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Volume 2018, Issue No.6a, Dated: 16 June, 2018, Time:07:29:27 AM
June 16, 2018: Which brain region helps us stay conscious? Gravity Waves observed at Visakhapatnam, 28 June 2018 at 6h03mPM at beach.
Professor Dr. Kotcherlakota Lakshmi Narayana,
M.Sc. (Math. Phys.), M.Sc. (Nucl. Phys.), Ph. D. (AU), Int. Edu & Res. (Sweden 1964-65)
While returning from Sweden, spent few days in England, Paris, Egypt and etc. countries.
Visited USA about 12 Universities, several National Laboratories and Institutes
during four months Sept.to December 1988. and in 1989 visited Japan
for about 10 days, and South Korea Conf. in Physics for a week in 1989.
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
Jun 16, 2018, 11:23 am IST: Rain in Kerala continues to wreak havoc, death toll rises to 45. Several roads, including National Highways, crisscrossing Kozhikode-Wayanad areas, are still under a sheet of water, disrupting vehicular movement. 17 June, 2018: Heat wave conditions have prevailed at one or two pockets in East Godavari and Krishna districts of Coastal Andhra Pradesh. On Saturday, the outdoors were found deserted even in the morning, since hot gusts of wind slapped the roads. June 17, 2018 08:13 IST: 96% girls in India want to study technology. Jun 17, 2018 04:11 IST: For an international physics experiment conducted at the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva, Switzerland, researchers from The University of Texas at Arlington built prototypes for an aluminium electric field cage inside a particle detector. The great mystery about the universe's matter-antimatter imbalance might get solved by The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment or DUNE which is a U.S.-led international experiment that focuses on neutrinos, subatomic particles. The DUNE experiment observes and compares the oscillations of neutrinos and antineutrinos as they move through space, changing form, mass, and 'flavour'. Jun 17, 2018 18:30 IST: Russia's idea to get rid of this debris is to build giant lasers mounted on telescopes to burn out debris in space from Earth in a process called "laser ablation". Jun 17, 2018:The new bacterium has special light-harvesting antennae known as chlorosomes, which contain about 250,000 chlorophylls each. The Yellowstone environments are more alkaline, about pH 8.5 (on a scale of 1 to 14), "Judging from their 16S rRNA sequences, the closest relatives of Cab. thermophilum are found around Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone and hot springs in Tibet and Thailand. One of the most prevalent views is that Yellowstone's supervolcano was formed by a vertical column of hot rocks rising from the top of the earth's core, known as a mantle plume. Jun 18 2018. 03 05 AM, IST: India seen leveraging Solar Alliance meeting for foreign policy. .Jun 18, 2018 11:39 am: Indian plant seed ‘Moringa oleifera’ can bring clean water to millions, say scientists. Washington: Proteins from the Moringa oleifera plant, a tree native to India, can help effectively purify water in developing nations at a low cost. Jun 18, 2018: Hailstorm swept many parts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam districts on Monday. For nearly 30 minutes. Hail stones weighing around 250 to 500 grams pounded the areas. 18 June 2018: GRAVITY WAVES: Afternoon Mountain waves observed a 10,000km long meridional structure at the top of a cloud deck of Venus appeared as a stationary wave with respect to the surface and was interpreted as a gravity wave. Mountain waves generated in the afternoon in equatorial regions by diurnal cycle of near surface atmospheric stability. However, by using pictures at various wavelengths from Akatsuki, the researchers in the new study were finally able to get a clear image of the bow-shaped structure and confirm the presence of a mountain wave. They also explained how mountain waves cause Venus to spin at varying speeds.19 June 2018: Bengaluru. Three months after a BBC report declared that Bengaluru will be one among 11 cities in the world to reach Day Zero; a government report has now stated that the city will lose its groundwater by 2020. June 19, 2018: The meteor exploded in the sky during the drum solo of Taylor Hawkins at the Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands. 19 Jun 2018:The fireball was also seen across Europe, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany and France. Heat waves for the last four days troubling people from Kolkata to Visakhapatnam in spite of occasional rains. 19 June 2018, 14:24 IST: Uttar Pradesh village turns tables through this water conservation technique. A village in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district has adopted indigenous techniques to conserve water. Jun 20, 2018, 11.37 PM IST: Linking of 30 rivers put on fast track to tackle water woes. June 21, 2018: Several localities in the five districts of Imphal valley are still under knee-deep water. Meanwhile, “earth cracks” that mysteriously appeared last June in parts of Kankpokpi district have returned this year. The fissures were seen at Makuli Nepali village on Monday morning, leading to panic. Some experts had attributed the fissures to heavy rain last year. Jun 21 2018. 10 14 PM IST: Dry spell leaves Telangana farmers worried. Jun 22, 2018 10:46 am: Indore: Rains lash city, several areas waterlogged. Pre-monsoon rains lashed the city on Thursday evening. Recorded 18 mm rain till 8.30 pm. Hun 23, 2018: Queen Hu Hwang ok is a popular historical figure in Korea and her voyage, subsequent marriage to King Suro and the foundation of their clan is depicted in plays and many stories. Jun 23, 2018: Astronomers identify nearly 80 exoplanets in record time. 23 June 2018 06:36 PM: First satellite to collect space junk set deployed from International Space Station. Jun 23, 2018, 08.13 PM IST: Temperature in Delhi shoots to 44.8C. 23 June 2018 11:55 PM: Maharashtra plastic ban: 72 fined, Rs. 3.6 lakh collected in Nashik. 23 June 2018 08:23:45 AM, Saturday, Decoded: Which brain region helps us stay conscious? 24 June 2018: Sleeping beauty in silk nearly 2000 years ago in lavish clothes with gifts found on the shore of Russian reservoir. 24 June 2018: A smart phone was used by a speaker in Hyderabad, to give three different lectures, and movies without the use of laptop. Jun 25, 2018, 11.16 AM IST: Mumbai that's seeing heavy rainfall since last night. Water-logging was also reported from low-lying areas with pumps kept on stand-by to avoid trouble. The district received 229.81 mm rain in the last 24 hours. June 25, 2018 17:58 IS: BRO opens bridge in Leh to ease vehicular movement to Siachen base camp. Jun 25, 2018, 20:43 IST: In West Bengal, five people were killed in lightning strikes. Jun 25, 2018, 05:45 PM IST: Researchers have a good idea of where to find most of the ordinary matter in the universe. June 26, 2018 14:52 IST: Monsoon LIVE: MeT issues alert of heavy to very heavy rains in states along eastern coast and northeast. Monsoon showers wreaked havoc on many parts in India on Monday, throwing life out of gear. 26 June 2018: Kolkata Rains: Heavy downpour brings Kolkata to grinding halt, more rainfall expected in next 3 days. Other parts of West Bengal also witnessed heavy rainfall including South 24 Parganas and East Midnapore districts. Heavy downpour lashed across the West Bengal capital, severely restricting all traffic movements and leading to water logging in several parts of the city. 27 June 2018 05:45 AM: Tamil Nadu: High tides wreck havoc in Foreshore Estate. Every time, a swell hit the tenements it carries away chunks of sand weakening the foundation and making the houses unstable and unsuitable for living. Around 5.30 am on Tuesday, when her family, including four grandchildren were sleeping in the one-room tenement, a swell wave inundated the house. Luckily, no one was hurt, but a sidewall of the house was washed away. Jun 27 2018, 5:48 pm44 Indians Come Out Of Extreme Poverty Every Minute. June 27, 2018 16:55 IST: Japanese Space Probe Reaches Asteroid In Search For Origin Of Life. The probe has reached an asteroid 300 million km away to collect information about the birth of the solar system and the origin of life. 28 June 2018: Morning around 3:30AM I felt chilly weather and was prompted to cover. 