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Team to view eclipse in IranA group of amateur astronomers from India will go to Iran to view the total solar eclipse of the century and ...

Team to view eclipse in Iran

A group of amateur astronomers from India will go to Iran to view the total solar eclipse of the century and millennium. Noted astronomers Dr Bharat Adur and Aadil Desai will lead the team of astronomers to Iran. The team will camp near Isfahan at Najafabad, which is on the centreline having totality of one minute and 47 seconds. The observers will witness the total solar eclipse in one of the best observing sites with respect to weather since it will be cloudy in India. There will be polarimetric studies of the solar corona in collaboration with the Belgium-based Trans European Coronal Observing Network TECONET.

Four robbers remanded

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate K H Holambe-Patil on Tuesday remanded four persons who were arrested on charges of robbery and planning a major dacoity to police custody upto August 6.

The accused were nabbed while planning a big robbery at Ghatkopar.

Inter-school competition

The Jawahar Bal Bhavan hasorganised an inter-school cultural competition between August 4 and August 21. The schedule for the competition is as follows: August 4: group singing competition; August 5: folk dance competition; August 6: poetry competition; August 14: musical workshop; August 21: kavi sammelan. Enrol before July 31 with the Director, Jawahar Bal Bhavan, Charni Road.

Poster exhibition for Kargil

To pledge support to the soldiers fighting in Kargil, students of the Rachana Sansad School of Applied Art have made posters on the theme Indian soldiers and the duties of the common citizen8217;. These posters will be exhibited at the school8217;s art gallery from August 9 to 15 between 12 to 6 pm. The school has also arranged a lecture by retd Col Shyam Chavan on July 29. Contact Suresh Raut, head of the department.

Trek to Borivali national park

The department of Extra-Mural Studies of the University of Mumbai is organising monsoon nature trails in the reserved forest of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park atBorivali on all Sundays through August, September and October. Experts in zoology, botany and ayurveda will guide the trails, and each batch will comprise 50 participants. To enrol, contact room no 25, Fort campus, or call on 2673782.

Navneet website on flora, fauna

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Navneet Publications India Ltd, which publishes educational books for children, have upgraded their website navneet.com. The website, formed in association with the BNHS, gives information on flora and fauna, eco-projects and conservation movements.

Bombay Book Bazaar

The Bombay Book Bazaar will be held at Sunderbai Hall, Churchgate from July 29 to August 10 between 10 am and 8 pm. A collection of over 100 titles of contemporary classics will be available at 25 per cent discount.

Seminar on Feng Shui

A two-day seminar on Xuan Kong Feng Shui at the introductory level will be held by Lizia Batla on August 21 and 22 at City Point Hotel, Dadar TT. The course fee is Rs 3,000. Call on 6415428 or 6431775.