In this lecture what we'll be doing is we'll be solving a couple of example problems involving the rank and cycle and we'll begin by looking at a simple rank and cycle just so that we get some practice at solving these types of problems. So there's our problem statement what we're dealing with is a simple ideal rank and cycle and we're told that it's operating between the pressure limits the boiler pressure 3 MPA and down to the condenser pressure of 50 kPa. We're told that the steam at the inlet to the turbine is at 400 degrees C so that would correspond to the 3 MPA boiler pressure. Now the mass flow rate is given at 25 kilograms per second and we're asked to do a couple of things. One is to show the cycle on a TS diagram which is always a good idea to be able to figure out what's going on with respect to the saturation lines. The second thing that we're after is the thermal efficiency of the cycle and finally the net power output so that would be a power output of megawatts. So that's the problem that we have before us and whenever you're doing these types of problems it's always a good idea to begin by writing down the information you know and we will also write out the TS diagram so let's get started by doing that. So that's the information that we have before us now. Now looking at the TS diagram for this cycle it's not too complex so we write our two-phase line for the cycle and remember we always start at the compressed liquid region over on the left that is state one we go through the pump that takes us up to state two which then goes into the boiler we follow the lines and we go into a superheated state that takes us to state three and then we come through our turbine and we expand to some point right now we don't know where we are expanding to it could be superheated it could be right on the saturated vapor line or it could be in the two-phase region and so that will be state four and that takes us back into the condenser. So what we'll be doing here whenever you're solving one of these problems it's a bit of a puzzle that you're solving and you usually start like any puzzle you start with the conditions that you know so consequently what we'll do we'll start at state one and it will go into the steam tables for that and it's what we'll do you go into the steam table and here you would be looking at saturated liquid or saturated water we know this here is a 50 kPa and this here is at three mega Pascal so you go into the saturated or the steam table saturated liquid 50 kPa and you pull off the enthalpy and I'm going to skip the units but that would be kilojoules per kilogram and another thing to pull off at this point let's get the specific volume and after you do a number of these problems you'll know which things to pull out of the steam table at which point but you'll see why we want the specific volume in a moment so that's a specific volume at state one as well as the enthalpy now we have a pump which takes us from one to two at the initial state here we have no idea how to estimate what state two is but what we'll be doing is we'll be taking advantage of our reversible steady flow work equation and that enables us to say the work in the pump is the specific volume at one multiplied by the change in pressure between state two and state one and that is equal to the change in enthalpy so by knowing the enthalpy at state one we can use this equation in order to determine the enthalpy at state two because if we look here we pulled this off the steam table and we know p2 that's the boiler pressure p1 is the condenser pressure so we know everything in that equation we also know each one and that enables us to get h2 so when we calculate this what we find is the value is 3.0385 and again that would be kilojoules per kilogram and so we can sub it back in and solve then for h2 and when we do that we find that h2 is that so the next thing to do we have state one and we figured that out we figured out state two the next place we want to go is to state three so in order to do that what we have to do first of all is determine are we superheated and so you go and you look at three megapascals and 400 degrees C are you in a saturated region are you superheated and for this case it'll be superheated so that takes us to state three so you pull out the value of the enthalpy there and let's pull out the entropy we're going to need that and I'll show you in a moment why we're doing that and that would be kilojoules per kilogram kelvin for entropy it's different than enthalpy now state three we just pulled off the steam table it's superheated now we're going to use the value of enthalpy there in order to figure out where state four is right now we don't know where it is but we know the entropy and we can say they're assuming that this is going to be an isentropic expansion process in the turbine we're told no different that enables us then to get a direct link between three and four because we can rate entropy at three is equal to entropy at four annoying the pressure we can then determine state four so that is the next step that we will be doing here so we said s3 was equal to s4 and then we know that this is occurring at 50 kPa and it turns out for that value we are in the two phase region and so those are the values off the steam table for SF and then that would be SFG and from that we can then solve for the quality at state four eight nine six six so this is really a cycle that's not that great because ideally you don't want to have expansion into the two phase region or you get the drop what's in the drop in efficiency but knowing that we can then determine the enthalpy at state four so with that we have all of the states specified because we just determined state four so we have one two three and four and so now what we can do basically go ahead and start applying the first law between components in order to determine the thermal efficiency if we go back to the problem statement they want us to get the thermal efficiency and the net power output so we're going to work on the thermal efficiency and we can write that the thermal efficiency is the network and divided by the heat and and the net work is equal to the work out of the turbine minus the work that we put into the pump now applying the first law for a steady flow device with no heat transferred at the turbine and no kinetic or potential energy that turns out to be just h3 minus h4 and then similarly for the pump that is h2 minus h1 we know those values so we can now substitute them so we get that for the network and the heat and the heat and we can evaluate if we go back to our TS diagram that's going to be what's going on in the boiler so this is where we have Q in right here so we're going from state two up to state three as we go through the boiler knowing the values of enthalpy so there we have work net and Q in and with that we can go back and take each of these and plug them into this equation up here so let's go about doing that and then that will enable us to determine the thermal efficiency of this cycle and just like we would expect it's not the greatest thermal efficiency it's 28.4 percent that's because we're expanding quite far into the two phase region and you lose efficiency as a result of that now the that was the first part of the problem let's see here so we have the thermal efficiency the next thing and we wrote out the TS diagram the next thing they want us to do is calculate the net power output so let's tackle that so from before we wrote work net was 820.45 kilojoules per kilogram the network output is just going to be the mass flow rate multiplied by the work per unit mass that we just calculated and what we get is that this plant has a power output of 20.5 11 megawatts so that concludes this example problem you can see it's kind of straightforward and simple but whenever you're solving these problems write out the TS diagram to begin with you don't always know all the states and so sometimes you kind of got to jump around a little bit had we drawn this a little differently here with expansion down into the superheated region I would have had to have redrawn the diagram but I made a guess that it went into the two phase region which in in the end it did as we could tell by the quality but anyway so that that's the TS diagram it came out correct in the first place so that concludes that example problem the next segment we'll take a look at a more challenging example problem again dealing with the ranking


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This is Tiger Financial News Network. I'm Steve Rhodes. Welcome to the show right now We got a sea of green out there all the US indices that we track that we track are trading the upside Dow is up 224 S&P 45 Nasdaq 100 205 Russell's up seven kind of a week bounce there 52 for the semis 59 for the trainees You've got gold up 32 bucks big move there one and four tenths percent You've got silver up 16 pennies at six tenths percent lights recruit up seven tenths or 64 cents natural gas is up two cents One percent move to the upside the 30 Treasury is now basically one point printed out at 117 14 hour leader in the clubhouse out There is as a mill holdings up 30 bucks 3% service now 23 bucks 3% Micro-Strategy 17 bucks 1% Broadcom 23 bucks 2% HubSpot is 21 bucks 3% to the upside to the downside and phase energy of 7 bucks a 6% move there Northrop Grumman down about 6 bucks 1% Tesla 5 2.6 cents percent there John Bean technology is down 5 bucks and charter communications off for dollars. So we got plenty to look at of course I want to look at what you want to look at Let's go take a good this crazy week in the markets. Let's start by taking a look at Let's switch over to our white background screens Let's just go through this one step at a time and take a look and see if we can try to figure out where the market is Headed to and so we start with the daily. We'll start with the NQ Which got hammered yesterday big swoon to the downside what we do know is that Osler and change line? That is a major significance level out there Well, we also know is that 18 026 is a very key level of support. It's been tested several times That is a center of its bearish structured profile out there And that is a key level if we ever get down below that 17761 would certainly be in the cards now with price above the top of the profile No idea where we'll close today, but a close of of 18 to 24 would suggest a run again For that Osler and change on it the 18485 