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Odisha: Sea Devours Parts Of Beach, Roads On Puri-Konark Coast

by Swati Sahoo
written by Swati Sahoo

Beach erosion has been a common occurrence in coastal areas. However, with each passing year, the threat has grown to hazardous proportions along the Puri-Konark coast, with the water consuming large swaths of land, beaches, and roads.

The three-kilometer route from Maa Ramchandi Peetha to the Kusabhadra river mouth and Chandrabhaga beach has been filled with sand due to high sea currents, causing damage to the embankment and vegetation along the road.

Environmentalists and residents are concerned that if the district government does not take action to prevent erosion, the entire region would be destroyed by the sea.

A local resident, Sunil Nayak, stated, “The sea condition has remained harsh for the previous six months.” The waves have absorbed a large section of the land between the beaches of Ramchandi and Chandrabhaga. Roads have been swept away as well. The water level around the eco-retreat site varies between 5 and 40 feet. “The wall built along the water to protect the shoreline has been damaged,” he said.

“Strong sea waves have damaged the dunes at Chandrabhaga beach, and seawater has even reached the road in some places. This has damaged the beauty of the sand dunes at the beach,” Sunil Panigrahi, another resident, stated.

Environmentalists speculated that global warming was to blame for the tidal incursion into the Puri-Konark beach, which was previously a popular tourist destination.

Meanwhile, Sarat Chandra Panigrahi, a former IIT Kharagpur professor, urged that the government investigate the situation and take appropriate measures to avoid it from happening again.

Puri District Collector Samarth Verma, on the other hand, stated that efforts will be made to avert the destruction brought in by the marauding sea.

“The impact of climate change cannot be disputed, and it is evident in coastal areas.” The district government is assessing the situation and preparing to reinforce the coastal belts. The work in this area will begin soon,” Verma stated.

https://odishatv.in/news/miscellaneous/sea-devours-parts-of-beach-roads-on-puri-konark-coast-156718

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Role Of Architecture In Nation Building

by RTD Journal
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“An architect designs for the present with an awareness of the past for a future who is essentially unknown.”- Norman Foster Building of an empire or a nation means structuring or framing the unabridged nation aforesaid to match the ease and comfort of the individuals of the nation. More often than not it hangs on the population, area, climatic factors, topography and basic requirements of the nation. Nation building is a vast area which can be subdivided as building of individual towns into cities, to districts, states and so on. It is also viewed as the power of the whole state. The growth of every nation has its own way and terms. As each and every profession has its own importance in its place, hence, architecture is growing its place slowly and regularly. Hence the future of nation is deeply rooted in architecture of that place.
With the growth of technology and accessibility, tourism is gaining its importance in today’s scenario. The architecture of a nation helps in tourist visits across the whole world. The monuments, extremely carved temples, rich heritages, luxurious palaces and the beautiful landscapes pull the hearts of the people to visit such places. This also helps in a broader part of a country’s economy and finance. Having said that, architecture has been lending its hands towards building the industrial sectors, companies, etc., which even stand close to serve the economy of a nation. They also serve many hundreds and thousands of livelihoods. Architecture also helps in developing the film sectors of the world, taking the entertainment of the people to a whole new level with its prophetic creations. Turning barren lands and dump yards into such architectural masterpieces enhances the beauty of the place and the country as a whole. Architecture speaks the history and geography of a place; due to the change in climate and temperature, even the shapes, forms and textures of a building changes.
As coin has its two sides, lotus is immersed in mud, science has its boons and banes, a human has some good with some bad habits. a glass filled with half water and is half empty and films teach and ruin us at the same time, similarly architecture and nation building have its demerits too. Too much of something is always bad. The growth in population makes architecture restricted to small amount of land. The green cover of the earth is getting reduced in greater pace. Amount of population is rapidly increasing, hence causing various diseases. Due to over exploitation of land, calamities fall over every now and then in most part of the country. The industries release huge amount of toxic gases which contributes to various kinds of pollution. Too much of built environment which helps in growth and economy of a nation also produce some toxic gases and pollution that creates deadly diseases like cancer and asthma. The huge high-rise social apartment sectors save a lot of land cover while disturbs the climatological cycle of the certain place.
As values depicts a person’s personality and his house, likewise architecture depicts a nation. A nation with good architecture and architectural monuments shows the rich culture and
tradition of a place. Architecture helps not only in piling the nation but also in structuring the aesthetics of a nation. But too much of anything is way too bad and a wrong practice. Similarly, too much of built spaces and built environment affects the nation adversely. If it is taken as a good source of economy booster and personality changer of the nation, then it can create wonders in its own space. Hence, I would like to request everyone not to exploit the beauty of nature rather endeavour the best of your own abilities on enhance the beauty as well as create comfortable living spaces for human beings and other creatures on earth.

