The much-awaited indigenous aircraft carrier of India, INS Vikrant, was launched recently by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is a significant milestone achieved by the country on the basis of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat campaign. It was launched at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) on September 2, 2022. Along with INS Vikrant, a new Naval Ensign (Nishaan) was also integrated which adds another rich maritime heritage to the country's development. This new ensign is dedicated to the greatest warrior of its time, Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The initiative is a historical achievement for India’s develo ..read more

In a row, for the fourth consecutive year, Delhi topped as the most polluted city in the world. The world air quality report, as per the state of global air (SoGA) initiative, has declared which cities have the most exposure to bad air quality. The report published by SoGA provides information regarding polluted cities across the world. They are available in the public domain to be viewed by practitioners, citizens, journalists, policymakers and scientists to take further steps to change the adverse effects of pollution. The report also suggests that by 2050, 68 percent of the world’s populat ..read more

Climate change and global warming are now the biggest challenges in front of us which need to be handled very cautiously to keep our world livable for future generations. Bill Gates once mentioned that if we do not become vigilant about this critical issue from now on, we are going to face a disaster which would be much worse than the pandemic situation due to corona which we encountered in the past two years. This comment emphasises the fact that the evolution of the atmosphere towards a higher temperature is mainly affected by human activities which cause damage to nature. So, it is evident ..read more

The recent addition of five more Ramsar sites has enhanced India’s level of wetlands inclusion globally. After the introduction of the new sites, India now has a total of 54 Ramsar-designated wetlands. The Ramsar convention, which was initiated in the year 1971, is an intergovernmental treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of Ramsar sites. The convention of wetlands is named after the city of Ramsar in Iran where it was first signed. India has the highest number of Ramsar sites among the South Asian nations. The list begins with the inclusion of Chilika lake and Keoladeo National Pa ..read more

Today is the birth anniversary of the creator of the Purna Swaraj movement, Bal Gangadhar Tilak. He was a freedom fighter and a teacher born on July 23, 1856. His assertive nationalist behaviour advocated the Swadeshi movement. His contribution is remarkable for shaping the country’s journey towards independence in several ways. He was designated by Mahatma Gandhi as the ‘Maker of Modern India’. In the early 20th century, the legendary trio popularly known as Lal-Pal-Bal was dedicated to the freedom fighters Lala Lajpat Rai of Punjab, Bal Gangadhar Tilak of Maharashtra and Bipin Chandra Pal o ..read more

Chandra Shekhar Azad was one of India's biggest revolutionaries and was a major part of India's freedom movement. His name was changed from Chandra Shekhar Tiwari to Chandra Shekhar Azad. The leader was born in the year 1906 in a village named Bhabra, situated in the state of Madhya Pradesh. At the age of 15, he joined the Non-Cooperation Movement taking place in 1921. On December 20, he was taken into custody where he was brutally punished for identifying himself as Azad and his father as Swatantrata and his home as Jail. Later, he was a part of the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA), wh ..read more

Microsoft is now finally retiring its age-old browser, i.e., Internet Explorer, after 27 years. First released in 1995, Internet Explorer has been used across various operating systems. According to Microsoft’s official release, Internet Explorer will go out of support today, which is June 15, 2022. Once one of the most used browsers across the globe, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer will retire after 27 years, giving way to Microsoft Edge to pick up the mantle. Here are a few interesting facts about the Internet Explorer on the day of its retirement that you might not know. [ITG:LISTICLES] REA ..read more

1 plus 1 equal 2 -- sounds like a simple calculation for humans but a tricky one for fish. And guess what? Fish can do maths too! A new study at the University of Bonn in Germany revealed that fish species including cichlids and stingrays can perform basic addition and subtraction of the number 1, ranging up to 5. Surprising, yet this is not the first time we discover how mother nature proves that mathematics exists everywhere and explains even the most complex phenomenon happening around us. Today, advanced techniques like computer simulations and maths equations help us study the evolution ..read more

Born on April 23, 1564, William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon and grew to become a master playwright during the Elizabeth and Jacobean ages of British theatre. Shakespeare's plays remain the gold standard of English literature. His poems and sonnets are also quite popular. In his lifetime, Shakespeare wrote 38 plays, two narrative poems, 154 sonnets, and a variety of other poems. However, none of his original manuscripts exist today. After Shakespeare had died, a group of actors from his theatre company collected his plays to preserve them because of which we still have them tod ..read more

Very few moments in the history of our sub-continent are as repulsive to remember and yet as significant to history as the infamous Jallianwala Bagh massacre. The horrendous incident of the brutal, cold-blooded murder of 500 to 600 peaceful protestors at the hands of British imperialist rule is considered a dark chapter in the history of the Indian struggle for independence. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on April 13, 1919, when a group of peaceful protestors was gunned down in an enclosed park with only one exit. To commemorate the spirits of all the innocent lives lost in this inc ..read more