Pongal / Makar Sankranthi / Bhogali Bihu all are not only harvest festivals but also are celebrated around the period when the sun’s transit moves towards Northern Hemisphere, while one may say with today’s scientific understanding it is not exactly the sun’s transit but the change in the axis point of earth towards the sun…
Pendulum A pendulum is an object hung from a fixed point that swings back and forth under the action of gravity. In the example of the playground swing, the swing is supported by chains that are attached to fixed points at the top of the swing set. Scientific American Unlike Southwest Monsoon which is a…
withdrawal syndrome a spectrum of physical and behavioral symptoms following cessation from the continuous use of an addictive drug, the character and severity of the symptoms depending upon the particular drug and the daily dose. In the recently released Malayalam film Kooman where the protagonist, a policeman taking help from a thief to stage manage…
With just a week left for this year’s statistical Northeast Monsoon season to end NEM 2022 is likely to end as another normal year with the accumulated rainfall at 425.9 mm so far against the long period average of 432.2 mm. While this year is less likely to exceed the overall NEM seasonal average for…
For many years now man has always looked for avenues to push the envelope of his understanding but despite all the advancements there is always an area of unknown which keeps the human race going in its efforts towards scientific learning. Weather forecasting is one such area where the envelope has been pushed to a…
