August 1-15, 2020: Guwahati adopted Bandicoot robot cleaning machines by a start up Genrobotics, Heat waves hit western Europe and on Friday Britain to Italy faced 40 C, or more, An Australian town was covered in snow for the first time in 40 years, a week since waves hitting the Chellanam coast in Kochi seems green during the day and blue at night, Solar-Powered Classrooms In 122 Karnataka Schools. India bans import of 101 Defence items, gives big push for ‘Make in India’,The DoT's decision for 5G trials also clearly indicates to the telecom operators that going ahead for any spectrum auction, “The solar pump is easy to operate and it has reduced irrigation cost, When India became Independent, there was joy. A long freedom struggle and the sacrifice of millions, over decades, Climate change has affected and weather is so bad it left nothing for the birds to eat and survive.

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           Volume 2020, Issue No.8,  Dated: August 1-15, 2020 Time: 00:05:40  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

Sri Lanka's first indigenous satellite is Ravana-1, An Australian town was covered in snow for the first time in 40 years, to date the deepest a scientific vessel has drilled beneath the seafloor is 3,250 meters, by Japanese ship Chikyu in 2019, a week since waves hitting the Chellanam coast in Kochi seems green during the day and blue at night, India bans import of 101 Defence items, gives big push for ‘Make in India’, The DoT's decision for 5G trials also clearly indicates to the telecom operators that going ahead for any spectrum auction, The ocean beds have thousands of sinkholes, which may look invisible from the water surface, But those hopes proved futile. Instead, imperial Great Britain even denied India due recognition for her role in winning the war. The men were forgotten, The solar pump is easy to operate and it has reduced irrigation cost, When India became Independent, there was joy. A long freedom struggle and the sacrifice of millions, over decades, Climate change has affected and weather is so bad it left nothing for the birds to eat and survive. 

DETAILS: 
Aug 01, 2020, 02.49 AM(IST): On the same day, Sri Lanka will vote, but unlike India, it is heading to elections by celebrating Ravana. Sri Lanka considers him a great ruler and a learned scholar. Interestingly, the name of Sri Lanka's first indigenous satellite is Ravana-1. In this island nation, a Buddhist monk-led political organisation is called Ravana Balaya. And now, the Sinhalese Buddhists are trying to build a cult around Ravana.  They are projecting him as an embodiment of Sri Lanka's fight against India and the West. Sri Lankan President, nationalist government is trying to cash on this narrative. Recently, the Lankan Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation issued a newspaper advertisement, which urged people to share research and documents on Ravana.  The government said it is conducting research on the lost aerial routes. In mythology, Ravana is said to have built an aircraft, which he used to fly to India and other overseas lands. So, what is being presented as scientific research is nothing but an attempt to stir-up nationalistic sentiments. It is also being used to unite the Sinhalese Buddhist, who Rajapaksas see as their vote bank. As they seek votes with the promise of unity, it is Ravana, who is once again emerging as a charismatic leader, and a symbol of Lankan power. 
Aug  01, 2029: Guwahati adopted Bandicoot robot cleaning machines by a start up Genrobotics. Two other cities are Gurugram and Coimbatore who are using the robots for cleaning operations. Automatic sewer cleaning machines with six other mini loaders are being employed for  civic works. 
Aug 01, 2020: Heat waves hit western Europe and on Friday Britain to Italy faced 40 C, or more made the masks very uncomfortable. Fourteen cities in Italy, while France issued one third of the country 101 departments, and UK the Friday was the hottest day with 35 C at London Heathrow Airport. 
Aug  01, 2020 at 11:27 AM IST: Vegetables cultivated in 1,000 sacks on rocky land; farmer expects Rs 60,000 as profit 150 kilograms of lime, 40 sacks of cow dung powder, 20 kg of neem cake and 50 kg of coconut husk wee mixed thoroughly with soil and filled in the empty sacks with the help of 45 people. A total of Rs 20,000 was spent for the arrangements, Vellakutty said. Profit can be earned for two months. He expects an income of Rs 60,000. He carries water from a bore well which is 300 metres away. After harvesting the sacks will be used for growing chillies and Bringals.
Aug 1, 2020: 

Fig.1 Three celestial objects near by on 1 and 2 August.

