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22 May

Climate Change Helping The Formation Of ” Green Snow”.

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While the algal blooms causing green snow certainly make for a spectacular sight, they are also yet another indication of just how quickly temperatures in Antarctica are rising. Antarctica conjures images of an unbroken white wilderness but blooms of algae are giving parts of the frozen continent an increasingly green tinge. Warming temperatures due to climate change are helping the formation and spread of “green snow” and it is becoming so prolific in places that it is even visible from space, according to new research published on Wednesday. While the presence of algae in Antarctica was noted by long-ago expeditions,…

22 May

Package Of ₹ 1000 Crore Allocated For Immediate Assistance To Amphan-hit West Bengal.

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The central government stands with West Bengal in these testing times and will provide immediate advance assurance of Rs 1,000 crore, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday as he wrapped up a visit to the state that had been battered by cyclone Amphan this week. This is PM Modi’s first outstation visit in nearly three months. “An advance assistance of ₹1,000 crore will be arranged by the government of India, so that the State government does not face any major hardship during these difficult time,” Mr. Modi said. “In addition ₹2 lakh will be given from Prime Minister’s Relief Fund to…

22 May

15 Year Old Girl Allegedly Raped , By Three Youths In Uttar Pradesh.

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A 15 year old girl was allegedly raped by three youths in U.P. The sources said that the girl was picked up from her house by the three accused and taken to a secluded place where she was raped, Station House Officer Subhash Gautam said. The incident came to light on Thursday when the girl came back to home and narrated her ordeal to the parents, he said. A case under relevant sections of law has been registered against the accused, Mr. Gautam said. In another incident, two youths were arrested on Thursday for allegedly sexually harassing a 14-year-old girl…

21 May

Daily Number Of Highest COVID-19 Cases , Records WHO.

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WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan said the five million cases mark would be a "tragic milestone"The World Health Organization said Wednesday it had registered a new daily record number of COVID-19 cases as it quickly neared the "tragic milestone" of five million total infections. The UN agency's chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that on Tuesday, there were "106,000 cases reported to WHO — the most in a single day since the outbreak began" in December. The WHO was also getting to grips with U.S. President Donald Trump's reform ultimatum, giving the organisation 30 days to overhaul its operations otherwise its…

21 May

Bengaluru: Witnessed A Loud Thundering Sound.

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A loud 'thundering' sound in several areas of Bengaluru on Wednesday afternoon triggered panic among the city residents. Some people took to Twitter, wondering if an earthquake had hit the Karnataka capital as doors and windows shook after the noise. However, the officials ruled out the possibility of it being an earthquake. As per Srinivas Reddy, the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) director: “Earthquake activity will not be restricted to one area and will be widespread.” “We have checked our sensors and there is no earthquake activity recorded today," Bangalore Mirror mentioned Reddy as saying. Karnataka State Disaster…

21 May

Urdu And Arabic Calligraphers Is Fighting To Keep The Art Alive.

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Mohamed Ghalib is reading the Quran when we get through to him on the phone. This is the month of Ramzan, and it seems significant that the calligrapher is reading the Islamic holy book that was once transcribed by artists like him. Today, 58-year-old Ghalib, is reportedly the last katib or calligrapher, working in Old Delhi’s Urdu Bazaar. Once the stars of the vernacular Urdu press, which relied on Katibs to transcribe material for newspapers and magazines, these calligraphers are among the last practitioners of an art that goes back to the golden era of Arabic writing, which underpins the…

21 May

Goa: Class 10 Exam To Be Conducted From May 21 To June 6.

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Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education on May 20, 2020, confirmed that it will be conducting the Goa SSC Board Exams 2020 from May 21 to June 6. The complete schedule or date sheet of the SSC 2020 examination is released on the Board’s official website gbshse.gov.in. The candidates who are to appear in the exam can check their schedule there. The Higher Secondary Exams or the 12th standard exams were carried out yesterday on various centres across the state successfully. The exam was of Marathi language. The students of SSC are also expecting similar arrangements for their exam…

21 May

Jyoti Kumari Cycled For 7 Days Before She Reached Bihar.

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Jyoti Kumari, 15, cycled almost 1,200 km with her father riding pillion, to reach home in the coronavirus lockdown.From Gurgaon near Delhi, she cycled for seven days, going almost hungry for two of those, before she reached Bihar.Impressed with her endurance, the Indian Cycling Federation has decided to invite Jyoti to trials next month, which gives her a chance to turn her life around.

21 May

BS Yediyurappa Has Reprimanded His Senior Cabinet Colleague J C Madhuswamy.

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Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Thursday openly reprimanded his senior cabinet colleague J C Madhuswamy for allegedly verbally abusing a woman representing a farmers' organisation, saying the behaviour was "unbecoming of a minister.""What he (Madhuswamy) has said is not right, I will warn him. No one can forgive speaking to a woman in such an explicit manner. His behaviour is unbecoming of a minister," BS Yediyurappa said.Speaking to reporters, the Chief Minister said, "I'm aware of the matter, I will speak to the woman. I will see to it that such incidents don't repeat.

21 May

Case Registered Against Sonia Gandhi In Connection With A Tweet Posted By Congress.

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A case has been registered against Congress president Sonia Gandhi in Karnataka in connection with a tweet posted on the party's official handle alleging misuse of PM-CARES Fund, police said.The Sagara town police in Shivamogga district registered the case on Wednesday based on a complaint by Praveen KV, who alleged that @INCIndia, the official Twitter handle of the Congress, tried to create distrust among masses with its tweet by spreading "baseless charges."The state Congress condemned the registration of the case.