November 1-15, 2016: Double Earthquake in New Zealand, Volcano eruptions, Super-Moon, lost Chandrabhaga River, wearable electronics and Purnima Thithi 14 Nov 2016

        trusciencetrutechnology@blogspot.com                           Volume 2016, Issue No.11,  Dt: 1 to 15 November 2016, Time:09:04:16 AM
November 1-15, 2016: Double Earthquake in New Zealand, Volcano eruptions, Super-Moon, lost Chandrabhaga River, wearable electronics and  Purnima Thithi 14 Nov 2016
                                                               by

               Professor Dr. Kotcherlakota Lakshmi Narayana,

M.Sc. (Math. Phys) M.Sc. (Nucl. Phys) Ph. D. (AU), Int. Edu & Res. (Sweden 1964-65) 
DOB:23-07-1940. [Retd. Prof of Physics; Shivaji University, Kolhapur - 416004]
Residential Address: 17- 11-10, Narasimha Ashram, Official Colony,

      Maharanipeta. P. O., Visakhapatnam-530002, A.P. Mobile: 09491902867.

kotcherlakota_l_n@hotmail.com;  lakshminarayana.kotcherlakota@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Earth's core, mantle, crust, oceans, ionosphere magnetosphere data of magnetic fields being measured by trio of ESA satellites, but loosing height due to thunderstorms'. Nepal's army says it has finished draining a dangerous glacial lake near Mount Everest to a safe level. Whilst scientists say there is no risk that Rome will be hit by a "big one", something different may be threatening the Eternal City, a dormant volcano. The sea conditions became very rough on 4 November and the beach moved on to shore in Rushikonda area. Puri, India: and Chittagong, Bangladesh, are among the other communities at risk. River, where it empties into Lake Maracaibo, and lightning streaks across the area, sometimes up to 280 times in an hour. Believed to be a result of the winds blowing across the lake and the surrounding swampy plains, the phenomenon is popularly known as the “Lighthouse of Maracaibo.” Giant snowballs of size three feet in Siberia on the 5 Nov 2016.  The lost Chandrabhaga River that flowed in Odisha State, at a distance of about 2 km from the 13 Century near Sun Temple at Konark, identified by satellite study in year 2000. The Hindu newspaper on 7 Nov, asserted that though the Himalayas are warming faster than the Global average, they are not yet in Focus. Bay of Bengal has no possibility of cold wind depressions and cyclones. Andhra receiving the cold winds from the North since 8 Nov. This enhanced the cold trend. Failure of (esanya ruthpavanalu} made coastal districts, Rayalaseema, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala high and dry. This [distant] electron is like a sheepdog, Every time it whizzes past another atom, this Rydberg atom adds a little attraction and nudges it toward one spot until it captures and binds the two atoms together. These molecules have huge electric dipole moments which allow them to be manipulated by weak electric fields 100 times smaller than those needed to move common diatomic molecules, this could one day be applied to the development of molecular scale electronics or machines. On 8 Nov, new research suggests that it is possible to create a new form of light by binding light to a single electron, combining the properties of both. But by using theoretical physics to model the behaviour of light and a recently-discovered class of materials known as topological insulators. Snow struck Sweden on Wednesday 9 Nov., with many routes blocked. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Thursday 10 November 2016 cited India. So I just met some high representatives of India. They are growing at eight per cent.  Researchers at I.I.T team at Chennai transformed a structure of Silver to Gold, and vice versa. Number of atoms in Gold and Silver are the same. Published in November 10, in the journal of Nature Communications. The News Dt. November 11, 2016. Nov 12, 2016 12:37 IST: A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan, 65 km east-northeast of the city of Sendai, at 6:43 am on Saturday (2143 GMT Friday), But throughout the day the warm Sun weather made it pleasant. It was too cold in the morning of 12 Nov 2016 at Visakhapatnam making it necessary to wear a winter sweater in the morning. It was an usual hot day though in the evening by 4 PM it was cold of the winter on the 13 Nov 2016. Analysis: How did New Zealand's earthquake happen? Was it two quakes in one? Scientists.  Amazing pictures of the Super Moon on the 14 Nov 2016 in the evening at the Moon's rise time are obtained and one of them shows the Blue Circle around the Moon of the presence of water vapour. The Karthik Full Moon significance depicted as per the Hindu Mythology. Purnima Thithi begins on 13 Nov 2016 at 23:17 PM and Purnima Thithi ends on 14 Nov 2016 at 19:22 PM. The author succeeded in obtaining the photographs of the Super Moon in Visakhapatnam at the time of Rise of the Moon on the West side and also, the published photos of the Super-Moon in Newspapers on 15 Nov 2016, are presented for a comparative study.
               key words: Blue Circle around Moon, bending light, Molecular Machines.