On August 1 and 2, we are privileged to see the closeness of three celestial objects namely Moon, Jupiter and Saturn. Tonight in South-Eastern direction, one can clearly witness these objects with ease, provided the sky should be absolutely clear. 

Aug 3, 2020 at 8:47 am: The fifth round of meeting between Corps Commanders of India and China ended at around 9:30 PM yesterday. In the meeting which lasted for more than 10 hours, Indian side discussed disengagement from Pangong Tso lake area by the Chinese troops, ANI quoted sources as saying.

Aug 4,  2020: 4:00 pm: IMD issues rainfall forecast till 8 August, for Coastal Karnataka, North Interior Karnataka & South Interior Karnataka. Red alert issued in Coastal Karnataka today- rainfall very likely at most places with heavy to extremely very heavy rainfall at isolated places (all districts). 

Aug. 04 2020: The number of British people emigrating to the EU has risen 30% since the Brexit vote. 

Aug. 05 2020, 2:56 PM:

Fig.2 a  PM Narendra Modi performing Ram Mandir Puja on 5 Aug 2020

in Ayodhya around 12 O'Clock.

Fig.2 b  PM Narendra Modi performing Ram Mandir Puja on 5 Aug 2020

in Ayodhya around 12 O'Clock.

Fig.2 c  PM Narendra Modi performing Ram Mandir Puja on 5 Aug 2020

in Ayodhya around 12 O'Clock.

Fig.2 d PM Narendra Modi Puja at Ayodhya Ram Mandir on 5 Aug. 2020.

Fig.2 e  PM Narendra Modi Puja at Ayodhya Ram Mandir on 5 Aug. 2020.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone Wednesday for a Hindu temple. Clad in saffron, a color that is significant for Hindus, Modi offered prayers at a nearby temple before laying a symbolic silver brick in the ground and taking part in a religious ceremony at the spot devotees believe is the birthplace of the god Ram in the northern riverside town of Ayodhya.

Aug. 05, 2020: A Sanskrit scholar N R Vijayendra Sharma suggested four dates July 29,,July 31, August 1, and August 5, for the foundation laying of Ram Temple of which  PM Modi chose Aug.5. Ram Janmabhoomi is the name given to the site that is hypothesized to be the birthplace of Rama, believed to be the seventh avatar of the Hindu deity Vishnu. The Ramayana states that the location of Rama's birthplace is on the banks of the Sarayu river in a city called "Ayodhya". Lessons from a 491-year Sangharsh.  

Aug. 05  2020:In a historic development, the Indian Army for the first time, has deployed 'rifle women' on duty in Kashmir and the Line of Control (LoC). Making waves, women soldiers of Assam Rifles joined the security duty along with their male counterparts in the areas adjacent to the LoC. 'Rifle Women' deployed on duty for the first time in Kashmir have within a few days managed to make a positive impact on the local populace

Aug.  06  2020: MEA rejects China's attempt to raise Kashmir issue at UNSC, calls it 'internal matter'. On Wednesday, India`s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti accused Pakistan of singularly, unsuccessfully trying to making inroads into the United Nations on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir. 

Aug. 06, 2020: One hour ago: 

FIG. 3 BJP Sarpanch shot dead by terrorists on Wednesday.

BJP Sarpanch shot dead by terrorists in Kashmir. He left the camp on Wednesday morning to visit his home at Veesu when the terrorists fired upon him. It is learnt that Khandey was just 20 metres away from his house when he was attacked.

Aug. 06  2020: 

Fig.4 Snow first time in 40 years in Australia.

An Australian town was covered in snow for the first time in 40 years, and the photos are beautiful. Launceston in Tasmania hasn't had snow settle for four decades, Matthew Thomas from the Bureau of Meteorology told Yahoo News Australia. Residents of the town have been excitedly posting pictures and videos on social media, and the scenes are beautiful. People are even skiing and snowboarding in the parks and streets. The surrounding mountains look like a winter wonderland too.

