10th Sept.

Completed morning program. Visited CGHS (Aurvedic), CGHS and SBI. In chamber from 1.30 to 2.45 pm. Attended a conference with Advocate Atiar Singh &amp, Sh.Agarwall,at Oberoi hotel from 3 to 4 pm.
News of of the day:1."Some scientists have found that certain plants can scrub your home of airborne chemicals gradually. According to Dr. Clifford W. Bassett, an allergist at New York University school of Medicine, a good rule of thumb is to have one plant for roughly every 100 square feet of living space. 
The plants are : 1.Devil's ivy 2. Peace lilies, 3. Pleomel 4,Gerbera 5.Daisies and 6. Sansevieria trifasciata, commonly called snake plant."Anahad O'connor in NYT,

2."A new theory is pouring some cold — actually, some  really hot — water on the idea that Mar :s could have been habitable in the past.

Planetary scientists searching the Red Planet for places that could have contained the building blocks for life look for clues in clays, which can offer some indication that water must have flowed on or just under Mars' surface. But a new study suggests that, at least in some cases, those clays might be a red herring.

A paper published online Sunday by the journal Nature Geoscience argues that such clays might have been formed in hot Martian magma rich in water. If so, that water would have been far too hot to support microbial life." Los Angeles Times, Science, dt., 10th Sept., 2012 on line.
Retired to sleep at 10.45 pm.

9th Sept

Completed morning program. Spent the day reading newspapers. Attended IPS Annual Dinner in Ashwani BSF officers mess at Nizammuddin. Met senior and junior IPS Officers.More officers attended the dinner than the Association meeting yesterday. Because of the non-communication of the time and date of dinner, not many IPS Officers attended. There was no dinner last year. The IPS dinner is a thing to remember. It is always well attended. Even the annual meeting is well attended by the Sr. Officers. Let us ensure that this lapse is not repeated in future.
Retired to sleep at 11.45 pm. 

8th Sept.

Completed pranayam, some asans, exercises and 45 minute brisk walk. Attended annual meeting of Central IPS Association, held immediately after the valedictory session of DsG/IsG conference at Vgyan Bhavan. Not a single officer of the serving DG rank attended. At the end of the conference ,while all of them walked away, some young, enthusiastic Is.G & DIs.GP stayed back and forcefully discussed issues affecting the service. I was the only retired DGP who attended the meeting of the Association.I did not  get any invitation/information from the Association. In fact I inquired from DG ITBP about the date and time of the dinner.  He directed his DIG personnel to find out. Later I got a SMS about the date, venue, time  of dinner from Sh. Binod Kumar Singh, Joint Sec. CIPSA. Again I enquired about the Annual meeting CIPSA. He then informed me about the meeting. Surprisingly no intimation is given to any CPO or Association of Sr. Retd. IPS Officers about the dinner as also the meeting. Because of this lapse no Sr. Officer of the rank of DGP attended the meeting. I raised my hand to speak in the meeting. All on the dais saw my hand but did not allow may to speak. I felt as if the Association was dead. It has to be revived by all of us.
Read about Functional Manual Therapy. The news item says that some postures/exercises can cure pain in different parts of the body. We may contact them for cure of pain due to Venita's spondalites. Their email id is  vardan@timesgroup.com, telephone no.011-43580720 and sms vfmt to 58888, Monday to Saturday from 8.30 am-7 pm.

News of the day : 1) "It was interesting to watch Russian President Putin leading Siberian cranes in flight to teach the birds their southern migratory route."
2) According to a new research led by America's Northwestern University, "men overstate their own ability which in turn leads to their selection as group leader while women underplay their success."
Retired to sleep at 11.15 pm.

7th Sept.

Completed morning program. Visited SBI. In chamber from 12.30 to 4.30 pm.

News of the day : "Ahead of India's landmark 100th space mission, ISRO Chairman K Radhakrishanan today offered worship at the hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara near here praying for its successful launch."
"Radhakrishanan is a frequent visitor to the over 2000-year-old shrine before every mission,temple sources said.
The mission, in which a 720-kg SPOT-6 remote sensing satellite from France (built by ASTRIUM SAS) and a 15-kg Japanese spacecraft PROITERES would be placed in orbit by ISRO's PSLV-C21 on Sunday from Sriharikota, will be witnessed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
A replica of PSLV-C21 carried in a bag by the ISRO Chief was placed at the feet of the presiding deity for a while by temple priests, the sources said." IBN Live, dt., 7th Sept. 2012.
Retired to sleep at 11 pm

6th Sept.

