Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Partial solar eclipse in India tomorrow: Here’s how and where to watch : The Indian Express

Partial solar eclipse in India tomorrow: Here’s how and where to watch : The Indian Express

India might not be getting the total solar eclipse on Wednesday, but people in the Northeast and Eastern coastal strip of the sub-continent will be able to get a partial view of the spectacle. Here is a map of all the places in India where people can see the partial solar eclipse on March 9:  




However, a partial solar eclipse does not come with lesser risks for those who view it with their naked eyes. Here is what you need to do if you want to catch a glimpse:

Do’s:
# Use protective eye wear, such as welder’s glasses (rating not less than 14) and a solar filter of optical density 5 or more
# Homemade pinhole camera is the safest way to watch an eclipse
# Use a solar filter to protect your DSLR camera sensor
# Use a high ISO setting and high resolution — to keep exposures very short and prevent blurring from vibrations

DON’Ts:
# Use ordinary sunglasses, smoked glass, X-ray film, stacks of negative film to view the eclipse
# Look directly at the sun with your camera/eyes unless both are protected, even if the eclipse in partial. It can burn your eyes
# Take photos of the eclipse without using special protective filters, it again can burn your eyes and harm the camera


Sunday, March 6, 2016

Seventh Pay Commission: Employees threaten indefinite stir : The Hindu

Seventh Pay Commission: Employees threaten indefinite stir : The Hindu

The Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers, including workers in the railways and defence services, has threatened to go on an indefinite strike from April 11. The workers are demanding, among other things, approval of their demand on the Seventh Pay Commission. The workers also demanded that the Union government should roll back its policy of privatisation of public sector units and that the move to engage contract workers should end.


The protesting workers also alleged that the government was engaged in bringing about anti-worker labour policies and that the participatory pension programme should be abandoned by the government.
— Special Correspondent


Source: The Hindu


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