The holiday is synonymous with International Workers’ Day and May Day in many countries.

In India
The first May Day celebration in India was organised in Madras (now Chennai) by the Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan on 1 May 1923. This was also the first time the red flag was used in India] The party leader Singaravelu Chettiar made arrangements to celebrate May Day in two places in 1923. One meeting was held at the beach opposite to the Madras High Court; the other meeting was held at the Triplicane beach. The Hindu newspaper, published from Madras reported,

    The Labour Kisan party has introduced May Day celebrations in Madras. Comrade Singaravelar presided over the meeting. A resolution was passed stating that the government should declare May Day as a holiday. The president of the party explained the non-violent principles of the party. There was a request for financial aid. It was emphasized that workers of the world must unite to achieve independence
May Day is a National holiday in the country. The holiday is tied to labour movements for communist and socialist political parties. Labour Day is known as "Kamgar Din" in Hindi, "Kamgar Divas" in Marathi and "Uzhaipalar Dinam" in Tamil. In North India, Labour Day is mostly not given its previous importance as a holiday now.

1 May is also celebrated as "Maharashtra Day"and "Gujarat Day" to mark the date in 1960, when the two western states attained statehood after the erstwhile Bombay State was divided on linguistic lines. Maharashtra Day is held at Shivaji Park in central Mumbai. Schools and offices in Maharashtra remain closed on 1 May. A similar parade is held to celebrate Gujarat Day in Gandhinaga

1. The Holiday Celebrates the Achievements of Workers

Indian labourers carry sacks of wheat at a grain market on April 30, 2015, the eve of Labour Day.

The holiday celebrates the achievements of workers around the world. It is celebrated on May 1 in most countries around the world.
The day has also been used by labor unions, socialists and other radicals to call attention to workers’ rights and call for change.

May 1, 2015 is May Day and also International Workers' Day. This holiday was once a pagan celebration of flowers and later became designated to worker's rights.

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2. It Is Closely Linked to Labor Unions & Was First Celebrated in the 1880s

A Labour Day demonstration on May 1, 1926. (Getty)

The holiday was first celebrated in the 1880s, according to a history of Labour Day posted on the Industrial Workers of the World website.
It is on May 1 to commemorate the May 1886 Haymarket Affair, which occurred in Chicago.
From May 1st to May 3rd 1886, 250,000 Chicago-area workers hit the streets to protest long working hours and call for factories to limit days to 8 hours. On May 3, police fired on the peaceful crowd and killed two workers. The rally was held the next day to protest police brutality. At about 10:30 a.m., a police line moved toward the rally and someone threw a bomb at the police, killing one and wounding six others. Police then opened fire and killed four workers, injuring several others.
The IWW says about why the holiday is celebrated:

Truly, history has a lot to teach us about the roots of our radicalism. When we remember that people were shot so we could have the 8-hour day; if we acknowledge that homes with families in them were burned to the ground so we could have Saturday as part of the weekend; when we recall 8-year old victims of industrial accidents who marched in the streets protesting working conditions and child labor only to be beat down by the police and company thugs, we understand that our current condition cannot be taken for granted – people fought for the rights and dignities we enjoy today, and there is still a lot more to fight for. The sacrifices of so many people can not be forgotten or we’ll end up fighting for those same gains all over again. This is why we celebrate May Day.

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3. The Holiday Is Celebrated With Parades & Rallies

A woman displays a placard at speakers corner during a Labour Day protest in Singapore on May 1, 2014. (Getty)

Labour Day has historically been a day for parades, rallies and other celebrations of workers.

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4. Unions & Other Labor Groups Plan to Use the Holiday to Fight For Workers’ Rights

Activists from the Indian Federation of Trade Unions, Communist trade union workers and factory workers hold placards during a protest against state and central government policies that they say negatively impact workers on International Labour Day in New Delhi on May 1, 2014. (Getty)

Many labor groups plan to rally on May 1 to call for worker rights, including better wages and conditions for workers.
Countries like Turkey were bracing for protests on May 1 after clashes between workers and security forces erupted in 2014, according to Al Arabiya. The country has a history of violence on May 1. In 1977, dozens of people were killed during protests at Taksim Square.
Protests are also expected in the United States, which also has a history of clashes between police and demonstrators on May Day. Demonstrations are scheduled in Seattle, Portland and Oakland, and protesters are expected to also continue calls for an end to police violence in the wake of Freddie Gray’s death and several police killings, according to CNN.

