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Volume 2020, Issue No.2a, Dated: Feb. 16-29, 2020 Time: 03:34:09 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
Storm Dennis lashing the area with torrential rain. The River Wye reached 20ft (6.11 metres), Enthusiasts of Indian Classical music will know that every raga is designed to be played at a certain time of the day (prahar),These Scientists Just Generated Electricity Using Nothing But Air And A Bacteria, XMM-2599 so fascinating, uncommon, as well as unexpected is that it is no more developing stars, Neolithic age an 18-foot Sivalinga, Colorado flow reduced: This massive river provides water for seven US states, has seen reduced by 20%, Top routers you can get to improve your internet connection at home, Feb. 22, 2020: 18:35 IST: An Australian fusion startup called HB11 which is a spin-off from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, has secured patents for its ground-breaking, laser-driven technique for fusion energy generation that promises clear, safe energy. Conceived by UNSW Emeritus Professor of theoretical physics Heinrich Hora, HB11 Energy's concept differs radically from other experimental fusion projects. "After investigating a laser-boron fusion approach for over four decades at UNSW, I am thrilled that this pioneering approach has now received patents in three countries," said Professor Hora. "These granted patents represent the eve of HB11 Energy's seed-stage fundraising campaign that will establish Australia's first commercial fusion company, and the world's only approach focused on the safe hydrogen - boron reaction using lasers," Hora added. The two-laser approach needed for HB11 Energy's hydrogen-boron fusion only became possible recently thanks to advances in laser technology, At Mahatma Gandhi's Sabarmati Ashram, the Trumps tried their hands on spinning the 'charkha' (spinning wheel), The beef-lover US Prez will have to settle for an all-vegetarian meal in India, Rathnamma at Arattuvazhi village is sitting on her own gas deposit in her compound, If axions exist as fundamental particles, they could constitute a hidden form of matter in the cosmos, dark matter, user in India to grow to over 11 GB a month, 7 year old girl trains use of Microsoft tools such as Minecraft, Scratch, Kahoot, and Flipgrid in her school's classrooms, the 296-km Bundelkhand Expressway.
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Super storm prompts rare red alert in Britain's Wales, heaviest rain cleared from Northern Ireland, and Scotland River Tweed to Cornwall, in Sunday. Windows of over 150 km, in Aberdaron, South Wales. Danger to life from fast flowing water, extensive flooding to property and road closures. A river in Hereford has reached its highest level in at least 200 years in the wake of Storm Dennis lashing the area with torrential rain. The River Wye reached 20 ft (6.11 meters) – its highest since records began – on Monday, with residents in Hereford saying they had never seen anything like it.
Fig.1 Fog covered Visakhapatnam beach road
also Simhachalam had the foggy weather on Sunday
16 Feb, 2020.
Feb 18, 2020, 17:37 IST: These Scientists Just Generated Electricity Using Nothing But Air And A Bacteria. Back in 1987, a microbiologist named Derek Lovley, along with his team at University of Massachusetts managed to isolate a strain of bacteria called Geobacter metallireducens or simply ‘Geobacter’. Found in sedimentary environments, a source for its name ‘geo’, the bacteria strain was hailed for its ability to transfer electrons through each other. Simply put, a capacity to generate electricity from soil and food waste. Seems like the same bacteria can generate electricity even from the moisture in the air. Putting it to use, laboratories of electrical engineer Jun Yao and microbiologist Derek Lovley at UMass Amherst have now come up with a device they are calling as “Air-gen” A.K.A. an air-powered generator. As the name suggests, the novel invention is able to generate electricity right out of air! Backing this are electrically conductive protein nanowires produced by the same Geobacter that Dr Lovley first isolated back in 1987. The new device is a result of a 33 year of pursuit of generating electricity using the bacteria strain that even saw its use in microbial fuel cells for environmental restoration, energy harvesting as well as clearing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Feb, 19, 2020: Ketavaram rock paintings found 15 km from Kurnool are known to be dated back to the Paleolithic Age, which is almost 40,000 years age.
Feb. 19, 2020:
Fig. 2 An 18-foot Sivalinga of Neolithic Age.
