Amy Bhasin: India at a Glance (National Animal)

Amy Bhasin: India at a Glance (National Animal): "The magnificent tiger, Panthera tigris(Linnaeus), is a striped animal. It has a thick yellow coat of fur with dark stripes. The combination ..."

India at a Glance (National Animal)

The magnificent tiger, Panthera tigris(Linnaeus), is a striped animal. It has a thick yellow coat of fur with dark stripes. The combination of grace, strength, agility and enormous power has earned the tiger its pride of place as the national animal of India. Out of eight races of the species known, the Indian race, the Royal Bengal Tiger, is found throughout the country except in the north-western region and also in the neighboring countries, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. To check the dwindling population of tigers in India ‘Project Tiger’ was launched in April 1973. So far, 25 tiger reserves have been established in the country this project, covering an area of 33,875 sq km.

Amy Bhasin: just another poem not about anyone or anything

Amy Bhasin: just another poem not about anyone or anything: "The Sun in your Eyes: I don�t wish to be alone But I cant do this wishful thinking And I don�t need another voice on the phone You will..."

just another poem not about anyone or anything

The Sun in your Eyes:

I don�t wish to be alone
But I cant do this wishful thinking
And I don�t need another voice on the phone
You will pass me by while I am blinking

Go so quickly just as you came
As I try to cry out my voice is weak
I strain through pain as you give this a name
You cant see that its me who speaks

You are blind to those of my kind
Have fun walking with the sun in your eyes
At your side? How? I don�t cross your mind�
Is it a surprise that I found your disguise?

It was not a hard task to remove your mask
I�ll help you break, shake this madness that you make
Remove the flask, answer the questions I ask
Please don�t fake courage as you risk these leaps you take

You run with sun scorching in your eyes search for shade but there is none
You walk a line that is so fine hurry you are wasting time
Have you won? My mind has spun. Please don�t tell me we are done
This mountain I climb is it a crime to sometimes wish you were still mine?

Amy Bhasin: India at a Glance (National Bird)

Amy Bhasin: India at a Glance (National Bird): "The Indian Peacock , Pavo cristatus (Linnaeus), the national bird of India, is a colourful, swan-sized bird, with a fan-shaped crest of fea..."

India at a Glance (National Bird)

The Indian Peacock , Pavo cristatus (Linnaeus), the national bird of India, is a colourful, swan-sized bird, with a fan-shaped crest of feathers, a white patch under the eye and a long slender neck. The male of the species is more colourful than the female, with a glistening blue breast and neck and a spectacular bronze-green train of around 200 elongated feathers. The female is brownish, slightly smaller than the male, and lacks the train.

          The peacock is widely found in the Indian sub-continent from the south and east of the Indus river, Jammu and Kashmir, east Assam, south Mizoram and the whole of the Indian peninsula. It is fully protected under the Indian Wildlife (protection) Act, 1972.

Amy Bhasin: Small amounts of radioactive iodine found in breas...

Amy Bhasin: Small amounts of radioactive iodine found in breas...: "FUKUSHIMA — A citizen’s group concerned about the impact on mothers and babies of the radioactive leaks from a crippled nuclear power plant..."

Small amounts of radioactive iodine found in breast milk of 4 women

FUKUSHIMA —

A citizen’s group concerned about the impact on mothers and babies of the radioactive leaks from a crippled nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture said Wednesday that small amounts of radioactive iodine have been found in the breast milk of four women living east or northeast of Tokyo.

Of the samples provided by the four women, the breast milk of the mother of an 8-month-old baby in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, contained the highest level of 36.3 becquerels of radioactive iodine per kilogram, but no radioactive cesium was found, the group said.

The Nuclear Safety Commission of Japan has not set safety levels for radioactive substances in breast milk, according to the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry. But the reading was below the safety limit of 100 becquerels per kg for tap water consumption by infants under 1 year old.

‘‘We cannot yet determine safety, but infants drink breast milk,’’ said Kikuko Murakami, who heads the group. ‘‘We want the government to conduct an extensive investigation swiftly.’‘

The samples of around 120 to 130 milliliters each were offered by nine women in Chiba, Miyagi, Fukushima and Ibaraki prefectures on March 24 and 30. The group had them analyzed at a private-sector radiation measurement company.

According to the group, milk from a woman in Moriya, Ibaraki Prefecture, contained 31.8 becquerels of radioactive iodine, but the second test for her showed a lower reading of 8.5 becquerels.

Milk from two women in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, contained 8.7 and 6.4 becquerels.

Meanwhile, no radioactive iodine was detected in the breast milk of four women in the city of Fukushima, the town of Tanakura in Fukushima Prefecture, Shiroishi in Miyagi Prefecture and Tsukubamirai in Ibaraki Prefecture.

The group said breast milk from a woman in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, was still being analyzed.

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on the Pacific coast of Fukushima Prefecture has spewed radioactive materials into the air and sea since it was crippled by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, which devastated the country’s northeast.

Amy Bhasin: India at a Glance (National Flower)

Amy Bhasin: India at a Glance (National Flower): "Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) is the National Flower of India. It is sacred flower and occupies a unique position in the art and mythology of an..."

India at a Glance (National Flower)

Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) is the National Flower of India. It is sacred flower and occupies a unique position in the art and mythology of ancient India and has been an auspicious symbol of Indian culture since time immemorial.