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This year's third lunar eclipse is on 5th July in India, the first lunar eclipse took place on January & second on June. Consecutively this is a third lunar eclipse in this year 2020. How will the lunar eclipse impact in India? The lunar eclipse that was on 5th July from 8.37 am to  11.22 am is on Guru Purnima festival. It was strongest at 9.59 am. This is a bountiful( penumbral ) lunar eclipse for India, this happens when there is a shadow between earth, sun & moon but they are not align in a line. So the shadow covers almost entire moon leaving bit of its surface. The moon reaches the earth's outer shadow. The earth's shadow cast by the sun has two parts:  umbra : darkest part of the earth's shadow If you are located at a place facing the umbra, you cannot see the Sun at all. penumbra : much lighter part of the earth's shadow Here, only part of the Sun is blocked from view Whenever the earth,moon & sun line up,its either a new moon or full moon also ca...

What our Oil minister had to say about rise in petrol & diesel ? Union petroleum minister  Dharmendra Pradhan  defended the increases in  fuel prices  in recent weeks amid a nationwide protest by the  Congress  over the issue on Monday. Pradhan said the national as well as global economy was going through a challenging time and that it had impacted the demand and supply of fuel across the world. “Due to lockdown there was 70 per cent reduction in demand for petrol and  diesel  in April and May. With resumed  economic activity , demand is coming back towards normal,” said Pradhan. “In such a scenario, the recent increase in petrol and diesel prices has not impacted the common man. When a problem comes in a family, the person carefully manages the finances to meet the future challenges. The hike in fuel price should be seen like this.” Reference link  : Link Petrol, Diesel Price Yesterday  : June 29,2020  After a single-day-h...