Finance ministry refuses funds to mumbai harbour link.

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The  much - delayed mumbai trans-harbour link (MTHL) has suffered a fresh setback as the   union finance ministry has refused to approve its viability gap funding, asking the city's development authority to treat the sea - link as a road and reduce the concession period to 30 years from 45.

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the 22 - km Rs. 9,630- crore MTHZ is a critical infrastructure showpiece for the financial capital as it will drastically reduce the distance between central mumbai and Navi mumabi and also connect to the proposed second air port there. 

       Scientists Discover Source of Water on Moon.

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Scientists have discovered that the most likely source of water on moon is the constant strean of charged particles from the sun known as the solar wind. The findings by researchers from the university of Michigan imply that ice inside permanently shadowed  polar craters on the moon, sometimes. called cold traps, could contain hydrogen atoms ultimately derived from the solar wind. 

Theoretical models of lunar water stability dating to the late 1970, suggest that hydrogen ions ( protons) from the solar wind can combine with oxygen on the moon's surface to from water and related compounds called hydroxyls, which consist of one atom of hydrogen and one of oxygen and are known as OH.

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Water and related compounds have also been detected in the lunar Regolith, the layer of fine powder and rock fragments that coats the lunar surface. however, the origin of lunar surface water has remained unclear. The study findings are published in the Journal Nature Geoscience.

source:- TOI

 GIRL SHOT BY TALIBAN FLOW TO U.K. FOR  CARE.

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Pakistani teenage rights activist malala Yousufzai, who was seriously injured in an assassination attempt by the taliban last week, was on  monday sent to Britain on an air ambulance for specialist treatment, Including the repair of damaged bones of her skull. on her arrival in the Uk. 14- year - old malala was transferred to queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham an NHS (National health Service ) hospital which has a specialist major trauma centre. 

The transfer  was kept "top secret" in view of threats to  her life, including a warning from the taliban that it would target her again. she was  accompanied by a team of pakistan army doctors and a British medical unit in  a specially Equipped air ambulance provided by the royal family of the united Arab Emirates. malala's plane touched down at  Birmingham Air port at 8.50 pm (IST), a spokes woman. for the airport in central england said. 

source :- The Indian Express

       India - born manisha first woman to head F1 team

 From Dehradun to the sauber factory in Hinwil (Switzerland ). It has been a long about Rewarding Journey for India - born monisha Kaltenborn. She has risen steadily to the top in formula one, which is largely perceived to be a ' man's world.

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On wednesday(10 October ) she climbed another rang on the ladder when she became F1's first woman team principal. replacing peter sauber. A team principal is the boss of all racing activity of the F1 team. Monisha, also a member of FIA's women & motor sport commission, is ready for the challenge. "Naturally I'm very aware of the major responsibility I have for peter sauber's team.  i have set my sights high and am committed to taking to team forward " she said.

source :- TOI

 What is The Process of Fruit Ripening and Change of Color     from Green to Yellow or Orange  ?

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Several Major  change can take place as fruits ripen not all occur in every type of fruit, but taken collectively they characterize ripening processes they include (1) a rise in respiration rate (2) production of ethylene (3) flesh softening (4)appearance of color (5) formation of volatiles with associated development of flavor.

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Among these changes formation of bright colors, which evolved to attract dispersal agents such as birds, browsing animals, and primates, now become a particularly important visible indicator of maturity and ripeness pour fruit, stone fruit , tomatoes, mangoes and straw berries provide good examples where color is a prime indicator of ripeness. The non greening of leaves its called senescence as in leaf denescence, ripening in fruits also involves chlorophyll loss and an increase in production of yellow, orange, red or purple pigments,.Yellow, orange or red pigmentation  as seen in oranges and tomatoes, arise from convesion of chloroplasts to chromoplasts. In higher plants, carotenoids which are found in chromoplasts. and anthocy units which are located in the vacuoles fulfill an important purpose as colorant of fruits. 

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For example the red color of tomato (lycopersicon esculentum) fruits is due to the carotenoid pigment lycopene, whose concentration increases dramatically during the ripening process. the deep yellow colour of mango fruits is duo to the presence of beta carotene a common phytochemical within a group of 600 known carotenoids. similarly the red colour development in apples and purple colour development in grapes are due to the formation of anthocyanin pigments in their skin. sometimes both types of pigments can occur in the same fruit. these  pigments are formed as end products of too separate pathoays during ripening the pathway, which leads to the accumulation of yellow - arange carotenoids or red lycopene and the anthocyaning pathway which leads to the accumulation of anthocyanins in the vacuoles are these two pathways. 

source :- THE HINDU 

 'ISRO' Test Fires India's mars Missin Engine for Ist Time 

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The engines of the INdian mars orbiter were tested for the first time on monday morning. Indian Space 

Research Organisation ( ISRO).  Chief spokesperson Devi Prasad  Karnik said the engine, Known as the Liquid apogee motor (LAM), was fired for about 670 seconds at Isro's liquid propulsion systems centre at mahendra Giri in tamilnadu.  "The test was successful and will go on for about 45  days", Karnik told TOI from Bangalore. The mission  is slated for lift off towards the end of october or beginning of November 2013.

