Nov.1, 2019: Unseasonal rains in East Africa and India left woes and destruction, peculiar air pollution in Delhi, Kanpur, Lucknow, and Patna,Cups and bio-plates from paddy stubble.

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           Volume 2019, Issue No. 11, Dated: Nov. 1, 2019, Time: 12:17:15 AM

Professor Dr. Kotcherlakota Lakshmi Narayana,

M.Sc. (Math. Phys.), M.Sc. (Nucl. Phys.), PhD.(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

Unseasonal rains in East Africa and India left woes and destruction, More than 600,000 people have been forced to leave their homes in South Sudan, Trade Center Of Early Historic Period Found In Andhra Pradesh, Ultra-fast quantum motion in a nano-scale trap detected by KAIST, Authors Comment: Why is that in the last few years "the smoke from farm burning" is found responsible for Air pollution? Has it not existing since over the past several years. A thorough research should find the cause of this peculiar air pollution in Delhi, Kanpur, Lucknow, and Patna",  Nov 07, 2019: 8:50 PM: Northern parts of the country receive snowfall and rain,  7 killed in heavy snowfall in Kashmir valley.  Srinagar: Normal life paralyzed, power lines down after 16 hours of incessant snowfall, Srinagar and other parts of the valley woke up to an unseasonal snowfall on Thursday,  Nov. 7, 2019: 04:21 pm: Ghee vs Butter: Which one should you choose and why? Nov. 9, 2019: 7:51 PM: Bangladesh, India move hundreds of thousands away from Cyclone Bulbul, Nov. 09, 2019: 19:28 IST: World Science Day 2019: Observed on Nov. 10, Anxiety mounts as discharge from major rivers like Godavari, Krishna and Vamsadhara to a total of 4,386.56 tmcft into Bay of Bengal since June 1. On Sunday these three rivers discharged about one lakh cusecs into the Sea, Nov. 11, 2019: Bulbul leaves a trail of destruction and 2.73 lakh families shifted to relief camps. About 2,472 houses were destroyed and 26,00 partially damaged. At least 10 people died in Bangladesh, and 2 lakh people shifted to safer places, Nine-year-old child genius to graduate university, Nov 15, 2019: 12:14 IST:  2 killed, 8 injured by lightning in Rajasthan’s Barmer. Unseasonal rains and hailstorm because of a western disturbance have wreaked havoc in Rajasthan’s desert districts like Barmer and Jaisalmer since Tuesday and continued even on Friday morning, Nov. 15, 2019: Cups and bio-plates from paddy stubble, Raghu Engineering college, in Visakhapatnam four students, Nov. 15, 2019: High tides surge through Venice, locals rush to protect art. Exceptionally high tidal waters surged through Venice again on Friday, prompting the mayor to close St. Mark’s Square and call for more donations for repairs just three days after the Italian lagoon city suffered its worst flooding in 50 years.

DETAILS

Nov. 01, 2019: 01:51 IST: Rain leaves a trail of destruction along Kerala coast KOCHI. Chellanam, Vypeen worst-hit; hundreds in relief camps; widespread flooding of homes and destruction of fishing boats reported. Incessant and unusually heavy rain since the early hours of Thursday triggered by cyclone Maha has left a trail of woes and destruction along the coastal areas.
Nov. 1,  2019: This Central govt employee from Gurugram fights plastic pollution with a free steel utensils bank. Sameera Satija’s ‘Crockery Bank For Everyone’ has got every kind of steel utensil, which can be borrowed for huge gatherings by dropping in a message on the initiative’s Facebook page.
Nov. 1,  2019: Why these serial entrepreneurs left their jobs in Australia to launch a start up in India. Odisha start up Tagteen helps teenagers voice their opinions without fear or judgement, show their talents, grab placements, internships, and scholarships.

Nov. 1, 2019: Fears of more heavy rain in flood-hit East Africa. 5 hours ago. Huge swathes of land are submerged in Hudur town, southern Somalia. Meteorologists expect more heavy rain to hit Somalia on Saturday exacerbating the problems caused by flooding in the country. It has already been called the worst flooding in a lifetime by Action Against Hunger regional director Hajir Maalim. Some 273,000 Somalis have had to leave their homes, according to the International Rescue Committee (IRC). Parts of Kenya and South Sudan have also been hit by the flooding. More than 600,000 people have been forced to leave their homes in South Sudan.
Nov. 01, 2019: Unseasonal showers sweep away kharif crop; leaves Maharashtra farmers in tears. 
Nov. 01, 2019: 07:54 IST: Trade Center Of Early Historic Period Found In Andhra Pradesh. The site of Gottiprolu lies on the right bank of a distributor of river Swarnamukhi, about 17 km east of Naidupet and 80 km from Tirupati and Nellore. 