level. That's one possibility You'll see that yes, it was bar number seven now. I thought we got below see the low 18 051 50 Yeah, we did so out of I my tools not I guess it's not bombards Okay, not even so today is going to become bar number eight of a TD9 count That is unless price closes above that be one heck of a rally and I don't think that's going to happen unless price closes above 18497 so I'll become bar number eight In order for bar number nine to complete of a TD9 count bottom pattern price must close below the close of bar number five Which is basically where we're trading right now that close is at 183 30 or 18294 out there So those are the factors to kind of take a look at we may not get that TD9 count bottom. Do we need that? Look what we need to know is an 18 026 is a real key level of support out there Now let's look at the five-hour time frame chart that waterfall cascade yesterday Took us right down to where price had broken out on a five-hour time frame 18 053 25 I mean right down to it and then what took place in the overnight session at about nine o'clock last night We got to wave number seven that is letter G out there So that's a bottom and price right now is trading above It's also in change line, but if you look real close, then we just expanded out so we could all look a little bit closer There's a new profile that is forming and this is above price That's overhead resistance out there and it's a bearish message for this time frame But with price as long as price remains above 18264 It's message to you and I is that price should rally up to 18 413 to 18 464 184 13 being the most likely air so that says we can get all the way back nearly all the way back to where price Just simply fell off the clip yesterday. We take a look at the 240 minute time frame chart What do we get here? We got a wave number seven bottom as well Price is above its oscillator and change line new profile forming above price just like the five-hour again So this suggests now and that's an 18 413 so 18 413 seems like a logical target As long as price remains above that oscillator and change line for those time frames bar number seven on a two-hour time frame chart This bar completes that noon. I believe yeah So you get bar number seven at noon bar number eight at two It says you could get the so maybe we're just simply gonna rally into the close But that could set up a TD 9 count pattern for the two-hour time frame chart I don't see such a pattern in the 60 minute the 60 minute is telling you and I that the market wants to rally further out There such as just keep your eye on those red oscillator and change lines for the 240 and the five-hour time frame chart It's suggesting that price would rally up to 18 413 son of a gun We got 18 413 on a two-hour chart four-hour chart a five-hour chart a 60 minute chart if I ask the question Where do you think the rally would run in a real strong resistance out there? He's yeah exactly 18 413 out there now on a 10-minute time frame if you want to do the play-by-play We're completing a TD 9 count top that pattern completes in another Seven minutes out there that would suggest price pulls back to the 18 237 area if price gets below 18 237 Then that says that you can get back to test 18 162 to 18 177 That's what the end queue is doing out there So keep an eye I would say on that 10-minute chart to Maybe probably a 10 and a 5-minute chart just just simply to get an idea That's what the market is doing. Let's go take a look at the ES mini out here Let's get its charts. It's gonna take just a moment for these to populate Now if you didn't catch the if you didn't catch the 9 a 9 a.m. The 11 o'clock update Yes, there was a question from John inside the tiger's den about potential new profiles that we're forming in gold and silver And the answer is there is new profiles that are attempting to form there Just give those to you while this chart here finishes populating so those profile levels in the case of gold And it won't be come won't be confirmed for me until Sunday evening It's the new profile. It's attempting to form, but it's still in place out there So it's worth paying attention 22 71 is support 22 98 is the center in 23 25 is the top And we're well above that 23 25 level out there. We'll take a good gold I believe we still got TD 9 count pattern to contend with out here So now let's get back into and silver by the way its profiles are below price though Which is a bullish message its profiles are 24 76 at support 2564 is resistance course we're trained well above that that was the top of the profile So now we come back to this break. 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So when we were taking a look at the ES mini charts if we take if we saw in a daily time frame yesterday's move You can see that asset and change line how significant that is for my resistance standpoint right now We just have an inside bar. We're trading with inside his profiles price did pull back yesterday to its buy zone That's between fifty one sixty seven and fifty one eighty nine out there Well, we don't have on the charts out here are the same type of bottoming signals that we took a look at inside the NQ And so and we can't we have so we can't see even that prices pulled back if we look at the ten minute chart out there You know, I can I can see a sell the d-point pattern because of the dark cloud cover candle that finished at 11 1110 out there But now this candle here You know right it's going to complete in another minute or less has pulled back and it's tested rejected a key level support That's at fifty two thirty one level both the oscillator and change line and the top of the profile So from an intraday standpoint, I would I think that the market has taken its cues from the NQ out there Simply because I don't have the real same type of patterns out here for the ES mini But that ten minute chart is something that would be paying attention to knowing that we had to sell the d-point pattern and price Pulled back in a successfully tested support as can be suggesting that it wants to continue to move higher out there so let's go take a look at some requests that have come in and The first one is from Dan inside the Tigers Den He's got a two-fer the first one is going to be ticker symbol a B us a B us is trading out at about three dollars and fifteen cents one heck of a move a couple of days ago So from a pattern standpoint, let me open up this daily time frame Let's pull this back a bit make a little bit easier to view so we can easily see the a to b c to d pattern out there Let's just kind of give it feel so where I believe we're in the extended zone, but let's just take a look at this We have a it's like about right there is the a point. Here's the b-point And we'll just simply copy and paste this. I'm gonna try to come on grab it. There we go Let's copy. Let's paste. Let's pull this over Sorry Dan don't know what's causing this a little delay here So there's your one-to-one. So this is achieved and attain the one-to-one price projection level out there So what I'd be looking for here, Dan is if you were to see a bearish reversal candle That would identify a sell to the point pattern that would suggest price pulls back to support Unless there's a new profile bit form support would be at about two dollars and seventy two cents out there You are in bar number Seven of a TD nine count. Let me take a look at these wave counts out here We got a And you're potentially wave number seven as well So you could be getting this could be getting ready to identify a short-term top I say could be let's take a look at the weekly chart the weekly chart And there's there's really a couple different a to b equal CD patterns That's why you know a little bit hesitant because here I'm showing the same one on the weekly that we had on the that we had on the daily Let's try the new one that's out there There's another one and you always have to be as as the market gives you new information You have to be prepared part of the a to b equal CD pattern You must be prepared to redraw or add an additional a to b equal CD So there's the larger one if we take a look at its swing point the swing point was from February 23rd 3.8 million shares this week wide-ranging bar were 24 million shares So the larger pattern out there is going to look like this give me a moment We'll paste this up here, and we'll try to get a approximation. We'll even take back. I'll pull this over Here we go. So the approximation on this one is gets you up towards the 355 360 is level and when we take a look at the monthly time frame chart We're trade above last month's high the month before is high out there. This is we're trying to be above prior Swing highs out here a key level really to watch Dan would be this a two three dollar and fifteen cent mark We're three sixteen right now you maintain a price above that level and this is a suggesting four all one out there So a bus looks really good. I still there's still you know to a to b equal CD patterns If you get a bearish reversal candle wouldn't be surprised to see some kind of retracement back towards this support So best of luck to you there hope that information assisted you you also want to take a look at One of our friends out here Sabah SAVA it turns out Sabah had made to be equal CD to the downside never got to the completion out there And the reason it did was because it formed a TD sequential count That's at number 13 right here at the that took place on March 11 now in order for that pattern to confirm Which it did that very next session you've got to see a close above the close four bars earlier So you have on the daily time frame a TD sequential bottom price right now is trading above the top Of its daily profile 2073 you'd love to see it remain above that and trade above that again on Monday so the question is is this getting ready to form an a to b equal CD to the upside well the swing point that would be the B-point of this trade would be from March 14th and that had volume of a million shares You're moving up today. You're at 142,000. You're trading inside that swing point You're doing light volume out there But it does look like to me that this wants to continue to move higher and at least go tackle that swing high up at the 2242 level if you get above that you'll trigger an a to b equal CD pattern to the upside Before all that's going to come to fruition. We can see that price has got to overtake 2147 2147 at the present time is