Aug 06, 2020 19:47 IST: The Sun might be more active than expected during its passive period. Solar activity can even cause major damage, as solar storms caused by solar flares can damage satellites, electricity networks and radio frequency communications. Research helps to prepare for such damage.

Aug. 07, 2020: Scientific ocean drilling took off in the late 1950 and early '60  with Project Mohole, a US attempt to drill to the base of the crust. It didn't get close -- drilling 601 feet (183 meters) -- and to date the deepest a scientific vessel has drilled beneath the seafloor is 3,250 meters, by Japanese ship Chikyu in 2019. The moonshot of drilling through to the upper mantle remains a way off.

Aug. 07, 2020, 12:10 IST: Mumbai Vegetable Vendor Receives Help, After His Photo Went Viral. 

August 7, 2020 5:15 PM: ISRO’s Gaganyaan: Indian astronauts training in Russia for manned space mission going smooth; check details. Four Indian astronauts are currently training in Russia for Gaganyaan project and the preparations for the mission are going well.  the four astronauts are taking the courses for general space training as well as learning about the systems of the Soyuz MS crewed spacecraft. The training is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2021. ROSCOSMOS stated that so far, the Indian cosmonauts have been trained regarding “crew actions in the event of an abnormal descent module landing” on various surfaces. In February only, the training for landing in marshy, woody areas in winter has been completed wherein landing on “the water surface” has been taught by June. Last month, “the abnormal descent module landing in the steppe in summer” was also completed. All training will be done in Russia that will focus on all necessary courses. The report said that Indian astronauts will have to take medical and physical training and they will also have to learn the Russian language, which is considered as one of the main international languages to be used for communication in space. "To date, Indian cosmonauts have completed training on crew actions in the event of an abnormal descent module landing: in wooded and marshy areas in winter (completed in February 2020), on the water surface (completed in June 2020), in the steppe in summer (completed in July 2020)."  Four Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter pilots, the candidates for India’s first manned space mission, passed training in short-term weightlessness mode in the month of June. The four of them also got trained to lift aboard a helicopter while evacuating from the descent module landing point. The space mission trainees, however, are scheduled to complete their training in Moscow by the first quarter of 2021.

Aug. 07  2020: Amusing phenomenon of green and blue waves at sea coast in Kochi. Duration: 00:51 1 hour ago: It's been more than a week since waves hitting the Chellanam coast in Kochi seems green during the day and blue at night. 

Fig.5  The sky and the water in Rajamehendhravaram

on Friday evening in Godavari River in Sindhur color.

Aug  08, 2020, 06:09 PM IST: 7-Yr-Old Twins Survive Kerala Plane Crash, Mother’s Status Unknown. Their uncle came to the hospital to claim them and they were discharged. 

Aug.  08, 2020 11:22 AM IST: Telangana: Nagarjuna Sagar get heavy inflows due to rains in upstream areas. 

Aug 8, 2020 - 12:32 PM: Solar-Powered Classrooms In 122 Karnataka Schools. 

Aug. 08, 2020 17:54 IST: Ramnad entrepreneur makes solid fuel from plastic waste, thanks to Collector, PMO. “The initial encouragement from the District Collector K. Veera Raghava Rao and subsequent support from the officials at the Prime Minister’s Office a year back, helped me start a unit under the StartUp India and (New Entrepreneur Cum Enterprise Development) NEED program,” said V.Anbarasan, a budding entrepreneur, 

Aug 08,  2020, 02:52 PM IST: Storm-Hit New Yorkers Confront Working at Home Without Power. Hurricane Isaias has wrecked devastating havoc over many power lines in the north-eastern in the U.S. where people are now reeling under massive power shortage. Millions of people are suffering due to this as there businesses and lives have come to a standstill.

Aug.  08 2020:  Earthquake of 3.8 magnitude hits Odisha's Ganjam & Gajapati districts around 7.10 am of Saturday. 

Aug 09, 2020 16:27 IST: India bans import of 101 Defence items, gives big push for ‘Make in India’. As per the Defence Minister, with this move, the domestic industry will receive contracts worth Rs. 4 lakh crores within the next six to seven years as the embargo will be implemented in phases between 2020 and 2024.

