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This Epic Image of Earth will Floor You….

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NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera captures stunning view of the entire sun-lit side of Earth.

This colour image of Earth, taken by NASA's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC), a four megapixel CCD camera and telescope on July 6, 2015, shows Earth as seen on July 6, 2015 from a distance of one million miles.

This colour image of Earth, taken by NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC), a four megapixel CCD camera and telescope on July 6, 2015, shows Earth as seen on July 6, 2015 from a distance of one million miles.

Clicked from 1.6 million km away in space, a NASA camera on the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite has returned its first stunning view of the entire sun-lit side of Earth.

DSCOVR is equipped with the Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) that took the new photo on July 6.

EPIC captures a series of 10 different images in a variety of wavelengths, from near infrared to ultraviolet light, which can be analyzed in a number of different ways.

“Just got this new blue marble photo from @NASA. A beautiful reminder that we need to protect the only planet we have,” US President Barack Obama tweeted on his official @POTUS handle.

The images clearly show desert sand structures, river systems and complex cloud patterns on planet Earth.

“This first DSCOVR image of our planet demonstrates the unique and important benefits of Earth observation from space,” said NASA administrator Charlie Bolden in a statement.

“I want everyone to be able to see and appreciate our planet as an integrated, interacting system,” he added.

The primary objective of DSCOVR is to maintain the nation’s real-time solar wind monitoring capabilities, which are critical to the accuracy and lead time of space weather alerts and forecasts.

“DSCOVR’s observations of Earth, as well as its measurements and early warnings of space weather events caused by the sun, will help every person to monitor the ever-changing Earth, and to understand how our planet fits into its neighbourhood in the solar system, Bolden noted.

NASA will use the camera’s observations to measure ozone levels in Earth’s atmosphere and plant growth on the ground.

It will also help build maps showing the distribution of dust and volcanic ash around the globe, among other things.

“The high quality of the EPIC images exceeded all of our expectations in resolution,” said DSCOVR project scientist Adam Szabo.

“There will be a huge wealth of new data for scientists to explore,” he concluded.

Source…www.the hindu.com

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This Photo was Liked by Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg… !!!

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi created quite a buzz on Sunday when he greeted US President Barack Obama at the airport.

PM Modi’s warm welcome was captured in photo and then put up on his official Facebook page. Within minutes of its upload, the image got a lot of love from other users and one of the likes was from none other than the founder of Facebook – Mark Zuckerberg.

Around 11 am, the photograph had received 11.38 lakh and 29,497 comments.

SOURCE:::: http://www.rediff.com

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Jan 26 2015

First Woman Officer Makes a Mark in Guard of Honour….

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Woman officer makes a mark in Guard of Honour

Pooja Thakur PTI

 A young Indian Air Force (IAF) officer, Wing Commander Pooja Thakur, created history on Sunday, becoming the first woman officer to lead a tri-services Guard of Honour in a small and impressive military ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday morning. 

Pooja Thakur feels proud to lead Guard of Honour for Obama, says 'Officer first, woman later'

US President Barack Obama’s Cadillac “the Beast” was received at the gate of the Rashtrapati Bhavan by a cavalcade of the President’s Bodyguards dressed in bright red with contrasting blue turbans; they formed a ring around the presidential vehicle and escorted him to the forecourt.

A battalion of men from the Army, Air Force and Navy, led by Wg Cdr Thakur, gave the ceremonial Guard of Honour, after which Obama inspected them.

Commissioned in the IAF in 2001, Thakur is posted to the IAF’s publicity cell Disha, looking after the recruitment of officers. Daughter of a retired Army Colonel, she hails from Rajasthan.

“It is a proud moment for me to give the Guard of Honour to the world’s most powerful man. Right from our training days, we are treated just like male officers, so we are officers first and women later,” she said.

For the first time, the three services picked all-woman marching contingents for the Republic Day parade, in keeping with the theme of Nari Shakti (woman power).

SOURCE:::: Kalyan Ray in http://www.deccanherald.com   AND zeenewsindia.com

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Jan 26 2015

A Precious Telegram of 1946 !!!. Copy Presented to Obama by Modi ….

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi presenting a reproduction of telegram sent by U.S. to the Indian Constituent Assembly in 1946 to U.S. President Barack Obama, at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Sunday.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi presenting a reproduction of telegram sent by U.S. to the Indian Constituent Assembly in 1946 to U.S. President Barack Obama, at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Sunday.

The telegram was sent by the then Acting Secretary of State, Dean Acheson, to Sachchidananda Sinha, provisional Chairman of the Constituent Assembly.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday gifted President Barack Obama a piece of India-U.S. history, a copy of the first telegram from the United States to India’s Constituent Assembly in 1946.

The telegram was sent by the then Acting Secretary of State, Dean Acheson, to Sachchidananda Sinha, provisional Chairman of the Constituent Assembly. Mr. Modi presented the copy after he received Mr. Obama at Hyderabad House.

The copy was the reproduction of the telegram read out at the inaugural sitting of the Constituent Assembly on December 9, 1946.

In the telegram, Acheson said: “With the approach of December 9, I extend to you as provisional Chairman of the Constituent Assembly and through you to the Indian people the sincere good wishes of the United States Government … and of the people of United States for a successful conclusion of the great task you are about to undertake. India has a great contribution to make to the peace, stability and cultural advancement of mankind and your deliberations will be watched with deep interest and hope by freedom-loving people throughout the entire world.”

SOURCE::::www.the hindu.com

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Jan 26 2015

“Modi Shares Story Of Architect Walter Burley Griffin With Obama and Abbott…”

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Walter Burly Griffin passed away in 1937 and was buried in Lucknow.
Special ArrangementWalter Burly Griffin passed away in 1937 and was buried in Lucknow.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday shared with his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott and U.S. President Barack Obama the fascinating story of Walter Burley Griffin the well-known American architect who designed Australian capital Canberra and buried in Lucknow.

Griffin, who died on February 11, 1937 at the age of 61 years, was a landscape architect who hailed from the U.S. He is known for designing Canberra, Australia’s capital city and has been credited with the development of the L-shaped floor plan, the carport and an innovative use of reinforced concrete.

Influenced by the Chicago-based Prairie School, Griffin developed a unique modern style. He worked in partnership with his wife Marion Mahony Griffin.

Griffin came to India in 1935 to design a library for the Lucknow University. He stayed on to design several other buildings in Lucknow, including the headquarters of the famed daily, The Pioneer, for which he also regularly wrote. However, he passed away in 1937 before completing most of his assignments and was buried in Lucknow.