October 16, 2017:Mango trees were sunk,Mild Tremors in Jeedipalli, walking pace Light, rainfall in Mumbai, Typhoons and Earthquakes, Lightning storm, 45 robots by Chennai students.

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Volume 2017, Issue No.10a,  Dated: 16 to 31 October 2017,  Time:12:36:27 AM

October 16, 2017: Mango trees were sunk,Mild Tremors in Jeedipalli, walking pace Light, rainfall in Mumbai, Typhoons and Earthquakes, Lightning storm, 45 robots by Chennai students.

               Professor Dr. Kotcherlakota Lakshmi Narayana,

M.Sc. (Math. Phys), M.Sc. (Nucl. Phys), Ph. D. (AU), Int. Edu & Res. (Sweden 1964-65) 

                                                               While returning from Sweden, spent few days in England, Paris, Egypt and etc.

Visited USA about 12 Universities, several National Laboratories and Institutes in 1988.

In 1989 visited Japan,  and South Korea.

 [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; DOB:23-07-1940.

lakshminarayana.kotcherlakota@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today (16 October) commissioned the indigenously-built anti-submarine warfare stealth corvette INS Kiltan at the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam.16 Oct. 2017: Hurricane Ophelia: Strong 80-miles-per-hour winds are likely in coastal areas of England, Wales and Ireland, when Hurricane Ophelia is expected to reach the British Isles towards its tail end. The Category 3 storm will bring high temperatures of around 25C. The Mango trees were sunk in the hole 17 Oct. 2017: formed in Gudevadlapalli in Kadapa Zillah on Tuesday. 17 Oct. 2017: Mild Tremors in Jeedipalli: A few days ago similar tremors were experienced that lasted only few seconds. Four villages felt tremors in Beluguppa and Uravakonda with damages to houses and roads.17 Oct. 2017: Srisailam was recorded as 2,21,196 cusecs at 1 PM on Oct. 17, when eight crest gates of the project were open for 10 feet height each and discharge continued about 4 hrs, Last one closed at 6 PM on Oct 19, dropping inflow recorded at 49,500 cusecs at 9PM.20 Oct. 2017: Sibang, Aceh (ANTARA News): An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale jolted Simeule district in the Indonesian westernmost province of Aceh. The earthquake which struck the district at 4:43 a.m. West Indonesia Standard Time (WIB). The epicentre of the earthquake was located at 2.56 degrees northern latitude and 95.83 eastern longitude at a depth of 25 km, and some 23 km southwest of Simeulue.  22 Oct. 2017: Slow light: When light travels through a medium, the refractive index reduces the speed of the light. By adjusting the refractive index light can be slowed down to almost a walking pace. Research shows nanotechnology with slow light can be useful to processing and opto-electronics. 22 Oct. 2017: Activated Jamun powder can be reused up to five times by heating it to 50C to remove fluoride from water [Published in Jour. of Envir. Chem. Engineering]. 22 Oct. 2017: Saudi Arabia: Hundreds of huge and mysterious stone structures have been found on old lava domes in a remote desert in Saudi Arabia, discovered around 400 such mysterious stones. The structures dating back thousands of years are located in the volcanic field of Harrat Khaybar, north of Medina in Saudi Arabia. The formations are called the "gates". The longest gate was 1,600 feet long. Most were between 160 and 500 feet long. They were angular and wheel-like structures over lava field or harrat. There were walls of stones stacked about 3 feet height. They have been built about 3000 to 9000 years ago by Nomadic tribes. Oct.23: The typhoon, with an atmospheric pressure of 950 hectopascals at its centre and packing powerful winds of up to 198kph, hit the Shizuoka prefecture on Honshu island. Mie prefecture was also hard hit, with the powerful storm dumping 700 mm of rain through the same period, which also caused extensive flooding in parts of Nara prefecture. Oct 24, 2017:Nashik and Pune regions which supply a major chunk of green vegetables to Mumbai have been hit by the heavy rainfall in the past few days, Vegetable prices soar due to poor supply & unseasonal rainfall in Mumbai. Price raise of vegetables in Visakhapatnam since 24 Oct.. October 24, 2017 18:35: Strong 6.7 Earthquake Hits Indonesia, No Tsunami Warning. The quake hit East Nusa Tenggara province about 318 km northwest of the provincial capital Kupang at a depth of 549 km. October 24, 2017 19:56:The unseasonal heat this year in the month of October has also deterred a lot of domestic tourists who could have otherwise visited Agra in the first couple of weeks of October, especially in the long Diwali weekend. 25 October 2017: BANGKOK (AP) After enduring relentless tropical heat by day and torrential downpours at night. 26 Oct 2017: ROME The Italian cities of Milan and Turin have been hard hit by smog in recent days, with officials reporting spikes in the concentration of fine particulate matter in the air and pressing for more measures to curb emissions. Oct 27, 2017, LONDON: A 'swarm' of earthquakes will hit Britain and Europe on a day in November due to a major cosmic activity, a researcher has warned. November 19 will witness a series of quakes hitting the continent which would be felt in all major European centres including London.October 28, 2017 01:29 IST: The Washington Post: Space Rock From Another Star Is Spotted In Our Solar System: The asteroid is about 400 meters across and moving at a clip of nearly 27 miles a second. October 28, 2017: Typhoon Saola brings heavy rain in southern Japan. The storm came less than a week after Typhoon Lan left five dead, one missing and scores injured. Saola was moving 60 km southwest of Okinawa’s capital Naha at 11 am local time, packing gusts of up to 162 km per hour. Margasira Sudha throyodasi 1 December 2017 till Palguna Sudha Vidhiya on 17 February 2018 the Shukra Moodam persists. Important Magha month also Moodam encircled. Moodam implies the graham nearing the Sun would loose its internal power. This is known as Astangan Dosham. Jupiter and Venus (Guru and Shukra stars) cannot be seen in the sky. This period is known as Moodam or Moudyam. In this period wells digging, Lake formation works, Yagalu, Devata prathistalu, Marriages, Upanayana, New house entry, Birth hair removal and other important Subha festivals should not be performed as the Vedic Priests assert. 30 Oct.2017: Lightning storm blazed across Queensland skies. There were over 176,000 lightning strikes overnight, with more expected on Monday. Queensland's bureau has warned of more "severe thunderstorms", "damaging winds and large hailstones". The sky was electric for hours, certainly more than usual storms. October 31, 2017: Chennai, IIT-Madras students have fabricated 45 robots to simultaneously clean an area of 750 square feet for over 15 minutes on Sunday. 

               

DETAILS

16 October, 2017:

                                      

                                       Fig.1. Defence Minister on anti-submarine in

                                                           Visakhapatnam

          Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today (16 October) commissioned the indigenously-built anti-submarine warfare stealth corvette INS Kiltan at the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam. 
16 Oct. 2017, Monday: Hurricane Ophelia: Strong winds likely in the UK and Ireland by Monday. Strong 80-miles-per-hour winds are likely in coastal areas of England, Wales and Ireland, when Hurricane Ophelia is expected to reach the British Isles towards its tail end. The Category 3 storm will bring high temperatures of around 25C. The storm strengthened to Category 3 when it passed through the Azores archipelago in the Atlantic. It is the first hurricane of this category to reach this far east in the ocean. Ophelia is currently moving through the Atlantic Ocean with sustained winds of 115 miles per hour. When it reaches the United Kingdom and Ireland, it is likely to be reduced to just an area of low pressure.  LAHINCH, Ireland: Schools and hospitals were closed in Ireland on Monday and people were warned to stay indoors as Tropical Storm Ophelia threatened to lash the country with its worst weather in 50 years. Ophelia made landfall at around 7 a.m. local time (2 a.m. ET) and was expected to move across Ireland during the day before moving towards western Scotland overnight.

Monday 16 Oct. 2017:

                                                                          

                             

                                          

Fig.2 The Mango trees were sunk in the hole 17 Oct. 2017

formed in Gudevadlapalli in Kadapa Zillah on Tuesday 

     In Goodavanadalapalli  Mango garden a big hole 20-feet depth and 30 foot width, formed in which two mango trees were sunk, with one totally dispeared in the hole and another almost sunk with only the upper portion visible. Kadapa Zilla Chintakommadinne Mandal people were agitated. In 2015 near the Nayanori school a big hole that sucked inside  a water tank. After that Peddamusalreddypalle Buggamaleswar Temple nearby about 26 places, holes have formed GSI said the under earth water flows responsible for these formation of holes and instructed to villagers to vacate them. But people havn't responded. 
17 October 2017 07:48, UK, Tuesday:  Parts of the UK are braced for gusts up to 70mph after the  killer storm left three people dead in battering Ireland and thousands without power. Pictures showed roofs being torn off buildings and flooding on coastlines, and fire services reported scores of trees being felled and power lines being blown down on Monday.  Winds of up to 118mph were recorded as the former hurricane ripped through the island and headed towards Britain. Huge waves strike the harbour wall and lighthouse at Porthcawl, south Wales. A motorist drives through sea foam whipped up by Ophelia in Holyhead, Wales.  Parts of England have experienced an unusual side effect from Storm Ophelia: a blood red sun. The former hurricane's powerful winds have pulled air and dust up from southern Europe and Africa.

