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Chennai based VA Tech Wabag launches India's largest & longest desalination intake pipeline for South East Asia's largest Desal Plant of 400 MLD coming up at Perur in Chennai!! #TN #Projects 🌊🚰🏗️

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Фото профиля Siddharth
Siddharth1 год назад

Chennai getting desalination plant ?

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Range ETFs1 год назад

Nuclear power is no longer the future; it’s the present. Get exposure to cutting-edge nuclear companies poised to lead the charge in safe, efficient, and low-carbon energy production. Consider $NUKZ for your gateway to sustainable energy investments.

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$am 🇮🇳1 год назад

When is OMR getting a working metro water line?

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Ironic Man1 год назад

Beautiful!

Фото профиля sriram
sriram1 год назад

Was it warranted? Does it restrict movement consodering it is on the surface? Hope long term conflicts were evaluated … folks dont do long surface pipelines for a reason!

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McDonald Pump1 год назад

South East Asia?

Фото профиля Asif_Habib
Asif_Habib1 год назад

Great

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Asif_Habib1 год назад

I am betting the company for future, holding it

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Senthilvel1 год назад

We should build more,more and more capacity so that the entire GCC area and TBM corporation can be covered .

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CM Vijay inspected the Perur water desalination plant in ECR today. The ₹5,814 crore project is one of the city’s largest infrastructure projects, with construction began in 2023 & is expected to be commissioned by the year-end. Once operational, the 400 million litres per day (MLD) facility will be South East Asia’s largest desalination plant, and supply drinking water to more than 22 lakh people across Chennai and its suburbs. Additionally large pipelines (~1.8-2m) are also being laid, connecting the plant to various reservoirs in the city including the 59 km long pipeline between Perur - Porur. #TamilNaduInfra

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NEW: More gains of strategic connection to the centre, as President Tinubu directs the installation of solar-powered street lights from Enugu all the way to Onitsha. Truth be told, Tinubu has done a lot for Enugu under the visionary leadership of Governor Peter Mbah. And Engr Dave Umahi is unarguably the best ever performing Minister of Works. Ndi Enugu are increasingly seeing the clear benefits of aligning with the party at the centre of national power and politics. • Under President Tinubu's administration, the South East Development Commission was established, with headquarters in Enugu. • President approved the concession of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, including the completion of the abandoned international terminal and the construction of a new cargo terminal, finally making the airport truly international and not merely in name. The first Nigerian airport to be successfully concessioned. • President Tinubu, chairing the Federal Executive Council, approved ₦24 billion for the construction of the 82 Division/Abakpa Junction Flyover in Enugu. • The President also approved the immediate and expedited reconstruction of the collapsed twin New Artisan Bridge. • President Tinubu gave approval for the speedy construction of Eke Obinagu Flyover, Emene, arguably the longest in the South East, in support of the dualisation of the 21.7km Abakaliki Road from the Airport Flyover to the Ebonyi State border by the Peter Mbah administration. • The President approved the continued funding of the reconstruction of Enugu - Onitsha Expressway. See the transformation of the stretch from Abakpa Junction to Trans Ekulu flyover towards 9th Mile and beyond. • President Tinubu approved the ongoing dualization of the 9th Mile – Opi Nsukka - Obollo Afor – Oturkpo highway after decades of neglect and abandonment. • The President approved the release of funds for the continuation of the reconstruction of the Enugu–Port Harcourt Expressway. • President Tibunu appointed an Enugu son, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla as the Chief of the Naval Staff, and subsequently another Enugu son, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, as the Chief of the Air Staff. * Coming Soon: Presidential approval secured for key infrastructure projects in Enugu and the South East * Revitalisation of the Eastern Rail Line from Port Harcourt through Aba, Enugu, Ubahu, Eha Amufu, Oturkpo, Kafanchan, Kaduna, to Maiduguri. * Extension of gas pipeline to Enugu to power industrialisation across the state. • Let me stop for now. Doubters should please fact-check me. Dan Nwomeh in Enugu
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NEW: More gains of strategic connection to the centre, as President Tinubu directs the installation of solar-powered street lights from Enugu all the way to Onitsha. Truth be told, Tinubu has done a lot for Enugu under the visionary leadership of Governor Peter Mbah. And Engr Dave Umahi is unarguably the best ever performing Minister of Works. Ndi Enugu are increasingly seeing the clear benefits of aligning with the party at the centre of national power and politics. • Under President Tinubu's administration, the South East Development Commission was established, with headquarters in Enugu. • President approved the concession of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, including the completion of the abandoned international terminal and the construction of a new cargo terminal, finally making the airport truly international and not merely in name. The first Nigerian airport to be successfully concessioned. • President Tinubu, chairing the Federal Executive Council, approved ₦24 billion for the construction of the 82 Division/Abakpa Junction Flyover in Enugu. • The President also approved the immediate and expedited reconstruction of the collapsed twin New Artisan Bridge. • President Tinubu gave approval for the speedy construction of Eke Obinagu Flyover, Emene, arguably the longest in the South East, in support of the dualisation of the 21.7km Abakaliki Road from the Airport Flyover to the Ebonyi State border by the Peter Mbah administration. • The President approved the continued funding of the reconstruction of Enugu - Onitsha Expressway. See the transformation of the stretch from Abakpa Junction to Trans Ekulu flyover towards 9th Mile and beyond. • President Tinubu approved the ongoing dualization of the 9th Mile – Opi Nsukka - Obollo Afor – Oturkpo highway after decades of neglect and abandonment. • The President approved the release of funds for the continuation of the reconstruction of the Enugu–Port Harcourt Expressway. • President Tibunu appointed an Enugu son, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla as the Chief of the Naval Staff, and subsequently another Enugu son, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, as the Chief of the Air Staff. * Coming Soon: Presidential approval secured for key infrastructure projects in Enugu and the South East * Revitalisation of the Eastern Rail Line from Port Harcourt through Aba, Enugu, Ubahu, Eha Amufu, Oturkpo, Kafanchan, Kaduna, to Maiduguri. * Extension of gas pipeline to Enugu to power industrialisation across the state. • Let me stop for now. Doubters should please fact-check me. Dan Nwomeh in Enugu