the reading of its oscillator and chains on for that weekly time frame We can see that for the last two four six seven weeks out there Price has struggled to get it's gotten above but by the time the week has ended it has traded below that so I'd watch 2147 as a key area and if we get above that we're likely going to go to 24 87 then 2436 to 25 65 out there you get above 25 65 you're off to the races to 2702 and then finally 38 53 But we like that daily TD 9 sequential bottom signal out there And you've got a TD 9 count on the monthly time frame You had a roadspin to indicator bottom on the weekly and price is just simply quite frankly looks like an a to b equal CD It looks like a Gartley by pattern. Let's go check that out. So this is got it's got almost everything that you could want out here First let's see if it actually formed Did we get to that price projection area? Let's move this over sure looks like we did Holy snakes. Well, you didn't get all the way down there. And now the question is that would have been at 1706 has got down to 1818 is that close enough? I don't know watch 2146 so that's going to be the key to what a sabba wants to do From this point forward. So thank you for those requests Tony F inside the Tigers And he's got a couple of requests as well The first one is ticker symbol Mx WL Maxwell smart out there Actually, I don't it's just Mx L And Let's see where this is headed to that's a max linear ink So right now what price is doing it is yesterday it dealt with that TD 9 count breakdown resistance level Tony That was at 2303 Looked beautiful But at the days then that proved to be resistance. Will that be resistance today? I do not know But you want to watch that if price close above 2303 And you get another close above that on Monday The price should go target the high from yesterday that bear a shooting star No, it's called the bear a shooting star But Tony if we were to try to fill in the gap and I'm talking about from the close of the prior bar in this case here to where the to the low not the low but the Close of the of yesterday's bar out there if we fill that in there's no way that's a bear a shooting star candle So you had a gap to the upside and a bear a shooting star out there So that's why you filled in to see which candle is correct out here.  We come back to this break We'll finish take a look at max linear ink and then we'll move on to SN Newmont mining and Tesla see roads with TFN and we'll be right back Hi folks, this is Tom O'Brien. It's the 22nd anniversary of the gold report. Can you believe it? 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WL You also want to take a look at ticker symbol SN for Saturday night live out there. We take a look at SM What do we see out here? Well, what we see it's got a Roadsman Dominicator signal triggered that requires a bearish reversal candle So that's just kind of like hey it might rain today take your umbrella with you But what we also know on a daily time frame is price above resistance resistance being it's also done change on a 60 309 the top of its profile this suggests it wants to rally further now What you want to be paying attention to especially here if you are long and I'm not suggesting that you you I just want to share with you what is likely to happen if we take a look at the weekly time frame chart We are in bar number nine of a TD 9 count the last time that this form This is just an IPO from last year August I believe of last year out here the first TD 9 count on a weekly time frame formed on December 29 And that led to a pullback that lasted for about one two three For about five weeks or so to the downside out there price finding support at the center Which was a slightly bearish structured profile So I was telling us there was not going to be a change in trend here That was just a counter trend move to the downside So you're gonna get your second TD 9 count that says we should get a top either this week Next week between this week and next week I'm gonna go with you won't get that top until we get a confirmed topping pattern on the daily time frame And so that says just watch for a bearish reversal candle could that that could identify a rogment of indicator top That's what I see when I take a look at Shark ninja ink what a great-looking shark You don't see too many IPOs that come out like this and basically just continue to rocket ship forward now It didn't have that one retracement that we took a look at it really two retracements It's had on a weekly basis that has taken off to the upside But looks like you're getting ready to form at least another short-term top maybe a three four week up pullback out there So if that helps you out Hector wanted to take a look at Newmont mining NEM as a ticker symbol and Hector's asking You know is there an A to B equal CD to the upside on the weekly basis? And my answer to that is not really and the reason is is because if I were going to try to form it I would have to use the exact same candle for the B and the C point out there and Stevie Just does not like using that that would be the candle session for March of 22nd But the good news is that what you and I could do is we can take a look at the daily time frame and identify that a To be equal CD to the upside pattern because there we don't have to use the same candles And in essence it would be doing about the same thing out there. So here's the A to B point out there Let's just simply cut copy paste an assemble We'll do the assembling right now So you've got a one-to-one that would take you up into about the 39 38 level now that B point out here had volume of 20 million shares when it was passed it was passed with volume of 14 million and then 12 million and then 15 million and 15 million again So if you're asking the question can a to B equal CD pattern form when across a B point with lighter volume There is your answer the answer is of course it can out there So that's just one of the aspects where we take a look at volume out there Oh, we what we believe is that if the B point is passed with volume And it increased the odds of at least making that one-to-one price projection level So that's the first thing got a to B equal CD the upside bar number seven That just says watch for some type of various reversal candle now It hasn't completed the pattern that's up around the 39 50 ish type area if we look at the weekly time frame chart There's a couple of different trend lines that you can run in here You were talking about native equal CD pattern for the for the weekly time frame chart You can from the different senses swing points out here So if you go back to January 27th, you'll see a number of swing points And you can see that price right now is dealing with that so from a trend that land standpoint not trend line standpoint I went ahead and put another one in here from July 14th So price is running into trend a lot potential trend line resistance out there the monthly chart says Hey, I don't know what the heck you guys are talking about. I'm inside my profile above Stevie's red line out there I want to go target 41 26 to 43 18. I'm on board with that I think that 41 26 is a likely area so watch these trend lines out here on the weekly time frame But the a-to-b equal CD pattern Hector when you get to something like this And you really go to the daily because you're really looking and that that retracement is quite frankly a little bit less than a point 382 retracement but because price did pull back to the bullish structured profile area We're gonna go ahead and use it anyways, but it does look like Newmont mining wants to continue to move higher Nicholas is asking the question. What's going on with Tesla? Let's go find out Let's go see what its stock charts are telling us so in the case of Tesla Tesla has a rogement dominicator bottom. It's got a wave number seven bottom out here and price is just simply testing that swing point Now that's a swing point from the trading session of March 14. That swing point did five of 126 million It's pulling back today and so far it's tested rejected it with 61 million shares So it's pulling back with volume even if it does not close Nicholas below That swing low at 160 51 that is likely to get tested again Now the only thing that is holding it up or maybe one of the things that are holding up are the buyers at the bottom of the profile That formed yesterday out there. So that's another area to watch out here But still even if that holds I still believe at least the high of that swing point from March 14 The high beam 171 17 would be tested you have a new profile out here that support zone is 165 38 That's your bottom and the resistance here is at 1806 on a weekly basis What has not happened there's an a to b equal cd to the downside We have not seen a bullish reversal candidate confirm that pattern the monthly chart has got support between 144 30 and where it's trading right now in the 165 zone. So what happened? What happened is it formed that bottom ran into resistance at the top of its profile pulled back And now you got a new profile from yesterday. So that's what's going on Nicholas We take a look at Tesla. Hope that helps you out Rose inside the Tigers Den would like to take a look at ticker symbol be e out here So what do we got going with be a look yesterday? This thing went ahead and ran all the way up to its breakdown level. That's bloom energy That's at the 1242 level. That's it's TD 9 count breakdown resistance So Rose, you know by looking at this daily chart because you could see price got back to that level once before And then it fell off the planet now. I'm not saying that's what's gonna happen But what we do know is that 1242 is a key resistance level what you also know is a TD 9 count pattern formed a few days ago And that is still in effect that will remain in effect unless price closes above Bar number 9 1188 we're 1190 right now if you close above 1188 that pattern gets negated and likely tells you You're gonna make another run for 1242 the weekly time frame has got no topping patterns or anything and no resistance It says 1539 and if we look at the monthly chart, you're back inside that profile That's a good thing remained above 1136 is positive and suggest a run towards the 1321 level So we're going between 1242 to 1321 And you'd love to see this thing negate that TD 9 count top today So Rose look for a close today above 1188 and then you should be back off to those races That take you up to 1242 If you spend any