DETAILS

Thunderstorms' black out GPS:1 Nov 2016

                    Thunderstorms' in the ionosphere are blacking out the GPS in low-orbiting satellites when they fly over equator between Africa and South America. ESA Swarm, a trio of satellites measuring and untangling the different magnetic fields that stem from Earth's core, mantle, crust, oceans, ionosphere and magnetosphere. These GPS pinpoint where the satellites are making their science measurements. 
NEPAL'S ARMY
       Nepal's army says it has finished draining a dangerous glacial lake near Mount Everest to a safe level. The Imja glacial lake, at nearly 5,000 m (16,400 ft) high, was in danger of flooding downstream settlements, trekking trails and bridges. The lake, which was originally 149 m deep in places, has had its water levels lowered by 3.4 m after months of painstaking work.

1 NOVEMBER 2016 at 7:57 AM

              A series of earthquakes which struck central Italy in the past two months has sparked fears that the country's capital may be at risk from a "big one". The tremors, all followed by powerful aftershocks, proved the final straw for a number of important architectural landmarks, including the Abbey of Sant-Eutizio in Umbria, and damaged several churches and buildings in the heart of Rome including the Colosseum. Whilst scientists say there is no risk that Rome will be hit by a "big one", something different may be threatening the Eternal City, a dormant volcano.

02 Nov 2016
           The tap water was found to be hot. 
03 Nov 2016
           It rained slightly around 12:30 AM today but the cloudy weather has not produced any more rain. It was very windy  and more so on 4 Nov 2016 when clouded and windy weather has not produced heavy rain. Through out the day it was cloudy with heavy clouds but only a slight shower in the afternoon. The system NADA is presently centred at 15.5°N and 85.0°E, about 300 km South­-southeast of Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 550 km south-­southwest of Paradip (Odisha) and 900 km southwest of Khepupara (Bangladesh). Moving at a speed of 18 km/h, depression is tracking northwards and will continue to move in same direction for the next few hours. Thereafter, it is likely to re-curve and travel in northeast direction towards Bangladesh in span of 48 hours. 

Fig.1  Budding Cyclone NADA moving along side coast 

about 200 miles away Visakhapatnam to Bangladesh.

                  Puri, India; and Chittagong, Bangladesh, are among the other communities at risk. Under its influence north coastal districts received light to moderate rain on Friday 04 Nov 2016 Kalingapatnam received  6 cm while the sea conditions became very rough and the beach moved on to shore in Rushikonda area.. It moved north west direction and took re-curve towards the north-east direction. The depression came close to Visakhapatnam nearly 200 km away from the sea on Friday.

05 Nov 2016 

          It is a pleasant morning with no wind. 
06 Nov 2016  

Fig.2 The repeated lightnings in Catatumbo

        Registering the world’s highest frequency of lightning, the Catatumbo lightning is a stunning weather phenomenon. Between 140 to 260 nights each year, a mass of storm clouds gathers over the Catatumbo River, where it empties into Lake Maracaibo, and lightning streaks across the area, sometimes up to 280 times in an hour. Believed to be a result of the winds blowing across the lake and the surrounding swampy plains, the phenomenon is popularly known as the “Lighthouse of Maracaibo.”  This is a second report. Earlier I have set it in my blogpost.com 
05 Nov 2016
              

Fig.3 The Giant Snow Balls 

in the Gulf of Ob, in northwest Siberia.

Giant snowballs appear on Russian beach in Siberia

               5 November 2016. A strange and beautiful sight greeted locals in the Gulf of Ob, in northwest Siberia, after thousands of natural snowballs formed on the beach. An 11-mile (18 km) stretch of coast was covered in the icy spheres. The sculptural shapes range from the size of a tennis ball to almost 1m (3ft) across. Locals in the village of Nyda, which lies on the Yamal Peninsula just above the Arctic Circle, say they have never seen anything to compare to them.

Nov 7, 2016
           The Hindu newspaper asserts that though the Himalayas are warming faster than the Global average, they are not yet in Focus. CoP 22 meet India would high light climate impact on Himalayas. They provide water to 1.3 billion people in Asia. At CoP on Nov 17, 2016 the impact of climate change on Disasters, Biodiversity, Livelihood, and Agriculture will be highlighted.

