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More Pixels: https://jws.pictures/2022/PXL_20220923_100857551.PANO
#Delhi #NewDelhi #India #HumayunsTomb #Travel #TravelPhotography
Even #Delhi has some free aid.
@codeDude I organize monthly #OpenStreetMap mapping parties in #Delhi #India.
We announce on free platforms like #XMPP, Mastodon, Lemmy, mailing lists, and Discourse, but not everyone uses them. So we also have to announce on Telegram, Discord, Reddit, etc.
That said, if we treat both free and proprietary platforms equally (this includes bridging), there's no incentive for people to move away from proprietary platforms, and we're really only helping these platforms cement their dominance.
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"Ghazipur landfill: The 70-acre 'garbage mountain of Delhi' - where nearby residents are being 'slowly poisoned'"
In a First, Environmental Concerns Dominated Delhi Elections, Voters Demanded Clean Yamuna, Air Quality
Despite being one of the most-polluted cities in the world, Delhi has not seen environmental issues dominate voters’ concerns. However, the recently concluded Assembly elections signaled a pivotal shift, with voters, for the first time, prioritising environmental concerns, demanding a clean Yamuna and improved air quality
https://www.news18.com/india/in-a-first-environmental-concerns-dominated-delhi-elections-voters-demanded-clean-yamuna-air-quality-interview-9250450.html
Affordable public transport is a right, not a privilege: Delhi youth joins Climate March
In a city suffocating under pollution, extreme climate events, and relentless congestion, Delhi’s youth and members of various organizations took to the streets today to demand what should be a basic right—affordable and efficient public transport
Many people attend only once and never again, so I also emphasized in the invitations and announcements the importance of repeat participation.
It's not a one-and-done event - we need all the people we can get if we are to make #OpenStreetMap usable in #Delhi.
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I used Overview of #OpenStreetMap Contributors to put together a list of mappers in #Delhi -
https://resultmaps.neis-one.org/oooc
Then, I wrote a #CommonLisp script to send DMs to them. This was my first time using OAuth in anything. I used the Ciao library for it.
I've DM'd over 500 people with it.
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Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta and her ministers started their tenure by focusing on 'Maa Yamuna', attending a grand Yamuna arti. The chief minister attended a grand "Yamuna Aarti" on Vasudev ghat before chairing her first cabinet meeting .
#Day #CMRekha #Yamuna #Delhi #MastIndia #MastodonIndians #India @mastodonindians
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/with-aarti-on-day-1-cm-rekha-gupta-takes-first-step-to-make-yamuna-identity-of-delhi/articleshow/118426172.cms
#Earthquake (#भूकंप) M4.0 strikes 14 km SW of #Delhi (#India) 20 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1772705
#Maps #OpenSource code to plot correlation between changes in population density (in last 3 decades) and road network, e.g. #Delhi (#India)
Data: @openstreetmap @nasa
Full Codehttps://tinyurl.com/delhi-pop-roads
Tools: #rstats #ggplot2 #tidyterra #osmextract by @rOpenSci
At least 18 people, including women and children, died in a stampede at New Delhi Railway Station. The chaos resulted from a surge of passengers heading to Maha Kumbh and waiting for delayed trains. A high-level committee is investigating the incident to determine its cause.
#Kumbh #Delhi #MastIndia #MastodonIndians #India @mastodonindians
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/unprecedented-maha-kumbh-rush-and-train-delays-what-triggered-new-delhi-railway-station-stampede/articleshow/118291576.cms
The #OpenStreetMap community of Delhi invites everyone to its 16th mapping party!
4th May
online
https://osmcal.org/event/3539/
11th May
Rohini East Metro Station
https://osmcal.org/event/3540/
Visit the links to learn more, and to add the events to your calendar.
We encourage you to attend as many parties as possible, both online and in-person. The more the people, the greater our impact. Each person counts!
The #OpenStreetMap community of Delhi invites everyone to its 15th mapping party!
6th April
online
https://osmcal.org/event/3537/
13th April
Chandni Chowk Metro Station
https://osmcal.org/event/3538/
Visit the links to learn more, and to add the events to your calendar.
We encourage you to attend as many parties as possible, both online and in-person. The more the people, the greater our impact. Each person counts!
The #OpenStreetMap community of Delhi invites everyone to its 14th mapping party!
2nd March
online
https://osmcal.org/event/3532/ 9th March
Dwarka Sector 12 Metro Station
https://osmcal.org/event/3533/
Visit the links for details.
We encourage you to attend as many parties as possible, both online and in-person. The more the people, the greater our impact. Each person counts!
The bench directed the chief secretaries to appear in court through video-conferencing to explain why these states were non-compliant.
#Delhi #AndhraPradesh #J&K #MastIndia #MastodonIndians #India @mastodonindians
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/misleading-ads-sc-summons-delhi-andhra-pradesh-and-jk-chief-secretaries/article69202527.ece
Exit polls for the Delhi assembly polls predict a BJP win, while AAP argues that these polls historically underestimate their performance. AAP leaders are confident of securing a big mandate, with voters showing support. BJP assures a significant victory claiming voters chose them for development. Congress is hopeful about better results, citing strong grassroots efforts.
#Delhi #AAP #BJP #Congress #MastIndia #MastodonIndians #India @mastodonindians
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/projected-totals-fail-to-enthuse-as-all-3-parties-certain-of-better-scores/articleshow/117959943.cms