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|| Cyclone Amphan Alert || The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has declared a Cyclone alert for the Indian Coastline across The Bay of Bengal as a Low Pressure area has formed over Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining South Andaman Sea. The Cyclone will be named " Cyclone Amphan ". Let we know some of the interesting facts about naming of these Cyclones... || Naming Of Tropical Cyclone || The Regional Specialized Meteorological Centers (RSMCs) and Tropical Cyclone Warning Centers (TCWCs) are responsible for the naming of Cyclones , that form in every ocean basin across the World. There are Six RSMCs in the World including the India Meteorological Department (IMD), and Five TCWCs.   As per the protocol, The areas that are subordinate to IMD  are North Indian Ocean, Including The Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea. After following a standard procedure IMD names the cyclone developing over these regions. Also As an RSMC,  The IMD is also mandated to issue advisories t...

West Africa's Sahel struggles to contain deadly Jihadist groups that have infiltrated communities.  Leaders of G5 Sahel countries gathered in Niamey for emergency talks after Niger faced the most spectacular military attack on its soil since the Jihadist gained a foothold in this region. " The endless attacks carried out by terrorist groups in our region remind us not only of the gravity of the situation, but also the urgency for us to work more closely together, " said Roch Marc Christian Kabor é, The President of Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso and Niger are part of the G5 Sahel, a regional military initiative that includes Mali, Mauritania, Chad and Niger, that was formed in 2014 to rout out jihadist groups affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State. The body is backed the United states, the United Nations and the former colonial power France, who some activists in Mali and neighboring Burkina Faso blame for the escalating violence. Why is there a tussle between IS and ...

In the latest tranche of Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan package, the key thrust is a huge increase in credit guarantees to MSMEs. How do such guarantees work , and how is the move expected to help MSMEs? Finance Minister  Nirmala Sitharaman  announced some details of the  Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan   economic package on Wednesday. This is the  second tranche of the package  that includes past actions by the Reserve Bank of India as well as the first  Covid-19  relief package announced during March and April. The main thrust of Wednesday’s announcements was a relief to Medium ,  Small and Micro Enterprises  (MSMEs) in the form of a massive increase in credit guarantees to them. There was, however, very little actual fiscal outgo that was announced. In other words, instead of directly infusing money into the economy or giving it directly to MSMEs in terms of a bailout package, the government has resorted to taking over the credit risk of MSM...

                          The Significant Breakthrough of Israel... Yesterday, Israeli Defence Minister Naftali Bennett announced the country had a  remarkable breakthrough in t he development of COVID-19 vaccine. He said that Israel's  Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) has developed a monoclonal neutralizing antibody,  which will effectively neutralize novel corona virus in the body of the carriers. Bennet  stated that Italian researchers have made a ‘significant breakthrough’ in developing an  antibody t o combat novel corona virus. He was quoted as saying, “I am proud of the  institute staff for this terrific breakthrough.”   As far as we known, according to comprehensive scientific publication from around the world, the  Biological Research Institute is the first in the world to achieve this breakthrough in these three parameters at the same time.  The ...

U.S. WARSHIPS ENTER DISPUTED WATERS OF SOUTH CHINA SEA AS TENSIONS WITH CHINA ESCALATE... The move comes a war of words between the United States and China over the Corona virus pandemic intensifies.  The South China Sea , one of the world’s busiest waterways, is  subject to several overlapping territorial disputes involving  China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia and Brunei.  The conflict has remained unresolved for decades but has  emerged as a flash point in China-US relations in Asia. WHAT IS THE CONFLICT ABOUT ? The Philippines, Vietnam, China, Brunei, Taiwan and Malaysia  hold different, sometimes overlapping, territorial claims over  the sea, based on various accounts of history and geography.  China claims more than 80 per cent, while Vietnam claims  sovereignty over the Paracel Islands and the Spratly Islands.  China‘s “nine- dash line” is a geographical marker used to  assert its claim. It stretches as far...

|| Army Colonel || Major || And Three Other || Killed in North Kashmir Encounter || The team of five, which also consisted of a Kashmir Police personnel, came under heavy fire as soon as they entered the house in Changimulla , Handwara based on Intelligence inputs . Based on the intelligence input that terrorists were taking the civilian inmates of a house in Changimulla, Handwara of Kupwara district hostage, a joint operation was launched by Army and JK Police. A team comprising five Army and JK Police personnel entered the target area occupied by the terrorists to evacuate the civilians. The team of Army and JK Police entered the area and successfully extricated the civilians. . However, during the process, the team was subjected to a heavy volume of fire by the terrorists, In the ensuing firefight, two terrorists were eliminated by the Army team  Security forces also managed to gun down two militants, one of whom has been identified as Lashkar-e-Taiba commander H...

From Billu Barber to lunchbox through Pan singh Tomar, Life of pi.... The journey became end at 54. " Sirf insaan galat nahi hote... waqt bhi galat ho sakta hai..."- Irrfan Khan " Not only can Humans be wrong... even the time can be wrong..." - Irrfan Khan Yes sir, in this case the time gone wrong. we lost a Magnificent actor today, at the very early age of 54. we always thought that hero should be 6 feet tall with some big muscle kicking out the villain from the picture. But the man proved us wrong with his down to earth mesmerized acting skills of another planet. He has been diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumor , a rare disease. He was admitted to Mumbai's Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital on 28 april 2020, where he was being treated for colon infection. He died the following day. Life of pi, Life in a metro, Billu   Barber, Lunchbox, Pan singh Tomar was some of the blockbusters made by him. we will remember your works for generations. You wi...