Quick notes: Traffic congestion | Gates Foundation...

• Bengaluru has the worst traffic in the world:  It's official. Bengaluru is the world's most traffic congested city. Mumbai, Pune and New Delhi were the other Indian cities that also featured in top 10.

Cities across the world are banning cars from city centers and major streets.

Why don't Bengaluru, Pune, Mumbai and Delhi, which are in the world's 10 most congested cities, try this remedy?https://t.co/tQjzD40e6K via @wired

— Subhash Kak (@subhashkak1) January 30, 2020




• "Gates-Monsanto Foundation": Bill Gates is continuing the work of Monsanto, pushing GMOs on small farmers around the world




• Fraudulent robocalls from India: DoJ sues US telecom providers for connecting Indian robocall scammers



• Talking Drones: Officials in China have started using drones equipped with speakers to warn citizens to wear masks as coronavirus continues to spread in the country.



• The truth is, China really won the trade war deal: “The Chinese can wait it out. They think in long, long terms, long visions.”



• Strategic Hans: Using forex reserves effectively.

How Geely's Li Shufu spent months stealthily building a $9 billion stake in Daimler.

With more than $ 3 trillion reserve more such cases will happen ? https://t.co/HaxCzhatqE

— Nilesh Shah (@NileshShah68) February 1, 2020



"Much of the intellectual property that underlies Huawei’s current 5G offering came along with the top Nortel scientists in Ottawa."

Maybe the U.S. should have bailed out Nortel back in 09?

"much of the intellectual property that underlies Huawei’s current 5G offering came along with the top Nortel scientists in Ottawa."

— Brad Setser (@Brad_Setser) January 31, 2020




• Facebook is banned  in China: As coronavirus misinformation spreads, Facebook removes posts. Unusual, as FB generally allows fake posts to stay up. Google and FB bow only to the Chinese govt.



• Only Muslims can be victims: “Christians in Pakistan live with this sword of Damocles over their head.”  'To death!' cried one woman prisoner. The other women join in. 'Hanged!' Hanged!'.” 



• A holiday camp for India's captive elephants: Once a year, some of India's captive elephants are whisked off to a "rejuvenation camp", where they are pampered and cared for by their caretakers