YOUR DAY

Aries

MARCH 21 - APRIL 20

There is much to achieve today and you will find yourself up to it. Academic front seems favourable. You are likely to buy something you have been longing for. Retailers and service providers will find their cash registers ringing. You are likely to spend time in self introspection.

Gemini

MAY 21 - JUNE 21

There is a chance of somebody taking you along for a function or a party. Keeping track of something or someone may prove an uphill task. Your standing in your professional circle is likely to get a boost. Not keeping regular in your routine can tell on your health.

Leo JULY 24 - AUGUST 23

Financial front remains rosy and promises to bring in gains. Good professional guidance may become the key to further your career. A family member may make you proud. Spending time with friends is possible. Some of you may decide to take your romance to the next level.

Libra

SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 22

You may want things differently on the domestic front, but will need to convince others about your ideas. A break from the routine is indicated. Change of season requires you to take good care of your health. Stars on the romantic front looks extremely strong for some.

Sagittarius

NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22

An outing with family promises much fun. Prepare well for a long journey, if you want to travel comfortably. Shifting to a new house or a new city cannot be ruled out. Travel arrangements may be on your mind. Your nature seems on the ascendant, plan an exclusive time with lover.

Aquarius

JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19

Expect immediate returns from the investments made by you. Workload is likely to increase on the professional front. This is a fine day on the financial front. Good understanding and mutual respect is likely to enhance togetherness for the newlyweds.

INDIAN WEATHER:

Taurus

APRIL 21 - MAY 20

Buying something expensive for the house is indicated. Responsibilities are likely to increase manifold. Those feeling lethargic and unwell may get back on the path to perfect health. A close friend may motivate you for a vacation, so start applying for leave.

Cancer

JUNE 22 - JULY 23

Someone who admires you will leave no stone unturned in appeasing. Those unwell are likely to recover soon. Something may keep you from realizing your full potential on the academic front. A practical solution may be found for a complex problem .

Virgo

AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23

Someone’s good advice will help in making the right decisions on the academic front. Things start looking up on the health front as you manage to remain regular in your workouts. Prospects of marriage for lovers are set to brighten.

Scorpio

OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22

An initiative on the health front is likely to give rich dividends. Those involved in a project will be able to give a good account of themselves. Someone you despise is likely to turn over a new leaf, so let bygones be bygones. Good news awaits you on the social front.

Capricorn

DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20

Meditate to embark on a new spiritual journey.

You will be able to regain lost ground on the academic front to come at par with the rest. Excellent showing at work will get you hand-picked for an important assignment. You may long to meet your near and dear ones today.

Pisces

FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20

Much hustle and bustle can be expected on the social front to your delight.

Someone may not agree to your terms but that should not affect your productivity. You will get a chance to tap your potential on the professional front and impress those who matter.

South Asia, of which India is a dominant entity, is the poster child for climate change. It is because the amount of rain falling in India has declined by 6 per cent between 1951 and 2015. What has been observed is a repetition of widespread unexpected droughts and massive downpours of water in different parts of the country. Thunderstorms, lightning and very heavy rainfall have become a cause of concern for weather scientists. They are trying to understand the underlying phenomena but their success has been limited.

The reasons that not much is clearly predicted about weather conditions in India are many but two of them are well known. Firstly, South Asian monsoons are one of the hardest natural processes to understand. Secondly, almost all the methods and mechanisms to predict weather are based on Western models. There is no indigenous method for India. As a result of this, most Indian weather forecasts are based more on experience than science. Some progress has been made but still, a lot of work has to be done.

Since India’s lifeline is monsoon, it is always beneficial to understand its basic phenomenon. The northern hemisphere tilts closer to the sun during May. As a result, the land heats and the air above this hot land rises up. Because of this rise of air upwards, trade winds change their course and flow in from the South Arabian sea pushing moisture-laden rain clouds up towards the

Western Ghats. This phenomenon brings rains to Kerala and parts of South India. It is because of this phenomenon that every Indian start enquiring about the arrival of rain in Kerala after the middle of June every year. Now curiosity may arise as to how the rain from Kerala spreads all over India. Winds find gaps in the Western Ghats. As these gaps are filled by wind currents, the air power spreads water-filled clouds across the Indian subcontinent. It is for this reason that environmentalists cry foul whenever government starts disturbing the ecosystem of these Ghats. Such people are saviours of the future, not an antinationalist crowd as is claimed by greedy moneybags.

Monsoons have become erratic over the last seven decades. This has happened because of the supercharged Indian Ocean which has warmed more than any other ocean. Since 1870, the Indian Ocean has warmed by 1.4 degrees Celsius. As a result of the hot ocean, the trade winds have weakened resulting in widespread droughts or excessive rains in the subcontinent. Some people on social media are seen to be over joyous about the plight of Pakistani people begging for flour bags but they forget that similar can happen to the whole subcontinent if monsoons fail even for one single year. We all are sitting on the edge of a dangerous cliff.

One painful thing about South Asia including In- dia is that it is not prepared for sudden disasters. In Kerala, it is the local population that has created a system of watching the levels of rivers and rain with the help of village volunteers. These people keep a keen look on certain marked levels whenever it rains and warn people on WhatsApp to save themselves are their belongings. As far as the government is concerned, neither the Central nor the state has done anything worthwhile to mention. In India, the future of a political party has become more important than the lives of people hence, it is the blame game which appears more in the public domain than any concrete action plan.

Not many countries are taking global warming se- riously except for superfluous talks by political leaders because the majority of the global population has become Godobsessed. People are fighting verbal wars to save the all-powerful, omnipotent gods of their own creation rather than doing something to cool the warming planet. There would be extreme weather events in the not-sodistant future because of huge changes in the oceanic atmosphere. Remember that oceans are a reservoir of continuous heat that supports all weather events including drought, cyclones and downpours across the globe. Scientists know this but they don’t fully understand these changes and their effects on monsoons.

South Asia is home to 60 per cent of the global population where people depend on rain for their survival including food and other resources of life. The majority of these people, including the urban well-off population, have no reserve food stock at home. This makes this part of the world highly vulnerable to climatic changes. With political bosses deeply engrossed in power games, it is the duty of every thinking citizen to start taking action at the community level.

Though Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny have not been seen or photographed together they are at the centre of relationship rumours. The 27-year-old model parted ways with NFL player Devin Booker in September 2022. Here are all the details you need to know. According to Cosmopolitan multiple witnesses saw Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny making out in a private club. There are no pictures taken together of the rumoured couple. Reportedly witnesses also saw Bad Bunny’s car leaving only a couple of minutes after Kendall Jenner left the club. However, these are only rumours as none of the official sources of both parties has confirmed the same. Twitter has been spiralling over the news of Bad Bunny and Kendall Jenner dating. Fans have a lot of opinions about them getting together and most of them are not good.

Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway

Rani Mukerji is one of the most loved actresses in Bollywood. Every time she appears on the big screen, she makes sure to leave the audience mighty impressed. Rani, who was last seen in Bunty Aur Babli 2, is now all set to be seen in the film, Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway. On the occasion of Maha Shivratri today, the makers released an official poster of the film. The release date of the trailer was also unveiled. In the poster, Rani is seen with two kids. She is seen holding a baby in her arms while the second kid is seen standing next to her. The actress has an intense look on her face. Along with the poster, the team wrote, “In a real-life story of resilience and courage, Mrs Chatterjee takes on an entire nation to protect her children. Witness her fight on 17th March 2023. #MrsChatterjeeVsNorway trailer coming on 23rd February 2023.”