Covering an area of approximately 16,62,43,550 square kilometers, the Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world. It occupies about one-third of the earth’s surface, and can fit all the continents of the world taken together. The basin of the ocean is also the oldest of all ocean basins; some of the earliest rocks present here are…
The Reserve Bank of India, on June 19, 2014, declared that residents and non-residents, except individuals from Pakistan and Bangladesh, would be allowed to carry up to Rs 25,000 when exiting the country. This was a major shift from the earlier limit of Rs 10,000 that was allowed only to residents of India. In 2013,…
Usain Bolt, the only person who holds a ‘triple treble’ Olympic record, is currently the fastest man alive. The Jamaican sprinter is the first person to hold the 100 meters and 200 meters world records. His popularity worldwide soared with his victory at the two individual sprint events in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Bolt won 9…
Mathematics defines a circle as a round plane figure whose boundary comprises of points at equal distance from a fixed point. Its boundary makes its circumference and the fixed point is the centre. There have been arguments that a circle is actually a polygon consisting of infinite number of sides. Geometrically, a polygon is a closed plane figure…
India is a land of religious diversity. Though majority of the citizens are Hindus, religions like Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, and Bahai faith are also followed here. India is the birthplace of four religions – Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. Of these, Hinduism is considered as the ‘oldest living religion’ of the world….
The Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) came into being on 26th September 1985, by replacing its earlier counterpart – the Ministry of Education. In the present day, the MHRD is in charge of two departments: Department of School Education and Literacy Department of Higher Education The Department of School Education and Literacy aims at…
