Kindle your wanderlust with this travel quiz from around the globe. Identify these famous landmarks from their close-up shots and score points to win.
If you have a penchant for travel, these famous landmarks would definitely be on your list. Can you identify them from close-up shots?
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Get your hands on this peculiar wordsearch. Careful, it’s not as straightforward as you may think…
When the blue waters of the ocean beckon, keep in mind that all that is alluring need not be good.
Beaches conjure up images of golden sands, a warm breeze and blue frothy waves. But, did you know that all beaches are not so comforting or soothing? Take a look at some of the deadliest beaches in the world.
Take a quick look at what’s happening around India by clicking on the hotspots.
While the Oxford dictionary declared Nari Shakti used today to symbolise women “taking charge of their lives” as the Hindi word for 2018, a report by Greenpeace states that 139 Indian cities breach air pollution standards but are not included in the Centre’s National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). The cities include Ranchi, Dhanbad (Jharkhand); Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh); Chennai, Madurai (Tamil Nadu); Meerut (Uttar Pradesh); Pimpri-Chindwar, Thane, (Maharashtra); Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara (Gujarat); and Howrah (West Bengal).
For more news about the country, click on the hotspots.
This year’s planner is special. Get your planner and get to know about one endangered animal a month.
January 26 is Republic Day. It was in 1950 that the Constitution of India came into effect.
India became independent on August 15, 1947; it was a constitutional monarchy with George VI as head of state and the Earl Mountbatten as governor-general.
The country, though, did not yet have a permanent constitution; instead its laws were based on the modified colonial Government of India Act 1935. On August 28, 1947, a Drafting Committee was appointed to draft a permanent constitution, with Dr. B. R. Ambedkar as chairman.
A draft constitution was prepared by the committee and submitted to the Constituent Assembly on November 4, 1947.
The Assembly met, in sessions open to public, for 166 days, spread over a period of two years, 11 months and 18 days before adopting the Constitution.
After many deliberations and some modifications, the 308 members of the Assembly signed two hand-written copies of the document (one each in Hindi and English) on January 24, 1950.
Two days later, on January 26, 1950, it came into effect throughout the whole nation.
On that day began Dr. Rajendra Prasad’s first term of office as President of the Indian Union. The Constituent Assembly became the Parliament of India under the transitional provisions of the new Constitution.This date is celebrated in India as the Republic Day.
It’s Republic Day tomorrow. Do you know our national flag well? Play this memory game to see how you fare.
The National Flag of India is a horizontal rectangular tricolour of saffron, white and green, with the Ashoka Chakra, a 24-spoke wheel, in navy blue at its centre.
Play this memory game to know how much you really know!
Make your own microscope projector. Watch the video to learn how.
Won’t it be fascinating to make your own little microscope projector at home? Yes.
Here’s what you need — hardbound book, laser pen, rubber band, syringe, skewer or a small stick, wooden block, insulation tape. Watch this video to learn how:
A flag with a dragon, and another that should be flown upside down carefully… Get your flag facts right.
There are so many wonderful and unique flags around the world. Did you know that the study of flags has a name? It’s called vexillology. If you have a fascination for flags, you could become a vexillologist (someone who designs flags) or a vexillographer (someone who studies flags and what they represent).
Test your knowledge of flags from around the world with this quiz.
Test your quiz quotient by participating in this interactive video quiz and see how many questions you get right. Get set, go!
Play this interactive video quiz and test your general knowledge.
