The National Democratic Alliance does not have a formal governing structure such as an executive board or politburo. It has been up to the leaders of the individual parties to make decisions on issues such as sharing of seats in elections, allocation of ministries and the issues that are raised in Parliament. Given the varied ideologies among the parties, there have been many cases of disagreement and split voting among the allies.
Owing to ill health, George Fernandes, who was the NDA convener until 2008, was discharged of his responsibility. He replaced by Sharad Yadav, the then national president of the JD(U) party. On 16 June 2013, the JD(U) left the coalition and Sharad Yadav resigned from the role of the NDA convener. Then the CM of Andhra Pradesh Chandrababu Naidu was made the NDA convener.
On 27 July 2017 JD(U) with the help of BJP formed the government in Bihar. Later, on 19 August 2017 JD(U) formally rejoined the NDA after 4 years.
As of March 2020, the BJP holds a majority of Legislative Assembly in 12 states - Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. In Haryana, BJP shares power as the senior partner (Chief Minister of BJP) with Jannayak Janta Party.
Younger Dryas
The Younger Dryas (around 12,900 to 11,700 years ago) was a cold period. It reversed the gradual climatic warming which started around 20,000 years ago.
At this time there was a sharp fall in temperature over most of the Northern Hemisphere. This occurred at the end of the Pleistocene epoch and just before the present, warmer, Holocene epoch.
The last glacial maximum (LGM) was about 27,000 to 24,000 years ago. The Younger Dryas was the most recent and longest of several interruptions to the gradual warming of the Earth's climate. The change was relatively sudden, and it resulted in a decline of temperatures in Greenland by 4 to 10 °C (7.2 to 18 °F) Glaciers and dry conditions spread over much of the temperate Northern Hemisphere. It may have been caused by an influx of fresh, cold water from North America to the Atlantic.
The Younger Dryas was a period of climatic change. The effects were complex and variable. In the Southern Hemisphere and some areas of the Northern Hemisphere, such as southeastern North America, a slight warming occurred.
Isolation centers (Belarus)
Isolation centers in Belarus are prisons where people are held in camera or with no one to turn to for some time.
The Belarusian "isolation centers" became very known as part of the 2020 Belarusian protests after 2020 Belarusian presidential election. The government and Alexander Lukashenko let punishments on protesters be done. People have been moved in isolation centers. There have been news on bad handling of people and torture in isolation centers. The most known isolation center is Okrestina.
GB DIY Store
GB DIY Store is a UK based company that offers a range of uPVC window and door repair parts, tools and fitting supplies to both the public and trade. It is the UK's largest specialised supplier of uPVC window and door repair parts to the public.
GB DIY Store started as a different company in 2002 which was founded by David Rourke where they manufactured and installed double glazed upvc windows and doors.
In 2012 Nathan Rourke, the son of David joined the company and made the decision to start an online store and sell upvc window and door hardware. In 2015 the success of the new venture grew well and they decided to stop manufacturing and installing windows and doors and focus on expanding their range of products for sale online and through a newly built local trade counter.
In 2017 they completely rebranded and opened the company known today as GB DIY Store.
The Headington Shark
The Headington Shark (Untitled 1986) is a sculpture on the top of a house. It is at 2 New High Street, Headington, Oxford. The sculpture is a shark breaking the roof of the house.
The shark was first put on the house on 9 August 1986. The house is owned by a radio presenter, Bill Heine. The sculpture is 4 long hundredweight and 25 feet long. It is made of painted fibreglass. It took 3 months to make the shark.
The statue was put together on the 41st anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki. It was designed by John Buckley. Anton Castiau made the sculpture. Heine said that the shark is "saying something about CND, nuclear power, Chernobyl and Nagasaki".
On August 2007, the shark was renovated by Buckley. This was because of complaints of the quality of the sculpture.
On 26 August 2016, Heine's son Magnus Hanson-Heine bought the house. He bought it so that the shark can stay on top of the house.
The shark started controversy when it was first put on the house. Oxford City Council wanted the shark removed from the house because it was not safe for the people living near. There were no planning permissions for the shark. In 1992, Minister Tony Baldry from the Department of the Environment said that the shark can stay on the house because it does not cause any problems.
Fabinho (footballer, born 1993)
Fábio Henrique Tavares (born 23 October 1993), known as Fabinho, is a Brazilian professional football player who plays for Liverpool F.C and the Brazil national football team. Fabinho is a midfielder but can also play as a defender.
Bart vs. Itchy &amp; Scratchy
"Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy" is the 18th episode of the thirtieth season of the American animated sitcom "The Simpsons", and the 657th episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on March 24, 2019.
Prison–industrial complex
The prison–industrial complex is a term for the relationship between the government and businesses and how prisons are involved. Some sources say the government makes sure that many people are locked up in prison to provide cheap workers for businesses. It is similar to the term military–industrial complex.
The United States has the largest prison population in the world. Many of those prisons are private prisons run by companies rather than the government.
EcuRed
EcuRed is a Cuban online encyclopedia. Some people have called it the "Cuban Wikipedia". It was launched in 2010. As of now, it has over 200,000 articles.
EcuRed is short for Enciclopedia Cubana en la Red (Spanish for "Cuban encyclopedia on the Web"). The website is in Spanish.
EcuRed says that its goal "is the accumulation and development of knowledge with a non-profit, pro-democracy aim from a decolonizing point of view".
Articles on EcuRed are written from a Cuban point of view. For example, EcuRed's article about the United States said it had historically taken "territory and natural resources from other nations by force, to put at the service of its businesses and monopolies", and the George W. Bush article says that he continues a family tradition of corruption, deceit and intrigue.
Reactionary
A reactionary or reactionist is a person or organization that is against social progress and wants society to return to the old way of doing things.
The word reactionary comes from the word "reaction," which describes movement in the opposite direction. In this case, reactionary beliefs and actions are opposed to the direction of social progress.
Some parts of right-wing politics is based on reactionary thinking and a wish to return to the way things were. Being a reactionary should not be confused with being a conservative, which is someone who wishes to keep (conserve) things the way they are.
The words counter-revolutionary or anti-revolutionary are sometimes used in place of the word reactionary.
The word reactionary was first used during the French Revolution. The "réactionnaires" were people who wanted France to return to a monarchy.