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ajai nair

@riany

News junkie, dad, optimist trying to make finance work for all @worldbank. ..Tweets my own.

Joined December 2008
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One of the best assessments of the Will Smith affair I have read… kareem.substack.com/p/will-s…
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A Jailed Priest’s Death in India Stirs Outrage (Published 2021)

A Jailed Priest’s Death in India Stirs Outrage (Published 2021)

The Rev. Stan Swamy was among more than a dozen activists jailed under a broad antiterrorism law that critics say is used to stifle dissent.

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Inexcusable! Father Stan Swamy, Indian human rights activist, dies in custody indianexpress.com/article/in… indianexpress.page.link/yGUe…
Father Stan Swamy dies in custody: Centre answerable, will raise death in House, says Opp

Father Stan Swamy dies in custody: Centre answerable, will raise death in House, says Opp

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said the Union government should be answerable for “absolute apathy” and non provision of timely medical services leading to the death.

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Incomplete construction work and shoddy protection at Girard Street Park, Columbia Heights is an injury hazard to kids. ⁦@DCDPR⁩. Our son just injured himself..
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No action after two days of calling 311 and tweeting @DCDPR, @dcmayorsoffice @311DCgov @BrianneKNadeau
FYI @PoPville
Join @GSMAm4d’s @dtricarico and panellists @larathoon @dialoglk and @Farmforce on Thursday 17 June 13:00GMT as they discuss how digital agriculture can make #FoodSystems resilient in the wake of #COVID19. Sign up 👉 bit.ly/3pCkDE0 #UKAid
A fund raising effort by nieces of a good friend...#COVID-19 India GiveIndia Fundraisers: India’s most trusted crowdfunding website fundraisers.giveindia.org/fu…
Guide to management of early COVID-19. Indian language versions coming soon at indiacovidsos.org ⁦@nramind⁩ ⁦@maryashakil⁩ ⁦@VincentRK⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦@CarlosdelRio7⁩ ⁦@DrSidMukherjee⁩ ⁦@SrBachchan⁩ ⁦@camwolfe⁩ ⁦@d_s_thakur⁩
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Incredibly touching story of one family among those of 706 teachers lost in just one state...
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A15 year old from UP whose father, a teacher died to COVID because, he was forcibly sent on Election Duty told me, "Your father died too. You know how I feel." But my father was not sent to his death, yours was Vasvi. And I am SO SO SORRY. My full report: youtube.com/watch?v=soZZ6NXI…
Opinion | Modi's arrest of Disha Ravi should put India’s ‘democracy’ title in question - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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A sad day indeed #CJI
Meera Sanghamitra (@meeracomposes) profile pictureMeera Sanghamitra@meeracomposes2 Mar 2021
#PressRelease & #OpenLetter: Over 4000+ feminists, activists from various progressive movements, concerned citizens condemn regressive comments by CJI Sharad Arvind Bobde. Demand that #CJI must #StepDown for asking Rapist to Marry Victim, and Condoning Marital Rape! #EndMisogyny
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A new piece on the climate crisis in the Amazon views-voices.oxfam.org.uk/20…
We make a case for digitizing Agribusiness Payments as a win-win for farmers and agribusinesses blogs.worldbank.org/africaca… via @WorldBank @MinitaVarghese #financialinclusion #digitaleconomy #africa #supplychaintransparency #digitalpayments
Can digitizing agribusiness payments in Africa build a ramp for financial inclusion of farmers?

Can digitizing agribusiness payments in Africa build a ramp for financial inclusion of farmers?

Financial inclusion, defined as access to safe and affordable financial services payments, savings, credit, and insurance, is critical to help farmers smooth consumption, make productivity-enhancing...

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The destruction of the Amazon cannot go unpunished #justiciaparatamshiyacu
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¡#Hoy a las 7:00 p.m. únete al #TUITAZO por #Tamshiyacu! 📢Pidamos al @Poder_Judicial_ #JusticiaParaTamshiyacu Que se ratifique la histórica sentencia contra Cacao del Perú Norte SAC para que los delitos ambientales contra la Amazonía no queden impunes. bit.ly/36etrrT
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Bankrolling climate action and accountability politicsofpoverty.oxfamameri… via @OxfamAmerica
Bankrolling climate action and accountability

Bankrolling climate action and accountability

The global financial sector must help bring about a green and just recovery from COVID-19.

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Great to read of this development... With pan-India helpline 112, police response to distress calls in Kerala gets faster and transparent indianexpress.com/article/in…
With pan-India helpline 112, police response to distress calls in Kerala gets faster and transparent

With pan-India helpline 112, police response to distress calls in Kerala gets faster and transparent

The project, funded by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, was rolled out on February 19 this year with the aim of bolstering police response systems to distress calls landing on 112, a new, pan-In...

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Feel good story of the day! Kerala success story: Bihar migrant boy is board exam star, in Malayalam medium | Education News, The Indian Express indianexpress.com/article/ed…
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