28 June 2018: The area used for growing coca leaf, the raw ingredient for cocaine production is now some 2,13,000 hectares. Jun 28, 2018 03:43 PM IST: Delhi's summer of discontent: anger, killings over water. Government officials concede that water supply is skewed in Delhi, with a densely populated area like Sangam Vihar receiving hardly 30-40 litres of water per person per day against the standard requirement of 150 litres. June 28, 2018: Amarnath Yatra Resumes After Being Briefly Halted Due to Rain. The First batch of Amarnath pilgrims who arrived at the base camp at Baltal, in Ganderbal district of central Kashmir on Thursday resumed their journey. un 28, 2018 07:28 IST: Water scarcity, climate change will lower living standards in India: World Bank report. Overall 600 million Indians will be moderately or severely affected by changes in temperature and rainfall. 28 June 2018: Proteins found in Egg shell membranes have piezoelectric properties and under mechanical stress they produce electricity. IIT Professor and researchers have asserted the egg shell membranes could power wearable sensors and devices. 28 June 2018, 14:40 IST: Thousands dislocated by floods in Northeast. Incessant rains in India's northeast region triggered floods that have wreaked havoc across the region. Jun 29, 2018, 11:22 AM IST: SRINAGAR: Reports coming from the two base camps in Baltal and Pahalgam indicate that it has been raining all along the two treks leading to the holy cave shrine since morning on Friday. June 29, 2018 05:38 PM: Fear of flood is again haunting the Srinagar residents, as the water levels is continuously increasing in Jhelum due to incessant rains in the Valley. 30 June 2018: Monsoon covers al India about 17 days ahead of the schedule. Th monsoon reached the Sriganganagar located in West Rajasthan. 30 June 2018: The Gravity Waves generation intricately connected with the Dark Matter and the Dark Energy criteria of the Earth’s environment especially near to the Earth centre. Gravity waves were observed on 28 June 2018 at 6h03m PM at beach. Frequent observation of Gravity Waves in Visakhapatnam Beach is really exciting.
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Jun 16, 2018, 11:23 am IST: Rain in Kerala continues to wreak havoc, death toll rises to 45. Several roads, including National Highways, crisscrossing Kozhikode-Wayanad areas, are still under a sheet of water, disrupting vehicular movement.DETAILS
16 June 2018 at 7:08PM kln; Guruvu 16 June 2018 at 19:09PM kln
C: Photo1564_edited moon with Guruvu D. Photo1565_edited moon with
16 June 2018 at 19 10 PM kln; Guruvu 16 June 2018 at 19 11 PM kln;
Fig.1 A,B,C,D pictures of the Moon with Guruvu on 16 June 2018 evening
17 June 2018 04:56 AM: Andhra Pradesh set to sizzle at 43C. While temperatures recorded were above normal, weathermen forecast a 3-4C rise in maximum temperatures, recording up to 43C. VIJAYAWADA/ VISAKHAPATNAM: While Southwest Monsoon has been normal over Rayalaseema and weak over Coastal Andhra Pradesh, heat wave conditions have prevailed at one or two pockets in East Godavari and Krishna districts of Coastal Andhra Pradesh. On Saturday, the outdoors were found deserted even in the morning, since hot gusts of wind slapped the roads. Highest temperature of 41.4C was recorded in Jangamaheswarapuram, 41.1C in Tuni, 40.4C in Kavali, 40.2C in Visakhapatnam and Masulipatnam, 40.1C in Kakinada and Ongole, 39.9C in Tirupati and 39.8C in Vijayawada.
June 17, 2018:The trough in westerlies at 7.6km above mean sea level now runs from north Bihar to Telangana, across Jharkhand, Odisha and South Chattisgarh. Flash Floods Kill 17 In 4 Days, Situation Unchanged In Assam And Tripura. Heavy rainfall triggered landslide at Mahur, Harangajao and Maibang under Haflong revenue circle in Dima Hasao, where one person lost his life. The ASDMA said over 4.25 lakh people have been affected in Assam's Hojai, Karbi Anglong East, Karbi Anglong West, Golaghat, Karimganj, Hailakandi and Cachar districts. Karimganj has been the worst hit with over 1.95 lakh people affected by floods, followed by Hailakandi with almost 1.89 lakh people. In Manipur, one person died in Imphal West district. The flood situation improved slightly in Tripura even as over 40,000 people continue to remain stranded in 189 relief camps across the state. The flood situation also improved in Mizoram on Saturday.
Jun 17, 2018, 08.04 PM IST: Mumbai rains: Heavy rain hits city; waterlogging reported at Hindmata, Sion, Kurla. After weeks of bearing the scorching heat, heavy rains lashed several parts of the city on Sunday, June 17. A few trees fell on as many as five cars near Thane’s Eternity Society.
Jun 17, 2018: Mushroom Spring, Octopus Spring, and Green Finger Pool: The vast majority of life on Earth uses visible red light in the process of photosynthesis, but the new type uses near-infrared light instead. It was detected in a wide range of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) when they grow in near-infrared light, found in shaded conditions like bacterial mats in Yellowstone and in beach rock in Australia. As scientists have now discovered, it also occurs in a cupboard fitted with infrared LEDs in Imperial College London.Until now, it was thought that chlorophyll-f just harvested the light. The new research shows that instead chlorophyll-f plays the key role in photosynthesis under shaded conditions, using lower-energy infrared light to do the complex chemistry. This is photosynthesis 'beyond the red limit'.Acaryochloris lives underneath a green sea-squirt that shades out most of the visible light leaving just the near-infrared. The chlorophyll-f based photosynthesis reported today represents a third type of photosynthesis that is widespread. However, it is only used in special infrared-rich shaded conditions; Another cyanobacterium, Acaryochloris, does do photosynthesis beyond the red limit, but because it occurs in just that one species, which live underneath a green sea-squirt that shades out most of the visible light leaving just the near-infrared, it was considered one of those evolutionary pranks that nature creates on occasion. In the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park, researchers have discovered a novel chlorophyll-producing bacterium that transforms light into chemical energy. The researchers also discovered that the new genus and species belongs to a new phylum, Acidobacteria -- only the third time in the past 100 years that a new bacterial phylum has been added to the list of those with chlorophyll-producing members, of which there are now only six. The microbial mats give the hot springs in Yellowstone their remarkable yellow, orange, red, brown, and green colours. It was found at a temperature of about 50 to 66C (122 to 151F). The organism was found in three hot springs, Mushroom Spring, Octopus Spring, and Green Finger Pool, in the Lower Geyser Basin, not far from the Old Faithful Geyser, the new bacterium has special light-harvesting antennae known as chlorosomes, which contain about 250,000 chlorophylls each. The Yellowstone environments are more alkaline, about pH 8.5 (on a scale of 1 to 14), "Judging from their 16S rRNA sequences, the closest relatives of Cab. thermophilum are found around Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone and hot springs in Tibet and Thailand. One of the most prevalent views is that Yellowstone's supervolcano was formed by a vertical column of hot rocks rising from the top of the earth's core, known as a mantle plume.