Fig.3 The Sun rise on 17 Oct. 2017 in Visakhapatnam

         at Muralinagar

The Sun rise shows the dust and far away ash of Indonesia combined with the winter cold weather and sketchy clouds.

17 Oct. 2017: Mild Tremors in Jeedipalli: A few days ago similar tremors were experienced that lasted only few seconds. Four villages felt tremors in Beluguppa and Uravakonda with damages to houses and roads. The Ground water department said it is a consequence of rapid extraction of water from the reservoir during the months leading to summer.  Also rapid recharge of the water table in less than two weeks by 4-meters.
17 Oct. 2017: Srisailam was recorded as 2,21,196cusecs at 1 PM on Oct. 17, when eight crest gates of the project were open for 10 feet height each and discharge continued about 4 hrs, Last one closed at 6 PM on Oct 19, dropping inflow recorded at 49,500cusecs at 9PM.

19 October 2017: Under the influence of the well-marked low pressure region, East and West Godavari, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam distrcts are likely to witness isolated heavy rainfall in the next two days and scattered rainfall for the next five days, while Rayalaseema may remain dry.
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 19:  The warm pool of waters is making the depression in the West-Central Bay of Bengal (off Andhra Pradesh coast) to travel towards the Odisha coast. The raised sea-surface temperatures that also aids convection (evaporation and cloud-building) will allow it to strengthen further into a deep depression, a India Met Department (IMD) has forecast. HEAVY RAIN, HIGH WINDS: Meanwhile, the developing storm would bring heavy to very heavy rain over Coastal Odisha and heavy at isolated places over interior Odisha and North Coastal Andhra Pradesh today.

Heavy to very heavy rain is also forecast for Gangetic West Bengal and the North-Eastern States while thunderstorm and lightning is likely for a wide swathe of area in East and North-East India.

The area likely to be affected include Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, North Coastal Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya and the rest of the North-Eastern States.

Friday, 20 Oct. 2017: Soon after the cross-over of the deep depression that heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely along the Coastal Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal. It will be heavy at isolated places over interior Odisha, Jharkhand, hills of Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya and the rest of the North-Eastern States. Squally winds with wind speeds reaching 45- to 55 km/hr and gusting to 65 km/hr are forecast along and off the Odisha and West Bengal coasts with warning extended to fishermen for the second day.

20 October 2017: PM Modi's appreciation of Hema Malini a Rajya Sabha member: Hema-ji has distinguished herself as one of the leading Indian actors of our times. Her cinematic brilliance has spanned several films through the various decades. Her many roles have connected and endeared her to a wide range of cinema lovers. The efforts of Hema-ji to popularise Indian classical dances, particularly among youngsters, are deeply commendable, it is gladdening to note that the biography on Hema-ji also covers her early years and how she gained a foothold in the film industry through hard work and dedication. Hema-ji has also been an active BJP member for many years. She has served diligently in the Rajya Sabha and is currently serving in the Lok Sabha. I have found her extremely sensitive towards the development aspirations of the people of Mathura, her constituency. 
October 20, 2017: Depression-triggered heavy rainfall, gusty surface wind likely in Odisha. The Depression over coastal Odisha moved northward and lay centered at 0530 hrs IST of today, the 20th October 2017 over coastal Odisha near Latitude 20.8º N and longitude 86.5º E about 25Kms west of Chandbali. The system would move nearly Northwards for some time and then North-Northeastwards and weaken gradually into a Well marked low pressure area during next 24 hrs.

20 Oct. 2017: Sibang, Aceh (ANTARA News): An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale jolted Simeule district in the Indonesian westernmost province of Aceh. The earthquake which struck the district at 4:43 a.m. West Indonesia Standard Time (WIB). The epicenter of the earthquake was located at 2.56 degrees northern latitude and 95.83 eastern longitude at a depth of 25 km, and some 23 km southwest of Simeulue.

DATA ON Srisailam Dam and Nagarjuna Sagar: Sunday 22 Oct. 2017:
Sangam village in Srikakulam district is where Nagavalli, Suvarnamukhi and  Vegavathi Rivers merge. 

All crest 22 gates of Gotta Barage on Vamsdhar lifted by 3 meters Barrage receives 41,000 cusecs of water fromupper catchment areas in Odisha. Srikakulam district received on Friday 1169.2mm of rainfall. Rainfall in upper catchment area 326.20mm. Estimated inflows 40,000 cusecs  on Friday mid-night. 18,567 cusecs water discharged from Gotta barrage, downstream. 38.10 meters water level capacity and water level on Saturday, 21 Oct. 18,000 cusecs inflow on Friday night, 70,028 cusecs inflows by Saturday morning, road links to 25 villages in Hiramandal and Kottur lost, with estimated 1,000 acres crop fields inundated.
In Srikakulam heavy rains down poured due to the weather trough. Nagavalli, Vamsadhara and several lakes got full and started overflowing.

Fig.4 Gotta  Gates lifted for Vamsadhara flow

Agri-fields appered as lakes with the rain water. Santhabommali mandal Shivayyapeta nearby 25R gharibalagadda (vamsadhar) gave way with excess outflow of water into fields. Icchapuram, Dokuru, Kaviti areas Bahuda River overflowed.

                                     

                                                   Fig.5 Nagarjuna Sagar Reservoir 

 On October 16, Nagarjunasagar project got filled up to 590 feet, while on Wednesday evening it was 565.2 feet. Presently the reservoir has about 2420096 TMC water stored. Daily from upper areas water flow at the daily rate of 20-25 TMC within another four to five days the reservoir would be full. Sagar is releasing twin cities drinking water requirement of 1800 cusecs. The increase of water in the reservoir is causing the cotton and rice fields  completely submerged.

Srisilama Dam and NagarjunaSagar: water levels 883.6 feet; 565.2 feet; Full reservoir 885 feet; 590 feet; Current volume 208.72 TMC; 244.63 TMC; Total capacity  215.8 TMC; 312.05 TMC; Total inflow 1,57,655 cusecs; 1,82,712 cusecs; Total outflow 1,98,000 cusecs; 1,008 cusecs. 

Fig.6. Ancient practice  of Handlooms

A Cine star concerned and wants to support

the dwindling hand weavers.

Sunday 22 Oct. 2017: Slow light: When light travels through a medium, the refractive index reduces the speed of the light. By adjusting the refractive index light can be slowed down to almost a walking pace. Research shows nanotechnology with slow light can be useful to processing and opto-electronics. 

22 Oct. 2017: Activated Jamun powder can be reused up to five times by heating it to 50C to remove fluoride from water [Published in Jour. of  Envir. Chem. Engineering].
22 Oct. 2017: Saudi Arabia:Hundreds of huge and mysterious stone structures have been found on old lava domes in a remote desert in Saudi Arabia,  discovered around 400 such mysterious stones.The structures dating back thousands of years are located in the volcanic field of Harrat Khaybar, north of Medina in Saudi Arabia. The formations are called the "gates".  The longest gate was 1,600 feet long. Most were between 160 and 500 feet long. They were angular and wheel-like structures over lava field or harrat.  There were walls of stones stacked about 3 feet height. They have been built about 3000 to 9000 years ago by Nomadic tribes. 

October 23, 2017  13:37 IST: At least two people were killed and many more were injured when Typhoon Lan struck Japan early Monday morning. A 70-year-old man who dove into the water when his boat began experiencing technical difficulties and a man who was struck by scaffolding in Fukuoka were among the dead. BBC reported at least 90 people were injured,  At least 850 flights were canceled between Sunday and Monday. A rapidly weakening Typhoon Lan made landfall in Japan, setting off landslides and flooding that prompted evacuation orders for tens of thousands of people, but then headed out to sea after largely sparing the capital, Tokyo.  Typhoon Lan hit the Pacific coast of Japan on early Monday morning and have reportedly left five people dead till now. The typhoon landed in Japan at around 3 AM on Monday and swept across Tokyo before making an exit to the sea several hours later. The typhoon, with an atmospheric pressure of 950 hectopascals at its centre and packing powerful winds of up to 198 kph, hit the Shizuoka prefecture on Honshu island. Mie prefecture was also hard hit, with the powerful storm dumping 700 mm of rain through the same period, which also caused extensive flooding in parts of Nara prefecture.