Dan Nwomeh

12,569 просмотров • 3 месяцев назад

India - A Growth Pole attracting major investor interest 🇮🇳🌍📈 From #Davos to #Shanghai, 🇮🇳 shines bright ☀️ #EaseOfDoingBusiness #AIImpactSummit #FourthLargestEconomy 💼💻🚀 ➡️ Consul General Pratik Mathur was honoured to deliver the keynote address 🎤 at the 11th Edition of the Shanghai International Business Cooperation Forum. The focus of Consul General's remarks remained the remarkable, sustained growth juggernaut which is the Indian economy. 🇮🇳💪 ➡️ Consul General highlighted India's stable policy environment, predictable and reform-oriented investment climate which have ensured India's emergence as the world's fastest growing major economy in recent times.🏆📊 ➡️ Major Government of India initiatives like #MakeinIndia, #DigitalIndia which have ensured India's rise through the global rankings were spotlighted as important drivers of this growth momentum. 🛠️🌐 ➡️ During the course of his remarks, focusing on remarkable successes of #StartupIndia 🚀, Consul General made the international audience aware of the future-oriented strategic sectors of the Indian economy. In this context, global interest was once again centered on #IndiaAIMission 🤖🇮🇳 which is striving to build a comprehensive AI ecosystem keeping in mind India's belief in #AIForAll. ➡️ Consul General also spoke at length with regard to the increasing global interest in the upcoming AI Impact Summit 2026 📅🔥 as well as our Global South oriented, people-centric, and inclusive AI policies such as Bhashini, which have ensured that we are able to foster the world's largest start-up ecosystem with 100,000+ startups, while ensuring growing unicorns in fintech, deep-tech, green technology and other new & emerging sectors. 🌱 ➡️ In the interactive Q&A with the full house audience of 4-500 investors and partners, Consul General once again focused on the systemic reforms being undertaken in India in a variety of sectors such as manufacturing, connectivity, taxation, corporate governance, and liberalized FDI norms allowing 100% FDI in multiple sectors which have helped ensure a transparent, rules-based ecosystem for foreign investors.🇮🇳🤝🌍 ➡️ In the course of the evening interaction, partners and collaborators stressed on multiple collaboration avenues for international partners. Areas of core interest for us include building resilient supply chains which will help to build #AtmanirbharBharat and ensure progress in the realization of our dream of #ViksitBharat were emphasized. 🇮🇳✨🙏🏽 #InvestinIndia 💰📈 Indian Diplomacy Indian Foreign Service Association IndiaAI
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India - A Growth Pole attracting major investor interest 🇮🇳🌍📈 From #Davos to #Shanghai, 🇮🇳 shines bright ☀️ #EaseOfDoingBusiness #AIImpactSummit #FourthLargestEconomy 💼💻🚀 ➡️ Consul General Pratik Mathur was honoured to deliver the keynote address 🎤 at the 11th Edition of the Shanghai International Business Cooperation Forum. The focus of Consul General's remarks remained the remarkable, sustained growth juggernaut which is the Indian economy. 🇮🇳💪 ➡️ Consul General highlighted India's stable policy environment, predictable and reform-oriented investment climate which have ensured India's emergence as the world's fastest growing major economy in recent times.🏆📊 ➡️ Major Government of India initiatives like #MakeinIndia, #DigitalIndia which have ensured India's rise through the global rankings were spotlighted as important drivers of this growth momentum. 🛠️🌐 ➡️ During the course of his remarks, focusing on remarkable successes of #StartupIndia 🚀, Consul General made the international audience aware of the future-oriented strategic sectors of the Indian economy. In this context, global interest was once again centered on #IndiaAIMission 🤖🇮🇳 which is striving to build a comprehensive AI ecosystem keeping in mind India's belief in #AIForAll. ➡️ Consul General also spoke at length with regard to the increasing global interest in the upcoming AI Impact Summit 2026 📅🔥 as well as our Global South oriented, people-centric, and inclusive AI policies such as Bhashini, which have ensured that we are able to foster the world's largest start-up ecosystem with 100,000+ startups, while ensuring growing unicorns in fintech, deep-tech, green technology and other new & emerging sectors. 🌱 ➡️ In the interactive Q&A with the full house audience of 4-500 investors and partners, Consul General once again focused on the systemic reforms being undertaken in India in a variety of sectors such as manufacturing, connectivity, taxation, corporate governance, and liberalized FDI norms allowing 100% FDI in multiple sectors which have helped ensure a transparent, rules-based ecosystem for foreign investors.🇮🇳🤝🌍 ➡️ In the course of the evening interaction, partners and collaborators stressed on multiple collaboration avenues for international partners. Areas of core interest for us include building resilient supply chains which will help to build #AtmanirbharBharat and ensure progress in the realization of our dream of #ViksitBharat were emphasized. 🇮🇳✨🙏🏽 #InvestinIndia 💰📈 Indian Diplomacy Indian Foreign Service Association IndiaAI

India In Shanghai

12,700 просмотров • 6 месяцев назад

SOMETHING BIG IS COMING: AMERICA'S LARGEST MIDEAST BUILDUP SINCE 2003 ACCELERATES NOW U.S. forces are executing a major transatlantic push that is visible to the entire world right now. Nine KC-46A Pegasus tankers have crossed the Strait of Gibraltar eastward from Lajes Field in the Azores, refueling and escorting roughly twelve Marine Corps F/A-18C/D Hornets from VMFA-312 “Checkerboards.” This is no isolated flight—it is the latest wave in the largest sustained U.S. military buildup in the Middle East since the 2003 Iraq invasion. THE TRANSIT DETAILS ➡️ The tankers operated under standard ADOBE callsigns used for long-range CORONET fighter transit missions. ➡️ They departed after staging at the critical mid-Atlantic hub of Lajes Field in Portugal’s Azores. ➡️ The Hornets belong to the elite VMFA-312 squadron based at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina. THE FORWARD FORCE ALREADY IN PLACE ➡️ Dozens of additional U.S. refueling aircraft, both KC-46A Pegasus and KC-135 Stratotankers, sit ready at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport. ➡️ Fighters including F-22 Raptors, F-15Es, and F-16s have already relocated to bases in Israel and Jordan. ➡️ Multiple carrier strike groups, such as USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Gerald R. Ford, provide a powerful two-carrier presence in theater. THE STRATEGIC REACH EXPANDING ➡️ Thousands more Marines are en route via amphibious ships and Marine Expeditionary Units toward the Gulf of Oman and Red Sea. ➡️ This air bridge multiplies U.S. capability for extended patrols and force projection deep into CENTCOM’s area. ➡️ The movement targets enhanced operations around the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Red Sea. THE BIGGER CONTEXT ➡️ The pattern has run nonstop since late January 2026 amid heightened tensions and operations involving Iran. ➡️ Everything remains fully observable in real time through open-source flight tracking and plane spotters. ➡️ This is sustained reinforcement at the highest posture levels seen in years. #USAirpowerSurge #MarineCheckerboards #MideastBuildup #KC46Tankers #CORONETMission #CENTCOMReinforcement #PersianGulfPosture
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SOMETHING BIG IS COMING: AMERICA'S LARGEST MIDEAST BUILDUP SINCE 2003 ACCELERATES NOW U.S. forces are executing a major transatlantic push that is visible to the entire world right now. Nine KC-46A Pegasus tankers have crossed the Strait of Gibraltar eastward from Lajes Field in the Azores, refueling and escorting roughly twelve Marine Corps F/A-18C/D Hornets from VMFA-312 “Checkerboards.” This is no isolated flight—it is the latest wave in the largest sustained U.S. military buildup in the Middle East since the 2003 Iraq invasion. THE TRANSIT DETAILS ➡️ The tankers operated under standard ADOBE callsigns used for long-range CORONET fighter transit missions. ➡️ They departed after staging at the critical mid-Atlantic hub of Lajes Field in Portugal’s Azores. ➡️ The Hornets belong to the elite VMFA-312 squadron based at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina. THE FORWARD FORCE ALREADY IN PLACE ➡️ Dozens of additional U.S. refueling aircraft, both KC-46A Pegasus and KC-135 Stratotankers, sit ready at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport. ➡️ Fighters including F-22 Raptors, F-15Es, and F-16s have already relocated to bases in Israel and Jordan. ➡️ Multiple carrier strike groups, such as USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Gerald R. Ford, provide a powerful two-carrier presence in theater. THE STRATEGIC REACH EXPANDING ➡️ Thousands more Marines are en route via amphibious ships and Marine Expeditionary Units toward the Gulf of Oman and Red Sea. ➡️ This air bridge multiplies U.S. capability for extended patrols and force projection deep into CENTCOM’s area. ➡️ The movement targets enhanced operations around the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Red Sea. THE BIGGER CONTEXT ➡️ The pattern has run nonstop since late January 2026 amid heightened tensions and operations involving Iran. ➡️ Everything remains fully observable in real time through open-source flight tracking and plane spotters. ➡️ This is sustained reinforcement at the highest posture levels seen in years. #USAirpowerSurge #MarineCheckerboards #MideastBuildup #KC46Tankers #CORONETMission #CENTCOMReinforcement #PersianGulfPosture

