Resolution on This Independence Day : Salawatein Zaroori Nahee Hein

Whichever passport(s) you carry:

Salawatein zaroori nahee hein. Light a candle; stop cursing the darkness. Don’t IGNORE the darkness. Understand the darkness, know its causes; work to fix them. But don’t waste precious, precious bandwidth just chanting against it.

Salawatein zaroori nahee hein.

Let all of us light a candle and pray for the right path and peace to the mankind.

(These lines are borrowed from my cousin-Sabahat)

Be a True World Citizen.

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Women, marriage and (in)security: Multiple scenarios, similar fears

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Sharing two pieces that highlight the stressful relationship that women seem to have with the institution of marriage. This Quartz piece from China that tells the story of married women who condone and finance criminal acts to eliminate their husbands’ mistresses puts the spotlight on an uncomfortable fact: that marriage is about social sanction and financial security. What about love, companionship, trust?

The other piece from The Guardian highlights this same stressful relationship that women have with marriage, but in the light of Muslim women in India who live in perpetual fear of “talaq, talaq, talaq” from husbands whose motivations to remain married to them are often purely exploitative in nature.

That women should be so dependent on marriage for their security in an age where more women are financially independent (not nearly enough though!) is a travesty. That women should constantly live in fear of the consequences of a…

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Tweeted #GetAirtel4G and Got an Airtel 4G SIM Delivered to my Home

airtel 4g1After taking the Airtel 4G trial few months back, I had immediately decided that I will switch over to 4G connectivity as soon as possible. I got very happy after knowing that Airtel has launched 4G connectivity for most of the towns and cities of India. I thought that getting a new Airtel 4G SIM will be a difficult process, but I got surprised when I was able to get 4G SIM within few hours. Know that how doing a tweet helped me in getting the Airtel 4G SIM in few hours.

How I got Airtel 4G SIM in Few Hours?

It was very early in the morning and I was going through the newspaper.

080715_1724_TweetedGetA1.jpgI went through the news that Airtel has launched 4G connectivity in my city. I immediately decided to apply for Airtel 4G SIM as soon as I can.

When I went to Twitter, I saw some people tweeting #GetAirtel4G. I thought they are promoting 4G connectivity of Airtel, but then I got to know that this is the new way to get Airtel 4G SIM.

I too immediately tweeted #GetAirtel4G. Then I got a reply from @AirtelIndia which suggested me to go to a link for getting Airtel 4G SIM delivered to my home. I gave my details and to my surprise I got the Airtel 4G SIM in 4 hours. This super fast service made me happy and I think that others too will love this amazing 4G SIM delivery service provided by Airtel.

Reasons Which Made Me Switch to Airtel 4G

– I trust Airtel Completely

– I have a new 4G smartphone and that’s why wanted a 4G SIM.

– There are no network issues in my area especially when it comes to Airtel network

– Airtel 4G is the fastest connectivity and no other network offers this type of super fast connectivity

By visiting the Airtel 4G website, you shall be able to know everything regarding the fastest Airtel 4G connectivity. If you have still now not been able to get Airtel 4G SIM due to some reason, then tweet #GetAirtel4G immediately. I hope that you’ll soon start making of the fastest Airtel 4G connectivity.

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Amazon resettlement areas with disproportionate amount of deforestation

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Amazon settlement study disputes deforestation claims

“Deforestation rates within the settlements are following the same rates that apply outside the settlements since 2004” – Pedro Bruzzi,  Brazil’s National Institute for Colonisation and Agrarian Reform (INCRA)

by Gareth Willmer

Speed read

  • About 1.2 million have migrated to Amazon through official programmes
  • The government says most tree loss occurs before smallholders arrive
  • But resettlement areas found to cause disproportionate amount of deforestation

The resettlement of smallholder farmers in Brazil has spurred deforestation in the Amazon, according to fresh research on nearly 2,000 settlements in the region.

The findings undermine government claims that most deforestation occurs through logging before resettlement takes place. A study funded by Brazil’s National Congress published in PLOS One yesterday found that resettlement areas account for 13.5 per cent of deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia since the 1970s, despite covering only 5.3 per cent of…

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