It was believed to have been formed during Neolithic age. An 18-foot Sivalinga has been discovered by a freelance archaeologist at the Bhairaveshwara Swamy Temple atop the Mopuru hillock, in Vemula mandal of A.P.’s YSR Kadapa district. The linga was believed to have been naturally formed (‘swayambhu’) during the Neolithic age dated back to 3,000 - 2,800 B.C. The sighting of the Sivalinga on the banks of the Mogameru rivulet, close on the heels of the discovery of stone implements such as axes and other tools used by the Megalithic civilisation, has created further interest. The discovery of the Sivalinga has thrown light on the religious practices of Neolithic civilisations during which people used to worship idols of Gods and Goddesses in standing posture. Earlier, Megalithic burial sites have also been found on the river bank. rock menhirs at Karempudi village in Guntur district which revealed the religious practices of megalithic civilisation. Locals believe that the idol was not man made, but a natural formation.
Feb. 19, 2020, 09:20:43 AM: 11 Indian Universities In Top 100 For Emerging Economies, IIT-Ropar Makes A Mark. Only China Has More Universities Than India In The Top 100 At 30 From A Total Of 47 Countries And Territories Included In The Analysis Released In London. Feb 19, 2020 15:55 IST: Top routers you can get to improve your internet connection at home. The following are the handpicked routers that deliver high-speed internet connectivity with super stability. Further, these routers are laced with advanced features like parental control, bandwidth optimization, wireless encryption and much more. Unlock the speed you deserve!
Feb. 19, 2020: The tribe donated nine crop samples including its most treasured corn, the Cherokee White Eagle corn, according to according to a press release from the Cherokee Nation. Also included are the Cherokee Long Greasy Beans, Cherokee Trail of Tears Beans, Cherokee Turkey Gizzard black and brown beans, Cherokee Candy Roaster Squash, and three additional corn varieties. All nine varieties sent to the bank can be traced back before Europeans settled in America.
Feb. 20, 2020 04:23:20 PM IST: Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Arunachal rally. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday assured that the Central government has no intention to remove Article 371 which provides special powers to the northeast, and warned that those trying to spread rumours will not succeed in their attempts.
Feb. 20, 2020: Indian Railways KSR Bengaluru station is super clean – thanks to these initiatives.
Feb. 20, 2020: XMM-2599 had actually currently developed a mass of greater than 300 billion sunlight, making it an ultramassive galaxy[for that period of the universe’s history] More incredibly, we reveal that XMM-2599 developed the majority of its stars in a substantial craze when deep space was much less than 1 billion years of ages, as well as then ended up being non-active by the time deep space was just 1.8 billion years of ages. What makes XMM-2599 so fascinating, uncommon, as well as unexpected is that it is no more developing stars, possibly due to the fact that it quit obtaining gas or its great void started to activate.
Feb. 20, 2020: According to Atharva Veda, Cannabis is considered as one of the five most sacred plants, in the Samudra Manthan, Lord Shiva discovered it. Legends say that in the Samudra Manthan, gods and monsters shook the ocean to obtain the Amrita, which was known as the drink to immortality, but due to the constant churning Halahala, a lethal poison was released that created fear for everyone. To protect them, Lord Shiva drank the lethal poison and due to that, he got the name of Neelkanth (blue throat). In order to soothe the pain, he was offered cannabis that helped him.
Feb.20, 2020: California to make state buildings available to house homeless.
Feb. 21, 2020: In Andhrajyothi Friday page 6:
Feb. 21, 2020: 19:36 IST: Kathmandu: On Friday on the occasion of Mahashivaratri, the festival dedicated to Lord Shiva. More than 6,000 saints, including from India, have arrived in Kathmandu for offering prayers at the famed Pashupatinath Temple. 5th century historic shrine situated on the banks of the Bagmati River. All four entrances of the temple remained open on Friday.
Feb. 21, 2020: 9:44:33 PM: Yogi Adityanath strikes gold! 3,500-tonne goldmine found in Uttar Pradesh Sonbhadra district. As per estimates, there are two goldmines with around 3,500 tonnes of gold ore in the Naxal-affected Sonbhadra district of the state, almost five times the current gold reserves of the country. As per estimates, there are two goldmines with around 3,500 tonnes of gold ore in the Naxal-affected Sonbhadra district. This is around five times the current gold reserves of the country which stands at around 626 tonne.