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5. Labour Day Is Celebrated on Other Dates in the United States & Other Countries

People hold up signs while listening to U.S. President Barack Obama speak during Laborfest 2014 at Henry Maier Festival Park September 1, 2014 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Getty)

In the United States and Canada, Labour Day is known as Labor Day and is celebrated on the first Monday of September, despite the fact that the original Labour Day originated in Chicago. It traditionally marks the end of summer, along with celebrating workers.

Can technology clean our atmosphere?

 I  am highly thankful to By Geoffrey Holmes,writing this article.

Can technology clean our atmosphere?

By Geoffrey Holmes,

From agricultural abundance to advanced health-care, and from mass transportation to instant communication, our modern societies are under-pinned and powered by energy use. Scientists now tell us though, that our “once through” energy system – where we dig up fossil fuels, burn them, and release the CO2 to the air – is changing the composition of the atmosphere and incurring risk of climate change. Humans are now emitting over 30 billion tons of CO2 each year into the atmosphere, and we need a multitude of tools and approaches to reduce this number.

Humans are now emitting over 30 billion tons of CO2 each year into the atmosphere

Global action to reduce CO2 emissions has been slow to develop. But in many places people are now installing wind turbines and solar panels – which produce energy without emitting CO2 – and are focussing on energy efficiency as ways to reduce emissions. Others are developing technologies that can capture CO2 from the smoke stacks of power plants and industrial facilities to store it back underground.
But what if there were a way to capture CO2 straight from the atmosphere itself, in order to compensate for and reduce our overall emissions?
In fact, there is. People have “scrubbed” CO2 from the air in space-ships and submarines for decades now to maintain the health and safety of the people on board. But those systems are far too small, specialized, and expensive to be used at industrial scale. I work at a company called Carbon Engineering, one of several trying to take this concept and apply it at large scale to help make a dent in cutting emissions. We call the concept of capturing CO2 right from the atmosphere around us “direct air capture”, or DAC. The DAC technology we are developing would look like a large factory, except instead of releasing CO2, it would process large amounts of air and remove the CO2 from it, for subsequent use or storage.

People have “scrubbed” CO2 from the air in space-ships and submarines for decades

In principle, there are several ways to remove CO2 from air. Air could be cooled until CO2 freezes out and can be collected, but this would require far too much energy to be practical. One could develop specialized solid materials that absorb CO2 the same way a sponge absorbs water. In fact, some of our competitors are pursuing this approach, but it’s challenging to take new materials from the lab and apply them at industrial scale. Our method involves using liquid solutions that have an affinity for CO2 in order to scrub it from air that passes through a device we call an “air contactor”. We think this approach shows the most near-term promise, since there is significant industrial experience in “wet scrubbing” within other large-scale industries.

The first step in our process to capture atmospheric CO2 occurs in the air contactor. It works a lot like a cooling tower, to pull air through small flow channels, that are wetted with our capture chemical. As the air passes through the contactor, CO2 is preferentially absorbed, until air comes out the back end slightly more humid, and with 80% less CO2, than when it went in. The scrubbed CO2 ends up in our liquid solution, which we then circulate to our “regeneration facility” for further processing. Regeneration involves a few chemical reactions that occur in mixed tanks and a high temperature kiln. It extracts pure CO2 from our solution, and remakes the original capture chemical, so that it can be re-used to scrub more CO2. By the end of our process, we have a pure stream of compressed, liquefied CO2, that can be used for industrial purposes or stored underground.
By injecting and storing atmospheric CO2 underground, we can offset emissions that occur somewhere else in the world, the climatic benefit is the same as if those emissions never happened. Alternately, by using the CO2 we capture, we can create low-carbon or even carbon-neutral fuels. These fuels would be exactly the same as those burned by vehicles and airplanes today, but would contribute much less (or not at all) to the CO2 concentration in our atmosphere that causes climate change. This might be one of few ways to sustainably power the transportation sector in the future.

