Wednesday, July 15, 2020

July 1-15, 2020:Ancient Australian Aboriginal Sites Discovered Underwater. A second site nearby revealed traces of human activity 14 metres below sea level dating back at least 8,500 years,Mango traders face huge losses with few takers in the peak season, PM Narendra Modi’s surprise visit to Ladakh in the wake of the stand-off with China, Climate change 'fueling deadly India lighningt strikes, and it’s the only ancient city built atop a coral reef ,India may see first monthly trade surplus in 18 years,Cotton sowing area doubles to 92 lakh hectares.Harvard, MIT oppose visa rule against foreign students,. BHEL has successfully commissioned a 1.7 MW Solar PV plant at Bina, Excess rain with 14% in July and about 27% districts have deficit rainfall, The Prabhandan Temple is the second, in the world the biggest Hindu Temple, Precious stones from 1966 or 1950 crash?, Nokia Rolls Out New Software That Upgrades 4G Networks To 5G,Three of the four circular objects are bright around the edges.

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           Volume 2020, Issue No.7,  Dated: July 1-15, 2020 Time: 08:03:28  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 i1989 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
Ancient Australian Aboriginal Sites Discovered Underwater. A second site nearby revealed traces of human activity 14 metres below sea level dating back at least 8,500 years, Mango traders face huge losses with few takers in the peak season, PM Narendra Modi’s surprise visit to Ladakh in the wake of the stand-off with China, Climate change 'fueling deadly India lightning strikes, prehistoric city is comprised of nearly 100 geometrically shaped man-made stone islands, and it’s the only ancient city built atop a coral reef, India may see first monthly trade surplus in 18 years, Madhya Pradesh girl who cycles 24 km to attend school gets 98.5% in Class 10, Haryana cop jots down his killer's number plate on palm, helps crack case, Singapore Scientists Seek Power From Darkness Through Shadow Energy,Cotton sowing area doubles to 92 lakh hectares.Harvard, MIT oppose visa rule against foreign students, Cotton sowing has picked up pace across the country because of good rainfall,  India, US to initiate joint clinical trials for Ayurvedic formulations, July 09, 2020: Visakhapatnam had a severe sun throughout the day and pretty hot, BHEL has successfully commissioned a 1.7 MW Solar PV plant at Bina, Excess rain with 14% in  July and about 27% districts have deficit rainfall, Heat wave to continue in Kashmir. Srinagar,The floods have also put Indian authorities in the state of Bihar on high alert, The Prabhandan Temple is the second, in the world the biggest Hindu Temple, a box of precious stones - emeralds, sapphires and rubies worth between 1,30,000 and 2,46,000 euros is it from 1966 or 1950 crash?,  July 14, 2020, 16:25 [IST]: Nokia Rolls Out New Software That Upgrades 4G Networks To 5G, Japan postponed launch of UAE HOPE due to intermittent lightning and rain,  Cochin Shipyard to build autonomous electric ferries for Norwegian client, The process of manufacturing these bottles is organic and bamboo is boiled along with Neem, turmeric and other herbal items, Three of the four circular objects are bright around the edges. 
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July 1, 2020: Andhrajyothi newspaper: Prajna Takur, BJP leader, asserted that a person born to a foreign lady cannot be a devotee of the nation, she asserted that Ancient Chanakya said a person born in this land can only defend this country. 
July  01,  2020 08:06 AM: BJP seeks independent probe into crimes against women in Odisha. Meanwhile, a fact finding team of the party visited Birmitrapur in Sundargarh district to meet the tribal girl who was allegedly subjected to sexual abuse for months. 
July 01, 2020:  Ashadhi Ekadashi: 800-year-old tradition of Bhagwat Dharma. Ashadhi Ekadashi is also considered as a day of start of Chaturmas. As it is known as Devshayani Ekadashi, the devotees believe God Vishnu goes to sleep in Kshirsagar for four months. These four months are termed as Chaturmas and it will conclude on Kartiki Ekadashi which is also known as Prabodhini Ekadashi means a day of ending sleep of God Vishnu. The tradition of organizing Wari on every Ashadhi Ekadashi is more than 800 years old in Maharashtra.
