Thursday, May 31, 2018

May 16,2018:Pindari glacier retreat, gravity attraction and Dark Energy, Fastest-Growing Black Hole, fresh water decline India, Solar grids, Rohini Karte, Gravity waves, Chandrpur 47.8C, Unusual hot weather till 10PM.

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Volume 2018, Issue No.5a,  Dated: 16 May, 2018,  Time:07:46:08 AM

May 16, 2018: Pindari glacier retreat, gravity attraction and Dark Energy, Fastest-Growing Black Hole, fresh water decline India, Roof Top Solar grids, Rohini Karte till June 7, Gravity waves observed at 6:45 AM,Chandrapur soared to 47.8C, an unusual day of hot weather till 10PM.  
               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. countries.
Visited USA about 12 Universities, several National Laboratories and Institutes 
during four months Sept.to December 1988. and in 1989 visited Japan
for about 10 days, and South Korea Conf. in Physics for a week in 1989.
 [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
Wednesday 16 May 2018: Scientists confirm massive retreat of Pindari glacier: Reporter TV Padma: Indian scientists have confirmed and tracked the retreat, over 3kms, of an important Himalayan glacier, attributing it to climate change, and giving a shape to the changes to come. The formation of stars in a universe is a battle between the attraction of gravity and the repulsion of dark energy. Rains accompanied by strong winds swept across Hyderabad, uprooting over 160 trees. There were complaints of water stagnation in 38 localities in the city. May 18, 2018 13:12 IST:  NASA satellites reveal freshwater decline in India. Areas in northern and eastern India, the Middle East, California and Australia are among the hotspots where overuse of water resources has caused a serious decline in the availability of freshwater that is already causing problems. 18 May 2018: India can benefit from 5G technology by becoming early adopter. May 18 2018: 30 mins ago: Bogota: Colombia has ordered the evacuation of nearly 5,000 people living along the Cauca river in the northern part of the country after construction problems at a hydroelectric dam prompted fears of massive flooding. First event was on May 1-2, then May 7-8, followed by May 13-14. These thunderstorms move from west to east and there is more moisture incursion from the Bay of Bengal. 19th May, 2018:  Vizag warming up to rooftop solar grids. With a number of urban consumers from apartment complexes, hotels and educational institutes coming forward to install rooftop solar grids, solar power development is slowly but surely picking up momentum in city. Vijaya Milk Products Pvt Ltd produces about 1.15MW of solar power, while Simhachalam Devasthanam is providing one MW with Visakha Diary rounding off to 420 kW. Currently Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) is the largest producer of solar power in the district with a 10 MW plant near the airport. The GVMC has also installed rooftop solar grid of a total capacity of 258.24kWp. Some of the educational institutions in the district, such as Gitam University, St Joseph’s College, Avanti Group of Colleges, Timpany School, VCTPL, Lendi Engineering College, NSRIT have already jumped onto the solar bandwagon. 19 May 2018: Chandrapur soared to 47.8C,in Maharashtra on Saturday, as per El Dorado Weather. Brahmapuri was the second hottest place with 47.1C. Nagpur is the third place with 46.2C. Wardha recorded 45.6C. All regions across Vidarbha recorded plus 40C. On May 1, Nagpur recorded 45.6C, while Chandrapur recorded 46.8C.  May 19, 2018, 17:47 IST: Rise In Crude Oil Prices Effects Indian Economy AdverselyMay 19, 2018, 16:17 PM IST: Storm in parts of national capital. The Capital was in for some relief from rising mercury when sudden high-speed winds and slight drizzle brought the mercury down a few notches on Saturday afternoon. May 20, 2018 5:51:26 am: PUNE: A start-up project that aims to resolve solid waste issues, provide alternate livelihood to waste-pickers. 20 May 2018: Cyclone Sagar weakens into a depression over Somalia. Sunday, 20 May 2018: Hot day in Delhi, strong winds likely tomorrow. May 20, 2018: Khadi and Village Industries Commission beats Israel, distributes 1000 honey bee boxes to create world record. May 20, 2018 15:14: A dying star part of a twin star system in the middle of the Ant Nebula has been ejecting lasers into the universe and to beams are coming at Earth. May 21, 2018 08:00AM: Automatic weather system comes as a boon for Maharashtra farmers. Farmers, who are often at the receiving end of unpredictable weather, will now get detailed information about the climatic conditions in their area, thus allowing them better crop management and damage prevention. This is going to be possible as the Maharashtra government has commissioned 2,060 AWS, in as many revenue circles, to provide real time weather-related information to farmers up to the village level.  