Aug. 09, 2020: A cloud burst hit the Kullan area in Kashmir's Ganderbal district today, several houses damaged. 

Aug. 09, 2020: ATHENS, Greece An elderly couple and an 8-month-old baby have been found dead and dozens have been trapped in their homes and cars as a storm hits the island of Evia in central Greece, police said Sunday.

Aug. 09, 2020: Four Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam resigned from the party on Sunday, hours after BJP worker Abdul Hamid Najar, a resident of Mohiendpora village, was shot at and critically injured by militants in the district. Among those who resigned are the party general-secretary Budgam and the general-secretary MM Morcha Budgam. On Sunday morning, militants shot at and injured Abdul Hamid Najar in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Najar was shifted to a hospital, an official added.

 Aug.  09. 2020: Srinagar,In the third such attack in less than a week, a BJP leader was injured when suspected militants fired at him in central Kashmir's Budgam district this morning.

Aug 9, 2020: Days of torrential rain in South Korea leave at least 30 dead. Seoul: More than a week of torrential rain in South Korea.  The rain on Thursday and Friday also left more than 3,700 displaced as it flooded residential areas, roads and farming fields in the southern region. The safety ministry said the Seoul area and the southern region are expected to receive more heavy rain on Sunday. 

Aug. 09 2020: India says Buddha was born in Lumbini 'which is in Nepal'. Buddha, born in Lumbini, attained enlightenment in Bodh Gaya, gave his first sermon at Sarnath, and died in Kushinagar. Buddha was the son of Suddhodana who was the leader of Shakya in Magadha situated in present-day Nepal and India.

Aug.  09 2020 at 20 hours ago: The largest AI language model ever created can think, read and write like a human — but it can mess up like a human too.  

Aug. 10, 2020 7:45 AM: The DoT's decision for 5G trials also clearly indicates to the telecom operators that going ahead for any spectrum auction.

Aug. 10, 2020: The ocean beds have thousands of sinkholes, which may look invisible from the water surface. These are known as ‘blue holes’ and scientists are now willing to conduct a detailed study on them. The last week of July helped divers in Florida’s Gulf Coast to discover a new blue hole. This 425-foot blue hole has been dubbed as the Green Banana and is located around 155 feet below the water's surface. Resolving the mysteries behind blue holes, their emergence and their connection might lead to an increase in the knowledge about an unexplored area of marine diversity. Recently, the team explored another blue hole which is 350 feet deep.

Aug. 12, 2020: 

                                                                

Fig.6 Very little is known about Indian Soldiers

who fought in the world war II.

India’s Forgotten Army all set to premiere on 74th Independence Day. However, very little is known about the Indian soldiers deployed on foreign soil all over the world. At the time, the leaders of India’s freedom struggle had hoped that sending our men to support the British war effort would make it possible to gain greater autonomy for India. But those hopes proved futile. Instead, imperial Great Britain even denied India due recognition for her role in winning the war. The men were forgotten. 

Aug. 13, 2020:  A golden halo glinting 12 billion light years away is the farthest galaxy resembling our Milky Way yet spotted, astronomers said Wednesday, adding the "surprisingly unchaotic" infant star system challenges our understanding of the early years of the Universe. The galaxy, called SPT0418-47, is so far away that it took billions of years for its light to reach Earth and so our image of it is from deep in the past, said the European Southern Observatory (ESO), which was involved in the discovery.This was when the Universe was 1.4 billion years old – just 10 percent of its current age – and galaxies were still forming.

Aug. 13, 2020: I am surprised to know that the TEJAS aero-plane of India has an Engine of American make and Radar unit of Israel as published in a local newspaper Andhrajyothi dated today.

Aug. 13, 2020 6:12 pm IST: Monsoon Active In Two-Thirds Of India, Rain Red Alert In Gujarat. Monsoon 2020: A 'Red' alert for extremely heavy rain has been sounded in Gujarat, east Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana till tomorrow.An 'Orange' alert for heavy rainfall is in place in eight districts of Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, Delhi and Uttarakhand. 