Oct 24, 2017 12:39 PM IST :Nashik and Pune regions which supply a major chunk of green vegetables to Mumbai have been hit by the heavy rainfall in the past few days,Vegetable prices soar due to poor supply & unseasonal rainfall in Mumbai. 24 Oct. 2017: A new NASA study shows that  solar wind the stream of electrically charged particles that the sun blows out into space, creates a complex electrical environment on Phobos, which could possibly affect astronauts and any scientific equipment brought to the irregularly shaped moon in future missions

24 Oct 2017, 11:02: Horrified mum captures the moment her son was almost struck while playing with an umbrella. The 12-year-old boy was standing under a pouring roof drainpipe, using the umbrella to shield his body, in his garden in Posadas, Argentina.Video footage shows a powerful bolt of lightning lance down from the almost clear sky and strike right by him. Carolina Koturm, who was filming her son, shrieks and drops her phone as her garden fence bursts into flames.

October 24, 2017 18:35: Strong 6.7 Earthquake Hits Indonesia, No Tsunami Warning. The quake hit East Nusa Tenggara province about 318 km northwest of the provincial capital Kupang at a depth of 549 km.
October 24, 2017 19:56:The unseasonal heat this year in the month of October has also deterred a lot of domestic tourists who could have otherwise visited Agra in the first couple of weeks of October, especially in the long Diwali weekend.
25 October 2017: BANGKOK (AP) After enduring relentless tropical heat by day and torrential downpours at night,
26 Oct 2017: 7 hours go: ROME  The Italian cities of Milan and Turin have been hard hit by smog in recent days, with officials reporting spikes in the concentration of fine particulate matter in the air and pressing for more measures to curb emissions. A proposal, a "drastic" shift to electric public transport, bikes and car-sharing to reduce emissions in Italy's business and fashion capital.

Fig.7 The artistic feature of a dance program in

Visakhapatnam 

Fig.8 The dug out canon four from below 

the ground British Era around year 1860

Oct 27, 2017, 23:10 PM IST: LONDON: A 'swarm' of earthquakes will hit Britain and Europe on a day in November due to a major cosmic activity, a researcher has warned. November 19 will witness a series of quakes hitting the continent which would be felt in all major European centres including London.  A stellar body known as Brown Dwarf is claimed to be “pulling at the Earth’s tectonic plates” triggering tremors and volcano activity around the world. It is the same activity which has caused recent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in Bali, California and the Canary Islands, the UK's Express reported. The Brown Dwarf, also known as the Black Star, is believed to have huge gravitational influence and is “pulling and squeezing the Earth. “Global seismic activity reaches a peak in the second two weeks of November moving into December 2017. “The predicted backside alignment quake event is scheduled for November 19, 2017, when the Earth passes behind the Sun relative to the Black Star”. 
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, OCT 27: The North-East monsoon has set in over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala and adjoining Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh bringing heavy rain at some places. Rainfall occurred at most places over Kerala; at a few places over Tamil Nadu, Coastal Karnataka, and South Interior Karnataka and at isolated places over Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema and North Interior Karnataka during the 24 hours ending Friday morning. Punalur in South Kerala recorded an isolated heavy 15 cm during the 24 hours. In Tamil Nadu, the districts of Madurai, Erode, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Pudukkottai, Ramanathapuram, Sivagangai, Tirunelveli, and Kanyakuari saw moderate to heavy rainfall. A persisting circulation over South-East Tamil Nadu had pumped in moisture from the South-West Bay of Bengal to drop rain over the southern parts of the Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Forecasts for the next three-four days suggest heavy rain mainly over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala. The situation may take a significant turn after November 1 with the prospect of a storm forming in the Bay of Bengal, the precursor to which will have been lobbed in from the Gulf of Thailand.
Friday 27th October 2017 at 0530hrs: Very warm again in south-west Spain & Portugal. High pressure centred around the British Isles influences western Europe. Fair weather for Iberia, temperatures up to 30C in southern Spain and Portugal. Dry and warm for Italy, the Balkans and Greece. A cold front drifts south across central Europe. A brisk north-westerly wind for Germany, the Low Countries and Denmark, and feeling cool at 11 to 13C. Heavy rain for southern Germany, spreading into the Alps, giving snow to higher mountains. Patchy rain also moves south across France, but amounts should be small. Brightening skies for northern France and the Low Countries. Increasingly windy for the Alps and southern France.Showery rain affects Poland, with persistent rain passing south into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Rain extends further south & east into Romania and Ukraine later in the day. Cool for Scandinavia, with rain and mountain snow for northern Norway. Much of Sweden and Finland should stay dry. 
SATURDAY, 28 Oct. 2017:A few showers for Greece. Windy for northern-central Europe, and feeling chilly. Showery for Denmark and northern Germany. Persistent rain sweeps east across Poland and the Czech Republic. This same band of rain affects much of the Baltic region, and may turn to snow on its leading edge for Finland. Showery around the west of Norway
October 28, 2017 01:29 IST: The Washington Post:Space Rock From Another Star Is Spotted In Our Solar System:  

Fig.9 sky news - comet-meteor_4140216 rock

The asteroid is about 400 meters across and moving at a clip of nearly 27 miles a second, according to NASA. For months, this interstellar interloper, a fragment of an alien solar system, has been hanging around our cosmic neighborhood. Now it's zooming away toward another part of the galaxy. The space rock has been hanging around in our cosmic neighborhood for a couple of months now. It is believed that the rock has started moving out towards another part of Galaxy. The space rock was first spotted on October 19 by a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy, Rob Weryk. He saw a small bright object streaking across the sky.
October 28, 2017: Typhoon Saola brings heavy rain in southern Japan.The storm came less than a week after Typhoon Lan left five dead, one missing and scores injured. Saola was moving 60 km southwest of Okinawa’s capital Naha at 11 am local time, packing gusts of up to 162 km per hour.28 Oct. 2017: The Jupiter (Guru) Moodam that started on 12 October persists till 11 November 2017. After that from December 1, 2017 Shukra Moodam would begin. It lasts till February 12,  So moodam devoid days are only 20. There two or three astrological timings (Muhartalu), but not powerful. Ashadam, Badrapadam, Pushya months treated as Sunya masamulu in Telugu calender. This year from Aswiyuza Bahula Saptami on 12 October 2017 to Kartika Bahula Astami on 11 November 2017, has Guru Moodam. Margasira Sudha throyodasi 1 December 2017 till Palguna Sudha Vidhiya on 17 February 2018  the Shukra Moodam persists. Important Magha month also Moodam encircled. Moodam implies the graham nearing the Sun would loose its internal power. This is known as Astangan Dosham. Jupiter and Venus (Guru and Shukra stars) cannot be seen in the sky. This period is known as Moodam or Moudyam. In this period wells  digging, Lake formation works, Yagalu, Devata prathistalu, Marriages, Upanayana, New house entry, Birth hair removal and other important Subha festivals should not be performed as the Vedic Priests assert.
29 October 2017: The last three days in the mornings around 2AM, at Visakhapatnam it was a chilly weather and today morning it was quite cold  make it  necessary to cover up with a sheet. The winter has set in Visakhapatnam.

29 October 2017: 3 hours ago: BBC: Powerful storms have wreaked havoc in parts of central and northern Europe, killing at least five people in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic.A 63-year-old camper drowned on the German coast as the result of a storm surge while the other four were killed by falling trees in strong winds. Winds reached 180km/h (112mph) on the Czech Republic's highest mountain. Thousands of Poles and Czechs are still without power. The centre of the German city of Hamburg has been flooded. Some rail services were still suspended in parts of Germany after routes sustained damage. Disruption had also been reported on railways and several roads across the Czech Republic. Winds reached more than 100km/h (60 miles per hour) in several parts of the Czech Republic and topped out at 180km/h on Snezka, at 1,602 metres, the country’s highest mountain. Strong winds battered northern and central Europe on Sunday, killing at least six people in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic, with authorities watching for oil leaks from a huge freighter that ran aground in the North Sea. The decision left thousands of travellers stranded and cut rail access to cities such as Bremen, Hamburg, Berlin, Hanover and Kiel. Deutsche Bahn restored some service late on Sunday and provided sleeping cars at stations for stranded passengers. 