Jun 18 2018. 03 05 AM, Mon, IST: India seen leveraging Solar Alliance meeting for foreign policy. The first general assembly of International Solar Alliance is expected to be attended by 65 countries that are signatories to the framework agreement. The first general assembly of the International Solar Alliance will be held in India this October.
18 June 2018: GRAVITY WAVES: Afternoon Mountain waves observed a 10,000km long meridional structure at the top of a cloud deck of Venus appeared as a stationary wave with respect to the surface and was interpreted as a gravity wave. Mountain waves generated in the afternoon in equatorial regions by diurnal cycle of near surface atmospheric stability. However, by using pictures at various wavelengths from Akatsuki, the researchers in the new study were finally able to get a clear image of the bow-shaped structure and confirm the presence of a mountain wave. They also explained how mountain waves cause Venus to spin at varying speeds. (T.Navarro, G.Schubert and S.Lebonnois)
June 18, 2018 10:47 IST: TOKYO: Residents in western Japan were cleaning up debris Monday evening after a powerful earthquake hit the area around Osaka, the country's second-largest city, killing four people and injuring hundreds while knocking over walls and setting off fires. The magnitude 6.1 earthquake that struck the area early Monday damaged buildings and left many homes without water or gas. The quake also grounded flights in and out of Osaka and paralysed traffic and commuter trains most of the day. 4 Dead As Quake Hits Japan's Osaka; Violent Shaking, Strongest In Record. Almost 307 people were treated for injuries at hospitals, after a strong earthquake hit Osaka on Monday morning It was the strongest shaking registered in Japan's Osaka under records which date back to 1923. The earthquake struck at 7:58 a.m. local time, with an initial magnitude of 5.9 that was later revised upwards to 6.1. At 13 km (8.1miles) it was relatively shallow, and caused heavy shaking that registered a lower 6 on the Japanese scale of 7. It was the strongest shaking registered in Osaka under records which date back to 1923. As the quake was centred inland. Flooding from burst underground water pipes, train passengers are forced to exit along train lines, and schoolchildren gathering outside in precautionary evacuations. Strong aftershocks could occur, particularly in the next two to three days.
Jun 18, 2018 11:39 am: Washington: Indian plant seed ‘Moringa oleifera’ can bring clean water to millions. Proteins from the Moringa oleifera plant, a tree native to India, can help effectively purify water in developing nations at a low cost. The plant, commonly known as the drumstick tree, is cultivated for food and natural oils, and the seeds are already used for a type of rudimentary water purification. However, this traditional means of purification leaves behind high amounts of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) from the seeds, allowing bacteria to regrow after just 24hours. This leaves only a short window in which the water is drinkable. Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University in the US used sand and plant materials to create a cheap and effective water filtration medium, termed “f-sand.” F-sand was created by extracting the seed proteins from the Moringa oleifera plant, and adhering them to the surface of silica particles, the principal component of sand.
18 June 2018, 14:36 IST: 5.6 magnitude quake jolts Guatemala Escuintla province at around 8:30 pm (local time) on Sunday. It struck at a depth of around 97km near Guanagazapa. The epicentre of the quake was situated almost 70km from Guatemala City.
19 June 2018: Bengaluru. Three months after a BBC report declared that Bengaluru will be one among 11 cities in the world to reach Day Zero; a government report has now stated that the city will lose its groundwater by 2020. In fact, by 2020, 21 major cities, including Delhi, Bangalore, and Hyderabad, are expected to reach zero groundwater levels, affecting access for 100 million people. For a country like India which takes up about a quarter of the world’s groundwater, there are only 350 officials at the Central Ground Water Board. Out of them, only 200 people are looking and marking aquifers. So there is basically no agency which can do enforcement or check actual usage.
18 June 2018:
Fig.3 The hailstones collected in a bucket and the hail on the street
Quick Change: After the pain of heat came the hail storm that lasted nearly 45 minutes from 3PM in Visakhapatnam on Monday evening. Till then it was scorching heat of 42C. The sudden arrival of hailstorm in the old city areas, like Poona market, Buruzupeta, Kanaka Mahalakshmi Temple, and Vizag fishing harbour areas, and with a record of unusually high temperature of 42C since last three days. Bucket full of hailstones were collected by many people. Nearly a decade ago citizens have seen the hail storm. Hailstorm swept many parts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam districts on Monday. For nearly 30 minutes. Hail stones weighing around 250 to 500 grams pounded the areas. A resident of Pendurty said, “Squall and hailstorm was witnessed for nearly half an hour. Crops and some thatched huts were partially damaged in the area”. It was the first hail storm in a large scale this summer in north coastal Andhra Pradesh. Hailstorms occur in summer for a short period followed by thunder showers and rain. Hailstorms damage crops, particularly mango and cashew. The hailstorm was brought by the cumulonimbus clouds, which occur in summer due to sudden rise in temperature. 06-06-2018 · CARROLLTON, Texas -- Severe storms, including hail the size of baseballs, left a trail of damage in Texas overnight from Carrollton to Coppell to Arlington. Windows and skylights were shattered, car lights were cracked or smashed, and tree branches were knocked to the ground. Hail is a form of frozen precipitation that's created by strong thunderstorms with fast updrafts, air being pulled upward into a thunderstorm. The largest officially recognized hailstone on record to have been "captured" in the U.S. was that which fell near Vivian, South Dakota in 2010. It measured 8.0 inches in diameter, 18.5 inches in circumference, and weighed in at 1.9375 pounds.
Jun 19, 2018 15:04 IST:
Jun 17, 2018, 08.04 PM IST: Mumbai rains: Heavy rain hits city; waterlogging reported at Hindmata, Sion, Kurla. After weeks of bearing the scorching heat, heavy rains lashed several parts of the city on Sunday, June 17. A few trees fell on as many as five cars near Thane’s Eternity Society.
Jun 17, 2018 18:30 IST: Russia's idea to get rid of this debris is to build giant lasers mounted on telescopes to burn out debris in space from Earth in a process called "laser ablation". Of the 500,000 pieces of orbital debris, about 20,000 are larger than a cricket ball, reports NASA.
June 17, 2018 08:13 IST: 96% girls in India want to study technology. According to a survey, fifty per cent students in India said that their mothers inspired them to pursue technology careers. As many as 61 per cent of the girls surveyed said they pursue their interest in technology through active reading and workshops outside school as the existing curriculum does not cover enough.
