https://smartairfilters.com/en/blog/20-least-polluted-cities-in-india-2023/
Some bigger cities were mentioned which makes me wonder as generally the bigger the city the more polluted
But also some smaller cities I was not yet familiar with so I am grateful
Some bigger cities were mentioned which makes me wonder as generally the bigger the city the more polluted
But also some smaller cities I was not yet familiar with so I am grateful
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Top 20 Least Polluted Cities in India (2024 Rankings) – Smart Air
The latest 2022 rankings of the top 20 least polluted cities in India. Check out which Indian cities have the best air quality.
Today reading about the Peoples of India:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nat_(caste)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nat_(caste)
Wikipedia
Nat (caste)
ethnic group
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Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Mantra Meaning and Benefits
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"A New Species of Blue Mushroom Discovered in Taiwan
Mycena subcyanocephala is a species of fungus, which has its habitat in the tropical parts of Taiwan. It has been spotted eight times. Mycena subcyanocephala is one of the smallest mushrooms in the world, with buttons about 1 mm tall."
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Mycena subcyanocephala is a species of fungus, which has its habitat in the tropical parts of Taiwan. It has been spotted eight times. Mycena subcyanocephala is one of the smallest mushrooms in the world, with buttons about 1 mm tall."
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Crying Meri: Violence Against Women in Papua New Guinea is a long-term documentary project by Vlad Sokhin. Vlad started documenting gender-based and sorcery-related violence in PNG in January 2012. In the following three years he worked on his own and in collaboration with several print/online media companies, the United Nations and international NGOs.
CW: Graphic descriptions and photos of the atrocious levels of violence people, especially women and girls, go through in Papua New Guinea.
I have read a lot in my life, but this level of violence is only comparable to what is occurring in War torn countries, like Northern Nigeria, and the wars in Congo and Rwanda. Truly terrible stuff.
And the survivors are so brave for speaking to a journalist
Crying Meri: Violence Against Women in Papua New Guinea is a long-term documentary project by Vlad Sokhin. Vlad started documenting gender-based and sorcery-related violence in PNG in January 2012. In the following three years he worked on his own and in collaboration with several print/online media companies, the United Nations and international NGOs.
CW: Graphic descriptions and photos of the atrocious levels of violence people, especially women and girls, go through in Papua New Guinea.
I have read a lot in my life, but this level of violence is only comparable to what is occurring in War torn countries, like Northern Nigeria, and the wars in Congo and Rwanda. Truly terrible stuff.
And the survivors are so brave for speaking to a journalist
Vlad Sokhin
Crying Meri - Vlad Sokhin
' The distinction in how tea is referred to around the world can be traced back to the routes by which different regions first received the product from China. Countries that obtained tea overland through the Silk Road, such as Central Asia, Persia, and Russia, often use variants of the word "cha." This word comes from the Mandarin "chá," which was the common term in northern China, a key region along these overland trade routes. As tea traveled westward via caravans across Asia and Europe, the pronunciation evolved slightly but maintained its root, giving rise to words like "chai" in India, "shay" in Arabic, and "čaj" in Eastern Europe.
Conversely, countries that traded with China by sea typically adopted the word "te" or its variants. This is because they interacted with Chinese merchants from the southern coastal Fujian region, where the word for tea is pronounced "te" (in the Min Nan dialect). The Dutch, who played a key role in maritime trade, brought this word back to Europe in the 17th century. As a result, countries such as the Netherlands, England, and those influenced by Dutch trade began referring to tea as "thee" (Dutch) or "tea" (English). Similarly, in countries like Italy ("tè") and France ("thé"), the word for tea retains this pronunciation.
This linguistic divide illustrates how the ancient trade routes shaped not only the spread of commodities but also the global languages. It reflects the impact of geography and commerce on cultural exchange, showing how a single product like tea could influence both daily life and language across the globe. '
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Conversely, countries that traded with China by sea typically adopted the word "te" or its variants. This is because they interacted with Chinese merchants from the southern coastal Fujian region, where the word for tea is pronounced "te" (in the Min Nan dialect). The Dutch, who played a key role in maritime trade, brought this word back to Europe in the 17th century. As a result, countries such as the Netherlands, England, and those influenced by Dutch trade began referring to tea as "thee" (Dutch) or "tea" (English). Similarly, in countries like Italy ("tè") and France ("thé"), the word for tea retains this pronunciation.
This linguistic divide illustrates how the ancient trade routes shaped not only the spread of commodities but also the global languages. It reflects the impact of geography and commerce on cultural exchange, showing how a single product like tea could influence both daily life and language across the globe. '
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' 2,300-year-old boots that belong to a Scythian woman, preserved in the frozen ground of the Altai Mountains. The Scythians (pronounced 'SIH-thee-uns') were a nomadic tribe that lived in southern Siberia from around 900 to 200 B.C. Much of our knowledge about the Scythians comes from the writings of Greeks, Assyrians, and Persians, as the Scythians themselves did not keep written records.
The Greek historian Herodotus wrote, "None who attacks them can escape, and none can catch them if they desire not to be found. For when men have no established cities or fortresses, but all are house-bearers and mounted archers, living not by tilling the soil but by cattle-rearing and carrying their dwellings on wagons, how should these not be invincible and unapproachable?"
Herodotus also describes how the Scythians enjoyed a ritual involving getting high on hemp in a type of mobile "weed sauna":
"They anoint and wash their heads; as for their bodies, they set up three poles leaning together to a point and cover these over with woollen mats; then, in the place so enclosed to the best of their power, they make a pit in the centre beneath the poles and the mats and throw red-hot stones into it... The Scythians then take the seed of this hemp and, creeping under the mats, they throw it on the red-hot stones; and, being so thrown, it smoulders and sends forth so much steam that no Greek vapour-bath could surpass it. The Scythians howl in their joy at the vapour-bath. This serves them instead of bathing, for they never wash their bodies with water."
Archaeologists have also discovered that nearly a third of all Scythian women were buried with bows and arrows and other weapons; they had injuries from war just like their male counterparts. These were female warriors who trained, hunted, and fought alongside men on the Eurasian steppe. It is believed that these Scythian women were the Amazon warriors described in the stories written by the Ancient Greeks.
Credit: Mazi Okochi Ozola '
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The Greek historian Herodotus wrote, "None who attacks them can escape, and none can catch them if they desire not to be found. For when men have no established cities or fortresses, but all are house-bearers and mounted archers, living not by tilling the soil but by cattle-rearing and carrying their dwellings on wagons, how should these not be invincible and unapproachable?"
Herodotus also describes how the Scythians enjoyed a ritual involving getting high on hemp in a type of mobile "weed sauna":
"They anoint and wash their heads; as for their bodies, they set up three poles leaning together to a point and cover these over with woollen mats; then, in the place so enclosed to the best of their power, they make a pit in the centre beneath the poles and the mats and throw red-hot stones into it... The Scythians then take the seed of this hemp and, creeping under the mats, they throw it on the red-hot stones; and, being so thrown, it smoulders and sends forth so much steam that no Greek vapour-bath could surpass it. The Scythians howl in their joy at the vapour-bath. This serves them instead of bathing, for they never wash their bodies with water."
Archaeologists have also discovered that nearly a third of all Scythian women were buried with bows and arrows and other weapons; they had injuries from war just like their male counterparts. These were female warriors who trained, hunted, and fought alongside men on the Eurasian steppe. It is believed that these Scythian women were the Amazon warriors described in the stories written by the Ancient Greeks.
Credit: Mazi Okochi Ozola '
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