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Volume 2019, Issue No.8 , Dated: August 1, 2019, Time: 06:19:49 AM
August 1, 2019: Scientists fired the propulsion system on-board Chandrayaan 2 for 646 seconds at 3:27 pm and raised the orbit to 277 x 89,472 km, Chandrayaan-2 completes fifth and last earth-bound manoeuvre successfully, Israel's stuck moon shot delivered a library and soil of India etc., Lightning struck near the North Pole 48 times. It's not normal.
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 a few days in England, Paris, Egypt and etc. countries,
Visited USA about 12 Universities, several National Laboratories and Institutes for 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
Town of Badrachalam has 39 feet of Godavari river 4 feet below first flood warning, Gujarat's Vadodara city received a staggering 442 mm of rainfall in just 12 hours on Wednesday, A strong earthquake has struck off the coast of Indonesia's Java island, The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully carried out the fourth of the five planned orbit-raising manoeuvre of Chandryaan-2 in the Earth's orbit on Friday afternoon, 9:32:42AM: Strong earthquake kills at least one in Indonesia, 03 Aug. 2019: The heat wave that smashed high temperature records in Five European countries a week ago, is now over Greenland. Accelerating melting of ice, growing daily hit a record of 56.5% for this year, August 6, 2019, 16:22 [IST]: Tuesday: Chandrayaan-2 completes fifth and last earth-bound manoeuvre successfully, Govt approves Rs 4,900 crore to link Kosi and Mechi rivers. Kosi-Mechi Interlinking project can provide relief to the region from the menace of recurring floods.August 6, 2019: A drought situation prevails. North Andhra rivers dry up completely, with farmers hit hard, even drinking water turns scares in the region, A majority of rivers in Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, and Srikakulam districts have completely dried up in the current rainy season, It was cloudy and a drizzle through the day in Visakhapatnam, India is one 17 countries where "water stress" is "extremely high", Aug.8, 2019: Earthquake of 5.8 in Afghanistan, mild tremors felt in Delhi-NCR region, 9 August, 2019: All educational institutions in Kashmir to reopen from tomorrow. Also, the chief secretary of Jammu and Kashmir ordered all government employees ranging from sub-divisional to district levels to report back to their duties. 8 Aug. 2019: It rained in Visakhapatnam from 7:30PM to 8PM rather heavily, for the first time in this season, There was a heavy down pour from 1AM to 1.45AM on 9 Aug. 2019 in Visakhapatnam Maharanipeta, Mexico's cactus offers alternative to plastics, the pulp of the prickly pear mixed with additives to produce sheets that can be used for packaging, The Narmada was flowing 7 metres above its danger mark of 123.28 meters in Rajghat village, green houses’ built in Madurai. Solar Powered Green House Scheme. Air India first flight over North Pole from Delhi to San Francisco on August 15. The fuel savings are expected be in the region of 2000kgs to 7000kgs on these routes with the resultant decrease in carbon emission of 6000 kg to 21000 kg, per flight, 13 August 2019: Lightning struck near the North Pole 48 times. It's not normal. That’s why it took scientists by surprise when dozens of lightning strikes were detected within 300 nautical miles of the North Pole this past weekend, These green houses are meant for below poverty line people, All 26 crest gates of Nagarjuna Sager Project in Nalgonda district in Telangana opened on Monday, 05:38 PM: 39 massive new galaxies discovered by researchers, 9:23:46 am: Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*) a supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, suddenly glowed way too brighter than its normal state becoming 75 times more luminescent before going back to its normal state earlier this year, Farmers use tech to squeeze every drop from Colorado River. A drone soared over a blazing hot cornfield in north-eastern Colorado on a recent morning, snapping images with an infrared camera to help researchers decide how much water they would give the crops the next day, India’s interests in milk almost sold away to New Zealand, India is not the only country that celebrates August 15 as Independence Day,Prime Minister of the country. In one of the most momentous announcements, he declared that India will now have a Chief Of Defence Staff, we have a list for four other countries that celebrate freedom on this day, 15 August, 2019: Moon mission symbolises India’s tech advancement this I-Day’.
1 Aug. 2019: Early morning around 5.45AM it started drizzling and in the evening it continued as an extremely slight drizzle.
01 August 2019: Gujarat's Vadodara city received a staggering 442 mm of rainfall in just 12 hours on Wednesday. This led to the forceful shutdown of airport, schools and several trains cancelled as heavy water-logging has been reported. Rains also lashed other parts of the state including Ahmadabad city and central Gujarat. Between 8.00 am and 8.00 pm, Vadodara received 442 mm of rainfall, the highest in Gujarat on Wednesday, said a release by the state government. Of this, 286 mm of rain fell in just four hours ending at 8.00 pm. On Wednesday, the city of Ahmedabad recorded 58 mm rainfall. Dabhoi town in Vadodara district received 152 mm rain, Halol in Panchmahal district received 143 mm, followed by Karjan in Vadodara district (137 mm), Waghodiya in Vadodara (124 mm), Umarpada in Surat (118 mm) and Sankheda in Chhotaudepur district (117 mm).
1 Aug. 2019: Town of Badrachalam has 39 feet of Godavari river 4 feet below first flood warning. Five dams released water in Maharashtra into Muthu and Godavari rivers. All gates of the Hafner dam in Jalgaon and Gangapur dam in Nasik districts have been opened to release excess water to Tapi and Godavari rivers. Heavy rain in catchments and release of flood waters from the Taliperu reservoir added to the increase in level. For the first time Spillway flood waters of 6,96,362 cusecs released into sea. The flood waters would increase and about 19 agency areas in Andhra are under darkness. Srisailam has heavy flood waters and from Jurala about 1.81 lacks cusecs of water would join the reservoir. Last three days the traffic in the 19 villages got stuck. Rayalaseema is till under the grip of low water flow. Release of water the rice crops of about 58% in both the Godavari districts started. Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, West Godavari, Anantapuram, Kadapa and Kurnool districts rains are far below average and the remaining zillahs recorded good rainfall. Only in 4.81 hectares rice crop has been planted.
1 Aug. 2019: Women from "outside" the state are "fast" and might be comfortable to work late hours, unlike Goan women who are soft, "decent and delicate".
2 Aug. 2019: A strong earthquake has struck off the coast of Indonesia's Java island, swaying buildings as far away as the capital. The U.S. Geological Survey reports Friday's magnitude 6.8 quake was centered 151 km (94 miles) from Banten province off the island's southwest coast. It says it hit at a depth of 42.8 km (26.5 miles). Buildings in Jakarta swayed for nearly a minute during the evening quake. Television footage showed workers running out of high-rise buildings.
2 August, 2019: India behind UK, France as 7th largest economy in the world in 2018: World Bank. India was at $2.65 trillion, while the UK's GDP was at $2.64 trillion,
followed by France at $2.5 trillion in 2017.
2 August, 2019: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully carried out the fourth of the five planned orbit-raising manoeuvre of Chandryaan-2 in the Earth's orbit on Friday afternoon. The space agency will be performing one more orbit-raising manoeuvre in the Earth's orbit before the spacecraft enters into a trans-lunar path and begins its journey towards the moon. Scientists fired the propulsion system on-board Chandrayaan 2 for 646 seconds at 3:27 pm and raised the orbit to 277 x 89,472 km. The manoeuvre was to increase the apogee or the farthest point from the Earth on the highly elliptical orbit.