time online researching trading techniques on how to begin your trading journey You've no doubt come across many folks who push Forex trading as a way to make big money quickly Unfortunately, there are equally as many stories of these so-called Forex Professionals just looking to make a quick buck off aspiring traders without actually teaching the ins and outs of the Forex market This is what sets Teddy Keck stacks the Tiger Forex report off the riffraff Every Monday former Chicago mercantile exchange member and author Teddy Keck stat releases his Tiger Forex report newsletter Where he dives into the complex world of Forex and takes time to actually teach you his methods that have made him so successful in the fast-paced And rewarding world of Forex trading Furthermore all subscribers receive access to archive live streams of Teddy's where he provides University-level education to help you in Forex trading all first-time subscribers receive a 30-day money back guarantee So what are you waiting for Forex awaits in the world of trading only a few names stand out like Larry Pesavento a pros-pros with over 50 years of experience Larry has seen it all a former Chicago Mercantile exchange member Larry has authored 10 books and trained over 1,000 traders with his unmatched expertise Introducing Fibonacci 24-7 Larry Pesavento's daily trading service that turns the complexity of markets into opportunities Published every Sunday receive a comprehensive report packed with detailed commentary charts and videos that illuminate the patterns shaping the markets with updates throughout the week exclusively for subscribers Whether through charts or videos Larry's analysis is your roadmap to navigating the markets You can sign up now at tfnn.com for just $97 and with all tfnn newsletters backed by a 30-day money back guarantee You have nothing to risk for all the details visit tfnn.com. 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This is advanced auto parts and right now today And it's got an a to b equal cd to the downside pattern. It has achieved more than the one to one No reason for me to draw that in there. You can visually see that what's important though today Is whether or not price holds 78 89 78 89 Is the bottom of its daily profit? I see a little gap out here that formed on the trading day of march the 12th What kind of volume was there 4.5 million shares so far today? We're pulling back with 517 thousand. So it's possible Possible that maybe this is going to find support, you know in between this a gap out here But you got to be careful because a close below 78 89 on the daily time frame to a consecutive closes rose Say this could be pulling back to 70 45 That's its breakout level But it is coming into a gap with some lighter volume So it's got some potential there if we take a look at the weekly time frame chart the weekly time frame chart Well, this would be a three river evening star candle formation So that would generate a sell the d-point pattern. There is a new profile that formed this week This is in a profile as support between 60 303 and 71 54 88 56 is your resistance level. So that's what I see when I take a look at AAP Advanced auto parts now what should take place is this should rally? Let's take a look at it Here's your 30 minute time frame chart on a 30 minute basis forms a TD night out bottom at 11 o'clock Just so we're coming on the air. You've got a new profile out here. Now. It's below price. It's above price So it's somewhat bearish So your resistance you got a couple resistance levels 78 64 and 78 90 if you get above 78 90 You've got two more battles those are at 79 76 and 80 14 So you got the bottom pattern out here watch to see if this can get through all of that sludge If it can and you negate this TD night out bottom by closing below that low That came in this morning that low out here is at 70 752 That would be your signal that this is going to head lower now Whether it gets through the gap it gets all the way to that breakout level at 70 45 I wish I could tell you but this is right now. It's looking like lower price Is most likely at this moment in time. So rose. I hope that helps you out CKP inside the tiger's den wants to go take a look at a 30 year treasury So let's go take a look and see what those charts are signaling to you and I Let's get these are a multi time frame set of charts out there monthly price pulling back and testing a key level of support The same thing on the weekly base Although the weekly looks like it's going to close below that red oscillator and change line And if it does that you could see move back to the 113 115 area out there on a daily time frame At this stage here I would say two closes below 117 25 out there. That's a breakout area Would say that we're headed down into 116 zone. That's an a to b equal cd pattern to the downside Now there is support because that formed a three river morning star pattern So there is some additional support out here. That's low from april 30th And that is at the price point of 116 24 out there Um So that's what I see at this moment of time as I take a look at the 30 year intraday other signals Nothing that really jumps out at me Uh out here So I'd be paying attention mostly to the daily time frame chart because the weekly is kind of saying hey You know what? I'm ready for lower price out there But that confirmation has got to come from the daily and it really needs that closed below the low from may the April the third out there So ckp I hope that provided the information you were looking for on the 30 year ray and sarasota writes in he'd like to take a good Agnico eagle aem is a ticker symbol. So let's get back to uh, hopefully that chart is not there Let's try this next one should be it And now we take a look at aem aem Is I think it's one of the top three or four holdings is it not inside the gdx somebody in the dem probably knows off the top of their head Well, here's the deal If aem closes above the high from two days ago and the high from two days ago was 61 89 It will negate its td9 count top and that will suggest that we have a strong moment to move underway for agnico eagle Now there's an a to b equal cd pattern that's in play out here as well. So let's pull Okay, let's pull this back. Let's kind of draw this and I'll just draw in the a to b line That will move that over to that c point out there or there about so here's your a to b Equal c to d pattern out here. Come on. Grab it. There we go And that price projection is up at the um Is up at the 66 90 level now. There's a td13. There's a combo Uh, a signal that is out there, but that still requires a close below the bar four bars ago So just be aware of that for right now This is suggesting that this wants to go ahead and make a move to at least the reason I say at least Because it's b to c retracement. There ain't no way that's a 0.382 retracement out there But negating that td9 count top of the daily time frame would be a big deal on a weekly time frame This thing is negating. Uh, we're not gating, but it's trading above. It's taken out It's td9 count breakdown resistance levels taken on a swing point. There's a larger a to b equal cd pattern I don't know if this is the same or not, but we'll just simply draw this one in here on a weekly basis Let's take a look at volume that weekly volume on that swing was from may 5th 16 million shares So far this week you are at 19 million shares. So on a weekly basis Ignico eagle is generating a confirmed a to b equal cd That says that we get back to its highs out here. Those are the highs from april 22nd That was a td9 count top on the weekly time frame That says ignico eagle wants to get back to the 67 ish area out there So again, look for that close above the daily time frame that we gave to you because that would be that That would be that signal that that's the move that is underway on a monthly time frame You are trading above profile resistance 6105. So ray aem looks boy bueno Let's go take a look at that natural nat nordic american tankers That's all from ray in sarasota nordic american tankers doesn't look as good as ignico ego What it's doing right now It's trading below the bottom of its daily profile Which is four bucks if it closes below that could be signaling ray that this wants to make a move back to its Next level of support, which would be that oscillator and changeline and that's printed at 393 on a weekly time frame You've got a td9 count bottom that completes this week You're with inside the profile your consolidation range or your trading range 389 at support and 431 at resistance on a monthly time frame Too early in the month to make any call out here But it still has a td9 count top that is in place out there In order for that to get negated and say longer term you offer the races You must see a close above four dollars and 65 cents out there So right now intraday i'm not intraday, but daily looks like this may want to pull back Um the weekly says you're not going to pull back too far 393 that would make sense because the bottom of his profile is 389 So ray thanks much for writing in we got g-man inside the tiger's den wants to take a bite out of the apple So let's go take a look at a ap lc what it is doing out here It has formed a roads momentum indicator bottom pattern It did that a couple of days ago and now what we're doing is trading Well, where are the profiles is trading it's trying to get back inside the profile both the bottom And the center are at the same price level that price level is 169 95 So g-man you'd love to see or trade at 169 96 you'd love to see a close above 169 95 if you do that it would signal to steve that apple wants to make a move to 172 88 on a Weekly time frame bar number eight is going to form I take that back a td9 count The bar number eight will only form if apple closes below today. That is 172 62 Well, you might get that out there. Uh, so I take that back. So you could get bar number eight today Uh, so this could be forming a td9 count bottom That could take place. Uh, you get a confirmation of that that next week out there monthly chart Consolidating with inside is profiles. That's a very structured profile to the man Typically when you close below the center, it says you want to get the 147 to one the bottom of that profile But watch the daily the daily time frame will be the one right now because we've got that confirmed bottoming pattern To let us know whether we're headed lower or not close inside that profile level. We're likely headed higher See bro to a tfn Hi folks, this is tom o'brien. It's the 22nd anniversary of the gold report. Can you believe it? 