July 1, 2020: 19:10 PM:  The ring finger is longer than the index finger. We’re talking about handsome men here. They’re charming and can get along with everyone. Yet they are a little more aggressive and are quick to take risks. This also means that this type of person often makes more money than their colleagues with a shorter ring finger.
July 1, 2020: 23: 11 IST: Trump says he is getting angrier at Beijing as US welcomes India's ban on Chinese apps.
July 1, 2020: Student Brings Quinoa To Ladakh, Can Help Farmers Earn up to Rs 1000 Per Kg. “As a drought-resistant, frost tolerant, low nutrient requirement, high protein and low carbohydrate crop, it is well suited for our people.”She had asked him if he knew about quinoa, an ancient plant from the amaranth family, endemic to the highlands of the Andes, and Tsewang, who was pursuing a B.Sc in agricultural sciences from the Sher-e-Kashmir University.  Not only would Tsewang go on to grow quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) and call it “one of the finest and most satisfying experiences of his life,” he would do so using only organic practices,
July 1, 2020: Five People Killed, One Injured in Lightning Strikes in Uttar Pradesh. One person each died Allahabad, Ayodhya, Mau, Ballia and Basti. The injured belonged to Basti district.
July  01, 2020, 11.15 PM(IST) A massive star in a far-off galaxy just disappeared, leaving behind no trace!
July 02, 2020 07:44 am IST: Ancient Australian Aboriginal Sites Discovered Underwater. A second site nearby revealed traces of human activity 14 metres below sea level dating back at least 8,500 years -- though researchers believe both sites may be even more ancient.
July 02, 2020: It rained heavily in Visakhapatnam around 3.0 to 5 PM.
July 02, 2020: Four Rayalaseema districts received excess rainfall in June, Kurnool district received 14.64 cm of rain till 8.30 AM  on July 1st, while Ananthapur received 11.12 cm Six districts in state, recorded excessive rainfall Kadapa received 10.92 cm , while Chittoor recorded 10.76 cm of rain. Copious rain in 49 mandals of the total 63, while three persons died due to heavy rains in Ananthapur and Rayadurg. 
July 02, 2020 at 19:50 IST: 22 killed in lightning strike in Bihar, CM announces Rs 4 lakh compensation, The deceased are from Patna, East Champaran, Samastipur, Sheohar, Katihar, Medhepura and Purnia. 
July  02, 2020 17:33 PM: Mango traders face huge losses with few takers in the peak season. In the wholesale market of Malihabad, the mango belt of UP, Dussehri is selling at Rs 15 to 20 per kg. 
July  02, 2020, 13:57:  Man cooks 'World's Oldest Mesopotamian Recipe' using 1750 BCE tablet.
 Fig.1 Stargazing and milky way in Myanmar on Wednesday
Fig.2 Bhiravapalem in Andhra Pradesh 
in the sea appeared a Tornado fishermen 
captured on cell phones.
July 3, 2020: A water sprout occurred  nearly four km from land was recorded at 11 AM, off Kakinada coast in Godavari district on June 4 at Byravapalem. It is a small one spread in few meters diameter. When a cumulonimbus cloud descends due to heavy weight the tail part of cloud reaches toward the sea surface and the spout winds swirl. 
July 3, 2020: From PM Narendra Modi’s surprise visit to Ladakh in the wake of the stand-off with China. In a strong message to China delivered from Ladakh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that age of expansion is now over, and history is proof that expansionists have always perished. This visit of honourable PM will surely boost the morale of  our valorous soldiers.
July 3, 2020:  Heavy rains lashed Mumbai on Friday causing water logging in several low-lying areas even as the weather bureau declared active monsoon conditions over north Konkan, including Mumbai, on Friday.