Mark

42,170 просмотров • 3 месяцев назад

The Trump administration underestimated Iran’s willingness to close the Strait of Hormuz, note many in the media. CNN reported that while the Departments of Energy and the Treasury participated in pre-war planning meetings, “the agency analysis and forecasts that would be integral elements of the decision-making process in past administrations were secondary considerations.” But the Strait of Hormuz was a catastrophe waiting to happen. A few years from now, people will look back on this moment and find it incredible that the world allowed the global economy to be dependent on moving so much oil and natural gas through such a dangerous bottleneck. Part of the solution is for the world to reduce its dependence on Persian Gulf oil and gas. That will require expanding production outside the Persian Gulf. Another part is to help Persian Gulf nations move more of their oil and gas through new or expanded pipelines to the Red Sea and perhaps even the Mediterranean. The faster the world builds those alternatives, the less leverage Iran retains. Many believe that the United States must not allow Iran to control the Strait under any circumstances, and the instinct to fight for Hormuz is understandable. It has been a central artery of global energy for over half a century. But instead of fighting to reopen the Strait, the world should build around it. The infrastructure to do so already exists in embryonic form. Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline, built during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s, carries crude 750 miles across the kingdom from the Gulf coast to the Red Sea port of Yanbu, with a design capacity of 7 million barrels per day. The UAE’s Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline runs to Fujairah on the Gulf of Oman, bypassing the Strait entirely. And Iraq’s Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline connects to the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. Gulf states are already exploring a broader network of pipelines, railways, and roads, including the U.S.-backed India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), that would create multiple export routes to the Red Sea and the Mediterranean. Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar, which have no bypass pipelines at all, should build routes through Saudi Arabia or Iraq, argued The National, a UAE newspaper. And Japan, South Korea, and India should, the paper argued, invest alongside Gulf sovereign wealth funds. Iran will almost certainly impose tolls on vessels transiting the Strait, as its parliament has already passed a bill to formalize fee collection. A toll of $2 to $5 per barrel, the range analysts expect Iran to charge, would add roughly $40 to $100 billion per year to global energy costs. But more war will cause far more harm than simply building alternatives because every escalation destroys infrastructure that the world needs to produce and export energy. While “all roads” may lead to “structurally higher oil prices,” as one analysis of future scenarios concluded, one of those roads leads to far less damage to people and energy infrastructure. Iran’s strikes on Ras Laffan, Qatar’s LNG hub, will take three to five years to repair. The strikes on South Pars threaten the world’s largest natural gas reserve. Iran’s attacks on Gulf neighbors have damaged refineries, desalination plants, and port facilities across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait. And consider how much more damage is possible. After the US struck Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export hub, and Israel hit Iran’s largest petrochemical complex at South Pars, the world’s largest natural gas reserve, Iran’s military threatened to “deprive the U.S. and its allies of the region’s oil and gas for years.” As such, the $40 to $100 billion is a fraction of the $2 trillion or more that Goldman Sachs has estimated the war has already cost the global economy in lost output, destroyed infrastructure, and elevated energy prices. And continued war could lead Iran to cut off the flows of existing Saudi oil flows through its East-West pipeline. Iranian adviser Aliakbar Velayati warned that Iran views the Bab al-Mandab Strait off Yemen “with the same intensity as Hormuz” and that “the flow of energy and global trade can be disrupted with a single signal.” Please subscribe now to support Public's award-winning investigative journalism, read the rest of the article, and watch the full video.
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The Trump administration underestimated Iran’s willingness to close the Strait of Hormuz, note many in the media. CNN reported that while the Departments of Energy and the Treasury participated in pre-war planning meetings, “the agency analysis and forecasts that would be integral elements of the decision-making process in past administrations were secondary considerations.” But the Strait of Hormuz was a catastrophe waiting to happen. A few years from now, people will look back on this moment and find it incredible that the world allowed the global economy to be dependent on moving so much oil and natural gas through such a dangerous bottleneck. Part of the solution is for the world to reduce its dependence on Persian Gulf oil and gas. That will require expanding production outside the Persian Gulf. Another part is to help Persian Gulf nations move more of their oil and gas through new or expanded pipelines to the Red Sea and perhaps even the Mediterranean. The faster the world builds those alternatives, the less leverage Iran retains. Many believe that the United States must not allow Iran to control the Strait under any circumstances, and the instinct to fight for Hormuz is understandable. It has been a central artery of global energy for over half a century. But instead of fighting to reopen the Strait, the world should build around it. The infrastructure to do so already exists in embryonic form. Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline, built during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s, carries crude 750 miles across the kingdom from the Gulf coast to the Red Sea port of Yanbu, with a design capacity of 7 million barrels per day. The UAE’s Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline runs to Fujairah on the Gulf of Oman, bypassing the Strait entirely. And Iraq’s Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline connects to the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. Gulf states are already exploring a broader network of pipelines, railways, and roads, including the U.S.-backed India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), that would create multiple export routes to the Red Sea and the Mediterranean. Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar, which have no bypass pipelines at all, should build routes through Saudi Arabia or Iraq, argued The National, a UAE newspaper. And Japan, South Korea, and India should, the paper argued, invest alongside Gulf sovereign wealth funds. Iran will almost certainly impose tolls on vessels transiting the Strait, as its parliament has already passed a bill to formalize fee collection. A toll of $2 to $5 per barrel, the range analysts expect Iran to charge, would add roughly $40 to $100 billion per year to global energy costs. But more war will cause far more harm than simply building alternatives because every escalation destroys infrastructure that the world needs to produce and export energy. While “all roads” may lead to “structurally higher oil prices,” as one analysis of future scenarios concluded, one of those roads leads to far less damage to people and energy infrastructure. Iran’s strikes on Ras Laffan, Qatar’s LNG hub, will take three to five years to repair. The strikes on South Pars threaten the world’s largest natural gas reserve. Iran’s attacks on Gulf neighbors have damaged refineries, desalination plants, and port facilities across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait. And consider how much more damage is possible. After the US struck Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export hub, and Israel hit Iran’s largest petrochemical complex at South Pars, the world’s largest natural gas reserve, Iran’s military threatened to “deprive the U.S. and its allies of the region’s oil and gas for years.” As such, the $40 to $100 billion is a fraction of the $2 trillion or more that Goldman Sachs has estimated the war has already cost the global economy in lost output, destroyed infrastructure, and elevated energy prices. And continued war could lead Iran to cut off the flows of existing Saudi oil flows through its East-West pipeline. Iranian adviser Aliakbar Velayati warned that Iran views the Bab al-Mandab Strait off Yemen “with the same intensity as Hormuz” and that “the flow of energy and global trade can be disrupted with a single signal.” Please subscribe now to support Public's award-winning investigative journalism, read the rest of the article, and watch the full video.