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So why wait tune in live to tiger tv and transform your trading journey Because when you know better you invest better join us and experience the difference today tfnn educating investors Welcome back folks if I hadn't said thank you I do want to say thank you to each of you that have written in or called in during this week offering a request for For instruments to take a look at it just makes my role here so much easier when you do that So I do want to say thank you. It's much appreciated. Well, take a look at the next request is from elo inside the tiger's den Let's take a look at dks Dks right now has got that rogement communicator top looks like he's got a td9 count top out there And prices trading in its buy zone right now. So yellow the buy zone is between the 20504 And the exact number is uh 209 51. That's the uh bullish structure daily profile If price were to close below 20504 this would say we're headed lower You've got a weekly td9 count top as well And that says price could pull back to 199 60 193 52 But we don't know about that until price would have to first crack the support level the buy zone on the daily time frame monthly chart Looks healthy at this moment in time out there. So watch this buy zone. Do I have anything on an intraday chart for elo? Well, let's take a look here is the 30 minute time frame chart. What do we have? We've got a rogement communicator bottom, but price found resistance up to that 2 12 63 level That's going to be your key area of resistance on any rally out there for dks But maybe you're not going to get any rally. Maybe you're just going to go test that Support bottom out there. Uh, so elo. I hope that helps you out and as always. Thank you for your request Let's go take a look. Let's finish the show up by taking a look at what's going on inside the nq Well began the show we identified a specific price level that likely price was going to rally towards and that was 18 4 13 That's a bottom of the new 5 hour profile the bottom of the new 4 hour profile the bottom of the new 2 hour profile The bottom of the 60 minute profile out there And we take a look at the other time frames the only potential topping signals on the 15 minute basis That says that you get a td9 count top of 12 and a 12 15 That completes that pattern just like the td9 count top on the 10 minute bar That just may pull back to test support support being the oscillator and change line to the top of its profile right now That would be a decent move to the downside your 18 265 or thereabouts and 18 353 is where we're trading So watch at least the 15 minute chart. It could negate that td9 count pattern all together And that would tell you 18 4 13 is in the cards folks stay tuned for all the great programming again Thanks for all your assistance this week. I'll look forward to the same Next week have a fabulous friday fantastic weekend. We'll see you on monday


Welcome to the Hindu News Analysis by Shankar Ayur's Academy. These are the news articles chosen for today's discussion. They are given along with the page number of different traditions. Link for the handwritten notes in PDF format and the time stamping for the discussed articles are given in the description box as well as the comment section for the benefit of the mobile viewers. Now let us take up this news article. See, this news article can be used as case study in your mains answer. You have to use lot of data, information and examples case studies in your mains answer. Doing such value addition will differentiate your answers from others. It will impress the examiner and it will boost your score. So, case study is very important when it comes to value addition. They are also fun to learn. With this information in mind, let us learn about this case study. See, this case study is about a school teacher at Mullur village in Kodagu district of Karnataka. See, we all know that the spread of coronavirus has closed lot of educational institutions. So now the students are heavily reliant on online classes to continue their education. This high dependency on online education has caused lot of problems in rural areas, especially among the tribals and first generation runners. This is because unlike the urban areas, the students in rural areas do not have adequate facilities. They also don't have the parental backup to ensure the continuity of education. And rural areas also face a problem of weak reception of signals, which is very important for online education. So these are the hurdles faced by the rural areas when it comes to online education. So in order to overcome these hurdles, a school teacher in Karnataka has taken up lot of efforts. This case study is about that. The name of the teacher is Mr. Sadesa. He is a teacher in Mullur village in Kodagu district of Karnataka. See this teacher, he thought of keeping the children engaged in learning even during the lockdown. But the connectivity issues at his place made it difficult for him to stay connected with the students. So to overcome this hurdle, he spent two months in constructing a makeshift room at the top of a mango tree. This room was located at the height of 20 feet from the ground. He constructed using locally available materials. And this makeshift room at the height of 20 feet from the ground helped him to overcome the problem of weak reception. Since the room was located at the height of 20 feet from the ground, there was no interference and the signal reception was better. This helped the children to continue the online education. Apart from this, this wonderful person also invested in few equipments to further enhance the teaching process. So he took a lot of initiatives to bring education to the rural areas during these tough times. This example can be used as case study in your mains answer. When the question is about digital divide, when the question is about ethical values, attitudinal change, behavioral change, leadership qualities, you can use this example as a case study. It will boost your score trust me. With this we have come to the end of this article. This article is a classic example of teacher's tireless dedication and efforts in imparting the best of his knowledge even during the worst times. Now let us move on to the next article. Now let us take up this article. This article is about the successful test fire of Agni P missile. So today let us focus on the specifications and capabilities of Agni P missiles. And we shall also learn about other class of Agni missiles. This is a highly important topic from Prelims perspective. See in Prelims, a lot of science and technology questions are asked from current affairs. And in recent years, importance is given to defense technology, missile technology and other science and technology topics. So learning about this topic will be highly rewarding from Prelims perspective. We have approximately under days for Prelims. So let us make use of it. The syllabus relevant to this article is displayed on the screen as one can go through it. First, let us start the discussion by discussing Agni class of missiles. See Agni class of missiles are the centerpiece of India's nuclear launch capability. So far we had five missiles. Now we added another one called Agni P missile. First, let us discuss about the five missiles Agni 1 to Agni 5. See these missiles are designed and developed by DRU. This is the important point. These missiles belong to the family of medium to intercontinental range ballistic missiles. The most important aspect is that these missiles can be fired from road and rail mobile launches. These missiles are also powered by solid propellants. See the Agni missiles are a product of integrated guided missile development project IGMDP. IGMDP was launched by Ministry of Defense in 1983. See we have injected Agni missiles into services to act as deterrents. It also helps us to meet the country's security requirements. The Agni missiles are part of the credible deterrents by India against China and Pakistan. So Agni series is also at the core of India's deterrence in the larger context of Sino Indian power equation. Now let us see about each missile in brief. This is very important. First let us see about Agni 1. See Agni 1 is a medium range ballistic missile and has a range of 700 to 800 kilometers. It weighs 12 tons. It is 15 meters in length. Agni 1 missile is capable of carrying a conventional payload of 1000 kgs. It can also carry nuclear warhead. Agni 1 missile travels at a speed of 2.5 kilometers per second. Agni 1 missiles are operation with the strategic force command SFC of Indian Army. So these are the important points regarding Agni 1 missile. Now let us move on to Agni 2. See the second missile in the series is Agni 2. Agni 2 is a surface to surface nuclear capable missile. It is an intermediate range ballistic missile IRBM. It is capable to cover the range of 2000 to 2500 kilometer. So this is an upgrade. The length of the missile is 20 meters. It has a diameter of 1 meter. The weight of the Agni 2 missile is little more than Agni 1. It weighs 18 tons. Agni 2 missile has two stages and it has solid propellant in both of its stages. Agni 2 missile was among the first weapons to get into the Indian strategic force arsenal. So these are the important points regarding Agni 2 missile. Now let us see about Agni 3. See Agni 3 is also an IRBM, intermediate range ballistic missile. It has a range of 2500 kilometers to 3000 kilometer. It is based upon the powerful solid propellant in its both stages. It can have a warrant of 1.5 tons. See the Agni 3 missile has been claimed that the missile's circular error probable. CEP lies within 40 meters only. What is CEP? Circular error probable. See CEP is defined as an imaginary circle taken within the ground target as center and it provides the missile accuracy. And since Agni 3 has CEP within 40 meters, this makes Agni 3 most accurate and deadliest strategic ballistic missile among the range of missiles in the world. It has also been reported that with smaller payloads, Agni 3 missile can hit strategic targets even beyond 3500 kilometers. So these are the important points regarding Agni 3 missile. Now let us focus on Agni 4. See Agni 4 missile has a range of 3500 to 4000 kilometer. It was earlier named as Agni 2 prime. Later Agni 4 was given as the