CC Newsletter 26 Aug - Heatwaves Rated ‘Extremely Dangerous’ Could Triple This Century
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As record-breaking high temperatures and historic droughts afflict millions of people around the world, a study published Thursday warned that by the end of the century, dangerous heat driven by the worsening climate emergency will hit much of the Earth at least three times more often than today.
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Heatwaves Rated ‘Extremely Dangerous’ Could Triple This Century, Warns New Climate Study
by Brett Wilkins
As record-breaking high temperatures and historic droughts
afflict millions of people around the world, a study published Thursday warned that by the end of the century, dangerous heat driven by the worsening climate emergency will hit much of the Earth at least three times more often than today.
The Stakes in Brazil’s Election Couldn’t Be Higher
by Francisco Dominguez
Ahead of October’s election, with leftist Lula leading the polls, fears are rising of a Bolsonaro coup – meaning it’s the entirety of Brazil’s democracy at stake.
World Of Trade: South Korea Signs $2.25 Billion Deal With Russia Nuclear Company
by Countercurrents Collective
The world of trade is having interesting developments. An AP report from Seoul said: South Korea landed a 3 trillion won ($2.25 billion) contract with a Russian state-run nuclear energy
company to provide components and construct a turbine building for Egypt’s first nuclear power plant, officials said Thursday.
Fake Neutrality: How Western Media Language Misrepresents Palestinians, Shields Israel
by Dr Ramzy Baroud
While US and western mainstream and corporate media remain biased in favor of Israel, they often behave as if they are a third, neutral party. This is simply not the case. Take the New York Times coverage of the latest Israeli war on Gaza as an example. Its article on August 6, “Israel-Gaza Fighting Flares for a Second Day” is the typical mainstream western reporting on Israel and Palestine, but with a distinct NYT flavor.
Global Peace and Conflict Resolution Needs Leaders of Proactive Vision, Intelligence and Effective Communication
by Dr Mahboob A Khawaja
The planet Earth is living not a dead entity, and is meant for all the creations, not for looting of its inhabitants for sustainable future. We, the People must ensure its future sustainability through increased measure of safety and security of the planet, human life, and production of foods and reduction of greenhouse effects on the earthly habitats.
Profiles of Freedom Fighters from Aligarh Muslim University
by Abdulrahim P Vijapur
The Ministry of Culture, Government of India, is celebrating the spirit of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” in 2022 to mark 75 years of India’s independence. It is well-timed and relevant to know that Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has produced many freedom fighters who fought for independence.
RSS-BJP’s Fake Love For Tricolour Will Not Wash Off Their Crime Of Persistently Denigrating The National Flag!
by Shamsul Islam
Even a chameleon would look like a minion in face of Hindutva rulers’ change of colour regarding the National Flag. To get familiar with the criminal hypocrisy of the RSS-BJP one has just to access the archives of RSS and Hindu Mahasabha led by RSS ‘Veer’, VD Savarkar. Let us begin with the RSS.
Reports on highly leveraged debt-based operations of the Adani Group- calls for a closer look from the PSU banks’ point of view
by E A S Sarma
RBI must have seen the disturbing report of the credit research agency, CreditSights, on highly
over-leveraged expansion programme undertaken by the Adani Group in India and abroad. The credit research agency is reported to have pointed out, “The conglomerate’s debt-funded growth plans could spiral ‘into a massive debt trap’ and culminate in distress or default of its companies and the broader Indian economy in a ‘worst-case scenario‘”.
Kashmir Towards Cultural Recession
by Bilal Ahmad Dar
This recession has taken place both in our ‘Material Culture and Non-material Culture’. In sociological terms ‘Material Culture’ is that which includes the material artefacts of any culture like dress, crockery, etc. ‘Non-Material Culture’ on the other hand includes language, ways of celebrating cultural rituals, religious festivals, and modus operandi of celebrating marriage etc. Both types of cultures have witnessed an abrupt recession and erosion. Some call it modernization. But for me
it is only a recession of the worst kind.
5G Spectrum: Why the relaxation of security conditions in border areas?
by E A S Sarma
Relaxation clearly amounts to an undue benefit given to the successful bidders who will operate in the border areas. Such post-tender benefits vitiate the sanctity of any competitive auction system
Protest in ‘Struggle To Save Aarey ‘ in Mumbai
by Harsh Thakor
On 21st August, A protest demonstration was staged at Picnichen Spot, Opp Shaheed Birsa Munda Statue, Aarey forest, Mumbai. It opposed the present Maharashtra Government of Shinde-Fadnavis in installing Metro 3 depot at Aarey and to project the truth behind depot politics and land scam.
How Improvement of Human Health and Nutrition Need Better Soil Health
by Bharat Dogra
India has been implementing some of the biggest nutrition programs for decades and while some improvement in nutrition is indicated, on the whole malnutrition levels remain high. This needs to be explained at several levels, and one explanation that should not be neglected relates to soil health.
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