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The recent death of Air Commodore Sanjai Chauhan creates another dent in the Indian Air Force. Crashing his Jaguar<\/i> in Gujarat, there have been reports that the officer refused to eject and maneuvered the plane to a safe area so that no one else could be harmed. Though lives of many were saved, India lost another one of it's decorated Air Force officers . A high level inquiry has been ordered but nothing is expected from it as usual, because like every time, an engine failure or pilot error will emerge as the reason for the crash. But this is not a new case. Plane crashes are regularly reported by the Air Force, which is not at all acceptable. For an economic giant like India, it cannot afford to lose officers in mere air crashes, and absolutely not in test flights.<\/p>
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A fortnight ago, another crash was reported in Jammu and Kashmir where an IAF chopper crashed. Many more crashes are regularly reported from areas like Northeast,etc. And why not? The government is to be completely blamed for these horrific incidents. Air Force Pilots go through a rigorous training regime during their training days and their fitness level and flying tests are regularly held. So one cannot state that each crash is due to Pilot error. The Jaguar<\/i> is nearly four decades old. Air Commodore Chauhan was on a regular training flight on the Jaguar<\/i> when it crashed. The main question which arises here is that what was such an old machine doing in their fleet? The government has cut it's defence spending in the last budget without any explanation. And that too in these crucial times when it is having tense relations with it's neighbouring countries. Not that any war would be waged soon, but one should always be prepared for any crisis.<\/p>
Any defence deal in India has to go through many hurdles. Bureaucrats, finance problems, and political pressure are one of the many reasons. But the main cause of worry here is that no one is really paying any heed to the accidental air crashes that are occurring frequently in India. The recent crash will be forgotten in a few days, the officer would be remembered as a hero, and then life would continue as usual. But what about prevention? The planes in the Air Force's fleet should be thoroughly checked regularly for any anomalies. Old machines should be immediately replaced. One wonders when any concrete decision will be taken by the government in this regard.<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1528228815189","data":"5b16ebe2dfa8c"}]
Unfortunately hypocrisy has become quite prominent in Indian films and among actors these days. Recent films like Veere Di Wedding lives up to the above claims. In these turbulent times when people constantly discuss about issues like gender discrimination, poverty, corruption, etc. films like these fuel up these debates and cause unnecessary disturbances. The sad part is that these kind of films attract the most number of viewers, which ultimately leads to filmmakers making more films of this kind.<\/p>
On 1st June 2018, two films were released. One was the probable 'woman centric' film called Veere Di Wedding, and the other called 'Bhavesh Joshi Superhero', dealing with issues like corruption , and how our society is shaping up these days. Now the way Veere Di Weeding portrayed their film in trailers and interviews, it seemed viewers were finally in for a film dealing with 'feminism', which was a need of the hour. Unfortunately, the term called 'feminism' is misused to extreme levels these days. Leave aside feminism, Veere Di Wedding portrays women in bad taste as well. Drinking and smoking is not called feminism. Partying all night and waking up in someone else's house in the morning is not called feminism. Refusing to work and doing nothing all day, and on top of that abusing your husband is not called feminism. Sure, all women are entitled to do these things and no one should stop them from doing so, but that doesn't mean one necessarily has to do all this to be a feminist and show women power. This is the part where the film completely goes wrong.<\/p>
As expected , Veere Di Wedding opened to huge numbers in the box office, collecting around 10 crores in the first day itself. On the other hand , Bhavesh Joshi could only collect around 30 lakh. This shows that even though people say that the nature of viewers is changing in Bollywood, a film starring top actors but with no solid story can still rake in huge money. Actresses like Swara Bhaskar are the epitome of hypocrisy. She sharply criticized 'Padmavat', where women were shown with the highest honors, and she herself does things in this movie which contradicts her own statement. People are taking advantage of gender discrimination , and making films where women are shown doing all wrong things, which eventually leads to a whole generation being influenced in the wrong path. And people are still thronging theaters to watch a completely illogical film called 'Veere Di Wedding', and films like Parmanu and Bhavesh Joshi are going unnoticed in the society.<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1528221353901","data":"5b16cecbdd2d7"}]