July 03, 2020 20:39 IST: Earthquake hits Delhi-NCR, UP, Rajasthan. An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter Scale hit parts of India including Delhi-NCR, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan on Friday. The epicenter of the earthquake was traced 63 km southwest of Haryana's Gurugram. No immediate damage or casualties were reported.   
July 03, 2020 (IANS): Moderate quake rocks Mizoram, no report of damage, casualty.  Northeastern state of Mizoram on Friday recorded another moderate earthquake, measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale,
July 04, 2020: Twenty people were killed in lightning strikes for the fourth time, across five districts of Bihar on Saturday. Twenty six were killed in Bihar due to thunderstorm and lightning that wrecked havoc for the third time on Thursday, July 2, 2020:   History notes 172 killed in 2019, 139 in 2018, 180 in 2017 and 107 in 2016 due to lightning strikes in Bihar.  Torrential rains began in Patna at around 1 pm on Saturday and have not stopped since and many areas have also reportedly flooded. 
July  04,  2020 07:51 PM: Uttarakhand to provide people with satellite phones to keep eye on border areas. According to the sources, 200-300 satellite phones will be distributed in border areas.The receding population on the Uttarakhand-Nepal-China border has become a source of worry for Indian security forces amidst increasing border tensions with Nepal. 14 villages have become totally empty since 2011 while in many parts population has declined 'significantly'.
July 04, 2020 20:17 IST: Nearly 100 laborers flown to Leh to help with critical border road construction. The BRO wants work on the Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldie road to finish before winter. 
July  05, 2020: Over a dozen feared dead after massive floods & landslides occurred in Western Japan on Saturday following heavy rainfall and several areas inundated in muddy waters that gushed from Kuma River in Hitoyoshi. 
July  05, 2020, 08:21 PM IST: Climate change 'fueling deadly India lightning strikes. Lightning strikes killed 147 people in Bihar over the last 10 days, more extreme weather conditions driven by climate change to come. Around 215 people have now died from strikes in the country's poorest state since late March.
July 05, 2020: Moderate level earthquakes hit Gujarat, Mizoram. Tremors were felt in Gujarat's Kutch as an earthquake struck the district around 5.11 pm. The earthquake measured magnitude 4.2 on Richter scale. The epicentre was 14 km north-north-east of Bhachau in Kutch. It was preceded by four minor quakes of 1.8, 1.6, 1.7 and 2.1 magnitude between 1.50 am and 4.32 pm,Then around 5.26 pm, a magnitude 4.6 earthquake hit Champhai district in Mizoram. The earthquake struck 25 km South South-West of Champhai at a depth of 77 km.
July 05, 2020: Kargil: An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 on the Richter scale struck Kargil in Ladakh at 3.37 am on Sunday (July 5, 2020).The quake struck 433 km north-northwest of Kargil.
July 06, 2020:  is a very special day for all the devotees of Lord Shiva. According to the Hindu calendar followed by the people in north India, today is the first Somwar (Monday) of the highly auspicious Shravan month. In the month of Shravan, devotees observe fast, pray to Lord Shiva, take part in charitable activities and remain devoted to the divine.
July  06, 2020: The mysterious prehistoric city built on a coral reef. In a remote region of the western Pacific Ocean lies a stunning and spooky unsolved mystery.  the ruins of the ancient city of Nan Madol. Located next to the eastern shore of Micronesian island Pohnpei, this once-great, prehistoric city is comprised of nearly 100 geometrically shaped man-made stone islands, and it’s the only ancient city built atop a coral reef. No one is sure of the origins, nor why anyone would want to build a city far from food and water, and yet its ruins are rife with stories and spirits. Check out the gallery for a brief tour of the space and travel back in time.
July   06 2020  12:56 BST: Touchdown! The astonishing moment a 12 m/h tornado hits farmland in Canada. Farmer Gerry Bourgeois filmed the moment a tornado hit near his land in Canada. It spiraled across miles of flat landscape in Saskatchewan on Saturday afternoon. The tornado was one of three that hit the region over the course of the day. Florida also had a lightning and a shower. 
