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US tests Land based Aegis system

The United States successfully conducted the first live-fire test of a Raytheon Co SM-3 missile from the land-based version of  Aegis missile defense system on 21st may at the pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF). "Aegis ashore" weapon system is designed to protect from a ballistic missile attack .This was the first test of Aegis system using land-based missile launcher . The test of the new system have strategic importance as it is being done amid growing tensions between Nato countries and Russia over its annexation of the Crimea region of Ukraine. First Aegis Ashore site is expected to be operational in Romania next year while the second site at Poland will be operational in 2018. The U.S. currently uses Aegis radar aboard Navy ships to track missile launches.The land-based system uses the same SM-3 missile deployed on Aegis Navyhips, and currently holds 24 SM-3 missiles at any given time. The capacity to hold missiles and launchers can also be expanded. Russ...

What to do when Fire breaks out

Fire can break out anywhere anytime without giving any warning or intimation particularly in the season of summer. As an informed and responsible citizen we should have basic knowledge about how to respond to this disaster. The knowledge of  will not only help us in fighting fire better but also help others to fight out unwanted fire.In this article i will explain few simple ways to deal with disaster caused by fire. Prevention better than cure :  The basic way to avoid any disaster is to take enough preventive steps so that may not occur at first place and if it does you will be enough equipped to tackle with it. In this regard we should take care of following things. We should study the structure of our house and pre-plan escape route in case of any emergency and even practice it in our leisure time. Important telephone numbers of fire helpline, police helpline etc should be at our tips We should avoid any negligence which may end up in big fire, such as una...

BRAHMOS Supersonic Cruise Missile

BrahMos, The name is derived from the name of two mighty rivers namely Brahmaputra and Moskva, is a supersonic cruise missile being jointly developed by India and Russia.It is the world fastest cruise missile with speed of mach 2.8 to 3.0 with flight range of upto 290 km. It has capability of striking targets by flying as low as 10m in altitude. This missile have remarkable accuracy of 1m. BrahMos is powered by a two-stage propulsion system. First stage acceleration is provided by a solid-propellant booster and second stage supersonic cruise speed is provided by a liquid-fuelled fuel efficient ramjet propulsion system providing the BrahMos with a longer range over similar missiles powered by rocket propulsion. The ship-launched and land-based missiles can carry upto 200 kg warhead, while the aircraft-launched variant (BrahMos A) can carry upto 300 kg warhead. This missile can be launched from Submarines, Aircrafts , Ship or Land. The land launched and ship launched versions are alrea...

Krishna ki Chetavani (Rashmirathi) - Ramdhari Singh Dinkar

वर्षों तक वन में घूम-घूम, बाधा-विघ्नों को चूम-चूम, सह धूप-घाम, पानी-पत्थर, पांडव आये कुछ और निखर। सौभाग्य न सब दिन सोता है, देखें, आगे क्या होता है। मैत्री की राह बताने को, सबको सुमार्ग पर लाने को, दुर्योधन को समझाने को, भीषण विध्वंस बचाने को, भगवान् हस्तिनापुर आये, पांडव का संदेशा लाये। 'दो न्याय अगर तो आधा दो, पर, इसमें भी यदि बाधा हो, तो दे दो केवल पाँच ग्राम, रखो अपनी धरती तमाम। हम वहीं खुशी से खायेंगे, परिजन पर असि न उठायेंगे! दुर्योधन वह भी दे ना सका, आशीष समाज की ले न सका, उलटे हरि को बाँधने चला, जो था असाध्य साधने चला। जब नाश मनुज पर छाता है, पहले विवेक मर जाता है। हरि ने भीषण हुंकार किया, अपना स्वरूप-विस्तार किया, डगमग-डगमग दिग्गज डोले, भगवान् कुपित होकर बोले- 'जंजीर बढ़ा कर साध मुझे, हाँ, हाँ दुर्योधन! बाँध मुझे। यह देख, गगन मुझमें लय है, यह देख, पवन मुझमें लय है, मुझमें विलीन झंकार सकल, मुझमें लय है संसार सकल। अमरत्व फूलता है मुझमें, संहार झूलता है मुझमें। बाँधने मुझे तो आया है, जंजीर बड़ी क्या लाया है? ...

Jhumpa Lahiri’s ‘Lowland’ shortlisted for Baileys prize

Jhumpa Lahiri who got pulitzer prize for her debut short story collection, Interpreter of Maladies and her other novel, The Namesake, was adapted into a film of same name is in news again as her story "Lowland" on a young man’s tryst with the Naxalite movement in Kolkata has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2014 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction which was earlier known as the Orange prize.This prize is UK’s only annual book award for fiction written by a woman.