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IAU Symposium 386: Dark Sky & Astronomical Heritage in Boosting Astro-Tourism around the Globe. This November in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The abstracts & travel grant requests are due by June 30, 2023. See isu386.essti.gov.et

For the first time ever, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) General Assembly 2024 will be held in Africa and open to the public! Join us in the Mother City, Cape Town, or virtually during August 6-15. 🇿🇦 Registration is officially OPEN! Astronomy2024.org It’s time for Africa! 🚀 #IAUGA2024

Ostrich alert: The Economic Survey confirms that real wages are stagnating in rural areas, but discreetly abstains from commenting on this.

The interim stay order by the SC on the GOs by the UP and Uttarakhand Government, making mandatory the disclosures of names of the vendors and staff of the restaurants. Thanks SC for upholding the Constitution and preventing the Discriminatory from being implemented.

I am honoured to be awarded an honorary doctorate by York University, a progressive learning space I greatly admire I hope my life & work some day make me worthy of the honour

This book should be on everyone's reading list. Even if you think you know India, this is an eye-opening, insightful empathetic work - at once searing and soaring. Congratulations Neha Dixit on this major work!

Current member of parliament & former Union environment minister references my report for Article 14 about how NITI Aayog misrepresented the role of district agromet staff & pushed for privatisation. Hope he raises the issue in parliament as well article-14.com/post/farm-weat…

I’m a Palestinian scientist building a more inclusive future nature.com/articles/d4158…

Azadi Mubarak At midnight at Wagah border, lighting candles amid lusty slogans for peace & friendship May the people of both India & Pak enjoy true freedom - of conscience & faith, freedom from hunger & want, freedom from fear May peace prevail both within & between our countries

“You cannot say that communalism is bad when practiced by the Muslims and good if the Hindus or Sikhs practice it. If it is bad, it is bad for everyone as undoubtedly it is.” Jawaharlal Nehru, in a speech in Ludhiana, 30th September 1951.

Useful illustrations on understanding predatory behaviour among us men. Artist - coinswallow (insta handle )

An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field. – Niels Bohr

You won’t hear ‘meritorious’ ‘brahmin genes’ complain about the near 💯’reservation’ for dalit communities in ‘unclean’ occupations…..or hear them demand modernisation of archaic systems, pension for workers or scholarships for their children to break intergenerational slavery.

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Hello DK Shivakumar avare, if you really worship Kaveri dont harm it by building Mekedatu. Instead of protecting rivers and forests you propsoe plans which harm them then do this religious pooja on government money. Who asked for this?

Assessing research in India. A panel discussion at 3 pm (IST), today (6 June). Register and join online: bit.ly/RRA-in-India

Sad to report the death of "FGS" - Sir Francis Graham Smith, Astronomer Royal 1982-90, formerly director of the Royal Greenwich Obsy. Herstmonceux, where in 1978 he was very kind to an obnoxious 17-year-old intern. FGS was still an active scientist at age 102 !!