Jun 17, 2018 04:11 IST: For an international physics experiment conducted at the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva, Switzerland, researchers from The University of Texas at Arlington built prototypes for an aluminium electric field cage inside a particle detector. The great mystery about the universe's matter-antimatter imbalance might get solved by The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment or DUNE which is a U.S.-led international experiment that focuses on neutrinos, subatomic particles. The DUNE experiment observes and compares the oscillations of neutrinos and antineutrinos as they move through space, changing form, mass, and 'flavour'.Jun 17, 2018: Mushroom Spring, Octopus Spring, and Green Finger Pool: The vast majority of life on Earth uses visible red light in the process of photosynthesis, but the new type uses near-infrared light instead. It was detected in a wide range of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) when they grow in near-infrared light, found in shaded conditions like bacterial mats in Yellowstone and in beach rock in Australia. As scientists have now discovered, it also occurs in a cupboard fitted with infrared LEDs in Imperial College London.Until now, it was thought that chlorophyll-f just harvested the light. The new research shows that instead chlorophyll-f plays the key role in photosynthesis under shaded conditions, using lower-energy infrared light to do the complex chemistry. This is photosynthesis 'beyond the red limit'.Acaryochloris lives underneath a green sea-squirt that shades out most of the visible light leaving just the near-infrared. The chlorophyll-f based photosynthesis reported today represents a third type of photosynthesis that is widespread. However, it is only used in special infrared-rich shaded conditions; Another cyanobacterium, Acaryochloris, does do photosynthesis beyond the red limit, but because it occurs in just that one species, which live underneath a green sea-squirt that shades out most of the visible light leaving just the near-infrared, it was considered one of those evolutionary pranks that nature creates on occasion. In the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park, researchers have discovered a novel chlorophyll-producing bacterium that transforms light into chemical energy. The researchers also discovered that the new genus and species belongs to a new phylum, Acidobacteria -- only the third time in the past 100 years that a new bacterial phylum has been added to the list of those with chlorophyll-producing members, of which there are now only six. The microbial mats give the hot springs in Yellowstone their remarkable yellow, orange, red, brown, and green colours. It was found at a temperature of about 50 to 66C (122 to 151F). The organism was found in three hot springs, Mushroom Spring, Octopus Spring, and Green Finger Pool, in the Lower Geyser Basin, not far from the Old Faithful Geyser, the new bacterium has special light-harvesting antennae known as chlorosomes, which contain about 250,000 chlorophylls each. The Yellowstone environments are more alkaline, about pH 8.5 (on a scale of 1 to 14), "Judging from their 16S rRNA sequences, the closest relatives of Cab. thermophilum are found around Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone and hot springs in Tibet and Thailand. One of the most prevalent views is that Yellowstone's supervolcano was formed by a vertical column of hot rocks rising from the top of the earth's core, known as a mantle plume.
Jun 18 2018. 03 05 AM, Mon, IST: India seen leveraging Solar Alliance meeting for foreign policy. The first general assembly of International Solar Alliance is expected to be attended by 65 countries that are signatories to the framework agreement. The first general assembly of the International Solar Alliance will be held in India this October.
18 June 2018: GRAVITY WAVES: Afternoon Mountain waves observed a 10,000km long meridional structure at the top of a cloud deck of Venus appeared as a stationary wave with respect to the surface and was interpreted as a gravity wave. Mountain waves generated in the afternoon in equatorial regions by diurnal cycle of near surface atmospheric stability. However, by using pictures at various wavelengths from Akatsuki, the researchers in the new study were finally able to get a clear image of the bow-shaped structure and confirm the presence of a mountain wave. They also explained how mountain waves cause Venus to spin at varying speeds. (T.Navarro, G.Schubert and S.Lebonnois)
June 18, 2018 10:47 IST: TOKYO: Residents in western Japan were cleaning up debris Monday evening after a powerful earthquake hit the area around Osaka, the country's second-largest city, killing four people and injuring hundreds while knocking over walls and setting off fires. The magnitude 6.1 earthquake that struck the area early Monday damaged buildings and left many homes without water or gas. The quake also grounded flights in and out of Osaka and paralysed traffic and commuter trains most of the day. 4 Dead As Quake Hits Japan's Osaka; Violent Shaking, Strongest In Record. Almost 307 people were treated for injuries at hospitals, after a strong earthquake hit Osaka on Monday morning It was the strongest shaking registered in Japan's Osaka under records which date back to 1923. The earthquake struck at 7:58 a.m. local time, with an initial magnitude of 5.9 that was later revised upwards to 6.1. At 13 km (8.1miles) it was relatively shallow, and caused heavy shaking that registered a lower 6 on the Japanese scale of 7. It was the strongest shaking registered in Osaka under records which date back to 1923. As the quake was centred inland. Flooding from burst underground water pipes, train passengers are forced to exit along train lines, and schoolchildren gathering outside in precautionary evacuations. Strong aftershocks could occur, particularly in the next two to three days.
Jun 18, 2018 11:39 am: Washington: Indian plant seed ‘Moringa oleifera’ can bring clean water to millions. Proteins from the Moringa oleifera plant, a tree native to India, can help effectively purify water in developing nations at a low cost. The plant, commonly known as the drumstick tree, is cultivated for food and natural oils, and the seeds are already used for a type of rudimentary water purification. However, this traditional means of purification leaves behind high amounts of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) from the seeds, allowing bacteria to regrow after just 24hours. This leaves only a short window in which the water is drinkable. Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University in the US used sand and plant materials to create a cheap and effective water filtration medium, termed “f-sand.” F-sand was created by extracting the seed proteins from the Moringa oleifera plant, and adhering them to the surface of silica particles, the principal component of sand.
18 June 2018, 14:36 IST: 5.6 magnitude quake jolts Guatemala Escuintla province at around 8:30 pm (local time) on Sunday. It struck at a depth of around 97km near Guanagazapa. The epicentre of the quake was situated almost 70km from Guatemala City.
19 June 2018: Bengaluru. Three months after a BBC report declared that Bengaluru will be one among 11 cities in the world to reach Day Zero; a government report has now stated that the city will lose its groundwater by 2020. In fact, by 2020, 21 major cities, including Delhi, Bangalore, and Hyderabad, are expected to reach zero groundwater levels, affecting access for 100 million people. For a country like India which takes up about a quarter of the world’s groundwater, there are only 350 officials at the Central Ground Water Board. Out of them, only 200 people are looking and marking aquifers. So there is basically no agency which can do enforcement or check actual usage.
18 June 2018:
Quick Change: After the pain of heat came the hail storm that lasted nearly 45 minutes from 3PM in Visakhapatnam on Monday evening. Till then it was scorching heat of 42C. The sudden arrival of hailstorm in the old city areas, like Poona market, Buruzupeta, Kanaka Mahalakshmi Temple, and Vizag fishing harbour areas, and with a record of unusually high temperature of 42C since last three days. Bucket full of hailstones were collected by many people. Nearly a decade ago citizens have seen the hail storm. Hailstorm swept many parts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam districts on Monday. For nearly 30 minutes. Hail stones weighing around 250 to 500 grams pounded the areas. A resident of Pendurty said, “Squall and hailstorm was witnessed for nearly half an hour. Crops and some thatched huts were partially damaged in the area”. It was the first hail storm in a large scale this summer in north coastal Andhra Pradesh. Hailstorms occur in summer for a short period followed by thunder showers and rain. Hailstorms damage crops, particularly mango and cashew. The hailstorm was brought by the cumulonimbus clouds, which occur in summer due to sudden rise in temperature. 06-06-2018 · CARROLLTON, Texas -- Severe storms, including hail the size of baseballs, left a trail of damage in Texas overnight from Carrollton to Coppell to Arlington. Windows and skylights were shattered, car lights were cracked or smashed, and tree branches were knocked to the ground. Hail is a form of frozen precipitation that's created by strong thunderstorms with fast updrafts, air being pulled upward into a thunderstorm. The largest officially recognized hailstone on record to have been "captured" in the U.S. was that which fell near Vivian, South Dakota in 2010. It measured 8.0 inches in diameter, 18.5 inches in circumference, and weighed in at 1.9375 pounds.