name of the missile. It can carry a warrant of 110. It is also a two-stage missile. This is the important point. For example UPSC can give a statement like Agni 4 missile is a three-stage propellant missile. So it is important to study the basic information regarding these missiles. Now coming back to the Agni 4 missile. The length of the missile is 20 meters and the launch weight of the missile is about 17 tons. So these are the important points regarding Agni 4 missile. Now let us see about Agni 5. As the name says this is the fifth missile in the series. It is an intercontinental surface-to-surface ballistic missile ICBM. This is a very important point. Agni 5 is India's first ICBM. It has a range of more than 5000 kilometers. So it is a long-range nuclear capable ballistic missile. This missile is 17.5 meter in length and it weighs around 50 tons. So it is an huge upgrade. It has three propulsion stages. So far we have seen about only two stages. Agni 5 has three propulsion stages. It can carry a warrant weighing more than a ton. Also Agni 5 missile has a unique advantage. Agni 5 missile uses canister launch missile system or canisterization of missile. What is this canisterization of missile technology? See canisterization of missile is a technology in which the warheads are pre-mated to the delivery vehicle and they are kept sealed for storage and transport. Aspirants can look at this image for better understanding. This is an Agni 5 missile in the form of canister. So what is the advantage of this canister technology? See the canister technology increases our readiness. Our response time will be very short. We can launch the missile in just few minutes. So it provides necessary operational flexibility to the forces. See India is surrounded by nuclear threats everywhere. We have Pakistan, we have China, we have North Korea. So these are the nuclear countries surrounding us. So increasing our readiness is an important factor. And Agni 5 missiles is the right step in this direction. Another important advantage of canisterization is it enhances missile longevity by protecting the solid fuel from the elements. So it acts as a protection shield. So these are the important points regarding Agni 5 missile. Now let us see the important missile in the news. Agni P missile. What does P stands for? P stands for Prime. And according to the news this missile was successfully test fired yesterday. It was fired from Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalamayana. His island is off the coast of Odisha. In this test fire the missile met all the mission objectives with high level of accuracy. It was a successful test. See Agni P missile is a new generation advanced variant of Agni class of missiles. We can say it is an advanced version of Agni 1 missile. It has been designed and developed by DRDO. It has many advanced technologies. So it will strengthen India's credible deterrence capabilities. Now let us see the important features of Agni P missile. First important point. It is a nuclear capable ballistic missile. Second one. It is a canisterized missile. We have discussed about advantages of canisterization. Third important feature. The range capability of Agni P missile is between 1000 to 2000 km. Fourth important point. It is a surface to surface missile that can carry a payload of around 1000 kg. It can also carry a nuclear warranty. Fifth important point. It is a two stage missile. But the both stages have composite rocket motors. In addition to this the guidance systems are equipped with electromechanical actuators. This is an important feature. Moving on to the next one. Sixth feature. It is a solid fuel weapon system. It is also guided by state of the art navigation system. Next important feature. It has the flexibility to be fired from both road and rail mobile launches. When we compare it with other Agni missiles it has complete technology upgrade in every way possible. It has improved parameters, improved maneuvering, improved accuracy. So it is upgraded over all other Agni missiles. See the most important feature of Agni Prime missile is it is a sleek missile. It weighs less than Agni Moon missile. This is due to the integration of new technologies. So these are the important points regarding Agni Prime missiles. With this we have come to the end of the discussion. In this discussion we saw about Agni 1 to Agni 5 missiles. And we gave special focus to Agni P missiles. Now let us move on to the next discussion. Now look at this article. This news article discussion is regarding the HIV infection. This article also provides few suggestions to tackle the spread of HIV infections. Now let us see about it. The syllabus relevant to this article is displayed on the screen as friends can go through it. First let us see about HIV. What is HIV? We all know that HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. It is a virus that attacks the body's immune system. Why is this virus so dangerous? People always fear this virus.  So once people get HIV they have to live with it for life. This is the reason why many people are scared of HIV virus. But we have to know that with proper medical care HIV can be controlled. It is not a fatal disease. See when we are talking about HIV we also hear about the term called AIDS. Many people confuse between HIV and AIDS. What is AIDS? AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. See if HIV patient is not treated it leads to a condition called AIDS. So not all HIV patients will have AIDS. AIDS is like the final condition if HIV is not treated. So these are the basic information regarding the HIV virus. Now let us discuss the article. See according to the article the COVID-19 outbreak has made HIV infection unnoticed. It has taken the spotlight. The COVID-19 pandemic has taken all the spotlight. See India took every possible step to fight against HIV or AIDS. For example India ran lot of information and education campaigns in 1990s. India also enforced strict anti-natal protocols, upgradation of blood banks with superior testing facilities in order to control the spread of HIV. In addition to this excellent awareness programs and intensive follow-up action plans which significantly decline in HIV incidents in India. But according to the author of the article all these measures have been successful only till the year 2013. What happened after 2013? According to the author the careless approach of the government resulted in poor implementation of AIDS control program. So because of this even before the COVID-19 pandemic India was not well prepared to tackle HIV. We were struggling and with the current COVID-19 pandemic the HIV infection is almost unnoticed by the government. See the aim of the World Health Organization was to ensure that 90% of the people living with HIV or AIDS are on anti-retroviral therapy. Anti-retroviral therapy is given to HIV patients to control the infection. So WHO wanted 90% of the HIV patients to be on anti-retroviral therapy by the year 2020. But India has pushed this target by at least 5 years. This shows that we are lagging. Similarly the 2017 National Health Policy and the UN Sustainable Development Goal aim to end AIDS by 2030. But now this goal looks impossible to achieve. With these facts in mind now let us see where India is slipping in achieving its target. And aspirants can use this data as value addition in their main sensor. See HIV infection diagnosis rate dropped from 60% in 2010 to 23% in 2019. This is a great drop. So we are not diagnosing many HIV infected patients. Only with proper diagnosis we can give the proper treatment and we can control the spread of infection. This drop in diagnosis also happened at the time when the mortality rate doubled and the new cases of HIV infection spiked 5 times more. So we can see that the infection is increasing but the diagnosis is dropping. This is a dangerous combination. Also according to the National AIDS Control Organization's annual HIV Estimates Report of 2019 there were over 58,000 AIDS related deaths and over 69,000 new HIV infection added to the pool of 2.3 million people living with HIV or AIDS. So the findings of the report also supports the observations of the author. Why this crisis happened in India? This happened because the campaign to educate and empower the vulnerable communities was losing steam. So what can be the solution to address these problems? The author of the article lists number of suggestions in this article. Let us see them one by one. First suggestion, strong political leadership, financial support, public support and activism are essential in the successful handling of the movement. For this, India needs to keep on debating HIV issue. It must be in the spotlight. In addition to this, India must focus on broad coalition of economists, scientists, doctors, researchers, technicians, civil society representatives and policy makers. To put it in simple words, a multi-sectoral and multi-prong strategy is essential to control the HIV spread. This is the first suggestion given by the author of the article. Now let us move on to the second suggestion. Second suggestion is we have to trust the formula and support science-different responses. In addition to that, we should also have good quality data, research findings and consolidating guidelines which will help us in fighting HIV infection. This is the second suggestion given by the author. Moving on to the third one. Third solution, we have to repurpose the roadmap for reducing the new HIV infections by 2030. To put it in simple words, we have to bring in few changes to the strategic plans that are currently in operation. This helps in flexibility and adapt to the changing socioeconomic environment, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the third suggestion given by the author. Now let us move on to the fourth suggestion. See, the core of every exit strategy is a strong surveillance system. The Nationalized AIDS Treatment Plan is a perfect example of early detection, diagnosis and treatment saved many lives. So in order to strengthen the approach, the government should make use of integrated counseling and testing centers in early detection of infections. This is the fourth suggestion given by the author. Let us move on to the final suggestion. According to the author, the government should re-energize these centers along with the 32,000 plus primary and urban health centers. Why should we re-energize these centers? According to the author, by