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Jan 16 14 tweets 3 min read
A spread of negativity happens with whatever we hear around us. But today *there are a lot of good news, and wonderful actions happening, that don't appear in the media and are changing the planet and humanity* Here are some:
The Norwegians decided not to drill oil wells on the Lofoten Islands (with $53 million in oil reserves) to preserve the islands' ecosystem.
For the first time in Malawi's history, a woman has been elected president of the country's parliament. The Esther Challenge canceled 1,500 child marriages and sent them back to school.
Swedish donors receive a text of thanks every time their blood saves people.
Thanks to the Endangered Species Act, the population of near-endangered sea turtles has increased by 980%.

Thai supermarkets have abandoned plastic bags and started wrapping their groceries in banana leaves.

The Netherlands became the first country without stray dogs.
South Korea organizes dance parties for people over 65. Fighting dementia and loneliness;

In Rome, you can pay for a metro ticket using plastic bottles. Thus, 350,000 bottles have already been collected.
California restricts the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in stores so people can bring in pets from shelters;

Rice farmers around the world are starting to use duck fields instead of pesticides. Ducks eat insects and nibble on weeds without touching the rice;
Canada has enacted a law banning the use of dolphins in the entertainment industry;

The Netherlands plants the roofs of hundreds of bus stops with flowers and plants - specifically for bees;

Iceland became the first country in the world to legalize equal pay for men and women
German circuses, instead of animals, use their holograms to prevent the exploitation of animals in circuses;

LarvalBot underwater robot seeding the bottom of the Great Barrier Reef with microscopic corals grown specifically for ecosystem restoration
To reduce the number of suicides, Sweden organized the world's first psychiatric ambulance

4,855 people queued for hours in the rain to test stem cells to save a five-year-old boy's life;
An Indian village celebrates the birth of each girl by planting 111 trees.

3,50,000 trees have been planted so far.

Thanks to the ban on hunting humpback whales, their population has grown from several hundred to 25,000.
The Netherlands built five artificial islands specifically for the conservation of birds and plants. Two years later, there are already 30,000 birds living there and 127 plant species are growing.
LET'S INCREASE POSITIVE MOOD!

Let's share and spread the positive, the good, the creative; it's a good way to fight evil with good and promote good habits and good deeds in our world today!

Let's feed our cells with renewed energy for good.
#BharatJodoYatra led by @RahulGandhi has infused positivity in India.

People from every single section of our society have joined the march to spread love and compassion.

This singular move is changing the mood of the Nation: that's suffering under a negative #ModiGovt regime

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Rajendra Prasad lawyer, Indian independence activist, journalist & scholar. He joined the Indian National Congress during the Indian Independence Movement and became a major leader from the region of Bihar and Maharashtra. Image
A supporter of Mahatma Gandhi, Prasad was imprisoned by British authorities during the Salt Satyagraha of 1931 and the Quit India movement of 1942.

Dr. Rajendra Prasad was arrested in 1930 while participating in Salt Satyagraha. He was in jail when on 15 January 1934 a Image
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Lal Bahadur Shastri's family had no links to the independence movement then taking shape, among his teachers at Harish Chandra High School was an intensely patriotic and highly respected teacher named Nishkameshwar Prasad Mishra, who gave Shastri much-needed financial support Image
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In January 1921, when Shastri was in the 10th standard and three months from sitting the final examinations, he attended a public meeting in Benares hosted by Gandhi and Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya. Image
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Despite differences, which do arise in any movement for independence of such a diverse kind, the three leaders were in unison over the question of non-sectarian, non-majoritarian politics.

A great believer in rationality as well as faith Gandhiji strongly rejected dogma and Image
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Maulana Azad and Sardar Patel considered each other close friends. They admired each other's patriotism and commitment towards the social uplift of the Indian people. At times, they held differences of opinions regarding the means to attain the same goals, Image
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BJP buried the federal system ― by introducing GST.

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We are now in a situation where the states’ wealth is placed at the foot of the Centre and they have to then beg for their share from it. By this #BJP have buried the very life of the federal system which is the most important feature of our Constitution! . Image
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