Angels and Demons is the first part in the series featuring Robert Langdon which are a set of thrillers written by Dan Brown an American author. The Robert Langdon series is of the order: Angels & Demons (2000), The Da Vinci Code (2003), The Lost Symbol (2009), Inferno (2013) and Origin (2017).<\/p>\n","id":"1528219234164","type":"txt"},{"data":"
The book Angels and Demons though interesting to read created controversies on the basis of the inclusion of historical themes and use of Christianity as motifs to which Mr. Brown stated that his books are not anti-Christian and are to be taken as a positive catalyst for introspection and exploration of one’s faith.<\/p>\n","id":"1528219234164","type":"txt"},{"data":"5b16c6269092f","id":"1528219234165","type":"img"},{"data":"
The book follows Robert Langdon who is portrayed as a world renowned Harvard symbologist when he is called to a research facility to investigate a mysterious symbol branded on to a dead man’s chest after he was murdered brutally. Upon reaching there he discovers evidence of the unimaginable resurgence of an ancient and probably the most powerful brotherhood to ever walk the earth. The Illuminati. To this add in the discovery of a new technology which can blow up an entire city which happens to get into the hands of the Illuminati who are in the final stage of their vendetta against the Catholic Church which leads to the entire Vatican City about to be blown up.<\/p>\n","id":"1528219234165","type":"txt"},{"data":"
And so the story continues with Langdon's worst fears being confirmed on the eve of the Vatican's holy conclave, when a messenger of the Illuminati announces he has hidden an unstoppable time bomb at the very heart of Vatican City which also happens to be the new technology anti-matter which was discovered by Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and mysterious Italian scientist alongside another who was killed. This leads to them pairing up and on a desperate dash to protect Vatican City. Will they succeed? Read to find out.<\/p>\n","id":"1528219234165","type":"txt"}]
Scientists cannot say precisely where earth's atmosphere starts. The air gets thinner and thinner as we move up from the surface of the earth. Space doesn't have a strict restricted boundary, the atmosphere extends much farther than the internationally agreed upon line of space which is conventional boundary between atmosphere and outer space. There is no firm boundary where space begins. However, this line which forms the 'Boundary of space' is known as the 'Karman' Line which rests at 100 km above the surface of the earth and it's crossed by everything from sounding rockets to space planes.<\/p>
According to the BIG BANG theory, 13.7 billion years ago explosion in lunas(a highly compressed atomic size body) had taken place due to pressure inside it. After the explosion, dust particles along with hydrogen accumulated due to gravity, galaxies are formed. After this, formation of star begun due to fusion of hydrogen and helium. After 300 million years due to stars formation, some of the stars exploded due to extreme pressure. This is called 'Supernovae' which was the reason of formation of elements like carbon, iron and all other except hydrogen and helium. 'Supernovae' also increased the distance between celestial bodies. Thus, making the space vast.<\/p>
Earth is undoubtedly one of the celestial bodies which is composed of matter and has a mass, an atmosphere and little creatures running around and on it. Outer space is the void that exists between celestial bodies. It is an expanse of empty space in which nothing (or nearly nothing) exists.<\/p>
Space is any extent in 3D with relative position and direction. Space is everywhere. That means the edge of space is less of a barrier and more of a moving target, changing as we achieve new milestones and achievements in spaceflight. Space begins where infinity begins. Since we don't know where infinity begins, the starting limit of space is beyond the scope of our knowledge.<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1528163207741","data":"5b15eb9c7473c"}]
