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1. @guardian 15 Oct 22, p 21 @tweeter_anita @EmpirePodUK, a cold-eyed, #critical #historian would've provided the #lowdown, and six of her best, to those boorish, blingy, visiting #Punjabis about the #Sikhempire or #ZulfikarBhutto. 
2. #Kashmiris and #Ladakhis, unlike mawkish #Punjabis, don't quite share that lachrymose view of #Punjabi #history or #DuleepSingh. #Lamaist #Buddhists and #Muslims chafed under #Sikhrulers. Expelled former; forbade latter #fasting/#Fridayprayers.
3. #India was in a tailspin under #Sikhs, #Marathas, #Mughals etc. and #Britishrule consolidated the peninsula unseen since the #Mauryas. #Newsflash right-on Radcliffe ranters either side: #EmpressVictoria sired #MotherIndia and #Iqbal's sarey jahān bulbuls.
#Reliving1971
On evening of 03 Dec 1971, then PM Smt Indira Gandhi announced-
''I speak to you at a moment of grave peril to our country...The Pakistan Air Force suddenly struck at our airfields in Amritsar, Pathankot, Srinagar, Avantipur, Utterlai, Jodhpur, Ambala & Agra''
(1/n)
On evening of 03 Dec 1971, then PM Smt Indira Gandhi announced-
''I speak to you at a moment of grave peril to our country...The Pakistan Air Force suddenly struck at our airfields in Amritsar, Pathankot, Srinagar, Avantipur, Utterlai, Jodhpur, Ambala & Agra''
(1/n)
The first hostilities had broken-out between India & Pakistan!
However, known to a few, Pakistani Submarine Ghazi was already on the prowl on the Eastern coast of India since end-Nov - its target, the aircraft carrier #INSVikrant - the pride of #IndianNavy (2/n).
#NavalArchives
However, known to a few, Pakistani Submarine Ghazi was already on the prowl on the Eastern coast of India since end-Nov - its target, the aircraft carrier #INSVikrant - the pride of #IndianNavy (2/n).
#NavalArchives
In fact, from 27 Nov onwards, PNS Ghazi hung around 5-10 miles off the harbour entrance, armed with torpedoes & mines, waiting for Vikrant.
Did Ghazi get its target? Or did Vikrant manage to counter the deadly submarine?
To know more, watch this space (3/n)
#SwarnimVijayVarsh
Did Ghazi get its target? Or did Vikrant manage to counter the deadly submarine?
To know more, watch this space (3/n)
#SwarnimVijayVarsh
Now that the #rain has stopped for a while in #Chennai, it is time that we get to know what we can expect this week.
1. A Low-pressure area will likely form in the next 2 days in the Southeast #BayofBengal region.
2. Owing to favourable conditions this will further intensify.
1. A Low-pressure area will likely form in the next 2 days in the Southeast #BayofBengal region.
2. Owing to favourable conditions this will further intensify.
3. Preliminary analysis suggests that this system will likely intensify as deep depression and would move towards Coastal #TamilNadu
4. Possibility of this system intensifying into a cyclone exists. Which means a named #cyclone is a possibility
4. Possibility of this system intensifying into a cyclone exists. Which means a named #cyclone is a possibility
5. Assuming that it becomes a named cyclone, this would be named "#Jawad" named by #SaudiArabia
6. The track that it is likely to take is that it will climb up Northwest - intensify near the coast and move lateral west in between #Chennai and #Pondicherry
6. The track that it is likely to take is that it will climb up Northwest - intensify near the coast and move lateral west in between #Chennai and #Pondicherry
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Yesterday, @CIJ_ICJ handed down its judgment on the #maritimeboundary between #Somalia and #Kenya. This was the first judgment since the Court’s renewal in February 2021 and Judge Donoghue’s election as President (source of all images: @CIJ_ICJ). 👩🏻⚖️
Yesterday, @CIJ_ICJ handed down its judgment on the #maritimeboundary between #Somalia and #Kenya. This was the first judgment since the Court’s renewal in February 2021 and Judge Donoghue’s election as President (source of all images: @CIJ_ICJ). 👩🏻⚖️
Kenya did not appear at the oral proceedings before the ICJ after appearing at the preliminary objections phase (link to preliminary objections judgment below). However, the ICJ could rely on its written submissions, filed before deciding not to appear.
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Somalia and Kenya had very different views on their maritime boundary. Somalia argued that there was no agreed boundary, so that the ICJ had to delimit a boundary by the 3-stage approach in use since the 2009 #BlackSea case (link below, [115]-[122]). 👩🏽💼
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National Crisis Management Committee under the chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba reviewed preparedness of Central ministries/agencies and State governments to deal with the situation arising out of a cyclonic storm developing in the #BayofBengal
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(ANI)
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(ANI)
Chief Secretaries of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh apprised the Committee of the preparatory measures being undertaken to protect the population and also measures being taken to ensure that there is minimal damage to infrastructure in the aftermath of the cyclonic storm.
(ANI)
(ANI)
NDRF has deployed 18 teams in these states and additional teams are also kept ready. Rescue and relief teams of the Army and Navy along with ships and aircraft have also been deployed.
