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. La Gomera is a volcanic island, which means most of its land is a result of volcanic eruptions. The outflow of lava resulted in deep and narrow valleys…
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. Somewhere during the 17th century, a devastating flood that lasted for 15 long days split the rivers in two – the Brahmaputra on the north and Burhidihing on the…
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…
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. The first five countries in the world are the following: Nigeria – 10.5 million Pakistan – 5.4 million Ethiopia – 1.7 million India – 1.6…
