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Know the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) by your wristwatch

What's What Team9 years ago9 years ago01 mins

Say it is 7.10 p.m. (IST) by your watch. IST is India Standard Time, which is 5 hrs 30 min ahead of GMT. So GMT would be 1.40 p.m. You turn your watch by 180° so that the minute hand is at the position of ‘8’ and the hour hand between ‘1’ and ‘2’. You…

Tap into these largest reservoirs in the world

What's What Team9 years ago9 years ago01 mins

Lake Volta has been created by the Akosombo Dam over the Volta River in Ghana. It has a surface area of about 8,502 km² (3,275 square miles), making it the largest reservoir in the world by surface area. It is the fourth largest in the world in terms of the volume of water it contains….

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Know the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) by your wristwatch

Tap into these largest reservoirs in the world