The Chandhrabhaga River of 13 Century
                  The lost Chandrabhaga River that flowed in Odisha State, at a distance of about 2 km from the 13 Century near Sun Temple at Konark, identified by satellite study. Radar topographic mission in 2000 were used to ascertain a sinusoidal trace characteristic of a typical palaeo-channel, remnants of an inactive River, passing North of  the Sun Temple. Ground penetrating Radar showed the existence of a V-shaped  subsurface River Valley. Area covered with swampy lands and with alluvium, a deposit characteristic of Rivers.

Monday, 07 Nov 2016 at 08:59 GMT

           Oklahoma shaken by strong earthquake causing 'significant' damage. The magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck close to the town of Cushing, damaging structures downtown and forcing police to evacuate some buildings. Reported the earthquake struck at 7:44 pm CST, with an epicentre located one mile west of Cushing, about 50 miles northeast of Oklahoma City. It initially measured the quake at a magnitude of 5.3. Cushing, which has a population of about 7,900, bills itself as the Pipeline Crossroads of the World. It is home to the Cushing Tank Farm, a massive oil storage facility that’s touted as the world’s largest.

Butterfly Rydberg Molecule: November 2, 2016 
                  Purdue University Rydberg molecules are formed when an electron is kicked far from an atom's nucleus. A physicist theorised in 2002 that such a molecule could attract and bind to another atom. A Purdue University physicist has observed a butterfly Rydberg molecule, a weak pairing of two highly excitable atoms that he predicted would exist more than a decade ago. For all normal atoms, the electrons are always just one or two angstroms away from the nucleus, but in these Rydberg atoms you can get them 100 or 1,000 times farther away. 
                Every time it whizzes past another atom, this Rydberg atom adds a little attraction and nudges it toward one spot until it captures and binds the two atoms together.  They were able to detect the energy of binding between the two atoms based on changes in the frequency of light that the Rydberg molecule absorbed. Researchers further explained that the Rydberg molecules are nearly 100-1000 times farther from nucleus when compared to normal molecules. For creating the bond, study authors first started with the Rubidium. They exposed Rubidium gas to a temperature of 100 nano-Kelvin, one ten-millionth of a degree above absolute zero and then used lasers to excite the atom to Rydberg state. Physicist then kept the molecules under observation and started looking for any changes in the frequency of light absorbed by the molecules which would suggest that molecules have interacted and have made a bond. After years of observation, researchers were able to detect weak bond formation by the distant electrons. This [distant] electron is like a sheepdog, Every time it whizzes past another atom, this Rydberg atom adds a little attraction and nudges it toward one spot until it captures and binds the two atoms together. It’s a really clear demonstration that this class of molecules exist. The study appeared in the journal Nature Communications. These molecules have huge electric dipole moments which allow them to be manipulated by weak electric fields 100 times smaller than those needed to move common diatomic molecules, this could one day be applied to the development of molecular scale electronics or machines.

NEW FORM OF LIGHT Dt. 08 Nov 2016

           New research suggests that it is possible to create a new form of light by binding light to a single electron, combining the properties of both. But by using theoretical physics to model the behaviour of light and a recently-discovered class of materials known as topological insulators, Imperial researchers have found that it could interact with just one electron on the surface. Light travels in a straight line, but when bound to the electron it would instead follow its path, tracing the surface of the material.

I heard a loud boom: Tuesday 8 Nov 2016 at 02:06 GMT 

              A huge sinkhole has opened in the centre of a Japanese city, prompting concern for commercial buildings perched precariously on its edge. Photographs on social media showed the sinkhole forming in front of the main railway station in the south-western city of Fukuoka shortly after 5 AM.

Fig.4 Winter onset on 8 Nov 2016

               The winter has set in Andhra, Odisha, Chattisgad, Vidharbha  on Nov 8.  Visakha Agency Lambasingha 5, Chintapalli 8, Medak 13, Nandigamma 14, Hyderabad, Adilabad 15, Kalingapatnam 16 C temperatures were recorded.  In Visakhapatnam during the nights recorded very low temperatures and in the early mornings the weather became very chilly.

