Asteriod debris link to birth of the solar system

Good morning friends.  There is an asteroid debris that link to birth of the solar system.

Scientist says oceanography institute analyzing debris collected over three years.  

The cosmic content collected by the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) in Goa can throw more light on the birth of solar system, said M Shyamprasad from the institute, speaking at the 6th Chandrayaan-I Science Meeting at Physical Research Laboratory on Tuesday.

The other topics discussed were payloads, data archive and data dissemination, and timeline for public access.  The NIO has been analyzing debris from asteroids for the last three and half years and according to Shyamprasad, 30,000-40,000 pieces of asteroids debris rain down on earth annually.

The uses of  MIP (Moon Impact Pro) payload, a micro satellite, were also discussed. With help of MIP, scientists have designed the Chace experiment to measure composition of very thin atmosphere. It has earlier in detecting water on the sun-lit portion of the moon.

CIXS (Chandrayan-1 X-ray Spectrometer), the other key payload discussed, tries to identify the chemistry of lunar surface elements like magnesium and aluminum making rocks.  The meeting saw the presence of 100 people, including scientists, academicians as well as faculty and students of PRL. - AhmedabadMirror

 

Students join the fight against cancer

Good morning friends.  Everybody is aware of cancer now these days.  It increases the population of having this disease to the people.  We should be aware of all the circumstances of what this ailment be the cause.  We can prevent cancer if we just have all the knowledge.  Students will join to fight against cancer. 

An elocution contest, Mission 2020 – Cancer-free Society’, where children presented their views on prevention of cancer was organized by HCG-Medisurge Hospital here at Town Hall on Saturday.

Over a thousand children, studying in class IX and from over a dozen schools across Ahmedabad, participated in the contest. The best three speakers and their schools were awarded winners and runners-up trophies. Antriksh Arya from New Tulip High School, Bopal, bagged the first prize for her essay on Cancer – Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow’. Anjali Johny of Mount Carmel was first runner-up, while Saloni Shah of Vidyanagar High School was declared second runner up.

In the elocution contest, Farhin Razz of Mount Carmel School won the first prize, while the runner-up trophy went to Antriksh Arya. The second runner-up prize was shared by Akanksha Rabello of Mount Carmel School and Harsh Mehta of Udgam School.

The competition was judged by educationist Professor NV Vasani, psychiatrist Dr Hansal Bachech and High Court judge Justice Harsha Devani. Oncosurgeon Dr Jagdish Kothari urged children to become ambassador in the country’s fight against cancer. Their efforts were also showcased through an exhibition.

Doctors said researches had revealed that if cases of cancer are diagnosed early, the chances of survival would improve. Breast and cervical cancers are detected in the US in early stages because of general awareness and also the routine use of pap smears and mammograms. In India, about 30% cases of cancer in males are oral cancers, a result of tobacco chewing. This can easily be prevented by spreading awareness and detected early by a simple self-examination technique. – The Times of India

Vibrant Gujarat 2011 attempts a Davos

Good morning friends.  Few politicians understand branding better than Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. The fifth edition of biennial global investors’ summit slated for January 2011, which is being tagged as ‘Davos in Action’, will focus more on branding the state as a business hub where deals are done, rather than just an investment destination. 

In a gradual deviation from previous events, the upcoming summit has been renamed as ‘Vibrant Gujarat 2011: The Global Business Hub’ instead of ‘Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors’ Summit’.

“This time the main objective of the summit won’t be limited to signing MoUs. Now, it’s time for the next leap,” said a senior official in the chief minister’s office. During the last event in January 2009, nearly 7,000 MoUs worth $240 billion were signed.

More importantly, there was participation from nearly 45 countries. The next event would leverage this international participation. “It will be more of a networking event on the lines of World Economic Forum in Davos or Global Entrepolis @ Singapore,” said a source.

To put things in perspective, MoUs will only be a small part of the event. “We will have top CEOs discussing global issues — a first for Gujarat. Also, a lot of emphasis is being laid on collaborations in every possible field,” he said. The state government has set an ambitious target of forging at least 100 tie-ups with leading institutions from across the globe for exchange of knowledge.