21 May, 2018: A team of researchers made a type of Vitamin B12 that emits fluorescent light when activated by a laser. (Cell Chemical Biology). In an ayurvedic herb, used in making soups and sandwiches, scientists discovered ways to increase the levels of  Vitamin B12. May 21, 2018: Heavy rains, landslides kill five in Sri Lanka. Flooding has forced the evacuation of people in areas where several rivers are overflowing, while four districts are on “red alert” for possible landslides. May 22, 2018: Visakhapatnam since last four days has no breeze and weather was a simmering hot though the sky was cloudy but no rain at all. 22 May, 2018: Tripura floods displace 23,000 people. Railway services in the north have also been disrupted due to waterlogging in the tracks. May 22, 2018 18:16 IST: Over 39 lakh jobs created in 7 months till March. The highest number of jobs were created in the age group of 18-21 at 1.29 million, followed by 22-25 years of age at 1.12 million during these seven months. Google partnered with Tata Trusts and launched Internet Saathi to equip women in villages across India with the basic digital literacy skills. May 22, 2018: Visakhapatnam since last four days has no breeze and weather was a simmering hot though the sky was cloudy but no rain at all. On 24 My 2018, evening there was breeze on the beach road in Visakhapatnam aa great relief for the walkers.May 22, 2018 21:00 IST: Kathmandu [Nepal]: India's youngest women to scale Mount Everest, Mountaineer Shivangi Pathak tied Rakhi, at Everest Top,  to a fellow mountaineer while sitting at the Everest top of the mountain. A student of Delhi's Jawahar Institute of Mountain Pathak said that one of her dreams has been fulfilled after tying the rakhi.May 24, 2018: Heat wave to continue across northwest and Central India till Sunday. May 24, 2018, 11:39 AM IST: Cyclone Mekenu Pummels Yemeni Island, Seven Missing. Four of the missing were crew on board a boat that sunk when the storm hit the island in the Arabian Sea.A cyclone more powerful than any previously recorded in southern Oman slammed into the Gulf country and neighbouring Yemen on Saturday, deluging a major city with nearly three years' worth of rainfall in single day. May 24, 2018: Indian-American "Anlia Sengupta"  brain behind the latest Physics experiment to create a cold spot in the universe. It is expected to be 10 billion times colder than the vacuum of space. Cold Atom Laboratory flown to ISS, makes it possible to observe the ultra-cold atoms much longer in the micro-gravity environment.    Rohini Karte began on 25 May 2018 till June 7, Gravity waves observed at 6:45 AM today. Pre-monsoon showers had arrived in Kerala on May 25. Southwest monsoon arrives in Kerala three days ahead of schedule. May 25, 2018: A unique telescope launched in South Africa combines 'eyes and ears' to study the universe. Scientists in South Africa on 25 May launched the world’s first optical telescope linked to a radio telescope, combining “eyes and ears” to try to unravel the secrets of the universe. 26 May 2018:Last two days it was very hot, and in the evening even at the beach shore it was hot, and people felt uncomfortable to sit on the pavement wall. Ocean waves were thrashing the shoreline protection rocks and it was bewildering site. Sunday, May 27, 2018: Rooftop solar power generation in Manipur. 27 May 2018: Sunday, Storm Alberto: Florida, Alabama, Mississippi brace for subtropical storm, declared states of emergency.  May 27, 2018 at 13:47 IST: Agra Tourists' footfall dwindles in Taj Mahal as Agra sizzles at 46C. 27 May, 2018: Only nickel coated paper electrodes can be used both as anode and cathode, for splitting water. The lower total cell voltage of 1.51V at 10mA per sq.cm current density is one of the lowest to-date reported for water splitting, claims Dr. Sayan Bhattachrya. 28 May 2018: 11:47AM: Heat wave conditions continue in UP; Jhansi hottest at 46.6C. Lucknow: The maximum temperature in the state capital touched 41.7C. May 29, 2018, 12:41: At least 40 dead due to thunderstorms in UP, Bihar and Jharkhand. In Bihar, at least 17 people were killed after lightening and thunderstorm hit different parts of the state.  29 May 2018: Six broccoli seeds were aboard the Orbital ATK Cygnus spacecraft that launched this week from Wallops Island, Virginia, as part of a space station cargo resupply mission.   May 29, 2018 12:41 IST: Shimla water crisis: Situation worsens amid scorching heat; potable water gets pricier, hotels cancel bookings. The prevalent situation has forced people to buy water at exorbitant prices. A majority of localities in the city get potable water only once a week. The water crisis continues to worsen in Shimla for the eighth day as the lower hills of Himachal Pradesh have been reeling under the scorching sun with the temperature reaching as high as 43.2C. May 29, 2018: 20:38 IST: Mangaluru weather: Heavy rains lash Karnataka city; schools shut on Wednesday. Waterlogging was reported in various low-lying areas in Mangaluru, which is next to the Arabian Sea. May 29, 2018, 6:00 pm IST. Archaeologists discover new geoglyphs near Nazca Lines in Peru. Most of the newly found geoglyphs appear to have been made by the Paracas culture more than 2,000 years ago.  An additional 25 geoglyphs that had previously been spotted by local residents have also been mapped with drones. 30 May 2018: Three children were killed and another injured after a tree uprooted by a storm fell over their hut in Mori area of Uttarkashi district on Tuesday. Last two days the sea waves were strong but on Wednesday, they were more severe. All the sand areas have been covered by the approaching sea, and it looked like a big lake. 31 May 2018: Magyar began taking pictures in his late twenties, roaming the streets of Asian cities and capturing images of Indian street vendors, Hindu holy men, and Himalayan students. May 31, 2018 07:30 IST: The U.S. military on Wednesday renamed its Pacific Command the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. May 31, 2018 16:38 IST: After closely analysing the video, Budel suggested that the object might be an electric cloud. The best way to describe it was like an electrical cloud moving in alternating directions continuously. 31 May 2018: It rained for half an hour in the evening around 5.30PM, in Simhachalam, but Visakhapatnam beach was sufficiently warm for people to enjoy unless they almost move near to the ocean waves.  An unusual day, of extreme hot condition, persisting late night till 10PM. 