Feb 21, 2020: 17:20 IST: Not English But Math Lessons From Shashi Tharoor To Donald Trump. The 45th US president believes it will "spoil" him since he is under the impression that 10 million people will be present to greet him.
Feb. 22, 2020: Colorado flow reduced: This massive river provides water for seven US states, has seen reduced by 20% over the course of a century, more than half is due to climate change. It is 2330 km long, from 1913 to 2017 a mathematical model indicates reduction in a century.
Feb. 21, 2020: In Andhrajyothi Friday page 6:
Fig.3 Garikipati Narasimha Rao eminent Telugu exponent
Dr. Garikipati Narasimha Rao, an eminent Telugu exponent, notes that Marri, Maredu and Juvvi Medicinal plants samidalu are used in Yagnam, burning these samidalu relieves the smoke helps to form the rainy clouds. Feb. 21, 2020: 19:36 IST: Kathmandu: On Friday on the occasion of Mahashivaratri, the festival dedicated to Lord Shiva. More than 6,000 saints, including from India, have arrived in Kathmandu for offering prayers at the famed Pashupatinath Temple. 5th century historic shrine situated on the banks of the Bagmati River. All four entrances of the temple remained open on Friday.
Feb. 21, 2020: 9:44:33 PM: Yogi Adityanath strikes gold! 3,500-tonne goldmine found in Uttar Pradesh Sonbhadra district. As per estimates, there are two goldmines with around 3,500 tonnes of gold ore in the Naxal-affected Sonbhadra district of the state, almost five times the current gold reserves of the country. As per estimates, there are two goldmines with around 3,500 tonnes of gold ore in the Naxal-affected Sonbhadra district. This is around five times the current gold reserves of the country which stands at around 626 tonne.
Feb 21, 2020: 17:20 IST: Not English But Math Lessons From Shashi Tharoor To Donald Trump. The 45th US president believes it will "spoil" him since he is under the impression that 10 million people will be present to greet him.
Feb. 22, 2020: Colorado flow reduced: This massive river provides water for seven US states, has seen reduced by 20% over the course of a century, more than half is due to climate change. It is 2330 km long, from 1913 to 2017 a mathematical model indicates reduction in a century.
Feb. 22, 2020: At least six students drowned and five others are missing by a flash flood in torrential rain while trekking near a river in Indonesia. two dozen students injured among 250 students from school scout clubs.
Feb. 22, 2020: 5 days old infant offspring giving one liter of milk stunned all people on Friday, possibly due to hormones use.
Feb. 22, 2020: 18:35 IST: An Australian fusion startup called HB11 which is a spin-off from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, has secured patents for its ground-breaking, laser-driven technique for fusion energy generation that promises clear, safe energy. Conceived by UNSW Emeritus Professor of theoretical physics Heinrich Hora, HB11 Energy's concept differs radically from other experimental fusion projects. "After investigating a laser-boron fusion approach for over four decades at UNSW, I am thrilled that this pioneering approach has now received patents in three countries," said Professor Hora. "These granted patents represent the eve of HB11 Energy's seed-stage fundraising campaign that will establish Australia's first commercial fusion company, and the world's only approach focused on the safe hydrogen - boron reaction using lasers," Hora added. The two-laser approach needed for HB11 Energy's hydrogen-boron fusion only became possible recently thanks to advances in laser technology.
Feb. 22, 2020: Venus Photo:
Feb. 22, 2020: 5 days old infant offspring giving one liter of milk stunned all people on Friday, possibly due to hormones use.
Feb. 22, 2020: 18:35 IST: An Australian fusion startup called HB11 which is a spin-off from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, has secured patents for its ground-breaking, laser-driven technique for fusion energy generation that promises clear, safe energy. Conceived by UNSW Emeritus Professor of theoretical physics Heinrich Hora, HB11 Energy's concept differs radically from other experimental fusion projects. "After investigating a laser-boron fusion approach for over four decades at UNSW, I am thrilled that this pioneering approach has now received patents in three countries," said Professor Hora. "These granted patents represent the eve of HB11 Energy's seed-stage fundraising campaign that will establish Australia's first commercial fusion company, and the world's only approach focused on the safe hydrogen - boron reaction using lasers," Hora added. The two-laser approach needed for HB11 Energy's hydrogen-boron fusion only became possible recently thanks to advances in laser technology.
