Tuesday, 16 September 2025

end the genocide

Senior independent investigators appointed by the Human Rights Council alleged on Tuesday that Israel's actions in Gaza constitute genocide. 

UN Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory including East Jerusalem and Israel, urged Israel and all countries to fulfil their obligations under international law to 'end the genocide' and punish those responsible. 

UN News     September 16, 2025

Sunday, 9 March 2025

Of plunderers and marauders

Minerals and precious earths draft proposes to establish 'a reconstruction investment fund with joint US and Ukraine ownership'. 

Mining of minerals takes time - about 18 years - and is capital intensive. US expects Ukraine to mobilise it's own funding. 

This draft is a doorway to a permanent, commercial US presence, in Ukraine.

A ploy to arm twist nomination for Nobel Peace Prize, and make Zelenskyy a mannequin like Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan.  

F S Aijazauddin, 

Deccan Chronicle,     Sunday March 9, 2025 ,   By arrangement with Dawn 

Arab proposal

The Arab proposal aims to rebuild Gaza for it's 2.4 million inhabitants, who have endured more than 15 months of devastating conflict. 

European governments are giving their backing. 

A fragile truce took effect on January 19.


UK, France, Italy, Germany hail Gaza plan, 

The Deccan Chronicle, Sunday March 9, 2025

Friday, 18 October 2024

Tyajata Pareshwa kramam Aakramanam

No one has a political horizon, for a post war scenario.

Political will for a two-state solution does not exist.

And witrh 750,000 settlers in West Bank and East Jerusalem, there is no way to separate the two communities. 

International community for decades, has had no realistic plan to implement a two-state solution.

This ineptness has given Israel, room to build more settlements. Israel has now forced the world to deal, not with occupation; but on rights of people in occupied territory. 

Israeli ministers are saying everyday, that they want a Jewish state, from the river to the sea. Israel is now pushing peace prospects far away, by radicalizing both Jews and Arabs. 

Today most Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza believe, that the only way to end the occupation, is by armed resistance. Palestine has a weak leadership; and Arabs stand splintered. 

The 57 year old occupation has to end. 

That is the core. 

There is no way to end this, except by ending the occupation. 

Israel talks about ending the military capability of Hamas. Hamas is more than a military organization. It is an idea. And to counter Hamas, you need a political horizon that ends the occupation.

Otherwise Palestinians will see violence, as the only way to end their suffering. 

Marwan Muasher  to  Tim Sebastian 

Conflict Zone,    DW News

Thursday, 11 July 2024

Kartari / Scissor

French voters have once again kept the far right, out of power. 

A surge in support for the left wing New Popular Front -NFP- coalition foiled Marine Le Pen's far right National Rally - RN - party. 

French politics is now more disordered than it was, before the vote. 

Has Macron's gamble paid off? 

Christian Edwards, CNN

Monday July 8, 2024

Tuesday, 10 January 2023

Plasma containment delayed



ITER's previous goal was to create plasma by 2025. That is postponed. 

ITER prepares to enter the full phase, presently scheduled for 2035. 

ITER came to be after a 1985 summit between  US President and Ronald Reagan and Russian leader Mikhail Gorbachev.

In November 2022, Russia dispatched one of the 6 giant magnets needed for the plasma containment chamber, Tokamak. 

- Bilyonaryo,  Jan 07, 2023

Wednesday, 4 January 2023

Earth, Mars, Second quarter @ Rohini

In the 1960's, a group of pioneering scientists hypothesized that lasers could be used to induce fusion in a laboratory setting. 

LLNL built a series of increasingly powerful laser systems, leading to the creation of NIF. It uses powerful laser beams to create conditions, like in the cores of stars.

LLNL's experiment in December 2022, delivered 2.05 megajoules of energy, that resulted in 3.54 megajoules of fusion energy output. 

- Department of Energy, U S A

Monday, 12 December 2022

fields of gold

Krushis cha mey, Wrishtis cha mey 

Pushtam cha mey; Pushtis cha mey

Mudhgaas cha mey, Khalwaas cha mey 

Godumaas cha mey 


Wealthy harvest to me,  and bountiful rains to me,  

nourishment and health to me, 

green grams and other grams to me, 

All kinds of wheat to me, and . . . 

