Good Times for Bangaladesh - Daylight Savings Time (DST) enters Asian Subcontinent

Grappling with a power crisis, Bangladesh has decided to begin its days an hour earlier in a move to save electricity by utilising daylight.The country switched to Daylight Saving Time (DST) on Saturday, moving away from the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), by utilising the daylight.

The official Bangladesh Standard Time is now GMT+7."Majority of the people think there will be no negative impact on the daily life due to observance of DST," The Daily Star said on Sunday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday night inaugurated the DST, urging everyone to save electricity by utilising the daylight.The government expects a five percent reduction in the national power demand, equivalent to 200 megawatt of power, during the evening peak hour - 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The daylight saving measure will end Oct 1, when the clock is to be set back an hour. From next year, the clock would be set an hour forward April 1 and set back an hour Oct 1.

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What is Day Light Saving Time (DST)?

Daylight Saving Time (or summertime as it is called in many countries) is a way of getting more light out of the day by advancing clocks by one hour during the summer. During Daylight Saving Time, the sun appears to rise one hour later in the morning, when people are usually asleep anyway, and sets one hour later in the evening, seeming to stretch the day longer.

The reason DST works is because its saves energy due to less artificial light needed during the evening hours—clocks are set one hour ahead during the spring, and one hour back to standard time in the autumn. Many countries observe DST, and many do not.

Note: Between March–April through September–November, it is summer in the northern hemisphere, where many countries may observe DST, while in the southern hemisphere it is winter. During the rest of the year the opposite is true: it is winter in the northern hemisphere and summer in the southern.

Benjamin Franklin first suggested Daylight Saving Time in 1784, but it was not until World War I, in 1916, when it was adopted by several counties in Europe that initially rejected the idea.

It is difficult to predict what will happen with Daylight Saving Time in the future. The daylight saving date in many countries may change from time to time due to special events or conditions.The United States, Canada and some other countries extended DST in 2007. The new start date is the second Sunday in March (previously the first Sunday in April) through to the first Sunday in November (previously the last Sunday in October).


In which direction does the clock move?
The clock moves ahead (thus, losing one hour) when DST starts, typically in the spring, and falls back one hour (thus, gaining one hour) when DST ends in the fall. To make it easier to remember which way the clock goes, keep in mind one of these sayings: “spring forward, fall back” or “spring ahead, fall behind.”

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Case on Negative/ Neutral Voting Button In EVM, SC refers to Larger Bench

The Supreme Court today referred to a larger bench the question as to whether a voter should be permitted to cast a negative vote during elections.

A two judge bench of Justices B N Agrawal and G S Singhvi said the issue needs to be examined by a larger bench as the question involved interpretation of a citizen's fundamental right.The Bench requested the Chief Justice to refer the matter to an appropriate larger bench for further consideration.

People Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), an NGO, had approached the apex court seeking directions to the Centre to ensure amendment to the Representation of People's Act (RPA) so that a voter can mark "none of the above" in the electronic voting machine.

This is because presently a voter if he or she desires not to cast vote in favour of any candidate, he or she should mandatorily inform the presiding officer of the polling booth.

Such a pre-condition was violative of the citizens right under Article 19(2) (Freedom of Expression and Speech) and makes the voter vulnerable to threats and intimidation from political parties, the PUCL had stated.

Passports in India can be applied and tracked online

There is a big question on everyone’s mind, how to apply passport online and how to track our passport application status, here is the answer...

Now general public of India can apply for passport by just a click on their personal computer.

There are 37 regional passport offices in India where one can apply for passport online.
It allows you to apply for fresh passport as well as duplication of lost or damaged passport. All one need to do is fill the application form online, save and take a print out of it. The printed application will have your appointment time, there are some fields in the application which needs to be filled by hand for security reasons, be on the passport office on the appointment time with all other needed documents and required fees. Submit your document and walk away with a reference no, which can be used to track your passport application status online

How to Track my Passport Online:

We can track the status of our fresh or duplicate passport status through http://passport.gov.in/ , choose your regional passport office in the drop down list “Status Page” then enter your file reference no. That is all from your part now you can see your passport application status.

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Mumbai can dial 1298 for Emergency

Americans take 911 for granted, but in many developing nations a centralized emergency telephone number is unheard of. In Mumbai, four friends came togeter to start a private ambulance company that has stepped up to fill the void in emergency medical service. In a city where "ambulance" used to be synonymous with "hearse," Mumbai residents can now dial 1298 and receive emergency medical care priced on a sliding scale.