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Last Solar Eclipse of the decade begins, to create a 'ring of fire'

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December 26, 2019

Dec 26: The portals of Birla Mandir here have been closed due to solar eclipse today. The doors were closed after an 'aarti' was performed on Wednesday evening, 12 hours before the eclipse. The solar eclipse will begin at 8:17 am and will go on till 10:57 am. The devotees can offer prayers after 12 pm today when an aarti will be performed in the temple. Similarly, the doors of temples in Varanasi have been closed for 12 hours

Here is all you need to know about the last solar eclipse of the decade

-The fullest eclipse would occur at 9:46 am with maximum obscuration of 54.7 per cent.

Solar eclipse

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon comes in between the earth and the sun and when all the three bodies are aligned.

Annular solar eclipse

An annular solar eclipse occurs when the moon, due to its huge large distance from the earth, is unable to cover the entire sun, leaving the sun's visible outer edges to form a ‘ring of fire’ or annulus around the moon.

Visibility of annular solar eclipse

-In the Indian sub-continent, the annularity phases will be seen within a narrow path grazing the southern Indian peninsula through Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu before crossing the Bay of Bengal for northern Sri Lanka.

-Some of the best views would be in Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai and Port Blair

Visibility of partial solar eclipse

-Partial phases of the solar eclipse will be visible from all over the country in varying magnitude depending upon the geographical position.

-A partial eclipse of sun will be visible from Bhubaneswar from 8:20 am to 11: 28 am on Thursday, the Met Centre at Bhubaneswar had said in an advisory.

-Today's eclipse will be visible in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam.

-It would be also visible in Kolkata, Delhi, Patna and Guwahati

-The beginning of the eclipse can be first seen from the Arabian sea coast of Oman at around 7:59 hours IST and the annular eclipse will become first visible in west of Baharain at 09:06 hours IST.

How to watch a solar eclipse

-Proper solar filters with certified appropriate optical density against radiation which are safe to the eyes should be used in front optical devices and the naked eye

-Aluminised mylar films of approved thickness and transmittivity coated with black polymer are the safest for use in solar goggles that one generally uses for eclipse viewing.

-Welders glass number 14 is a safe material as solar filter for direct viewing of the solar disc.

-A pinhole camera or a telescopic projection on a suitable surface.

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March 29,2020

New Delhi, Mar 29: The battle against coronavirus is a tough one and it required harsh decisions to keep India safe, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his first Mann Ki Baat after the 21-day lockdown was imposed in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak.
"The battle against COVID-19 is a tough one and it did require such harsh decisions. It is important to keep the people of India safe. A disease must be dealt with at the very beginning as delay makes it incurable," said Prime Minister Modi.
He said that as the coronavirus has put the entire world in lockdown, so "India is doing the same."
"It is a challenge before everyone, science and knowledge, poor and rich, powerful and weak. It is neither restricted to a nation nor region or particular weather. This virus is bent upon killing human beings, eliminating them. Hence all of us, the entire humanity, must unite and resolve to eliminate it," he added.
Addressing the 63rd edition of his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat', the Prime Minister had sought forgiveness from all countrymen, and especially the poor, for the nationwide lockdown in the country in the view of the novel coronavirus.
During his address to the nation on March 24, the Prime Minister had announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the deadly virus. 

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May 9,2020

New Delhi, May 9: With 3,320 coronavirus cases and 95 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 cases rose to 59,662 on Saturday, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The total number of active cases in the country now stands at 39,834 while the number of cured/discharged/migrated stands at 17,847.

The country has reported 1,981 deaths so far, added the Ministry.

Maharashtra has the highest number of cases with 19, 063 followed by Gujarat with 7,402 cases and Delhi with 6,318 cases.

Meanwhile, the country continues to remain in a lockdown slated to end on May 17.

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July 24,2020

Lucknow, Jul 24: A special CBI court on Friday recorded the statement of veteran BJP leader LK Advani in the Babri mosque demolition case.

The statement of the 92-year-old former deputy prime minster was recorded through video conferencing in the court of special Judge S K Yadav.

On Thursday, the court recorded the statement of BJP veteran Murli Manohar Joshi in the case. 

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