An earthquake in Tibet near Mount Everest kills 126+ people, injures many more.
Delhi polls announced. Poll – 5 February; Results – 8 February. Maybe this time, we see triangular contests among AAP, BJP, and Congress.
Canada PM, for 9 years, son of former PM Pierre Trudeau, Justin Pierre James Trudeau, 53, resigns. He continues as caretaker PM till successor’s appointment. He also resigned from Liberal Party leadership. He is considered the champion of diversity, inclusion, and climate change efforts. Anita Anand is one of the front runners for becoming the successor. If she becomes one, she will be the first woman of colour, Indian descent to become PM in Canada. Currently, she is the Transport Minister.
Government of India has constituted a committee chaired by SM Vijayanand sir to enhance the quality and effectiveness of Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GPDPs), and strengthen grassroots development and governance.
ISRO’s new chairman effective 14 January is Cryogenics man, Dr V Narayanan from Kanyakumari, succeeding S Somnath.
Kuppam Natural Farming, NF, 2029 Vision launched. Kuppam is a model constituency with saturated natural farming. Fallow to cultivable. National model. Farm-to-plate. Personalised farming for consumption, nutrition locally. Local nano-micro-mini processing, storage, cold storage, packing-packaging, transport, delivery enterprises. Dairy, dairy products; flowers, fruits, vegetables. Natural living landscapes tourism. Communitized data, traceability, certification, testing for ‘residue free’ for market linkages.
Congratulations. Paramashiva Chokkalingam’s father Kangundhi PR Shyamanna (100) statue unveiled in Kangundhi, Kuppam.
Average salaries across the globe vary x to 40x, x being USD 150. In India, the average salary is USD 400 a month. The peak average salary occurs at about 40.
Andhra Pradesh cancels public examinations for Intermediate first year (Class 11) from next year. Telangana continues with the examinations. CBSE does not have public examinations in Class 11. CBSE board (Class 12) papers would be half competency focused – select response MCQs, and constructed response; remaining source-based integrated. Rote memorization is not expected at all. Can Intermediate shift to this kind of examination?
Can we concentrate, understand, and practice^n? Can we help our associates, peers, and seniors doing the same? CUP. Can we follow, learn and scale? We need: air, water, food, clothes, medicines, shelter, relationships, entertainment, literacy, peace, and freedom. We need freedom that is not loneliness; choices that are not Hobson’s. A balance is needed, for one’s sense of self. Protected, preserved, and potential realized. Can we get them? Locally, easily, and sufficiently meeting the need, cheaply, may be freely. Isn’t that being civil, civilized, natural? Can we pursue and deliver our values HPF, with love?
Yes, we can. If we coexist, keep flowing. Flow to a plan relentlessly. In N? abhyaasayoga for 7L.
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