There are some moments that makes us to think, this is a literal miracle... In aviation industry miracles are not so common when something bad happens. Most of the people are not lucky enough to survive some of the worst incidents that happens in this industry. One such near disaster was averted by Chesley Sullenberger, popularly known as Sully. Let's take a look on how this miracle man has done it...<\/p>"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1528136451364","data":"
It was on January 15 of 2009, Captain Sully and his First officer Jeff Skiles were piloting US Airways Flight 1594 heading to Charlotte from New York. Few minutes after a decent take off the plane underwent a bird strike as they lost thrust in both the engines. Initially situation seemed in control and the plane was advised to return to LaGuardia airpot, New York. But, Sully later realised that it's not possible to go for a landing in any of the nearby airports and they would definitely end up in Hudson river. Thanks to his experience of over 4 decades in flying, the Captain made right choices at right times and miraculously landed the plane safely on Hudson and the rescue followed. All the 155 passengers along with the crew were safe and Captain Sully was an instant hero. The news spread all over the world and he became a fame overnight. Later on, he was pulled aback by the results of the investigation on the incident. According to the investigation by NTSB , things could have gone better, if Sully would have taken right decision he would have actually made it to one of the airports. But, after the real time simulations and the taking the exact conditions in to consideration it was well proven that Sully made the perfect choice by getting the plane land on the Hudson. The movie SULLY depicted these incredible set of events. It is going to be a great add-on for your must to watch movie list.<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1528139514005","data":"5b158f560d1a7"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1528139516821","data":"5b1590a6d43d6"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1528137770444","data":"
We may end up in the Hudson...these are the words by Sully to the ATC before actually landing on the Hudson. What Sully has done is absolutely amazing and requires a lot of guts, perfect sense of time and more importantly cool headedness. All this made the Miracle on the Hudson happen and would always remain in the history as one of the extraordinary moments. <\/p>"}]
We gotta accept the fact that we are turning less and less resistant to diseases. Actually, we are left with no other choice than intaking antibiotics and stuff in order to stay healthy and that's exactly what making us less immune. But, it seems like we have found a better solution for our health in future. <\/p>\n","id":"1528162588425","type":"txt"},{"data":"
The Bacteriophages are the deadliest beings on Earth without any doubt and are the most abundant ones as well. The Bacteriophages are basically viruses that attack and feed on their hosts. Specific kind of Phages attack specific bacteria and ensure their survival . Luckily, they cannot effect us but they actually turned out to be good friends of us when we came to know more about them. Antibiotics have always been an efficient weapon of ours to deal with bacteria that has feared us through ages. But, the antibiotics are now turned out to be bit dangerous as we are multiplying their complexity as of the Bacteria that are continuously evolving against the Antibiotics. These Bacteriophages when injected into the human can target the specific disease causing bacteria and will kill them without any side effects. This treatment is being tested and has been showing prominent results.<\/p>\n","id":"1528162588426","type":"txt"},{"data":"5b15646ca15c3","id":"1528162588427","type":"img"},{"data":"5b15647b0016f","id":"1528162588427","type":"img"},{"data":"
The antibiotics are ruling the field of medicine at present. The Bacteriophages that are expected to replace them offer a very promising future for humans and once accepted as a global method of treatment it could definitely save billions of lives.<\/p>\n","id":"1528162588427","type":"txt"}]
Telangana was established as a new state on June 1st, 2014, after a long struggle by the Telangana Rashtra Samiti, headed by KCR, and he had done a lot for the welfare of the state. Here are few achievements of KCR.<\/p>\n
1. Launched MISSION KAKATIYA<\/b> in March 2015, with the aim to restore all the lakes and tanks in rural Telanagana. .<\/p>\n
2. Launched MISSION BHAGIRATHA<\/b> to provide safe drinking water in every household in Telangana. <\/p>\n
3. Initiated a PENSION SCHEME<\/b> of 1000 rupees for senior citizens in 2014.<\/p>\n
4. The INFANT MORTALITY RATE<\/b> in the state came down from 38 to 28 per 1000 live births which is much better than the national average of 40.<\/p>\n
