Dr R K Chadha An Automatic Weather Station (AWS) of the India Meteorological Department at Mungeshpur, New Delhi, recorded the highest temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius on 29 May 2024. This was the highest-ever temperature recorded in India, breaking all previous records. Such record-breaking temperatures and severe heatwave conditions in north India are not isolated…
(Dr RK Chadha) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), USA has announced that its operations on the International Space Station (ISS) will end in 2030 after completing 3 decades in space science. The 28 March 2023 issue of Smithsonian Magazine carried an article entitled, The ISS will fall from Sky after the end of the…
The Americans have Astronauts and the Russians the cosmonauts. Indians will have their Vyomanauts when Gaganyaan is launched, soon. The word has its origin in Sanskrit vyoman meaning endless sky or space and it roughly translates to one who travels in space.ISRO’s Gaganyaan project is probably the most challenging as it involves human lives. The project envisages…
(Dr RK Chadha) The Women’s Reservation Bill, which is called Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam was passed in the Indian Parliament on 21 September 2023 providing 33 percent reservation for women in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies. The bill is being hailed as historic and may likely empower women by giving them a voice in the…
There has been a sudden increase in heart attack cases in recent times involving people of middle and old age, especially post-COVID-19 pandemic. Though there is no empirical case study undertaken, the perception is very strong, and one wonders what might be the cause. Even if there is some truth in this at a global…
The British-born Lok Sabha MP from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Mr.Shashi Tharoor in a post on X Platform wrote IITians went to Silicon Valley; CETians took us to the moon (sic) reminds us of the presence of sporadic DNA left behind by Britishers in the independent India. Divide and Rule by creating a wedge in the Indian society was the…
Hindus in India got a raw deal in 1947 when both the limbs of the Indian subcontinent were chopped off to create a new Islamic Nation, Pakistan, with its wings one in the east and the other in the west. Ironically, present-day Muslims flaunt their claim on India despite 89.2% of their forefathers opting for…
Violence in Manipur is not a new phenomenon owing to its complex demographic structure of over 30 different tribes divided into ethnicities and religious lines, militant insurgency and illegal immigration from Myanmar, poppy cultivation, drug trafficking, and gun-running gangs with local political protection. It is virtually a tinderbox waiting to be ignited along these fault…
Has anybody seen a draft or a whitepaper on Uniform Civil Code for which Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch recently? The answer is No because the 22nd Law Commission has just invited suggestions from people, professionals, and recognized religious bodies in the country on this subject. But, already there is a hue…
