NAGPUR-WEATHER

PLEASE REFER TO MY EARLIER BLOG DATED 21 DEC 2010. THE MERCURY BEHAVED EXACTLY AS I HAD MENTIONED.
THE S-WLIES IN THE LOWER LEVELS WILL BRING IN SOME AMOUNT OF MOISTURE WITH R.H. IN THE RANGE OF 50 TO 80%. WITH SLP DECREASING TO 1008 mb ON 31ST DEC 2010 (1015 mb ON 30TH DEC 2010) A SMALL AMOUNT OF MOISTURE SEEMS TO BE CREEPING IN. THUS, 29TH WILL BE MAINLY CLOUDY 30TH WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY TILL 31ST EVENING. AS THE YEAR END BASH STARTS THE CLOUDS WILL GROW (ACCUMULATE) IN NUMBER AND WILL GIVE MAINLY CLOUDY WELCOME TO THE NEW YEAR 2011. ABOUT 30% CHANCES OF SHOWERS ON 31ST LATE NIGHT/01ST EARLY MORNING (A DROP OR TWO IS EXPECTED).THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION AVAILABLE IN THE SYSTEM MAY NOT EXCEED 2 mm. THAT MEANS, BY THE TIME THE NEW-YEAR PARTY ENDS, ONE MAY FIND THEIR SEAT COVERS ON THE MOTORCYCLES IN A DAMP CONDITION, THAT’S IT.
THE MINIMUM TEMP ON 30TH WOULD BE AROUND 12 DEG CEL AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN THE TEENS. A DAY FULL OF CLOUDING WILL GIVE ENOUGH WARMTH AND BID A TEARFULL ADIEU TO 2010. THE NEW YEAR WILL SEE THE MIN TEMP RAISED TO ABOUT 19 DEG CEL, A STRAIGHT RISE OF ABOUT 6 TO 8 DEG IN TWO DAYS. ON 02 JAN 2011 THE MIN TEMP WILL AGAIN FALL BY AROUND 5 DEG, OWING TO CLEAR SKIES AND WINDS TURNING N-WLY, BRINGING IN SOME COLD. TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO 2010 A BREEZE OF ABOUT 12 Kmph ON 31ST WILL ALSO BE PRESENT.
SEE YOU HALE AND HEARTY IN THE NEXT YEAR 2011 WITH LATEST WEATHER UPDATES AND MANY MORE.

WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011.

Milind Phadke

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THE FAILURE OF GSLV BY ISRO

A VERY TRAGIC INCIDENCE HAPPENED ON 25TH DEC 2010. THE GSAT-5P COMMUNICATION SATELLITE ON BOARD GSLV-F06 ROCKET HAD TO BE DESTROYED IN LESS THAN TWO MINS AFTER LIFT OFF FROM SHRIHARIKOTA. THIS IS A MAJOR SET BACK TO INDIA’S AMBITIOUS SPACE PROGRAMME. THE MISSION COPNTROL ROOM AT ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) LOOKED GLOOMY AS THE MISSION FAILED TO LAUNCH THE HOME GROWN SATELLITE. THE LAUNCHER ROCKET (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle ) WAS FITTED WITH RUSSIAN MADE CRYOGENIC ENGINE. The GSLV IS A THREE-STAGE VEHICLE, WITH THE FIRST CORE STAGE POWERED BY SOLID PROPELLANTS, FOUR STRAP-ON MOTORS AROUND THE CORE STAGE, WHICH ARE FUELLED BY LIQUID PROPELLANTS, THE SECOND STAGE PROPELLED BY LIQUID PROPELLANTS AND THE THIRD TOPMOST STAGE USES CRYOGENIC PROPELLANTS. ISRO HAS TAKEN SEVEN LAUNCHES AND FOUR OF THEM HAVE FAILED. THE INDIA’S AMBITION OF ENTERING THE MARKET FOR HEAVY SATELLITE LAUNCHES IS GREATLY HURT. THE TRANSPONDER AUGUMENTATION FOR CONTINUANCE OF TELECOMMUNICATION AND TELECASTING SERVICES MAY NOT HAVE AFFECT BUT IT WOULD HAVE SURELY GIVEN A BOOST TO THE COMMUNICATION AS THE GSAT-5P WAS DESIGNED TO CARRY 24 C-BAND AND 12-EXTENDED C-BAND TRANSPONDERS. ‘THE HINDU’ REPORTS AS FOLLOWS:-
The very first flight in March 2001 was aborted one second before the lift-off because one of the four strap-on booster motors around the core first stage did not develop adequate thrust. So the computer aboard the rocket aborted the flight. Indian Space Research Organisation's rocket engineers solved the problem in less than a month and the flight took place on April 18, 2001. But the Russian cryogenic stage atop the vehicle underperformed and the satellite GSAT-1 was put in lower orbit than targeted. So the ISRO had to fire the liquid apogee booster motor on board the satellite more than needed to put the vehicle in the geo-synchronous orbit. Thus precious fuel was lost and the satellite ultimately came down in its orbit. The mission ended in failure. The next two GSLV flights were a big success and they put their satellites in orbit. But the flight of the GSLV-F02 on July 10, 2010, with INSAT-4C, ended in failure because of a manufacturing defect in one of the components of four strap-on booster motors. The vehicle was destroyed in mid-flight by the Range Safety Officer and its debris fell into the sea. The ISRO salvaged some parts of the vehicle from the Bay of Bengal. The third failure took place on April 15, 2010 when the GSLV-D3 did not put GSAT-4 in orbit. This flight had raised a lot of hopes because it carried an indigenous cryogenic engine. It did not succeed due to the failure of the fuel booster turbo pump in the Indian cryogenic upper stage. There were two reasons for this failure — gripping at one of the seal locations and seizure of rotor rupture of turbine casing caused probably by excessive rise in pressure and temperature. The GSLV-F06 flight on Saturday has also ended in failure because a command to control the vehicle did not reach the actuator in the first stage of the vehicle. This vehicle carried a Russian cryogenic stage in the third topmost stage. After a delay of five days, because of leak of helium gas from one of the valves in the Russian cryogenic stage, the GSLV-F06 finally took off on Saturday. While it cost Rs. 175 crore to build the GSLV-F06, for the GSAT-5P it cost Rs. 150 crore.