03 August 2019: 9:32:42AM: Strong earthquake kills at least one in Indonesia. Indonesia issued a tsunami warning within minutes of 6.8-magnitude quake on Friday night. The warning last two hours and sent people living along the coastline fleeing to higher ground.
2 Aug. 2019: A strong earthquake has struck off the coast of Indonesia's Java island, swaying buildings as far away as the capital. The U.S. Geological Survey reports Friday's magnitude 6.8 quake was centered 151 km (94 miles) from Banten province off the island's southwest coast. It says it hit at a depth of 42.8 km (26.5 miles). Buildings in Jakarta swayed for nearly a minute during the evening quake. Television footage showed workers running out of high-rise buildings.
2 August, 2019: India behind UK, France as 7th largest economy in the world in 2018: World Bank. India was at $2.65 trillion, while the UK's GDP was at $2.64 trillion,
followed by France at $2.5 trillion in 2017.
2 August, 2019: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully carried out the fourth of the five planned orbit-raising manoeuvre of Chandryaan-2 in the Earth's orbit on Friday afternoon. The space agency will be performing one more orbit-raising manoeuvre in the Earth's orbit before the spacecraft enters into a trans-lunar path and begins its journey towards the moon. Scientists fired the propulsion system on-board Chandrayaan 2 for 646 seconds at 3:27 pm and raised the orbit to 277 x 89,472 km. The manoeuvre was to increase the apogee or the farthest point from the Earth on the highly elliptical orbit.
03 August 2019: 9:32:42AM: Strong earthquake kills at least one in Indonesia. Indonesia issued a tsunami warning within minutes of 6.8-magnitude quake on Friday night. The warning last two hours and sent people living along the coastline fleeing to higher ground.
03 Aug. 2019: London: UK reservoir dam is about to collapse following heavy rain, threatening the lives and homes in Whaley Bridge. In central England hundreds of people were evacuated pumping water out of reservoir.
03 Aug. 2019: The heat wave that smashed high temperature records in Five European countries a week ago, is now over Greenland. Accelerating melting of ice, growing daily hit a record of 56.5% for this year.
03 Aug. 2019: The heat wave that smashed high temperature records in Five European countries a week ago, is now over Greenland. Accelerating melting of ice, growing daily hit a record of 56.5% for this year.
03 Aug. 2019: 3D map shows Milky Way is warped and twisted and is not flat and is in the form an elongated S-shape.
August 3, 2019 8:18 PM, IANS: Saturday: Heavy rains lash Mumbai, Maharashtra for 2nd straight week. For the second consecutive weekend, heavy rain lashed Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad and Ratnagiri, hitting normal life though suburban trains and flights continued to function with some delays.
03 August 2019, 08:38 PM: Maharashtra: Heavy rains in Nashik, Godavari river above danger mark. Earlier in the day, an Irrigation department official said water had reached up to the neck of the Dutondya Maruti, a statue of Hanuman on the bed of Godavari river, and was a few feet below the Ram Setu bridge. Several cusecs of water were released into various rivers from Gautami, Alandi, Bhavali, Waldevi, Palkhed, Chankapur, Punad and Haranbari dams. A bridge on Godavari river at Saykheda village has been closed to traffic due to rising water levels.
03 Aug 2019: 06:30 pm: Rising salinity of Hooghly river helps regrowth of mangroves in Kolkata. 'The Farakka treaty and resultant low down flow are pushing up the salinity. Because of the rising sea level, more saline water is flowing in during high tide. Over the past decade or so, we have noticed natural regeneration of mangroves in the city's vicinity.
August 3, 2019: 17:32 [IST]: Mild earthquake in several parts of West Bengal on Saturday evening at around 4:30pm. The tremors were felt in the district of West Midnapur, East Midnapur, Howrah and Kolkata. Earlier, earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 hit Bankura district of West Bengal in May this year. The tremors were felt in the district at around 10:39 am, it added. The epicentre of the tremor was 10 km below the surface of Earth at latitude 23.3 degrees north and longitude 86.9 degrees east.
03 August 2019, 08:38 PM: Maharashtra: Heavy rains in Nashik, Godavari river above danger mark. Earlier in the day, an Irrigation department official said water had reached up to the neck of the Dutondya Maruti, a statue of Hanuman on the bed of Godavari river, and was a few feet below the Ram Setu bridge. Several cusecs of water were released into various rivers from Gautami, Alandi, Bhavali, Waldevi, Palkhed, Chankapur, Punad and Haranbari dams. A bridge on Godavari river at Saykheda village has been closed to traffic due to rising water levels.
03 Aug 2019: 06:30 pm: Rising salinity of Hooghly river helps regrowth of mangroves in Kolkata. 'The Farakka treaty and resultant low down flow are pushing up the salinity. Because of the rising sea level, more saline water is flowing in during high tide. Over the past decade or so, we have noticed natural regeneration of mangroves in the city's vicinity.
August 3, 2019: 17:32 [IST]: Mild earthquake in several parts of West Bengal on Saturday evening at around 4:30pm. The tremors were felt in the district of West Midnapur, East Midnapur, Howrah and Kolkata. Earlier, earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 hit Bankura district of West Bengal in May this year. The tremors were felt in the district at around 10:39 am, it added. The epicentre of the tremor was 10 km below the surface of Earth at latitude 23.3 degrees north and longitude 86.9 degrees east.
4 August, 2019: AndhraJyothi News: p.15:
4 August 2019: Nagaland: Rains cause multiple landslides in Kohima. A stretch of the National Highway-29 along the Dimapur-Kohima road has been cut off following a major landslide at the KMC Old Dumping Site early this morning. Several Manipur bound trucks carrying essential commodities were stranded on the highway. This highway is also the lifeline of neighbouring Manipur state. Following the disruption of the said stretch of the highway, light vehicles had to take the alternative route through Jotsoma bypass.
Aug 05, 2019: 12:32 IST: Raigad, Ratnagiri, Nashik submerged. Officials claim’s excess water released from dams was found to be the prime reason for flooding in districts such as Ratnagiri, Nashik and Sangli, district administration has advised people not to venture out of their homes unless it is absolutely necessary.
05 Aug 2019: Andhra Pradesh: Flood Waters Continue to Rise, Over 75,000 People Affected. Around 18,000 people have already been moved to relief camps, while the situation is set to worsen in the coming days with a forecast for more rain. 384 villages have been affected, two bridges – Yeddavagu and Siddaramavagu are submerged, 6,807 hectares of agricultural land has been damaged, 466 electricity poles have fallen and 10 houses are completely devastated. Kademma sluice bridge submerged due to floods. Reportedly, the water-level touched 29 metres at the dam construction site and 19 villages in the Polavaram Mandal are under water. The Lanka villages in Achanta Mandal are also underwater, where the livelihood of Puchalanka, Ayodhya Lanka, Anagarilanka and many other villages got affected. The floodwater is continuing to overflow from Kanakayalanka causeway, Yalamanchili Lanka causeway.” Flood waters also entered the low-lying areas in Yanam district of the Union Territory of Puducherry. Meanwhile, the water level in Srisailam dam also rose with increased inflows from Jurala in Telangana.