Nov. 1, 2019: 

Fig.1 ScF3 material that contracts on heating.

The secret behind crystals that shrink when heated. The evidence comes from precision measurements of the distances between atoms in crystals of scandium fluoride (ScF3), a material known for its unusual contraction under elevated temperatures (also known as "negative thermal expansion"). What the scientists discovered is a new type of vibrational motion that causes the sides of these cube-shaped, seemingly solid crystals to buckle when heated, thus pulling the corners closer together.

11/02/19 11:16 AM EDT: Smuggling gangs have sawed through new portions of Trump border wall.

Nov 2, 2019 / 08:19 AM PDT: THE GEYSERS (KRON) – A 3.9 magnitude earthquake rattled Sonoma County on Saturday morning, according to the USGS. Around 7:05 a.m., the quake struck about three miles southeast of The Geysers. 

Nov. 3, 2019: 

Fig.2 Brahma Temple in Rajasthan.

Jagatpita Brahma Mandir is a Hindu temple situated at Pushkar in the Indian state of Rajasthan, close to the sacred Pushkar Lake to which its legend has an indelible link. The temple is one of very few existing temples dedicated to the Hindu creator-god Brahma in India and remains the most prominent among them. The temple structure dates to the 14th century, partly rebuilt later. The temple is made of marble and stone slabs. It has a distinct red pinnacle (shikhara) and a hamsa bird motif. The temple sanctum sanctorum holds the image of four-headed Brahma and his consort Gayatri(goddess of milk). The temple is governed by the Sanyasi (ascetic) sect priesthood. On Kartik Poornima, a festival dedicated to Brahma is held when large numbers of pilgrims visit the temple, after bathing in the sacred lake. Top 5 Most Famous Brahma Temples in India. 

Nov. 03, 2019: 03:30 IST:

Fig.3 Color composite jellyfish JW100.

Astrosat views star formation in jellyfish galaxies.  In JW100, there is higher contribution from H-alpha but much less from ultraviolet in the tail. This could mean that other mechanisms such as shocks or thermal conduction from the hot plasma of the galaxy cluster is contributing to H-alpha emission from these regions.

Nov. 3, 2019: 

                                Fig.4 worshipers braved smog to enter Yamuna

 for Chatth Puja 3 Nov 2019

India air pollution at 'unbearable levels', Delhi minister says. This creates a lethal cocktail of particulate matter, carbon dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide - all worsened by fireworks set off during the Hindu festival Diwali a week ago. Vehicle fumes, construction and industrial emissions have also contributed to the smog. My friend S.V. Chalam says today morning the smog of particulate matter entered his house in the morning around 7:30 AM. 

Nov. 3, 2019:0137 GMT (0937 HKT):  Wind and rain dislodge boat trapped  for 101 years, on rocks above Niagara Falls.
Nov. 4, 2019: 12:32 PM CST: NASA says the Milky Way's 'introverted' neighbor, the Triangulum galaxy (M33), doesn't interact with other galaxies much. Instead, it's busy producing stars at a rate 10 times more intense than the Andromeda galaxy. 

Nov. 4, 2019:  Fog in Visakhapatnam filled the city with smog on the 3rd Nov. till 10 AM.  From evening 4 O'clock till  late night and motorists were compelled to switch on lights and drive the vehicles. Winter onset is responsible for this. Weather people said that due to moisture in the air, it appears as a fog.   
Nov.4, 2019: Srikurmam murals needs restoration due to the neglect over decades. Reach Foundation member  willing to conduct restoration work Y. Bhadraji said he had little knowledge of previous conservation efforts. Geographically the temple is situated between the two rivers Vamsadhara on one side and the Nagavalli on the other. Electrification and cement works brought the damage to the murals, a pride of Andhra.

Nov. 5, 2019: 6.0 magnitude earthquake shakes Chile's capital, causes buildings to sway. Its preliminary magnitude at 6.0 and said its epicenter was located 17.4 miles (28 km) southwest of Illapel, Chile near the country's central coast. It had a depth of 49 km. Aftershocks frightened people. 
Nov. 5, 2019: Ultra-fast quantum motion in a nano-scale trap detected by The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST).  