ABOUT MICROSOFT GENUINE ADVANTAGE

The following information is received in mail and is reworded here:-

The installation pack of Microsoft Office will still continue to have the installation code, despite the pirated versions getting updates. Checking the pirated soft-wares was a real major ache for Microsoft, while the public kept using pirated Windows OS and MS Office. Now Microsoft allows you to download any copy of MS Office, without checking for its genuineness. Similarly, downloading of templates will also not go through the ‘genuine check’. It seems that they have shut down their Genuine Office Advanced Program and allowed the pirated versions of Windows OS and MS Office to get regular downloads (upgrades).

So…………all dummies may rush to the Microsoft site for getting their OS and Microsoft products up-to-date.

Milind Phadke
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Is POK officially part of Pakistan?

Dear all,
Please find enclosed herewith are two images, first from Nepal meteorological office and the second from India Meteorological Department. We still continue to show on our maps that POK is officially integral part of INDIA, but the international agencies think otherwise and they project POK as a part of Pakistan. Is there any agency to monitor the recognized international border is correctly depicted on all maps internationally ? Time and again, this issues has been raised, but some agencies still do not follow the norms, because we have been too lenient in dealing with them. They are least afraid of Indian Government, because we still do believe in pardoning the wrong doers, either be it the attackers of Indian Parliament, or misleading the world at large by wrongly projecting the international borders.
It is expected from all to bring to notice this issue with concerned authorities, so that corrective measures can be taken immediately, without fail.
Thanks and regards.
Milind Phadke
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NAGPUR-WEATHER

AS MENTIONED EARLIER, THE MINIMUM TEMPS WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN THE RANGE OF 10 DEG CEL (+2/-3). FROM TOMMORROW ONWARDS THE MIN TEMPS WILL RISE BY ABOUT 1 TO 1.5 DEG CEL, GRADUALLY, DAILY AND BY MONDAY THE 27TH DEC 2010 THE MIN TEMPS WOULD BE IN THE RANGE OF 14 TO 15 DEG CEL........A STRAIGHT BUT GRADUAL RISE OF ABOUT 05 DEG CEL. SKY CONDITIONS WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY FROM SAT THE 25TH DEC 2010 AND MAXIMUM TEMPS MAY FALL ON 29TH DEC 2010 DUE TO EXTENSIVE CLOUDING AS THE UPPER WINDS ARE CHANGING THEIR DIRECTION TO SSW TO WSW, BRINGING IN SOME MOISTURE FROM DOWN SOUTH.

NEXT WX UPATE LIKELY AROUND 28TH DEC 2010.