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IMD Issues Yellow Warning To Odisha, WB, Jharkhand Between July 29-31; Heavy Rains To Pound
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IMD Issues Yellow Warning To Odisha, WB, Jharkhand Between July 29-31; Heavy Rains To Pound

by Swati Sahoo
written by Swati Sahoo

Heavy rain is expected in Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Bihar between July 29 and July 31, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The well-defined low pressure region over coastal Bangladesh and neighbouring West Bengal continues. The accompanying cyclonic circulation extends to high tropospheric levels and is expected to travel westward through West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Bihar during the next 48 hours, according to the weather service.

According to the IMD, significant rain is expected in various regions of Odisha during the next 24 hours. The districts of Mayurbhanj and Balasore have been issued with a yellow alert (heavy to very severe rainfall). In the next 24 hours, heavy rain is also expected in one or two areas in the districts of Jajpur, Bhadrak, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Angul, Deogarh, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Boudh, Bargarh, and Jharsuguda.

Weather forecast and warning for districts of Odisha for next few days:

Day 1 (valid from 1330 hrs IST of 29.07.2021 upto 0830 hrs IST of 30.07.2021)

Yellow Warning (To be updated): Heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Balasore and heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Jajpur, Bhadrak, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Angul, Deogarh, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Boudh,Bargarh and Jharsuguda.

Day 2 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 30.07.2021 up to 0830 hrs IST of 31.07.2021)

Yellow Warning (To be updated): Heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Bolangir and Nuapada.

Day 3 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 31.07.2021 upto 0830 hrs IST of 01.08.2021)

Yellow Warning: Heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Deogarh and Keonjhar.

Day 4 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 01.08.2021 upto 0830 hrs IST of 02.08.2021) Light to moderate rain or thundershower is very likely to occur at many places over the districts of north Odisha and at a few places over the districts of south Odisha.

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Lil Uzi Vert Is Apparently Buying a Planet

by RTD Journal
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Lil Uzi Vert is reportedly buying the planet and, according to Yale astronomy professor Gregory Laughlin, is a theft.

News of Lil Uzi’slatest acquisition broke via Grimes, who wrote on Twitter on Wednesday: “Documentation almost complete for @LILUZIVERT to legally claim wasp-127b — this is huge! First human to legally own a planet.”

Given that Grimes once said his exercise includes “2-4 hours in a tank of deficiency,” we will take that statement with a proverbial salt salt. For his part, the doctor – who once played a $ 24 million gem on his forehead – appeared to confirm the sale by replying: “I tried 2 to surprise everyone. We are still working on it.”

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“While NASA has actively been involved for years in the discovery of exoplanets, the agency has no involvement in the reported attempt to ‘purchase’ an exoplanet,” an agency rep tells Rolling Stone. “Under international law, governments are not capable of granting, recognizing, or enforcing ownership interests in celestial bodies. Even the naming of such objects falls outside of NASA’s purview and is the responsibility of the International Astronomical Union.”

Laughlin — who developed a formula that calculates the worth of a planet — is not aware of any current processes by which someone can buy a heavenly body. “No legal ownership framework or regulated Earth-based exchange currently exists for the purchase of exoplanetary assets,” he tells Rolling Stone. “At present, any purchase (either for investment or speculative purposes) would need to be arranged through an off-Earth venue. I remain unaware of the existence of galactic exchanges for planet trading, but that in itself, of course, does not preclude their existence.”