5. In 2015, government launched T-HUB<\/b>, which is the LARGEST INCUBATOR FOR STARTUPS IN INDIA.<\/p>\n
6. In May 2016, APPLE<\/b> launched its MAPS DEVELOPMENT CENTER in Hyderabad, with a potential employment of 4000.<\/p>\n
7. In March 2016, KCR signed MOU<\/b> with Maharastra's government and ended the decades long dispute over Godavari waters between the two states. <\/p>\n
8. In 2015, Telangana was featured as the THIRD BEST STATE IN INDIA,<\/b> in attracting International and Domestic tourists.<\/p>\n
9.The government launched the 2BHK HOUSING SCHEME<\/b> for the poor.<\/p>\n
10. In 2015, Hyderabad's RAJIV GANDHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (RGIA)<\/b> was ranked THIRD BEST AIRPORT<\/b> in the world with 5-15 Million passengers per annum (MPPA) by the AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL.<\/p>\n
11. The TRS government acheived 24*7 POWER<\/b> across the state.<\/p>\n","id":"1528118751259","type":"txt"}]
For all space geeks and space enthusiasts out there...how amazing it would be to get a chance to spend a moment or so in the space or on ISS. That would be a spectacular experience, especially when you look back at our planet and feel it's true beauty. But, it takes a lot to get to all these and by lot, I literally mean it. Let's take a look at a man who kinda made space as his home and spent most time in space longer than any other human ever spent.<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1528224034448","data":"5b16d93713a82"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1528220150960","data":"
The so-called Obi-Wan of Space, Gennady Padalka is the one we would be talking about. He was a senior and a very experienced Russian Air force officer and probably that might be one of the reasons that made him one of the greatest commanders on ISS. In the year 1989, at the age of 31 he was selected as a Cosmonaut. From then on, he was part of five missions to space. His first one being the one to Mir (a typical Russian Space Station) and the later four were to ISS. It was his expertise that made him a real asset when it comes to commanding the expeditions to the ISS. He was considered as one of the best commanders the ISS ever had. He voluntarily took up the challenge of examining the effects of microgravity on humans when exposed to long durations in space. He served as a commander for Expeditions 9, 19 and 39 and was a flight engineer for his last Expedition 43. It was on June 28th, 2015, Padalka surpassed Sergei Krikalev's record of 803 total days in space during Expedition 43 of ISS and his 5th trip to space. On 12th September, 2015 he safely landed on Earth setting a new record of total 878 days spent in space. In April of 2017 he resigned as a Cosmonaut. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1528222236122","data":"5b16d7ab6caf8"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1528222240421","data":"5b16d7b281620"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1528222242285","data":"
According to his crew mates and people who knew him through the space missions, Padalka was a great man and the best in the business. According to Mike Fincke, an American astronaut who is a well known crew mate to Padalka from Expedition 9, Padalka is such a great commander and the one who really understood the International part of the International Space Station and brought the best in his crew and that's exactly what made him a man of Planet Earth, not of Russia in particular....<\/p>
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We have five oceans<\/i> in the world and every year more than five million<\/i> tons of plastic is being deposited<\/u> into them. <\/p>\n
<\/b>\n P<\/b>acific-<\/i> \n the<\/i> <\/b>L<\/b>argest<\/i>, \n A<\/b>rctic-the smallest, Atlantic-<\/i>\nthe<\/i> S<\/b>outhern, <\/i>\n T<\/b>he great-<\/i>\n I<\/b>ndian<\/i> \n o<\/i>C<\/b>eans.<\/i> \n <\/b>\n <\/b><\/b><\/b><\/b><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n
On 8th of June<\/b>, we celebrate World Oceans Day<\/b> to remind everyone of the major role the oceans have in everyday life. They are the lungs of our planet, providing most of the oxygen we breathe. The purpose of the Day is to inform the public of the impact of human actions on the ocean, develop a worldwide movement of citizens for the ocean, and mobilize and unite the world’s population on a project for the sustainable management of the world's oceans. They are a major source of food and medicines and a critical part of the biosphere. In the end, it is a day to celebrate together the beauty, the wealth and the promise of the ocean.<\/p>\n
