Pulses

20th October 2016

India rules the pulses-and-beans market

Pulses and beans, belonging to the legume family, are responsible for feeding majority of the world’s poor. Grown abundantly in the tropics, they are cheap, high in nutrient content, and healthy. Beans are an important source of proteins, complex carbohydrates, and micronutrients. People in sub-Saharan Africa consume as much as 66 kilograms of pulses per person per year. Legumes are also necessary to sustain farming systems. They help in replenishing lost nutrients in the soil, thus cutting down on the need to use chemical fertilizers. In addition, they provide rich fodder for farm animals.

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5th July 2016

How did the city of Montreal get its name?

Montreal is an island city on the Saint Lawrence River in Canada. The city was first named by European settlers as Ville Marie. However, the city is now named after one of the famous geographical features of the island, a hill consisting of three peaks named Mount Royal. It is situated at a height of 232 m above sea level.

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6th May 2016

Tribute to Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-born American inventor famous for the invention of the telephone. He died on August 2, 1922. On the day that Alexander Graham Bell was buried, millions of phones in America and Canada went dead for one minute as a mark of respect for the inventor.

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13th April 2016

Canada, the land of water

Canada has more inland waters and lakes than any other country in the world. It has 31 lakes covering more than 1,300 square kilometres (500 square miles) in area. The largest among these lakes are Great Bear, Great Slave, Dubawnt and Baker. St. Lawrence, Ottawa and Saguenay are some of the great rivers of Canada.

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