Michael Shellenberger

61,902 просмотров • 4 месяцев назад

Baobab, a prehistoric species which predates both mankind and splitting of continents over 200 million years ago. Baobabs (Adansonia) are distinctive trees with incredibly large trunks. They can store tremendous amounts of water, as their trunks noticeably swell during the rainy season. Tree is native to African savannah, where climate is extremely dry and arid, it is a symbol of life and positivity in a landscape where little else can thrive. African baobab (A. digitata) has a vast range throughout the arid parts of Africa; six additional species are native to the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, off south-east Africa; and an eighth species is native to north-west Australia. The largest known living baobab is the Sagole Big Tree, a specimen of A. digitata located in Masisi, Vhembe, South Africa, near the border with Zimbabwe. Based on its most recent measurements, Sagole has an extremely large base that covers 60.6m², a height of 19.8m and a total wood and bark volume of 414m³. Its aboveground dry mass is estimated to be 54 tonnes. Baobab trees grow in 32 African countries. Tree known for its longevity and some specimens in Africa have been dated to between 1100-2500 years old and reach up to 30m high and up to an enormous 50m in circumference. Baobab trees can provide shelter, food and water for animals and humans, many savannah communities made their homes near Baobab trees. Baobab also looms among ancient mounds and remains scattered around them are invariably early medieval or Portuguese. Until 2018, the largest living baobab was sacred Tsitakakoike Baobab, a specimen of the endangered species Adansonia grandidieri, which grew near Andombiro in the Ambiky Forest of south-west Madagascar. The incredibly stout and compact tree had a cylindrical trunk with a base that covered 59.6 m², a height of 14.6m and a total volume of 455 m³ - 380 m³ of which was trunk and 75 m³ of which was canopy. It partially broke and collapsed in February 2018 leaving about 40% of the tree still standing, but this was expected to also collapse soon after. An even larger African baobab tree (A. digitata) alive during 21st Century was the Platland/Sunland Tree of Modjadjiskloof, South Africa, with a base of 67.9 m², height of 18.9m and a total wood and bark volume of 448 m³. Unfortunately, a large portion of the Platland Tree collapsed and died in 2016, leaving the Sagole Big Tree to claim the top spot. Baobabs have among the lightest wood for any tree. Balsa wood is well known to model aeroplane makers as one of the lightest and softest woods, with a wood density that averages around 0.15 g/cm³, yet baobab wood is even lighter, averaging 0.13 g/cm³. As a result, the aboveground dry mass of the Platland baobab was estimated at only 58 tonnes and about 59 tonnes for Tsitakakoike. In terms of mass, giant gum trees (Eucalyptus) of Australia are the largest hardwood trees. The Sagole Big Tree has been carbon-dated to 800 years old, the Platland Tree to 1100 years and Tsitakakoike to 1270 years. 🎥© Africa Live #archaeohistories
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Baobab, a prehistoric species which predates both mankind and splitting of continents over 200 million years ago. Baobabs (Adansonia) are distinctive trees with incredibly large trunks. They can store tremendous amounts of water, as their trunks noticeably swell during the rainy season. Tree is native to African savannah, where climate is extremely dry and arid, it is a symbol of life and positivity in a landscape where little else can thrive. African baobab (A. digitata) has a vast range throughout the arid parts of Africa; six additional species are native to the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, off south-east Africa; and an eighth species is native to north-west Australia. The largest known living baobab is the Sagole Big Tree, a specimen of A. digitata located in Masisi, Vhembe, South Africa, near the border with Zimbabwe. Based on its most recent measurements, Sagole has an extremely large base that covers 60.6m², a height of 19.8m and a total wood and bark volume of 414m³. Its aboveground dry mass is estimated to be 54 tonnes. Baobab trees grow in 32 African countries. Tree known for its longevity and some specimens in Africa have been dated to between 1100-2500 years old and reach up to 30m high and up to an enormous 50m in circumference. Baobab trees can provide shelter, food and water for animals and humans, many savannah communities made their homes near Baobab trees. Baobab also looms among ancient mounds and remains scattered around them are invariably early medieval or Portuguese. Until 2018, the largest living baobab was sacred Tsitakakoike Baobab, a specimen of the endangered species Adansonia grandidieri, which grew near Andombiro in the Ambiky Forest of south-west Madagascar. The incredibly stout and compact tree had a cylindrical trunk with a base that covered 59.6 m², a height of 14.6m and a total volume of 455 m³ - 380 m³ of which was trunk and 75 m³ of which was canopy. It partially broke and collapsed in February 2018 leaving about 40% of the tree still standing, but this was expected to also collapse soon after. An even larger African baobab tree (A. digitata) alive during 21st Century was the Platland/Sunland Tree of Modjadjiskloof, South Africa, with a base of 67.9 m², height of 18.9m and a total wood and bark volume of 448 m³. Unfortunately, a large portion of the Platland Tree collapsed and died in 2016, leaving the Sagole Big Tree to claim the top spot. Baobabs have among the lightest wood for any tree. Balsa wood is well known to model aeroplane makers as one of the lightest and softest woods, with a wood density that averages around 0.15 g/cm³, yet baobab wood is even lighter, averaging 0.13 g/cm³. As a result, the aboveground dry mass of the Platland baobab was estimated at only 58 tonnes and about 59 tonnes for Tsitakakoike. In terms of mass, giant gum trees (Eucalyptus) of Australia are the largest hardwood trees. The Sagole Big Tree has been carbon-dated to 800 years old, the Platland Tree to 1100 years and Tsitakakoike to 1270 years. 🎥© Africa Live #archaeohistories