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Sun, May 13 2018. 08 58 PM IST: Middle East, Africa seek India’s help to light up their villages. Jordan, Syria and nations in sub-Saharan Africa have evinced interest in state-run Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) bringing electricity to their villagesMay 15, 2018: The severe storm downed trees and utility poles sparked a vehicle fire in East Rutherford, N.J., At least 2 dead, hundreds of thousands without power after violent storms slam Northeast. A powerful storm system pummeled the Northeast on Tuesday with drenching rain, golf-ball-sized hail and damaging winds, leaving at least two people dead and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses. Washington, D.C., and Maryland were smacked with major flooding and remained under a flash flood watch overnight.
May 15, 2018 02:26pm ET: Scientists Just Found the Fastest-Growing Black Hole. Here's How Fast It 'Eats'.
 May 15, 2018 - 11:53AM: X-ray laser heats water to 180,000 degrees in a fraction of a second.
Wednesday, May 16, 2018: India's Nuclear Submarine INS Arihant carrying B-O5 Nuclear Tipped Missiles Fully Operational.
May 16, 2018 11:57 IST: IMD warns of more thunderstorms, squalls in north, northwest India till Friday. Wednesday is likely to see more thunderstorms along with gusty winds in north India including the hilly regions of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and in the plains in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.
Wednesday 16 May 2018: Scientists confirm massive retreat of Pindari glacier: Reporter TV Padma: Indian scientists have confirmed and tracked the retreat, over 3kms, of an important Himalayan glacier, attributing it to climate change, and giving a shape to the changes to come.  The snout of the Pindari glacier, in the upper Himalayas of Kumaon region and the source to Pindar River, a major tributary of Alaknanda river, has retreated over four decades, according to latest scientific research that adds to the data officially confirming the Indian Himalayan glacier loss. The scientists report that the cumulative glacial retreat was 1569.01 metres over the four decades, with an average glacier retreat rate of 51.23 metres each year within the study duration.
A NEW FIND: The formation of stars in a universe is a battle between the attraction of gravity and the repulsion of dark energy.
May 17, 2018: Ports in Gujarat on alert on cyclone. Warning dust storm hits Delhi. The IMD also warned that thunderstorms and squalls were ‘very likely’ to hit parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh on Friday, a cyclone warning on Thursday. The cyclone, named Sagar, has appeared in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen and is expected to intensify because of a deep depression in the region. The agency asked fisher-people not to venture into the Gulf of Aden and adjoining areas in the Arabian Sea in the next two days. A dust storm lashed parts of New Delhi and the National Capital Region on Thursday. A spell of rain accompanied by gusty winds measuring 50kmph to 70kmph to hit the region by Thursday night. 
Rains accompanied by strong winds swept across Hyderabad, uprooting over 160 trees. There were complaints of water stagnation in 38 localities in the city. 
May 17, 2018 19:38: Thunderstorm and squall are 'very likely' to hit some areas of eastern Uttar Pradesh tomorrow. The districts that could be affected are Siddhartnagar, Kushinagar and Maharajganj.  Rain and thunderstorm are very likely at isolated places over east Uttar Pradesh and weather is likely to remain dry over western part of the state.
May 17, 2018 9:12 PM IST: Heavy Rains Lash Parts of Hyderabad; Thunderstorm Expected in Next 48 Hours.
May 18, 2018 13:12 IST:  NASA satellites reveal freshwater decline in India.  The study found that Earth’s wet land areas are getting wetter and dry areas are getting drier due to a variety of factors, including human water management, climate change and natural cycles.  In northern India, groundwater extraction for irrigation of crops such as wheat and rice have caused a rapid decline in available water, despite rainfall being normal throughout the period studied. Areas in northern and eastern India, the Middle East, California and Australia are among the hotspots where overuse of water resources has caused a serious decline in the availability of freshwater that is already causing problems.
18 May 2018: India can benefit from 5G technology by becoming early adopter: Mumbai. India needs to boost its own ambition and become early adopter of 5G technology, Communications Minister Manoj Sinha said here on Friday.
Peculiarity of this season’s thunderstorms is the heating in north and north-western India that has coincided with the movement of Western Disturbances (extratropical storms originating in the Mediterranean region), which is the main system of bringing rain in non-monsoon period in north India. 
May 18, 2018: The western disturbance draws moisture from the Arabian Sea and this moisture incursion leads to intense thunderstorm activity. For instance, we had three such cases one after the other in a sequence. First event was on May 1-2, then May 7-8, followed by May 13-14. These thunderstorms move from west to east and there is more moisture incursion from the Bay of Bengal.

