Urban Raj

The red area has over 100 million more people than Europe.

In 26 months, Javier Milei's government slashed public spending by USD 67 billion — equivalent to a massive 5.7 points of GDP adjustment. 78% of the cuts went to close the fiscal deficit, and the country now runs a surplus. This is how you fix decades of populism and irresponsibility.

Communists say that Congress is the B-team of the BJP and the Congress says that the Communists are the B-team of the BJP. This clearly means that both LDF and the UDF have accepted one thing…that in this election, if there is any A-team, it is only the BJP-NDA.

Drove from Thrissur to just past Edappally in record time, considering I was driving calmly. As construction on NH544 wraps up, this could turn into an hour long journey during off-peak hours. The joint Kochi-Thrissur urban agglomeration is going to be reality very soon.

Unironically yes, real capitalism has never been tried. I will even grant that "real socialism has never been tried" if it means I get to say real capitalism has never been tried without being accused of double standards.

A family in Oman wrote a handwritten letter asking for a home that felt like Kerala. This is what the architect built. One large clay tile roof overhanging 3.8 meters beyond the walls. Exposed brick. Flamed granite floors. A continuous shaded veranda running the entire perimeter. No AC doing the work. The roof handles it. Kerala and most of Africa share the same problem; heat, humidity, heavy rain. The solutions are also the same. Overhangs. Verandas. Local stone. Clay tiles. We don’t need to import answers. We need to look at what already works in our climate. 📍 Solo Roof, Punalur, Kerala, India Architects: Studio Acis 📸 Ar. Divya

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