“This exercise may not yield tangible results in the immediate future but will have endless intangible gains in a longer run. Besides, we believe we are past that stage where we were required to run after investors,” he said. – The Times of India

India hands over $5 million aid to earthquake-hit Haiti

Good morning friends.  The world knew what happened to Haiti.  We have different kinds of disasters.  We don’t know when it will be hit us. The important thing is that we should alway be ready.  We should all have a helping hand when this kind of calamity will hit us.

India has handed over five million dollars to Haiti’s UN envoy Leo Merores, as aid for the victims of the devastating earthquake that hit the Caribbean nation in January.

India is now considering the second phase of its response that will be geared towards reconstruction and rebuilding of Haiti’s infrastructure and economy.

The ambassadors of both the countries discussed areas in which India would be able to best serve Haiti’s need in the coming months.

India’s envoy to the UN, Hardeep Singh Puri told PTI that New Delhi was “seriously studying” the situation and was considering providing the “Jaipur foot and low cost housing among other things.”

Describing the international outpouring of aid as overwhelming Merores said that Haiti “deeply appreciated the very generous contribution of the government (Indian).”

“It will go into the emergency fund account to help the earthquake victims but at this point I cannot say precisely what will be done with it,” he told PTI.

Responding to concerns that has been expressed about tracking the aid, Merores, noted that his government “in due time would set up an ad hoc committee” to show how the money was spent. The Indian side also noted that it would perform due diligence.  - The Times of India

Shivam Patel @ Manav Parivar in Matar

Shivam doing volunteering work @ Manav Parivar

After his class Shivam joined with me to go to Matar and do his volunteering work there.  Shivam sweep the area where there is dry leaves and dust.  He also remove some dust in the gate of the compound of Manav Parivar.

Zero Tolerance drive travels to east Amdavad

Good morning friends.  It’s good to know that there will be a zero tolerance drive travels to eat Amdavad. 

The zero tolerance drive by the city traffic cops will be held for the first time in the eastern part of the city. Beginning today, it will cover Kagdapith, Kankaria triangle, Kankaria football ground crossroad, Pushpakunj and Rambaug. More than 120 traffic cops will be involved in the drive apart from the local police. As many as 10 PSIs, two PIs will be part of the team.

Interceptors will be installed on the aforementioned routes. They said that during this period, no mercy would be shown to motoring offenders. Not just those jumping signals will be pulled up by the cops, the licenses of Amdavadis using dark tints on windowpanes of their cars. Those using flashy number plates would also face similar consequences.

Till today, the drive has been held in three areas of western Ahmedabad: Ashram Road, CG Road and S G Road. Fines amounting to nearly 25 lakh have been collected so far by the traffic police.

Last time, the traffic cops conducted the drive on Nehrunagar Circle-ISCON Circle stretch. During the 10-day drive, they collected Rs 10 lakh from 17,500 traffic offenders. Nearly 500 vehicles and 184 licenses were seized during the campaign that concluded on Wednesday.

The team even intercepted an autorickshaw ferrying country liquor near ISRO after a dramatic two-kilometer chase last Thursday. They detained its driver,  confiscated 32 liters of hooch and handed him over to Satellite police. The clampdown on vehicle drivers on CG Road lasted for six days: it began on October 5 and ended on October 10.

During this time, 12,835 people were booked for sidestepping traffic rules. Driving licenses of more than 65 people were confiscated and vehicles of 84 traffic offenders were seized. Fines totaling Rs 7 lakh were collected during the exercise. The 10-day no-tolerance drive that the traffic cops held on Ashram Road saw them netting Rs 5.68 lakh in fines. The department said over 10,000 offenders were fined.

Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Mohan Jha said: “The three zero-tolerance drives we conducted in Ahmedabad have been quite successful. Now we are venturing into the eastern area of the city. We plan to inculcate traffic sense among the people, though it will take some time. The next such drive will also be held in the eastern part of the city.”