Jun 19, 2018 15:04 IST:
Fig.2 The meteor exploded in the sky
The meteor exploded in the sky during the drum solo of Taylor Hawkins at the Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands. The fireball was also seen across Europe, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany and France. The bright lights flashed immediately after the meteor disappeared.
Jun 19 2018 1:56AM: Rajouri: Heavy rainfall and flash flood triggered losses in the area on the intervening night of June 15-16. Flash-floods create havoc in Thannamandi villages, 56 houses damaged. Dozens of animals perish, standing crops, agricultural fields washed away.
19 June 2018: Summer agony in monsoon season: heat wave persists in several states. On Monday, Kolkata witnessed the hottest day of the season when the mercury touched 40.6°C. It was 7°C above the normal mark and also the hottest day in June, at least since 2005. Bankura, Purulia and Burdwan districts recorded 42.4°C, 40.7°C and 41.8°C respectively. Situation is neighbouring Odisha is worse. It continues to reel under an intense heat wave. On Monday, Bhubaneswar recorded maximum temperature of 42.2°C along with Baripada. Down south in Andhra Pradesh, Visakhapatnam witnessed a temperature of 41.4°C. There has already been a significant reduction in rainfall over most parts of the country except northeast, with Bihar, Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand being the worst hit. Between June 1 and June 18, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar and Jharkhand received 23 per cent, 26 per cent 30 per cent and 41 per cent deficient rain respectively.
19 June 2018, 14:24 IST: Uttar Pradesh village turns tables through this water conservation technique. A village in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district has adopted indigenous techniques to conserve water. Inhabitants of Jakhni village have tweaked the drainage system to prevent wastage of even the used water. Pipes and drains that are connected to every household in the village for domestic use are being used in farming. The villagers have also managed to replenish dried up ponds and lakes in the area using the help of furrows and shrubs. Also, residents have managed to divert rainwater into the groundwater table or nearby lakes and ponds. We faced many problems in the village in the past sue to water shortage. By adopting water saving techniques, we are now growing lots of fruits, vegetables, rice, etc. This is being done so that we don't have water problems in the future. Farmers are enjoying a bumper farm produce. This year, the village has produced around 11000 metric tons of agricultural produce, including fruits vegetables and rice. This has attracted the attention of buyers from Punjab and Haryana.
June 19, 2018; Tuesday;
Jun 20, 2018, 11.37 PM IST: Linking of 30 rivers put on fast track to tackle water woes. The government has fast-tracked the interlinking of 30 rivers as a deepening water crisis threatens to worsen the living conditions of hundreds of thousands of people across the country.
June 21, 2018: North East floods: Toll in Assam rises to 20, situation improves in Manipur and Tripura. The number of affected people in five districts of Assam rose to 5.64 lakh on Tuesday. The situation has improved in Tripura, where the number of people in relief camps in Unakoti district came down from over 72,000 on Monday to nearly 20,000 on Tuesday, officials told PTI. Several marooned people left for their homes after flood water receded in the Manu and Deo rivers. In Manipur too, the situation is returning to normal with the flood water receding in most affected areas. However, several localities in the five districts of Imphal valley are still under knee-deep water. Meanwhile, “earth cracks” that mysteriously appeared last June in parts of Kankpokpi district have returned this year. The fissures were seen at Makuli Nepali village on Monday morning, leading to panic. Some experts had attributed the fissures to heavy rain last year.
Jun 21 2018. 10 14 PM IST,Thu: Dry spell leaves Telangana farmers worried. Several farmers who have invested in seeds are hoping for rain in the next few days as otherwise they will suffer losses and will have to go through the whole process again. Farmers are set to lose about Rs.4,000 per acre on an average if it does not rain in the next few days. Others who have not yet sown seeds of non-cash crops are still waiting for the monsoon. This (erratic rainfall) has been the case from the last few years.
Jun 22, 2018 10:46 am: Indore: Rains lash city, several areas waterlogged. Pre-monsoon rains lashed the city on Thursday evening. Recorded 18 mm rain till 8.30 pm and with this season’s total rainfall reaches 56 mm (over two inches). Wind was blowing with a speed of 18km per hour in the evening which signaled the citizens to brace up for showers. On Thursday, the maximum temperature in the city was recorded at 38.4C which was five degrees above the normal temperature while the minimum temperature was recorded at 24.4C at the normal. The level of humidity was 78 per cent.Sudden power cut irked the citizens as they had to stay in dark for several hours. Areas like Sikh Mohalla, Kachhi Mohalla and Aerodrome area witnessed massive power cuts.
June 23, 2018: Ayodhya to get memorial park honouring Queen Hu, the Princess of Ayodhya who became Queen in Korea. The government of Uttar Pradesh has finalised discussions with the South Korean government for the construction of the Queen Hu memorial park in Ayodhya. Queen Hu, according to legends, was a princess of Ayodhya named Suriratna, who had travelled to South Korea in 48 AD to marry King Suro of Geumgwan Gaya. The princess is believed to have travelled to Korea by sea. After marrying the king, she was known as Queen Hu Hwang ok. Together with King Kim Suro, they founded the Karak dynasty in the region that is the present Gimhae province of South Korea. Queen Hu Hwang ok is a popular historical figure in Korea and her voyage, subsequent marriage to King Suro and the foundation of their clan is depicted in plays and many stories.
Jun 23, 2018: Astronomers identify nearly 80 exoplanets in record time. The rapid search through "lightcurves" from each of the 50,000 stars showed 30 "highest-quality" planet candidates whose periodic signatures are especially likely to be caused by transiting planets, 48 more ambiguous events that may be either planets or false positives, 164 eclipsing binaries, and 231 other regularly periodic variable sources.
23 June 2018 06:36 PM: First satellite to collect space junk set deployed from International Space Station. The 100-kg RemoveDebris spacecraft will attempt to capture simulated space debris using a net and a harpoon while also testing advanced cameras and radar systems.
Jun 23, 2018, 08.13 PM IST: Temperature in Delhi shoots to 44.8C. The Safdarjung observatory, recording of which is considered official for the city, registered a maximum temperature of 42.5C, four notches above the season's average. The readings at other weather stations were - 44.8C in Palam, 43.8C in Ridge, 43.6C in Ayanagar and 42.6C in Lodhi Road. The minimum temperature in the city was 31.6C, three notches above the normal. The humidity oscillated between 60 and 25 per cent.