Completed morning program.Visited SBI Vikaspuri and PBB, Parliament street. In chamber from 1 to 3.15 pm.
                               " Green tea has many health benefits like better memory and learning skills"
News of the day : "Chemicals found in green tea can boost your memory and learning skills, a new study has found. Researchers from the Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China found that chemical properties of green tea affect the generation of brain cells, providing benefits for memory and spatial learning.Scientists said it has long been believed that drinking green tea is good for the memory. Spatial memory is the part of memory responsible for recordin g information about one’s environment and its spatial orientation.“There has been plenty of scientific attention on its use in helping prevent cardiovascular diseases, but now there is emerging evidence that its chemical properties may impact cellular mechanisms in the brain,” Professor Yun Bai said.The study focussed on the organic chemical EGCG, (epigallocatechin—3 gallate) a key property of green tea.While EGCG is a known anti—oxidant, the team believed it can also have a beneficial effect against age—related degenerative diseases.“We proposed that EGCG can improve cognitive function by impacting the generation of neuron cells, a process known as neurogenesis,” said Bai in a statement.“We focused our research on the hippocampus, the part of the brain which processes information from short—term to long—term memory,” Bai said. The researchers found that ECGC boosts the production of neural progenitor cells, which like stem cells can adapt, or differentiate, into various types of cells "The Hindu,dt., 6th Sept.,2012, on line
Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm 

5th Sept.

Could not stick to morning program. Visited RML Hospital to consult endroclonologist for continued treatment of Venita. She saw a skin specialist also The appointments were arranged. by the courtesy of Shri ML Sharma, Deputy Director (Admn), RML, a friend of Pravesh. She also visited her Bua who is staying with her daughter in Motibagh. Her son -in -law is a Naval officer. On return, Venita joined in the course of Art of Living on the third day.
In chamber from 12.30 to 4.30 pm. Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm..

4th Sept

Completed morning program. In chamber from 1.15 to 3.15 pm. Attended a conference with S/Shri Ghosh and Advocate Atiar Singh Dey  in Oberoi hotel at 3.30 pm.Venita has joined a 7 day Art of Living course, being conducted in our block by the devotees of Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji. She has paid a sum of Rs.1500 for the course. She says that she has been given lessons mainly in breath regulation in the first two days.Today she completed second day of the course.
Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm. 

3rd Sept

Completed morning program.In chamber from 2 to 4.30 pm.
In the seminar on 'Society & Law Enforcement' on 2nd September at IIC,  Prof. TK Oommen, JNU, spoke on 'Societal Fault Lines and their impact on Law Enforcement'. He said that Europe was a simple stratified society whereas Indian Society was a complex one. In fact the Indian society is three in one. It is stratified, heterogeneous and hierarchical. It has 22 official languages, different races and  multi- religious. It also has many casts and sub-casts. Due to  different nature of the societies, the Law Enforcement is easier in Europe but  a difficult proposition in India. Sh. K.T.S. Tulsi, Senior Advocate and Vice Chairman, Law Commission of India, spoke on ' Legal and Societal Changes required for Reformation of Law Enforcement Process'. He emphasized on modernization of criminal courts and police stations in India. Sh. K.S. Dhillon, IPS (Retd.), spoke on 'Problems of Policing and a Perplexed Society'. He said that there was no lack of laws in India. There was lack of implementation of the same. Justice J. S. Verma, former Chief Justice of India, spoke on 'Judiciary's Role in Effective Law Enforcement'. He said that he was optimistic and emphasized on 'doables', that is to say,. we should implement laws with the existing resources and keep on making efforts to improve upon the same. An interactive session followed the presentations.
On the whole the seminar was interesting and informative.
Retired to sleep at 11 pm.

2nd Sept.

Could not do the morning program as i had to leave for IIC at 8.30 am. Attended a Seminar on 'Society and Law Enforcement' at IIC from 10 am to1 pm, followed by lunch.The principal speakers were Prof. TK Oommen of JNU, KTS Tulsi, Senior Advocate , KS Dhillon  IPS (Rtd.) and Justice JS Verma. A brief note on the content of discussions will be reflected in the blog tomorrow
Retired to sleep at 10 pm.

1rst Sept.

Completed morning program. Spent the day reading papers and doing other work,, postponed for a Saturday. It was pleasure to talk to Alaynah. She was in a talking mode.She has the voice of her mother. Khyti's voice has touch of her father.
Retired to sleep at 11 pm