05 August 2019: 07:05 PM: July 2019 hottest month globally ever recorded: European Union: Globally, July 2019 was marginally warmer -- by 0.04 degrees Celsius (0.072 Fahrenheit) -- than the previous record-hot month, July 2016.
The fifth orbit raising manoeuvre is scheduled between 2.30 p.m. and 3.30 p.m. on August 6.
05 August 2019: 09:40 AM: Hubble space telescope captured the image of Gault. In the picture, you can see two narrow, comet-like tails of dusty debris streaming from the asteroid (6478) Gault. Each tail represents an episode in which the asteroid shed its material, key evidence that Gault is beginning to come apart. The disintegration of Gault has been linked to YORP effect. YORP stands for “Yarkovsky–O'Keefe–Radzievskii–Paddack,” the names of four scientists who contributed to the concept. YORP describes how sunlight heats an asteroid, the resulting infrared radiation escaping from its warmed surface creates a rotational movement momentum. The process creates a tiny torque that can cause the asteroid to continually spin faster.
Aug 6, 2019: 08:51 IST: Govt approves Rs 4,900 crore to link Kosi and Mechi rivers. Kosi-Mechi Interlinking project can provide relief to the region from the menace of recurring floods.
Aug 07, 2019: 18:57 PM IST: Heavy rains continue to wreak havoc in several states, including Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka, affecting thousands of people and leaving hundreds stranded on Wednesday. Even though the situation appears to be improving slightly in flood-hit eastern states of Bihar and Assam, it has severely affected the normal life in Maharashtra's Kolhapur and surrounding areas. Flood-hit areas. Kolhapur, Sangli, Raigarh, Palghar, Pune, Satara, Ratnagiri are among several districts in western Maharashtra which have been severely hit by incessant rains. Nearly 53,000 people have been evacuated and taken to safer places in Sangli alone, while about 11432 people in Kolhapur and 3,000 people in Raigarh have been rescued so far. Rivers in Sangli and Kolhapur are flowing above the danger mark. Three villages in Kolhapur with 7,000 people have got cut off completely and efforts are on to evacuate them. Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara and their surroundings have been lashed with heavy rains virtually non-stop since the past five days leading to water-logging and a flood-like situation in many cities, towns and villages.
Aug. 7, 2019: Mysore: Only on August 2, did we get enough rain making. A total of 36 flares were fired then in Vijayapura, Kalaburugi, Bagalkot, and Koppal districts. We received 7.5 mm rainfall after seeding. Rs.91 crore cloud seeding project started on July 27.
Aug. 8, 2019: Sunil Aggrawal, developed a robotic cane for stable walking as a companion with slight touch published in IEEE RA Letters.
Aug. 8, 2019: In Uttar Pradesh, 3 people died due to a lightning strike in Hardoi district. Around four people have also lost their lives in Greater Noida due to heavy rains. Lucknow has also recorded heavy rainfall with 32.6 mm.
August 8, 2019: Japan Volcano Erupts For First Time In 4 Years, Alert Level Raised. Mount Asama, some 140 km (90 miles) northwest of the Japanese capital, exploded overnight and prompted the national meteorological agency to raise its alert level to three out of five, meaning people should avoid the crater. The agency warned that large rocks and fast-moving flows of hot gas could affect a radius of four km from the crater and that nearby towns could be hit by smaller rocks and ash depending on prevailing winds.
Aug.8, 2019: Earthquake of 5.8 in Afghanistan, mild tremors felt in Delhi-NCR region. Mild tremors were felt in the Delhi-NCR region early Thursday morning after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit Afghanistan, on the Richter scale were felt at 6:15 am. The center of origin of the earthquake was in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan. The Hindu Kush Himalayan Mountain range is spread over 3,500 km across eight countries, spanning from Afghanistan in the west to Myanmar in the east.
Aug 08, 2019: 8:06 AM: Heavy rain hits normal life in many States. Heavy rain continues to affect normal life in different parts of the country. In Karnataka, downpour in North Interior and coastal regions has taken toll of around seven people. Krishna, Cauvery, Tungabhadra and Netravati River are at the spate. According to the state Disaster management center, 237 villages in 32 talukas in 11 districts are marooned. A joint rescue team of Fire and Emergency, SDRF, NDRF and Army have evacuated over 25,000 people in Belagavi district. In Kerala, as monsoon revives after waning for a while, several parts of the state witnessed intense rains over the last few days. Fishermen have been advised not to venture out into the sea owing to high winds. In Uttar Pradesh as well, many parts of the state received heavy to moderate rain yesterday and as per the Met department, this situation is going to prevail for some time. At least 14 people lost their lives due to rain-related incidents. Similarly, in Madhya Pradesh, a warning of heavy rainfall in 28 districts including Jabalpur, Shahdol, Chhindwara, Hoshangabad, Jhabua, Vidisha.
08-08-2019: 4:16 pm: Flood situation remains grim in many parts of the country. In Tamil Nadu, several places witnessed moderate to heavy rain in the last 24 hours under the influence of the prevailing strong South West Monsoon winds. The hilly tract of Avalanche near Ooty in Nilgiris District witnessed an unprecedented 82-centimetre rainfall in the last twenty-four hours.
9 August, 2019: All educational institutions in Kashmir to reopen from tommorow. Also, the chief secretary of Jammu and Kashmir ordered all government employees ranging from sub-divisional to district levels to report back to their duties. 09 August 2019: 04:57 AM:VISAKHAPATNAM: There was a heavy down pour from 1AM to 1.45AM on 9 Aug. 2019 in Visakhapatnam Maharanipeta. Several rivulets in the Agency, including Surimetta Gedda, Rallagedda, and Logiligedda, and small streams were overflowing disrupting road connectivity and communication. Unable to move, the tribals were facing problem due to the shortage of essentials as weekly shandies were not held in view of continuous rains. GOA: Heavy rains are likely to continue for another two to three days, so people urged to avoid venturing into the sea. A high alert has been sounded along the coast and people, including tourists and fishermen, have been asked to stay away from the waters, several villages in Bardez, Pernem and Bicholim talukas of North Goa district were flooded after water was released from Tillari dam following heavy showers in its catchment areas. Eight trains on Mangaluru route have been cancelled for two to three days following heavy landslides in Saksleshpur-Subrahmanya Ghat section. Heavy to very heavy rains are likely in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Kerala over the next two days. A year after the devastating deluge, northern Kerala is flooded again as heavy rains and widespread landslides claimed four lives on Thursday, taking the death toll to 32 since the monsoon began on June 6. Tamil Nadu: Heavy rains lashed Nilgiris, Theni, Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts, filling water bodies, including reservoirs, in these districts. Aug 9: 2019, 8:05 am IST: Kochi airport closed till Sunday after heavy rains. August 9, 2019 09:07 IST: Incessant rainfall has thrown normal life out of gear in Gujarat. The state has so far received 61.55 per cent of its average annual rainfall, official data showed. Floods in Assam claimed five more lives on Friday, taking the toll in the state to 80 even as water levels in all the affected districts receded further.
Fig.1 A Vegetarian pujari of Odisha state: a Body built up
with sacred thread.