Nov. 6, 2019:  6:07 AM EST:  Mysterious Force Beyond Our Universe May Be Pulling Galaxies Towards It. A strange structure may lurk beyond the edge of our cosmos. The mystery phenomenon has been named 'dark flow,' after galaxies clusters were discovered to be pulled toward a point that's just beyond our perceivable universe. 
Nov. 6, 2019: 19 hours ago: Air pollution in Kanpur, Lucknow and Patna was at "severe" levels, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed on Tuesday, suggesting the plume of smoke from farm fires in Punjab and Haryana that choked Delhi and the national capital region (NCR) on Sunday has moved down the Gangetic plain.

Authors Comment: Why is that in the last few years "the smoke from farm burning" is found responsible for Air pollution? Has it not existing since over the past several years. A thorough research should find the cause of this peculiar air pollution in Delhi, Kanpur, Lucknow, and Patna.

7 Nov. 2019: 

Fig.5 Saffron Flower cultivation in Afghanistan.

Known to have been cultivated in what is now Afghanistan at least 2,000 years ago, saffron is well suited to the dry climate, heavily labour intensive but requiring little sophisticated machinery or capital. Afghanistan produces around four tons a year, a figure dwarfed by the more than 200 tons Iran produces, but it is a rare bright spot in an economy struggling to get to its feet.  
Lightning deaths
Nov. 07, 2019: 16:52: TN lightning deaths: Families demand compensation, solution to avoid tragedy. On October 15, four women farm laborers died and 26 others were hospitalized in Tamil Nadu after they were struck by lightning on an open farm.
Nov. 7 2019: Rains lash Dera Baba Nanak where 3,500 Kartarpur pilgrims are accommodated. It is raining heavily in the tented city spread out in 30 acre. Punjab's current weather is rainy at with a lingering thunderstorm which makes it feel like below 10 C. Nov. 07 2019: 22:03 IST: 7 killed in heavy snowfall in Kashmir valley.  Srinagar: Normal life paralyzed, power lines down after 16 hours of incessant snowfall on Thursday. Surface as well as air traffic was completely.
Nov 07, 2019: 8:50 PM: Northern parts of the country receive snowfall and rain. Many parts of the country witnessed the first snowfall of the season today. Several areas of Lahaul-Spiti, Kinnaur and Kullu districts of Himachal Pradesh are receiving intermittent snowfall. The low lying areas of the state are also receiving scanty rainfall. Snowfall and rain have brought down the day temperature. Movement of vehicles has been halted due to fresh snowfall of about one foot at Rohtang Pass, the entrance of Lahaul-Spiti.
Nov. 07, 2019: Hyderabad: India, Sweden to engage in clean, innovative technologies through Accelerator Programme.   Under the programme, we are working on several areas such as micro-grid, power quality, bio-gas, solar power, and automation, said Lindstrom. In the last six years of this programme, about 50 Swedish companies have been introduced in India and nearly 500 Indian companies have participated in this initiative.
Nov. 7, 2019: 

Fig.6  Ice Eggs cover Finland Beach 30m area.

 'Ice eggs' cover Finland beach in rare weather event. Thousands of egg-shaped balls of ice have covered a beach in Finland, the result of a rare weather phenomenon. Amateur photographer Risto Mattila was among those who came across the "ice eggs" on Hailuoto Island in the Gulf of Bothnia between Finland and Sweden. Experts say it is caused by a rare process in which small pieces of ice are rolled over by wind and water. The balls of ice covered an area of about 30m (100ft). The smallest were the size of eggs and the biggest were the size of footballs. 

                                           Fig. 7 Snow balls in Russia
Nov.  07, 2019: 8:57 IST: Why is Amazon rain-forest drying up.   Not many are aware of the fact that the Amazon rain-forest absorbs billions of tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) a year through photosynthesis — the process plants use to convert CO2, energy and water into food. By removing CO2 from the atmosphere, the Amazon helps to keep temperatures down and regulate climate. 

Nov. 7, 2019: 04:21 pm: Ghee vs Butter: Which one should you choose and why? Ghee and butter, both these dairy products have their own set of misconceptions. Read below to find out what's the major difference between the two and which one is more healthier than the other one. 

Nov. 8, 2019: Friday: Srinagar and other parts of the valley woke up to an unseasonal snowfall on Thursday setting in an early winter chill in Kashmir as the minimum temperature fell below the freezing point for the first time in this season. The valley has been cut-off from the rest of the country as the arterial Jammu-Kashmir National high way was closed for traffic while all the flights to and from Srinagar airport were cancelled. 
Nov. 8, 2019: Sacred salt of South Africa is hand harvested from the banks of a remote Klein Letaba river near Balem in the province of Limpopo. Women pick up scrapping up soil blanketed by a shiny white thin crystallized deposit and put on a metal plate with a steel rod. The sulfate water from the hot spring flows and then the heat from the sun dries it. Salt harvested using the same technique for the last 2000 years. Traditional healers use it even to-date. Holy spring water and the salt have healing properties. 