Feb. 22, 2020: Venus Photo:
Fig.4 Venus Photographed at Visakhapatnam
evening around at latitude 17.42.25.065: longitude 83.18.25.299:
Altitude 3:time at 19:06:04 on 22 Feb 2020.
Altitude 3:time at 19:06:04 on 22 Feb 2020.
Feb 22, 2020: 11.00 PM IST: Lease of Life: This Arunachal tribe turns village into a bird sanctuary. An Arunachali tribe, forest department and researchers join hands to set up a unique community reserve around a rare bird.
Feb 22, 2020: 23:00 IST::THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Palode forest yields new amaranthus species.
Feb 23, 2020: 1:32 am IST: DECCAN CHRONICLE: Houses on rent for vegetarians only. Saifabad, Sitaphalmandi landlords strict on rules for tenants.
Feb 23, 2020: Chamber of Secrets and Peru INCA data:
Feb 23, 2020: Chamber of Secrets and Peru INCA data:
Fig.5 Chamber of Secrets 1353/52-1336 BCE
Fig.6 Peru recovers manuscripts detailing INCA data
Feb. 23, 2020: Khejurer gur or date palm jaggery a highly priced seasonal produce, in 4th century BC Panini praised (Gurasha auang desho goura) stating that Gour is the place of gur (jaggery).
Feb 23, 2020 13:04 IST: India’s tallest railway pier bridge comes up in Manipur. he 555-metre long bridge is also one of the world’s the tallest railway bridges with a height of 141 metres. As part of 111 km Jiribam-Imphal railway project will be completed ahead of its scheduled target of March 2022.
Feb. 23, 2020: 11:22 PM: Huge sandstorm closes airspace around Spain's Canary Islands. Sandstorm from the Sahara hit the archipelago, coating the islands with orange dust and limiting visibility, carry them across the 60 mile gap to the Canaries.
Feb, 24, 2020: 12.56AM: Meet on Barak Valley's low tea production. Production was reported to have gone down by 7% from last year in the first two months of 2020.
Feb. 24, 2020: 8:46:44 am: A mound in Sirsa indistinguishable from the dusty background of most Haryana small towns could hold clues to the ancient city of ‘Sarishika’. Falling on the old route to Takshashila, the 6th-5th century BC city found mention in the Mahabharata, Panini’s Ashtadhyayi and the Buddhist text Divyavadana. We wanted to ascertain the antiquity of the site and the nature of a fort believed to be lying underneath. In the three months that we got for excavation and scraping of the mound, we found numerous antiquarian remains, ranging from the Gupta to the Mughal period. But we need more area and more time, and need to go deeper. The Gupta period (mid-to-late 3rd century CE to 543 CE) is considered a Golden Age and covered much of the Indian subcontinent.
Feb. 24, 2020: 6:40 IST: 9 killed, 37 injured in Turkey after 5.7 magnitude earthquake strikes western Iran. Another 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit Qotur region in West Azerbaijan Province in the northwest of Iran, according to Iran's Seismological Centre. The earthquake took place at 7:30 p.m. (local time) on Sunday, with the epicentre at the depth of 12 km, 38.505 degrees north latitude and 44.388 degrees east longitude.
Feb. 23, 2020: 11:22 PM: Huge sandstorm closes airspace around Spain's Canary Islands. Sandstorm from the Sahara hit the archipelago, coating the islands with orange dust and limiting visibility, carry them across the 60 mile gap to the Canaries.
Feb, 24, 2020: 12.56AM: Meet on Barak Valley's low tea production. Production was reported to have gone down by 7% from last year in the first two months of 2020.
Feb. 24, 2020: 8:46:44 am: A mound in Sirsa indistinguishable from the dusty background of most Haryana small towns could hold clues to the ancient city of ‘Sarishika’. Falling on the old route to Takshashila, the 6th-5th century BC city found mention in the Mahabharata, Panini’s Ashtadhyayi and the Buddhist text Divyavadana. We wanted to ascertain the antiquity of the site and the nature of a fort believed to be lying underneath. In the three months that we got for excavation and scraping of the mound, we found numerous antiquarian remains, ranging from the Gupta to the Mughal period. But we need more area and more time, and need to go deeper. The Gupta period (mid-to-late 3rd century CE to 543 CE) is considered a Golden Age and covered much of the Indian subcontinent.