(ANI)
(ANI)
-Who gives away strategic territory❓
-No I’m not talking about POK
-It’s Katchatheevu
-A strategic Island in Palk Bay
-Island was owned by Raja of Ramanathapuram & later part of Madras Presidency
-In ‘74 it was ceded to #SriLanka by #Indian PM Indira Gandhi
#IndianNavy @Swamy39
-No I’m not talking about POK
-It’s Katchatheevu
-A strategic Island in Palk Bay
-Island was owned by Raja of Ramanathapuram & later part of Madras Presidency
-In ‘74 it was ceded to #SriLanka by #Indian PM Indira Gandhi
#IndianNavy @Swamy39
A History of Deadly Bay of Bengal Cyclones That Have Caused 80% of World's Cyclone-Related Deaths - By @deekshith_np
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(📸: NASA/International Space Station)
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(📸: NASA/International Space Station)
@deekshith_np On May 20, 2020, the Super Cyclone Amphan ripped through West Bengal killing 128 people and became the costliest cyclone on record in the North Indian Ocean after destroying properties worth ₹1 lakh crores.
#BayOfBengal #cyclone #CycloneYaas
#BayOfBengal #cyclone #CycloneYaas
@deekshith_np On May 3, 2019, Extremely Severe Cyclone Fani wreaked havoc across #Odisha and #WestBengal, killing 89 and causing nearly ₹60,000 crores in damages.
#BayOfBengal #cyclone #CycloneYaas
#BayOfBengal #cyclone #CycloneYaas
This morning's rainfall forecast is actually last nights (I am in the process of moving - a bit stretched. There is a lot going on.
Here we see the ongoing impacts of a #WestAfricaWaterPlume coming into the Middle East and 2 large storms, one over Syria and one over Medina
Here we see the ongoing impacts of a #WestAfricaWaterPlume coming into the Middle East and 2 large storms, one over Syria and one over Medina
Here are last night's 10-day rainfall forecasts for North Africa which are nothing short of astonishing with respect especially to what is expected in #Algeria and #Mauritania. The largest forecast #DesertRain event to date.
This animation is from the is morning and shows the current status of both #WestAfricanMonsoon events. The Plume directed at the #MiddleEast is continuing and the one in the west Sahara is strengthening.
We have another large #ArabianStorm which was not anticipated by the global weather models. And like those before it, it is fueled by the #WestAfricaMonsoon and a #WestAfricaWaterPlume. This time across the Red Sea in the vicinity of #Makkah.
Today's rainfall forecasts follow.
Today's rainfall forecasts follow.
This animation shows the current state of a weather event that has been a few days in coming. #ArabianStorms
@Arab_Storms
@Arab_Storms
The origin of this event is very similar to that which caused several days of extremely severe thunderstorms in #Oman earlier in the month. This animation is from May 18th shortly after it first appeared in the @zoom_earth satellite imagery.
Extreme #Weather Events Like Devastating #Floods Cost #India $10 Billion, Finds UK Report
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(📸: C Suresh Kumar/TOI, BCCL, Chennai)
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(📸: C Suresh Kumar/TOI, BCCL, Chennai)
Fifteen extreme weather events, influenced by #climatechange, were identified globally this year, including the terrible #floods that struck India cost $10 billion, killing 2,000, a UK charity report said on Monday.
#WhatThe2020
#WhatThe2020
The #London-based Christian Aid's report, 'Counting the cost 2020: A year of climate breakdown', said 10 of those events cost $1.5 billion or more.The #US was hit by the highest costs due to the record-breaking #hurricane season and #fires.
#WhatThe2020
#WhatThe2020
#Hydronomastics is the study of #hydronyms, the proper names of bodies of water.
It's a branch of #toponomastics, the study of #toponyms (the proper names of places), which in turn is a branch of #onomastics, the study of #orthonyms (proper names).
French / Luxembourghish sign:
It's a branch of #toponomastics, the study of #toponyms (the proper names of places), which in turn is a branch of #onomastics, the study of #orthonyms (proper names).
French / Luxembourghish sign:
#Hydronym and #hydronomastics both derive from Ancient #Greek ὕδωρ / húdōr (water) + ὄνομα / ónoma (name).
#Hydronyms tend to outlast other #toponyms, even when new #languages and cultures displace earlier ones.
#England, #EastAnglia, #Essex, and #Sussex are named for the #Angles and #Saxons; but #Trent, #Ouse, #Thames, #Severn, and #Avon are older #Celtic and #RomanoBritish names.
#England, #EastAnglia, #Essex, and #Sussex are named for the #Angles and #Saxons; but #Trent, #Ouse, #Thames, #Severn, and #Avon are older #Celtic and #RomanoBritish names.
#Reliving1971 #Shipsatwar
INS Mysore made stellar contributions during the #WesternFleet #Operations of #1971 War. She was commissioned into #IndianNavy on 29 Aug 1957 as part of the formidable Western Fleet.
Ships Motto ‘Na bibheti kadachana’ (never be afraid).