July 06  2020: Madhya Pradesh girl who cycles 24 km to attend school gets 98.5% in Class 10. Roshani Bhadoriya, encouraged by her marks, now aims higher and wants to pursue a career in civil services. The girl's father, a farmer, said he is proud of her achievement and would now arrange a transport facility for her to go to school.
July  06, 2020, 14:15 IST: India may see first monthly trade surplus in 18 years.
July   06, 2020, 07:43 PM IST: 1 million govt schoolchildren learn to do science experiments at home.  Seethalakshmi S. A, benevolent initiative by Agastya foundation has brought the access to education to millions of children in rural India. Volunteer from the foundation travels to government schools in hamlets with portable Internet and equipment to instruct teachers and students regarding digital teaching. 
July 06, 2020 18:04 IST: BSNL ‘Work from Home’ plan worth Rs 599 launched with 5 GB daily validity up to 90 days.
July 06 2020 16:42 IST: Earth's magnetic field can change 10 times faster than thought, gives new insight into the swirling flow of iron 2,800 km below the planet's surface and how it has influenced the movement of the magnetic field during the past hundred thousand years.
July  06, 2020: Japan on Tuesday warned of more heavy rain on the southwestern island of Kyushu and bolstered rescue operations as the death toll in flood-hit areas reached at least 50 and about a dozen people were reported missing.  Rescue workers search for missing people at a landslide site caused by torrential rain in Tsunagi town, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan  on July 6, 2020. 
July 07, 2020 07:58 IST: KOCHI, 50 houses flooded in Chellanam, two of them sustained serious damage in another bout of sea incursion in Bazaar. 
July  07, 2020 at 11.25 AM IST: An earthquake of magnitude 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's Java island early Tuesday. The strong quake hit at a depth of more than 500 km.
July 07  2020: Hours after Express report, Bihar orders food, cash to make up for school meals. the Bihar government issued a statewide order to distribute ration to school children for three months and transfer money to their bank accounts, or to that of their guardians, in lieu of the food scheme.
July 07 2020: Haryana cop jots down his killer's number plate on palm, helps crack case. After the shootout, a manhunt was launched to nab the accused. Now six accused have been identified and arrested. And they were traced because one of the deceased policemen had managed to note down their car number on his hand.
July 7, 2020: Alignment of a Star and a Planet – Sky & Telescope. The planets in our solar system all orbit in roughly the same direction as the Sun spins — but this isn’t true for all planetary systems! Recent measurements of the spin angle of a nearby, planet-hosting star provide new insight into how solar systems form.
July 07, 2020: Earthquake in Himachal Pradesh: 3.2 magnitude temblor shakes Kinnaur region was recorded at 1:03 am today. The epicentre of the earthquake was northeast of Kinnaur.
July 08, 2020:
Fig.3 NEOWISE comet captured from space
visible throughout July. 
ISS Astronauts Share Pictures Of NEOWISE Comet Captured From Space. The comet, C/2020 F3, was discovered by NASA’s near-Earth object hunter, NEOWISE on March 27, 2020. Also known as the NEOWISE comet, it passed perihelion not too long ago and is expected to be visible throughout July.
July 08, 2020 03:54 PM IST: Singapore Scientists Seek Power From Darkness Through Shadow Energy. The shadow-effect energy generator being developed by the National University of Singapore has the potential to harness power like solar cells, but without needing open spaces with uninterrupted light.The panels the team have been testing are about 6 sq cm in size and capable of producing just 0.25 volts, meaning about 20 are needed to power a light bulb, or charge a cellphone.
July 08, 2020: Harvard, MIT oppose visa rule against foreign students. Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Wednesday asked a court to temporarily block a rule proposed by the Donald Trump administration barring foreign students from remaining in the United States if their universities are not holding in-person classes this autumn.