19 June 2018, 14:24 IST: Uttar Pradesh village turns tables through this water conservation technique. A village in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district has adopted indigenous techniques to conserve water. Inhabitants of Jakhni village have tweaked the drainage system to prevent wastage of even the used water. Pipes and drains that are connected to every household in the village for domestic use are being used in farming. The villagers have also managed to replenish dried up ponds and lakes in the area using the help of furrows and shrubs. Also, residents have managed to divert rainwater into the groundwater table or nearby lakes and ponds. We faced many problems in the village in the past sue to water shortage. By adopting water saving techniques, we are now growing lots of fruits, vegetables, rice, etc. This is being done so that we don't have water problems in the future. Farmers are enjoying a bumper farm produce. This year, the village has produced around 11000 metric tons of agricultural produce, including fruits vegetables and rice. This has attracted the attention of buyers from Punjab and Haryana.
June 19, 2018; Tuesday;
Fig.2a Rainbow in Visakhapatnam
on June 19, 2018.
Rainbow in Visakhapatnam beach.Jun 20, 2018, 11.37 PM IST: Linking of 30 rivers put on fast track to tackle water woes. The government has fast-tracked the interlinking of 30 rivers as a deepening water crisis threatens to worsen the living conditions of hundreds of thousands of people across the country.
June 21, 2018: North East floods: Toll in Assam rises to 20, situation improves in Manipur and Tripura. The number of affected people in five districts of Assam rose to 5.64 lakh on Tuesday. The situation has improved in Tripura, where the number of people in relief camps in Unakoti district came down from over 72,000 on Monday to nearly 20,000 on Tuesday, officials told PTI. Several marooned people left for their homes after flood water receded in the Manu and Deo rivers. In Manipur too, the situation is returning to normal with the flood water receding in most affected areas. However, several localities in the five districts of Imphal valley are still under knee-deep water. Meanwhile, “earth cracks” that mysteriously appeared last June in parts of Kankpokpi district have returned this year. The fissures were seen at Makuli Nepali village on Monday morning, leading to panic. Some experts had attributed the fissures to heavy rain last year.
Jun 21 2018. 10 14 PM IST,Thu: Dry spell leaves Telangana farmers worried. Several farmers who have invested in seeds are hoping for rain in the next few days as otherwise they will suffer losses and will have to go through the whole process again. Farmers are set to lose about Rs.4,000 per acre on an average if it does not rain in the next few days. Others who have not yet sown seeds of non-cash crops are still waiting for the monsoon. This (erratic rainfall) has been the case from the last few years.
Jun 22, 2018 10:46 am: Indore: Rains lash city, several areas waterlogged. Pre-monsoon rains lashed the city on Thursday evening. Recorded 18 mm rain till 8.30 pm and with this season’s total rainfall reaches 56 mm (over two inches). Wind was blowing with a speed of 18km per hour in the evening which signaled the citizens to brace up for showers. On Thursday, the maximum temperature in the city was recorded at 38.4C which was five degrees above the normal temperature while the minimum temperature was recorded at 24.4C at the normal. The level of humidity was 78 per cent.Sudden power cut irked the citizens as they had to stay in dark for several hours. Areas like Sikh Mohalla, Kachhi Mohalla and Aerodrome area witnessed massive power cuts.
June 23, 2018: Ayodhya to get memorial park honouring Queen Hu, the Princess of Ayodhya who became Queen in Korea. The government of Uttar Pradesh has finalised discussions with the South Korean government for the construction of the Queen Hu memorial park in Ayodhya. Queen Hu, according to legends, was a princess of Ayodhya named Suriratna, who had travelled to South Korea in 48 AD to marry King Suro of Geumgwan Gaya. The princess is believed to have travelled to Korea by sea. After marrying the king, she was known as Queen Hu Hwang ok. Together with King Kim Suro, they founded the Karak dynasty in the region that is the present Gimhae province of South Korea. Queen Hu Hwang ok is a popular historical figure in Korea and her voyage, subsequent marriage to King Suro and the foundation of their clan is depicted in plays and many stories.
Jun 23, 2018: Astronomers identify nearly 80 exoplanets in record time. The rapid search through "lightcurves" from each of the 50,000 stars showed 30 "highest-quality" planet candidates whose periodic signatures are especially likely to be caused by transiting planets, 48 more ambiguous events that may be either planets or false positives, 164 eclipsing binaries, and 231 other regularly periodic variable sources.
23 June 2018 06:36 PM: First satellite to collect space junk set deployed from International Space Station. The 100-kg RemoveDebris spacecraft will attempt to capture simulated space debris using a net and a harpoon while also testing advanced cameras and radar systems.
Jun 23, 2018, 08.13 PM IST: Temperature in Delhi shoots to 44.8C. The Safdarjung observatory, recording of which is considered official for the city, registered a maximum temperature of 42.5C, four notches above the season's average. The readings at other weather stations were - 44.8C in Palam, 43.8C in Ridge, 43.6C in Ayanagar and 42.6C in Lodhi Road. The minimum temperature in the city was 31.6C, three notches above the normal. The humidity oscillated between 60 and 25 per cent.
23 June 2018 11:55 PM: Maharashtra plastic ban: 72 fined, Rs. 3.6 lakh collected in Nashik. Nashik Municipal Corporation stated that various civic teams fanned out across the six municipal divisions of the city and fined violators as per the provisions of the plastic ban notification.
23 June 2018 08:23:45 AM, Saturday, Decoded: Which brain region helps us stay conscious?New York : Scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have found that a brain region, associated with cognitive behaviours, decision making, and moderating social behaviour, determines our overall level of consciousness.
24 June 2018: Sleeping beauty in silk nearly 2000 years ago in lavish clothes with gifts found on the shore of Russian reservoir. The remains may be of Hun Woman and the graves content's were well preserved. The burial was tightly closed with a stone lid that allowed a natural process of mummfication. Various expensive items like gemstone buckel on a beaded belt and a mirror were found in the women's make-up box. Huns established their empire after spreading rapidly from China. Natural mummfication preserves tissue, organs and other materials a process that occurs in extreme cold, conditions and lack of oxygen. An impervious stone tomb naturally preserved the body of a lady accidentally mummified.
24 June 2018: A smart phone was used by a speaker in Hyderabad, to give three different lectures, and movies without the use of laptop. Wrist-wearable ones and smart earplugs replace the bulky cell phones.
Jun 25, 2018, 11.16 AM IST: Mumbai that's seeing heavy rainfall since last night. Water-logging was also reported from low-lying areas with pumps kept on stand-by to avoid trouble. The district received 229.81 mm rain in the last 24 hours. Mumbai received 231.4 mm rain in the last 24 hours. The Santacruz weather station recorded 231.4 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours. So much rainfall is categorised as extremely heavy showers. Owing to the heavy showers, several parts of the city, like Dharavi, Sion, Matunga, Hindmata, Malad, Kurla, Andheri subway, Bhandup, Worli and Lower Parel, were flooded with water up to two to three feet, and vehicles got stuck in some places. Heavy Rainfall in Mumbai, Goa, Karnataka; Dust storm in Delhi and North India might get rain this weekend.