Jaganadhudu service by International Indian in 2018 won the Gold trophy in Dubai. White pancha, on the heart the sacred thread, excellent body built up, purely vegetarian, Odisha title hero, travelled to Dubai for competition went on personal expenses, and agahst that Indian Government has not even acknowledged him.4 August 2019: Nagaland: Rains cause multiple landslides in Kohima. A stretch of the National Highway-29 along the Dimapur-Kohima road has been cut off following a major landslide at the KMC Old Dumping Site early this morning. Several Manipur bound trucks carrying essential commodities were stranded on the highway. This highway is also the lifeline of neighbouring Manipur state. Following the disruption of the said stretch of the highway, light vehicles had to take the alternative route through Jotsoma bypass.
Aug 05, 2019: 12:32 IST: Raigad, Ratnagiri, Nashik submerged. Officials claim’s excess water released from dams was found to be the prime reason for flooding in districts such as Ratnagiri, Nashik and Sangli, district administration has advised people not to venture out of their homes unless it is absolutely necessary.
05 Aug 2019: Andhra Pradesh: Flood Waters Continue to Rise, Over 75,000 People Affected. Around 18,000 people have already been moved to relief camps, while the situation is set to worsen in the coming days with a forecast for more rain. 384 villages have been affected, two bridges – Yeddavagu and Siddaramavagu are submerged, 6,807 hectares of agricultural land has been damaged, 466 electricity poles have fallen and 10 houses are completely devastated. Kademma sluice bridge submerged due to floods. Reportedly, the water-level touched 29 metres at the dam construction site and 19 villages in the Polavaram Mandal are under water. The Lanka villages in Achanta Mandal are also underwater, where the livelihood of Puchalanka, Ayodhya Lanka, Anagarilanka and many other villages got affected. The floodwater is continuing to overflow from Kanakayalanka causeway, Yalamanchili Lanka causeway.” Flood waters also entered the low-lying areas in Yanam district of the Union Territory of Puducherry. Meanwhile, the water level in Srisailam dam also rose with increased inflows from Jurala in Telangana.
05 August 2019: 07:05 PM: July 2019 hottest month globally ever recorded: European Union: Globally, July 2019 was marginally warmer -- by 0.04 degrees Celsius (0.072 Fahrenheit) -- than the previous record-hot month, July 2016.
The fifth orbit raising manoeuvre is scheduled between 2.30 p.m. and 3.30 p.m. on August 6.
05 August 2019: 09:40 AM: Hubble space telescope captured the image of Gault. In the picture, you can see two narrow, comet-like tails of dusty debris streaming from the asteroid (6478) Gault. Each tail represents an episode in which the asteroid shed its material, key evidence that Gault is beginning to come apart. The disintegration of Gault has been linked to YORP effect. YORP stands for “Yarkovsky–O'Keefe–Radzievskii–Paddack,” the names of four scientists who contributed to the concept. YORP describes how sunlight heats an asteroid, the resulting infrared radiation escaping from its warmed surface creates a rotational movement momentum. The process creates a tiny torque that can cause the asteroid to continually spin faster.
August 6, 2019: Maharashtra floods: River levels rise in Sangli as rain sweeps in. The water levels in Krishna and Varana rivers rise due to heavy rains. Monsoons are getting pretty nasty in Maharashtra. About 30 locations in the state have reportedly received rainfall between 20.0 cm and 40.0 cm and above with rain intensity further increasing. With parts of Pune flooding, Pashan in Pune has been declared as the wettest part of the city. A view of the overflowing Baba Bhide bridge in Pune. School and colleges in Pune will remain closed on Tuesday as heavy rainfall was forcing the release of water from dams into rivers in the district. Traffic police had shut six bridges over Mula and Mutha rivers here as a precautionary measure. The flood in river Godavari is gradually receding but it may take three more days for normalcy to return in hundreds of marooned villages in East and West Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh.
06 August 2019:08:50: (8 hours ago): The ambitious project began in the 1970s, and scientists in the former Soviet Union began to drill a hole that was just 9-inches in diameter. The hole eventually extended 7.5 miles into the Earth’s crust, farther than the deepest point in the ocean, Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench in the Pacific Ocean at 6.8 miles. What did the scientists learn, and what did they find at these incredible depths? Quite a lot actually. They found single-celled plankton organisms at 4.3 miles down, and at nearly the same depth they discovered water. They also discovered that the temperature reached 356° F at the bottom of the hole which was more than their estimates. This became the reason the hole had to be eventually abandoned in 1994. The hole was simply too hot for drilling to continue. The environment became more liquid because of the hot conditions, and the borehole was increasingly more difficult to maintain. Plus it ruined equipment quickly. But the scientists were able to more accurately estimate the distance to the centre of the Earth to almost 4,000 miles. Their hole was only a drop in the buck.
August 6, 2019, 16:22 [IST]: Tuesday: Chandrayaan-2 completes fifth and last earth-bound manoeuvre successfully. Fifth earth bound orbit raising manoeuvre for #Chandrayaan2 spacecraft has been performed today (August 6, 2019) at 1504 hrs (IST) as planned, The fifth Earth-bound orbit raising manoeuvre for Chandrayaan-2 was performed using the onboard propulsion system for a firing duration of 1,041 seconds. The orbit achieved is 276x142975 km, All spacecraft parameters are normal. The next manoeuvre is Trans Lunar Insertion (TLI), which is scheduled on August 14, 2019.
August 6, 2019, 16:22 [IST]: Tuesday: Chandrayaan-2 completes fifth and last earth-bound manoeuvre successfully. Fifth earth bound orbit raising manoeuvre for #Chandrayaan2 spacecraft has been performed today (August 6, 2019) at 1504 hrs (IST) as planned, The fifth Earth-bound orbit raising manoeuvre for Chandrayaan-2 was performed using the onboard propulsion system for a firing duration of 1,041 seconds. The orbit achieved is 276x142975 km, All spacecraft parameters are normal. The next manoeuvre is Trans Lunar Insertion (TLI), which is scheduled on August 14, 2019.
August 6, 2019: A drought situation prevails. North Andhra rivers dry up completely, with farmers hit hard, even drinking water turns scares in the region. A majority of rivers in Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, and Srikakulam districts have completely dried up in the current rainy season. River beds resemble barren lands. Gostani and Sarada rivers do not have even a drop of water, the main rivers of Visakhapatnam. Sarada river feeds the water needs of Yalamanchill, Anakapalle and other surrounding areas. Champavati could not get any water inspite of some rainfall. Vizianagaram and Srikakulam could get little water with rainfall in catchment areas, of Odisha. On Monday it received 2907 cusecs and 1669 cusecs of water from Thotapalli Project. Ryots quit farming. Mahendra Tanayar River completely dried up hitting farmers in Baruva, Sompeta, Itchapuram and other places. Both rivers Vamsadhara and Nagavalli which are life lines for drinking water in Srikakulam district and as many as two lakh farmers have forgotten agricultural activity.
Aug.6, 2019: It was cloudy and slight drizzle through out the day.
Aug. 6, 2019: India water crisis flagged up in global report: India is one 17 countries where "water stress" is "extremely high", according to an exhaustive new global report released on Monday. This means that the country is running out of ground and surface water. Aug.6, 2019: It was cloudy and slight drizzle through out the day.
Aug 6, 2019: 08:51 IST: Govt approves Rs 4,900 crore to link Kosi and Mechi rivers. Kosi-Mechi Interlinking project can provide relief to the region from the menace of recurring floods.
