19th July 2017
Silbo Gomero: The whistling language
The inhabitants of La Gomera, one of Spain’s Canary Islands, communicate in a very unique manner: using whistles. The language, Silbo Gomero, is unique to the island.
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21st March 2017
Majuli: The world’s largest river island
Majuli (pronounced as mazuli) in Assam is a river island on the Brahmaputra. Spread in around 400 sq. km, Majuli stands as the world’s largest river island.
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21st April 2016
World Tolerance Day: being human
World Tolerance Day is observed on 16 November. In 1995 the United Nations Year of Tolerance was observed in which the UNESCO’s Member States adopted a Declaration of Principles on Tolerance on 16 November. Following this, in 1996 the United Nations proposed the observance of National Tolerance Day on this date to appreciate the rich variety of cultures in our world, our forms of expression and ways of being human.
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16th March 2016
First five countries with outnumbered children in need of education
According to the UNESCO Report of 2013, 57 million children are unable to pursue their education. These children do not have the scope to enter the portals of a school.
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