 -  Chamakam,    Black Yajus 

Monday, 24 October 2022

nine Lords of Shubakrtu

Solar year Shubakrtu - April 14, 2022   to   April 13, 2023


Raja - King - Saturn

Mantri - Minister - Jupiter

Senapati - Commander in Chief - Mercury

Arka -adipati - Lord of sap - Mercury

Sasya -adipati  -Lord of  crops  - Saturn

Rasa-adipati - Lord of liquids - Moon

Dhanya-adipati - Lord of grains - Venus

Megha-adipati - Lord of cloud cover - Mercury

Neerasa-adipati - Lord of aridity - Saturn 

Rainfall  - one Marakkal measure

Thursday, 6 October 2022

Wednesday, 31 August 2022

Mikhail Gorbachev

"Mikhail Gorbachev is one of those people who changed the world; and unquestionably changed it for the better.  

When history is written, he will be documented as one of the authors of fantastic global change, for the better.

The current leadership in Moscow, is intent on undoing the good, of Mikhail Gorbachev. "

PM Boris Johnson remembers Mikhail Gorbachev 

Friday, 12 August 2022

Saturn, Earth conjunction


Retrograde Saturn and Earth are at second Pada of Srawishta, from August 13 to 16, 2022. 

Surya @ Aslesha's fourth Pada.

Monday, 13 June 2022

Necklace beads


Planetary necklace alignment - Graha Maalika Yoga

July 02,  2022  - Saturday 9.52 A.M. IST  to 

July 03,  2022  - Sunday  6.31 A.M. IST

5 planets and Moon - in rulership, dignity.

Moon in sidereal Cancer     (Aslesha )

Mercury in sidereal Gemini     (Mrga-shira)

Venus in sidereal Taurus     (Rohini)

Mars in sidereal Aries     (Ashwini)

Jupiter in  sidereal Pisces     (Bhadra-pada)

Saturn in sidereal Aquarius     (Srawishta)

Wednesday, 15 December 2021

Aja eka paada

 Poorva Bhadra Pada is the 25th naksha-tara (mapped star).

It corresponds to alpha and beta Pegasi. 

It is placed under the domain of Brhaspati or Jupiter. 

- Wikipedia

Friday, 26 November 2021

Serpent in the sky


 Caala - serp begins December 5, 2021 - Mars @ cusp of Scorpio

Yoga ends May 2022  -  Sun, Mercury @ Taurus

Friday, 28 May 2021

grand terrain trine

 

May 23, 2021 

Venus @  Rohini - pada 4

Moon @ Hasta

Saturn @ Shrawana - pada 3



June 19, 2021

Mercury @ Rohini - 4

Moon @ Hasta

Saturn @ Shrawana - 3


September 26, 2021

Moon @ Rohini

Mars @ Hasta -2

Saturn @ Shrawana -1


Thursday, 4 February 2021

Shrawana stellium


February 9 -12, 2021 
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Sun @  Srawishta 

Moon @ Shrawana 

Mercury @ Shrawana - retro -

Venus @ Shrawana

Jupiter @ Shro'na

Saturn @ Shro'na

Pluto @ Uttara Ashada


Monday, 28 December 2020

exile Tibetan democracy

 Dharamshala: US President Donald Trump has signed The Tibetan Policy and Support Act  2020 into Law, a move that strengthened US policy on Tibet and reaffirmed support to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Central Tibetan Administration. 

CTA President Dr Lobsang Sangay said, "This legislation sends a powerful message of hope and justice to Tibetans inside Tibet. And it bolsters US support for protection of Tibetan people's religious freedom, human and environmental rights, exile Tibetan democracy."

Central Tibetan Administration

Tuesday, 15 December 2020

great conjunction crescent

 


An individual's striving to become whole, access one's core, is yoga or integration.

Kshema is myriad expressions of one's core, in the world - differential benefic manifestations.   

Once, an industrialist wanted me, to visit his home. 

He drove me in his expensive car, as we surveyed his sprawling estate; and arrived at his tucked away villa. 

A uniformed guard greeted us, opened gates. The driveway snaked through well kept gardens -  a gardener tended in the sunshine. We cruised into a plush portico paved with Italian marble. His wife hurried out to greet us, with billowing, blown hair.

The man turned to me, said apologetically, "What to do Swamiji; my prarabdha."

- Swami Chinmayananda

Wednesday, 11 November 2020

Great Green Wall


 !5 kilometer wide Great Green Wall project of the African Union, stretches from Atlantic Senegal to Red Sea Eritrea for 7,775 kilometers.

Billions of trees to be planted as buffer by 2030 to counter Sahara's southern spread. 

It is expected to restore 100 million acres of fertile land, cut 250 million tons of atmospheric Co2 and create 10 million green jobs. . 

Ethiopia has made great progress since 2007. But the initiative has reached only 15% of it's targets, in a decade - according to the United Nations.  

Green belt project -  DW television.