Aug 07, 2019: 18:57 PM IST: Heavy rains continue to wreak havoc in several states, including Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka, affecting thousands of people and leaving hundreds stranded on Wednesday. Even though the situation appears to be improving slightly in flood-hit eastern states of Bihar and Assam, it has severely affected the normal life in Maharashtra's Kolhapur and surrounding areas. Flood-hit areas. Kolhapur, Sangli, Raigarh, Palghar, Pune, Satara, Ratnagiri are among several districts in western Maharashtra which have been severely hit by incessant rains. Nearly 53,000 people have been evacuated and taken to safer places in Sangli alone, while about 11432 people in Kolhapur and 3,000 people in Raigarh have been rescued so far. Rivers in Sangli and Kolhapur are flowing above the danger mark. Three villages in Kolhapur with 7,000 people have got cut off completely and efforts are on to evacuate them. Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara and their surroundings have been lashed with heavy rains virtually non-stop since the past five days leading to water-logging and a flood-like situation in many cities, towns and villages.
Aug. 7, 2019: Mysore: Only on August 2, did we get enough rain making. A total of 36 flares were fired then in Vijayapura, Kalaburugi, Bagalkot, and Koppal districts. We received 7.5 mm rainfall after seeding. Rs.91 crore cloud seeding project started on July 27.
Aug. 8, 2019: Sunil Aggrawal, developed a robotic cane for stable walking as a companion with slight touch published in IEEE RA Letters.
Aug. 8, 2019: In Uttar Pradesh, 3 people died due to a lightning strike in Hardoi district. Around four people have also lost their lives in Greater Noida due to heavy rains. Lucknow has also recorded heavy rainfall with 32.6 mm.
August 8, 2019: Japan Volcano Erupts For First Time In 4 Years, Alert Level Raised. Mount Asama, some 140 km (90 miles) northwest of the Japanese capital, exploded overnight and prompted the national meteorological agency to raise its alert level to three out of five, meaning people should avoid the crater. The agency warned that large rocks and fast-moving flows of hot gas could affect a radius of four km from the crater and that nearby towns could be hit by smaller rocks and ash depending on prevailing winds.
Aug.8, 2019: Earthquake of 5.8 in Afghanistan, mild tremors felt in Delhi-NCR region. Mild tremors were felt in the Delhi-NCR region early Thursday morning after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit Afghanistan, on the Richter scale were felt at 6:15 am. The center of origin of the earthquake was in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan. The Hindu Kush Himalayan Mountain range is spread over 3,500 km across eight countries, spanning from Afghanistan in the west to Myanmar in the east.
Aug 08, 2019: 8:06 AM: Heavy rain hits normal life in many States. Heavy rain continues to affect normal life in different parts of the country. In Karnataka, downpour in North Interior and coastal regions has taken toll of around seven people. Krishna, Cauvery, Tungabhadra and Netravati River are at the spate. According to the state Disaster management center, 237 villages in 32 talukas in 11 districts are marooned. A joint rescue team of Fire and Emergency, SDRF, NDRF and Army have evacuated over 25,000 people in Belagavi district. In Kerala, as monsoon revives after waning for a while, several parts of the state witnessed intense rains over the last few days. Fishermen have been advised not to venture out into the sea owing to high winds. In Uttar Pradesh as well, many parts of the state received heavy to moderate rain yesterday and as per the Met department, this situation is going to prevail for some time. At least 14 people lost their lives due to rain-related incidents. Similarly, in Madhya Pradesh, a warning of heavy rainfall in 28 districts including Jabalpur, Shahdol, Chhindwara, Hoshangabad, Jhabua, Vidisha.
8 Aug. 2019: It rained in Visakhapatnam from 7:30PM to 8PM rather heavily, for the first time in this season.
August 08, 2019: 14:04 IST:All schools and colleges in Malappuram and Wayanad districts will remain closed. In Kerala, red alert for Idukki, Malappuram and Kozhikode this morning. An 'orange alert' has also been issued for Thrissur, Palakkad, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasargod, for today. All educational institutions in Idukki, Malappuram, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Kannur, Kasargod and Kottayam districts will remain closed. Heavy rains lashed several parts of Goa, including the state capital Panaji, on Thursday morning. Goa (IMD) office here on Wednesday predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in the coastal state for next couple of days. "Heavy rains are likely to continue for another two to three days, so we appeal to people to avoid venturing into the sea. Nearly 43,000 people have so far been evacuated from flood-hit and rain-affected areas of Karnataka, where the rain fury has left nine people dead, authorities said on Thursday. The worst-hit was Belagavi district, where six persons have lost their lives, while 40,180 people have been evacuated. 08-08-2019: 4:16 pm: Flood situation remains grim in many parts of the country. In Tamil Nadu, several places witnessed moderate to heavy rain in the last 24 hours under the influence of the prevailing strong South West Monsoon winds. The hilly tract of Avalanche near Ooty in Nilgiris District witnessed an unprecedented 82-centimetre rainfall in the last twenty-four hours.
9 August, 2019: All educational institutions in Kashmir to reopen from tommorow. Also, the chief secretary of Jammu and Kashmir ordered all government employees ranging from sub-divisional to district levels to report back to their duties. 09 August 2019: 04:57 AM:VISAKHAPATNAM: There was a heavy down pour from 1AM to 1.45AM on 9 Aug. 2019 in Visakhapatnam Maharanipeta. Several rivulets in the Agency, including Surimetta Gedda, Rallagedda, and Logiligedda, and small streams were overflowing disrupting road connectivity and communication. Unable to move, the tribals were facing problem due to the shortage of essentials as weekly shandies were not held in view of continuous rains. GOA: Heavy rains are likely to continue for another two to three days, so people urged to avoid venturing into the sea. A high alert has been sounded along the coast and people, including tourists and fishermen, have been asked to stay away from the waters, several villages in Bardez, Pernem and Bicholim talukas of North Goa district were flooded after water was released from Tillari dam following heavy showers in its catchment areas. Eight trains on Mangaluru route have been cancelled for two to three days following heavy landslides in Saksleshpur-Subrahmanya Ghat section. Heavy to very heavy rains are likely in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Kerala over the next two days. A year after the devastating deluge, northern Kerala is flooded again as heavy rains and widespread landslides claimed four lives on Thursday, taking the death toll to 32 since the monsoon began on June 6. Tamil Nadu: Heavy rains lashed Nilgiris, Theni, Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts, filling water bodies, including reservoirs, in these districts. Aug 9: 2019, 8:05 am IST: Kochi airport closed till Sunday after heavy rains. August 9, 2019 09:07 IST: Incessant rainfall has thrown normal life out of gear in Gujarat. The state has so far received 61.55 per cent of its average annual rainfall, official data showed. Floods in Assam claimed five more lives on Friday, taking the toll in the state to 80 even as water levels in all the affected districts receded further.
08 August 2019: India's first underwater metro. India’s first underwater train will soon start running under the Hooghly River in Kolkata. This train is an example of excellent engineering of India and an evidence of the progress of Indian railways. The project, which is about 16.6 km long, connects Howrah to the west and Salt Lake to the east. Out of the entire length, 10.8 km runs under the ground. It’s 502 meters of this 10.8 km that will run under the Hooghly river.