AUG 13, 2020 17:32:12 IST: 

Fig.7 Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter NASA

NASA SUCCEEDS IN RECEIVING LASER BEAM SIGNAL FROM ITS LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER AFTER 10 YEARS.

 Aug. 14, 2020: Solar-powered water pumps offer ray of hope for Spiti’s farmers. Shimla: Solar-powered water pumps have come as a ray of hope for tribal farmers of the remote Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh that otherwise offers limited livelihood options due to the harsh climate and inhospitable terrain. Dorjey Tandup, a farmer from Kaza village, is among 27 farmers who have installed solar-powered pumps. “The solar pump is easy to operate and it has reduced irrigation cost.

Aug 14 Fri,  2020 17:12 IST: Tibetans recruited for Ladakh.

​Aug. 14, 2020: COVID 19 outbreak has affected small scale businesses across country Pineapple farmers and sellers in Dimapur s Molvum village claimed that their sales have dropped by 50 due to COVID 19 pandemic A local seller Hatneilang Thadou said I m not earning much now since there are no travelers on the highway I use to earn Rs 1000 1500 day earlier.

Aug. 14, 2020, 12:41 AM IST: Country braces for more rain in next 2-3 days. (IMD) said large parts of the country are likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall during the next two-three days. Fairly widespread rainfall with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places are very likely over major parts of north India -- Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, east Rajasthan -- during the next two days. 

Aug.  14, 2020 5:15 PM: 

                                                                      

Fig.8  Omega Centauri globular cluster 

observed He abundance by Indian Scientists.

Indian Scientists discovers Helium enhanced cool bright stars among Omega Centauri globular cluster. This is the first time He abundance has been found in Omega Centauri and the work has been published in ‘The Astrophysical Journal’. DST have studied stars of Omega Centauri globular cluster and found some Helium (He)-enhanced cool bright stars that are present among the metal-rich sample of the cluster.

Aug.14, 2020: Anuradha Doddaballapur Becomes First Bowler to Take Four Wickets from Four Consecutive Deliveries in Women's T20I. 

Aug. 15, 2020: Modi asserts: When India became Independent, there was joy. A long freedom struggle and the sacrifice of millions, over decades, finally led to self-rule — and what a remarkable journey it was, under the leadership of the Mahatma, for in striving for its own freedom, India showed the world the path of non-violent resistance. Indians would, finally, have the sovereign right to decide their own destiny.

Aug. 15, 2020: 

                                                                   

Fig.9 A Pink passage. 

Climate change has affected and weather is so bad it left nothing for the birds to eat and survive over long distances of travel from Arctic of about 3000 km but the storms unusual in California, and other places world wide prevented them to survive. Marilyn Ramenofsky an emeritus Professor of neurobiology, elaborated. 

Aug. 15, 2020 15:56:38 IST: Woman member of Afghanistan's peace team survives attack by gunmen near Kabul. Koofi is part of a 21 member team charged with representing the Afghan government in upcoming peace talks with the Taliban, following a US deal with the militants that was struck in February.

Aug. 15, 2020: Mahima is the daughter of Neera Shastri who is an ex-member of national executive of BJP and a noted woman rights activist. Neera is the youngest daughter-in-law of Lal Bahadur Shastri.

Aug. 15, 2020: The government has provided over 5 crore sanitary pads for poor women at Rs 1 each through 6,000 Jan Aushadhi stores, PM Modi said.

Aug. 15, 2020: The startup is registered with the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and has been manufacturing and supplying drones to India’s Special Forces since 2016. Its clients include the National Security Guard and the Central Reserve Police Force under the Ministry of Home Affairs.  Gokul shifted to India in 2015 and established Vinveli’s (space) headquarters in Chennai.  Currently, Gokul is the sole Founder and Director of Vinveli. 

Aug. 15, 2020: Earthquake in Maharashtra: 3.1 magnitude quake recorded near Koyna dam. The earthquake was recorded at 10.22 am. Its epicentre was 13.60 km from the Koyna dam.

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. When her son Dr K V N Rao (Ill) had been to USA, she expected a possible trip to visit USA and always observed the  4th  July, the day of US independence.