Delhi's Corona Situation: Not As Good As It Appears

A study of the coronavirus fight in Delhi, India suggests that there is both bad & good news (even if the reality is not quite as good as the Delhi government is depicting).

On July 27, 2020, the Delhi High Court asked the government why it is resorting to using antigen tests rather than the "gold standard" PCR Tests. Antigen Tests are globally known to be unreliable as they very often falsely report Covid-infected people to be Covid-free.

Is Delhi Really Winning Covid War? What The Data Shows 3. HOWEVER ,THIS IS A SOMEWHAT MISLEADING PICTURE.The rise in the number of tests and the sharp fall in the positivity rate is because of a sharp rise in the number of Antigen Tests - the less ... www.ndtv.com

Indian Schoolgirls Discover Asteroid Moving toward Earth

Two Indian schoolgirls have discovered an asteroid which is slowly shifting its orbit and moving toward Earth.

Radhika Lakhani and Vaidehi Vekariya, both studying in 10th grade, were working on a school project when they discovered the asteroid, which they named HLV2514.

Asteroids are taken very seriously by NASA. Since this asteroid is changing its orbit it has become news.

Pupils could not celebrate the discovery, due to the pandemic.

Indian schoolgirls discover asteroid moving toward Earth - CNN New Delhi(CNN) Two Indian schoolgirls have discovered an asteroid which is slowly shifting its orbit and moving toward Earth. Radhika Lakhani and Vaidehi Vekariya, both studying in 10th grade, were working on a school project when they discovered the asteroid, which they named HLV2514. amp.cnn.com

Amazing Selfie Skills in Pakistan

The entire string falls from the river crossing bridge

 

This selfie absolutely goes wrong! :) The video seems to be from Pakistan.

Delhiites Lose 9 years' Life due to Pollution: WHO

Residents of Delhi could see more than nine years added to their lives if pollution levels were reduced to meet WHO guidelines, the report stated on July 28, 2020.

Residents of Delhi will see more than 9 years added to their lives if pollution levels reduced to meet WHO guidelines: Report | India News,The Indian Express Air pollution shortens the average life expectancy in India by 5.2 years, relative to what it would be if WHO guidelines were met; and 2.3 years relative to what it would be if pollution levels were reduced to meet the country's own national standard, according to a new report. indianexpress.com

ਅੱਜ ਦਾ ਫ਼ਰਮਾਨ: ਅੰਗ #੪੯੬ | Today's extract from Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji from Page #496

ਹੇ ਭਾਈ! ਮਨੁੱਖ ਪੱਛਮ ਵਲ ਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਸਲਾਹ ਬਣਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਪਰਮਾਤਮਾ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਚੜ੍ਹਦੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਲੈ ਤੁਰਦਾ ਹੈ। ਹੇ ਭਾਈ! ਪਰਮਾਤਮਾ ਇਕ ਖਿਨ ਵਿਚ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰ ਕੇ ਨਾਸ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਤਾਕਤ ਰੱਖਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਹੈ। ਹਰੇਕ ਫ਼ੈਸਲਾ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਹੱਥ ਵਿਚ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ। (ਹੇ ਭਾਈ! ਮਨੁੱਖ ਦੀ ਆਪਣੀ) ਚਤੁਰਾਈ ਕਿਸੇ ਕੰਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਆਉਂਦੀ। ਜੋ ਗੱਲ ਮੇਰੇ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਨੇ ਮਿਥੀ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ ਉਹੀ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਰਹਿੰਦੀ ਹੈ।

हे भाई! मनुष्य पश्चिम की तरफ जाने की सलाह बनाता है, परमात्मा उसे पूर्व की ओर ले जाता है। हे भाई! परमात्मा एक छिन में पैदा करके नाश करने की ताकत रखने वाला है। हरेक फैसला उसने अपने हाथ में रखा होता है। (हे भाई! मनुष्य की अपनी) चतुराई किसी काम नहीं आती। जो बात मेरे ठाकुर ने मिथी होती है वही हो के रहती है।

Our Entire Solar System Doesn't Exactly Orbit The Sun

It's common knowledge that the Sun is the centre of the Solar System. Around it, the planets orbit – along with a thick belt of asteroids, some meteor fields, and a handful of far-travelling comets.

 

But that's not the whole story.

"Instead, everything orbits the Solar System centre of mass," James O'Donoghue, a planetary scientist at the Japanese space agency, JAXA, recently explained on Twitter. "Even the Sun."

That centre of mass, called the barycenter, is the point of an object at which it can be balanced perfectly, with all its mass distributed evenly on all sides. In our Solar System, that point rarely lines up with the centre of the Sun.

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NASA will soon try to fly a helicopter over Mars: "It really is like the Wright brothers' moment"

The 4-pound helicopter, Ingenuity, will travel to Mars clutching the rover's belly and, a few months after touchdown, attempt to fly solo. Once dropping onto the Martian surface, Ingenuity will start out like a baby bird, rising 10 feet into the planet's extremely thin atmosphere and flying forward up to 6 feet. 

Set for liftoff this week, the newest rover is taking a helicopter along for an otherworldly test flight.

 

"It really is like the Wright brothers' moment," said project manager MiMi Aung. She has one month to squeeze in as many helicopter hops as possible before the rover moves on to more pressing geologic work. The future could see next-generation helicopters scouting out distant Martian territory for astronauts or even robots.