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June 11, 2016

10 things to know about Dr. Abdul Kalam in 30 seconds

1. Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was born on 15th October 1931 at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, He specialized in Aeronautical Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology. 2. He made significant contribution in...

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June 9, 2016

Operation Flood

Operation Flood was an initiative by National Dairy Development Board in 1970.It is called as white revolution of India.It created a national milk grid linking milk producers throughout India with consumers in over 700 towns...

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May 22, 2016

Rainwater Harvesting

Rainwater harvesting is the accumulation and deposition of rainwater for reuse on-site, rather than allowing it to run off.It is a technology used for collecting and storing rainwater from rooftops, the land surface or rock...

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April 25, 2016

Green Revolution

What is Green revolution ? During the 1960s and 1970s, The Increase in the production of agricultural production (cereals such as wheat, rice etc) because of the research, Development and new agriculture technology with...

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April 18, 2016

New Biomedical Waste Management Rules, 2016

Biomedical waste comprises human and animal anatomical waste, treatment apparatus like needles, syringes and other materials used in health care facilities in the process of treatment and research. This waste is generated during diagnosis,...

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April 17, 2016

Near Field Communication Technology

Near Field Communication Technology is a method of communication which enables two electronic devices to communicate with each other when they are within 2 inches of each other. History – NFC is a subset...

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April 11, 2016

Indian Remote Sensing Satellite

Remote Sensing is the acquiring information about objects without coming in physical contact of the object. Usage – Remote sensing is used in numerous fields, including geography and most Earth Science disciplines (for example,...

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March 21, 2016

Nitrogen Cycle

Nitrogen Cycle is a cycle through which nitrogen gets converted into its various chemical forms which are vital for life on Earth. Nitrogen is the largest constituent of our planet’s atmosphere i.e. 78%. But,...

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March 10, 2016

Aflatoxins and its Impact

Aflatoxins are poisonous cancer causing chemicals which are born in soil, decaying vegetation, hay and grain. Improper storage of staple commodities such as cassava, chili peppers, corn, cotton seed, millet, peanuts, rice, sorghum, sunflower...

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March 9, 2016

Acid Rain

Acid rain is the mixture of wet and dry deposition in the atmosphere which contains more than normal sulfuric and nitric acid. It can occur in many forms – fog, rain, snow et cetera....

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March 7, 2016

Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty

NPT is in lexicon of Indians at least, as we take (do not take) pride in not signing the world’s most significant arms limitation and disarmament agreement. NPT is an international treaty whose objective...

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February 28, 2016

[Short Notes – E&B] NCERT Class VI – Science, Separation of Substances – Chapter 5

\/ Read complete book (must) at NCERT Class VI – Science, Separation of Substances – Chapter 5 \/ we need to separate harmful or non-useful substances that may be mixed with it. Sometimes, we ...

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February 27, 2016

[Short Notes – E&B] NCERT Class VI – Science, Getting to Know Plants – Chapter 7

\/ Read complete book (must) at NCERT Class VI – Science, Getting to Know Plants – Chapter 7 \/ We see a variety of plants existing around us. \/ Different Kinds of Plants \/...

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February 25, 2016

[Short Notes] NCERT Class VI – Sorting Materials into Groups – Chapter 4

Read complete book (must) at NCERT Class VI – Sorting Materials into Groups – Chapter 4 \/ All objects around us are made of one or more materials. These materials may be made up...

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February 24, 2016

[Short Notes] NCERT Class VI – Fibre to Fabrics – Chapter 3

Read complete book (must) at NCERT Class VI – Science- Fibre to Fabrics – Chapter 2 \/ Fabric is made up of yarns arranged together. \/ The yarn is made up of thin strands...

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February 19, 2016

Millennium Development Goals for India for Health

In the year 2000, 189 nations came together to consolidate in the fight against extreme poverty and other deprivations. This came to known as the eight Millennium Development Goals to be achieved by 2015...

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February 10, 2016

Pollutants in the Drinking Water

Drinking water is water which is safe enough for drinking and cooking food. It is a vital necessity of living beings. Both the animal and plant kingdom are dependent heavily on drinking water which...

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February 8, 2016

By-Products of Sugar Industry

The energy crisis of 1973, when the Arabs imposed the embargo on Oil – had a trickledown effect on the consumption of other energy resources. Case in point will be, Brazil using ethanol from...

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February 4, 2016

Geothermal Energy

The heat energy stored under the earth’s surface is called Geothermal Energy. This heat energy exists due to continuous decay of radioactive material and also due to continual heat loss from Earth’s formation. The...

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January 22, 2016

[Short Notes] NCERT Class VI – Science, Components of Food – Chapter 2 – Part 2

[Short Notes] NCERT Class VI – Science, Components of Food – Chapter 2 – Part 1 \/ Read complete book (must) at NCERT Class VI – Science, Science, Components of Food – Chapter 2...