Assam flood takes its toll on people and animals
Officials of Assam State Disaster Management Authority said the rivers Brahmaputra and Barak and their tributaries continue to flow above the danger mark though the water level has dipped a bit. The floods have affected about 45 lakh people across 4,620 villages in 31 of Assam’s 33 districts.
Officials said 20 people have drowned or killed in landslides so far. At least 11 others have died in floods and landslides in Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura.
July 17, 2019
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Lashana Lynch will be the new 007
There’s huge news for James Bond and 007 fans worldwide as it has been revealed who will replace Daniel Craig in the super-spy series after the release of Bond 25.
The role will be played by Captain Marvel fame actor Lashana Lynch. The 31-year-old appeared alongside Brie Larson in the film as Maria Rambeau, an Air Force pilot.
July 17, 2019
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Chernobyl reactor gets a metal dome
The world’s largest metal movable structure covers the Chernobyl nuclear power plant’s doomed fourth reactor in Ukraine to ensure the safety of future generations across Europe.
The giant arch — nearly as long as two football grounds and taller than New York’s Statue of Liberty — went into place over an existing crumbling dome that the Soviets constructed in haste when disaster struck three decades ago on April 26.
Radioactive fallout from the site of the world’s worst civil nuclear accident contaminated Ukraine and spread across three-quarters of Europe.
Work on the previous safety dome began after a 10-day fire caused by the explosion was contained but as radiation still spewed.
July 17, 2019
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Storm Area 51: A Facebook event making waves on the internet
An event on Facebook “Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us” has received more than a million RSVP's. The event, threatening to storm the top-secret U.S. Air Force base in Nevada has garnered a lot of attention on social media of late.
Nellis Air Force Base, also called Area 51, is believed to be home to aliens in popular culture and conspiracy theories.
July 16, 2019
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Partial lunar eclipse to be visible across India on July 17
The July 17 ‘Half-Blood Thunder Moon Eclipse’ is the last Lunar Eclipse of 2019. It is a partial eclipse wherein the moon will partly enter Earth’s umbra, the dark center portion of the earth's shadow. It will be most visible at 3 a.m. Indian Standard Time.
Unlike an Solar eclipses, lunar eclipses are safe to observe with the naked eye.
This eclipse coincides with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo mission and it falls at the same time as Guru Purnima after 149 years.
July 16, 2019
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The records broken during 2019 ICC World Cup final
England won the World Cup for the first time as they beat New Zealand in a Super Over after a nerve-shredding final ended in a tie at Lord's.
After Eoin Morgan's side finished on 241 all out in pursuit of New Zealand's 241-8, the final came down to a six-ball shootout for each team. England prevailed as it had more boundaries (26) than what New Zealand (17) scored through the pulsating contest.
This was a World Cup to remember. Here are some of the records created and broken in this edition
The video incorrectly mentions that Jos Buttler scored against England. It should be for England. The error is regretted.
July 15, 2019
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Why July 14 was an epic day for sports
London was the place to be this July 14 with either sides of river Thames playing host to two of the most awaited sporting finals of 2019. The ICC World Cup final and the Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles final. England and Novak Djokovic came out as winners. But the twitter banter between the official ICC and Wimbledon twitter handles showed us that ultimate winner was sportsmanship.
July 15, 2019
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India set for Chandrayaan-2 launch
Chandrayaan 2, India’s second Moon mission, is all set to be launched on July 15, 2019. Ten years after India's first moon mission, this is Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) third deep space mission after the Mars Orbiter Mission.
Chandrayaan-2, which will be launched at 2.51 a.m. from Sriharikota, includes a lander and a rover for the first time in an Indian space mission. The moon landing is planned for September 6 or 7, close to the lunar South Pole.
July 13, 2019
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Watch: Train carrying million litres of water arrives in Chennai
A train carrying 2.5 million litres of water arrived in Chennai on July 12, 2019
Chennai has been grappling with an acute water crisis over the past few months.
The train with 50 tank wagons (BTPN), carrying 50,000 litres of water in each of them from Jolarpettai in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore district, reached the filling station at the Integral Coach Factory Yard in Villivakkam
July 12, 2019
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Here's a way to fight global warming
A study says that an effective way to fight global warming is by planting a lot of trees... at least a trillion trees, to be precise.
July 12, 2019
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Rembrandt's Night Watch undergoes live restoration
Amsterdam’s famed Rijksmuseum has begun the biggest ever restoration of Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch”,
Dubbed “Operation Night Watch”, the project is the “largest and most comprehensive research on Rembrandt’s masterpiece in history”, the museum said in a statement.
The multi-million-euro overhaul of the giant 1642 masterpiece, one of the world’s most famous paintings.
The museum has erected a huge glass cage around the painting so the public can see the work carried out live. It will also be streamed online so that “everyone in the world” can see.
July 11, 2019
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Uber launches helicopter service
Uber’s new helicopter service, Uber Air, made its debut in New York, lifting off from Manhattan’s financial district to JFK airport.