DAC offers a compelling proposition, but there are challenges too. To make a meaningful impact on emissions, DAC facilities would have to be large, and thus costly. In fact, DAC is slightly more expensive at reducing emissions than some other options such as installing wind turbines or implementing policies that help people use less energy. It’s also more challenging than capturing emissions from smokestacks, but can help us control the emissions that don’t originate from big factories and power plants. Further, DAC is not ready to deploy yet, proponents like ourselves are still developing and demonstrating the technology. Lastly, DAC alone cannot solve the climate problem, we need other options and solutions too. Those of us in the field like to think of Direct Air Capture as a complement to other technologies; an option that can be used along-side others like wind power and energy efficiency.

Those of us in the field like to think of Direct Air Capture as a complement to other technologies

This year, we are working away at demonstrating and marketing our direct air capture system. Within the year, we’ll be performing small-scale air capture – 1 to 2 tons of CO2 per day – with our demonstration plant. We think this brings DAC closer to reality, and offers policy makers another tool to consider as we all ramp up efforts to reduce CO2 emissions and avoid dangerous climate change.

Weather Report and Forecast For: Kakinada Dated :Apr 30, 2015

Local Weather Report and Forecast For: Kakinada    Dated :Apr 30, 2015

	Past 24 Hours Weather Data Maximum Temp(oC) 36.6 Departure from Normal(oC) 0 Minimum Temp (oC) 27.8 Departure from Normal(oC) 1 24 Hours Rainfall (mm) 14 Todays Sunset (IST) 18:20 Tommorows Sunrise (IST) 05:36 Moonset (IST) 03:00 Moonrise (IST) 15:20
Today's Forecast:Sky Condition would be generally cloudy. Rain/thundershowers may occur in parts of city. Maximum and Minimum Temperatures would be around 37 & 28 Degrees Celsius respectively.
Date Temperature ( o C ) Weather Forecast Minimum Maximum 01-May 28.0 37.0 Partly cloudy sky with possibility of rain or Thunderstorm 02-May 28.0 37.0 Partly cloudy sky with Thundery development 03-May 27.0 38.0 Partly cloudy sky with Thundery development 04-May 27.0 38.0 Partly cloudy sky 05-May 27.0 37.0 Partly cloudy sky 06-May 26.0 37.0 Partly cloudy sky

	Actual	Average	Record
Temperature
Mean Temperature	32 °C	-
Max Temperature	36 °C	-	- ()
Min Temperature	27 °C	-	- ()
Cooling Degree Days	24
Growing Degree Days	40 (Base 50)
Moisture
Dew Point	27 °C
Average Humidity	75
Maximum Humidity	93
Minimum Humidity	50
Precipitation
Precipitation	0.0 mm	-	- ()
Sea Level Pressure
Sea Level Pressure	1008.62 hPa
Wind
Wind Speed	2 km/h ()
Max Wind Speed	9 km/h
Max Gust Speed	-
Visibility	7.0 kilometers
Events	Rain

T = Trace of Precipitation, MM = Missing Value

Source: Averaged Metar Reports

Daily Weather History Graph

MONTHLY

	Max	Avg	Min	Sum
Temperature
Max Temperature	38 °C	35 °C	29 °C
Mean Temperature	33 °C	30 °C	28 °C
Min Temperature	29 °C	25 °C	23 °C
Degree Days
Heating Degree Days (base 65)	0	0	0	0
Cooling Degree Days (base 65)	26	22	16	649
Growing Degree Days (base 50)	42	37	32	1102
Dew Point
Dew Point	28 °C	25 °C	20 °C
Precipitation
Precipitation	15.0 mm	0.8 mm	0.0 mm	25.30 mm
Snowdepth	-	-	-	-
Wind
Wind	9 km/h	1 km/h	0 km/h
Gust Wind	-	-	-
Sea Level Pressure
Sea Level Pressure	1015 hPa	1010 hPa	1002 hPa