Archaeo - Histories

83,444 просмотров • 1 год назад

//The Wire//2300Z April 2, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: COLONIAL PIPELINE SHUT DOWN BRIEFLY OVERNIGHT AFTER SUSTAINING DAMAGE IN GEORGIA. STRATEGIC BUILDUP CONTINUES IN MIDDLE EAST AS UNITED STATES BEGINS TARGETING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN IRAN.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East: American targeting within Iran continues as Iranian forces continue to hit U.S. bases throughout the region. American bases in Kuwait have been hammered over the past few days, with ballistic missile strikes being reported at Camp Arifjan and Ali Al Salem Airbase. Within Iran, this morning the United States began more deliberate attacks on infrastructure which are not solely military targets. The B1 bridge west of Tehran was destroyed, which was not yet opened (it was still under construction) but would have been the largest bridge in the country and the main link between Tehran and Karaj. Analyst Comment: The Iranians are very likely to retaliate by hitting one (or several) critical bridges throughout the region, on the south side of the Persian Gulf. The King Fahd Bridge linking Bahrain with the mainland was already struck by the Iranians on the opening days of the war (when Saudi forces crossed the bridge to put down the Shia uprising/protests in Manama) so if they wanted to hit it again they've already demonstrated that they have the ability to do so. Iraq: This morning the US State Department issued another travel alert, specifically warning that attacks may escalate over the next 24-48 hours. Analyst Comment: This is probably in response to the kidnapping of American journalist Shelly Kittleson by Kataib Hezbollah two days ago (who still remains missing in Baghdad) but also the deteriorating security situation nationwide, which is being compounded by various Iraqi militia groups beginning to mobilize against American forces in the region. More strategically, the situation is Iraq has deteriorated to it's lowest point in years, and there is now a very real risk of some kind of insurgent uprising coming about, due to the opposing militant groups which have been stirred up by the situation in Iran. This will be an important situation to monitor over the next few weeks. India: Following weeks of petroleum disruptions nationwide, the first oil tanker arrived in Vadinar overnight, completing India's resumption of purchasing crude oil from Iran, which was originally halted in 2019. Analyst Comment: India had previously halted the purchase of Iranian oil due to American sanctions, but due to the war in the Middle East resulting in the US waiving oil export sanctions, India has resumed the purchase of oil from Iran. Indian media reports that the transaction was carried out in Chinese Yuan. -HomeFront- Georgia: Yesterday evening Colonial Pipeline's Line 1 was shut down after sustaining damage during drilling operations. The pipeline was shut down for several hours while repairs were conducted, and as of this morning Line 1 is fully functional. Analyst Comment: While this incident was not the result of malign action and it was resolved quickly, this was still a big deal. This is the largest gasoline pipeline network in the United States, and provides the vast majority of gasoline to the east coast. Considering the recent volatility in the oil markets, this outage occurring right before a major holiday weekend for travel was exceptionally poor timing. Washington D.C. - Several leadership changes have taken place this afternoon. Attorney General Pam Bondi has been relieved of her duties, with her Deputy Todd Blanche taking over her roles until a replacement is found. At the Pentagon, General Randy George was requested to take an early retirement, effective immediately, stepping down from his role as Army Chief of Staff. -----END TEARLINE----- Analyst Comments: President Trump's address to the nation last night concluded without any major announcement of policy changes, and the speech was neither an announcement of the end of the war nor of any substantial increase of combat operations. Timeline wise, President Trump stated that the conflict will last 2-3 more weeks, though no official exit plan was conveyed. More generally, speeches by political officials are not usually reflective of the tactical situation on the ground and as it stands right now, the raw information available to the public continues to indicate another surge of military hardware and resources into the Middle East. Yesterday CENTCOM published their list of assets deployed to support Operation Epic Fury, which included many resources which have recently arrived in theater, such as the EA-37B COMPASS CALL platform (which is used for electronic warfare). This platform arrived on station yesterday, having been observed at Mildenhall Air Base on her way to the Middle East two days ago. Aircraft movements such as this one (and others) continue to indicate that operations are ramping up...not down. National-level reconnaissance and EW assets being moved into theater at this point (conducting their first combat deployment a full month after the war began), is not an indicator of the war coming to a close. Analyst: S2A1 Research: Disclaimer: No LLMs were used in the writing of this report. //END REPORT//
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//The Wire//2300Z April 2, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: COLONIAL PIPELINE SHUT DOWN BRIEFLY OVERNIGHT AFTER SUSTAINING DAMAGE IN GEORGIA. STRATEGIC BUILDUP CONTINUES IN MIDDLE EAST AS UNITED STATES BEGINS TARGETING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN IRAN.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East: American targeting within Iran continues as Iranian forces continue to hit U.S. bases throughout the region. American bases in Kuwait have been hammered over the past few days, with ballistic missile strikes being reported at Camp Arifjan and Ali Al Salem Airbase. Within Iran, this morning the United States began more deliberate attacks on infrastructure which are not solely military targets. The B1 bridge west of Tehran was destroyed, which was not yet opened (it was still under construction) but would have been the largest bridge in the country and the main link between Tehran and Karaj. Analyst Comment: The Iranians are very likely to retaliate by hitting one (or several) critical bridges throughout the region, on the south side of the Persian Gulf. The King Fahd Bridge linking Bahrain with the mainland was already struck by the Iranians on the opening days of the war (when Saudi forces crossed the bridge to put down the Shia uprising/protests in Manama) so if they wanted to hit it again they've already demonstrated that they have the ability to do so. Iraq: This morning the US State Department issued another travel alert, specifically warning that attacks may escalate over the next 24-48 hours. Analyst Comment: This is probably in response to the kidnapping of American journalist Shelly Kittleson by Kataib Hezbollah two days ago (who still remains missing in Baghdad) but also the deteriorating security situation nationwide, which is being compounded by various Iraqi militia groups beginning to mobilize against American forces in the region. More strategically, the situation is Iraq has deteriorated to it's lowest point in years, and there is now a very real risk of some kind of insurgent uprising coming about, due to the opposing militant groups which have been stirred up by the situation in Iran. This will be an important situation to monitor over the next few weeks. India: Following weeks of petroleum disruptions nationwide, the first oil tanker arrived in Vadinar overnight, completing India's resumption of purchasing crude oil from Iran, which was originally halted in 2019. Analyst Comment: India had previously halted the purchase of Iranian oil due to American sanctions, but due to the war in the Middle East resulting in the US waiving oil export sanctions, India has resumed the purchase of oil from Iran. Indian media reports that the transaction was carried out in Chinese Yuan. -HomeFront- Georgia: Yesterday evening Colonial Pipeline's Line 1 was shut down after sustaining damage during drilling operations. The pipeline was shut down for several hours while repairs were conducted, and as of this morning Line 1 is fully functional. Analyst Comment: While this incident was not the result of malign action and it was resolved quickly, this was still a big deal. This is the largest gasoline pipeline network in the United States, and provides the vast majority of gasoline to the east coast. Considering the recent volatility in the oil markets, this outage occurring right before a major holiday weekend for travel was exceptionally poor timing. Washington D.C. - Several leadership changes have taken place this afternoon. Attorney General Pam Bondi has been relieved of her duties, with her Deputy Todd Blanche taking over her roles until a replacement is found. At the Pentagon, General Randy George was requested to take an early retirement, effective immediately, stepping down from his role as Army Chief of Staff. -----END TEARLINE----- Analyst Comments: President Trump's address to the nation last night concluded without any major announcement of policy changes, and the speech was neither an announcement of the end of the war nor of any substantial increase of combat operations. Timeline wise, President Trump stated that the conflict will last 2-3 more weeks, though no official exit plan was conveyed. More generally, speeches by political officials are not usually reflective of the tactical situation on the ground and as it stands right now, the raw information available to the public continues to indicate another surge of military hardware and resources into the Middle East. Yesterday CENTCOM published their list of assets deployed to support Operation Epic Fury, which included many resources which have recently arrived in theater, such as the EA-37B COMPASS CALL platform (which is used for electronic warfare). This platform arrived on station yesterday, having been observed at Mildenhall Air Base on her way to the Middle East two days ago. Aircraft movements such as this one (and others) continue to indicate that operations are ramping up...not down. National-level reconnaissance and EW assets being moved into theater at this point (conducting their first combat deployment a full month after the war began), is not an indicator of the war coming to a close. Analyst: S2A1 Research: Disclaimer: No LLMs were used in the writing of this report. //END REPORT//