He added, “Our idea is not to mint money. We want to educate people on traffic safety norms. We want them to wear helmets, seatbelts and obey traffic rules. We are hopeful of making a difference. This is just the beginning.”  -AhmedabadMirror

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11,000 people convert to Buddhism in Ahmedabad

Good morning friends.  There are 11,000 people from Ahmedabad who converted to Buddhism.  Some may take that against from them and some just don’t mind that.  It’s their belief that will lead them to focus on Gods want.

Close to 11,000 people, including those from the Koli and Kshatriya communities as well as Christian families, embraced Buddhism at a function in Saijpur Bogha here on Sunday. Buddhist monks from Bhante Pragnyasheel administered the pledges to the new converts. The Ahmedabad district collector, however, said no conversion could be effective unless an official permission was granted.

“Five Hindu Dalit families that had earlier converted to Christianity also converted to Buddhism at the function,” said Balkrishna Anand, convenor of the Bauddh Dhamma Deeksha Angikar Abhiyan (Gujarat). “We were working on the event for the last few months, touring many districts and conducting meetings to mobilize people,” he said, adding that in all, 350 meetings were held to spread the message across the state.

Maintaining that nearly 11,000 people converted to Buddhism at the function, Anand said the neo-converts had come from places as far as Patan, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Vadodara, Junagadh and Mehsana. Renowned Buddhist leader Kalpana Saroj was the chief guest at the function, which was presided over by five Buddhist monks from various parts of the country.

Asked whether an official permission was sought to carry out the conversions, the convenor said applications for conversion were submitted in the respective districts and they were under process.

Ahmedabad District Collector Hareet Mehta, however, said he did not have details of the applicants off hand.

On the occasion, the Vadodara-based Buddhist Mahasabha urged the state government to work towards inception of the Buddhist relic at M S University into a stupa.

“The state government, the Vadodara Municipal Corporation and M S University should join hands to execute the project with help from Acharya Satyanarayan Goenka of Mumbai, who had set up a grand pagoda,” a memorandum of the Mahasabha to the CM read. – The Times of India

Gujaratis from 20 countries to descend on NRG meet in city

Good morning friends.  Gujaratis from 20 countries will descend on NRG meet in the city. 

More than 1,000 non-resident Gujaratis (NRG) from 20 countries will at-tend a three-day Vishwa Gujarati Samaj meet, which begins today. The event is being organized to celebrate the golden jubilee of Gujarat, which was carved out from erstwhile Bombay state on May 1, 1960.

 “This event is aimed at bring together Gujaratis living across the globe to discuss various aspects of Gujarat and its culture,” the president of the body, Krishnakant Vakharia, said. During the conference, four eminent NRGs — Ukabhai Solanki from the US; Dr Gautam Bodiwalal from the UK; Hemant Shah from Canada and J K Chandeni from Tanzania — will be honored for doing the state proud.

Vakharia said that Gujaratis had settled in almost all corners of the world and had earned name for themselves. The three-day event will be inaugu-rated by Speaker Ashok Bhatt. Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel, Mayor Kanaji Thakor, Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil and Sam Pitroda will attend the event. Morari Bapu is also expected to be present.

To popularize Gujarat’s art and culture, CDs of Gujarati songs and dramas would be distributed among participants of the annual NRG conference. An exhibition showcasing state’s progress in various fields is also being organized on the sidelines of the meet. This is the fourth such NRG conference.  -AhmedabadMirror

Price of milk may increase

Good morning friends.  It will be an unfavorable moment of parents specially to mothers that for their babies.  Price of milk may increase.  This may seem to be the problem when it will happen.

 Adding more burden on the budget of the common man, who is already suffering the price rise in Sugar, Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar asked the country to be prepared to shell out more money for milk too.

The minister on Wednesday, Jan 20 said that the price of milk is expected to go up due to scarcity of milk in north India.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken to protest over the rise in the prices of essential commodities.

Reports suggest that senior BJP leader LK Advani is expected to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday, Jan 20 to discuss the issue. – OneIndia