Monthly Weather History Graph

NFCL is observing Electrical Safety Week from 01.05.2015 to 07.05.2015

IT IS ONE OF THE IMP DATE REGARDING SAFETY ie Electric safety our organization observing from so may years and found high level of awareness to our Associates under the GUIDANCE OF SHRI R.RAGHAVAN , SHRI GVS ANANAD , SHRI V.K. GROVER, ALL HOD AND SHRI SUNNY JHON WHY ELECTRIC SAFETY AWARENESS IS UTMOST REQUIRED ??????? THE ANSWER IS FIRE AND NITROGENOUS FERTILIZER INDUSTRY COMES UNDER HIGHLY HAZARDOUS AND POLLUTING INDUSTRIES .THIS AWARENESS FULL FILING THE OBJECTIVE OF EMS, OHASAS, RCMS . Energy causes things to happen around us. Look out the window. During the day, the sun gives out light and heat energy. At night, street lamps use electrical energy to light our way.When a car drives by, it is being powered by gasoline, a type of stored energy.The food we eat contains energy. We use that energy to work and play.We learned the definition of energy in the introduction: "Energy Is the Ability to Do Work." Energy can be found in a number of different forms. It can be chemical energy, electrical energy, heat (thermal energy), light (radiant energy), mechanical energy, and nuclear energy.  Electricity figures everywhere in our lives. Electricity lights up our homes, cooks our food, powers our computers, television sets, and other electronic devices. Electricity from batteries keeps our cars running and makes our flashlights shine in the dark. http://dramarnathgiri.blogspot.in/2013/05/electrical-safety-in-indian-industries.html  SOME MORE LINKS  http://dramarnathgiri.blogspot.in/2012/08/electrical-safety-quiz.html http://dramarnathgiri.blogspot.in/2013/01/electrical-safety-tips-for-children.html  http://dramarnathgiri.blogspot.in/2013/01/electrical-safety-tips-at-home.html http://dramarnathgiri.blogspot.in/2013/03/safety-slogans.html With best regards, "Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care." (2015) Dr. AMAR NATH GIRI EHSQ , NFCL M.Sc. -Environmental Science,Ph.D -Environmental Science law & DIPLOMA AS - P.G.D.E.P.L,CES, DCA, EX IIM LUCKNOW FELLOW, EX RESEARCH SCIENTIST IGIDR-MUMBAI  9912511918 amarnathgiri@nagarjunagroup.com http://www.nagarjunagroup.com http://www.nagarjunafertilizers.com  EHSQ BLOG : http://dramarnathgiri.blogspot.in/?view=magazine http://dramarnathgiri.blogspot.in/2013/10/curriculum-vitae-of-dr-amar-nath-giri.html?q=BIO+DATA http://dramarnathgiri.blogspot.in/2012/05/nagarjuna-management-services.html ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dr Amarnath Giri <AmarnathGiri@nagarjunagroup.com> Date: Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 9:03 AM Subject: Fw: Electrical Safety Week Programme 01-07 May 2015 To: goswami248@gmail.com Dr. Amar Nath Giri EHSQ ("Many Species: One Planet ,One Future) . ----- Forwarded by Dr Amarnath Giri/TS/KKD/NFCL/NAGARJUNA on 04/30/2015 09:04 AM ----- From: Sunny John/MAINT/KKD/NFCL/NAGARJUNA To: ÅllNFCLKKDusers, Cc: Raghavan R/PROD/KKD/NFCL/NAGARJUNA@NAGARJUNA, Vinod Kumar Grover/MAINT/KKD/NFCL/NAGARJUNA@NAGARJUNA, G V S Anand/PROD/KKD/NFCL/NAGARJUNA@NAGARJUNA, Debashis Mohanty/TS/KKD/NFCL/NAGARJUNA@NAGARJUNA, K V N Ramesh Patnaik/TS/KKD/NFCL/NAGARJUNA@NAGARJUNA, Rajasekhara Rao R/MAINT/KKD/NFCL/NAGARJUNA@NAGARJUNA, G Durga Prasada Rao/MAINT/KKD/NFCL/NAGARJUNA@NAGARJUNA, G Rammohan/MAINT/KKD/NFCL/NAGARJUNA@NAGARJUNA, N Narasa Raju/MAINT/KKD/NFCL/NAGARJUNA@NAGARJUNA, K P Reddy/MAINT/KKD/NFCL/NAGARJUNA@NAGARJUNA, I Subbaiah/MAINT/KKD/NFCL/NAGARJUNA@NAGARJUNA, D Vasantha Kumar/MAINT/KKD/NFCL/NAGARJUNA@NAGARJUNA, D Phani Varma/MAINT/KKD/NFCL/NAGARJUNA@NAGARJUNA, K B V Suresh Varma/MAINT/KKD/NFCL/NAGARJUNA@NAGARJUNA, G S Lova Prasad/MAINT/KKD/NFCL/NAGARJUNA@NAGARJUNA, V Seenappa/MAINT/KKD/NFCL/NAGARJUNA@NAGARJUNA, A Venu Gopal/MAINT/KKD/NFCL/NAGARJUNA@NAGARJUNA, Shift Incharge Electrical/MAINT/KKD/NFCL/NAGARJUNA@NAGARJUNA, Electrical Engineers/MAINT/KKD/NFCL/NAGARJUNA@NAGARJUNA, D Bharath/MAINT/KKD/NFCL/NAGARJUNA@NAGARJUNA, Md Hasan Shareef/MAINT/KKD/NFCL/NAGARJUNA@NAGARJUNA, M Gangadhara Rao/MAINT/KKD/NFCL/NAGARJUNA@NAGARJUNA, M S S B Narayana/MAINT/KKD/NFCL/NAGARJUNA@NAGARJUNA Date: 04/29/2015 03:40 PM Subject: Electrical Safety Week Programme 01-07 May 2015 Dear Sir We are observing Electrical Safety Week from 01.05.2015 to 07.05.2015 Since Electricity has become an Indispensable part of our Life, lets learn to handle it better. Please join us in this effort to improve awareness.. The programme sheet is attached. We request cooperation from all for successful conduct of the program. Thank you and Warm regards Sunny V. John Note: We specially request Dept. Heads & Section Heads to encourage active participation of all regular & contract associates. Please release   1)  Contract Associates for a couple of hours on 02.05.2015 (Saturday afternoon) 2)  Associates for Quiz Program on 04.05.2015 (Monday afternoon) 3)  Associates for an awareness talk on Electrical Safety for All  on 05.05.2013 (Tuesday afternoon)