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LAM plays a key role in orbit raising Manoeuvres. the current missin profile of the mission envisages the orbiter operating  in the earth - bound orbit six times as its attitude is raised, before it sets off on its 300 day journey to mars. In the final earth orbit, the orbiter's furthest point from earth will be 2,15,000 km and the nearest 600 km. According to ISRO, it is expected to depart from the earth's orbit on November 26, 2013, and the crucial mars orbit insertion will occur on september 21,2014. An ISRO official said the real chalenge in the Mission is that the engine has to restart after 300 days when to orbiter enters the martian orbit. 

source :- THE HINDU 

        007 Completes 50 Years of Celluloid Adventures.

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James Bond fans on friday celebrated 50 years of the suave British spy's  adventures on the silver screen with a day of 077 - themed events around the globe . Bond appeared in a fil for the first time in the now classic Dr. No,  released on October 5, 1962, Introducing himself with the immortal line, "the names Bond......... James Bond,
The Movie franchise has gone on the become one of the most successful in history, with the 22 Bond film taking in more than $ 5 billion dolars(3.85  billion ponds). to mark' Global Bond Day " British diva Adele elssad the theme song of sky fale, the 23 rd. and newest Bond film, on her website , as anticipation built for its global premiere on october 23.the rugged Daniel Craig is the latest  of six actors t play Bond, but some things have stayed his taste for fast cars, beautiful women , high- tech godgets and vodka martinis. A collection of cars from the films, including the iconic Aston Martins, were present at pinewood Studios near London.
A new feature documentary "Everything or Nothing. the untold story  of 007" will also be unveiled focusing on produces Albert Broccoli and harry saltzman, and 077 author  I AM fleming, the thre men most responsible of building the brand.





source :- TOI

      NASA'S Cargo Craft Carries ice  Cream for Sunita 

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Indian american astronaut sunita williams will soon enjoy delicious chocolate vanilla swirl' on board International space statin (ISS) after NASA'S first contracted commercial cargo capsule was rocketed into orbit to resupply the orbiting Iabaratory. space's falcom 9 rocket, a commercial cargo ship , was blasted off into orbit late on sunday, kicking off a new era of commercial resupply flights intended to restore supply chain that was crippled following the shuttle's retirement. 

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source :- TOI

                       Australia Unveils Colossal Telescope 

Australia on friday unveiled a colossal radio telescope that will allow astronomers to detect distant galaxies and explore the depths of the universe  with unprecedented precision. the Australian SKA pathfinder telescope, at the remote. murchison radio- astronomy observatory in the western australian desert, is made up of 36 antennas, each 12 methors in diameter,. the aus $ 140 million ( $  140 million) facility can survey the sky much faster than axisting telescopes, with the antennae sensitive to faint radiation from the milky way, giviry it the ability to detect distant galaxies. 

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The common wealth scientific and industrial Research organization's ASKAP director Brain Boyee said studying the Radio waves would tell astronomers unique details about the cosmos. "they can tell about exotic objects- pulsars and quasars- that really push the boundaries of our Knowledge of the physical laws in the universe, " he said. "Radio- astronomy also give us an in sight"into the very beginnings of the universe.

source :- DRAGONFLY MEDIA / AFP

         Death for Five of A Family for  "Honour Killing"

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Five members of a family were sentenced to death by a sessions court here on  Friday for the June 2012"Hounor Killing "  a young couple belonging to different castes. yogesh ,20, a 

Dalit, and the girl, ASHA,19, were  planning to get married when they were mercilessly beaten up and electrocuted. 

Additional sessions judge Ranesh Kumar said the "savage nature" of the crime fell in the category of "rarest of rare cases"those convicted were Asha's's parents, suraj and maga, uncle om prakash his wife Khushboo and Asha's cusin sajeev.

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THIRD CASE - This is the third case in which the death penalty has been awarded by a sessions court in Delhi since may last year when the suprim court said that "honour killings"fell in te "rarest of rare" category deserving capital punishment.

source :- THE HINDU 

                    Eight More Arrested in Brar Attack Case 

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Eight More people were arrested on friday in connection with sunday's murderous attack on Lt. Gen. (retired) K.S. Brar  central London. the total number of arrests  now is, including two women. three were hold on Thursday. The names or ethnicity of those arrested will not be known until they are formally charged, if at all but they are thought to be of "Asian appearance. their ages ranged from 20 to 40, with most of them in their 30s.