Feb. 24, 2020: 6:40 IST: 9 killed, 37 injured in Turkey after 5.7 magnitude earthquake strikes western Iran. Another 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit Qotur region in West Azerbaijan Province in the northwest of Iran, according to Iran's Seismological Centre. The earthquake took place at 7:30 p.m. (local time) on Sunday, with the epicentre at the depth of 12 km, 38.505 degrees north latitude and 44.388 degrees east longitude.
Fig.7a Donald Trump at Gandhi Chakra in Gandhi Ashram.
Fig.7b Donald trump at Gandhi's Wheel .
During the visit to the ashram, PM Modi briefed the US President and the First Lady about Gandhiji and the importance of charkha (spinning wheel) as a symbol of self-reliance. At Mahatma Gandhi's Sabarmati Ashram, the Trumps tried their hands on spinning the 'charkha' (spinning wheel).
Feb 24, 2020, 09:39 IST: The beef-lover US Prez will have to settle for an all-vegetarian meal in India. Trump will be seated next to Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is a staunch vegetarian. The menu includes local Gujarati food items such as Khaman and special Gujarati ginger tea, broccoli-corn samosa, ice tea, green tea & multi-grain cookies.
Feb. 24, 2020: Cash is king, but digital is divine, says RBI study.
Feb 24, 2020: US President Donald Trump did his homework well but missed on desi pronunciations as the Vedas became “The Vestas” and Swami Vivekananda became ‘Swami Viveka-mu-nand during his Motera stadium speech on Monday.
Feb. 25, 2020: 16:13 GMT:Researchers investigating a site called Dhaba in Central India's Middle Son River Valley uncovered evidence revealing that humans have occupied the site continuously for the last 80,000 years. Stone tools found at the site are also similar to those associated with Middle Stone Age humans in Africa and even Australia, suggesting that they were all forged by migrating Homo sapiens. "The Dhaba locality serves as an important bridge linking regions with similar archeology to the east and west."
Fb. 26, 2020: 5:53AM: The asteroid, known as 2020 CD3, is only the second asteroid known to orbit Earth. And while it won't last, this asteroid acts as a temporary mini-moon whirling around our planet. The discovery was made by Kacper Wierzchos and Theodore Pruyne. , this is just the second asteroid known to orbit Earth (after 2006 RH120, which was also discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey).
Feb. 27, 2020: 03:05 PM: Indians on average consume over 11GB data daily. Nokia - in its annual Mobile Broadband India Traffic Index (MBiT) report - said the overall data traffic in India increased by 47 per cent in 2019, driven by continued 4G consumption. Cheap data plans, affordable handsets, increasing popularity of video services and 4G networks have helped average data consumption per user in India to grow to over 11 GB a month, telecom gear maker Nokia.
Feb. 24, 2020: Cash is king, but digital is divine, says RBI study.
Feb 24, 2020: US President Donald Trump did his homework well but missed on desi pronunciations as the Vedas became “The Vestas” and Swami Vivekananda became ‘Swami Viveka-mu-nand during his Motera stadium speech on Monday.
Feb. 25, 2020: 16:13 GMT:Researchers investigating a site called Dhaba in Central India's Middle Son River Valley uncovered evidence revealing that humans have occupied the site continuously for the last 80,000 years. Stone tools found at the site are also similar to those associated with Middle Stone Age humans in Africa and even Australia, suggesting that they were all forged by migrating Homo sapiens. "The Dhaba locality serves as an important bridge linking regions with similar archeology to the east and west."
Feb. 25, 2020: UT-ORNL Researchers Develop New Radiation-Resistant Material. Testing showed that a nickel-cobalt-iron-chromium-manganese mix and a nickel-cobalt-iron-chromium-palladium mix are by far the most radiation tolerant. The fine-tuning of chemical complexity provides a new paradigm in designing alloys for this vital Feb 25, 2020: 10:29 PM IST: US President Donald Trump & First Lady Melania Trump Depart from Delhi Following the Conclusion of Their Two-Day Visit to India.
Feb. 26, 2020: In $3-billion defence deal, India to buy 30 armed choppers from US. Stating his visit had been “very productive” for both countries, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said during the joint statement with Prime Minister Narendra Modi that India will buy military helicopters worth more than $3 billion from the US.