Still, he wagers that WASP-127b — a gas giant discovered in 2016 — is the perfect starter planet. “From a valuation standpoint, I would recommend that prospective buyers for WASP-127b keep in mind that the planet’s proximity to its host star renders it uninhabitable to carbon-based life,” he says. “The large energy flux that WASP-127b receives from the star leads to low energy costs for any data centers orbiting the planet, but the associated requirements for cooling infrastructure likely mean that the planet is cost-ineffective as a center for high-throughput computation. I would expect that other recently detected extrasolar planets, including Proxima b and Kepler 186-f, would likely command much higher prices than WASP-127b, potentially making it a bargain for a first-time planet buyer.”

Cyclone Yaas Update: Changes landfall location from Balasore to Purba Medinipur in West Bengal

 

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Heavy rains in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand in the subsequent 48 hours might also make Mahanadi swell.
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Heavy rains in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand in the subsequent 48 hours might also make Mahanadi swell.

by RTD Journal
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Weather Rport: The modern-day nicely-marked low-stress region, that is lying over coastal Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal, will now not convey significant rainfall across Odisha. The system will be inducing heavy to very heavy rainfall in the north-indoors parts of the country from July 29.

Although the version forecasts made through IMD, ECMWF, NCEP-GFS monitor that north-interior Odisha goes to receive excess rainfall between July 27 – August 2, the prediction of extremely heavy rainfall in neighboring Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh holds an ability flood threat for the state.

What seems worrisome for Odisha is, some other low strain will be forming over the northeast Bay of Bengal on August 5, in an effort to be bringing slightly heavy rains for the country’s north-indoors districts.

The alert

As per the NCEP-GFS version forecast, for the duration of the week of august 3 – nine, when the complete coastal, and southern districts in the nation are going to record forty-five – fifty-five percent excess gathered rainfall vis-a-vis the normal, the relaxation of the districts (especially north indoors) within the nation will be witnessing an excess accrued rainfall within the range of 55-75 percentage.

Current weather.

As in step with the version forecasts via IMD, ECMWF, NCEP-GFS, the contemporary well-marked low stress will pound the states of West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh. The forecast predicts heavy rain for the duration of the morning hours (5 am) on July 29 in Odisha districts bordering Jharkhand and West Bengal.

Odisha effect: the modern low stress will induce heavy rains over Odisha from June 29 (morning hours) and could continue till midday. Moderate to heavy rain will hit the districts of Bhadrak, Jajpur, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Angul, and Sundargarh again inside the morning hours on July 30. The rest of the districts may additionally document very mild rainfall with the expected collected rainfall in 6 hours ranging in between zero.Five-2 mm.

Is there any flood danger?

The version forecasts display because the well-marked low strain on its way in the direction of northwest India might be pounding the states of West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh. The forecast of very heavy to extraordinarily heavy rainfall among July 29-31 in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh poses the possibility of a higher inflow of water into the downstream basins of Mahanadi, Brahmani, Baitarani, Budhabalanga, and Suvarna Rekha.

The contemporary fame: at gift majority of the base stations in the river basin regions here have not recorded any rainfall until the morning hours these days. Furthermore, the measured water stages at the majority of the bottom stations were 2-3 meters beneath the caution stages. Although none of the bottom stations inside the kingdom has received any rainfall till this morning, few base stations on the river Brahmani-Baitarani and Mahanadi basins have a water level very near the hazard degree.

Given the forecast of very heavy to extraordinarily heavy rainfall inside the upstream states of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, at the side of heavy rainfall downstream right here, there may be a possibility of rivers going spate in the state.

The CWC forecast

Hirakud reservoir: as per the valuable water fee (CWC) forecast, Sundargarh may be recording 5-6mm rainfall per hour on July 31. With heavy rainfall upstream, the forecast says that discharge from Hirakud reservoir by using august 2 would touch 10,000 cubic meters in keeping with the second. And the inflow is ready to touch 800 million cubic meters (mcm) in keeping with 24 hours. The inflow to Hirakud in next 24 hours might be 349.29 mcm.