MILIND PHADKE

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NOBLE CAUSE-HELP FOR FINANCIALLY POOR STUDENTS

THE ARTICLE PRESENTED UNDER IS RECEIVED IN MY MAIL FROM MY FRIEND Mrs. Abha Paranjpe-Golwalkar, AN EMINENT RESEARCH SCIENTIST IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE.
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If you have come across any bright students coming from poor financial background who have finished their 10th standard this year, and scored more than 80%, please ask them to contact the NGO-Prerana (supported by Infosys foundation). The NGO is conducting a written test and those who clear the test will be eligible for financial help for their further studies. Please ask the students to contact the people mentioned below to get the forms:
580,Shubhakar, 44th cross, 1st A main road, Jayanagar 7th block , Bangalore
Contact numbers:1. Ms. Saraswati – 99009 06338 2. Mr. Shivkumar – 99866 303013. Ms. Bindu - 99645 34667 Even if you don't know anyone, please pass on this info, someone might be in need of this help.

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Milind Phadke,
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NAGPUR-WEATHER

FINALLY...............YES!!! THE MERCURY HAS DIPPED BELOW 10 DEG CEL AND YESTERDAY(16TH DEC2010) THE MINIMUM WAS RECORDED AT 8.5DEG CEL. BLAME IT TO THE NORTHERLY WINDS UPTO 500Mb AND CLOUDLESS SKIES. HOWEVER THE MERCURY FOR THE NEXT WEEK TILL 23RD DEC 2010 WILL CONTINUE TO HOVER AROUND 10 DEG CEL (+2/-3). SUNDAY 19TH DEC2010 COULD BE MORE CHILLY DUE TO WIND CHILL FACTOR (WIND SPEEDS MAY BE AROUND 10 Kmph) GIVING A FEEL OF ABOUT 05 DEG CEL. DECIMAL BY DECIMAL, THE MINIMUM TEMPS WILL CONTINUE TO DROP TILL 23RD DEC2010 AND THEN RISE BY ABOUT FOUR DEG CEL DUE TO CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION TO WESTERLY (MAY BE DUE TO WD). PARTLY CLOUDY SKY ON SAT.18TH DEC2010 AND CLEAR SKIES ON 19TH AND 20TH DEC2010. THERE MAY BE AROUND 10 MB FALL IN SLP FROM SUN THROUGH THU. THE ZERO DEG ISOTHERM WILL ALSO RISE WITH MAX AND MIN TEMPS FROM 23RD/24TH. WITH RH ALSO RISING FROM 40% TO 60% A BIT OF CLOUDING MAY BE EXPECTED.
MILIND PHADKE
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NAGPUR-WEATHER

SORRY FOLKS, COULD NOT UPDATE THIS BLOG FOR FOUR DAYS, AS I WAS OUT OF TOWN TO ATTEND MY NIECE'S MARRIAGE AT BHOPAL. HOWEVER, FAIR WEATHER WILL CONTINUE WITH PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS TILL 20TH DEC. 2010. THE MERCURY MAY DIP TO 12 DEG CEL(+1/-2) FROM 16TH DEC, DUE TO NORTHERLY WINDS WITH HUMDITY IN THE RANGE OF 40 TO 50 %. WIND CHILL FACTOR MAY GIVE A FEEL OF BIT LOWER TEMPS WITH WIND SPEEDS IN THE RANGE OF 10 Kmph ON 13th & 14th DEC 2010.
Milind Phadke
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Nagpur-Weather

Before I could update here, Nagpur today witnessed a trace of rainfall. The depression in the bay of bengal is moving along the eastern coast of INDIA and traces of moisture creeping into vidarbha. Windchill factor dominated the day, today, with wind speeds around 12 to 15 Kmph, the feel was chilling. I maintain a rise in minimum temperature from 08th till 11th Dec 2010. On 12th and 13th Dec 2010, there will be a sharp decline in the minimum temperature and may reach 10 deg cel.(+2/-1 range) with windspeed around 12 Kmph, a bit of chill factor will also be present. We may see clear sky from 15th Dec 2010 onwards.
SOME ASIAN COUNTRIES ARE PRESENTLY WITNESSING AN EXTREMELY SEVERE COLD WEATHER WITH MONGOLIA RECORDING BELOW -20 DEG CEL AND SOME PARTS OF RUSSIA -45 TO -50 DEG CEL

NAGPUR-WEATHER

WITH THE SYSTEM ADVANCING AT GREAT SPEEDS THE CHANCE OF RAIN ON 07TH/08TH DEC 2010 HAS INCREASED WITH HUMDITY AROUND 95% ON 08TH AND 09TH DEC '10 EVEN THOUGH THE TOTAL RAINFALL MAY NOT EXCEED 2MMS. 10TH,11TH & 12TH WILL CONTINUE TO BE PARTLY CLOUDY.