30 Oct.2017: 8 hours ago: Lightning storm blazes across Queensland skies: 

Fig.10 a:Lightning storm with little rain Queensland skies

Fig.10 b:Lightning storm with little rain Queensland skies

                Severe storms have brought heavy rain and a spectacle of lightning to Australia's Queensland, with lightning bolts ripping across the night skies for hours. There were over 176,000 lightning strikes overnight - with more expected on Monday. Queensland's bureau has warned of more "severe thunderstorms", "damaging winds and large hailstones". The sky was electric for hours, certainly more than usual storms. The storm damaged a number of houses and left thousands without power. The turbulent weather had photographers and storm chasers glued to the skies, with many capturing stunning shots of the lightning strikes. It would erupt in bursts, lighting up the entire sky, then calming momentarily before continuing the electric display." In Brisbane the storm lasted for around three hours throughout Sunday evening, but stirred again in the early hours of the morning.· Thousands left without power after 10,000 lightning strikes hit Brisbane as a vicious thunderstorm crashes through Queensland's south-east. 4,500 homes in Brisbane were left without power due to severe storms. Hail has fallen in south-east Queensland as a large storm front sweeps across the region. Golf-ball-sized hail was reported at Petrie, north of the city, as the storm passed through on Monday afternoon. It comes after 176,000 lightning strikes were recorded in south-east Queensland overnight, with the Dayboro area, north of Brisbane, recording large hail, strong winds and some flooding.
October 31, 2017:  18:32 IST: Chennai, People in Chennai and neighbouring districts such as Kancheepuram and Thiruvallur had to wade through knee-deep water to reach their destination. Reservoirs benefit from the rains, the Poondi received 1.3cm rainfall, as on Monday 30 Oct. 2017 recorded 300mcft. The Cholavaram reservoir received 1.2cm with storage capacity as 91mcft.
October 31, 2017: 18:32 IST: Chennai, IIT-Madras students set record with 45 robotic cleaners: IIT-Madras students have fabricated 45 robots to simultaneously clean an area of 750 square feet for over 15 minutes on Sunday, in a major initiative aimed at sustaining and strengthening the concept of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
                    The author is deeply indebted to Late Prof. K. R. Rao D.Sc.(Madras) D.Sc. (London) and expresses his gratitude to him for the inspiration and constant guidance provided during his research investigations. Special respects to my mother Mrs. Peramma Kotcherlakota (from 1904 DOB to DEMISE 1971 December 31 at 10 AM) an enigmatic lady, who completed SSLC from Queen Mary's High School, Visakhapatnam, in year 1919. 

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October 1, 2017:Smoke eminating from the Earth's crust, micro-quakes at Gannavaram, cement roads developed cracks in Anantapur by mild tremors for 9 sec, Delhi's poor air quality

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October 1, 2017:Smoke eminating from the Earth's crust, micro-quakes at Gannavaram, cement roads developed cracks in Anantapur by mild tremors for 9 sec, Delhi's poor air quality.

               Professor Dr. Kotcherlakota Lakshmi Narayana,

M.Sc. (Math. Phys), M.Sc. (Nucl. Phys), Ph. D. (AU), Int. Edu & Res. (Sweden 1964-65) 

                                                               While returning from Sweden, spent few days in England, Paris, Egypt and etc.

Visited USA about 12 Universities, several National Laboratories and Institutes in 1988.

In 1989 visited Japan,  and South Korea.

 [Retd. Prof of Physics; Shivaji University, Kolhapur - 416004]

Residential Address: 17- 11-10, Narasimha Ashram, Official Colony,

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ABSTRACT

Two medium intensity earthquakes hit the Andaman, 4.7R at 6.19PM, and Nicobar at 8:05PM with magnitude 4.5R, archipelago within a span of two hours on Sunday. Oct 1, 2017: Sagarnagar: Rushikonda beach marine tower on the left ITsez coastal drive way has collapsed due to sea erosion. Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya have caused flooding in the districts of Lakhimpur, South Salmara, Goalpara, Hojai and Karbi Anglong. At least 86 villages in seven revenue circles had been affected by the fresh wave of deluge with Goalpara on the Assam-Meghalaya border being the worst-hit. 2 Oct 2017: Heavy rains battered Kurnool cultivation fields sumerged and also Rayalseema, Vijayanagaram, Parvathipuram, Bobile, Salur, S.Kota, Paderu, Hukumpeta, G.Madugala, Mandals it rained. Oct 3, 2017: Downpour in Hyderabad halted traffic for more than 5 hours and seven people died due to lightning and rain-related accidents. A weather phenomena called cloudburst’. October 04, 2017: 3-fold raise in extreme rainfall events in central India. A protein found in egg whites, as well as in tears, saliva and milk of mammals, can be used to generate electricity. Crystals of lysozyme produces electricity when pressed. On 5 October, Bengaluru witnessed 65mm rainfall, which was the highest rainfall in a day in the city since 2007. On the same day, six people were killed and four injured when lightning struck a temple in a Mysuru village, Weather patterns are now becoming more and more difficult to analyse and hence predict. Vijayawada has also had rain for three hours on Oct. 5, 2017, and Bagaru Lake got filled after 15 years, local people were quite happy.  It rained from early morning till 10 AM about 50 to 70mm and in Chittoor Zillah also it rained in 66 Mandal's in 24 hours time and rains on Wednesday and Thursday. Srisailam reached 881.2 feet height. Vedurukuppam recorded 90.5mm, Narasapuram 77.75mm, Tirupati 50.5mm, Visakhapatnam and Pendurthi recorded 41mm, Ramagiri 37.0mm, Peddakurapadulo 36.5mm, on October 5, 2017. Flood waters need to be used immediately AP government decided. 6 Oct. 2017: A heavy storm ravaged parts of western Poland overnight, killing two people and raising the death toll in the region to nine. The storm killed a 67-year-old man who was trying to secure his house's roof and a 58-year-old woman crushed by a falling tree. Officials said 39 people were also injured. High winds also killed seven people in neighbouring Germany late. 7 Oct. 2017: Fall of a thunderbolt killed a shephard in Kanaganapalli on Saturday, 7 Oct. 2017 in the evening. In 577 Mandal had heavy rains. In 87 Mandal slightly less rain below average. Rayalseema had rains along with other regions in the state and the crops are thriving. 212 Mandal had heavy rains. 7 Oct. 2017: Fall of a thunderbolt killed a shephard in Kanaganapalli on Saturday, 7 Oct. 2017 in the evening. In 577 Mandal had heavy rains. In 87 Mandal slightly less rain below average. Rayalseema had rains along with other regions in the state and the crops are thriving. 212 Mandal had heavy rains. 7 Oct. 2017: Fall of a thunderbolt killed a Shepherd in Kanaganapalli on Saturday, 7 Oct. 2017 in the evening. In 577 Mandal had heavy rains. In 87 Mandal slightly less rain below average. Rayalseema had rains along with other regions in the state and the crops are thriving. 212 Mandal had heavy rains. 08 Oct. 2017: University of Buffalo scientists have found a better alternative for passwords and other biometric devices. System that scans the dimensions of heart to open up the devices. They use a low-level Doppler radar to measure your heart in about 8 seconds to make sure that it's still using your computer. 08 Oct. 2017: Quantum Gas Clock: This enables all of the atoms properties to be quantized, or restricted to specific values, and uses a globally interacting collection of atoms, to constrain collisions and improve measurements. This uses degenerate Fermi Gas instead of use of thermal gases. 11 Oct. 2017: An unusual incident of smoke emanating from the earth's crust was reported at MK Palli village of Halaharvi Mandal in Kurnool district on Wednesday. The incident occurred with a big sound at around 7 am. The phenomenon was seen up to a distance of one km from the spot. When the farmers were on their way to the fields, the incident occurred, caused them to panic among the farmers and also people in the nearby locality. Strange sounds have also been reported from the location. The movement of the Earth’s crust in the black soil might have resulted in the smoke and weird sounds. Sounds and smoke comes from under ground in Kurnool District here. This news was telecasted on Wednesday 11 of October 2017 06:01 AM. Smoke rose to a height and has fallen down with mysterious thunder-like sound. By the time officials reached the place it subsided. 10 Oct. 2017: Multiple micro-quakes felt in Gannavaram Mandal since two days. The number is about 8 during the last three days in the Mandal. Mustabad, Chinna Autapalli, Kesarpalli and other villages felt the tremors 2.58PM on Thursday. and on Tuesday the tremors were of magnitude 1.7R and 1.6R occurred at 10.18M and 11.01 PM respectively in many villages. The buildings vibrated, for nearly three seconds, in the middle of class and students felt something strange and began shouting, and situation became normal even before people came out of class rooms, in Chinna Avutapalli. Five micro-quakes were noticed on October 10, 2017, but they were not felt by people. 12 Oct. 2017: A micro-quake of magnitude 2.5R caused panic among several villages in the Gannavaram Mandal on Thursday. PUNE: A 101mm record rainfall in just one hour on Friday afternoon brought the city to its knees with roads getting waterlogged, traffic crawling during the evening peak hours and power supply failing in several areas. 13 October 2017 08:00 AM: Crop loss in AP may exceed Rs 100-crore mark. Coimbatore: The city received heavy rainfall that went on for almost five hours on Friday and at least a couple of hours on Saturday, 14 Oct. 2017. While the rain gauge placed at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University recorded 80mm of rainfall, the one at Peelamedu recorded 23mm. 14 Oct. 2017: Reports from the villages reported that few cement roads developed deep cracks and were damaged in sections and traffic to a halt. Tremors were felt in four villages of Beluguppa and Dravakonda mandal of Anatapur district on Saturday evening scaring villagers out of their houses. Tremors were felt for about 9 seconds in the Ramasagaram and Jeedipalli villages, and felt the tremors at the same time. Some houses developed cracks on their outer walls. This is a second time that the tremors were felt in the district. 15 October 2017; North-westerly winds carrying pollutants from Punjab and Haryana have exacerbated Delhi's poor air quality.

