Fifa World Cup 2010

The 19th FIFA World Cup tournament, which has been held for the first time in South Africa, is indeed a great crowning for the all the African Nation. Thirty- two qualified teams from across the globe participated in this premier football tournament.

Argentina or Germany, well right now these are the most contending teams in this world cup. As the world cup finals are about to take place in almost two weeks from now, well everyone is speculating the probable winner this time.

On the African ground, we have definitely seen some of the finest shots, Carlos Tevez
and Messy the most favorite of all. Portugal's team is also not far behind, indeed very worth mentioning. The match between Brazil and Portugal made it very clear that the team is well prepared to face any opponent. Brazil seemed to lacking somewhere, the vigour and spirit is definitely mising this time.

People across the globe are glued to the television sets,as all are waiting to see some great shots in the coming days. Back in India, people are celebrating this season in many ways. In Kolkata alone, we no longer seem to be part of a sinlge nation , we are one with the players. Every now and then can spot young man swearing Argentina's football jersy , in some places one can notice flags of Argentina , Brazil, and what not.No boundaries , no limitations, the whole world has become one

TMC or CPM..... what's West Bengal's verdict

How is Bengal responding to the new political times? It's really unpredictable at times, but the recent assembly elections have proved that this time predictons have been precise.

The increasing trust and confidence of people in favor of Trinamol has been clearly testified since last college elections and subsequently the assembly elections.
What else remains is the great contest of the the Bidhan Sabha elections. Mamata Banerjee indeed has great charisma,definitely a great opponent of the CPM party.Wonder,if Jyoti Basu was here ,what could have been the political scenario. Well, things would have been surely different.

Today, one thing that haunts our minds today that we have politicians, Mamata or Buddha, but where is the leader.Someone who can guide us, someone who has a vision. Merely dreaming and promising to turn Kolkata into London is just lulling a baby to sleep.Are we so, this is the question. We think and say the change has come, but where is it.Hadn't our grandfather and father brought a change in the the late 70's, a great change- the CPM as the ruling party, the undefending political party. History has repeated itself... something for everyone to see and learn.

Booming Steel Industry of India

Rich in natural resources, India has been successfully making the most of it in recent times. The gradual growth of the steel industry in the country apparently testifies the fact.

The annual review of steel industry by the Press Information Bureau states that India has topped as the second largest producer of crude steel as well as the fourth largest producer of steel in the global market. Increasing demand of steel in the domestic and international market has led to the huge growth in production. It is expected that steel will be in high demand in various sectors such as ground transportation, construction, railways and housing sectors to name a few, in the coming years.

This rising Indian steel industry dates back to 1950’s with the construction of steelworks in Rourkela, Orissa, a significant venture of the then Indian government and the German companies Demag AG and Fried Krupp. Presently this Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), which is a unit of the Steel Authority of India Ltd., (SAIL), has a successful capacity of about 2 million tonnes of resources. Other notable steel plants built in the early days are Bhilai and Durgapur steel plants. Till 1990’s, the steel industry was only controlled by government policies. However, with the advent of free economic policies in the subcontinent, the steel market has been significantly growing and matching with global standards. Over a span of almost twenty years, there seems to be rapid growth in the Indian steel market.

At the moment, SAIL, Tata Steel, RINL, ESSAR, ISPAT and JVSL have emerged as major players not only in the country but also in the global steel business. SAIL’s total
production rose to 28.49 million tonnes in April-September 2009. In between January –June 2009, SAIL earned more profits than Nippon, ArcelorMittal, Bao Steel and Posco.

It has been predicted by National Steel Policy that Indian steel production is supposed to reach 110 million tonnes by 2019-20. The market scenario clearly depicts that if this situation persists than India is sure to reach the expected production units on time.

This situation is not only rewarding for the steel industry but also to the mass people. If the industry grows day by day, there will be more and more job opportunities in this sector.

BIRD MYSTERY STORY OF JATINGA VALLEY

BIRD MYSTERY STORY OF JATINGA VALLEY

Our world has too many mysteries in its store. The Stonehenge, Loch Ness Monster, The Pyramids of Egypt, Bermuda Triangle and many other mystery stories have always fascinated our imagination. Unexplainable indeed, these mysterious happenings have startled our thoughts over the ages.

Like other mysterious stories in India, the Jatinga mystery story has been an exciting question for many people across the globe. Every year tourists from all over the globe come to witness an unusual phenomenon in Jatinga.

Jatinga is a forested village in the North Cachar Hills of Assam, India. This land abounds in great variety of flora and fauna. The beauty of Jatinga ridge is simply spectacular, but what arrests the eye of the people is the bird mystery of the valley. A common story runs that endangered birds commit mass suicide in this Death Valley.

Every year, at the end of the monsoon season (mainly during August and November) many large groups of birds come to this place. Red-legged Crake , Slaty-breasted Rail, Indian Pond Heron, Chinese Pond Heron, Ruddy Kingfisher, Cinnamon Bittern, Hooded Pitta , Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher, many other exotic birds as well as local species fly down onto fires set by villagers in the ridge probably stretching from1.5km long and 200 meters width.

This weird phenomenon was first observed by the Naga tribes as long as 1905.For many years; numerous explorations took place to understand this queer incident. It has been observed that under certain situations these incidents mainly take place especially when there is light rain, foggy weather, southerly winds blowing at a speed of 5 to 10 km per hour, and most significantly lights placed at vantage points along the ridge. Another most important observation is that the exotic birds dash onto the lights in empty stomach.

Many sociologists, ornithologists, scientists and other experts have tried to understand this mystery story of wild birds. The first notable explanation was held by Dr Sudhir Sengupta, a renowned naturalist sent by the zoological survey of India in 1977. According to him, specific weather conditions have an effect in the magnetic field of the underground water in the Jatinga ridge, which lead the exotic birds to act abnormally towards the light. During that time, Dr. Sengupta highlighted this unique behavior of the wild birds in the international community as well as the then Govt. of India. Since then, many experts have opined on this queer incident.

The Assam Forest Department has made provisions to permit tourists observe this unique phenomenon. A small library has been set up containing books on birds and chart of the about bird drops for the visitors.

No wonder, whatever is the reason of this wildlife behavior, but the Death valley has been luring tourists from across the globe. The Jatinga bird mystery always enthralls us.

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