BANGLADESH 6 Nov 2016

                          Bangladesh received heavy to extremely heavy rain in many places particularly southern and eastern parts of the country. The depression was seen about 180 km south southeast of Khepupara at 0530 hours today morning. Earlier due to this weather system Gangetic West Bengal and Coastal Odisha received good rain due to this weather system. Fortunately this depression did not intensify into a cyclone due to increased vertical wind shear in the North Bay of Bengal, otherwise Bangladesh could have affected by strong surge and very strong winds. During the last 24 hours, places like Sandwip has received 18.6 cm of rainfall, Comilla has received 13.4 cm of rainfall, Srimangal 12.2 cm, Kutubdia 8.2 cm, Patuakhali 9.0 cm, Feni 9.6 cm, Rangamati 7.3 cm, Sylhet 5.7 cm and Madaripur has received 3.5 cm of rainfall.

Heavy rains swell rivers in parts of Balkans

AP News Posted: Nov 08, 2016 12:24 PM

                 TIRANA, Albania (AP): Heavy rain in the Balkans caused swollen rivers to overflow Tuesday, flooding some homes and cutting electricity to remote areas. Authorities in Albania reported two deaths. Serbia's state TV said surging waters cut a regional road in the southwest of the country and forced a dozen people to leave their homes.

Sweden, anti-immigrant parties scared by Trump: 9 Nov 2016 at 18:11:44.

                                 Swedish President Stefan Lofven said on Wednesday morning that Sweden would take a pragmatic attitude to Donald Trump's victory in US.
                                        Snow struck Sweden on Wednesday with many routes blocked. 

Fig.5 Snow struck in Sweden 
 on Wednesday 9 Nov 2016.

SMOG IN BEIJING

                      Citizens advised to remain in door. As a thin layer of grey haze settled over the city in China's North and serves as a reminder of conditions almost an year ago. Concentrations of PM 2.5, stood at 201 micro-gram per cubic meter in Tiananmen square at 3 PM local time.  

LAS VEGAS: 

                  Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Thursday 10 November 2016 cited India. So I just met some high representatives of India. They are growing at eight per cent. We are growing our last report came out, it's right over from the one per cent level. And I think it's going down Trump said in response to a question on the economy. 

10 November 2016: Science Debate
                Mr Trump does say that the federal government should "encourage innovation in the areas of space exploration and investment in research and development across the broad landscape of academia". He acknowledges that scientific advances "do require long-term investment".
10 Nov 2016 
                   Thick plumes of smoke and ash rose into air from Mexico's Colima Volcano during its latest period of activity over night on Thursday 10 Nov. The eruption lit up the night sky a month after the last significant eruption.

Nano-scale transfer of gold to silver

                       Researchers at I.I.T team at Chennai  transformed a structure of Silver to Gold, and vice versa. Number of atoms in Gold and Silver are the same. Published in November 10, in the journal of Nature Communications. The News Dt. November 11, 2016. 

CHILLY WEATHER IN VISAKHAPATNAM

                                 On 11 Nov it registered minimum 18.4 and maximum 31.4 C. The winter temperatures  fallen down on an average from 4 to 8 C less and night temperatures in Telangana and North coastal districts,  with sky clear and wind blow remained normal.  Bay of Bengal has no possibility of cold wind depressions and cyclones. Andhra receiving the cold winds from the North. This enhanced the cold trend. Failure of (esanya ruthpavanalu} made coastal districts, Rayalaseema, Tamilnadu, Karnataka and Kerala high and dry. 

12 Nov 2016 

                              But through out the day the warm Sun weather made it pleasant. It was too cold in the morning of 12 Nov 2016 at Visakhapatnam making it necessary to wear a winter sweater in the morning.

6.2 earthquake strikes 65km off Japan coast, no Tsusami warning: USGS  
           Nov 12, 2016 12:37 IST: A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan, 65km east-northeast of the city of Sendai, at 6:43 am on Saturday (2143 GMT Friday),

13 Nov 2016 
             It was an usual hot day though in the evening by 4 PM it was cold of the winter on the 13 Nov 2016.
NEW ZEALAND EARTHQUAKE 14 NOV 2016 MONDAY MORNING.