May 18, 2018, 08:58 IST: The future looks bright for the Indian SaaS ecosystem. The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) ecosystem is undergoing tectonic shifts in India as it continues on its journey towards commercial adulthood. Inside Sales, involves sales executives selling through Web demos and phone calls rather than the more tedious feet-on-street (FoS) route. Five to ten years ago, people did not know how to convert leads on the phone. It took some time to move that trend. It is perhaps not the cheapest way to sell in India. But it is one of the cheapest ways to sell in the US. 

19 May 2018: Chandrapur soared to 47.8C,in Maharashtra on Saturday, as per El Dorado Weather. Brahmapuri was the second hottest place with 47.1C. Nagpur is the third place with 46.2C. Wardha recorded 45.6C. All regions across Vidarbha recorded plus 40C. On May 1, Nagpur recorded 45.6C, while Chandrapur recorded 46.8C.  
May 18 2018: 30 mins ago: Bogota: Colombia has ordered the evacuation of nearly 5,000 people living along the Cauca river in the northern part of the country after construction problems at a hydroelectric dam prompted fears of massive flooding. Heavy rains have increased water levels in the Cauca, which feeds the Ituango Dam in Antioquia province, the country’s largest-ever hydroelectric project. Problems with filling mechanisms and tunnels at the dam have authorities on high alert. Some 200,000 people live in the 12 towns and populated areas in Antioquia, Bolivar, Cordoba and Sucre provinces that could eventually be affected by possible flooding.19th May, 2018: Saturday, Visakhapatnam: Vizag warming up to rooftop solar grids. With a number of urban consumers from apartment complexes, hotels and educational institutes coming forward to install rooftop solar grids, solar power development is slowly but surely picking up momentum in city. Vijaya Milk Products Pvt Ltd produces about 1.15MW of solar power, while Simhachalam Devasthanam is providing one MW with Visakha Diary rounding off to 420 kW. Currently Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) is the largest producer of solar power in the district with a 10 MW plant near the airport. The GVMC has also installed rooftop solar grid of a total capacity of 258.24kWp. Some of the educational institutions in the district, such as Gitam University, St Joseph’s College, Avanti Group of Colleges, Timpany School, VCTPL, Lendi Engineering College, NSRIT have already jumped onto the solar bandwagon.
May 19, 2018, 17:47 IST: Rise In Crude Oil Prices Effects Indian Economy Adversely: Report. India's import bill could overinflate by $25-50 billion in the current financial year due to rise in crude oil prices as India is the world's third-largest oil consumer after US and China, India depends more than 80 percent on imports to meet its oil needs as India imports about 1,575 million barrels of crude oil on an annualised basis.
May 19, 2018, 16:17 PM IST: Storm in parts of national capital. The Capital was in for some relief from rising mercury when sudden high-speed winds and slight drizzle brought the mercury down a few notches on Saturday afternoon. Despite the day being moderately hot, several parts of Delhi and adjoining Noida and Gurgaon witnessed a windy afternoon accompanied by slight drizzle. As has become the norm, the winds did blow up dust which caused problems for motorists who were caught unawares.
May 19, 2018, 9:08 [IST] Saturday:  Weather warning: Thunderstorm, rain likely to hit Delhi-NCR and surrounding areas within an hour. (IMD) on Saturday morning issued a thunderstorm warning for Delhi-NCR and surrounding regions. The weather alert states that Thunderstorm with strong winds and rain likely to occur over places in and around Mahendragarh, Kosli, Gurugram, Manesar, Faridabad, Ballabhgarh, Noida and Greater Noida.
Prime Minister Visit t Kashmir May 19, 2018.
Fig. A:   Prime Minister awards a certificate to a
student at Sheri-E- Kashmir Jammu university on Saturday.
May 20, 2018 5:51:26 am: PUNE: A start-up project that aims to resolve solid waste issues, provide alternate livelihood to wastepickers. Pune generates around 1,000-1,200 tonner of garbage, of which around 60 per cent is wet waste. Majority of the wet waste is being treated at the decentralised waste disposal facilities. ‘Vaayu’, a brainchild of mechanical engineer-turned-entrepreneur Priyadarshan Sahasrabuddhe, will use a special bacterial solution that will ‘digest’ organic (wet) waste and turn it into biogas. The process of ‘digestion’ happens in a large tank and the gas is collected in a specially-designed balloon from where it can be directly connected to a gas oven, to be used as a fuel. The process also generates a liquid slurry, which, the entrepreneur says, can be used as a fertiliser.The setup has the capacity of digesting 2kgs wet waste per day can generate cooking gas enough for 40 minutes of cooking daily on a home burner.
20 May 2018: 


Fig.1 Cyclone Sagar weakens into 

a depression over Somalia.
Cyclone Sagar weakens into a depression over Somalia. The deep depression lay centred at 5:30 am of 20 May 2018 over Ethiopia and adjoining northwest Somalia, about 140 km to the west-northwest of Hargeisa (Somalia). The India Meteorological Department on Sunday said that Cyclone Sagar weakened into a depression over Somalia and moved west-south-westwards with a speed of 08kmph during past 6 hours. The deep depression lay centred at 5:30 am of 20 May 2018 over Ethiopia and adjoining northwest Somalia, about 140 km to the west-northwest of Hargeisa (Somalia). It is very likely to move west-south-westwards and weaken gradually into a well marked low-pressure area during next six hours. 
Sunday, 20 May 2018: Hot day in Delhi, strong winds likely tomorrow.
May 20, 2018: Khadi and Village Industries Commission beats Israel, distributes 1000 honey bee boxes to create world record. The Khadi and Village Industries Commission has created a world record by giving away 1000 honey bee boxes to tribal residents in Kaziranga, the distribution was done to mark the World Honey Bee Day on 20th May.
May 20, 2018 15:14: A dying star part of a twin star system in the middle of the Ant Nebula has been ejecting lasers into the universe and to beams are coming at Earth. Two beams of laser light are coming at Earth from the massive Ant Nebula and this could mean that there might be a double star system hiding within the cluster. A blast of laser like this normally comes from a dying star, reports the ESA. The laser was reportedly first spotted by European Space Agency's (ESA) Herschel space observatory. This effect, explains the report, is explained as a result of smaller stars, much like the Sun shedding gasses and dust from their outer layers into space as they begin to die and start transforming into dense, white dwarf stars.
May 21, 2018 08:00AM: Automatic weather system comes as a boon for Maharashtra farmers. Farmers, who are often at the receiving end of unpredictable weather, will now get detailed information about the climatic conditions in their area, thus allowing them better crop management and damage prevention. This is going to be possible as the Maharashtra government has commissioned 2,060 AWS, in as many revenue circles, to provide real time weather-related information to farmers up to the village level.


May 21, 2018: 17:26:20: BrahMos successfully test-fired under life extension program.  

May 21, 2018 08:00AM: 


Fig.2 Real time weather-related information

helps farmers in Maharashtra.

Automatic weather system comes as a boon for Maharashtra farmers. Farmers, who are often at the receiving end of unpredictable weather, will now get detailed information about the climatic conditions in their area, thus allowing them better crop management and damage prevention. This is going to be possible as the Maharashtra government has commissioned 2,060 AWS, in as many revenue circles, to provide real time weather-related information to farmers up to the village level.  
Monday 21 May 2018: Cyclone Sagar kills 16, displaces thousands in Middle East, East Africa . Cyclone Sagar, one of the rare ones to penetrate into western Gulf of Aden, was also the strongest tropical storm ever recorded in Somalia.
May 21, 2018 08:21 am Heatwave warning for Karachi, Sindh in Pakistan. the temperatures soared to 44C in Karachi and 46C in other parts of the southern Sindh province, making life difficult for the people, particularly those fasting in the month of Ramazan. Hot to very hot weather is likely to prevail in Karachi until May 23. Maximum temperature is expected to remain in the range of 40-43C. Sea breeze is likely to remain cut-off and wind from north west is expected to prevail during this period. 
21 May, 2018: 


Fig.3 Fluorescent Vitamin B12 in plant

 that emits light under laser excitation.