#NavalArchives
INS Mysore made stellar contributions during the #WesternFleet #Operations of #1971 War. She was commissioned into #IndianNavy on 29 Aug 1957 as part of the formidable Western Fleet.
Ships Motto ‘Na bibheti kadachana’ (never be afraid).
#NavalArchives
#Reliving1971 #ShipsatWar
#INSBeas during #1971IndoPakWar was operating in #BayofBengal with #INSVikrant & #INSBrahmaputra.
On 09/10 Dec 1971, Beas intercepted 'Anwar Baksh' a Pakistani merchant ship masquerading as "MV Azul Hasan Maru" (1/n).
#NavalArchives
#INSBeas during #1971IndoPakWar was operating in #BayofBengal with #INSVikrant & #INSBrahmaputra.
On 09/10 Dec 1971, Beas intercepted 'Anwar Baksh' a Pakistani merchant ship masquerading as "MV Azul Hasan Maru" (1/n).
#NavalArchives
Anwar Baksh was carrying Pakistani soldiers disguised as labourers. Already suspicious of the vessel, Beas immediately despatched 18 of her bravest, under the leadership of Lt Cdr Bazaz, to board, apprehend & seize the vessel (2/n).
Photo of Pak MV which masqueraded as a Neutral
Photo of Pak MV which masqueraded as a Neutral
#CycloneBurevi to Cross Sri Lanka on Wednesday; Kerala, Tamil Nadu Under Red Warning
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By- @deekshith_np
(📸: L R Shankar/TOI, BCCL, Chennai )
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By- @deekshith_np
(📸: L R Shankar/TOI, BCCL, Chennai )
#CycloneBurevi | In less than a week after #CycloneNivar swept past Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, another cyclone started to brew over the Bay of Bengal.
The low-pressure area lingering over the Bay intensified into a depression during early hours of Monday.
The low-pressure area lingering over the Bay intensified into a depression during early hours of Monday.
As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast, the system is likely to intensify into a ‘deep depression’ by Monday night and further into a cyclonic storm by Tuesday morning.
24 November 2020: #Weather Warning
Source: @Indiametdept
Heavy to very #rainfall with extremely heavy falls very likely at isolated places over #Tamilnadu, #Puducherry & #Karaikal and heavy rainfall at isolated places over Coastal #AndhraPradesh & #Yanam and #Rayalaseema.
Source: @Indiametdept
Heavy to very #rainfall with extremely heavy falls very likely at isolated places over #Tamilnadu, #Puducherry & #Karaikal and heavy rainfall at isolated places over Coastal #AndhraPradesh & #Yanam and #Rayalaseema.
24 November 2020: #Weather Warning
Source: @Indiametdept
Dense #fog very likely at isolated places over #Nagaland, #Manipur, #Mizoram & #Tripura and Moderate fog at isolated places over #Odisha, #ArunachalPradesh and #Assam & #Meghalaya.
Source: @Indiametdept
Dense #fog very likely at isolated places over #Nagaland, #Manipur, #Mizoram & #Tripura and Moderate fog at isolated places over #Odisha, #ArunachalPradesh and #Assam & #Meghalaya.
24 November 2020: #Weather Warning
Source:
@Indiametdept
(1) Squally weather (wind speed reaching 65-75 kmph gusting to 85 kmph) likely to prevail over Southwest & adjoining Westcentral #BayofBengal
Source:
@Indiametdept
(1) Squally weather (wind speed reaching 65-75 kmph gusting to 85 kmph) likely to prevail over Southwest & adjoining Westcentral #BayofBengal
#October2020 Marked India’s Warmest Nights in 50 Years; #November Likely to Remain Dry
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(📸: IANS)
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(📸: IANS)
#October2020 witnessed a combination of multiple weather conditions across India—#DryWeather in the north, heavy rain spells in the south and northeast and extreme temperatures in the centre and east.
October is a transitional month in terms of temperatures, as variations...
October is a transitional month in terms of temperatures, as variations...
in both maximum and minimum temperature occur during this period.
#DidYouKnow | #October2020, saw much higher variations than normal. As per IMD, it witnessed the warmest nights among all the nighttime temperatures of October since 1971.
#DidYouKnow | #October2020, saw much higher variations than normal. As per IMD, it witnessed the warmest nights among all the nighttime temperatures of October since 1971.
#JustIn | The India Meteorological Department (@IMDWeather) on Sunday said that Cyclonic Storm #CycloneAmphan in #BayofBengal has intensified into a Severe storm and will cross #WestBengal and #Bangladesh's Sagar and Hatiya island on May 20.
(IANS)
(IANS)
@IMDWeather #CycloneAmphan Turns Severe; Projected to Cross West Bengal, Bangladesh Coasts as Very Severe Storm
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#BayofBengal
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#BayofBengal
@IMDWeather #CycloneUpdate | "Very Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘AMPHAN’ (pronounced as UM-PUN) over central parts of South Bay Of Bengal: #CycloneAlert for #WestBengal and north #Odisha coasts."
#CycloneAmphan #BayOfBengal
@IMDWeather
#CycloneAmphan #BayOfBengal
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