Abhishek Kar (@abhishek_kar_ak) 's Twitter Profile
Abhishek Kar

@abhishek_kar_ak

Father,Husband,Researcher. Pollution, People & Policy. work @CEEW postdoc @Columbia, PhD @UBC, MBA @iifmbhopal, Like/Retweet≠tweet/twitterer endorsement

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The “elite” tax-payer who can afford to support serious journalism gives TRP to screaming matches on prime time or, ignore “politics”. There can’t be governance improvement without serious journalism that questions the powerful & uncovers rampant corruption & misgovernance.

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Both Punjab govt. & Centre has excellent policies to prevent crop residue burning in place, but the question is how we get them to work on the ground most effectively. Findings from the CEEW survey of ~1,500 farmers supported by Open Philanthropy will provide new insights.

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If you don’t believe that RG Kar doctors do “black magic”, then should such posts be amplified as revelations? The guilty deserve capital punishment but such posts trivialize the safety issue & distract from serious lapses at hand- like why there was no rest room for doctors?

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Unprovoked attempted murder should have death penalty- trying to kill a father pushing a pram randomly can’t go unpunished

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giving a free pass to criminals only worsens racial tension...major policies like bail for violent criminals, increased availability of drugs, gender change surgery for minors needed far more robust evidence base before roll-out

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👇Low trust society- even “educated” trying to game the system for “free” stuff to take advantage of a festive goodwill gesture

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Hindu liberals and Muslim identity politics players (need to find a shorter term for this category) have been speaking up for Muslim lives in Gaza but won't speak up for Hindu lives in Bangladesh. Either consider both as international issues not concerning us or speak for both.

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If crimes are white-washed based on skin color of victim/ accused it is racist by definition. Lawlessness should never be tolerated irrespective of the color/ nationality/ qualification of the accused. Depressing how basic common sense ideas around public safety get politicised!

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Trying to over-correct legitimate issues will lead to a backlash. Even when there will be need for DEI the word will evoke negativity. A huge setback for DEI by the actions of DEI over-doers.