The board exams of Class 12 are known to be most crucial phase in a student’s life. The boards usually take away all the limelight. Most of the students take…
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A thangka is a art form that originated in Nepal dating back to the 6th or the 7th century, when it was exported to Tibet after Princess Bhrikuti of…
On 3 October 2014 became the first state of India to start Olive Oil refinery. The refinery was established at a cost of Rs. 3.75 crore in Lunkaransar area of…
The Odissi dance is the Indian classical dance from the Eastern state of Odisha. It has a long, yet broken tradition. Although dance in Odissa may be traced back more…
Allahabad city, also known as Prayag or Ilahabad, is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city's original name; Prayaga or "place of offerings", comes from its…
The Leh Airport, Leh, Jammu and Kashmir, is known as Kushok Bakula Rimpoche Airport. It is the highest Indian airport and one of the highest airports in the world at 3,256 m…
Howrah Bridge is a cantilever bridge that spans over the Hooghly River in West Bengal. The construction of bridge was started on 1936 and ended in 1942. It was opened…
The two main stock exchanges for Equity Trading in India are the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE). BSE is the oldest stock exchange in Asia…
The Great Wall of China is the longest man-made structure in the world. It is not a single wall. Several walls were being built as early as the 7th century…
Lasers are devices that emit light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation. The term “LASER” is an acronym for “Light Amplification by…
Alam Ara, meaning 'The Ornament of the World' is a 1931 film directed by Ardeshir M. Irani. Ardeshir Irani was an exhibitor of foreign movies who eventually turned…
Gorakhpur is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located along the banks of Rapti river in the eastern part of the Indian state of Uttar…
Mr. Dev was teaching about the skeletal system to his class in the school where he worked. However, all his efforts to make the class interested in the topic that he…
Meerut, a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. is popularly associated with the Indian Rebellion of 1857 against the British East India Company. It is an ancient city…
Bhartiya Jnanpith Award is conferred for the best literary writing by an Indian citizen in a language listed in Eight Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award was instituted in…
The political verdict was out on 19 th of May 2016 for the five states where assembly elections were held, the states being Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and…
Since my childhood days, I have been intrigued by the beauty of the starry nights. Often I would imagine how nice would it be if I had a magic crystal…
Learning is intrinsic to every individual and is spontaneous. As the theory of Constructivism emphasizes, we learn as we go along. From a modern day perspective, this implies that if…
The world has become fiercely competitive due to rising population coupled with advancement in technology and automation that is gradually making humans or rather skillsets redundant faster than you can…
According to Merriam Webster dictionary, social science is a branch of science that deals with the institutions and functioning of human society and with the interpersonal relationships of individuals as…
Lucknow, commonly referred to as The City of Nawabs, was once the capital city under the Nawabs of Awadh. Some of the architectural marvels of that era that are still…
The present speaker of Lok Sabha, Sumitra Mahajan, is the second woman speaker in the Parliament since independence of the country. The first one being Meira Kumar. She…
Moksha Patam originated in India as a family of dice board games. During the colonial rule, the game wound its way to England, where it became known as Snakes and…
The Scindia School founded by the late Maharaja Madho Rao Scindia of Gwalior in 1897 is an Indian residential school for boys, situated in the historic Gwalior Fort, in the city…
Nitesh MittalNitesh is a graduate from the prestigious Delhi University and manages the content syndication and oversees quality control. His subtle wit and skills are much like a Ninja warrior,…
A blindfolded women holding a balanced scale is revered as symbol of justice. Justitia or Lady Justice, the Roman goddess of Justice is a personification of the moral force in judicial systems.…
It was a Sunday sun-lit morning. Elated at the prospect of wishing my cousin Amy on her sixteenth birthday, I dialed up her number. As the bell rang, I remembered,…
Hi friends. I am Kia. This is the story of my quest about the popping sound. I was at my neighbors place, the Roy’s. They had asked me to look…
Elections are the festivals of democracy. India is the largest democracy in the world. People over the age of 18 are considered as eligible voters. The voting age historically was pegged…
The Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of the Republic of India. Facts about Bharat Ratna The award was started by formal President of India Rajendra Prasad on 2nd…
X – rays, discovered by German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen are electromagnectic waves with wavelength range 0.1 Å – 100 Å Facts on X-Ray The discovery of X-rays was an…
The first mammal to be clonned was a sheep named Dolly, synthesized by Dr. Ian Wilmu, UK. Nitesh MittalNitesh is a graduate from the prestigious Delhi University and manages…
Bihar is the land, where two religions have originated – Buddhism and Jainism. It is also the birth place of tenth Sikh guru, Guru Gobind Singh. Nirbhay DubeySimplicity is the ultimate…
The entire public transport system in the National Capital city of New Delhi runs on eco-friendly CNG. Some Facts Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus service is the largest CNG-powered bus…
The Sydney Opera House, placed at Bennelong Point on Circular Quay East in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, is a full-scale performing-arts complex with five major performing spaces. Some Interesting…
As mortals of the 21st century, we continue to globalize in every aspect of life. Using technology and automation, we have found a simpler alternative to almost everything – from…
It was a pleasant afternoon and Max, a fun-loving teenage girl was at the movies with two of her friends from school, Emily and Sha. They had come to watch…
Mathematics is an analytical subject. It is a compulsory subject in school up to class 10 in India. According to Merriam Webster dictionary, mathematics is the science of numbers and…
Lately we hear a lot of talks and columns being written on STEM education. Before his term finished, Barrack Obama also came out with his views on STEM education as…
The National Defence Academy (NDA) is the Joint Services academy of the Indian Armed Forces, where cadets of the three services, the Army, the Navy and the Air Force train…
After a busy day at work Joe was relishing a cup of coffee at home. He switched on his television and put National Geographic Channel. A show on beautiful striped…
The Ramoji Film City situated in Hyderabad, over 2000 acres, is the largest integrated film city in the world. It is also a popular tourism and recreation centre, containing both…
Majuli is the largest inhabited river island in the world. The island is formed by the Brahmaputra river in the south and the Kherkutia Xuti, an anabranch of the Brahmaputra,…
Visakhapatnam, nicknamed Vizag, is the largest city both in terms of area and population in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located on the coast of Bay of Bengal in…
Bangaluru, erstwhile known as Bangalore is the capital of Karnataka, a state in India. Bangalore is known as the 'Silicon Valley of India' because of its role as the nation's…
Israel is the only country to revive an unspoken language, Hebrew and establish it as one its two national languages. Nitesh MittalNitesh is a graduate from the prestigious Delhi…
Kolkata formerly known as Calcutta, was once the capital of India, until 1911 under the colonial rule of the British. Today, it is the capital of West Bengal, a state in India.…
A phrase that one often gets to hear these days is ‘Generation gap’. This is the justification that we generally have when we have to satiate our frustration at irreconcilable…
Nitesh MittalNitesh is a graduate from the prestigious Delhi University and manages the content syndication and oversees quality control. His subtle wit and skills are much like a Ninja warrior,…
Russia, officially known as The Russian Federation is the successor state of USSR. It is the largest country in the world, having approximately one-eighth of inhabited area. More recently, Russia…