July 09, 2020: Cotton sowing area doubles to 92 lakh hectares. Cotton sowing has picked up pace across the country because of good rainfall, with nearly 92 lakh hectares coming under cultivation so far. Last season, farmers had completed sowing operations on 46 lakh hectares around the same period. Cotton sowing is expected to cross 115-120 lakh hectares for the 2020-21 season, according to industry bodies. This year, sowing has doubled compared to the last year, according to agriculture ministry data. Sowing began early this year since the monsoon began on time.
July 09, 2020 1:04 AM IST: 58 Indian-origin executives employ over 3.6 million globally, account for $1 trillion in revenue. Indian-origin business leaders are reaching the pinnacle of corporate success in greater numbers than ever, 11 different countries, including the US, Canada and Singapore, 
July  09, 2020 12:34 PM IST: Ayurveda for treating Covid-19 patients? India, US to initiate joint clinical trials for Ayurvedic formulations.
Fig.4 Sun rings of the seven colors observed 
in Visakhapatnam R K beach Road.
July 09, 2020: Visakhapatnam had a severe sun throughout the day and pretty hot.
July 10, 2020: BHEL has successfully commissioned a 1.7 MW Solar PV plant at Bina in MP, for Indian Railways. It would directly feed power to traction system. With this BHEL has achieved a direct injection of single-phase 25 KV power to traction substations of the Indian Railways. 
July  10, 2020 18:40 IST: UFO Specialist Detects ‘ancient Alien Jet Engine’ Remains On Mars. UFO specialist Waring of ET DataBase said that while navigating through archived snaps on the Red Planet by NASA’s Curiosity rover, he spotted “engine”. He spotted “engine” that has been existent on Mars’ dusty Gale crater for approximately eight years. In a published blog post, Waring detailed the material, what he said, resembled the “modern-day jet engines.” 
July 10, 2020 6:34 PM: Prince Charles: Indian philosophies, values emphasize sustainable way of life and said the country's diversity amid resilience is a personal inspiration for him and much to teach all.
July 10, 2020 5:13 PM IST: 12 people killed, 19 missing in Nepal landslides.
July 10, 2020 16:40:06: Seven were dead. Four members of  buried alive in landslide triggered by incessant rains in Arunachala Pradesh at 2:30 AM. 
July 10, 2020 21:15 PM: 
Fig. 5   Electric Blue clouds in Northern Hemisphere.
NASA’s Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere satellite captured an image of electric blue clouds stretching over a sizable chunk of the Northern Hemisphere.   
July 11, 2020 10:33 IST: Six Insurgents Killed In Encounter In Arunachal Pradesh. Six insurgents were killed in an encounter with security forces in Khonsa area of Arunachal Pradesh in the early hours of Saturday, military sources said.
July 11, 2020: 
Fig.6 A design of UV sanitizer from Jalandhar. 
Easily movable sanitizer box with Ultraviolet lights arranged both on top and underneath. A cavity to hold all items like currency, masks, gloves, and other objects. The virus bacteria, fungus can be eliminated in two minutes. Jalandhar MIT director L K Avasthi, Associate Professor Kuldeepsingh Dhaga designed it. 
July 11, 2020: Excess rain with 14% in  India so far this monsoon since June. Received 28.7 cm rainfall against 25.2 cm normal. About 27% districts have deficit rainfall. IMD collates data from 681 districts.  
July 11, 2020: Heat wave to continue in Kashmir. Srinagar on Friday recorded a maximum temperature of 32.7 C which is 3 degrees above the normal. Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh have recorded more than 50 percent deficit rainfall during last 40 days.
