Divya Nawale

Sustainability is my life. Been to all 7 continents, twice to Antarctica. Dancer. Runner. Vegan. Animal lover.

[BITSAA International @BITSAA]

On World Mental Health Day, we celebrate 5 years of Sahaaya 🌿💙
What’s your #MySafeSpace — a book, a song, a friend, or a quiet corner?
Share it, tag a friend to keep the chain going & don’t forget to tag us!

[Sadhguru @SadhguruJV]

You may attach much significance to your birth, life, and death, but for Mother Earth, it is just a recycling process. #SadhguruQuotes

[Imtiaz Mahmood @ImtiazMadmood]

Modi Opens a Giant Temple, a Triumph Toward a Hindu-First India. ~ NYT

Curious how the headline is worded. Would the NY Times ever care to call any Middle-Eastern country 'Islam-first'? Because they absolutely are.

No Muslim will ever understand the importance of the sacredness of a particular spot unless it comes to their own holy spots in Mecca, Medina.

The entire point of constructing the mosque on that spot was to make the pilgrimage town desolate. To strip Ayodhya of its sacredness. It’s a saptarishi, one of the seven holy cities in Hinduism.

The Nawabs of Lucknow made their capital right beside it in Faizabad to turn Ayodhya into a ghost town.

It was literally called Majid-e-Janmasthaan, meaning “Mosque at the birthplace”. The invaders who destroyed it didn’t even make any effort to hide it and wanted to deliberately rub it in the face of the Hindus.

Muslims have little room to complain anyway, muslims turned others' holy sites into mosques whenever they could, or into rubble in the case of "pagan" idols, like the Afghan Buddhas of Bamiyan.

And not just in the past. Only in 2020, Erdogan turned the Hagia Sophia back into a mosque. The Hagia Sophia was a Byzantine Christian church, that was turned into a mosque after Ottoman colonialization, and conquest, then turned into a museum in 1935 after Turkey secularized, and now Erdogan turned it into a mosque again to fellate the radicals dicks).

The site where this temple was built has long been the reason for religious conflict in India. The site was one of the holiest places for Hinduism at par with the Vatican for Christians or Mecca for Muslims. But later with Arabic empires establishing in India, a mosque was built there. And because of this, there were years of religious violence there.

To resolve this there was a case that was contested in court for almost a decade and extensive research was done on whether the place was actually the original holy place that Hindus claimed to be.

And note that researchers not only consisted of Hindu scholars but Muslim scholars too who also concluded that the place indeed was an original holy place for Hindus and hence the Supreme Court gave the verdict to build this temple.

Even though it was ruled that the place that originally had a mosque be given to build this temple at the same time another land was also given to Muslims so that they too could build a new mosque which is going to be the largest one in India there not far from the original place. The infrastructure that was used to build this temple will now also help to build the same new mosque.

There couldn't have been a more democratic way to resolve this decades-long religious issue.

Kashi and Mathura are next.

[Leo Hickman @LeoHickman]

The president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has just signed a "decree" establishing an "organisational committee" for COP29, which the nation is hosting later this year.

The committee features...

Men: 28
Women: 0

https://t.co/9CeQBAKXGE

[Johan Rockström @jrockstrom]

No, COP28 will not enable us to hold the 1.5°C limit, but yes, the result is a pivotal land-mark. It makes clear to finance, business and societies that we are now finally - 8 years behind Paris schedule - at the beginning of the end of the fossil-fuel driven world economy (1/4).

[Climate Action Network South Asia @CANSouthAsia]

Sanjay Vashist, Director, Climate Action Network South Asia on the disappointing outcome of COP28: "...if this is what a 'historical outcome' looks like, then it is on the wrong side of history."

[Shailendra Yashwant @shaibaba]

Dubai Disappoints | #COP28 fails to make history : My take on the latest round of climate negotiations. https://t.co/fwpvxslqjM

[Rt Hon Chris Skidmore @CSkidmoreUK]

Spoke at @ExtremeHangout #COP28 on the energy transition with @_charlesperry Rob Turner @PwC_UK and Nasha Cuvelier from SSF

[Sadhguru @SadhguruJV]

I have not given the privilege to anyone to make me happy, unhappy, angry, or miserable. This is one thing you should do: your Way of Being should be determined by You. #SadhguruQuotes

[Climate Crisis Advisory Group @ClimateCrisisAG]

🔴 Red Alert For The World's Oceans 🌊

Sea surface temperatures have reached record highs. Join CCAG at our next public broadcast as we explore the causes and discuss next steps:

🗓️ Thu 31 Aug
🕒 12pm BST
🔗 https://t.co/YAXS1LWZNG

[Climate Crisis Advisory Group @ClimateCrisisAG]

@ProfMarkMaslin Those of us in democratic countries, we can vote for parties that care about the environment as well as protest and state our aims .

You also have real power in your wallet to make more sustainable choices.

[Climate Crisis Advisory Group @ClimateCrisisAG]

@ProfMarkMaslin We as individuals have to realise we are quite powerful - it's important to talk about climate anxiety and engage.

We should also do the things that are positive for both our lives and the environment - e.g. moving to a plant-based diet.

[Climate Crisis Advisory Group @ClimateCrisisAG]

@ProfMarkMaslin The oceans cover 70% of the surface of the earth, and international waters cover a huge area.

Moving forward we need something like the Antarctic treaty to cover international waters. There's a lot of fishing, fossil fuel exploration and mining of sediments.

[Climate Crisis Advisory Group @ClimateCrisisAG]

@Sir_David_King: We should have a treaty that covers our oceans.

Oceans are an open book in terms of regulatory procedure, we need to understand that and it has to be tackled.

[Climate Crisis Advisory Group @ClimateCrisisAG]

Guest @iamecodiva, ClimateForce Ambassador for Antarctica asks:

We know the Antarctic treaty protects the continent, waters and bio-diversity and is a strong example of solidarity from the world's superpowers. What would it take to replicate that to the rest of our oceans?

[BITSAA International @BITSAA]

BITSAA Sahaaya Webinar series for students and alumni. Join us to learn more about mental health awareness and ask questions!

We are pleased to announce a webinar on "Practical Approach to Holistic Wellbeing" with guest speaker- Raji Vivek, Certified Yoga Instructor

[Humans of Hyderabad @HumansofHyd]

This #Worldnatureconservationday (July 28), meet the Hyderabadi Environmentalist @iamecodiva who has been to all the 7 Continents!

#Nature #ClimateAction #Environmentalist

[BITSAA International @BITSAA]

Potterheads say 'Hi'. Also, tell us about your magical moments at BITS
#BITSIANSDAY #4DAYSTOGO

[Divya Nawale @iamecodiva]

Thanks so much for the feature 🙏 💚🪻🌸🌱

[Humans of Hyderabad @HumansofHyd]

"As a Global Ambassador chosen by @robertcswan, I have always provided my expertise to people from all over the world to help reduce emissions in a myriad of ways.

Full Story >> https://t.co/GrTCkIdiWp

#NatureConservationDay @iamecodiva #environment #HumansofHyderabad