S2 Underground

10,663 просмотров • 4 месяцев назад

Impact After Term | 13 : iTNT Hub — Scaling Tamil Nadu's Deep Tech Ecosystem (Part 2) Establishing iTNT Hub was only the first step. The larger vision was to ensure that Tamil Nadu's emerging Deep Tech ecosystem extended beyond Chennai, enabling innovators, researchers and entrepreneurs across the State to participate in the technologies shaping the future. Under the leadership of Dr. PTR as Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services, iTNT Hub expanded through regional centres in Tiruchirappalli, Madurai and Coimbatore. By bringing world-class infrastructure, mentoring, industry partnerships and access to investment closer to Tier-II and Tier-III cities, the initiative laid the foundation for a more decentralised innovation ecosystem. To strengthen early-stage Deep Tech entrepreneurship, the FOUNDATION Fund was launched, through which the first five startups received ₹53 lakh in seed funding. The Deep Tech Hardware Product Design Scheme further supported indigenous hardware innovation by providing grants of up to ₹15 lakh for product design and development. Recognising that innovation achieves its greatest value only when research reaches the marketplace, the Tamil Nadu Technology Transfer Facilitation Centre (TNTTFC) was established in July 2025. Through patent facilitation, IP management, Innovation Spotlight and the Research2Revenue programme, the initiative has already enabled more than 60 patent filings while helping researchers translate ideas into commercially viable technologies. Announced by Dr. PTR in the Legislative Assembly in June 2024 and successfully held on 30 July 2025, the Innovate in TN IP Conclave strengthened Tamil Nadu's intellectual property ecosystem. Bringing together organisations such as the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Indian Patent Office, NASSCOM, C-DAC, Bosch and Mahindra & Mahindra, the conclave showcased 16 emerging technologies, facilitated four technology transfers to industry, and connected 44 researchers and startups with iTNT Hub's pre-incubation and acceleration programmes. During this period, iTNT Hub also expanded Tamil Nadu's global innovation network through collaborations with leading universities, research institutions and industry partners in India and abroad. Partnerships with organisations such as the University of Melbourne, Rutgers University, Bosch, Amazon Web Services, Rolls-Royce, C-DAC and others opened new opportunities for technology collaboration, industry engagement and global market access for startups. These initiatives culminated in the launch of the Tamil Nadu Deep Tech Startup Policy at UmagineTN 2026, providing the State with its first comprehensive policy framework dedicated to accelerating Deep Tech innovation, strengthening research commercialisation and building globally competitive technology enterprises. Together, these initiatives transformed iTNT Hub from an innovation platform into a comprehensive Deep Tech ecosystem—connecting research, entrepreneurship, industry, investment and public policy. In doing so, they strengthened Tamil Nadu's position as one of India's leading destinations for frontier technology and innovation. — Admin Team
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Impact After Term | 13 : iTNT Hub — Scaling Tamil Nadu's Deep Tech Ecosystem (Part 2) Establishing iTNT Hub was only the first step. The larger vision was to ensure that Tamil Nadu's emerging Deep Tech ecosystem extended beyond Chennai, enabling innovators, researchers and entrepreneurs across the State to participate in the technologies shaping the future. Under the leadership of Dr. PTR as Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services, iTNT Hub expanded through regional centres in Tiruchirappalli, Madurai and Coimbatore. By bringing world-class infrastructure, mentoring, industry partnerships and access to investment closer to Tier-II and Tier-III cities, the initiative laid the foundation for a more decentralised innovation ecosystem. To strengthen early-stage Deep Tech entrepreneurship, the FOUNDATION Fund was launched, through which the first five startups received ₹53 lakh in seed funding. The Deep Tech Hardware Product Design Scheme further supported indigenous hardware innovation by providing grants of up to ₹15 lakh for product design and development. Recognising that innovation achieves its greatest value only when research reaches the marketplace, the Tamil Nadu Technology Transfer Facilitation Centre (TNTTFC) was established in July 2025. Through patent facilitation, IP management, Innovation Spotlight and the Research2Revenue programme, the initiative has already enabled more than 60 patent filings while helping researchers translate ideas into commercially viable technologies. Announced by Dr. PTR in the Legislative Assembly in June 2024 and successfully held on 30 July 2025, the Innovate in TN IP Conclave strengthened Tamil Nadu's intellectual property ecosystem. Bringing together organisations such as the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Indian Patent Office, NASSCOM, C-DAC, Bosch and Mahindra & Mahindra, the conclave showcased 16 emerging technologies, facilitated four technology transfers to industry, and connected 44 researchers and startups with iTNT Hub's pre-incubation and acceleration programmes. During this period, iTNT Hub also expanded Tamil Nadu's global innovation network through collaborations with leading universities, research institutions and industry partners in India and abroad. Partnerships with organisations such as the University of Melbourne, Rutgers University, Bosch, Amazon Web Services, Rolls-Royce, C-DAC and others opened new opportunities for technology collaboration, industry engagement and global market access for startups. These initiatives culminated in the launch of the Tamil Nadu Deep Tech Startup Policy at UmagineTN 2026, providing the State with its first comprehensive policy framework dedicated to accelerating Deep Tech innovation, strengthening research commercialisation and building globally competitive technology enterprises. Together, these initiatives transformed iTNT Hub from an innovation platform into a comprehensive Deep Tech ecosystem—connecting research, entrepreneurship, industry, investment and public policy. In doing so, they strengthened Tamil Nadu's position as one of India's leading destinations for frontier technology and innovation. — Admin Team

Dr P Thiaga Rajan (PTR)