A team of researchers made a type of Vitamin B12 that emits fluorescent light when activated by a laser. (Cell Chemical Biology). In an ayurvedic herb, used in making soups and sandwiches, scientists from Martin Warren from University of Kent, discovered ways to increase the levels of  Vitamin B12.  Hardcore vegetarians this would help to cover deficient in Vitamin  B12.
22 May 2018 06:45:16 AM :Tuesday,  Parts of Delhi sizzle over 44 degrees, more heat likely. At 44.2 degree Celsius, four notches above the season's average, Palam was the warmest region across NCR this year. It will remain warmest over at least next two days. Ridge area recorded 43.3C, Ayanagar saw 42.8C and Narela was at 42.3C. Gurugram and Faridabad sizzled at 40.5 and 41.7 Celsius respectively. Heat wave conditions may grip parts of Delhi and neighbouring regions, including parts of Haryana and Rajasthan over next few days.
May 21 2018: Surgeons in ancient India could conduct cataract, and plastic surgery. Surgeons, many scientists, Mathematicians, Physicists, Chemists, Metallurgists, Astronomers and a number of innovators in ancient India have significantly advanced human knowledge.
 May 21, 2018: Heavy rains, landslides kill five in Sri Lanka. Flooding has forced the evacuation of people in areas where several rivers are overflowing, while four districts are on “red alert” for possible landslides. Heavy rains and intermittent droughts have hit tea, the country’s main export crop, which brings in earnings of more than $1 billion. Tea output rose last year for the first time in four years.Heavy monsoon rains in Sri Lanka have killed five people, prompting authorities to warn against landslides and floods in low-lying areas after spill gates had to be opened across the Indian Ocean island. Lightning killed three people, a landslide a fourth, and the fifth death was the result of a fallen tree.
May 22, 2018: Visakhapatnam since last four days has no breeze and weather was a simmering hot though the sky was cloudy but no rain at all. On 24 My 2018, evening there was breeze on the beach road in Visakhapatnam aa great relief for the walkers.
22 May, 2018: Tripura floods displace 23,000 people. Railway services in the north have also been disrupted due to waterlogging in the tracks. This came after four people were similarly killed on Friday. The water levels of Khowai, Dhalai, Manu and Deo are reportedly on the rise. Many have been shifted to camps in Udaipur and Sonamura due to a sudden rise in Gomati’s water level on Sunday night.
Karachi, May 22 (IBNS): At least 65 people have died so far this summer due to soaring temperatures in Pakistan's Karachi region, local Dawn News reported quoting the Edhi Foundation. The report, which was published on Monday, said that most of the deceased belonged from Landhi and Korangi areas of Karachi.
May 22, 2018 18:16 IST: Over 39 lakh jobs created in 7 months till March. The highest number of jobs were created in the age group of 18-21 at 1.29 million, followed by 22-25 years of age at 1.12 million during these seven months.

