings, for others it is just a series of struggles

https://news.yahoo.com/shooting-stars-tiktoks-explosive-rocky-ride-fame-021935873.html

Shooting stars: TikTok's explosive and rocky ride to fame

"I get extremely excited watching people react to my videos on TikTok," Ansari told AFP in Mumbai, saying he tries to produce clips that make people happy, "be it with a peppy song or comedy videos". Launched by Chinese company ByteDance in September 2017, TikTok's playfulness

Vishal Manve #ClimateEmergency Nov 29, 2019

India quarterly growth falls to the worst level in six years

https://news.yahoo.com/india-quarterly-growth-falls-worst-level-six-years-133303158--finance.html

@AFPSouthAsia

#economy

India quarterly growth falls to worst level in six years

India's economy grew at its slowest pace in more than six years in the July-September period, down to 4.5 percent from 7.0 percent a year ago, according to government figures released Friday that piled more pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The GDP growth, now well below the level needed

Vishal Manve #ClimateEmergency Nov 10, 2019

Eugen Rochko Nov 9, 2019

As promised, mastodon.social code of conduct has been updated to add "casteism and advocation of casteism" to the list of explicitly prohibited offenses

Vishal Manve #ClimateEmergency Nov 9, 2019

And Russia wins big. #kasket wins the belt and the #breakdancing competition in the B-girl category. #India