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This is music to the ears of someone who lived in Mumbai for 10 years and left disappointed because the infrastructure just wouldn’t keep up. Listen to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on the massive infrastructure push around Mumbai: •India’s largest airport is getting ready, and the NAINA city around it will be three times bigger than Mumbai—set to become a business magnet. •You will be able to travel from Vadhawan Port to BKC in just 25 minutes. •Vadhawan Port is Maharashtra’s biggest infrastructure project. •It will transform not just Maharashtra’s economy but also that of Bharat. •JNPT Port has put Mumbai on the world map, accounting for 65% of India’s container traffic. •Vadhawan Port will be three times bigger than JNPT. •At Vadhawan Port, we will create a fourth Mumbai, with the city’s third airport coming up there. •Between 2009 and 2014, Maharashtra failed to develop robust infrastructure in Mumbai, leading to high living costs and prompting startups to relocate to cities like Bengaluru and Hyderabad. As a result, Mumbai missed out on the IT revolution. But now, with our infrastructure projects, that is changing. •Mumbai—not Bengaluru or Hyderabad—is India’s true startup capital. •30% of our startups are tech companies. •Navi Mumbai is India’s data center capital, commanding 60% of the country’s data center capacity. West Bengal has similar potential, but it cannot realize any of it as long as Mamata Banerjee remains Chief Minister. She must be voted out. The same goes for Tamil Nadu—Stalin is dragging it down.
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This is music to the ears of someone who lived in Mumbai for 10 years and left disappointed because the infrastructure just wouldn’t keep up. Listen to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on the massive infrastructure push around Mumbai: •India’s largest airport is getting ready, and the NAINA city around it will be three times bigger than Mumbai—set to become a business magnet. •You will be able to travel from Vadhawan Port to BKC in just 25 minutes. •Vadhawan Port is Maharashtra’s biggest infrastructure project. •It will transform not just Maharashtra’s economy but also that of Bharat. •JNPT Port has put Mumbai on the world map, accounting for 65% of India’s container traffic. •Vadhawan Port will be three times bigger than JNPT. •At Vadhawan Port, we will create a fourth Mumbai, with the city’s third airport coming up there. •Between 2009 and 2014, Maharashtra failed to develop robust infrastructure in Mumbai, leading to high living costs and prompting startups to relocate to cities like Bengaluru and Hyderabad. As a result, Mumbai missed out on the IT revolution. But now, with our infrastructure projects, that is changing. •Mumbai—not Bengaluru or Hyderabad—is India’s true startup capital. •30% of our startups are tech companies. •Navi Mumbai is India’s data center capital, commanding 60% of the country’s data center capacity. West Bengal has similar potential, but it cannot realize any of it as long as Mamata Banerjee remains Chief Minister. She must be voted out. The same goes for Tamil Nadu—Stalin is dragging it down.

Amit Malviya

266,419 просмотров • 1 год назад

South Africa Is Playing With Fire Boardrooms are now battlegrounds. Activists are marching into corporate offices across South Africa demanding that "foreigners" pack up and leave. President Cyril Ramaphosa Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 this cannot stand and here's why it's not just wrong, it's dangerously short-sighted. Please ask yourself does South Africa know how deeply it is embedded in the rest of this continent? ✅️1. MTN carries hundreds of millions of subscribers across Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Rwanda, Côte d'Ivoire, and beyond a South African company thriving on African soil that isn't its own. MTN South Africa ✅️2. Absa now earns nearly a third of its group profit from outside South Africa — Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Uganda, Zambia, Tanzania and is still acquiring more African banks as we speak. Absa Group ✅️3.Standard Bank remains the continent's largest bank by assets, moving trillions of rand through African economies every single year. Standard Bank ZA ✅️4. MultiChoice/DStv has for decades been the dominant gatekeeper of entertainment and information across dozens of African households. ✅️5. Sanlam and Old Mutual manage insurance and pension savings for millions of East and West Africans. ✅️6. Nandos, Steers, and Debonairs feed households across Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia, and Uganda. ✅️7. Bidvest and Imperial Logistics run supply chains that keep goods moving through multiple African economies. ✅8. ️Then there's tourism an industry South Africa depends on heavily, and where the hypocrisy cuts sharpest. Hospitality groups like Tsogo Sun, City Lodge, and Sun International have expanded into Zambia, Nigeria, and beyond. South African Airways, Airlink, and a web of SA-based travel companies have spent decades marketing Cape Town, Kruger, and the Garden Route to the rest of the continent and Africans have answered in huge numbers. Kenyans, Nigerians, Ghanaians, and others fill Sandton hotels, Table Mountain cable cars, and Kruger safari lodges every year, injecting real foreign currency into the South African economy. So which is it? Do you want African wallets in your tills and African bodies in your hotel beds, but not African faces in your boardrooms? Now imagine just for a moment Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia, or Ghana adopting the same logic. Boardrooms in Lagos or Nairobi staging walk-ins demanding MTN executives leave, Absa hand back its banking licenses, or Kenyan immigration quietly discouraging South African tourists from checking into Mombasa or Diani hotels. The fallout for South Africa would be instant and brutal and tourism, banking, and telecoms would be the first casualties, not the last. This is the essence of glass houses and stones. You cannot build a continental empire in banking, telecoms, insurance, and tourism, and then slam the door on that same continent's citizens the moment it's convenient at home. It's worth remembering South Africa's most celebrated exports thrive precisely because other nations didn't gatekeep opportunity by passport. Trevor Noah built a global career from a studio in New York. Elon Musk, born in Pretoria, built his fortune in Silicon Valley and Texas. Both benefited from economies that judged them on merit, not nationality. Trevor Noah Elon Musk If Africa responds to South Africa's boardroom nativism with mirrored nativism, no one wins least of all South Africans working, investing, and building across this continent. Mr. President, this is a fire worth putting out before it spreads. As always, I choose to remain an optimist. Mohammed Hersi A true African patriot at heart
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South Africa Is Playing With Fire Boardrooms are now battlegrounds. Activists are marching into corporate offices across South Africa demanding that "foreigners" pack up and leave. President Cyril Ramaphosa Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 this cannot stand and here's why it's not just wrong, it's dangerously short-sighted. Please ask yourself does South Africa know how deeply it is embedded in the rest of this continent? ✅️1. MTN carries hundreds of millions of subscribers across Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Rwanda, Côte d'Ivoire, and beyond a South African company thriving on African soil that isn't its own. MTN South Africa ✅️2. Absa now earns nearly a third of its group profit from outside South Africa — Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Uganda, Zambia, Tanzania and is still acquiring more African banks as we speak. Absa Group ✅️3.Standard Bank remains the continent's largest bank by assets, moving trillions of rand through African economies every single year. Standard Bank ZA ✅️4. MultiChoice/DStv has for decades been the dominant gatekeeper of entertainment and information across dozens of African households. ✅️5. Sanlam and Old Mutual manage insurance and pension savings for millions of East and West Africans. ✅️6. Nandos, Steers, and Debonairs feed households across Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia, and Uganda. ✅️7. Bidvest and Imperial Logistics run supply chains that keep goods moving through multiple African economies. ✅8. ️Then there's tourism an industry South Africa depends on heavily, and where the hypocrisy cuts sharpest. Hospitality groups like Tsogo Sun, City Lodge, and Sun International have expanded into Zambia, Nigeria, and beyond. South African Airways, Airlink, and a web of SA-based travel companies have spent decades marketing Cape Town, Kruger, and the Garden Route to the rest of the continent and Africans have answered in huge numbers. Kenyans, Nigerians, Ghanaians, and others fill Sandton hotels, Table Mountain cable cars, and Kruger safari lodges every year, injecting real foreign currency into the South African economy. So which is it? Do you want African wallets in your tills and African bodies in your hotel beds, but not African faces in your boardrooms? Now imagine just for a moment Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia, or Ghana adopting the same logic. Boardrooms in Lagos or Nairobi staging walk-ins demanding MTN executives leave, Absa hand back its banking licenses, or Kenyan immigration quietly discouraging South African tourists from checking into Mombasa or Diani hotels. The fallout for South Africa would be instant and brutal and tourism, banking, and telecoms would be the first casualties, not the last. This is the essence of glass houses and stones. You cannot build a continental empire in banking, telecoms, insurance, and tourism, and then slam the door on that same continent's citizens the moment it's convenient at home. It's worth remembering South Africa's most celebrated exports thrive precisely because other nations didn't gatekeep opportunity by passport. Trevor Noah built a global career from a studio in New York. Elon Musk, born in Pretoria, built his fortune in Silicon Valley and Texas. Both benefited from economies that judged them on merit, not nationality. Trevor Noah Elon Musk If Africa responds to South Africa's boardroom nativism with mirrored nativism, no one wins least of all South Africans working, investing, and building across this continent. Mr. President, this is a fire worth putting out before it spreads. As always, I choose to remain an optimist. Mohammed Hersi A true African patriot at heart