The service will offer approximately 8 – 10 rides a day to Uber’s platinum and diamond customers.
The ride takes about 8 minutes and costs between $200-$225 depending on the time and demand.
July 11, 2019
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Total solar eclipse: IISER Kolkata's prediction proves correct
Scientists from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata were in for a pleasant surprise as the total solar eclipse on July 2 proved their prediction correct in its major features. They joined solar physicists from India and several international researchers who had gathered in Argentina to view the eclipse.
While their aim was to check whether their prediction of the shape of the corona had been realised, imaging the solar corona, or the Sun’s atmosphere was the motivation for many others. The corona can only be viewed during a total solar eclipse. This total solar eclipse was visible only within a narrow strip of land stretching over Chile and Argentina.
Dibyendu Nandi’s group, from IISER Kolkata, had used a two-step model to predict first the shape of the solar magnetic field on the day of the eclipse and then extrapolate it to describe what the corona would look like. “Our predictions of two cross-equatorial streamers, or bright petal like structures the Sun's Corona were confirmed by the observations,” said Prof. Nandi in an email to The Hindu.
July 10, 2019
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Pakistan hosts 'world's toughest cycle race'
Finishing nearly 5,000 metres above sea level after hundreds of kilometres winding past blackened glaciers and snow-capped peaks: a new Pakistani race presents a world-class challenge for cyclists -- climbing towards the "Roof of the World".
The Tour de Khunjerab -- its name a homage to its more famous French counterpart, which began on Saturday -- is still many years away from being another Big Loop, but with a solid claim to being the highest cycling race in the world, it has a lot to offer a certain type of athlete.
In the last week of June, some 88 cyclists, including two teams from Afghanistan and Sri Lanka as well as solo participants from Spain and Switzerland, took part in its second edition. Less than half completed it within the allotted time
July 10, 2019
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British Museum returns looted Gandhara sculptures
Looted ancient artefacts from Iraq and Afghanistan seized in Britain will be returned to their country of origin after appraisal by the British Museum, the institution said on Monday.
The London-based museum revealed it has been working with law enforcement agencies including the UK Border Force and the capital’s Metropolitan Police to return the works smuggled out during recent periods of conflict.
Among the artefacts to be sent back to Afghanistan are Gandharan sculptures illegally exported to Britain in 2002.
Another important haul to be returned to Iraq features 154 Mesopotamian texts written on clay in cuneiform script — one of the earliest systems of writing — seized on entry in 2011.
They were created between the 6th and 4th centuries BC, with many belonging to the administrative archives from a place called Irisagrig, which was unknown until artefacts referring to it first surfaced in 2003.
July 10, 2019
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This is how much the U.S dominates women's football
The United States won a record-extending fourth women's World Cup with a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands as second-half goals from Megan Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle confirmed their status as the leading power in the women's game.
July 09, 2019
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Budget 2019: top takeaways
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the maiden budget of the Narendra Modi 2.0 government in the Lok Sabha on July 5, 2019.
Here are the top takeaways from Budget 2019.
Read full article here: https://www.thehindu.com/business/budget/highlights-of-union-budget-2019-20/article28291942.ece
July 05, 2019
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The number of butterflies migrating to Eastern Ghats has fallen
The migration of butterflies from the hills of the Western Ghats to the planes of the Eastern Ghats via Coimbatore was less than what the region had witnessed in 2018.
Nature enthusiasts, who have been monitoring the movement of butterflies also found that the annual phenomenon did not take place in one of the seven traditional paths of migration in Coimbatore.
July 08, 2019
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Does your salt have cyanide?
A US lab report said that premium brands of processed iodised salt sold in India allegedly contain alarming levels of carcinogenic and harmful components like potassium ferrocyanide. This caused a panic, which was aggravated by widespread sharing of the news item on social media.
Potassium ferrocyanide is being used in salt to give it anti-caking properties. But is it toxic?
Read the full article here: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/fact-check-no-potassium-ferrocyanide-in-some-salt-brands-is-not-at-toxic-levels/article28263022.ece
July 05, 2019
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Meet the man who fixes bats for Tendulkar, Dhoni, Kohli and more
Meet Ram Bhandari, the man who's repaired the bats of some of the all-time cricketing greats -- Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ricky Ponting, Brian Lara and more.
Bhandari, like most bat repairers, fixes broken bats, seasons new ones, and adds their grips. But what sets him apart is the balance he brings to bats. It’s not that bats are usually askew — bat makers today ensure distribution of weight and harmony of design and proportion. But when cricketers talk about a bat’s balance, they mean its feel.
His clients range from the world’s greatest to the neighbourhood novice. They all have to wait for him though. “I like to do a perfect job. And, that sometimes takes time.”
July 04, 2019
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Residents rejoiced as heavy showers lashed many areas of Chennai on July 15. For a city reeling under severe water crisis and high temperatures, the short burst of thunder and lightning is a welcome sight.