08 Aug. 2019: Mexico's cactus offers alternative to plastics, the pulp of the prickly pear mixed with additives to produce sheets that can be used for packaging. Ms. Pascoe still conducting tests and hopes to patent her product. The pulp is strained to obtain a juice which may be used says Sandra Pascoe. The juice mixed with non-toxic additives and stretched to produce sheets which may be coloured for different types of packaging.
08 Aug. 2019: Mexico's cactus offers alternative to plastics, the pulp of the prickly pear mixed with additives to produce sheets that can be used for packaging. Ms. Pascoe still conducting tests and hopes to patent her product. The pulp is strained to obtain a juice which may be used says Sandra Pascoe. The juice mixed with non-toxic additives and stretched to produce sheets which may be coloured for different types of packaging.
9 Aug. 2019: New Delhi:
August 9, 2019 15:11 IST: Rains wreak havoc in Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha: Top 10 updates. The flood situation remains grim in southern Maharashtra and northern Karnataka, where the swollen Krishna, Ghataprabha and Malaprabha rivers are wreaking a havoc. Incessant rains have triggered flooding in parts of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, leading to heavy casualties and widespread devastation.
09 August 2019: 02:18 PM: Dark matter may be older than the Big Bang theory. The elusive dark matter, which is believed to make up about 80 per cent of the universe's mass, may have existed before the Big Bang, according to a study. Dark matter may have been produced before the Big Bang during an era known as the cosmic inflation when space was expanding very rapidly.
9 Aug. 2019: Almost 3.5 lakh cards and rakhis were sent to the Indian Army, Border Security Force (BSF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) units, stationed in Punjab, and Jammu and Kashmir. The rakhis represent gratitude towards soldiers who serve on the remote borders far away from their families and protect us and sovereignty of our nation. School children from over 2,300 schools all over the North-West region, including Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh have sent cards and rakhis. Schools from Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Patiala, Amritsar, Khanna, Moga, Faridabad, Shimla, among others, have contributed to send their wishes to the soldiers.
August 10, 2019: 18:46 IST: Flood situation grim in southern, western states, 85 dead; rescue ops on. Nearly 1.25 lakh people have been displaced in Kerala including nearly 25,000 each in worst-hit Wayanad and Kozhikode. A red alert for rainfall has been issued in eight districts of Ernakulam, Idukki, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasargod. The continuous rains have triggered multiple landslides. The flood situation in Kolhapur and Sangli districts in western Maharashtra showed signs of improvement as water started to recede from inundated areas. Myanmar landslide kills 34, many more feared missing. The village's hillside temple was left inundated, leaving the pagoda's golden spire peeking out from beneath the mud. Torrential downpours have burst riverbanks across the country while coastal communities have been warned of higher tides. Vietnam has also experienced heavy flooding this week with at least eight people killed in the country's central highlands and rescuers using a zipline to carry dozens of others to safety.
13 Aug. 2019: All 26 crest gates of Nagarjuna Sager Project in Nalgonda district in Telangana opened on Monday 12 Aug. 2019, to reach Pulichintala reservoir on Tuesday early hours. The water level at Pulichintala was 135.31ft as against full reservoir level of 175ft. After fill up of this the excess would flow to Prakasam Barrage, after which it would join the sea. Almatti 106.08tmcft full capacity 129.72tmcft, Narayanapur 25.83 against 37.64, Jurala 5.82 against 9.66, Tungabhadra 89.43 against 100.86, Srisailam 179.51 against 215.81, Nagarjuna Sagar 246.54 against 312.05, Pulichintala 2.18 against 45.77tmcft.
13 Aug.2019: Drinking water: While Maharashtra experiencing floods, people in 400 villages in the Eastern part rely on water tankers for drinking water. Swollen rivers in Uttarakhand, roads to shrines are blocked, land slides caused debris to bury the houses, erosion caused by swirling waters of the Chuflagad river in Chimoli, high ways blocked by boulders on the highway to Badrinath and Rishikesh-Kedarnath.
Fig.2 Girl seen sobbing profusely the trees planted
by her were cutdown for road widening.
The student of Amutombi Divine Life English School, had on a daily basis tending to the saplings, which grew into trees in the last four years. On Saturday, the two trees were cut down for a project to widen a road beside the river. In the video that went viral, the girl is seen sobbing profusely as she sees the trees planted by her being cut down. 
Fig.3a Man rescuing a CALF in flood hit Assam
Fig.3b A view of Lake highest in Nepal
probably created by the melting of snow
Fig.3c Hanging Pillar of Lepakshi unique
that hanging pillar to avoid Earthquakes and
not to transmit shockwaves.
Aug 9, 2019: 9:50 PM (IST): Rains in MP: 1,000 evacuated as Narmada overflows in two districts. Around 1,000 people were evacuated in Dhar and Barwani districts of Madhya Pradesh on Friday with the river Narmada flowing above the danger mark, as rains lashed all parts of the state. Sluice gates of seven of the 28 dams in the state have been opened due to rise in water levels. The Narmada was flowing 7 metres above its danger mark of 123.28 meters in Rajghat village in Barwani district at 2 pm on Friday. "Heavy to very heavy" rainfall is likely in 21 districts, including Rajgarh, Guna, Sehore, Harda and Hoshangabad and Ujjain and Indore divisions till 8.30 am on Saturday. August 9, 2019 15:11 IST: Rains wreak havoc in Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha: Top 10 updates. The flood situation remains grim in southern Maharashtra and northern Karnataka, where the swollen Krishna, Ghataprabha and Malaprabha rivers are wreaking a havoc. Incessant rains have triggered flooding in parts of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, leading to heavy casualties and widespread devastation.
09 August 2019: 02:18 PM: Dark matter may be older than the Big Bang theory. The elusive dark matter, which is believed to make up about 80 per cent of the universe's mass, may have existed before the Big Bang, according to a study. Dark matter may have been produced before the Big Bang during an era known as the cosmic inflation when space was expanding very rapidly.
9 Aug. 2019: Almost 3.5 lakh cards and rakhis were sent to the Indian Army, Border Security Force (BSF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) units, stationed in Punjab, and Jammu and Kashmir. The rakhis represent gratitude towards soldiers who serve on the remote borders far away from their families and protect us and sovereignty of our nation. School children from over 2,300 schools all over the North-West region, including Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh have sent cards and rakhis. Schools from Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Patiala, Amritsar, Khanna, Moga, Faridabad, Shimla, among others, have contributed to send their wishes to the soldiers.
August 10, 2019: 18:46 IST: Flood situation grim in southern, western states, 85 dead; rescue ops on. Nearly 1.25 lakh people have been displaced in Kerala including nearly 25,000 each in worst-hit Wayanad and Kozhikode. A red alert for rainfall has been issued in eight districts of Ernakulam, Idukki, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasargod. The continuous rains have triggered multiple landslides. The flood situation in Kolhapur and Sangli districts in western Maharashtra showed signs of improvement as water started to recede from inundated areas. Myanmar landslide kills 34, many more feared missing. The village's hillside temple was left inundated, leaving the pagoda's golden spire peeking out from beneath the mud. Torrential downpours have burst riverbanks across the country while coastal communities have been warned of higher tides. Vietnam has also experienced heavy flooding this week with at least eight people killed in the country's central highlands and rescuers using a zipline to carry dozens of others to safety.
