NAGPUR WEATHER

DRY WEATHER FROM 15th TO 22nd MARCH 2011 OVER NAGPUR. THE Northerly WINDS FROM 850 mb TO 500mb IS HELPING TO KEEP THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE DOWN  AND IN THE NORMAL RANGE. ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY (20th AND 21st MAR 2011) THE MAX TEMP MAY CROSS 40DEG CEL MARK. BUT WITH REL. HUM. IN THE RANGE OF 25-10% WILL MAKE THE HEAT FEEL IN THE LESS DISCOMFORT ZONE. THIS CHART WILL HELP YOU OUT TO CALCULATE THE COMFORT INDEX.

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To determine the humidex temperature, find the value closest to your actual outside air temperature on the bottom. Follow that temperature line up until it intersects the actual relative humidity, which is shown on the left. The temperature shown at the point where these two values intersect is the humidex temperature.



HEAT COMFORT CHART



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NAGPUR WEATHER

AS MENTIONED IN MY LAST BLOG ON NAGPUR WEATHER, THE SUMMER HEAT WILL BE ON THE RISE GRADUALLY. PRESENTLY TILL 11th MARCH 2011 FEW TRACES OF CLOUD WOULD SEND BACK THE RADIATED HEAT FROM THE EARTH AND GIVE A FEEL OF REAL SUMMER. FROM 11th MARCH 2011 ONWARDS, THE UPPER WINDS (BETWEEN 850 mb AND 500 mb i.e. BETWEEN 1.5 Kms AGL to 5.5 Kms AGL) WILL TURN TO NW, THEN GRADUALLY NNW AND COMPLETELY NORTHERLY WINDS FROM 16th ONWARDS WILL BRING DOWN THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE BY ABOUT A DEGREE OR TWO. THE ZERO DEGREE ISOTHERM WILL ALSO RISE FROM 620 mb TO ABOUT 580 mb AND RH ON THE GROUND RANGING BETWEEN 33 % AND 07% WILL SHOW THAT THE WEATHER IS COMPLETELY DRY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL TRY TO BREAK 40 deg CEL MARK ON MONDAY THE 14th MAR '11 AND ON TUESDAY IT MAY CROSS THE 41 deg CEL MARK.

NAGPUR-SUMMER

FORECAST FOR CRICKET MATCH BETWEEN INDIA AND SOUTH AFRICA AT NAGPUR ON 12th MARCH

ON 12th MARCH 2011, DURING THE MATCH START TIME IN THE AFTERNOON ABOUT 1430 Hrs IST, THE GROUND WIND WILL BE INITIALLY Nly AND THEN NNEly AND AROUND 02 Kmph, RISING TO 05 Kmph IN THE EVENING AND WILL BE AROUND 12 Kmph IN THE LATE EVENING/NIGHT HOURS. THE RH WILL BE INITIALLY 10% RISING TO 15%. AT ABOUT 38 deg CEL (+/- 1) THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MAY BE UNCOMFORTABLE FOR OUTSIDERS AND WILL RAPIDLY COOL DOWN TO 23 deg CEL (+2/-1) IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE CRICKET MATCH AT JAMTHA, NAGPUR.

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MERGER OF AM-II & AM-I--PROPOSAL





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LTC FOR CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES WHEN AIR FARE IS LESS THAN LTC-80

Based on the references for admissibility of LTC claims of Government officials where the air fare paid for travel by Air India happens to less than LTC-80 class of Air India, Department of Expenditure clarifies that reimbursement of air fare lower than the LTC 80 air fare of Air India will also be admissible for journeys performed by Air India under LTC as the intention is to ensure that the LTC claim should not be in any case, exceed LTC-80 fare of India.



LTC-80 CLARIFICATION by DOPT



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INCOME TAX EXEMPTION ON GRATUITY

The government has hiked the limits of gratuity payment from Rs 3.5 lakhs to Rs 10 lakhs.

This enhanced limit is applicable to employees who retire, become incapacitated before retirement, expire or whose services were terminated on or after May 24, 2010.

As per Section 10(10) of Income Tax Act, gratuity is paid when an employee completes five or more years of full-time service with the employer.

In respect of government employees, any death-cum-retirement gratuity received under the pension rules or scheme of the central or state government, or regulations applicable to the members of defence services, is not taxable.

In case of gratuity received under the Gratuity Act, 1972, any gratuity received to the extent that it does not exceed an amount calculated in accordance with the provisions of the Gratuity Act is not taxable.

For employees receiving gratuity other than under the government pension or gratuity scheme and also other than under the Payment of Gratuity Act, the computation mechanism in respect of exemption limits has been specified in the IT Act.

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued a notification increasing the overall tax exemption to Rs 10 lakhs.

The gratuity received by an employee is not taxable if it is received on his retirement, his becoming incapacitated prior to such retirement, termination of employment or if such gratuity is received by his widow, children or dependants on his death.

Further, such gratuity does not exceed one-half month's salary for each year of completed service, calculated on the basis of the average salary for 10 months immediately preceding the month in which such retirement or death takes place, subject to the limits prescribed by the central government.

Salary for this purpose includes dearness allowance, but excludes all other allowances and perquisites. Also, as per some judicial precedents, completed service would mean a total period of service whether under one employer or more. In case any such gratuities are received by an employee from more than one employer in the same financial year, the aggregate amount so exempt should not exceed the overall exemption limit.

Similarly, if gratuities were received in one or more financial years, the exempt amount claimed earlier has to be taken into account while computing the exemption at present.

What is gratuity?

Gratuity is a retirement benefit. An employer may offer gratuity out of his own funds or may purchase a group gratuity plan from a life insurer. In case the employer chooses a life insurer, annual contributions as decided by the insurer have to be paid. The gratuity paid by the insurer will depend on the terms of the group gratuity scheme.

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