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Giving details of friday's arrests police said two were arrested at a residential address in the hillingelon borough of London- a 42 year old man on suspicion of assisting on offender and a 38- year old woman on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. three men- aged 42, 30 and 37- were detained in the fashionable 

kensington and chelsea area, and there were picked up from the nearby equally posh Holland park . The latter were aged 32, 31, and 20.

source :- THE HINDU

              Gujarat  polls on Dec 13 & 17, HP on Nov 4.

The Election Commission on wednesday announced a November - december poll schedule for a face- off between the congress and the BJP that wil have implications for the 2014,lok Sabha contes .

HP will to polls on November 4, while Gujarat will see a two - phase voting on December 13 and 17, the results in both states will be declared on december 20. 

The poll panel's announcement sounds the bugle on a battle that is awaited with a heightened sense of anticipation. 

source :- TOI

                        On The Right Side of History 

Capital formation and its productive use are central to economic growth. It allows opportunities to the private sector to make multifarious investments in an economy fueled by domestic  demand. 

                     Foreign Capital prefers access to new markets, away from the ones that are saturated. India, with its 1-2 billion population, is an ideal investment haven,. In its absence, we will fall short of capital for infrastructure, for manufacturing activities and for use in the service sector. capital generated domestically is insufficient to meet our increasing , demands. capital provides oxygen of growth and helps create jobs , brings efficiency to industry, ensures quality manufacture and helps build necessary highways for delivery of services. It is in this context that we need to view Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). In multi- brand retail. 

source :- TOI

           COLD SPOT ON VENUS HINTS AT CO2 SNOW

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Scientists have discovered a surprisingly cold  region high in venus atmosphere indicating Carbon dioxide 'snow' on the planet. In a new analysis based on five years of Observations using the european space agency's venus express satellite, scientists have uncovered a very chilly layer at temperatures of around - 175 c in the atmosphere 125 km above the planet's surface that maybe frigid enough for carbon dioxide to freeze out as ice or snow. 

The curious cold layer is far frostier than any part of earth's atmosphere, despite venus being much closer to the, the "Daily mail" reported.

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source :- Daily mail 

          A  100 Forest Guards  to Protect Kaziranga 

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Stung by opposition parties, criticism following deaths of one - horned rhinos in the Kaziranga National park, the assam government on tuesday decided to rush a 100- member team for the protection of rhinos "A 50- member assam. forest protection. force team has already left today while another 50 members will be dispatched before october 6, " forest minister rockybul hussiain said here.

 Confirming that 39 rhinos were killed -36 by poachers and 28 due to flood - this year. he said the rhino population had increased in Kaziranga tremendously for which the "endangered" tag has been removed for them.Hussain said the number of rhinos have risen to 2,505 in the state and 2,290 in in Kaziranga Alone only because of good forest management . "The AGP and BJP are raking up the issue of bad Forest management . this will harm the prestige of the park which is a pride for the people of Assam,"Hussain said.

source :- TOI 

                                         History of Google 

Google began in march 1996 as a research project by larry page, and sergey brin, ph.d students  at Stanford . working on THE STANFORD DIGITAL LIBRARY PROJECT (SDLP). the SDLP's goal was "to develop the enabling technologies for a single, integrated and universal digital  library"and was Funded through the national science foundation among other federal agencies. 

    The name "google" originated from a misspelling of googal, which refers to the number represented by a 1 followed by one - hundred zeros page and brin write in their original paper on "page-rank".

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"We chose our systems name, google, become it is a common spelling of google, or 10and fits well with our goal of building very large scale search engines ".





SOURCE:- THE REDD NEWS DAILY ENVIRONMENTAL 

        'SARS' Like Virus Seems Unlikely to Spread Easily 

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A new strain of a potentially deadly virus related to SARS(severe acute respiratory syndrome),which has killed one man in saudi arabia and left a Qatar man critically ill in london, does not appear to spread easily from person to person, the world health organization (WHO) say still, officials are urging vigilance, saying that health workers around the world should be on the lookout for anyone with acute respiratory syndrome and requiring hospitalization who had been in the middle east, where the virus first surfaced, or in contact with a suspected or confirmed case within the last 10 days on saturday, who which was rushing to develop a diagnostic test, said that doctors should test for the virus only if the patient is severely ill, so as not to overburden the health care system.
The virus, as yet unnamed, belongs to the coronaries family, like SARS that is the same family of virus as the common cold. In 2002, a SARS outbreak that began in china went on to infect 8,000 killing one in 10 victims.
"From the information available thus for it appears that the novel corenevirus cannot be easily transited from person to person", W.H.O. said in a statement on friday. "given the severity of the two laboratory confirmed cases, W.H.O. is continuing to monitor the situation in erder to provide the appropriate response, expertise and support to its member states.

source :- The New York Times