Milind Phadke

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NAGPUR-WEATHER

THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL START RISING FROM 08TH DEC 2010 AND THERE WOULD BE A MARKED RISE OF ABOUT 5 DEG AS COMPARED TO 07TH DEC 2010. SKY CONDITIONS WILL BE MAINLY CLOUDY ON 08TH,09TH 10TH AND 11TH DEC AND PARTLY CLOUDY ON 12TH AND 13TH DEC 2010. 25% CHANCE OF RAIN ON 08TH, THE PRECIPITATION AMOUNT BEING NOT MORE THAN 2MM. HUMIDITY GRADUALLY INCREASING FROM THE INTERVENING NIGHT OF 09TH/10TH AND FAIRLY GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN ON 10TH DEC 2010 AND SLP AROUND 1002 Mb. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION SPREAD FROM 08TH TILL 11TH MAY NOT BE MORE THAN 10MM.

Milind Phadke

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WEATHER-CYCLONE

Date: 29 NOV-03 DEC 2010
Cyclone-1 ABELE
ADV LAT LON TIME WIND PR STAT
1 -11.90 85.00 11/29/12Z 35 - TROPICAL STORM
2 -12.60 84.30 11/30/00Z 35 - TROPICAL STORM
3 -13.30 85.70 11/30/12Z 35 - TROPICAL STORM
4 -14.40 85.50 12/01/00Z 35 - TROPICAL STORM
5 -15.30 85.90 12/01/12Z 40 - TROPICAL STORM
5 -15.30 85.90 12/01/12Z 40 - TROPICAL STORM
6 -16.00 86.70 12/02/00Z 45 - TROPICAL STORM
7 -16.90 87.60 12/02/06Z 60 - TROPICAL STORM
7A -16.90 87.60 12/02/06Z 60 - TROPICAL STORM
8 -17.60 89.60 12/02/18Z 75 - CYCLONE-1 ((wx.unisys.com))
9 -19.10 91.30 12/03/06Z 50 - TROPICAL STORM
10 -20.80 93.30 12/03/18Z 30 - TROPICAL DEPRESSION
+12 -22.40 94.30 12/04/06Z 20 - TROPICAL DEPRESSION

A VIEW OF CYCLONE "ABELE"

REFER TO MY EARLIER POST WHERE IN I HAD MENTIONED A LOW PR AREA IN THE DOWN SOUTH. NOW IT HAS TURNED INTO CYCLONE AND NAMED AS "ABELE". I SHALL KEEP ALL INFORMED, AS THE CYCLONE TRACKS AHEAD.
Milind Phadke
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Nagpur-Weather

PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TILL 10TH DECEMBER 2010. SURFACE WINDS IN THE RANGE OF 10 TO 15 KMPH ON 06TH DEC, MAY GIVE A FEEL OF INCREASING COLD WEATHER DUE TO CHILL FACTOR BUT THE ACTUAL TEMPERATURE (MINIMUM) WOULD DROP BELOW 15 DEG CEL ONLY BY 07THE DEC AND FURTHER DROP IN TEMPERATURE (MIN) IS NOT ANTICIPATED DUE TO TO RISING MOISTURE UPTO 70%. CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY AROUND 10TH DEC SHOULD BE KEENLY TRACKED DUE TO LOW PRESSURE IN THE DOWN SOUTH.
(NEXT UPDATE AROUND 07TH DEC 2010. INSTANT UPDATE ON ANY MAJOR CHANGES NOTICED)
Milind Phadke
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Minutes of meeting

INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT
N-G, SCIENTIFIC STAFF ASSOCIATION
(Regd. & Recognised)
H.Q. Office:
Mausam Bhawan Campus
Chamber No. 3, Lodi Road
New Delhi - 110003
Phone (0) : 011-43824490
E-mail: ngssa_hq@yahoo.com
mps_gs@yahoo.co.in
Ref. No. IMD / NGSSA / / 2010
Ph. (R): 0129-2258339 / 011-24656226
Mobile: 9868884492 / 9873204006
9818583713/9810975536
9868836534/09890601099
Dated: 16-11-2010
To:
All concerned
Sub: Minutes of the meeting of Association representatives with the DGM on
16-11-2010.In response to our Letter No: IMD/NGSSA/26/2010 dated 18-10-2010, the Association representatives attended the meeting called by DGM on 16-11-2010 at Conference Room. The following persons attended the meeting:
Office Side:
S/Shri
AVM Dr. Ajit Tyagi, DGM.
Rajiv Sharma,DDGM(A&S)
Vivek Sinha, Director (Estt.)
J.K.Sharma, Met (Estt.)
A.K.Malhotra,AM(Estt-I)
H.B.Chugh, Admin. Officer(Estt-III)
Association Side:
S/Shri
R.P.Jha, President.
M.P.Sharma, General Secretary.
Rizwan Ahmed, Asstt General Secretary (G).
Sitaram Verma, Asstt General Secretary (O).
Pramod Kumar, Regional Secretary, Delhi .
Praveen Kumar, Regional President.
Mohinder Singh, Treasurer.
Braj Mohan, Branch President.
The DGM welcomed all the members and replied to the agenda points as follows:
Point No 1: Status of FCS/MBPS for lower Scientific/Technical employees of IMD.
Reply: The DoP&T has raised some query on the subject, the MoES has replied to the query and the file is presently with DoP&T.The Administrative Ministry, Secretary MoES and the Department itself is in favour of FCS/MBPS.DGM assured that the foundation cadres will definitely get the career progression in one form or the other.
Point No 2: Recruitment of feeder cadre S.As.
Reply: The revised R/Rules of S.A. is sent to DoP&T for approval. As soon the formalities of R/Rules are completed, the necessary action for recruitment will be taken up. Also, necessary clarification is being sought from DoP&T for employees whose seniority is being affected post VI CPC recommendations.
Point No 3: Updated Seniority list of S.A. to AM-I.
Reply: DGM was convinced and agreed that the Seniority list is not in order and needs updation. DGM directed the Administration for compliance and assured that it will also be posted in IMD MetNet.
Point No 4: Filing up of vacant posts of Scientific/Technical lying vacant due to promotion/retirement.
Reply: The Association briefed that every month many lower Scientific/Technical Cadre employees retire and unlike other Department, there is no policy in place in IMD to conduct advance panel DPC so that delay in promotion due to various reasons can be avoided. Also, around 711 employees (AM-I.AM-II & S.As) will retire between 2009-13.
DGM directed Administration to initiate the process of Advance panel for promotion in lower scientific cadres.
Point No.5: Applicability of ACPS benefits in new pay structure adopted w.e.f. 01-01-2006 to employees whose 1st /2nd ACP if due, is between 01-01-2006 to 31-08-2008 as per clarification of DoP&T.
Reply: It was assured that the Administration is getting some representations on the issue and the same is being referred to DoP&T in the light of recent clarification in the matter.
Point No.6: Frequent manipulation of Transfer policy.
Reply: The Association pointed out various manipulations in Transfer Policy wherein the genuine employees wait their turn in uncertainty. The instances of irregularities in past & recent cases were highlighted. DGM replied that as there is no Central Transfer policy in IMD coupled with no recruitment for more than decades, the Administration is finding challenge to run the field stations. DGM assured that soon a concrete and transparent policy will be in place for smooth functioning of Office as soon as the recruitment process is over.
Point No.7: Misc. points on Welfare measures.
Poor conditions of Guest House:
Reply: DGM assured full support to the volunteer who is ready to shoulder the responsibility of improving the overall facilities of Guest-House with good House-Keeping services. The DGM was assured that this Association is committed to better Career & Welfare measures of IMD employees and the best suited person will volunteer for such cause.
Ad-hoc AM-II: The Association pointed out the miseries of AM-IIs who had lost their precious 4 years service in the cadre on account Ad-hoc status for no fault on their part as the R/Rules was same even before their period and also remained same after some time before amendment. The Association impressed upon DGM to process the case to competent authorities for one time relaxation. The Association also emphasized the court verdict which vindicates the stand that Promotion can be made once the Draft R/Rules are approved by the competent authorities. This can be implemented in case for promotion from AM-I to Met-I and this will have chain effect on the lower cadres.
Reply: DGM and DDGM (A&S) agreed to sent the file for one time relaxation to our Administrative Ministry and briefed that as soon as the amended R/Rules (as per VI CPC) is approved by DoP&T, the process of promotion from AM-I to Met-I will be implemented.
The meeting ended with vote of thanks.
Sd/-

(M.P.SHARMA)
General Secretary