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Earth Heat is one of the reasons for the occurrence of thunderbolts.

Fig.1 The list of deaths year wise to

                                                            thunderbolts hit in India.

State wise list of deaths due to thunderbolts in India from 2005 up to 2015. Madhya Pradesh 4275, Maharashtra 3491, Odisha 3290, Uttara Pradesh 2511, Chattisgad 2401, West Bengal 1774, Jharkhand 1673, Bihar 1495, arnataka1310, and Andhra Pradesh 1277.

Oct 1, 2017: Sagarnagar: Rushikonda beach marine tower on the left "ITsez" coastal drive way has collapsed due to sea erosion.

7, 14:15 IST: 'Unexpectedly' strong solar storm sparks global aurora on Mars. Sunday, October 1, 2017, 15:27 Scientists discover whole-planet aurora on Mars triggered by solar storm: Thanks to MAVEN, scientists have discovered that a solar event has sparked a global aurora at the Martian surface and caused the radiation level to double than highest ever recorded. As per the MAVEN data, a solar event on September 11 triggered the global aurora at Mars more than 25 times brighter than any previously seen by the orbiter. When a solar storm hits the Martian atmosphere, it can trigger auroras that light up the whole planet in ultraviolet light. The recent one lit up Mars like a light bulb.
Sunday, October 1, 2017, 23:13 [IST]:A fresh wave of floods has hit Assam, submerging five districts and affecting 78,275 people. The North-eastern state, which was recuperating after several rounds of floods this year, again saw 306 acres of land submerged in the fresh wave. Nearly 16,000 animals and poultry had also been affected. Rains across the state and in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya have caused flooding in the districts of Lakhimpur, South Salmara, Goalpara, Hojai and Karbi Anglong. At least 86 villages in seven revenue circles had been affected by the fresh wave of deluge with Goalpara on the Assam-Meghalaya border being the worst-hit.
Sunday 1 Oct 2017: Rainfall  in Chittoor 14cm, Sullurpeta 12cm, Pakala 7cm, Satyvedu 5cm in Andhra Pradesh. In Odisha between 1.5km and 3.1kmmean sea level, south coastal Karnataka 0.9km and 1.5km above mean sea level while another circulation over west-central Bay of Bengal off AP coast exists between 3.1km and 4.5km above mean sea level. 
TWIN EARTHQUAKES:  Two medium intensity earthquakes hit the Andaman, 4.7R at 6.19PM, and Nicobar at 8:05PM with magnitude 4.5R, archipelago within a span of two hours on Sunday.   
Manaro Voui Volcano threat and evacuation of people from Vanuatu's Ambar Island where major eruption is threatening started and Australia has sent a ship.
1 Oct and 2 Oct  2017: Heavy rains battered Kurnool cultivation fields sumerged and also Rayalseema, Vijayanagaram, Parvathipuram, Bobile, Salur, S.Kota, Paderu, Hukumpeta, G.Madugala, Mandals it rained. Guntur Zillah had rain since Sunday 1 Oct. 2017, till midnight it rained non stop heavily. Monday morning till 8 AM 41 Mandals about 11.8 mm, in Pedanandipadu it rained 52.4 mm Amarthlur, Guntur Mandals it rained 43mm, Bapatla, Kakumanu 40.2mm. All streams are overflowing and affected Cotton, Banana, Minumulu, Onion Yellow flower (pasupu), and Mokkajonna crops were submerged. Anatapuram registered 87mm and in several Mandals from 30 to 73.8mm rainfall registered. Kadapa zillah Sunday night it rained heavily about 40.8mm. About 600 lakes received rainwater. In Telangana several places had lightning strikes. In Hyderabad heavy rains lashed on Monday evening.

October 03, 2017 03:41 AM and 13:45 IST: Downpour in Hyderabad halted traffic for more than 5 hours and seven people died due to lightning and rain-related accidents. A weather phenomena called ‘cloudburst’. Heavy rain lashed Hyderabad on Monday evening that took lives of three people in rain-related incidents.67.6 mm of rainfall was recorded in the city from around 4:30 PM to 8:30 PM and the rainfall was mainly due to the monsoon. Water logging in various parts of  Hyderabad after heavy and incessant rainfall. 5000 food packets being readied. The downpour led to inundation of several low-lying areas and traffic moved at a snail's pace due to water-logging at different places in the city. With the end of September, the monsoon in India also draws to a close. At the end of the four months, India received 841.3mm of rain, five per cent below the normal rainfall of 887.5mm.

From Wednesday 4 Oct. 2017,  morning Simhachalam Temple was very cloudy and around 12 O'clock it rained heavily as a KUNDAPOTHA.

October 04, 2017: 3-fold raise in extreme rainfall events in central India. The frequency and intensity of extreme rainfall, more than 150mm per day for two-three days covering area of 250 by 250km, over central India from Gujarat in the west in Odisha and Assam in the east has been on the rise. The northern Arabian Sea is becoming increasingly warm, leading to more moist air cover over the Arabian Sea. It contributes 36%of the total moisture to Central India while Bay of Bengal contributes 26% moisture and Indian Ocean just 9%. Land evaporation contributes 29% moisture much more than the Bay of Bengal. (Nature Communications).

Generating Power by tears and egg whites. A protein found in egg whites, as well as in tears, saliva and milk of mammals, can be used to generate electricity. Crystals of lysozyme produces electricity when pressed.

6 Oct 2017: It has been raining  in Visakhapatnam since last two days and seems would continue for next three days. Vijayawada has also had rain for three hours on Oct. 5, 2017, and Bagaru Lake got filled after 15 years, local people were quite happy. 

It rained from early morning till 10 AM about 50 to 70mm and in Chittoor Zillah  also it rained in 66 Mandal's in 24 hours time and rains on Wednesday and Thursday. Srisailam reached 881.2 feet height. Vedurukuppam recorded 90.5mm, Narasapuram 77.75mm, Tirupati 50.5mm, Visakhapatnam and Pendurthi recorded 41mm, Ramagiri 37.0mm, Peddakurapadulo 36.5mm, on October 5, 2017. Flood waters need to be used immediately AP government decided. 

CAIRO, 5 October (BelTA - Xinhua) - Archeologists have discovered part of a Pharaonic obelisk dating back to about 4,300 years ago in Saqqara district on the outskirt of Egypt's Giza Province, the chief of the country's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) said in a statement Wednesday. SCA Secretary General Mostafa al-Waziri revealed the discovery of the upper part of an obelisk belonging to ancient Egyptian Queen Ankhesenpepi II, mother of Pharaonic King Pepi II of the Sixth Dynasty who ruled Egypt from 2278 to 2184 BC.Friday 6 Oct. 2017: Visakhapatnam had heavy rain from early morning till 11 A.M and in the evening it rained slightly at several places. 
Oct 05, 2017, 16:49 IST Incessant rains cause waterlogging in Bengaluru. Heavy rains have once again returned to lash Bengaluru on Thursday causing traffic jams across the city. Hundreds of vehicles are stranded in various parts of the city due to waterlogging. Most of the low-lying areas of the city are inundated leaving many drains overflowing.
5 & 6 Oct 2017: Paderu: On Thursday night Visakha Agency heavy rains occurred. Rallagadda, Dumbrigunta, Chaparai, Kuridi streams are over flowing. Also chilakamamidigadda, Rallagedda, Plmansankagedda flowing ferociously. Since Friday morning there was a slight relief from continuos rains. Chintappali, JKVeedhi, Koyyuru slight rain occurred. Araku Valley experienced 8.64cm, Anatagiri 6.86cm, Mucogiputta 1.68cm, Peddabayalu 3.02cm, Hukumpeta 1.38cm, Dumbrguda 3.72cm, Paderu 1.74cm, G.Madugula 0.52cm rainfall occurred.
Oct 06, 2017, 17:30 IST Watch: Heavy rains lash Mumbai. Darkness engulfed Mumbai's streets as heavy rains lashed the city. Another round of downpour has affected the normal life. Mumbai witnessed rains accompanied by loud thunder on Friday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said such thundershowers are expected to continue over the weekend.

