The gates of the walled city of Delhi were built by different rulers at different times. Delhi is an aggregate of nine cities. In the seventh city built by Shah Jahan, there were 14 gates. However, there are only five gates that are standing today. These are Ajmeri Gate facing Ajmer in Rajasthan; Lahori Gate…
Aluminium cans can take up to 500 years to break down. The rate of break-down depends on the decomposition environment. For example, the aluminium cans may decay in about 80 to 100 years when put in sea water. Aluminium cans can be recycled into cans, plates and many other articles.
Vincent Willem van Gogh was a celebrated Dutch artist. In 1889, when he was 35 years old, he suffered bouts of depression, and got himself admitted to an asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. There he created some of his famous paintings, such as Starry Night, Olive Trees with the Alpilles in the Background and Cypresses.
Glaciers are formed at the North and South Poles and in high mountains, such as the Himalayas. Glaciers are sometimes known as rivers of snow. The snow remains for more than a year and as more snow falls, the lower layers get compressed, forming ice. This ice is called glacial ice. Glacial ice can be…
In 1962 the satellite Telstar was developed by AT&T and it was placed in an orbit of 682 to 4,030 miles (i.e. 1,091 to 6,444 km) orbiting the earth in 2 hours 40 minutes. The first transatlantic television signals were transmitted through Telstar. With the launch of Telstar, wireless communications, such as voice, television, fax and…
The International Monetary Fund suggested that the developing economies should deflate, devalue and deregulate for enhancing their economic status. It means: deflate the prices of goods and services to keep them at the minimum level, devalue the local currency, and deregulate by encouraging liberalization and privatization with minimum government intervention.
