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Perseid Meteors on August 11th and 12th August, 2017: If you are a late night sleeper, sky watcher or nature enthusiast, you may be in for a treat of natural fireworks of Perseid Meteors.  What are Perseid  Meteors: Perseid Meteors are produced by the debris of comet swift-tuttle left behind during its orbit around the sun, which takes about 130 years. When the earth comes close to the orbit of the comet, which happens once a year during July/August, the debris rams into the earth's atmosphere at a speed of 60km/sec to create bright steaks of light called Perseid Meteors. When to watch: In India one can watch the meteor on 11th and 12th August from the northern hemisphere from midnight to dawn though the moon's brightness cloudy sky can make it difficult. Some facts about the Meteor: Meteors do not reach the earth. They start burning at a distance of 120 kms above earth's surface before becoming ash at a distance of 60 kms above. Normally there will be

India worst place to live after retirement (2): The Global Retirement Index (GRI) published yearly by Natixis Global attempts to provides a measure of supportive climate available to retirees in 43 countries including India. India is at the bottom of the Index. The reasons contributing to this, affecting retirees and pensioners are, Increase in in life expectancy; earlier people use to live for about 10 to 15 years after retirement which has now increased to 25 to 35 years. Increase in wage differential between working and retired people.  Decreasing interest rates fetching less return on savings to retirees.  Expensive quality health care which and can wipe out a large portion of one's savings.  Health insurance provided free by the government has not reached all sections of the aged and is unrealistic so that one has to spend considerably from one's savings as well. Health insurance premium has increased many folds and hospital expenses have outp

India worst place to live after retirement: A French asset management company, Natixis Global and  CoreData Research, a UK based financial research firm have studied for the last four years the factors that are relevant for retirement security in Developed Countries and also BRIC countries, which includes India, every year. Recently they have released the report for the year 2017 about the retirement security in 43 countries. That is, how much happy will a person be after retirement in his own country, called the Global Retirement Index or GRI. In this study, which is a complex issue depending on local economics, politics and policies, they have considered a number of factors and categorized them broadly into four heads namely, material well being, financial services, quality health care and  clean and safe environment. Under all the  four heads, India has been ranked last. Last year too India was ranked last. IPRee™ 12x32 1920X1080p Full HD Video Camera Telesco

Ten things about The Total Solar Eclipse on 21-08-2017 in USA: Image: NASA  This is the first total solar eclipse since 1979 and the next will be only in 2024 The path of total solar eclipse will cross about 14 states but the total eclipse will be only for about 2 minutes at any one place. People are already booking camping sites near the places of total eclipse. This total eclipse is a rare event USA in that this will be right across USA, starting from Oregon in the west coast to S.Carolina in the east coast, and happening after 99 years. At any point the total eclipse will be only for about 2 minutes. This means that the shadow will travel at a speed of about 1500 km/hr, starting at 12.05 PM on the coast of Oregon and crossing S.Carolina coast at 4.05 PM. NASA has made a short video to get an idea of how the eclipse will look around the country, see  vox . com . Taking pictures with smart phones, without proper solar filter glasses and sensors, may damage the phone c

Japan's Hiroshima commemorates 72nd Anniversary of Atomic  Bombing: Hiroshima, the city that suffered U.S . atomic bombing in 1945 during World War II , commemorated the 72nd anniversary of the tragedy on Sunday at the city's Peace Memorial Park, with its mayor calling for peace and a world free of nuclear weapons. Over 50,000 people attended the ceremony, including survivors of the attack, their descendants, peace activists and representatives from some 80 countries and regions.   To accelerate Japan's surrender in the WWII, the U.S. forces dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki respectively on Aug. 6 and Aug. 9, 1945. Japan surrendered to the Allied Forces on Aug. 15, 1945, bringing an end to WWII. Source:  Xinhua Chest Bag                                                     DualUseBag