doing so, we will uphold the right to treatment and dignity of individuals affected by disease such as AIDS and other pandemics. So these are the few suggestions given by the author to tackle the spread of HIV infection. With this, we have come to the end of the discussion. In this discussion, we saw about HIV virus in brief. We saw the current status of India when it comes to tackling of HIV infection. And we also saw the solutions to overcome the present hurdles. Now let us move on to the next discussion. Now let us take up this article. According to this article, Ukraine and the United States have launched joint naval exercises in the Black Sea. So this is a gist of this article. See, recently on 25th June, we have discussed about Black Sea in detail. So interested aspirants can go through that video to learn about basic information regarding Black Sea. Today, let us discuss in detail some other important things in the region. This will help you in problems. See, in problems, a lot of questions are asked from the map and most of the map questions are from the current affairs. So make sure you have basic information regarding the places which are presented in the current affairs. It will help you boost your score. The syllabus for reference is displayed on the screen. Aspirants can go through it. Now let us discuss in detail about some important things in that region. First, let us see about Red Sea. See, Red Sea is a narrow strip of water. It extends southeastward from Suez, Egypt. It extends for nearly 1,930 kilometers. It extends up to a state called Babel-Manda. Have a look at this map. You'll have a better understanding. You can see Red Sea is a narrow strip of water. It extends southeastward from Suez, Egypt. It extends up to a state called Babel-Manda. When you look at this map, you can see the north end of Red Sea splits into two parts. It splits into Gulf of Suez to the northwest and it splits into Gulf of Acqua to the northeast. Another important information an aspirant must know is the countries surrounding Red Sea. Usually, these kinds of questions are asked in UPSC. They'll give a statement like Egypt is surrounding Red Sea, assess the statement, which of the above statements are correct. So, we have to know what are the countries which surrounds the Red Sea. Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea lies to the west of Red Sea, whereas Saudi Arabia and Yemen lies to the east of Red Sea. I would say that this point is very important. You can expect a statement from this kind of information. See, when we are talking about Red Sea, it is one of the world's hottest and saltiest sea water. And we also know that it is one of the most heavily traveled waterways in the world. But many of us don't know why it is called Red Sea. That is an interesting information. See, normally, the Red Sea has a blue-green color too. But occasionally, it becomes red in color due to extensive bloom of algae. That is the reason why it got its name, Red Sea. The name of the algae is Trichodesmium erytheria. This is an interesting point. Because of this algae, the water body turns into reddish-brown color. And because of this change in color, it was given the name Red Sea. So, so far we have discussed about Red Sea. Now, let us see about another important sea called Mediterranean Sea. Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea. It lies between various continents like Asia, Africa and Europe. So, because of this reason, it is also called the incubator of western civilization. Many western civilizations thrived because of Mediterranean Sea. It is almost 4,000 km west to east. Now, look at this map. We can see that the Mediterranean Sea extends from straight off Gibraltar from the west to the Gulf of Iscaderan in the east. We can see that the Gulf of Iscaderan is on the southwestern coast of Turkey. Just go through this map for better understanding. The Mediterranean Sea is connected with Atlantic Ocean by the straight off Gibraltar. This is an important point. It is also connected to Black Sea through straight off Dardanelles, Sea of Marmara and the straight off Bosporus. So, we can see that Mediterranean Sea is also connected to Atlantic Ocean as well as Black Sea. Another very important point, Mediterranean Sea is connected with the Red Sea by the Suez Canal. This is a very important point. Suez Canal is often presented in news. So, make sure you make note of this point. Mediterranean Sea is connected with the Red Sea by the Suez Canal. You can observe this in the map. There lies the Mediterranean Sea. In the southeast corner of the map, you can see the Gulf of Suez and you can see the Suez Canal connecting Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. So, these are the important points regarding Mediterranean Sea. Now, let us discuss about another sea called Aegean Sea. This is not as important as Red Sea of Mediterranean Sea. So, let us see about Aegean Sea in brief. See, Aegean Sea is an arm of Mediterranean Sea. So, it is located between Greek Peninsula on the west and Asia Minor on the east. I will look at this map for better understanding. We can see that Aegean Sea is between the Greek Peninsula on the west and Asia Minor in the east. To the south of the Aegean Sea lies the Great Island. With this, we have come to the end of the discussion. In this discussion, we saw about Red Sea, we saw about Mediterranean Sea and we saw about Aegean Sea in brief. Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea are very important from a problem's perspective. Aegean Sea is not that important. Just go through it in brief. Now, let us move on to the next discussion. Now, let us take up this article. It is a data point. See, data points are essential from the perspective of value addition. Data points give you a lot of data and statistics. You can include this data and statistics in your answer as value addition. It will differentiate your answer. You will impress the examiner and it will boost your score. So, with this information in mind, let us discuss this data point article. In this news article, we shall be discussing the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic, especially on personal income and food consumption. There are three segments in this topic discussion. Now, let us take up the first one. The first one is about income drop. See, according to the Anger Watch report, by the month of October 2020, 27% of its respondents lost their income due to national lockdown. Also, according to this report, nearly 24% of its respondents lost 50% of their income by October 2020. The loss of income is compared to the pre-lockdown level income. It is important to note that only 6% responded that the income did not change despite the lockdown. So, most of the citizens of India are affected by lockdown. They have lost their income. This is the important observation from this data point. Let us move on to the next segment. The next segment is related to retail inflation. See, recently, the prices of edible oil and pulses are increasing significantly. This article highlights the retail price analysis of 21 essential items across India. According to the analysis, it found that if a consumer has to buy a kilogram of essential item in the month of June 2021, he or she has to spend rupees 500 more compared to the average cost between year 2016 and 2019. So, in order to buy an essential item, a consumer has to spend 500 rupees more in the month of June 2021. This is a great stain on consumers. Now, look at this table. This table is given for your reference. This table indicates the retail price difference in various locations. Aspirants can have a glance at it. They can use some of this data as value addition in their answer. See, the high retail inflation along with the drop in income level has burdened the consumers. This is the important observation from the discussion of first two segments. Now, let us move on to the third segment of data point. In the third segment, the impact of both these factors can be seen from the change in consumption level. To put it in simple words, the effect of retail inflation and drop in income level has affected the consumption level of consumers. Have a look at this table. This table displays the data of October 2020. It is compared with March 2020. From this table, we can see that the level of household consumption of all commodities listed have decreased. For example, nearly 38% of households reported that the consumption of vegetables decreased a lot in October 2020. In addition to this, the consumption of eggs and meat commodities have also decreased. This will affect the nutritional security of a country. So, these are the important data given in the article. Asperin's can make note of it. He can use it as value addition in our answers. So, in conclusion, we can say that adequate policy responses are the need of our to address both food and nutrition security in the country. So, that is the end of the discussion. In this discussion, we saw about data regarding income drop, we saw data regarding retail inflation, and we saw data regarding consumption level. Use it aptly in your main answers. Now, let us move on to the next discussion. Now, look at this article. See, as we know, Jammu Air Base has come under drone attack recently. We have been constantly hearing this news for the past few days. This drone attack has led to detention of at least three terror suspects by the JNK police. Now, coming to the article. See, according to the article, the National Security Guard, NISG, and the National Investigation Agency, NIA, did not find any debris of drones from the two blastpots. So, now the agencies are investigating the possibility of the usage of long-distance launching pad to send drones. So, now these agencies are investigating the possibility of the use of a long-distance launching pad to send drones. This is what is given in this article. This news is not that important to us. But the agency National Security Guard and National Investigation Agency are important. So, in this context, let us discuss in brief about NIA and NISG. First, let us see about NIA. See, the National Investigation Agency was set up under the act called NIA Act. It was enacted in 2008. This NIA Act extends to the whole of India. It applies to citizens of India even if they are outside India. So, this act is very powerful. It also applies to person in the service of government, wherever they may be present in the world. So, if an Indian