India Meteorological Department has said that Chennai may get showers in the evening and night for the next few days, and the maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 37 and 27 degree Celsius respectively. | Photo: B. Velankanni Raj
#chennai #rain #chennaiwatercrisis #watercrisis #tamilnadu #thunder
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A farmer is seen walking past partially damaged crop in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district after heavy rain lashed the area. The wait for monsoon was finally over as the Delhi-NCR region and its adjoining areas received showers on Monday, July 15, 2019. 📸: R.V. Moorthy
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Budshah's tomb, also known as graveyard of the royals, is the resting place of the mother of Ghiyas-ud-Din Zain-ul-Abidin, the eighth king of Kashmir. Situated on the bank of the river #Jhelum in #Srinagar, the tomb is admired for its brilliant Shahmiri #architecture.
Floods of 2014 ravaged adjacent parts of the tomb, however sparing the main structure. But the flood water washed away many graves including of Mirza Haider Duglat, cousin of Mughal Emperor Babar. | 📸 Nissar Ahmad
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Garbage, mostly comprising plastic waste, flows into the sea from drain at Peda Jalaripeta in #Visakhapatnam. The drain carrying city’s waste empties right on the beach creating a huge problem for fishermen.
According to scientists, plastic pollution coupled with an increase in sea surface temperature has resulted in a 70 % decline in the marine species population off Visakhapatnam coast.
Creating ‘Small Protected Areas’ in zones where the species are present and keeping them off limits from human presence is the need of the hour, experts suggest. Now and then images captured of the aquatic animals with plastics bring forth to us the cost that marine life is paying due to our habit of littering. | 📸 K.R. Deepak
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A Mumbai municipal worker struggles to keep the marine drive promenade clean as a high tide wave lashes him, and throws more trash on to the pavement.
Mumbai has been experiencing intense spells of rainfall in the past week. 📸 | @bendrevivek
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Devotees gather as three chariots of the Shree Jagannath temple wait to begin their journey on the occasion of the Rath Yatra festival, Puri, Odisha, on July 4, 2019. Three deities are taken out in a procession called Rath Yatra, covering a 3-km distance along Grand Road connecting Shree Jagannath Temple and Mausima Temple every year. The deities will return to the temple on the ninth day. 📸: Biswaranjan Rout
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Satellite images indicate an alarming level of loss of water extent in lakes in and around Chennai. Dry conditions apart, the crisis has been exacerbated by a lack of proper management. Seen here is the Chembarambakkam lake that overflowed in 2015; it is currently dry with less than 1 mcft of water remaining as of June 2019. The Puzhal has gone bone dry, while the Poondi reservoir has barely any water left.
Click the link in bio to read more.
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Light drizzles on the morning of June 26 brought cheer to Chennaites.
Chennai has faced drought for three years in a row and there is more pressure on the already plummeting groundwater level. The city is desperate for water and its residents continue to look up to the sky for rain. 📸: R. Ragu
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India's Armed Forces marked International Yoga Day with enthusiasm. The country's Army, Navy and Air Force participated in yoga sessions right where they were stationed, be it on a snowy mountaintop or aboard a submarine. 📸: Special Arrangement
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Even in #drought one ensures to give water for birds in Churu.
In Rajasthan's #Churu drinking water is scarce in almost all the villages and towns and the groundwater is salty. Some homes have made provision for rainwater harvesting and, those who can afford it, have water purifiers.In summers, most families drink raabdi, a traditional drink made from bajra(pearl millet) and chaach (buttermilk). #Heatstroke is an ever present danger and nobody ventures out bare-headed.
Churu’s summers are too severe for any agriculture to be possible. Instead, the fields are all tilled and lie in wait for the monsoon. And the tempratures here dip below freezing point in winter and zoom to over 50 degrees Celsius in summer.
The Hindu photographer Sandeep Saxena captures a hot summer day for the weekly photo feature. Click the link in bio to view more images.
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Giant waves crash on the famous Dona Paula jetty in Goa, on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, ahead of Cyclone Vayu. The jetty was declared unsafe and is currently closed for tourists. The area is also a designated 'no selfie' zone, among several others in Goa, after reports emerged of tourists drowning while taking selfies. 📸: Atish Pomburfekar
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From Anpu Varkey in Mumbai to Maqbool Bhat in Kashmir, there has been an explosion in the number of graffiti artists, many of whom have gained followings that rival their established Western counterparts.
In its origins, graffiti is typically an act of vandalism and thus subversive art. But Indian street art, which has exploded in the past decade, is not necessarily anti-establishment. Art for art’s sake is its mantra.
Graffiti has not only come of age but has also become a thriving profession, with artists like Daku and Zine becoming cult legends on the online forums and subreddits of the art world. They are frequently commissioned by large corporate houses to create extravagant murals at top dollar prices.
Read their story in the link in the bio. | 📷: Emmanual Yogini, Supreet Sapkal, Vijay Bate
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