July 12, 2020: Near Visakhapatnam Bojjana Konda dates back to era 4-6 century. Borubudhur belongs to 9 Century and is a proof Sailendhrulu architecture skills. If Bojjana Konda is marvelous the Borubudhur is an exceptional architecture. More than the European ventures to find India, in the early days of christian era the Telugu people have made more ventures and were artistic, exemplary in their ventures to distant lands and on  every land they established nations with their own armies and construction works of amazing quality and wonder. To revive the historical moments we need to have some patience and timidity. Indonesia is collection of 17 islands. In 4th century Tharuma Nagar kingdom was established in that country. In 5th century the kingdoms of Salaonkaya ruled by Purna Verma. After that in Sumatra Sri Vijaya and in Java Shailendra kings have earned name. H. B. Sakar book on Sailendra kings is an eye opener. Iksawasulu kingdom main city was Vijayapuri near the Nagarjuna konda. In eighth century, in Java Matharam a Hindu kingdom was existing. The king was Sanna. The Prabhandan Temple is the second, in the world the biggest Hindu Temple. West Java has a volcanic mountain name is Guntur meaning in Java it is Thunder (orumu).  Indian adventures are not to capture the land or to make slaves or to make money. But to establish and refine the people.  D.P. Anuradha 9010016555.
July 12 Sun. 2020, 11:24:10 IST: Thousands of people in western Nepal have been displaced by heavy rains, flash floods and landslides. The floods have also put Indian authorities in the state of Bihar on high alert. Heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides that killed at least 40 people and displaced thousands in western Nepal. 
July  12, 2020 18:21 IST: Indian online grocery market can exceed U S D 3 bn sales in 2020. Consumers opted to buy essentials and other products from home in a bigger way than they had done in the past.
July 12, 2020 19:45 PM: 
Fig.7 Fire in a tree due to lightning.
Lightning sparked fire inside a tree.
July 12, 2020: The comet will be visible to the naked eye for around 20 minutes everyday for 20 days. The comet, which was discovered by NASA’s Near Earth Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) telescope in March, is expected to come closest to Earth on July 22-23. However, it will be visible in the north-western sky as early as next week.
July, 13   2020:  Kerala royal family wins temple case. The Supreme Court on Monday sided with the erstwhile Travancore Royal family for the administration and control of the Padmanabha Swamy temple in Kerala. Settling the nine-year-long dispute, the top court overturned the January 2011 judgment of the Kerala high court which had ruled that the state government should take over the control of the temple from a trust headed by the former royal family.  “Great God’s will prevailed. Will say more about it after going through the whole verdict, said Princess Gowri Lakshmibai of the erstwhile Travancore royal family soon after the judgment.
Fig.8 Ladies moving to Gollapudi 
with possible transplant works.
July 13, 2020 15:00 IST: India becomes a second largest source of FDI for UK. The United States has maintained itself as the number one source of FDI for the UK by delivering 462 projects and 20,131 jobs.
July, 14, 2020: A modest cafe just 45 minutes walk by foot to the Bassoons glacier where Kanchenjunga mysteriously crashed, in 1966, or another Indian Plane Malabar Princess, that came down in the same area, in 1950. Motten owner of the cafe. The most stunning find occurred in 2013, that of a box of precious stones - emeralds, sapphires and rubies worth between 1,30,000 and 2,46,000 euros ($1,45,000 and $2,75,000) - thought to have come from the 1966 crash. Or is it from Malabar Princess in 1950 the present author questions? The crash was almost at the exact spot where Air India Flight 245, a Lockheed 749 Constellation named Malabar Princess, had crashed in 1950. 
July, 14, 2020: A modest cafe just 45 minutes walk by foot to the Bassoons glacier where Kanchenjunga mysteriously crashed, in 1966, or another Indian Plane Malabar Princess, that came down in the same area, in 1950. Motten owner of the cafe. The most stunning find occurred in 2013, that of a box of precious stones -emaralds, sapphires and rubies worth between 1,30,000 and 2,46,000 euros ($1,45,000 and $2,75,000) -thought to have come from the 1966 crash. Or is it from Malabar Princess in 1950 the present author questions?