 6 October (BelTA - Xinhua) - Tropical Storm Nate has killed seven people in Costa Rica and led to the evacuation of some 5,000 others, President Luis Guillermo Solis said on Thursday. Nate sparked heavy downpours in the Central American region since Wednesday, dumping up to 215 liters of rain per square meter in Costa Rica. The storm toppled 41 trees, caused 12 mudslides, and flooding in 32 communities, the fire department said. The area hit hardest is western Guanacaste, where flooding has been severe.

               Infrared light provides valuable temperature data to forecasters and cloud top temperatures give clues about highest, coldest, strongest storms within a hurricane. Hurricane Nate weakened to a tropical storm after making landfall twice on the U.S. Gulf Coast Saturday (Oct. 7), but its approach as a category 1 storm was captured earlier in the day by satellites

Friday, October 06, 2017 - 07:59:                                                             

                                          

                                                Fig.2  Six people died  when lightning struck

                                                     them in Periyapatna, on Thursday  5 Oct. 2017     

The village in Periyapatna local body, where the incident occurred, is about 40 km from Mysuru city. Six persons, including two women, died and four others were injured on Thursday when lightning struck them in Mysuru. The incident occurred around 2 p.m. when a 10 member group rushed to take shelter under a tree near the temple in Hunaswadi village due to heavy rain and thunderstorm. This is the second instance in the past two weeks, of a lightning strike claiming lives in Karnataka.Another death occurred in the same district’s Yenne Vadahera village when 30-year-old Nagappa Hosanavar succumbed after lightning struck him.  Friday, 29 Sept 2017 at 09:36: : In Yadagiri district’s Goudigere village, three children died after lightning struck them.  One adult also died from lightning strike.

WARSAW, Poland Just in 6 Oct. 2017:  A heavy storm ravaged parts of western Poland overnight, killing two people and raising the death toll in the region to nine. The storm killed a 67-year-old man who was trying to secure his house's roof and a 58-year-old woman crushed by a falling tree. Officials said 39 people were also injured.

High winds also killed seven people in neighbouring Germany late. 
Tropical Storm Nate, which formed Thursday and is projected to possibly hit the U.S. Gulf Coast this weekend as a hurricane, has left at least 22 people dead as it makes its way across Central America.Tropical Storm Nate’s path is forecast to brush across the tip of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula early Friday 6 Oct. 2017, night, then later hit the U.S. Gulf Coast as a hurricane by Sunday morning.
6 October 2017:Nate Wreaks Havoc From Coast to Coast In Nicaragua:  At least 15 dead reported in Nicaragua as tropical storm moves north on a collision course with the northern U.S. Gulf Coast- Moving up from Costa Rica, Tropical Storm Nate’s arrival in Nicaragua followed two weeks of near-constant rain that had left the ground saturated and rivers are swollen.
6 Oct 2017: Visakhapatnam coastal region at several places shows the  RIP current swirllings. Dripper instrument has two cell phones, two sensors, above them an antenna have been released into the sea. Around Yoga village area identified and an atlas maybe generated.
7 Oct. 2017: Visakhapatnam received heavy rain falls so far for this month, many parts of East Godavari district had only moderate rains. Routhulapudi in Visakhapatnam district received 10.5cm rain from 8:30 AM to 9:30 PM, while Rajahamundry recieved 6.825cm heavy rainfall. This rainfall would continue for few more days. Visakhapatnam had heavy shower during the night of 6/7 Oct. 2017 and again slight showers in the day time on the 7 Oct. 2017. Rayalseema received heavy rainfall on Saturday, 7 Oct. 2017.
7 Oct. 2017: Fall of a thunderbolt killed a shephard in Kanaganapalli on Saturday, 7 Oct. 2017 in the evening. In 577 Mandal had heavy rains. In 87 Mandal slightly less rain below average. Rayalseema had rains along with other regions in the state and the crops are thriving. 212 Mandal had hevey rains. 365 Mandal had moderate rain. First week of this month rains were recorded at 63.30cm. Rajahmundry on Saturday had throughout the day the rainfall. Guntur  zillah had occasional rains. Zillah experienced rains during the last four days it affected Cotton, Minimulu, Bopai crops. Nagavalli, Suvarnamukhi, Vengalarai sagar, Champavathi river are flowing at full bloom.    

Oct 07, 2017 10:06 am: Tropical storm Nate bears down on Mexico, US Gulf coast leaving 26 dead in Central America. Cancun (Mexico): Tropical Storm Nate gained strength Friday 6 Oct 2017,as it barrelled toward popular Mexican beach resorts and ultimately the US Gulf coast after dumping heavy rains on Central America that left at least 26 people dead. Nate, which currently has 85 kilometre per hour winds, is forecast to reach hurricane strength by the time it makes landfall in the United States tomorrow, on the north coast of the Gulf of Mexico. 

TOKYO –  A strong earthquake late Friday 6 Oct. 2017,shook north-eastern Japan off the coast of Fukushima, the region hit by a massive quake and tsunami in 2011 that triggered a nuclear plant meltdown, but there were no reports of damage or injuries. The Japan Meteorological Agency said there was no danger of a tsunami. It said the quake struck at about midnight and measured a preliminary magnitude of 5.9. It was centered about 50 km (30 miles) below the ocean's surface_^.

07 October 2017: 11:22, UK, Saturday: Shooting stars could be visible on Saturday and Sunday night as the annual Draconid meteor shower takes place. The Draconid meteor shower happens every October and is caused by the comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner, which orbits the Sun every 6.6 years.This weekend Earth will pass through the cloud of debris and space dust left behind by the comet. This will cause shooting stars to appear in the sky as the debris burns up after entering the atmosphere. The Draconid meteor shower has produced thousands of meteors an hour in peak years.
Oct. 7,2017: A cyclonic circulation over North Odisha and adjoining Jharkhand . This system is likely to move towards East Uttar Pradesh.

Oct 7, 2017, 20:27 IST: HYDERABAD: City is likely to witness another spell of  heavy rainfall on Sunday 8 Oct 2017. Hyderabad issued a thunderstorm associated with heavy rainfall warning  7 Oct 2017 on Saturday. According to the IMD, Hyderabad forecast, the southwest monsoon over Telangana has been active in the last 24 hours due to which not only Hyderabad but various other districts too will experience light to moderate rain/thundershowers during the weekend. "With the formation of another cyclonic circulation over the west-central Bay of Bengal,  which is moving westwards towards Odisha and West Bengal, the state is expected to witness rainfall for at least five more days,"
Oct 07, 2017 15:50 IST: Cyclists trail the Himalayas to promote hygiene in India’s villages. In Himachal Pradesh, professional cyclists rode through the interiors of several towns and villages, while cutting through streams on the way as part of the Hero MTB Himalaya race. The race was held to promote hygiene and eradicate open defecation in the areas through which the cycling path runs.
08 Oct 2017, Sunday: It rained in the night and also early morning currently weather is cloudy at Visakhapatnam.
08 Oct. 2017: University of Buffalo scientists have found a better alternative for passwords and other biometric devices. System that scans the dimensions of heart to open up the devices. They use a low-level Doppler radar to measure  your heart in about 8 seconds to make sure that it's still using your computer.  
08 Oct. 2017: Quantum Gas Clock: This enables all of the atoms properties to be quantized, or restricted to specific values, and uses a globally interacting collection of atoms, to constrain collisions and improve measurements. This uses degenerate Fermi Gas instead of use of thermal gases.
8 Oct. 2017: Heavy rain lashed the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad on Saturday and commuters had a tough negotiating water-logging in many areas.

October 9, 2017:ARUNACHAL-AH BALSAM CHI 16 HMUCHHUAK THAR:

Fig.3a Impatiens  lohitensis  

Fig.3b  Impatiens zironiana and Impatiens pathakiana

Fig 3c Impatiens walongensis

Fig. 3c Impatiens paramjitiana

Fig.3d Impatiens rugosipetala

There are excellent flowers in Arunachala Pradesh that need to be cultivated elsewhere in India, to preserve the diverse beauty of blooming flowers.
Oct, 09 2017 23:11:53 IST: Bhubaneshwar: Odisha is likely to experience heavy to very heavy rain and gusty surface wind in the next two days due to the formation of a depression over Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining north Bay of Bengal. Under its impact, rain and thundershowers are likely to occur in most parts of north Odisha and in several areas in south Odisha districts in the next 24 hours. Many parts of Odisha have been lashed by downpour for the last couple of days because of a cyclonic circulation and low pressure.