Rengali: as per the CWC forecast, the Panposh website online on the river Brahmani is anticipated to file extremely heavy rainfall of nine-10 mm in line with the hour on July 31. The forecast indicates via July 30, whilst the release from the reservoir can be one thousand cubic meters consistent with 2nd, the common influx will attain nearly six hundred mcm in keeping with 24 hours on August 1

Baitarani: even as the Anandpur web page at the river is expected to report rainfall in the range of five mm per hour on July 31, there appears no flood hazard until august 2.

Govindpur: as per the forecast, the website online on river Budhabalanga will get hold of 1.2mm rainfall in line with an hour on July 30. But there may be no flood hazard till Aug 2.

Source: Odisha TV.

https://odishatv.in/news/weather/very-heavy-rains-in-chhattisgarh-jharkhand-in-next-48-hours-may-make-mahanadi-swell-154702

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International Travel: Green Signal To Vaccinated Passengers For Open Air Travel By Global Airlines’ Association

by Swati Sahoo
written by Swati Sahoo

International air travel should be made available to at least those passengers who have been properly vaccinated against Covid-19, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). According to the group, a thorough framework should be put in place that permits those who have been vaccinated to travel without difficulty. Furthermore, the system should ensure that travellers who have not been vaccinated are tested and verified, while not imposing additional restrictions.

“Vaccination and testing have a role to play in foreign trip recovery. Waiting for vaccines to become widely available before reopening borders is not an option. Conrad Clifford, IATA’s Deputy Director General and Regional Vice President for Asia Pacific, remarked, “The global vaccine roll-out is going to take time.” “That is why, for people who do not have access to vaccines or are unable to be vaccinated for various reasons,” Clifford continued.

Clifford believes that maintaining a zero case load policy is unsustainable, especially given experts’ predictions that Covid-19 will become an endemic. “We have been and will continue to push nations to make data-driven decisions when reopening their borders to international travel to limit the dangers of Covid-19,” he said.

Independent data modelling undertaken by Airbus and Boeing, respectively, recently revealed that methods without quarantine measures can allow international travel to resume with a very minimal probability of Covid-19 being introduced into the trip destination. Vaccination campaigns have expanded on a worldwide scale, raising hopes for a speedier economic challenger for the world economy. Rising Delta variant cases, on the other hand, are a major source of concern for governments all around the world.

https://www.india.com/business/international-flights-latest-news-open-air-travel-for-vaccinated-passengers-global-airlines-association-iata-travel-ban-update-4840055/

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Good News For The Travellers, Says Adar Poonawalla As 16 European Countries Give A Nod To Covishiled

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Instagram Tests New “Collab” Feature In India, May Let Creators Co-author Posts, Reels

by Swati Sahoo
written by Swati Sahoo

Instagram is working on a new ‘Collab’ feature that will allow users to collaborate on Feed Posts and Reels with other Instagram users. The Facebook-owned social media site is now testing the yet-to-be-released features in India and the United Kingdom.

Instagram said in a statement that collaborating is a big part of how users connect on the platform. “You may invite a collaborator to your Feed Post and Reels with ‘Collab,’ and they can share the content with their audience,” the company said.

Both users will be identified as authors of the Instagram content they post. Their followers will be able to see both creators’ names on the posts that appear in their feeds.

“Only public accounts that are participating in the test can be invited to ‘Collaborate’/co-author. They’ll be added to the tag screen and acknowledged in the header of your post once they’ve accepted the collaboration invitation ” the statement stated.

Instagram said in a statement that the content made in partnership will be exposed to both producers’ followers. “Right now, we’re only testing this (Colllab function) with a tiny percentage of our global community,” the comapany added.

Instagram has been testing a number of new features in India in order to boost its user base. For starters, the social media network originally tried the ‘Reels’ feature in India, which has since proven to be a huge success for the platform, garnering millions of views and generating revenue through advertisements.