citizen is present anywhere in the world, NIA Act still applies to him or her. The NIA Act is also applicable to persons on ships and aircrafts registered in India, but wherever they may be present in the world. So, this act is really powerful. And the National Investigation Agency was created by this act. See, the National Investigation Agency at present is functioning as the Central Counter-Terrorism Law Enforcement Agency in India. The National Investigation Agency can investigate and prosecute for offenses under the act specified in the given schedule. The schedule is displayed on the screen and the acts are listed below. Interested aspirants can go through it. So, the NIA can investigate and prosecute for offenses under these displayed acts. See, when we are talking about NIA, the superintendents of the agency is vested in the central government. So, the central government has control over NIA. But the state government may request the central government to hand over the investigation of a case to the NIA. Also, the center has the authority to issue directions to NIA to take over the investigation of a case. So, the central government has the ultimate control over NIA. State governments can only place requests. So, these are the important points regarding NIA. Now, let us discuss about NSG. What is NSG? NSG stands for National Security Guard. See, in the year 1984, the Union Cabinet decided to create a federal contingency force. They wanted this force to comprise of highly motivated, well trained and specially equipped personnel to tackle terrorism. So, in order to give vision to these objectives, National Security Guard was created. The National Security Guard was formally created in 1986. It was created by an act called NSG Act, 1986. What is the basic philosophy of NSG? See, the basic philosophy of NSG is swift and speedy strike and immediate withdrawal from the theater of action. See, NSG is a unique force. It was modeled on the pattern of special air service SAS of the UK. And it was also modeled on the pattern of GSG-9 of Germany. This is an important feature of NSG. See, the NSG has two complementary elements. They are the Special Action Group SAG, Comprising Army Personal. Another one is Special Ranger Group RG, Comprising Personal Drawn from Central Arm Police Force or State Police Force. So, these are the two complementary elements of NSG. So, that is the end of the discussion. In this discussion, we saw about NIA and NSG. They are important from the film's perspective. Have a basic understanding of them, so that you can eliminate the options. Now, let us move on to the next discussion. Now, let us take up this article. See, according to the article, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, ICAA has urged the Supreme Court for allowing it to conduct Chartered Accountants Exam. The Chartered Accountants Exam is scheduled next month. ICAA argued that CA exams are professional examinations and it is not similar to school exams. It also stated that opt-out option was available for candidates. If the candidate or anyone in their family tested positive for COVID-19. So, it has requested the Supreme Court for allowing it to conduct the exams. In this context, let us learn about ICAA Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. The first important point is it is a statutory body. It was set up in 1949. It was established by the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949. So, it was established even before the adoption of Constitution. See, ICAA is a premier accounting body. It was established for regulating the profession of Chartered Accountancy in India. It functions under the Administrative Control of Ministry of Corporate Affairs. This is a very important point. UPS is interested in Ministry-type questions. So, make note of this point. ICAA is under the Administrative Control of Ministry of Corporate Affairs. It is also important to note that ICAA is the second largest professional body of Chartered Accountants in the world. The affairs of the ICAA are managed in accordance with the provisions of 1949 Act and Chartered Accountants Regulation of 1988. The affairs of ICAA are managed by a council. This council is empowered to frame regulations under the Act and to constitute necessary standing and non-standing committees. The council of ICAA consists of 40 members. Among the 40 members, 32 are elected by the Chartered Accountants and remaining 8 are nominated by the Central Government. The 8 nominees by the Central Government represent the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Securities and Exchange Board of India, SEBI, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Ministry of Finance and other stakeholders. See, ICAA is also known for maintaining highest standard in technical, ethical areas and for sustaining stringent examination and education standards. Now, let us see its role. ICAA regulates the profession of Accountancy. It is responsible for the education and examination of Chartered Accountants across, along with continuing the professional education of members. It also formulates accounting standards and prescribed standard auditing procedures. It also exercises disciplinary jurisdiction. The functions of ICAA are three-fold. Education functions, regulatory functions and disciplinary functions. It also formulates the code of ethics to be followed by the members. So, these are the important role of ICAA. With this, we have come to the end of the discussion. Now, let us move on to the final article. See, the final article is about sedition. We have discussed about sedition in detail in our May 22nd daily news analysis. So, interested aspirants can go through it for revision. Now, let us move on to the practice problems question. First practice problems question. Which of the following statements are correct with reference to Institute of Chartered Accountants of India? ICAA. First statement. The statutory body established before independence. Second statement. It is added by the President of India. Third statement. It formulates accounting standards and prescribes standard auditing procedures. Select the correct answer using the code given below. A1 only. B1 and 3 only. C3 only. D2 and 3 only. Now, let us take the first statement. See, the first statement is incorrect. ICAA was established by the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949. So, it was established in 1949. It was not established before independence. So, this statement is incorrect. Now, let us move on to the second statement. It is added by the President of India. This statement is also incorrect. See, we have discussed in the article. The affairs of ICAA are managed by a council. The council consists of 40 members, 32 members are elected by the Chartered Accountants, 8 members are nominated by the Central Government. ICAA is not added by the President of India. So, second statement is incorrect. Moving on to the third statement. Third statement is correct. ICAA formulates accounting standards and prescribes standard auditing procedures. So, only the third statement is correct. First and second are incorrect. The answer is option C3 only. Now, let us move on to the second question. The second question is from the Agni P missile article. Consider the following statement with reference to Agni P missile. First statement. It is a nuclear capable ballistic missile with a range capability between 1000 and 2000 km. Second statement. It is developed under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Project, IGMDP. Third statement. It is the first canisterized missile in Agni series. Which of the statements given above are correct. A1 and 2 only, B3 only, C2 only, D1 only. Now, let us take up the first statement. The first statement is correct. From the discussion of the article, we know that Agni P missile is a nuclear capable ballistic missile with a range capability between 1000 and 2000 km. So, this statement is correct. Now, let us move on to the second statement. Before discussing the second statement, let us see about Integrated Guided Missile Development Project in brief, IGMDP. See, IGMDP was launched by the Ministry of Defense in 1983. It was a brain child of Dr. A.P. J. Abdul Kalam. The agencies which were responsible for the development of IGMDP are DRDO and Ordnance Factories. The purpose of IGMDP is to develop strategic missiles into various categories. The purpose of IGMDP was to create a family of strategic and tactical guided missiles. In the category of strategic missiles, it created Prithvi and Agni. Agni Prithvi is under IGMDP. Under tactical guided missile category, IGMDP created Akash Trishul and Nag. It is important to note that IGMDP program was terminated in the year 2008. In 2008, the objectives of IGMDP were achieved. So, it was terminated. So, the Agni P missile which was recently test fired, it was not developed under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Project. So, second statement is correct. IGMDP was terminated in the year 2008. Now, moving on to the third statement. It is a first canisterized missile in Agni series. This statement is wrong. From the discussion of the article, we know that Agni V missile was already canisterized. Agni V was the predecessor to Agni P missile. It was already canisterized. So, third statement is incorrect. So, the first statement is correct. Second statement is incorrect. Third statement is also incorrect. The correct answer is option D-1 only. Now, let us move on to the third question. Which of the following countries share border with the Red Sea? 1 Sudan, 2 Saudi Arabia, 3 Israel, 4 Yemen, 5 Tunisia. Select the correct answer using the code given below. A-1, 2 and 3 only. B-2, 3 and 4 only. C-1, 2 and 4 only. D-1, 2, 4 and 5 only. See, we know that these kind of questions are important. Map questions are asked in problems. So, whenever you are studying places, approach the news from this perspective. Now, look at this map. It is clear that Israel and Tunisia do not share border with the Red Sea. So, the answer is C-1, 2 and 4 only. Sudan, Saudi Arabia and Yemen share border with the Red Sea. Sudan lies to the west of the Red Sea. Saudi Arabia and Yemen lies to the east of the Red Sea. You can observe this from the map. Main practice questions are displayed here. Write your answer and post in the comment section below. With this, we have come to the end of the news analysis. If you like the video, click like, comment and subscribe. Thank you.