Mohammed Hersi : Mr Optimist

333,270 просмотров • 1 месяц назад

Netflix aquired Ben Affleck’s AI film startup InterPositive for up to $600 million (based on certain milestones). Affleck’s AI tool augments existing filmmaking workflows: ▫️directors can train a small model from their own dailies ▫️improves the post-production editorial process ▫️more quickly mix, color and finish films (use their trained model to change shots, add props, enhance backgrounds or remove visuals while keeping consistency) Seems similar to work James Cameron is doing with AI and VFX. Cameron says his interest in GenAI is to reduce post-production costs by making the “cadence faster, so your throughput cycle is faster and artists get to move on and do other cool things.” If AI can reduce VFX costs by 1/2, Cameron thinks that means more blockbusters (including original IP or up-and-coming directors that wouldn’t otherwise get greenlit). Affleck mentions “getting more episodes” of your favourite TV shows with his tech. If Affleck hits the full $600 million cash deal, this looks to be Netflix’s largest tech acquisition ever. Whether or not the tech is worth that much, Netflix is getting the Affleck halo of a well-known (but still skeptical) AI practitioner. He has been Hollywood’s go-to takesman (eg. Rogan) on how AI can or can not change Hollywood (he doesn’t think it has creative chops for scriptwriting and thinks unions will protect a lot of acting/writing jobs for foreseeable future). If Netflix wants to ramp its use of AI, Affleck’s narrow view of the technology’s use makes it less threatening and helps with creative talent (David Fincher already using it for Brad Pitt film, probably the Once Upon A Time In Hollywood sequel). “It’s not about text prompting or building something from nothing,” Affleck says. “You’re building a model from your own material.” *** Lucas Shaw at Bloomberg on deal structure: Netflix CCO and CTO full interview Affleck:
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Netflix aquired Ben Affleck’s AI film startup InterPositive for up to $600 million (based on certain milestones). Affleck’s AI tool augments existing filmmaking workflows: ▫️directors can train a small model from their own dailies ▫️improves the post-production editorial process ▫️more quickly mix, color and finish films (use their trained model to change shots, add props, enhance backgrounds or remove visuals while keeping consistency) Seems similar to work James Cameron is doing with AI and VFX. Cameron says his interest in GenAI is to reduce post-production costs by making the “cadence faster, so your throughput cycle is faster and artists get to move on and do other cool things.” If AI can reduce VFX costs by 1/2, Cameron thinks that means more blockbusters (including original IP or up-and-coming directors that wouldn’t otherwise get greenlit). Affleck mentions “getting more episodes” of your favourite TV shows with his tech. If Affleck hits the full $600 million cash deal, this looks to be Netflix’s largest tech acquisition ever. Whether or not the tech is worth that much, Netflix is getting the Affleck halo of a well-known (but still skeptical) AI practitioner. He has been Hollywood’s go-to takesman (eg. Rogan) on how AI can or can not change Hollywood (he doesn’t think it has creative chops for scriptwriting and thinks unions will protect a lot of acting/writing jobs for foreseeable future). If Netflix wants to ramp its use of AI, Affleck’s narrow view of the technology’s use makes it less threatening and helps with creative talent (David Fincher already using it for Brad Pitt film, probably the Once Upon A Time In Hollywood sequel). “It’s not about text prompting or building something from nothing,” Affleck says. “You’re building a model from your own material.” *** Lucas Shaw at Bloomberg on deal structure: Netflix CCO and CTO full interview Affleck:

Trung Phan

485,852 просмотров • 5 месяцев назад

Chief Minister Joseph Vijay has started tackling Tamil Nadu's biggest long-term challenge: WATER SCARCITY! Someone recently asked me, "When will Tamil Nadu wake up to the issue of water scarcity?" My response was: "The day Tamil Nadu stops depending on Cauvery water and becomes self-sufficient through its own water creation and conservation projects." According to NITI Aayog's classification of water scarcity based on the Falkenmark Index ( : >1,700 m³/person/year – No water stress 1,000–1,700 m³/person/year – Water stress 500–1,000 m³/person/year – Water scarcity <500 m³/person/year – Absolute water scarcity The projections for Tamil Nadu are particularly concerning. By 2050, almost every district in the state is projected to fall into the "absolute water scarcity" category, with less than 500 m³ per person per year. That is why I am glad to see Chief Minister Joseph Vijay taking genuine steps in this direction. Needless to say, desilting works have already begun (quoted post). I would also request the Chief Minister to revisit the visionary Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) initiative introduced by former Chief Minister Jayalalitha in 2001. It remains one of the most impactful public policy interventions in Tamil Nadu's history and significantly helped address water scarcity. Water security is not just an environmental issue; it is an economic, agricultural and even a national security issue. The more self-sufficient Tamil Nadu becomes in water, the stronger and more resilient the state will be. This video shows Chief Minister Joseph Vijay conducting an on-site inspection of the ongoing expansion works of the seawater desalination project at Nemmeli, near Chennai, before departing from the site. CMOTamilNadu TVK Vijay TVK Party HQ TVK IT Wing Official
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Chief Minister Joseph Vijay has started tackling Tamil Nadu's biggest long-term challenge: WATER SCARCITY! Someone recently asked me, "When will Tamil Nadu wake up to the issue of water scarcity?" My response was: "The day Tamil Nadu stops depending on Cauvery water and becomes self-sufficient through its own water creation and conservation projects." According to NITI Aayog's classification of water scarcity based on the Falkenmark Index ( : >1,700 m³/person/year – No water stress 1,000–1,700 m³/person/year – Water stress 500–1,000 m³/person/year – Water scarcity <500 m³/person/year – Absolute water scarcity The projections for Tamil Nadu are particularly concerning. By 2050, almost every district in the state is projected to fall into the "absolute water scarcity" category, with less than 500 m³ per person per year. That is why I am glad to see Chief Minister Joseph Vijay taking genuine steps in this direction. Needless to say, desilting works have already begun (quoted post). I would also request the Chief Minister to revisit the visionary Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) initiative introduced by former Chief Minister Jayalalitha in 2001. It remains one of the most impactful public policy interventions in Tamil Nadu's history and significantly helped address water scarcity. Water security is not just an environmental issue; it is an economic, agricultural and even a national security issue. The more self-sufficient Tamil Nadu becomes in water, the stronger and more resilient the state will be. This video shows Chief Minister Joseph Vijay conducting an on-site inspection of the ongoing expansion works of the seawater desalination project at Nemmeli, near Chennai, before departing from the site. CMOTamilNadu TVK Vijay TVK Party HQ TVK IT Wing Official

Praveen

607,565 просмотров • 1 месяц назад