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Railway safety in India

Railway safety in India has always been the biggest concern. Every year 100s of people lose their lives in train accidents. Governments after government...

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India is an autonomous public body constituted on 12 October 1993 under the Protection of Human Rights...

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Railway safety in India

Railway safety in India has always been the biggest concern. Every year 100s of people lose their lives in train accidents. Governments after government...

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Railway safety in India

Railway safety in India has always been the biggest concern. Every year 100s of people lose their lives in train accidents. Governments after government...

Where in India is clove mostly grown and what are its uses ?

Where in India is clove mostly grown and what are its uses? Clove is used as an antiseptic, in culinary preparations, in pharmaceuticals manufacture, as...

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India is an autonomous public body constituted on 12 October 1993 under the Protection of Human Rights...

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CTS-Cheque Truncation System

CTS : Cheque Truncation System According to a report released on March 18, 2013, the Reserve Bank of India has asked banks to stop...

Who first made the photocopier ?

It was marketed by the Rectigraph Company of Rochester, New York (USA) in 1907. The patentee of the Rectigraph machine was George C. Beidler,...

Why do we need to sleep ?

Sleep is a normal activity in most higher organisms. Every human being, on average, spends a third of his or her life sleeping. Babies...

When were the Oscar Awards first given ?

The Oscar Awards, also known as the Academy Awards, are annually given by the US-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in...

Smallest colony

Smallest colony : The smallest colony in the world is Gibraltar (since 169, the city of Gibraltar), with an area of 5.8 square kilometers. Pitcairn Island,...

Smallest republic

Smallest republic : The world’s smallest republic is Nauru, less than one degree south of the equator in the Western Pacific, which became independent on...

Smallest country :

Smallest country : The smallest Independent country in the world is the Vatican City which was made an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy on February...

Largest country

Largest country : The country with the greatest area is Russia With a total area of 17,075,200 sq. km. or 11.5 percent of the world’s...

Number of Countries

Number of Countries : The world comprises of 192 Sovereign States, 189 members of the United Nations and three nonmembers, viz., China (Taiwan), Switzerland, Vatican City. There...

Least populous country -Vatican City

The independent State with the smallest population is the Vatican City of the Holy See, with 850 inhabitants (est. mid-2000). Most densely populated country...

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh

Dr. Manmohan Singh India's fourteenth Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh is rightly acclaimed as a thinker and a scholar. He is well regarded for his diligence and...

New Spinal Implant Helps Disabled Walk Again

Scientists at London’s Guy’s and St. Thomas Hospital announced on March 3, 2013 the development of a revolutionary spinal implant that allows crippled parents...