June 25, 2018 17:58 IS: BRO opens bridge in Leh to ease vehicular movement to Siachen base camp.The 35-meter bridge on Khalsar-Sasoma road, an important axis connecting Nubra Valley to Siachen Glacier base, will increase the movement of both tourist and military traffic.
23 June 2018 08:23:45 AM, Saturday, Decoded: Which brain region helps us stay conscious?New York : Scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have found that a brain region, associated with cognitive behaviours, decision making, and moderating social behaviour, determines our overall level of consciousness.
24 June 2018: Sleeping beauty in silk nearly 2000 years ago in lavish clothes with gifts found on the shore of Russian reservoir. The remains may be of Hun Woman and the graves content's were well preserved. The burial was tightly closed with a stone lid that allowed a natural process of mummfication. Various expensive items like gemstone buckel on a beaded belt and a mirror were found in the women's make-up box. Huns established their empire after spreading rapidly from China. Natural mummfication preserves tissue, organs and other materials a process that occurs in extreme cold, conditions and lack of oxygen. An impervious stone tomb naturally preserved the body of a lady accidentally mummified.
24 June 2018: A smart phone was used by a speaker in Hyderabad, to give three different lectures, and movies without the use of laptop. Wrist-wearable ones and smart earplugs replace the bulky cell phones.
Jun 25, 2018, 11.16 AM IST: Mumbai that's seeing heavy rainfall since last night. Water-logging was also reported from low-lying areas with pumps kept on stand-by to avoid trouble. The district received 229.81 mm rain in the last 24 hours. Mumbai received 231.4 mm rain in the last 24 hours. The Santacruz weather station recorded 231.4 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours. So much rainfall is categorised as extremely heavy showers. Owing to the heavy showers, several parts of the city, like Dharavi, Sion, Matunga, Hindmata, Malad, Kurla, Andheri subway, Bhandup, Worli and Lower Parel, were flooded with water up to two to three feet, and vehicles got stuck in some places. Heavy Rainfall in Mumbai, Goa, Karnataka; Dust storm in Delhi and North India might get rain this weekend.
June 25, 2018 17:58 IS: BRO opens bridge in Leh to ease vehicular movement to Siachen base camp.The 35-meter bridge on Khalsar-Sasoma road, an important axis connecting Nubra Valley to Siachen Glacier base, will increase the movement of both tourist and military traffic.
Jun 25, 2018, 20:43 IST: In West Bengal, five people were killed in lightning strikes and one drowned after heavy monsoon rains and thunderstorms lashed the state this morning. 11 killed in rain-related incidents; North India reels under hot weather conditions. Uttar Pradesh reeled under hot weather conditions and Banda was the hottest place in the state with a maximum temperature of 45C.
Fig.2b The Visakhapatnam beach shore on 25 June 2018
Photo1574_edited sea shore Moon and splashing waves.
at 18:55PM
Jun 25, 2018, 05:45 PM IST: Researchers have a good idea of where to find most of the ordinary matter in the universe - not to be confused with dark matter, which scientists have yet to locate: About 10 per cent sits in galaxies, and close to 60 per cent is in the diffuse clouds of gas that lie between galaxies. In 2012, researchers predicted that the missing 30 per cent of baryons were likely in a web-like pattern in space called the warm-hot intergalactic medium (WHIM).The team found the signatures of a type of highly-ionised oxygen gas lying between the quasar and our solar system - and at a high enough density to, when extrapolated to the entire universe, account for the last 30 percent of ordinary matter.
June 26, 2018 14:52 IST: Monsoon LIVE: MeT dept issues alert of heavy to very heavy rains in states along eastern coast and northeast. Monsoon showers wreaked havoc on many parts in India on Monday, throwing life out of gear. Eleven people were killed in rain and lightning related incidents in the country. Heavy to very heavy rainfall: in five northern districts for five consecutive days till June 29. It said several south Bengal districts would also be affected by incessant rainfall over the next three days and issued an alert for North and South 24 Parganas and East Midnapore.Heavy rains are expected to continue pounding on several parts Maharashtra, Gujarat, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. Monsoon showers wreaked havoc on many parts in India on Monday, throwing life out of gear. Eleven people were killed in rain and lightning related incidents in the country. Mumbai was the worst affected as incessant showers claimed four lives in less than 24 hours. The financial capital received 231.4 mm rains since Saturday. A rainfall of such magnitude is often categorised as heavy showers.
26 June 2018: Dahanu records 143 mm in nine hours. The district received 229.81 mm rain in the last 24 hours. Also, cities like Dharavi, Sion, Matunga, Hindmata, Malad, Kurla, Andheri subway, Bhandup, Worli and Lower Parel, were flooded with water up to two to three feet, and vehicles got stuck in some places. Also, a lot of flights were in trouble and they did delay them. The heavy-to-very heavy rain in the city in the next 24 to 48 hours.
26 June 2018: Kolkata Rains: Heavy downpour brings Kolkata to grinding halt, more rainfall expected in next 3 days. Other parts of West Bengal also witnessed heavy rainfall including South 24 Parganas and East Midnapore districts. Heavy downpour lashed across the West Bengal capital, severely restricting all traffic movements and leading to water logging in several parts of the city. Several regions witnessed knee-deep water on Tuesday.
27 June 2018 05:45 AM: Tamil Nadu: High tides wreck havoc in Foreshore Estate. Every time, a swell hit the tenements it carries away chunks of sand weakening the foundation and making the houses unstable and unsuitable for living. Around 5.30 am on Tuesday, when her family, including four grandchildren were sleeping in the one-room tenement, a swell wave inundated the house. Luckily, no one was hurt, but a sidewall of the house was washed away. This is not the first time the incident occurred. For the third consecutive years in a row, swell waves during southwest monsoon have wreaked havoc at Foreshore Estate, a prominent fishing locality located south of Marina beach. This year, the intensity of the high tides is said be severe. When Express visited the spot, fishermen gave varying versions on the extent of damage. At least, 50 houses were found to be fully or partially damaged. One full row of houses, along a one km stretch, have been washed away. Several household items like plastic containers were seen floating in the water and women trying to retrieve them. 
Fig.3 Advance of South West Monsoon 2018
Jun 27 2018, 5:48 pm44 Indians Come Out Of Extreme Poverty Every Minute. As reported by The Times of India, the study which defines extreme poverty as living on less than $1.9 a day, says that by 2022, less than 3 per cent of Indians will be below the poverty line.June 27, 2018 16:55 IST: Japanese Space Probe Reaches Asteroid In Search For Origin Of Life. The probe has reached an asteroid 300 million km away to collect information about the birth of the solar system and the origin of life. Hayabusa2, about the size of a large fridge and equipped with solar panels, is the successor to Ryugu, which is thought to contain relatively large amounts of organic matter and water. It will stay with the asteroid for 18 months before heading back to Earth with its samples. JAXA's first asteroid explorer, Hayabusa -- Japanese for falcon. That probe returned from a smaller, potato-shaped, asteroid in 2010 with dust samples despite various setbacks during its epic seven-year odyssey and was hailed as a scientific triumph. Its total flight time was 1,302 days and it cruised 3.2 billion km through space on a circuitous route to get to its target. To collect its samples, it will release an "impactor" that will explode above the asteroid, shooting a two kilo (four pound) copper object into the surface to excavate a crater a few metres in diameter. From this crater, the probe will collect "fresh" materials unexposed to millennia of wind and radiation, hoping for answers to some fundamental questions about life and the universe, including whether elements from space helped give rise to life on Earth. COMMENT: The probe will observe the surface with its camera and sensing equipment but will also drop tiny MINERVA-II rover robots as well as a French-German landing package named Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout (MASCOT) for surface observation.