Feb. 27, 2020: 03:05 PM: Indians on average consume over 11GB data daily. Nokia - in its annual Mobile Broadband India Traffic Index (MBiT) report - said the overall data traffic in India increased by 47 per cent in 2019, driven by continued 4G consumption. Cheap data plans, affordable handsets, increasing popularity of video services and 4G networks have helped average data consumption per user in India to grow to over 11 GB a month, telecom gear maker Nokia.
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[Feb. 4, 2020: 0943 GMT (1743 HKT): The mission to drill through the Earth's crust. Drill beneath the sediment on the sea floor and you hit the oceanic crust. One advantage of drilling into oceanic crust is it's approximately 7 kilometers thick, while on land it is many times thicker, explained Koppers. That allows scientists to sample closer to the Earth's mantle. Drilling takes place all hours, with 9.5 meter long core samples hauled to the surface for immediate analysis. Cores are then split lengthways and stored in a refrigerator for use in further research. The rainbow colored microfossil on the left and the carbonate microfossil on the right (stained blue) are fractions of a millimeter wide.
Everyman's Science Vol.LIV No.4 page 274, October-November 2019: Lurking within a solid crystal is a phenomenon that is mathematically similar to proposed subatomic particles called axions, physicist Johannes Gooth and colleagues report online October 7 in Nature. If axions exist as fundamental particles, they could constitute a hidden form of matter in the cosmos, dark matter. Scientists know dark matter exists thanks to its gravitational pull, but they have yet to identify what it is. Axions are one possibility, but no one has found the particles yet (SN: 4/9/18). The axions analogs within the crystal are a type of quasiparticle, a disturbance in a material that can mimic fundamental particles like axions. Quasiparticles result from the coordinated jostling of electrons within a solid material. The idea of axions is “a very mathematical concept, in a sense, but it still exists in reality.” with a material that hosts a type of quasiparticle known as a Weyl fermion, which behaves as if massless (SN: 7/16/15). When the material is cooled, Weyl fermions become locked into place, forming a crystal. That results in the density of electrons varying in a regular pattern across the material, like a stationary wave of electric charge, with peaks in the wave corresponding to more electrons and dips corresponding to fewer electrons. Applying parallel electric and magnetic fields to the crystal caused the wave to slosh back and forth. That sloshing is the mathematical equivalent of an axion.
Feb. 27, 2020 06:37 AM: But Rathnamma at Arattuvazhi village in Kerala’s Alappuzha district is not sweating over the prices, unlike her neighbours. She doesn’t have to, when she is sitting on her own gas deposit in her compound. The methane gas which she has been using for cooking for the last nine years comes from a borewell she dug. Tension gave way to relief and fun when the plumber brought quality pipes and connected the well’s mouth with my LPG stove. I made black coffee for all and we all drank it happily. Experts had said the gas supply would stop after weeks, but Rathnamma has been lucky for nearly a decade.
[Feb. 4, 2020: 0943 GMT (1743 HKT): The mission to drill through the Earth's crust. Drill beneath the sediment on the sea floor and you hit the oceanic crust. One advantage of drilling into oceanic crust is it's approximately 7 kilometers thick, while on land it is many times thicker, explained Koppers. That allows scientists to sample closer to the Earth's mantle. Drilling takes place all hours, with 9.5 meter long core samples hauled to the surface for immediate analysis. Cores are then split lengthways and stored in a refrigerator for use in further research. The rainbow colored microfossil on the left and the carbonate microfossil on the right (stained blue) are fractions of a millimeter wide.
Jul 22, 2019, 17:32 PM IST: New Delhi: An India-built cryostat base and lower cylinder are ready for installation in the $25 billion International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) that is under construction in France, it was announced on Saturday. ITER -- a project proving that fusion power can be produced sustainably on a commercial scale -- is now 65 per cent ready. Manufactured by India, the ITER cryostat is 16,000 cubic meters. Its diameter and height are both almost 30 meters and it weighs 3,850 tonnes. Because of its bulk, it is being fabricated in four main sections: the base, lower cylinder, upper cylinder and top lid. More than 50 pieces are being manufactured by Larsen & Toubro at their industrial facilities in Hazira, north of Mumbai.]
