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A vote against authoritarianism in the world’s largest #democracy
In India, the voters have spoken. They do not want autocracy.
#India #Modi #elections #voting #democracy #geopolitics #GiftArticle #GiftLink #GoodNews
Indian voters reject Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for a one-party state in win for competitive democracy.
CNN reports: "In what opposition parties have declared as a victory for pluralism, voters in the world’s largest democracy partially rejected Modi’s populist vision for a Hindu-first nation, reducing the BJP’s share of the vote by 63 seats – bringing its total down to 240, far below the 272 required for a parliamentary majority."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed victory for his alliance on Tuesday in India’s general election, despite a lacklustre performance from his own party as it faced a stronger than expected challenge from the opposition, which pushed back against the leader’s mixed economic record and polarising politics. FRANCE 24's Leela Jacinto tells us more.
#India #Modi #vote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwXd0C_HvUA
India vote count shows Modi alliance winning surprisingly narrow majority • FRANCE 24 English
Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed victory for his alliance on Tuesday in India’s general election, despite a lacklustre performance from his own party as ...YouTube
#India’s early #election results point to rebuke for #Modi & his party
Indian voters appeared to deliver an unexpected repudiation of PM Narendra Modi’s leadership as early vote tallies on Tues showed tepid support for his #Hindu #nationalist party, piercing the air of invincibility around the most dominant Indian #politician in decades.
#geopolitics #BJP #strongman #populism
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/04/india-election-results-modi-bjp/
Really surprising.
#TheEconomist has just begun doing a podcast series on PM #Modi and he sounded virtually omnipresent in #India. Really interesting.
https://mastodon.social/@GottaLaff/112558968088059658
#India hands PM Modi a surprise setback, with his majority in doubt in the world’s largest electionPrime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist BJP and allied parties were leading in early election results, but the opposition was doing better than expected.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/india-election-results-narendra-modi-rcna154839India election: Modi's majority in doubt after surprise results
Early vote counting suggests Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will win a rare third term on Tuesday but faced a setback from voters.Mithil Aggarwal (NBC News)
#India hands PM Modi a surprise setback, with his majority in doubt in the world’s largest election
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist BJP and allied parties were leading in early election results, but the opposition was doing better than expected.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/india-election-results-narendra-modi-rcna154839
India election: Modi's majority in doubt after surprise results
Early vote counting suggests Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will win a rare third term on Tuesday but faced a setback from voters.Mithil Aggarwal (NBC News)
A boy cools off as a red alert is issued for extreme temperatures that topped 50C (122F)
Photograph: Harish Tyagi/EPA
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#heatwave
#water
#children
Indian capital swelters through #heatwave as #temperature reportedly passes 52C in #Delhi
#India is suffering through an unusual heatwave right now, a situation only expected to worsen over time due to #climate change.
Indian capital swelters through heatwave as temperature reportedly passes 52C in Delhi
A heat wave alert has been in place for large parts of India since last week but on Wednesday the temperature at a weather station in Mungeshpur, a densely packed corner of north-west Delhi, crossed the 50C mark, the weather office said.ABC News
Delhi heat claims first victim — 40-year-old factory worker from Darbhanga
The doctor said once he arrived at the hospital, he was immediately admitted to the Heat Stroke Unit – a special unit set up for the first time at the hospital on May 8 because of the rising temperature.
#delhi #heatwave #HeatStroke #ExtremeWeather #ClimateChange #environment #india
"It's excessively hot, almost like it is raining fire"
- New Delhi School Principal
One of the world's largest cities melts as New Delhi, India gasps with its record setting temperature Wednesday of 52.3C (126F)
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52.3 degrees Celsius in Delhi, highest ever for capital
Breaking all the records, northwest Delhi's Mungeshpur area on Wednesday recorded maximum temperature of 52.3 degrees Celsius, highest ever for the caTOI City Desk (Times Of India)
Delhi temperature hits 50.5C as India’s capital records hottest day
"Authorities warn of water shortages as temperatures reach nine degrees higher than expected...
At the SMS hospital in Rajasthan’s capital, Jaipur, so many bodies of casualties of the heat have arrived at the mortuary that its capacity has been exceeded. Police in the city say many of the victims are poor labourers, who have no choice but to work outside, and homeless people."
📈 Record Heatwave
India is currently experiencing a severe #heatwave, with temperatures in Delhi reaching a record high of 49.9 Celsius (121.8 Fahrenheit). This is an all-time high for the city, significantly above normal. 🔥
The IMD has issued a red alert for northwest India due to a severe heatwave, indicating a high risk of #heat illnesses and advising extreme caution, especially for vulnerable individuals.
https://phys.org/news/2024-05-indian-capital-highest-temperature-celsius.html
#india #extremetemps #climatechange
Indian capital records highest temperature of 49.9 Celsius
Temperatures in India's capital have soared to a record-high 49.9 degrees Celsius (121.8 degrees Fahrenheit) as authorities warn of water shortages in the sprawling mega-city.Bhuvan BAGGA (Phys.org)
One time I ate something so spicy at midnight, I proceeded to do an Asian squat in the middle of the street for ten minutes without saying anything. I was frozen (I think it was five chillies in my ‘bread omelette’)
(Ranchi, 2015)
People sleep on the Yamuna river bed under a bridge on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
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#ClimateChange
India's deal with the devil.
Heatwave drives Delhi’s power demand to historic 8000 MW peak https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/power/heatwave-drives-delhis-power-demand-to-historic-8000-mw-peak/110347501
Where does most of the electricity come from in an attempt to stay cool?
285 coal power plants.
Resulting CO2 emissions👇🏻
#ClimateCrisis #Heatwaves #India
Heatwave drives Delhi's power demand to historic 8000 MW peak
This record-breaking demand marks the fifth consecutive day that Delhi's peak power demand has exceeded 7000 MW, eclipsing the previous May high of 7070 MW recorded on May 19, 2022.Saurav Anand (ETEnergyworld)
