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Happy Diwali 2022 Diwali, the Festival of Lights, symbolises the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil, and falls on the day of 'amavasya', or new moon, in the Hindu month of Kartik. This year it is observed on October 24th, which is a Monday. The five-day celebrations begin with Dhanteras and end with Bhai Dooj. On the third day, people join Diwali or Deepavali celebrations together. Associated with wealth and luck, it begins at the end of the growing season and heralds prosperity. It is widely believed that the festival is mentioned in ancient Sanskrit scriptures such as the Skanda Purana and the Padma Purana. While many celebrate it in commemoration of the return of Rama and Sita after 14 years of exile, others commemorate the return of Pandavas after 12 years of canvas and Agyatavas. According to mythology, Deepavali is also mentioned as Deepapratipadutsava in the 7th-century Sanskrit play Nagananda, in which newly married brides and grooms received gifts a...

  LVM3-M2 successfully launched 36 satellites into orbit   The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched a constellation of 36 broadband satellites developed by OneWeb into low-Earth orbit on October 23, Sunday. ISRO confirmed that the LVM3-M2/OneWeb India-1 mission successfully delivered 36 satellites into planned orbits. The satellites were launched onboard the Mark III launch vehicle, which carries a redesigned version of the Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mk -III is ), from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota. The start took place at 12:07am. Although GSLV LVM 3 has a payload capacity of 10 tons, the rocket launched at 6 tons. This is the first commercial launch of LVM-3 and the mission is being conducted under an agreement between OneWeb and New Space India Limited (NSIL). The only reason to change the vehicle name from GSLV to LVM is that the rocket will not place the satellites in geosynchronous orbit. OneWeb satellites operate in Lo...

5 new sub-variants of the Omicron detected in India  Cases of coronavirus infection are declining in India, but at least five new sub-variants of the Omicron variant have been discovered in different states in the past few days. So far, no serious illness has been reported due to these sub-variants, "but the behavior of the virus is often unknown, so it's important to be cautious," senior sources in the health ministry said. The ministry monitors the hospitalization rate, the need for intensive care care and deaths. Meeting took place yesterday with different departments controlling this data. So far, sub-variants (BF.7, BQ. 1, XBB and some combinations) have been reported from Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka. In China, where the pandemic began, new sub-variants have led to recent Covid flare-ups, a ministry source said. Cases in China are triggered by BF.7. The World Health Organization has warned about the highly infectious sub-variants. It predicts that this s...

India reported its first case of Omicron subvariant BQ.1 in Pune, Maharashtra   On Tuesday, India reported its first case of Omicron subvariant BQ.1 in Pune, Maharashtra. The new variant descends from BA. Citing a 17. 7% rise in coronavirus cases in Maharashtra this week, the state health department warned Monday of the risk of a surge in Covid-19 cases in the state during the winter and Christmas season. Omicron's XBB variant , found for the first time in the countryside and states, has a "growth advantage over BA. 75 and immune-evasion properties". New BA.20 and BQ. 1 variants have been detected in the state, with the number of reported cases increasing in densely populated parts of the state: Mumbai, Thane and Raigad. "Some experts are forecasting an increase (in some cases) in the coming winter season, particularly in holiday environments," reported PTI. It was also reported that the proportion of cases of omicron subvariant BA.75 fell from 95 to 76 perc...

  International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2022: "Dignity for All in Practice" International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed every year on October 17th. It is a day to raise awareness of the global problem of poverty and its violation of human rights and human dignity. The day also honors the courage of people living in poverty and their daily struggles. The real crisis does not end with lack of resources, but poverty has heartbreaking consequences such as homelessness, hunger, lack of basic services and violence. The United Nations is calling on people to come together and do their part to end poverty. THEME Theme for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2022 is "Dignity for All in Practice". The United Nations is calling on all people of the world to commit to fighting for social justice, peace and the planet. Human dignity is not only a fundamental right, but the basis of all other fundamental rights. But today, ...