My 22, 2018: 15Mn Women In 150K Indian Villages Benefit With Google’s Internet Saathi Programme. At Present, Google Has 48K Internet Saathis. Google partnered with Tata Trusts and launched Internet Saathi to equip women in villages across India with the basic digital literacy skills. Today, 48K Internet Saathis have not only learned to use the Internet themselves but have also helped over 15Mn women in 150K villages to unlock their true potential, Google shared in a blog.      
22 May 2018 :Tuesday,08:40:00 PM: At 46C, Delhi gripped by heat wave, scorching week ahead.
May 22, 2018 21:00 IST:
Kathmandu [Nepal]:Kathmandu [Nepal]: India's youngest women to scale Mount Everest, Mountaineer Shivangi Pathak tied Rakhi, at Everest Top,  to a fellow mountaineer while sitting at the Everest top of the mountain. A student of Delhi's Jawahar Institute of Mountain Pathak said that one of her dreams has been fulfilled after tying the rakhi. A student of Delhi's Jawahar Institute of Mountain Pathak said that one of her dreams has been fulfilled after tying the rakhi. "I had always dreamed of having a real brother and today that dream has been fulfilled", Pathak said. Further, the fellow mountaineer who was being tied the rakhi said that he would forever take care of Shivangi like a little sister.
22 May 2018, 12:54 PM: NASA’s TESS captures breathtaking image of over 200000 stars in sky.  New Delhi: The two-second test exposure from one of the four cameras on TESS captured over 200,000 stars. 
May 22, 2018: Internet and mobile services on-board an aircraft in Indian airspace, Draft Passenger Charte. As India prepares for an increase in air passenger traffic, proposals now point to improvement in compensation, connectivity, cancellations and other facets of air travel. 
23 May 2018 02:35 AM: Human evolution is not linear. As part of International Museum Day celebrations, Shanti Pappu traced the human evolution in the state based on fossil studies. Inviting volunteers to identify the nature of skull fossils, Shanti explained the evolution of the facial structure, cognitive abilities and also the aesthetic sensibilities of our ancestors. The stone tools from the site suggest that the Indian IMP emerged from the preceding Acheulean culture.The age and time of the excavated artefacts were calculated using luminescence dating. “It uses radiation induced luminescence.
May 23, 2018, 09:41 IST: Twin satellites to chase water changes on Earth. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will propel the satellites to an orbit about 310miles (500km) above the Earth. 
May 24, 2018: Heat wave to continue across northwest and Central India till Sunday. The National Capital Region, however, is not likely to find respite from the heat till May 29. Extreme heat wave alerts for western Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi and Chandigarh after temperatures rose across the region. The conditions are very likely to persist over parts of northwest India and Central India till May 27. An intense heat wave was likely to grip the National Capital Region from May 27 to May 29.
May 24, 2018, 11:39 AM IST: Cyclone Mekenu Pummels Yemeni Island, Seven Missing. Four of the missing were crew on board a boat that sunk when the storm hit the island in the Arabian Sea, a fisheries ministry official told AFP. Seven people were missing and hundreds of others evacuated from their homes after Cyclone Mekunu hit the Yemeni island of Socotra Wednesday night, causing severe flooding and damage to houses.  Four of the missing were crew on board a boat that sunk when the storm hit the island in the Arabian Sea.
May 24, 2018: Indian-American "Anlia Sengupta"  brain behind the latest Physics experiment to create a cold spot in the universe. It is expected to be 10 billion times colder than the vacuum of space. Cold Atom Laboratory flown to ISS, makes it possible to observe the ultra-cold atoms much longer in the micro-gravity environment. The experiment took over five years, to develop, could enable more precise measurements of Gravity, magnetic fields and in space navigation.
May 24, 2018: IIT Kanpur to develop flying taxis in India; signs deal worth Rs 15 crore. The much talked about dream of having flying taxis in India may soon be a reality after researchers at IIT Kanpur signed a deal worth Rs 15 crore with a private tech-company VTOL Aviation India Pvt Ltd to develop flying cars in India.
May 24, 2018: 
Fig.4 Rare black panther in Odisha State
Rare black panther spotted in Odisha after 26 years. Footage of a black panther was captured on camera traps installed in Odisha’s Garjanpahad reserve forest in Sundargarh district early this week. This is the first photographic evidence that confirms the presence of the rare cat in the state, although state forest officials had reportedly spotted one 26 years ago. In addition to Odisha, black panthers, also called melanistic leopards, are found in eight other states including Kerala, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Assam, and Arunachal Pradesh. Odisha is also home to melanistic tigers, the first of which was spotted in 1993 and confirmed with pictorial evidence in 2007. 
25 May 2018: Rohini Karte began on 25 May 2018 till June 7, Gravity waves observed at 6:45 AM today.             
May 25, 2018, 06.33 PM IST: Cyclone Mekunu to be 'extremely severe' on landfall in Oman. Cyclone Mekunu neared the Arabian Peninsula on Friday as its outer bands dumped heavy rain and bent palm trees in Oman, a sign of the approaching storm's power after earlier thrashing the Yemeni island of Socotra. Already at least 40 people, including Yemenis, Indians and Sudanese, were reported missing on Socotra, where flash floods washed away thousands of animals and cut power lines on the isle in the Arabian Sea. Officials feared some may be dead. A cyclone more powerful than any previously recorded in southern Oman slammed into the Gulf country and neighbouring Yemen on Saturday, deluging a major city with nearly three years' worth of rainfall in single day. The storm killed at least six people while more than 30 remain missing. Storm packed maximum sustained winds of 170-180km (105-111miles) per hour with gusts of up to 200kph (124mph). It called the cyclone "extremely severe". 

25 May 2018:8 hours ago: Cyclone Mekunu may bring heavy rains in Maharashtra. 
26 May 2018: 

      Fig.5a                                      Fig.5b                                         Fig.5c           


 Fig.5a At the beach shore at 6:27PM 162Kb on 26 May 2018. photo 1531.jpg. The author Professor Dr K. L. Narayana on 27 May 2018 at Fig.5b at  05:25PM 
and Fig.5c at 05:26PM.
Last two days it was very hot, and in the evening even at the beach shore it was hot, and people felt uncomfortable to sit on the pavement wall. Ocean waves were thrashing the shoreline protection rocks and it was bewildering site.
26 May 2018 03:31 AM: All for water: Hyderabadis riddle half km deep holes into planet earth. How deep inside the earth can one go in order to ensure availability of groundwater? 
May 27, 2018, 6:09: PM Modi to travel in open jeep on new Delhi-Meerut E-way. The Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE), The 135-km EPE, built at a cost of Rs 11,000 crore, has several unique features and is India’s first highway to be lit by solar power besides provisions of rain water harvesting on every 500 metres on both sides and would showcase 36 national monuments and 40 fountains, the minister said, adding it has been completed in a record 500 days. There are 8 solar power plants on this expressway having a capacity of 4000-kW (4 MW)
May 24, 2018 11:19 IST: Heat wave to continue across northern, central India for four days, temperatures likely to touch 45C. Temperatures rose across northwest and central India on Wednesday and the weather office issued extreme heat wave alerts for west Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi and Chandigarh.
May 25, 2018: 


Fig.5d the world’s first optical telescope linked 

to a radio telescope, combining “eyes and ears” 

to try to unravel the secrets of the universe.

A unique telescope launched in South Africa combines 'eyes and ears' to study the universe. Scientists in South Africa on 25 May launched the world’s first optical telescope linked to a radio telescope, combining “eyes and ears” to try to unravel the secrets of the universe. The device forms part of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project in the remote Karoo desert, which will be the world’s most powerful radio telescope system.The latest move combines the new optical telescope MeerLITCH,  Dutch for ‘more light’,  with the recently-completed 64-dish MeerKAT radio telescope, located 200 kilometres away.We are listening and looking at the sky at the same time, that is a completely novel concept in astronomy worldwide.This is the eye, with the MeerKAT being the ears as a radio telescope. It is fantastic to see what amazing views it produces.The optical telescope, built in the Netherlands and shipped to South Africa, uses a main mirror just 65 cm in diameter and a single 100 megapixel detector measuring 10 cm x 10 cm. MeerLICHT boasts of a huge field of view that allows astronomers to see an area 13 times the size of the full moon in exquisite detail, and pick up objects one million times fainter than is possible with the human eye. The brilliant thing is that we are tracking at the same time with the two telescopes, so as soon as we see something in the radio we can look back in time. Flashes of radio emission known as Fast Radio Bursts may now be ‘caught in the act’. Hopefully we can finally determine the origin of these enigmatic flashes. 
25 May 2018, Friday, the highest maximum temperature of 47.5°C was recorded at Madhya Pradesh's Khajuraho district. 
May 25, 2018: 


Fig.6 Pre-monsoon shower in Kerala May 25.
Pre-monsoon showers had arrived in Kerala on May 25. Southwest monsoon arrives in Kerala three days ahead of schedule. The Met department has forecast squally winds along the western coast, Lakshadweep, and Andaman and Nicobar islands. The southwest monsoon hit Kerala on Tuesday, three days ahead of its regular date. 