Weather Report and Forecast For: Kakinada Dated :Apr 29, 2015

Local Weather Report and Forecast For: Kakinada    Dated :Apr 29, 2015

	Past 24 Hours Weather Data Maximum Temp(oC) 31.2 Departure from Normal(oC) -6 Minimum Temp (oC) 27.8 Departure from Normal(oC) 1 24 Hours Rainfall (mm) 2.3 Todays Sunset (IST) 18:20 Tommorows Sunrise (IST) 05:37 Moonset (IST) 02:22 Moonrise (IST) 14:33
Today's Forecast:Sky Condition would be generally cloudy. Rain/thundershowers may occur in parts of city. Maximum and Minimum Temperatures would be around 32 & 25 Degrees Celsius respectively.
Date Temperature ( o C ) Weather Forecast Minimum Maximum 30-Apr 25.0 32.0 Partly cloudy sky with Thundery development 01-May 25.0 33.0 Partly cloudy sky with Thundery development 02-May 25.0 34.0 Partly cloudy sky with Thundery development 03-May 26.0 34.0 Partly cloudy sky 04-May 26.0 37.0 Partly cloudy sky 05-May 26.0 37.0 Partly cloudy sky

Temperature
Mean Temperature	28 °C	-
Max Temperature	31 °C	-	- ()
Min Temperature	25 °C	-	- ()
Cooling Degree Days	18
Growing Degree Days	32 (Base 50)
Moisture
Dew Point	26 °C
Average Humidity	87
Maximum Humidity	89
Minimum Humidity	82
Precipitation
Precipitation	15.0 mm	-	- ()
Sea Level Pressure
Sea Level Pressure	1009.00 hPa
Wind
Wind Speed	0 km/h ()
Max Wind Speed	0 km/h
Max Gust Speed	-
Visibility	7.0 kilometers
Events	Rain , Thunderstorm

T = Trace of Precipitation, MM = Missing Value

Source: Averaged Metar Reports

Daily Weather History Graph

 

 TODAY PREDICTION

	Max	Avg	Min	Sum
Temperature
Max Temperature	38 °C	35 °C	27 °C
Mean Temperature	33 °C	30 °C	27 °C
Min Temperature	28 °C	25 °C	23 °C
Degree Days
Heating Degree Days (base 65)	0	0	0	0
Cooling Degree Days (base 65)	26	21	16	641
Growing Degree Days (base 50)	42	36	31	1093
Dew Point
Dew Point	28 °C	25 °C	20 °C
Precipitation
Precipitation	15.0 mm	0.8 mm	0.0 mm	25.30 mm
Snowdepth	-	-	-	-
Wind
Wind	9 km/h	1 km/h	0 km/h
Gust Wind	-	-	-
Sea Level Pressure
Sea Level Pressure	1015 hPa	1010 hPa	1002 hPa

Monthly Weather History Graph