Nov. 08, 2019: 00:48 IST: KSUM gets global recognition. Thiruvananthapuram, Class 12 student from Suryapet gets pat from KTR. A low cost and portable paddy hand weeder invented by 17-year-old Ashok from Suryapet has earned him recognition and appreciation from many. 

Nov. 9, 2019: 7:51 PM: Bangladesh, India move hundreds of thousands away from Cyclone Bulbul.  Bangladeshi and Indian authorities on Saturday ordered more than 450,000 people to flee coastal villages and islands as Cyclone Bulbul headed for the Bay of Bengal coast.
Nov. 9, 2019: In the last 24 hours, Paradip received highest rainfall of 159 mm, followed by Chandbali with 143 mm and Balasore 32 mm of rainfall. gale wind speed 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph is prevailing along and off Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak and Balasore districts of Odisha and East Medinipur, south and north 24 Parganas districts of West Bengal. Incessant rain and squally wind have been lashing the coastal districts since Friday, with the intensity increasing gradually. 

Nov. 09, 2019: 19:28 IST: World Science Day 2019: Observed on Nov. 10.  "Open Science, Leaving No One Behind" Is 2019's Theme. Open Science is a burning issue in the scientific community, which is gaining increasing attention by the non-scientific community.

Nov. 10, 2019: 00:06 IST:  Puducherry airport may soon get solar energy. The ₹3.5-crore 500 kW plant is expected to generate up to 3,000 units a day.

Nov. 10, 2019: 9:00 am ET: The Wall Street Journal:  When it comes to its economy, India is divided into two worlds. One is rooted in its cities. Here enterprises trade on global markets, operate through banks and pay taxes. This more modern economy is made up of family owned and publicly listed companies. It’s where almost all of India’s new wealth has been generated in recent years. Then there’s the vast informal economy, which sustains as many as nine of every 10 Indians who work and accounts for almost half the country’s economic activity. The informal economy is largely rural and comprises day-laborers, one-man shops and roadside hair cutters. They operate in cash and pay no taxes.

Nov. 11, 2019: UK weather: severe flood warnings remain in place in Yorkshire. 3 hrs ago.  In some areas, such as along the River Trent in Nottinghamshire, water levels were still rising, despite a marked improvement in weather conditions across the country after a month’s worth of rain fell in only a few hours on Friday. 

11/10/19: at 5:00 AM EST: Ancient Inca City Located 13,000 Feet High in Peruvian Andes Revealed by Laser Technology. The settlement lies in an archaeological zone known as Wat'a—meaning "island" in the local Indigenous language—at an altitude of around 13,000 feet. This is around 5,000 feet higher than Machu Picchu, the crowning glory of the Inca civilization. 

Nov. 11, 2019: The Hindu: Anxiety mounts as discharge from major rivers like Godavari, Krishna and Vamsadhara to a total of 4,386.56 tmcft into Bay of Bengal since June 1. On Sunday these three rivers discharged about one lakh cusecs into the Sea. 
Nov. 11, 2019: Bulbul leaves a trail of destruction and 2.73 lakh families shifted to relief camps. About 2,472 houses were destroyed and 26,00 partially damaged. At least 10 people died in Bangladesh, and 2 lakh people shifted to safer places. The cyclone packed winds up to 120 km per hour when it made a predawn landfall.  Figure rose to 21 lakh people shifted to cyclone shelters. On Sunday the number of cyclone lowered to 3. Thirteen coastal districts were affected and army was called in.    
Nov. 11, 2019: November snowstorm shocker dumps up to 9.6 inches on metro Detroit. 
Nov. 12, 2019: 10:02 a.m. ET: Overnight snowfall in southeast Michigan smashes records, closes schools.
Nov. 12, 2019 7:50 AM: A swarm of small earthquakes has struck near the California-Mexico border, centered beneath the town of El Centro in Imperial County. A magnitude 4.0 earthquake was reported at 6:13 p.m. Monday.
Nov. 12, 2019:  

Fig.8 3.5 km kutcha road by 300 tribal people and police.

