SPACE SHUTTLE'S LAST VOYAGE: Shuttle Atlantis reaches orbit for final time!

For US-LEED, LEED India, IGBC Green Homes, Green Factory Buildings, Green SEZs, and Green Townships: www.greentekindika.com

Have you read, “Mayhem of the Miserables!” available @ US$ 1/- with the Smashwords Summer/Winter promotion, ending July 31, 2011

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/52075

Posted 42m ago

By Mark DeCotis, Florida Today / 

 

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Thirty years and 135 missions after its debut, NASA launched a space shuttle for the final time on Friday as Atlantis streaked into orbit from Kennedy Space Center.

Atlantis and its four-person crew are embarking on a 12-day mission to the International Space Station.

The on-time liftoff at 11:26 a.m. thrilled a crowd of an estimated 1 million people who packed viewing sites along the Florida coast for one last look at a spaceship that captured the imagination and attention of fans around the world.

"And Fergie, for the final time … good luck, Godspeed and have a little fun up there," Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach radioed up to Atlantis Commander Chris Ferguson, giving him the "go" for launch.

The orbiter roared off the pad, leaving behind a plume that hung majestically in the air. The crowds at the KSC press site cheered.

Full Story at,

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2011-07-08-space-shuttle-atlantis-launch_n.htm

Lok Pal Bill: Lokpal panel meets for last time but differences remain!

LEED Consultancy, Green Building Design, Green Homes, Green Factory Buildings, Green SEZs, Green Townships.

www.greentekindika.com

Have you read, “Mayhem of the Miserables!” available @ http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/52075

PTI / The Hindu.

Civil society members of the Lokpal Bill drafting committee, Anna Hazare, Prashant Bhushan and Shanti Bhushan, on their way to attend the last meeting of the panel, in New Delhi on Tuesday. Photo: Ramesh Sharma, The Hindu.

The joint drafting committee on Lokpal Bill on Tuesday met here for the last time amid “fresh and serious” differences between the government and Anna Hazare team.

The ninth and final meeting was held at the office of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, chairman of the drafting committee. Except for Home Minister P. Chidambaram, who is in Jammu and Kashmir, all the other nine members attended the meeting.

Ahead of the meeting, the activists said they will hand over their draft to the committee as per the decision taken in Monday’s meeting to exchange versions of both sides for further consultations.

Both the versions will be merged into one document with differences listed for a final decision to be taken by the Union Cabinet after political parties give their views on the issue.

Fresh differences were added to the already existing list of six over the constitution of selection panel and who can approach the Supreme Court for removal at the meeting on Monday.

Full Story at,

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2123388.ece?homepage=true

Lok Pal Bill: Last Lokpal meeting tomorrow; to exchange drafts!

www.greentekindika.com

Please Join us in India’s Anti-corruption Movement; Kindly sign “Save Lokpal Bill” @

http://www.avaaz.org/en/save_jan_lokpal/?copy

PTI / The Hindu.

File photo of social activists and members of Lokpal Bill joint-committee, Anna Hazare and Arvind Kejriwal, in New Delhi. Photo: Shanker Chakravarty.

After an acrimonious meeting last week, the joint drafting committee on Lokpal Bill on Monday agreed on most of the issues but new areas of disagreement like the manner of selection and removal of the ombudsman came up adding to persisting differences on contentious aspects.

Both the government side and the Anna Hazare team said the three-hour-long meeting was held in a “very cordial atmosphere” but differed on the extent of its success.

The committee will meet tomorrow for the last time during which both the sides will exchange their drafts on which they will comment upon.

Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal told reporters that 80 to 85 per cent issues were resolved while activists Arvind Kejriwal and Prashant Bhushan differed on this percentage but contended that there was consensus on majority of the issues.

“On a range of issues, there is a broad agreement. It is a major step forward. Both sides feel we should move towards a consensus to formulate a draft where difficult issues of divergence are spelt out when it goes to political parties sometime in July,” Mr. Sibal said.

Yes, better be consensus before the Political parties consider the draft, as anyway we cannot rule out difference of opinion among all the political parties, when, once again, a consensus needs to be arrived before it is finally introduced in Parliament.

Full Story at,

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2119952.ece?homepage=true