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Everyman's Science Vol.LIV No.4 page 274, October-November 2019: Lurking within a solid crystal is a phenomenon that is mathematically similar to proposed subatomic particles called axions, physicist Johannes Gooth and colleagues report online October 7 in Nature. If axions exist as fundamental particles, they could constitute a hidden form of matter in the cosmos, dark matter. Scientists know dark matter exists thanks to its gravitational pull, but they have yet to identify what it is. Axions are one possibility, but no one has found the particles yet (SN: 4/9/18). The axions analogs within the crystal are a type of quasiparticle, a disturbance in a material that can mimic fundamental particles like axions. Quasiparticles result from the coordinated jostling of electrons within a solid material. The idea of axions is “a very mathematical concept, in a sense, but it still exists in reality.” with a material that hosts a type of quasiparticle known as a Weyl fermion, which behaves as if massless (SN: 7/16/15). When the material is cooled, Weyl fermions become locked into place, forming a crystal. That results in the density of electrons varying in a regular pattern across the material, like a stationary wave of electric charge, with peaks in the wave corresponding to more electrons and dips corresponding to fewer electrons. Applying parallel electric and magnetic fields to the crystal caused the wave to slosh back and forth. That sloshing is the mathematical equivalent of an axion.
Feb. 27, 2020 06:37 AM: But Rathnamma at Arattuvazhi village in Kerala’s Alappuzha district is not sweating over the prices, unlike her neighbours. She doesn’t have to, when she is sitting on her own gas deposit in her compound. The methane gas which she has been using for cooking for the last nine years comes from a borewell she dug. Tension gave way to relief and fun when the plumber brought quality pipes and connected the well’s mouth with my LPG stove. I made black coffee for all and we all drank it happily. Experts had said the gas supply would stop after weeks, but Rathnamma has been lucky for nearly a decade.
Feb. 27, 2020:15:34 IST:
Feb 29, 2020: 2:12 pm: How Bundelkhand Expressway, UP’s Fourth, Is Taking Shape And Why It Is Critical For The Defence Corridor. UP already has the country’s longest expressway network. It is now building its fourth expressway, the 296-km Bundelkhand Expressway.
Feb 29 2020: 12:50 PM: This robot can be connected to smartphones with the help of Bluetooth.
Feb.29, 2020: Haryana: ‘Farmers can avail interest-free loan upto Rs 3 lakh per acre, under three conditions’.
Feb. 29, 2020:The maternity ward of the government-run Gauhati Medical College and Hospital was milling with people from all parts of Assam: anxious fathers waiting for a glimpse of their newborns, relatives with utensils of food and new mothers cradling their hour-old babies. That it was a special date hadn’t registered for most.
Fig.8 Namya Joshi brilliant girl.
So far, Namya has trained more than 100 teachers in her school and around the world on the use of Microsoft tools such as Minecraft, Scratch, Kahoot, and Flipgrid in her school's classrooms.
Fig.9 The Moon and Venus on the evening 28 Feb. 2020
Fig.10 The new Moon an asteroid circling Earth.
Feb. 27, 2020: Panchkula: Drones map land falling under Lal Dora in five villages.
Feb. 28, 2020: How 15 citizens are building about 8000 sq. m of forests in Bengaluru.Feb 29, 2020: 2:12 pm: How Bundelkhand Expressway, UP’s Fourth, Is Taking Shape And Why It Is Critical For The Defence Corridor. UP already has the country’s longest expressway network. It is now building its fourth expressway, the 296-km Bundelkhand Expressway.
Feb 29 2020: 12:50 PM: This robot can be connected to smartphones with the help of Bluetooth.
Feb.29, 2020: Haryana: ‘Farmers can avail interest-free loan upto Rs 3 lakh per acre, under three conditions’.
Feb. 29, 2020:The maternity ward of the government-run Gauhati Medical College and Hospital was milling with people from all parts of Assam: anxious fathers waiting for a glimpse of their newborns, relatives with utensils of food and new mothers cradling their hour-old babies. That it was a special date hadn’t registered for most.
Acknowledgment
The author, Professor Dr. K. Lakshmi Narayana is indebted to late Prof. K. R. Rao D.Sc. (Madras) D.Sc. (London) for his guidance and inspiration.. He is grateful to his mother late Mrs. Peramma Rangadhama Rao for her sustained interest in my ventures.