To improve the road connectivity in the interiors parts of Visakhapatnam Agency, about 300 tribal people joined the district police on Monday, to lay a 3.5 km kutcha road from Nirelabanda to Yerracheruvulu, in GK mandal. These are interiors parts in the Agency area and were not connected with any form of road. And now this will benefit at least 3,000 tribals from four villages such as Yerracheruvulu, Sampangigondhi, Kinerlabandha and Pedakonda.
Nov. 12, 2019: Rains bring solace to parched Vizianagaram district that is sufficient till next summer, almost all 5,473 major and medium tanks are full, com[pared to horrible situation during lost five years.  District received 702 mm rainfall. Water would benefit 1,68,645 acres in the division. All 18,170 bore-wells are functioning.  
Nov. 12, 2019: The voyage home: Japan's Hayabusa-2 probe to head for Earth. The long voyage home would begin at 10:05 am (0105 GMT), with the probe expected to drop off its precious samples some time late 2020. Hayabusa-2 is expected to drop the samples off in the South Australian desert, but JAXA is negotiating with the Australian government about how to arrange it. Under the current plan, Hayabusa-2 will boldly continue its journey in space after dropping off its capsule to Earth, and might "carry out another asteroid exploration." 

Nov. 12, 2019:  22:54 IST: A small venture to graft the special variety on a 26-hectare farm in Africa now exports 700 boxes a day. It is not summer, but there are almost-fresh Alphonso mangoes in Mumbai’s retail shops. They smell and taste almost like the Devgad Alphonso, but come from Malawi mangoes, grown in their namesake African country by a European-African firm, Malawi Mangoes Ltd, are being marketed as “99 per cent similar”.
Nov. 12, 2019: Tuesday: Venice devasted by second highest tide ever recorded swept overnight and a man while he was using an electric water pump  was struck by lightning and died. Flooding its historic basilica and leaving many squares and alleyways deep under water. City officials said the tide peaked at 187 cm (6ft 2ins) at 10.50 p.m. (2150 GMT) on Tuesday, just short of the record 194 cm set in 1966.  Nov. 13, 2019: Garcinia assamica, grown as a commercial crop and other species are Garcinia dulcis, Garcinia lanceifolia, Garcinia morella, Garcinia pedunculata and Garcinia xanthochymis found to have medicinal value and nurseries are now raising them in Guwahati. Identified 64 volatile compounds from the essential oils by hydro-distillation from the six species mentioned above. North eastern region compared with those from Western Ghats. The former repulse herbivore attacks.

Nov. 13, 2019: Gonzalez also told the audience how he got his business venture off the ground. After he made one trip to Iowa to buy doughnuts for his girlfriend, he decided to see if could sell them elsewhere and put the idea out there on Facebook Marketplace. The next day he had 300 replies, he said, and for the next seven months he traveled up to the store every weekend, packing his Ford Focus Sedan with dozens of boxes to bring back home and sell. With a larger van at his disposal, Gonzalez will likely be able to up the number of boxes he collects from now on. 
Nov. 13, 2019: 8:04 AM: Venice 'on its knees' amid worst flooding in 53 years. Heavy rains have led to the most severe flooding in northeast Italy in more than a half-century.  The floods have put parts of Venice underwater. 

Nov. 14, 2019, 18:09 [IST]: Kabul  Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck 122 km southeast of Faizabad in Afghanistan on Thursday. The earthquake took place at 9:23 UTC with an epicenter southeast of Fayzabad in Afghanistan.
14 Nov. 2019: Simultaneous visibility of both Sun rise on East and the Moon setting on the West. 

Fig. 9 Both the Sun and the Moon were visible on 

14 November 2019 at Visakhapatnam.  

Nov. 14, 2019: Updated 2332 GMT (0732 HKT): Nine-year-old child genius to graduate university.
Nov. 15, 2019: Updated 0637 GMT (1437 HKT): As deadly Australia bush fires rage, Sydney may be running out water. 
Nov 15, 2019: 12:14 IST:  2 killed, 8 injured by lightning in Rajasthan’s Barmer. Unseasonal rains and hailstorm because of a western disturbance have wreaked havoc in Rajasthan’s desert districts like Barmer and Jaisalmer since Tuesday and continued even on Friday morning. 
Nov. 15, 2019: Cups and bio-plates from paddy stubble, Raghu Engineering college, in Visakhapatnam four students under the guidance of Rajesh Singuru won Nava Bharat Nirman award.
Nov. 15, 2019: High tides surge through Venice, locals rush to protect art.  Exceptionally high tidal waters surged through Venice again on Friday, prompting the mayor to close St. Mark’s Square and call for more donations for repairs just three days after the Italian lagoon city suffered its worst flooding in 50 years.

Nov. 15, 2019: 9:07 a.m: Astronauts start spacewalk series to fix cosmic ray detector.  

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.. He is grateful to his mother late Mrs. Peramma Rangadhama Rao for her sustained interest in my ventures.