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  The NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has shared images of two super massive black holes merging. These black holes are located in Galaxy NGC 6240. They are 3,000 light-years apart and will drift together to form a larger black hole millions of years from now.   The merging process, which began some 30 million years ago, may be the most powerful sources of gravitational waves in the Universe.     Chandra X-ray Observatory It is a telescope designed to detect X-ray emissions from very hot regions of the universe such as exploded stars, clusters of galaxies, and matter around black holes. Orbiting at 139,000 km in space, the telescope was launched aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-93 by NASA in 1999.    

  Nepal and China jointly certified the elevation of Mount Everest at 8,848.86 metres above sea level. This height is 86 cm higher than what was recognised since 1954 The elevation of 8,848 m was determined by the Survey of India in 1954.  The devastating earthquake of 2015 in Nepal triggered a debate among scientists on whether it had affected the height of Mt Everest.  Nepal’s Survey Department decided to measure the mountain on its own, instead of continuing to follow the Survey of India findings of 1954.  New Zealand, which shares a bond with Nepal over the mountain, provided technical assistance. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first climber on the peak in May 1953, worked as the mountain’s undeclared brand ambassador to the world.              

  Malana grows some of the finest weed in India, and probably in the world. India is no stranger to Cannabis use, the Various region in India have a wide variety of mind-altering substances to offer. It is the charas or hash or hashish or bhang which comes from the Malana Valley in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh.  Charas is the resin obtained from a species or strain of the cannabis plant, which grows naturally in the valley and is also cultivated illegally.   It was banned in India in 1986 under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. But the plant was considered an important crop in Kullu, used for a variety of other purposes such as making footwear. Malana valley has a single village, Malana, and the hash produced there is more ‘creamy’, as compared to that produced in other parts of state. With greater road connectivity, Malana and its neighbouring Parvati Valley became notorious for ‘drug tourism’.         L...

  WORLD HERITAGE CITY : World Heritage is the designation for places on Earth that are of outstanding universal value to humanity and as such, have been inscribed on the World Heritage List to be protected for future generations to appreciate and enjoy.         Gwalior and Orchha of Madhya Pradesh have been included in the list of World Heritage City by UNESCO.   Orchha, located in the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, was the 16th century capital of the erstwhile Bundela dynasty It is famous for its temples and palaces for a unique confluence of Rajput and Mughal architectural influences   Gwalior city has been the capital of Gurjar Pratihar, Tomar, Baghel Kachhwahs and Scindia Rajvansh.   The ancient signs left by them will be found in the form of monuments, forts, palaces.   After being included in the list of World Heritage, UNESCO will work with the tourism department of the state to preserve and refine these archaeologicalm...

The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) has decided to remove cannabis and cannabis resin from Schedule IV of 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, which lists the most dangerous substances. This removal will change the way cannabis is regulated internationally. Both cannabis and cannabis resin will continue to remain on Schedule I, which includes the least dangerous category of substances. India has voted with the majority at the United Nations for its removal. For 59 years, cannabis had been subject to the strictest control schedules, which even discouraged its use for medical purposes. Under India’s Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, the production, manufacture, possession, sale, purchase, transport, and use of cannabis is a punishable offense.