27 June 2018 05:16:28 PM: Earth's coldest place is reaching the last limits of our Planet. As per the new satellite data, the valleys in Antarctica's ice sheets can reach close to minus 100C or minus 148F.
28 June 2018: Morning around 3:30AM I felt chilly weather and was prompted to cover.
28 June 2018: The area used for growing coca leaf, the raw ingredient for cocaine production is now some 2,13,000 hectares.
Jun 28, 2018 03:43 PM IST: Delhi's summer of discontent: anger, killings over water. Government officials concede that water supply is skewed in Delhi, with a densely populated area like Sangam Vihar receiving hardly 30-40 litres of water per person per day against the standard requirement of 150 litres.
June 28, 2018: Amarnath Yatra Resumes After Being Briefly Halted Due to Rain.The First batch of Amarnath pilgrims who arrived at the base camp at Baltal, in Ganderbal district of central Kashmir on Thursday resumed their journey. The annual two-month Amarnath Yatra to commence on Thursday was halted due to bad weather and heavy rainfall.
[The Gravity Waves generation intricately connected with the Dark Matter and the Dark Energy criteria of the Earth’s environment especially near to the Earth centre. The manifestation of the interactions is very much evident in view of the varied atmospheric conditions of each time a different configuration appearance of these delicate features.,,,,,. This cyclone fizzled out since it influenced by the Gravity Waves. The pictures of the Gravity Waves recorded luckily by the author. The suggestion of Dark Currents of flow in the terrestrial atmosphere is also a good finding.
On 22 November 2012, the cloudy weather full of Gravity Waves is a direct indication of the Dark Matter, Dark Currents and the Dark Energy influence at Visakhapatnam Ocean Coast.]
30 June 2018: Monsoon covers al India about 17 days ahead of the schedule. The monsoon reached the Sriganganagar located in West Rajasthan, while the normal date to reach was July 15. The monsoon on Friday 29 June, covered the entire country. This is due to good easterly winds.
June 28, 2018: Amarnath Yatra Resumes After Being Briefly Halted Due to Rain.The First batch of Amarnath pilgrims who arrived at the base camp at Baltal, in Ganderbal district of central Kashmir on Thursday resumed their journey. The annual two-month Amarnath Yatra to commence on Thursday was halted due to bad weather and heavy rainfall.
Jun 28, 2018 07:28 IST: Water scarcity, climate change will lower living standards in India: World Bank report. Overall 600 million Indians will be moderately or severely affected by changes in temperature and rainfall. The World Bank findings are the latest in a series of warnings that a warming planet posed a serious risk to India, which could hamper the country’s growth story.
28 June 2018: Proteins found in Egg shell membranes have piezoelectric properties and under mechanical stress they produce electricity. IIT Professor and researchers have asserted the egg shell membranes could power wearable sensors and devices.
28 June 2018, 14:40 IST:Thousands dislocated by floods in Northeast. Incessant rains in India's northeast region triggered floods that have wreaked havoc across the region. Several villages and houses were submerged and many were rendered homeless. In the northeastern state of Manipur, the water level of major rivers of the state was above the danger level and normal life came to complete standstill.
28 June 2018
Notes: (Ref: trusciencetrutechnology@blogspot.com; Volume 2012, Issue No.11, Dt.16 November 2012 Time: 10h: 01 A.M.) 28 June 2018, 14:40 IST:Thousands dislocated by floods in Northeast. Incessant rains in India's northeast region triggered floods that have wreaked havoc across the region. Several villages and houses were submerged and many were rendered homeless. In the northeastern state of Manipur, the water level of major rivers of the state was above the danger level and normal life came to complete standstill.
28 June 2018
Fig.4a Eiffel tower struck by lightning.
Jun 29, 2018, 11:22 AM IST: SRINAGAR: Reports coming from the two base camps in Baltal and Pahalgam indicate that it has been raining all along the two treks leading to the holy cave shrine since morning on Friday. Heavy rainfall continues to lash Srinagar and upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday affecting the progress of annual Amarnath Yatra. First there was rain, then came the snow. The police control room at 14,500 ft above sea level at Mahaguns Top started buzzing, relaying information down.
June 29, 2018 05:38 PM: 
Fig.5 Srinagar city flooded crossing danger level of 21
Fear of flood is again haunting the Srinagar residents, as the water levels is continuously increasing in Jhelum due to incessant rains in the Valley. The Liddar Nallah, Vishow Nallah including the Sangam have crossed the danger level. After crossing the line of 21, we are declaring the flood alert. The way it is raining it seems the level will further rise and cross the danger line of 21.
Fig.6 Gravity Waves observed at Visakhapatnam
28 June 2018 at 6h03m PM at beach.
Frequent observation of Gravity Waves in Visakhapatnam Beach is really exciting.
[The Gravity Waves generation intricately connected with the Dark Matter and the Dark Energy criteria of the Earth’s environment especially near to the Earth centre. The manifestation of the interactions is very much evident in view of the varied atmospheric conditions of each time a different configuration appearance of these delicate features.,,,,,. This cyclone fizzled out since it influenced by the Gravity Waves. The pictures of the Gravity Waves recorded luckily by the author. The suggestion of Dark Currents of flow in the terrestrial atmosphere is also a good finding.
On 22 November 2012, the cloudy weather full of Gravity Waves is a direct indication of the Dark Matter, Dark Currents and the Dark Energy influence at Visakhapatnam Ocean Coast.]
30 June 2018: Monsoon covers al India about 17 days ahead of the schedule. The monsoon reached the Sriganganagar located in West Rajasthan, while the normal date to reach was July 15. The monsoon on Friday 29 June, covered the entire country. This is due to good easterly winds.
30 June 2018 09:03:17 AM:
Fig.7 Hawaii hot lava breaking off massive rock.
Shocking video of Lava River in Hawaii shows hot lava breaking off massive rock. The river of hot Lava tearing off the massive block of rocks.
30 June 2018: The Gravity Waves generation intricately connected with the Dark Matter and the Dark Energy criteria of the Earth’s environment especially near to the Earth centre. Gravity waves were observed on 28 June 2018 at 6h03m PM at beach. Frequent observation of Gravity Waves in Visakhapatnam Beach is really exciting.
30 June 2018: The Gravity Waves generation intricately connected with the Dark Matter and the Dark Energy criteria of the Earth’s environment especially near to the Earth centre. Gravity waves were observed on 28 June 2018 at 6h03m PM at beach. Frequent observation of Gravity Waves in Visakhapatnam Beach is really exciting.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
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. *******************************