Aug 11, 2019: 7:37 am IST: 114 dead as floods worsen in South, West. Fifty-seven people died in rain-related incidents with 80 landslides in eight districts of Kerala since August 8. Kerala and Karnataka were facing a grim situation on Saturday as death toll due to floods and landslides triggered by incessant rains climbed to 83, while over four lakh people were evacuated in Maharashtra and 19 lost their lives in rain-related incidents in Gujarat.
Aug 11, 2019: 18:16 IST: 10,933 ‘green houses’ built in Madurai. Solar Powered Green House Scheme. These green houses are meant for below poverty line people. The scheme to buildthese houses, which are powered by solar energy, was introdu by former chief minister J Jayalalithaa in 2011-2012.
12 August, 2019: Air India first flight over North Pole from Delhi to San Francisco on August 15. The fuel savings are expected be in the region of 2000 kgs to 7000 kgs on these routes with the resultant decrease in carbon emission of 6000 kg to 21000 kg, per flight. The flight path over the North Pole though comes with unique opportunities, it also presents unique challenges. Area of Magnetic Unreliability, limited choice for diversion alternate airports, solar radiation, fuel freezing and passenger and aircraft retrieval in case of diversion are some of those factors.
11 August 2019: In New Zealand, young Māori women lead the battle for indigenous rights. Five years ago, law graduate Pania Newton and her cousins got together around a kitchen table and agreed to do everything in their power to prevent a housing development on a south Auckland site considered sacred by local Māori. Newton, now 29, is today leading thousands of protesters occupying the land at Ihumātao, one of a number of grassroots movements spearheaded by young, educated and tech-savvy Māori women.
11 August, 2019: Newly discovered lake in Nepal maybe the world's highest, situated at 5,200 meters at Singarkharka, Kajin Sara formed from Himalaayan meltwater. 1500 meters long and 600 meters wide. Lake locally called Singar. It has Mt Manusha on East, Mt Damodar on the West, Mt Annapurna and Mt. Lamjung on South and Mt. Peri on the North.
Aug 11, 2019: Sun, Red alert in Karnataka as more heavy rains predicted. Bengaluru: There seems to be no let-up to the monsoon mayhem in Karnataka, with the weather office sounding red alert as more heavy rains are forecast in he coastal, central and southern regions of the state in the coming week.
12 Aug. 2019: Divya Kumari BJP MP said she belongs to Kachhwaha-Kushwaha dynasty so named after the son of Lord Ram, manuscripts genealogy, and documents available with family, Divya's mother Padmini Devi and her husband was the 309th descendant of Lord Ram. as per maps in the cloack room of the palace, now made public. Since the court asked where are the descendants of Lord Ram so we came forward. Ram is a symbol of every one's faith.
12 August 2019: Number of empty shops in Britain hits four-year high. Retailers in the UK are battling the challenge of digital shopping, which is taking more people away from physical stores and more online. This has also proven to be a hurdle when it comes to the pricing of goods because online stores do not have as steep overheads to operate. Everything from bookmakers and grocers, to clothing stores have felt the pinch and have been shuttering stores over the last few years.
12 August 2019: 05:38 PM: 39 massive new galaxies discovered by researchers, check details here. The astronomers discovered that these galaxies by combining results obtained from various telescopes around the world. The galaxies were previously undiscovered because their distance makes their light very faint and hard to detect. The galaxies were previously undiscovered because their distance makes their light very faint and hard to detect. This is the first time that such a large population of massive galaxies was confirmed during the first 2 billion years of the 13.7-billion-year life of the universe. These were previously invisible to us.Our initial suspicions about their existence came from the Spitzer Space Telescope’s infrared data. The findings also link to the reserves of dark matter in every galaxy, which affects its shape and structure.
!2 Aug. 2019: 500 years of Indian treasures poised to break auction records. A collection of nearly 400 jewels, objects and gemstones from India is expected to fetch more than $115.9 million when it goes on sale this week -- a figure which would make it the most valuable jewelry auction in history.Source: CNN
Aug 11, 2019: Sun, Red alert in Karnataka as more heavy rains predicted. Bengaluru: There seems to be no let-up to the monsoon mayhem in Karnataka, with the weather office sounding red alert as more heavy rains are forecast in he coastal, central and southern regions of the state in the coming week.
12 Aug. 2019: Divya Kumari BJP MP said she belongs to Kachhwaha-Kushwaha dynasty so named after the son of Lord Ram, manuscripts genealogy, and documents available with family, Divya's mother Padmini Devi and her husband was the 309th descendant of Lord Ram. as per maps in the cloack room of the palace, now made public. Since the court asked where are the descendants of Lord Ram so we came forward. Ram is a symbol of every one's faith.
12 August 2019: Number of empty shops in Britain hits four-year high. Retailers in the UK are battling the challenge of digital shopping, which is taking more people away from physical stores and more online. This has also proven to be a hurdle when it comes to the pricing of goods because online stores do not have as steep overheads to operate. Everything from bookmakers and grocers, to clothing stores have felt the pinch and have been shuttering stores over the last few years.
12 August 2019: 05:38 PM: 39 massive new galaxies discovered by researchers, check details here. The astronomers discovered that these galaxies by combining results obtained from various telescopes around the world. The galaxies were previously undiscovered because their distance makes their light very faint and hard to detect. The galaxies were previously undiscovered because their distance makes their light very faint and hard to detect. This is the first time that such a large population of massive galaxies was confirmed during the first 2 billion years of the 13.7-billion-year life of the universe. These were previously invisible to us.Our initial suspicions about their existence came from the Spitzer Space Telescope’s infrared data. The findings also link to the reserves of dark matter in every galaxy, which affects its shape and structure.
!2 Aug. 2019: 500 years of Indian treasures poised to break auction records. A collection of nearly 400 jewels, objects and gemstones from India is expected to fetch more than $115.9 million when it goes on sale this week -- a figure which would make it the most valuable jewelry auction in history.Source: CNN
13 Aug. 2019: All 26 crest gates of Nagarjuna Sager Project in Nalgonda district in Telangana opened on Monday 12 Aug. 2019, to reach Pulichintala reservoir on Tuesday early hours. The water level at Pulichintala was 135.31ft as against full reservoir level of 175ft. After fill up of this the excess would flow to Prakasam Barrage, after which it would join the sea. Almatti 106.08tmcft full capacity 129.72tmcft, Narayanapur 25.83 against 37.64, Jurala 5.82 against 9.66, Tungabhadra 89.43 against 100.86, Srisailam 179.51 against 215.81, Nagarjuna Sagar 246.54 against 312.05, Pulichintala 2.18 against 45.77tmcft.
13 Aug.2019: Drinking water: While Maharashtra experiencing floods, people in 400 villages in the Eastern part rely on water tankers for drinking water. Swollen rivers in Uttarakhand, roads to shrines are blocked, land slides caused debris to bury the houses, erosion caused by swirling waters of the Chuflagad river in Chimoli, high ways blocked by boulders on the highway to Badrinath and Rishikesh-Kedarnath.
13 Aug. 2019: A red alert is sounded on Tuesday in three districts of Alappuzha, Ernakulam and Idukki which are likely to get heavy to very heavy rains. A red alert is also issued in Malappuram and Palakkad for Wednesday.