May 26 (ANI):  New Delhi (India): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today inaugurate the 16-lane NH 24 highway at 10 am. He will also hold a roadshow. The Prime Minister is also likely to inaugurate the Kundli-Palwal highway at 11 am.
May 26, 2018 10:46:22AM: The Met department also added that no significant change will be seen in maximum temperatures over rest of the country during next 3-­4 days.
26 May 2018: STANSTED:                                                            


Fig.6 b. Lightning is seen from a bedroom window

 as it strikes above a street in South London.
       
                                        Fig.6c & 6d Saturday 26 May 2018 night 
                                       lightning in Stansted out of about 64,000.

 During storms that unleased more than 64,000 thunderbolts with skies lit up by electric storma, on Saturday, 26 May 2018, night, and there were reports of flooding and holmes left with no power aferthe torrential rain. The fueling system was repaired on Sunday morning and several passengers are stuck on planes. 
May 27, 2018 13:46 IST: Heat Wave Conditions To Persist In Delhi This Week.The maximum temperature is again expected to touch 45 degree Celsius, weather office has predicted.Heat wave to continue in Delhi, temperature likely to touch 46 degrees.
Sunday, May 27, 2018: Rooftop solar power generation in Manipur. In Manipur too, about 50-70 workers and technicians must be employed in installation of solar plants across the state by various empanelled firms.  As we go along the way and with increased installation of solar plants, there will be need for maintenance resulting in employment generation. For North Eastern States like Manipur, the Government of India provides subsidy of 75% of the cost of installation of Rooftop Solar Plants for residences, educational Institutes, Hospitals and Community Centres.
27 May 2018: Sunday, Storm Alberto: Florida, Alabama, Mississippi brace for subtropical storm, declared states of emergency. Florida, Alabama and Mississippi declared states of emergency on Saturday as Subtropical Storm Alberto drove north toward the US Gulf Coast, threatening to bring heavy rainfall and flooding to the coastal states by Monday. The first named Atlantic storm of 2018 is expected to intensify and bring wind speeds of up to 65miles.


May 27, 2018 at 13:47 IST: Agra Tourists' footfall dwindles in Taj Mahal as Agra sizzles at 46C. Tourists visiting Agra to catch a glimpse of Taj Mahal and other historical monuments are facing a tough time as the mercury soared beyond 46C in the city. A tourist from Orissa complained of heat as red sand-stoned pathways were converted into "sizzlers". The sight of a dry Yamuna river was also not a delight.

May 27, 2018: The Hindu, S&T: Paper coated with nickel nanoparticles, based electrodes show superior water-splitting efficiency, scientists at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Chemical Sciences, Kolkata have found. The electrolyte used was Hydrogen peroxide. For more than 10 days continues operation, at 1M(pH 14) and at least 12 hours at 10M concentration. Cotton cloth can also be used as it has similar structural characteristics like paper. High porosity of paper is responsible for high efficiency. Atharva Sahsradudhe, senior author of paper in Nature Communications. Nickel coated paper is then coated with two different catalysts, Nickel iron oxy-hydroxide and Nickel Molybdenum alloy to serve as anode and cathode. At lower voltage more current is produced, in turn, enhancing the water split and production of hydrogen gas. Only nickel coated paper electrodes can be used both as anode and cathode, for splitting water. The lower total cell voltage of 1.51V at 10mA per sq.cm current density is one of the lowest to-date reported for water splitting, claims Dr. Sayan Bhattachrya.Today weather was very sultry and with no bright Sun, but only slight sun shine through out the day. In Telugu language it is described as 
29 May 2018: 


Fig.7 Jibosch Gogoi on his boat in the Beel.
Why an Assam wetland’s growing popularity is posing a threat to it. Maguri Motapung Beel in Assam is under threat from overfishing, silt and floods from the mountains, and oil exploration. Almost 90% of the 9.6 square kilometre wetland is water and aquatic vegetation. During non-monsoon months, people from the surrounding areas till the land that becomes available after the water drains out. Up to 95% of the approximately 10,500 people from the 10 surrounding villages are directly dependent on the wetland.  Declared an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area in 1996, the wetland has over 110 bird species, of which eight are regarded as threatened by the IUCN. These include the Falcated duck, Ferruginous duck and Swamp Prinia. The Lesser Adjutant, Baikal Teal, Swamp Francolin and Marsh Babbler are classified as less threatened. It also hosts 84 species of fish, including the Golden Mahaseer, and 36 other species of animals.
28 May 2018: 11:47AM: Heat wave conditions continue in UP; Jhansi hottest at 46.6C. Lucknow: The maximum temperature in the state capital touched 41.7C.
May 29, 2018, 12:41: At least 40 dead due to thunderstorms in UP, Bihar and Jharkhand. In Bihar, at least 17 people were killed after lightening and thunderstorm hit different parts of the state. According to a report in Hindustan Times, lightning killed at least 11 people while thunderstorms left over a dozen others injured in the past 24 hours in Jharkhand, taking the weather-related toll to 18 this month in the state.
29 May 2018: Tuesday:  10 killed as thunderstorm, lightning hits parts of UP struck. and lightning struck parts of Uttar Pradesh, claiming ten lives and leaving five others injured, a senior government official said today. As many as six persons were killed and three others injured in Unnao district last night. There are reports of two persons each being killed in thunderstorm in Kanpur and Rae Bareli.
May 29, 2018 12:41 IST: Shimla water crisis: Situation worsens amid scorching heat; potable water gets pricier, hotels cancel bookings. The prevalent situation has forced people to buy water at exorbitant prices. A majority of localities in the city get potable water only once a week. The water crisis continues to worsen in Shimla for the eighth day as the lower hills of Himachal Pradesh have been reeling under the scorching sun with the temperature reaching as high as 43.2C.

