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The Trump tweets coming back to haunt him

Trump visiting ASEAN Countries: Many of Trump's decisions or actions, after assuming office, have been similar to those of former president B. Obama or others, about which Trump had criticized on Twitter or other social media in the past. Some of his remarks then, in the past,  and now, after becoming president, are contradictory throwing in doubt the sincerity and credibility of his words. Eager Twitter users have been quick to find such controversial remarks made by Trump in the social media in the past. There is even a Reddit community devoted to highlighting them called r/TrumpCriticizesTrump . Trump's visit to ASEAN Countries will be watched with interest as it is expected to throw some interesting remarks by Mr Trump. His earlier gaffes documented in NBCnews below, Trump Criticizes Trump - Trump's visit to Asean countries will be watched by Twitter users more closely https://t.co/ATPs13VhHI via @nbcnews — Jayaraj (@Sjayaraj1999) November 4, 2017

Ease of Doing Business Index, the downside side of it.

India climbs world Bank's DB Index ranking, but have a long way to go: India jumped 30 positions to 100th from 130 in the World Bank ranking of Ease of Doing Business Index. The Prime Minister, Mr Modi, in the very first year, wanted to take India to the top  30th  place by 2018. The index rates countries using 10 indicators from starting a business to resolving insolvency. These indicators are then used to rank each country based on the ease of doing business there. The ranking acts as an inspiration to some governments to make reforms. Whether the reforms are transformed into action, the Index does not measure and it sends confusing messages to others. C ountries get credit for passing laws, even if they haven't been widely implemented yet. When the latest ranking was released, India introduced new regulations to expedite the settlement of commercial disputes. This was done to improve on the country's 130th place in the DB Index. This has hit a road bloc

Simple tips to avoid inhaling air from traffic and other common sources of pollution

Tips to, City Dwellers, to avoid inhaling polluted air: In a city like London, where the PM 2.5 level is about 12, the Government has taken steps to control or reduce it by introducing stringent norms ahead to give the industry adequate time to innovate and implement. India is not ready yet to introduce such stringent norms. Therefore, in Indian cities, where the PM 2.5 level are way above stipulated norms, the best way to come around the problem is to avoid inhaling air from traffic and other pollution source. The video below explains some simple steps one can follow. Best of luck. Respirators & Masks

Asia has the most billionaires, overtaking USA

China and India lead the race in creating new billionaires: For the first time, Asia has overtaken The United States as the region with the most billionaires. According to a report by UPS and auditing firm PwC, a new billionaire is created every three days in Asia. While Asia lead in the number of billionaires, America still has the lead in total wealth. Europe is in third place in the number of billionaires. Pack of 4 Shirts Technology continues to be the biggest creator of wealth. Jack Ma of Alibaba is the richest man in Asia. Three quarters of the new billionaires in 2016 were for China and India. Read full article below, Asia has more billionaires, 3/4th new billionaires from China & India, than the US for the 1st time https://t.co/5XTlZm1ZK3 via @MailOnline — Jayaraj (@Sjayaraj1999) October 29, 2017