9 Oct. 2017: Bhubaneswar: The depression over Gangetic West Bengal has intensified into a deep depression which is likely to trigger heavy rainfall in Odisha during the next 48 hours. The depression over Gangetic West Bengal has moved west-north-westward. It intensified into a deep depression and lay centred over Gangetic West Bengal near Latitude 22.5º N and Longitude 88.4 ºE, close to Kolkata. The system is very likely to move slowly west-north-westwards initially during next 24 hours and move northwards thereafter

Oct.. 8  to Oct. 9:
Ananthpur, Kurnool and Kadapa flooded as rain batters Rayalseema in 24x7 days with a downpour due to upper Air cyclonic circulation with Ananthpur received 12.65cm, in 24 hours period Oct. 8 to Oct 9, Kadapa received 15.25cm, Yagantipalle of Kurnool received 7.575cm rainfall. Vehicular traffic disrupted in Kadapa with 15.25cm rain. Local stream at Kaluvalala village overflowed. Kaaddivanka stream also overflowed with flood water. Kurnool rain water breaches causeways, snapping road links in more than 20 places. 30 villages waterlogged. Irrigation tanks overflowed. Palar river in Kuppam, Gargeya in Western mandal are in spate, tanks in Irala mandal overflowed. 
350 families moved from low-lying areas to higher landsand were told not to return till Tuesday afternoon. Anatapur, received after 17 years, non-stop rain from Sunday night to Monday evening. 10.9cm rain occurred. 561 lakes got full. Byravan Tippa received 50% water. Chittoor received 17.32cm, Anathpuram recieved 12.98cm, Kadapa received 13.11cm, Kurnool received 7.12cm and in Hyderabad last 9 days it received 19.07cm (410% excess over normal).   Mandyariver in spate flows over Masapeta , bridge. Neeva breaches banks after 22 years and water entered low-lying colonies in Veerabhadra colony of Chittoor district. Residents of 9 colonies were asked to take shelter at Thena Banda school.
In 15 years for the first time in a decade and half KanchalammaTank overflowed in Rayachoti town. Mandya river in spate flows over Masapeta Bridge. In Kurnool rain water breaches causeways, snapping road links in more than 20 places.  About 30 villeges were water logged. The heavy rains broughta great deal of relief, since the tanks in Kurnool district got filled and people happy as there won't be watercrisis in the area till next summer. Several villages were filled with water inundating them.
Erravague overflowing national high way stopped for two hours. As many as 20 villages were cut off from the rest of district for three hours in Sunduplli with heavy inflow in Pincha and Bahuda rivulets. Two irrigation tanks breached in Ramapuram and Veerabhalli mandals in Kadapa. IMD reports upper air circulation tilting south-westwards at a height of 3.6km above mean sea level. Rainfall intensity was Indulur, Kadapa 15.25cm, Anatapuram town 12.65cm, Madanapalle Chittoor 11.1cm, Chowdepalle Chittoor 10.75cm, Raptdu, Anantapur 10.425cm, Kolamasanopalli Chittoor 10.35cm and Palujar Kurnool 7.85cm. 20 villages cutoff from Kadapa in Sundupalli mandal. tabommaliand RaVisakhapatnam received moderate rainfall of 3cm. Padmanabham in Visakhapatnam received 3.825cm rain. Anakapalli received 3.55cm rain. Denkond in Vijayanagaram received 3.825cm while Santabommali and Ragolu in Srikakulam received 3cm rainfall.
10 Oct. 2017: Multiple micro-quakes felt in Gannavaram Mandal since two days.  The number is about 8 during the last three days in the Mandal. Mustabad, Chinna Autapalli, Kesarpalli and other villages felt the tremors 2.58PM on Thursday.  and on Tuesday the tremors were of magnitude 1.7R and 1.6R occurred at 10.18M and 11.01 PM respectively in many villages. The buildings vibrated, for nearly three seconds, in the middle of class and students felt something strange and began shouting, and situation became normal even before people came out of class rooms, in Chinna Avutapalli. Five micro-quakes were noticed on October 10, 2017, but they were not felt by people. The quakes occurred at a depth of 19km other than these, five were small ones part of the swarm activity. In 2016 also swarm activity occurred in Nellore district. In the city also recorded micro-quakes of 1.6R,on Tuesday night. Thursday afternoon too the observatory reported a shock. 
10 Oct. 2017: The Chitravathi River breaches its banks after a decade, five farmers and 500 sheep moved to safety in Ramaduru village. A youth carried his sick friend on shoulder when Neeva was in spate.
Estimates this year Bangalore Rs. 1,664 crores and Hyderabad Rs.91 crore for just road repairs and permanent flood prevention measures not detailed out.
8 lakh people in about 50 divisions, bear the brunt of rain in Kurnool as Tungabhadra River, Handri River, KC Canal, and Akkileru Vaagu (stream) have no system of smooth discharge of rain water.
Heavy rain in Karnataka for next two days, The presence of a trough off the coast of Odisha and West Bengal is resulting in the formation of rain bearing clouds. A cyclonic circulation north of Goa, and near Central Maharashtra is present. The traffic disputed between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Rains lashed more than six hours inundating Houses in low-lying areas, bridges Ladethadihalli and Lokanahalai were submerged. The Hanur taluka known as most backwards from past ten years. Witnessed highest rains in last two decades that has brought relief among the farming community.
Floods due to intermittent heavy rainfall brought wreak havoc in Rayalaseema. The Tungabhadra River is in spate with inflows from various tributaries. Srisailam received heavy inflows from Jurala and upstream of Handri. A Temple under construction at Jawaharpuram in Kurnool city is surrounded by floodwaters as heavy rain lashed Rayalaseema  for the second consecutive day on Tuesday. Over 20 villages remained cut off from the rest of the district.
Anatapuram 716 lakes filled with rain water. After 8 years Hindhriin Kurnool district is overflowing. Kadapa after 10 years has flood in Gandikota. Releasing water to Mylavaram project. Zillaha Pincha and Annamaya projects full and hence gates opened.  Chittoor zillah on Tuesday evening 900lakes water full, 1500 lakes 70% water filled, about 50 to 60 TMC water sank in the Earth. Koundishya reservoir 90% was full with water. For one and half years there won't be a problem of drinking water.
Kurnool Zillaha after 2009 year only now Hindhi River got full. From Monday mid-night to Tuesday morning non-stop rain with Krishnagiri 12.62cm,Devankonda 10.73cm, Velurthi 10.55cm, Nandikottur 9.70cm, Emiganur 8.96cm, Pedakadulur 8.62cm, Kodumur 8.26cm rainfall recorded. After 15 years Chitravati River is flowing ferrociously. Vedavathi, Swarnamukhi and Papagnimaddileru are also overflowing. Out of 1263 lakes water filled 716 lakes. After 17years the Vedavathi River built Bhairvani Thippa project received water. Yogivemana project recorded 900MCST water. 

Tue. 10 Oct 2017: The Scotland Yard police was briefed about the working of the CCCI and HTMS by ASL Blatchford expressed surprise over the pace of work on the cyber-crime front given that UP has five times the population of London. Hence, the metropolitan police arrived to check how the UP police utilities the applications provided by the company. The four-member team will also visit the Delhi and Mumbai to check the working of the police in those cities.
Oct, 10 2017 07:45:55 IST: Heavy rains along with squally winds lashed Kolkata and southern districts of West Bengal on Monday affecting flight and train movements, waterlogging major thoroughfares and bringing traffic to a halt. The rains, which began on Sunday night, continued on Monday, throwing normal life off gear on the first working day of the week. Trees were uprooted and roads flooded in areas like New Alipur, Narkeldanga, Gariahat and Jadavpur. Slow traffic movements were reported from some parts of the city including the EM Bypass, NSC Bose Road and Commissariat Road. Under the influence of deep depression over Gangetic West Bengal, heavy to very heavy (7-20 cm) rainfall at a few places with isolated extremely heavy (over 20 cm) fall is likely over Gangetic West Bengal during next 48 hours
Oct, 10 2017 14:51:40 IST: Several cities in South India bore the brunt of unusually heavy rainfall in the last week even as the monsoon prepares to leave the country. Among other cities, life in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Mysuru came to a standstill after the sudden high-intensity downpours. On 5 October, Bengaluru witnessed 65mm rainfall, which was the highest rainfall in a day in the city since 2007. On the same day, six people were killed and four injured when lightning struck a temple in a Mysuru village, Weather patterns are now becoming more and more difficult to analyse and hence predict.
10 October 2017: India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued severe weather warning for the five days between 9 and 13 October 2017, with heavy to very heavy rain at a few places and isolated extremely heavy falls over Gangetic West Bengal and heavy to very heavy rains at isolated places over Jharkhand and Odisha. IMD expects heavy to very heavy rains at isolated places over Gangetic West Bengal and heavy rains over Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Assam and Meghalaya, Madhya Maharashtra, Konkan and Goa, Telangana, Rayalaseema and North Interior Karnataka today. It also forecast strong winds with speed reaching 30-­40 kmph, gusting to 50 kmph, over Gangetic West Bengal, east Jharkhand and north Odisha. Thunderstorm accompanied by lightning is also very likely at isolated places over Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathawada, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Rayalaseema, Coastal Karnataka, Interior Karnataka and Tamilnadu and Puducherry.