Plastic pollution is causing tremendous harm to our marine resources. 80% of all pollution in the ocean comes from people on land, 8 million tonnes of plastic per year ends up in the ocean, wreaking havoc on wildlife, fisheries and tourism, plastic pollution costs the lives of 1 million seabirds and 1,00,000 marine mammals per year, fishes eat the plastic, and we are having the same fish, plastic is causing $8 billion in damage to marine ecosystems each year.<\/p>\n
So, we need to minimise the usage of plastic and prevent them from being deposited into the oceans. This is in our hands, and we have to put a step forward from banning plastic usage. Because, \"Our Oceans-Our Future\". <\/p>\n","id":"1528472945187","type":"txt"},{"data":"
- LIKHITHA SUGGALA. <\/p>\n","id":"1528472945190","type":"txt"},{"data":"5b1aa353b12ac","id":"1528472945190","type":"img"}]
Going through the interesting facts about India, one of the facts that grabbed my attention is the India\u2019s first floating post office. The Dal Lake in Srinagar introduced the India\u2019s first floating post office in 2011. As we know for a fact that, India has the highest number of post offices in the world but the one thing that attracts the tourist in Srinagar Dal Lake is the floating post office which was inaugurated by the former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in August 2011. The post office turns out to be a boon for the state tourism and is a tribute to the Dal Lake. The post office has a huge collection of stamps which is kept as a museum, which showcases its history and other fascinating stuff about postal stamps. Moreover the shops also sell postal stamps with other things. It also allows calls, emails to the tourists to connect to their family and friends. Another interesting fact about the post office is that the letters posted in this post office are carried out with a special design with the picture of landscape of the lake and with other attractions from Srinagar. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1528477687835","data":"5b1ab7fd11c14"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1528477723868","data":"
The visitors to the post office are not allowed to go inside it by wearing shoes. The idea cane up during the British period and was originally named as the Nehru post office but was closed because of the militancy in 1990s but later it was renamed as the floating post office by then chief post master, John Samuel. During the 2014 flood it was broken but was rescued and later it was bought back from the higher ground when the water level receded. The beautiful floating post office adds more beauty to the Dal Lake of Srinagar.<\/p>"}]
54.6 million Kilometres away from home. The thing that has and is fascinating us the most and could even be our next home, Mars. The fuel that powers up our exploration of the red planet is the desire of making it our home one day. We have sent numerous spacecrafts to know more and more about Mars. One such spacecraft is the Curiosity rover sent by NASA to investigate the Martian surface and any life supporting factors on it. The six year old rover has something interesting to tell us and yes, it is a definite thriller of news\u2026<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1528479765129","data":"5b1ac54dec13a"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1528479769509","data":"
After we came to know about the frozen water in Mars and signs proving that Mars once had a steady flow of water, Gale Crater looked very promising for us in terms of solving the questions about life on Mars or could it support one. The Curiosity rover has proved to be instrumental in finding those clues and basically gave more and more info about Mars like never before. It was on 7th of June, 2018 a huge breakthrough was announced to the whole world by NASA. It was yet again Curiosity which found life sustaining organic components and more importantly Methane within 5cm of Martian Surface. It was also discovered that the content of Methane was seasonally varying and peaked during summer. This important discovery is now proving that we on right track on potentially finding life on Mars. This was an exciting news for the scientists and people all over the world. It proves that we could soon unlock many possibilities when it comes to life on Mars. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1528479774777","data":"5b1ac5583248b"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1528479777951","data":"
The Curiosity rover is expected to go down at any moment after its mission time was extended to indefinite, the breakthrough that Curiosity gave us is vital for the future exploration of the Red planet and would provide life to many future missions to explore Mars more than ever before. <\/p>"}]
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