July 14, 2020, 16:25 [IST]: Nokia Rolls Out New Software That Upgrades 4G Networks To 5G. Nokia has launched new software that enables telcos to upgrade its 4G radio stations to 5G. Nokia said in a blog post. The Finnish company further notes that the software upgrade is available immediately for roughly one million radio stations. Another 3.1 million stations are expected to be upgraded by the end of 2020 and 5 million in 2021.Plus, the software upgrade will further help save nearly tens of billions of euros.Particularly, in India where 5G is still in its infancy, the 5G software technology from Nokia will benefit more.
July 14, 2020: Padmanabhaswamy temple is located in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. 
Fig.9 Royal Family to hold Shree Padmanabha Temple
 Fig.10 Treasures of the Shree Padmanabha Temple
Fig.11 Padmanabha Temple during Equinox
The sun goes down along the middle portion of Gopuram of Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple on equinox.The Temple Gopuram is so well constructed that on Equinox sun passes exactly through the middle of Gopuram passing through all the doors. An engineering marvel indeed !! The event occurs once on 20th or 21st March and 22nd or 23rd September each year and both days has equal length of the day and the night. Reversing the 2011 Kerala High Court decision, the Supreme Court Monday upheld the right of the Travancore royal family to manage the property of deity at Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram. The court said that, as per customary law, the shebait rights (right to manage the financial affairs of the deity) survive with the members of the family even after the death of the last ruler. The ruling ends the legal battle the temple and members of the royal family have fought with the government for decades over control of one of the richest temples in the world. A two judge bench headed by Justices U U Lalit and Indu Malhotra over ruled a 2011 High court order from Kerala and said on Monday that, family  would continue to hold shebaltship rights. Cheif Thantri acts according to customs and traditions. A 218 page judgement asserts   all rituals and religious practices will be under the guidance of Chief Thantri. question of unlocking the Vault (Kallara) B.  
July  15, 2020: The UAE's HOPE launch from Tanegashima Space Center in Japan postponed due to intermittent lightning and rain that fore costed for a few more days. 
July 15, 2020: 2:32 PM: Shimla, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday distributed free smartphones to ASHA workers in the state, enabling them to carry out their duties more effectively and efficiently.
July 15, 2020 18:46 IST: Cochin Shipyard to build autonomous electric ferries for Norwegian client. This project is an ambitious one in Norway, partially funded by the Norwegian government, and aimed at emission-free transport of goods across the Oslofjord. 

July 15, 2020 19:17: Kerala translates class 1 virtual lessons for students in 10 tribal dialects. Through a project named 'Mazhavil Poovu', virtual classes for class 1 students from tribal communities in Kerala will be held in various tribal dialects.  Ten different tribal languages including Paniya, Kuruma, Kattunaikka, Adiya, Uraali, Kurichya and Mannan. 
July 15, 2020: 
Fig.12 Andean condor

Scientists have found that one of the largest birds in the world weighing in at up to 15 kilos flaps its wings for one per cent of its flight time. So, the world’s heaviest soaring bird, the Andean condor, uses air currents to stay airborne for hours without any flapping.
July 15, 2020: Handcrafted bamboo bottles in Tripura, sustainable alternative to plastic. The process of manufacturing these bottles is organic and bamboo is boiled along with Neem, turmeric and other herbal items. These eco-friendly water bottles are gaining popularity.
July 15, 2020: Methane responsible for a major portion of Earth’s global warming, emission up 9%.
July 15, 2020: 
Fig.13 Four circular objects in the sky. 
Three of the four circular objects are bright around the edges, reported The Independent. The scientists who observed them do not have any definitive explanation about the formation of such objects. The findings of the researchers have been published on arXivand it has been submitted for publication in Nature Astronomy.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT: The author is indebted to Late Prof. K. R. Rao D.Sc. (Madras) D.Sc. (London) for stimulating encouragement to publish my articles on Science & Technology. He is also grateful to Late Mrs. Peramma Rangadhama  Rao for her admiration and support for the publication of my articles. 

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