11 Oct. 2017:  M 4.3 - 56km NE of Meulaboh, Indonesia: Time: 2017-10-11 09:22:50 UTC:  2017-10-11 16:22:50 +07:00 at epicenter: Location: 4.446°N 96.531°E : Depth 10.00 km (6.21 miles). There are several earthquakes in Indonesia in the past few days.
11 Oct. 2017:  An unusual incident of smoke emanating from the earth's crust was reported at MK Palli village of Halaharvi mandal in Kurnool district on Wednesday. The incident occurred with a big sound at around 7 am. The phenomenon was seen up to a distance of one km from the spot. When the farmers were on their way to the fields, the incident occurred, caused them to panic among the farmers and also people in the nearby locality. Strange sounds have also been reported from the location. The movement of the Earth’s crust in the black soil might have resulted in the smoke and weird sounds. Sounds and smoke comes from under ground in Kurnool District here. This news was telecasted on Wednesday 11 of October 2017 06:01 AM. Smoke rose to a height and has fallen down with mysterious thunder-like sound. By the time officials reached the place it subsided.
12 Oct. 2017: A distraught women stands before her house which collapsed in the heavy rain in  Itukalakonda village in Polavaram. Heavy downpour continues in the state with rivers in spate and reservoirs close to their maximum capacity. Srisailam reservoir almost full dspite outflow of 69,000cusecs as inflows at a whopping 1.47 lakh cusecs. Water level now is at 884.4ft while reservoir full level is at 885ft. Reservoir gates would be lifted on Thursday 12 Oct. 2017.People living along banks of Handri Tungabhadra are being moved to safer places. 265 tmcft now available in 634 irrigation tanks in Kurnool District. Polavaram 17cm, Srisailam 14cm, Pattikanda 7cm, Santhipuram 6cm, Venkatagiri 6cm and Vinjamur 6cm precipitation recorded. Next four days east central Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood low-pressure zone might form. The cyclone circulation over Madhya Maharashtra and the neighbourhood extends between 3.1km and 4.5km above the mean sea level. Another prevails over south-end Bay of Bengal and Andaman sea, extending up to 5.8km above mean sea level. 19 tribal villages were cut off from main land with water overflowing the Kothuru causeway. 600acres of land in Pattiseema stagnated as there is no outlet. 

Fig.4 A ryot in Kammam runs a home made 

drive with wheels to scope out the weeds.

In Kammam one ryot purchased Taiwan engine, with a pump with small teeth wheels arranged, with two long handles to drive by hand, with one and half litre petrol (costing Rs.100) one acre weeds can be removed.
Oct 12, 2017, 7:08 pm IST : 37 people killed, 40 missing as floods, landslides ravage Vietnam. Heavy rains lashed swathes of the country this week, with northern Hoa Binh province the hardest hit with 11 dead and 21 missing.Heavy rains lashed swathes of the country this week, with northern Hoa Binh province the hardest hit. Heavy rains lashed swathes of the country this week, with northern Hoa Binh province the hardest hit. At least 400 millimetres (16 inches) of rain has pounded northern and central Vietnam since Sunday.
12 Oct. 2017: A micro-quake of magnitude 2.5R caused panic among several villages in the Gannavaram Mandal on Thursday.

13 October 2017 08:00 AM: Crop loss in AP may exceed Rs 100-crore mark.

Fig.5. Crop loss may exceed Rs.100 crore in AP.

 VIJAYAWADA: Heavy rains that are lashing Rayalaseema region for past few days have brought bag of woes to the farmers, who were suffering losses due to years of drought in the region. The situation is no different in twin Godavari districts, Guntur and Vizianagaram of Coastal Andhra Pradesh. Farmers incurred heavy losses. Farmers in all eight districts of the state have suffered crop loss due to heavy rains for past two weeks. Though officials have pegged the loss at Rs 22 crore, some admitted that it may cross the Rs 100-crore mark as commercial and horticulture crops have suffered severe damage. The area facing crop loss stood at 21,500 hectares on Thursday evening. Crop damage was reported in Kurnool, Anantapur, Kadapa, Chittoor, West Godavari, Guntur, Vizianagaram and East Godavari districts.7,829 hectares of crop damaged in Kurnool district alone; 4,200 hectares in Anantapur: 1,100 hectares in Kadapa district: Rs 50 lakh worth of onions, which were ready for sale in the market got washed away in the heavy rains in Aspari village.

For the five days between 9 and 13 October 2017, with heavy to very heavy rain at a few places and isolated extremely heavy falls over Gangetic West Bengal and heavy to very heavy rains at isolated places over Jharkhand and Odisha. IMD expects heavy to very heavy rains at isolated places over Gangetic West Bengal and heavy rains over Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Assam and Meghalaya, Madhya Maharashtra, Konkan and Goa, Telangana, Rayalaseema and North Interior Karnataka today. It also forecast strong winds with speed reaching 30-­40 kmph, gusting to 50 kmph, over Gangetic West Bengal, east Jharkhand and north Odisha. Thunderstorm accompanied by lightning is also very likely at isolated places over Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathawada, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Rayalaseema, Coastal Karnataka, Interior Karnataka and Tamilnadu and Puducherry.

                                                                

Fig.6.  Volcanic smoke rises from

the Shinmoedake volcano

The horseshoe-shaped string of active volcanos in the Pacific Ocean has lived up to its 'Ring of Fire' name in the past month. Shinmoedake volcano in southwestern Japan on Oct. 12. Volcanic smoke rises from the Shinmoedake volcano after its eruption in the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, south-western Japan. An ash plume rose 1,700 meters (5,580 feet) from the crater Thursday and ash fell on cities and towns in Miyazaki prefecture.started erupting Wednesday for the first time in about six years. Alert raised 2 to 3 on scale of 5. Students attended school wearing protective gear from Ash etc. of the volcano.

Fig.7 Srisailam reservoir releasing water to Nagarjuna Sagar

13 Oct. 2017: PUNE: A 101mm record rainfall in just one hour on Friday 13 Oct. 2017, afternoon brought the city to its knees with roads getting waterlogged, traffic crawling during the evening peak hours and power supply failing in several areas.The latest downpour, though a combination of convection and a system over the northeast Arabian sea, adjoining Konkan and Gujarat, was still part of the monsoon flow over Maharashtra.
14 October 2017:  Coimbatore: The city received heavy rainfall that went on for almost five hours on Friday and at least a couple of hours on Saturday, 14 Oct. 2017. While the rain gauge placed at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University recorded 80mm of rainfall, the one at Peelamedu recorded 23mm. The surprise showers led to massive traffic jams on Mettupalayam Road, parts of Avinashi Road and Ramnagar due to waterlogging. The heavy showers have been attributed to a weather trough that is extending from the east and central parts of the Bay of Bengal up to Kerala and a cyclonic circulation over South Karnataka. The weather trough is crossing central and western parts of Tamil Nadu, thus bringing rain to parts of Coimbatore and nearby areas.
14 Oct. 2017:Conservation officials say it is common for the jelly creatures to wash up in the spring as water temperatures rise, but added they were surprised by the vast number. It’s very unusual that you have so many thousands of them washed up in one place. It’s a common species around the west coast and around NZ and they do wash up, usually in tens or hundreds. Bangalore records the highest rainfall in 115. The annual rainfall for the city, 1615.2mm as on Saturday morning more than earlier record in 2005 of 1606.8mm. 
14 Oct. 2017: Reports from the villages reported that few cement roads developed deep cracks and were damaged in sections and  traffic to a halt. Tremors were felt in four villages of Beluguppa and Dravakonda Mandal of Anatapur district on Saturday evening scaring villagers out of their houses. Tremors were felt for about 9 seconds in the Ramasagaram and Jeedipalli villages, and felt the tremors at the same time. Some houses developed cracks on their outer walls. This is a second time that the tremors were felt in the district.
15 October 2017; North-westerly winds carrying pollutants from Punjab and Haryana have exacerbated Delhi's poor air quality. Air quality in the capital is set to remain 'very poor' for the next 48 hours. In neighbouring Noida, it fell from 'moderate' to 'poor' in the last 24 hours.


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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, to my knowledge, and list of publications by him, are listed by the present author and is available on INTERNET. (His lifetime: 1899 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. Many a foreign visitors to Andhra University remember his unselfish work, and promotion of youngsters to aspire for world recognition. Special respects to my mother Mrs. Peramma Kotcherlakota (from 1904 DOB to DEMISE1971 December 31 at 10 AM) an enigmatic lady, who completed SSLC from Queen Mary's High School, Visakhapatnam, in year 1919. 

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