29 May 2018 03:26 PM: WASHINGTON: Cameras will take images of the seedlings at regular intervals, which will help the high school researchers and their mentors track overall seedling growth. Scientists have sent broccoli seeds coated with a healthy dose of good bacteria to space in a quest to find a viable way for astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) to grow their own vegetables, and possibly one day on the Moon or Mars. Six broccoli seeds were aboard the Orbital ATK Cygnus spacecraft that launched this week from Wallops Island, Virginia, as part of a space station cargo resupply mission. Three of the seeds are travelling to space as is, while the other three were coated with two different species of bacteria, developed at the University of Washington, that can live inside crop plants and improve their growth. These "beneficial" microbes, also called endophytes, may also help plants grow better in extreme low-gravity environments, and where nutrients or water could be lacking. 
May 29, 2018 09:23 IST: This is where Lutetium – chemical element, atomic number 71, a rare silvery-white metal – comes into play. It was found to be a lot more stable in changes caused by atmospheric temperature and pressure, unlike the aluminium or ytterbium that was first used in optical clocks. Lutetium also compensates for "micromotion shift", a slight wiggling of the charged aluminium or ytterbium atoms that cause slight variations in their positions caused by the wave patterns of both microwaves and visible light
May 29, 2018: 20:38 IST: Mangaluru weather: Heavy rains lash Karnataka city; schools shut on Wednesday. Waterlogging was reported in various low-lying areas in Mangaluru, which is next to the Arabian Sea. Due to heavy rains and poor visibility, southwest monsoon reached Karnataka ahead of schedule, heavy rains have begun lashing Mangaluru and its adjoining areas since Monday night. Though rain stopped early Tuesday, heavy downpour has been lashing the Karnataka city since 9:30 am.The circulating area at Mangaluru Central Railway Station was completely flooded with rainwater. The areas that witnessed major deluge were Kottara Chowki, PVS, Kodialguthu, Panjimogeru, Adyar, Kadri Kambala, and Yekkuru.
May 29, 2018, 6:00 pm IST. Archaeologists discover new geoglyphs near Nazca Lines in Peru. Most of the newly found geoglyphs appear to have been made by the Paracas culture more than 2,000 years ago.  An additional 25 geoglyphs that had previously been spotted by local residents have also been mapped with drones. Drones “have allowed us to broaden our documentation and discover new groups of figures,” Isla said on a tour of the geoglyphs in the province of Palpa. But unlike the Nazca lines, most of which can only be seen by flying above them, many of the so-called Palpa Lines were carved into hillsides and can be seen from below, Peru’s culture ministry said in a statement. The geoglyphs created by the Nazca and Paracas cultures are striking reminders of Peru’s rich pre-Columbian history and are considered archeological enigmas, as no one knows for sure why they were drawn, or so large and for so long. “In total we’re talking about 1,200 years in which geoglyphs were produced” in the region.

29 May 2018: Visakhapatnam on the eve of today felt little comfortable with no intense heat effect of the Summer, and people are more relaxed.
30 May 2018: Three children were killed and another injured after a tree uprooted by a storm fell over their hut in Mori area of Uttarkashi district on Tuesday. The tree fell on the hut in Bhankwad village around 6 pm on Tuesday killing the three children who were inside on the spot. The three were one, three and five years old. Another seven-year-old child who received serious injuries in the incident has been rushed to a hospital,
30 May, 2018,Wednesday:  Move forward sea in Sagarnagar, was totally disturbed with fancy waves, due to formation of a depression and as well the full Moon day. Last two days the sea waves were strong but on Wednesday they are more severe. All the sand areas have been covered by the approaching sea, and it looked like a big lake. The sea shore is covered by a smoke-like water-vapour that engulfed the entire shore. Several sea coast areas als  exhibited similar scenario.
31 May 2018: Magyar began taking pictures in his late twenties, roaming the streets of Asian cities and capturing images of Indian street vendors, Hindu holy men, and Himalayan students. Egyptian Blue: Five thousand years ago, Egyptian technicians heated desert sand, limestone, potash, and copper carbonate in kilns to make a synthetic pigment known as “Egyptian blue,” which contributed to the highly realistic yet stylized portraiture of the Second and Third Dynasties.
May 31, 2018 07:30 IST: The U.S. military on Wednesday renamed its Pacific Command the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, in a largely symbolic move underscoring the growing importance of India to the Pentagon.
May 31, 2018 16:38 IST: After closely analysing the video, Budel suggested that the object might be an electric cloud. The best way to describe it was like an electrical cloud moving in alternating directions continuously. At one point it looked as if red sparks or electricity was flying out of it. At another point, it seemed like whatever it was lost its power and started falling to the ground before the 'engines' started back up.
31 May 2018: It rained for half an hour in the evening around 5.30PM, in Simhachalam, but Visakhapatnam beach was sufficiently warm for people to enjoy unless they almost move near to the ocean waves. An unusual day, of extreme hot condition, persisting late night till 10PM. 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
             The author Prof. Dr. K. Lakshmi Narayana, is indebted to Late Prof. K. R. Rao D.Sc.(Madras) D.Sc.(London) for his guidance and inspiration to present these articles on my website. He is grateful to his mother Late Mrs. Peramma Rangadhama Rao for her sustained interest in my ventures.    

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