Saiyed Kamil

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[peeleraja @peeleraja]

Most Indians don't know this, but the Dreze family are literally academic royalty in Belgium.

Jean's brother the late Xavier Dreze was a highly regarded Marketing professor at UCLA's Anderson School of Management. He was one of the very very few who could do both modeling and consumer behavior research. He died very young at age 48. His obituary says he was a true polymath with multiple academic and sporting talents.

Jean's father the late Jacques Dreze was an economist at the Université Catholique de Louvain. He was a highly regarded economist and the first president of the European Economic Association. He has collaborated with nobel laureates Robert Aumann and Franco Modigliani and his publication record is comparable with the best in the field.

Jean Dreze could have had a very cushy life with his family legacy, white skin and European passport. Even in India, he could have been a social butterfly flitting in and out of five star hotels and running think tanks funded hy veated interests. Instead, he took Indian citizenship, learnt Hindi and roughs it out in rural Jharkhand. He designed many schemes and his footprint is all over Indian economic policy.

You may like him or hate him. But Jean Dreze is more Indian than anyone who was born Indian, including you and me. He chose to be Indian. And he has dedicated his life to India.

Think of this the next time some illiterate journalist asks "Who is Jean Dreze?"

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

From 2023 to 2026, Google Earth's updated satellite imagery shows what's left of Gaza.

The images reflect what Human Rights Watch has already found: Israel has caused deliberate, widespread destruction throughout Gaza ⤵️

[Joy Bhattacharjya @joybhattacharj]

This is a terrible idea. The current stadium is more than enough for cricket needs.
Making another massive cricket stadium in a city that already has a very decent one, just for 7 IPL games and one odd rotation international match every 3 years is a criminal waste of money.
Please make smaller mixed use facilities that support different sports, commercial activities and concerts and shows like the Ajax stadium.
Or if you have to spend it on cricket, you have 33 districts, many would love to have a decent cricket pitch.

[Stanly Johny @johnstanly]

Attacking the journalist for asking the Prime Minister a question betrays the very values the diplomat sought to defend; mocking the diplomat for the way he speaks is snobbery, not liberalism; and portraying India as a land of snake charmers reflects a lingering colonial, racist hangover.

[Saiyed Kamil @saiyedkamil]

@anshupanigrahii Congratulations. Yes, a new phase of hindutva built on democratic murder of electorate through bogus SIR exercises and connivance with Gyanesh. May god save the country from this new phase of hindutva. 🙏

[Reid Wiseman @astro_reid]

There are no words.

[NASA Earth @NASAEarth]

That's us! 🌍

The Artemis II crew captured beautiful, high-resolution images of our home planet during their journey to the Moon. As @Astro_Christina put it: "You guys look great."

[ANI @ANI]

#WATCH | Rajasthan: Members of the Hindu community, under the aegis of Hindu-Muslim Ekta Samiti, shower flower petals on members of the Muslim community who offered namaz at Eidgah in Jaipur, on Eid ul-Fitr.

[Shashi Tharoor @ShashiTharoor]

Bursting with pride and relief for @IamSanjuSamson after his superlative innings in today’s virtual quarterfinal against the WestIndies. I had suffered for him as earlier setbacks saw him lose his place in the side. Today he showed the world why he deserved to be there in the first place. Proud of Thiruvananthapuram’s native son, the Pride of India, #NammudeSanju! 🇮🇳
#WorldCup #INDvWI

[UNDP Sustainable Finance @UNDP_SDGFinance]

At #COP30, @antonioguterres urged bold action to close the gaps in ambition, implementation, and finance.

With Ireland’s support, our new @UNDP Project Office for Dublin will help advance #SustainableFinance for #ClimateAction.

[Saiyed Kamil @saiyedkamil]

@GaurRitul @aviralbhat Did you get the access? Which app is it?

[Saiyed Kamil @saiyedkamil]

@DerWulf @elonmusk @AskPerplexity fact check this tweet

[Saiyed Kamil @saiyedkamil]

I write for ThePrint - Urban Local Bodies are an important pillar for building India's resilience to tackle climate change. The upcoming National Adaptation Plan presents a crucial policy window to get this decentralised approach right.

[ThePrintIndia @ThePrintIndia]

'India’s climate war is missing its first responders—urban local bodies'

Kamil Saiyed, @saiyedkamil, SDG & Climate Finance Policies Specialist at the UNDP, writes

#ThePrintOpinion

https://t.co/YDB559T7EO

[Saiyed Kamil @saiyedkamil]

@AniK_47 @aaichnairport Welcome back to India. We missed you

[Saiyed Kamil @saiyedkamil]

@theliverdoc @AjayChandr41722 Absence of peer reviewed findings does not mean that these observations are myth. For me - drinking coffee immediately increases anxiety and heart palpitations. If I drink it after 12 PM - I am unable to fall asleep before 2 am. Surely helpful for the bowel movements though 😁

[Saiyed Kamil @saiyedkamil]

@theliverdoc OK got it, thanks for explaining, Abby.

[Prerna Singh Bindra PhD 🐘🐅🐾 @prernabindra]

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The 2023 @ForestSurvey (FSI) registers a marginal increase in #India’s #forest cover by 156 km², a deceitful inflation that hides an inconvenient truth of colossal loss of natural #forests as an analysis by #PrakritiSrivastava @krithika_1193 & myself shows. Besides, the @ForestSurvey report #ISFR2023 has disregarded #SupremeCourt orders.
Read our analysis https://t.co/RFVvr33roC
#IFSReport2023 #ForestSurvey #IndiaForestReport
#IndiaForestSurvey

[Tanea Bandyopadhyay @TaneaBand]

I was in Kolkata for the past few weeks and was struck by the complete disregard for consumer data and privacy while shopping @jagograhakjago @blvermaup @biplabmitraAITC. Surprisingly, this behaviour was prominent with players like @RelianceDigital @OfficialZudio @HomeCentreIndia

[Ritul Gaur @GaurRitul]

Hi, crowd sourcing help. Our domestic help in Delhi is looking to buy a house and is looking for loan options. Any guide on microfinance options with little to no collateral at affordable rates?
@TaneaBand @saiyedkamil