                      Two people have died after a powerful magnitude-7.8 earthquake (revised from earlier 6.6 magnitude)  struck New Zealand's South Island just after midnight, near the city of Christchurch early Monday, 14 Nov, the  causing wide spread damage. Epicentre was at 91 km , 57 miles, north-northeast of Christchurch. Thousands flee homes in the east coast as tsunami hits. Destructive waves were five meters high and future waves may be bigger than what has come before. Waves of around 2 m (6.6 ft) hit the coast shortly after the first earthquake.  There have been hundreds of strong aftershocks, causing power shortages and cuts in water supply. A collapsed building in the coastal tourist town of Kaikoura. A woman by name Elizabeth said whole house rolled like a serpent and some things smashed from her home in Takaka on the top of South Island.   A series of after shocks were felt some 200 km away i.e. about 120 miles away in the capital Wellington.
NEW QUAKE NEW ZEALAND
                   An earthquake measuring 6.1 in magnitude has hit New Zealand's South Island, hours after at least two people were killed by an initial quake. The new tremor struck about 13:45 PM local time (00:45 GMT) at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), northeast of Christchurch.
                         Possible double quacks occurred in New Zealand. A theoretical analysis is very much desired. The Guardian‎ - 7 mins ago on 15 Nov 2016: Analysis How did New Zealand's earthquake happen? Was it two quakes in one? Scientists. In the 12 hours from 6 AM to 6 PM on Tuesday, Geonet, the official monitor, recorded 313 quakes, taking the total since the initial magnitude 7.5 quake to 1,212.

ARGENTINA EARTH TREMOR

      Daily Star-54 minutes ago: AN EARTHQUAKE with a magnitude of 6.2 (6.8) has hit in Argentina, with two dead, just hours after a similar disaster in New Zealand. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – A large earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 has struck northeastern Argentina. The quake, at a depth of 62 miles (100 km), struck shortly after 8 am local time (1400 GMT) about 16 miles north of the city Chilecito in the South American nation's La Rioja province

14 November 2016 Brightest in 7 decades:
‘Supermoon’ to grace Earth’s skies on November 14:
BLUE TINGE

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Nov 13, 2016 at 06:16 PM: Full Moon simply the Super-Moon
This exhibits the Blue Tinge spectacularly.

RED TINGE

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Nov 13, 2016 at 06:28 PM: Full Moon Super-Moon 

Already showing the Red tinge amazingly within 2 minutes.

             Updated: Nov 12, 2016 01:21 IST: The full moon will come nearer to Earth than at any time since 1948, astronomers said. At closest approach, which occurs at 1123 GMT on Monday, the moon will pass within 348,400 km of Earth’s surface, about 35,400 km closer than average. A super moon happens because of the strange, egg-shaped orbit of the moon. One part of the orbit known as the perigee, is about 30,000 miles closer to earth than the apogee, or the furthest part. And if the orbit of the moon lines up right with the sun and the Earth, it causes an effect called perigee-syzygy, meaning that the moon appears far bigger in the sky and gets called a super moon. Super moons happen relatively often. But it’s very rare that they’re quite as big as the one coming this month.

14 Nov 2016 WEARABLE ELECTRONICS

Fig.8 Dipti Dhakras of NCL Pune, 

on wearable electronics

          Advanced Materials&  Interfaces journal published recently article by Dipti Dhakras of NCL  Pune and Prof. S. Ogale of IISER, Pune, electrospun a piezo electric polymer [P(VDF-TrFE)] directly on to a flexible conducting carbon cloth, which was preheated to 800 C for several hours in an inert atmosphere. To promote the piezo-electric property of polymer fibres, they coated with a strong inorganic ferroelectric material, BariumTitanate (BaTiO3) paste (optimised for 5%), with the nano-particles from coating helped fill the gaps in polymer fibres and increase the piezo-electricity. Coated polymer covered by a flexible carbon cloth before the device is sealed. Carbon cloth on either side of the device acted as two electrodes. When thumb pressure was applied on the polymer  about 2-3 volt generated, but with BaTiO3 the piezovoltage generated was 7-8 volts. But 14 volts produced when BaTiO3 was coated on the polymer and also on the fibre surface asserts the leading madam author. 

DARK MATTER

Fig.9 Axion presence in Milky Way 

         Axions can have mass between 50 and 1500 micro eV making them ten billion times lighter than the electron comprise as the Dark Matter particle. Every cubic centimetre of the universe there exist about ten million such particles. There should be trillion axions in the Milky Way of our galaxy. ADMX has a definite range to study keenly.
ARCTIC ICE
            The Arctic ice cover is disappearing so fast a possible ice-free summer would occur. A linear relation between monthly-mean averages in September sea ice area and cumulative CO2 content researchers predict this possibility. [Science].

