Quick Notes: Peaceful rise | Digital distractions...
Peaceful rise: 'Next Dalai Lama must be chosen within China; India should not intervene': Chinese authorities
Digital distractions: Bill in the works to put an end to pesky ‘after-office’ calls, e-mails
East-India-Company: Walmart told U.S. govt India e-commerce rules regressive, warned of trade impact. . . How Britain stole $45 trillion from India
French Tax on Tech Giants: The U.S. has lobbied aggressively to stop European countries from taxing the revenue of American tech companies like Facebook and Google.
Bursting at the seams:
“In 2003, Bengaluru, with 100 lakh
population, got 19 TMCs of water annually, primarily from the Cauvery
river. Even now, with a population of 1.28 crore, the BWSSB has to make
do with 18-19 TMC”. . . . The water footprint of a ‘$5 trillion’ economy hasn’t been thought through
A large part of India’s land which was one of the world’s most fertile, is on the verge of becoming desert. 40% of India’s soil will become uncultivable in 25 years unless we take positive action now. -Sg #CauveryCalling#RallyforRiverspic.twitter.com/4UEGSj3Ftu
India-made-iPhones: India-made iPhone XR and XS devices expected to hit the market by August
Raag Charukeshi: Ustad Shahid Parvez sitar - Denis Kucherov on tabla
Cap-and-trade:
Gujarat launches the world's first "cap and trading" programme to curb
particulate air pollution. "If it succeeds, it could be scaled up and
prove to be a great policy tool to address particulate air pollution in
India."
Sky-walk:
Waking up to gaps in the last-mile connectivity, Bangalore Metro has
proposed a one-km long skywalk to connect Yeshwantpur, IISc with Metro
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