In addition, Instagram’s Live Rooms functionality was first tested in India and other significant areas. Four users can go live on the social media site using the Live Rooms function.

https://zeenews.india.com/technology/instagram-s-new-collab-feature-may-let-creators-co-author-posts-reels-2377752.html

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Low Pressure in the Bay of Bengal on July 21, cause heavy rainfall and lightning in Odisha

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Bhubaneswar: The regional-based meteorological center here on Friday predicted that a low-pressure region is probable to shape over the northwest Bay of Bengal and neighborhood around July 21.

The weatherman also stated that Odisha would acquire heavy rainfall, a thunderstorm with lightning beneath the have an impact on of low-strain region.

A yellow warning has been issued for several districts of the state for the following five days.

Test details right here:

Day 1: Thunderstorms with lightning are very probable to arise at one or two places over the districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sundergarh, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal, and Kalahandi.

Day 2: Thunderstorms with lightning are very likely to arise at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Sundergarh, Keonjhar, and Mayurbhanj.

Source: Kalinga News

https://kalingatv.com/state/low-pressure-in-bay-of-bengal-by-july-21-to-cause-heavy-rainfall-lightning-in-odisha/

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Odisha To Experience Thunderstorm, Heavy Rain & Lightning Over Next 5 Days: SRC

by Swati Sahoo
written by Swati Sahoo

Over the next five days, heavy rains, thundershowers, and lightning are highly likely to hit most areas of the state. Due to the severe weather, the Special Relief Commissioner’s office has issued a warning to district collectors, advising them to take appropriate precautions and limit losses.

From July 2 to 7, mild to moderate rainfall and lightning are expected in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Angul, Boudh, Sonepur, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Nawarangpur, Koraput, and Malkangiri.

Bhubaneswar experienced moderate to heavy rainfall on Friday afternoon, which were followed by lightning. In a letter to the districts, the State Emergency Operations Centre warned, “The situation must be continuously watched and warning messages must be effectively distributed.”

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National Camera Day: Know About Its History, Timeframe & How To Celebrate

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Camera Day has no documented origins, but it is a day dedicated to commemorating the camera and photographers who have left an everlasting mark on history.

The camera is honored in all of its guises. After all, the gadget has become an integral part of our daily routine.

Professionals, of course, have a higher level of significance and importance. For many years, though, the camera’s effect has crossed colour, caste, religion, and geography.

History & Evolution

The camera has a long history that predates photography.

The camera obscura, a darkened box with a convex lens or aperture for projecting the image of an exterior object onto a screen inside, was the predecessor to the standard photographic camera.

The camera gradually grew into a huge, unwieldy gadget capable of capturing images with silver salts. The daguerreotype camera, designed by Alphonse Giroux in 1839, was the first photographic camera produced for commercial manufacture.

Cameras are now as small as a pen and can be carried in your pocket. There are even some that are impenetrable to detect.

Cameras have evolved into high-tech instruments that can execute a variety of tasks since the digital era began.

Taking images has become one of the most simple pastimes on the planet, and social media provides users and pros with a plethora of outlets to display their work.

In terms of the formal history of National Camera Day, its origins are unknown, as is the identity of its initiator.

Timeframe

According to historians, the Camera Obscura was extensively used between the 11th and 17th centuries, before the creation of the photography process.

Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, a French physicist, invented the print in 1825, which took eight hours of light exposure to form an image. The heliograph was its name.

After it, Louis Jacques Daguerre devised the Daguerreotype camera in 1839. It was the first commercially viable photographic method for permanently imprinting a metal plate.

In the year 1900, the first mass-market camera was introduced to the public.

In the 1980s and 1990s, various firms began developing devices that recorded images electronically, ushering in the digital age of cameras.

By the year 2000, mobile phones have cameras.

How to celebrate this day?

Take photos of your favorite objects to commemorate the occasion. You might also organize a picture shoot with your friends and family.

If you’re a pro, teach someone the fundamentals of photography or provide an online course.

You may also use the hashtag #NationalCameraDay to promote the day by posting some photographic tips and tricks on social media.

https://www.timesnownews.com/the-buzz/article/camera-day-2021-history-of-camera-timeline-how-to-celebrate/777143

Written By: Swati Sahoo

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