14 Nov 2016
            

Fig.10a Full Super-Moon on 14 Nov 2016 

at 5:54:19 evening at Visakhapatnam

Fig.10b Full Super-Moon on 14 Nov 2016 

at 5:54:11 evening 

Fig.10c Full Super-Moon on 14 Nov 2016 

at 5:54:15 evening at Visakhapatnam

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at Visakhapatnam

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Super-Moon at Visakhapatnam

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                                        at Visakhapatnam                                                       

Fig.10g Nov 14 pics The Hindu Super-Moon 

at Beijing & Vijayawada 

Fig. 10h Nov 14 The Hindu New York Super-Moon

KARTHIK POURNIMA                    

              In this year Kartik Poornima festival of Hindu holy day celebration on the day of Full moon or the calendar lunar day of Kartik in November 14, 2016 the Karik is celebrated when Yashoda tried to tie baby Krishna on the pillar then she seen a Krishna magical powers in the mouth of Shri Krishna. Kartika Purnima celebrates the power of Lord Shiva. It is believed that Lord Shiva, killed the demon Tripusara on this day and therefore Shiva Temples are crowded with devotees to celebrate the event. As water from the natural spring gets collected in the wide pit before the shrine, moonlight reflected from it falls on the forehead of the idol of the goddess resembling an attractive jewel on the Karthika Pournami day. Lord Siva appearing in eight forms 1. Shashinaga, 2. Rudra, 3. Visweswara, 4. Nagarikeswara, 5. Bhargeswara, 6. Rameswara, 7. Mallikarjuna and 8. Pakshamalika Linga. Hindus believe it to be auspicious to perform a ‘Snan’ (bathing ritual) and worship their Gods and Goddesses. Kartik Purnima is also celebrated as ‘Dev Deepavali’ that is the Diwali for Gods and Goddesses. As per the Hindu mythology, the Hindu Gods descended to Earth in the sacred rivers, on this day, and therefore by taking a holy dip, devotees receive the divine blessings of all the Gods. The day of Kartik Purnima also marks the celebrations of Tulsi Vivaah. On this day marriage ceremony of Lord Vishnu with Devi Vrinda (Tulsi plant) is commemorated with great pomp and show. Purnima Thithi begins on 13 Nov 2016 at 23:17 PM and Purnima Thithi ends on 14 Nov 2016 at 19:22 PM. Lord Vishnu incarnated as ‘matsya’ (fish form) and therefore Kartik Purnima is also distinguished as the birthday of the Matsyaavatar of Sri Hari Vishnu. It is strongly believed that on worshipping Lord Vishnu on this day, devotees can benefit immense fortune. Kartik Purnima is also celebrated as the birthday of Vrinda (Tulsi plant) and the ceremonious Tulsi Vivaah is also performed on this day. The day of Kartik Purnima is so auspicious that any religious activity done on this day gives manifold benefits. Performing puja, daan or snan on this day is equivalent to doing 100 Ashvamedha Yagyas. It is aptly stated that Kartik Purnima provides Artha, Dharma, Kama and Salvation. Kartik Purnima is also celebrated as ‘Dev Deepavali’ that is the Diwali for Gods and Goddesses. As per the Hindu mythology, the Hindu Gods descended to Earth in the sacred rivers, on this day, and therefore by taking a holy dip, devotees receive the divine blessings of all the Gods. On this day the observer should worship the 6 Kruthikas, Shiva, Sambhuti, Santati etc at time of Moon-rise. If one donates a ram made of gold on this day one is freed from problems of Grahadosh (problems and curses of planets). There is a custom even of donating of Ksheer Shayya (an ocean). One should fill the dish with milk and should disburse a fish made of gold or silver in the dish and donate it.

SUPER-MOON PHOTOS 14 Nov 2016

                                              The author succeeded in obtaining the photographs of the Super Moon in Visakhapatnam at the time of Rise of the Moon on the West side and also the published photos of the Super-Moon in Newspapers are presented for a comparative study.

Tuesday 15 November 2016 14.37 GMT 

                     Japanese road reopens one week after vast sinkhole appeared. The 30 metre hole was all but filled in within 48 hours, although health and safety checks delayed the reopening. Local media reports said the 30m by 27m sinkhole, which was 15 metres deep, was caused by construction work on an extension to an underground line.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
                The author is deeply indebted to Late Prof. K. R. Rao D.Sc. (Madras) D.Sc. (London).  The author also expresses his gratitude to him for the inspiration and constant guidance provided for his research and investigations. A summary of all his disciples and list of publications are listed by the present author and is available on INTERNET. (His lifetime: 1890 Sept. 9 early morning to 1972 June 20 at 9:10 AM). He initiated several researches in wide variety of subjects, and earned respect from the several followers. Hundreds of his research students are well-spread over many countries.