13 August 2019: Lightning struck near the North Pole 48 times. It's not normal. That’s why it took scientists by surprise when dozens of lightning strikes were detected within 300 nautical miles of the North Pole this past weekend. Although plenty of factors needed to come together to produce the lightshow, the specter of climate change lingers over this meteorological mystery. It is possible that a freakishly warm Arctic, a staggering lack of sea ice, and even possibly smoke from unprecedented wildfires within the Arctic Circle, among other things, contributed to this lightning’s unexpected appearance near the top of the world. Between 2012 and 2017, there was no more than one single day each summer where lightning was seen within this range, and sometimes none was detected. In those years, the most discharges recorded in that area in a single day was six. There were 48 individual discharges within 300 nautical miles of the pole, with more than 1,000 detected within 600 nautical miles of the pole.
13 August 2019: Lightning struck near the North Pole 48 times. It's not normal. That’s why it took scientists by surprise when dozens of lightning strikes were detected within 300 nautical miles of the North Pole this past weekend. Although plenty of factors needed to come together to produce the lightshow, the specter of climate change lingers over this meteorological mystery. It is possible that a freakishly warm Arctic, a staggering lack of sea ice, and even possibly smoke from unprecedented wildfires within the Arctic Circle, among other things, contributed to this lightning’s unexpected appearance near the top of the world. Between 2012 and 2017, there was no more than one single day each summer where lightning was seen within this range, and sometimes none was detected. In those years, the most discharges recorded in that area in a single day was six. There were 48 individual discharges within 300 nautical miles of the pole, with more than 1,000 detected within 600 nautical miles of the pole.
14 August, 2019: 09:08 AM IST: According to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the final orbit raising manoeuvre of Chandrayaan-2 was successfully carried out at 2.21 a.m. by firing the spacecraft's motors for 1,203 seconds. "With this, Chandrayaan-2 entered the Lunar Transfer Trajectory. Chandrayaan-2 will approach Moon on August 20, 2019 and the spacecraft's liquid engine will be fired again to insert the spacecraft into a lunar orbit. "Following this, there will be further four orbit maneuvers (Aug 21, 28, 30 and Sept 1) to make the spacecraft enter into its final orbit passing over the lunar poles at a distance of about 100 km from the Moon's surface.
August 14, 2019: 7:07 PM: Japan urges more than 300,000 to evacuate as storm Krosa nears. Tropical storm Krosa, packing maximum winds of 108kph (68 mph), was heading north toward southwestern Japan by 8 p.m. (1100 GMT), and is expected to make landfall on Thursday morning.
August 14, 2019: Farmers use tech to squeeze every drop from Colorado River. A drone soared over a blazing hot cornfield in north-eastern Colorado on a recent morning, snapping images with an infrared camera to help researchers decide how much water they would give the crops the next day. After a brief, snaking flight above the field, the drone landed and the researchers removed a handful of memory cards. Back at their computers, they analysed the images for signs the corn was stressed from a lack of water. Researchers deliberately cut back on water for some crops, trying to get the best harvest with the least amount of moisture — a practice called deficit irrigation. The need is especially pressing in seven U.S. states that rely on the Colorado River: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.
August 14, 2019: 9:23:46 am: Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*) a supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, suddenly glowed way too brighter than its normal state becoming 75 times more luminescent before going back to its normal state earlier this year. “Over the next few frames, though, it was clear the source was variable and had to be the black hole. I knew almost right away there was probably something interesting going on with the black hole”. The unnatural brightening was seen on May 13.
15 August, 2019: 92 minutes: Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers his second-longest Independence Day speech. The speech on India's 73rd Independence Day is also the first one by Narendra Modi in his second term as the Prime Minister of the country. In one of the most momentous announcements, he declared that India will now have a Chief Of Defence Staff, the senior-most military-officer of the country who will the point-person for all defence-related matters to the Prime Minister of India.
August 14, 2019: 7:07 PM: Japan urges more than 300,000 to evacuate as storm Krosa nears. Tropical storm Krosa, packing maximum winds of 108kph (68 mph), was heading north toward southwestern Japan by 8 p.m. (1100 GMT), and is expected to make landfall on Thursday morning.
August 14, 2019: Farmers use tech to squeeze every drop from Colorado River. A drone soared over a blazing hot cornfield in north-eastern Colorado on a recent morning, snapping images with an infrared camera to help researchers decide how much water they would give the crops the next day. After a brief, snaking flight above the field, the drone landed and the researchers removed a handful of memory cards. Back at their computers, they analysed the images for signs the corn was stressed from a lack of water. Researchers deliberately cut back on water for some crops, trying to get the best harvest with the least amount of moisture — a practice called deficit irrigation. The need is especially pressing in seven U.S. states that rely on the Colorado River: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.
August 14, 2019: 9:23:46 am: Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*) a supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, suddenly glowed way too brighter than its normal state becoming 75 times more luminescent before going back to its normal state earlier this year. “Over the next few frames, though, it was clear the source was variable and had to be the black hole. I knew almost right away there was probably something interesting going on with the black hole”. The unnatural brightening was seen on May 13.
15 August, 2019: 92 minutes: Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers his second-longest Independence Day speech. The speech on India's 73rd Independence Day is also the first one by Narendra Modi in his second term as the Prime Minister of the country. In one of the most momentous announcements, he declared that India will now have a Chief Of Defence Staff, the senior-most military-officer of the country who will the point-person for all defence-related matters to the Prime Minister of India.
August 15, 2019: 9:06 AM IST: India’s interests in milk almost sold away to New Zealand. Milk is one of the most strategically important industries for India. It is one which has spawned Asia’s largest agricultural brand in Amul. It has witnessed year-on-year growth to become the world’s largest producer of milk.
Aug 15, 2019: 18:16 IST: India is not the only country that celebrates August 15 as Independence Day, we have a list for four other countries that celebrate freedom on this day. Korea observes Independence day also known as the 'National Liberation Day of Korea', it is the only common public holiday celebrated by North and South Korea. August 15, 1945, marks the day when the U.S and Soviet Forces ended the Japanese occupation of the Korean peninsula. Bahrain declared its independence on August 15, 1971, from the British following a United Nations survey of the Bahraini people. The two sides then signed a friendship treaty which terminated all previous agreements between them. August 15 is marked as the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Independence day, also called the 'Congolese National Day'. August 15 in 1960, was when the country received full independence from France, incidentally, exactly 80 years after coming under the French rule. Liechtenstein which is the world's sixth smallest nation also marks August 15 as its Independence Day. This day commemorates its liberation in 1866 from German rule. Since 1940, the nation celebrates its Independence Day on August 15.
Aug.15, 2019: The World Junior Championship, Haryana wrestler Deepak Punia Wednesday clinched gold in the 86kg category event in the Estonian city of Tallinn. The 19-year-old son of a milkman from Jhajjar became the best junior in the world with a comeback win over highly rated Russian Alik Shebzukhov.
15 August, 2019: Moon mission symbolises India’s tech advancement this I-Day’.
Aug.15, 2019: The World Junior Championship, Haryana wrestler Deepak Punia Wednesday clinched gold in the 86kg category event in the Estonian city of Tallinn. The 19-year-old son of a milkman from Jhajjar became the best junior in the world with a comeback win over highly rated Russian Alik Shebzukhov.
15 August, 2019: Moon mission symbolises India’s tech advancement this I-Day’.
Acknowledgment
The author, Professor 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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