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Statistics show that in 1980 the economies of China and India were almost the same in terms of gross domestic product (GDP). But China has crossed India and continuing to run ahead. China is ahead of India economically because it has initiated economic reforms at least 1 decade earlier.Chinese are currently obsessed with technological leadership and their economy is growing at an average rate of 10% every year. In fact, the Chinese manufacturing sector is presently eight times the size of India's. There are many reasons for their rapid growth in technology.Chinese Government has initiated Business-friendly Special Economic Zones and ... Read More

Ireland is an island in the United Kingdom. The famous partition of Ireland in 1921, under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, made it into two distinct jurisdictions, Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland. Northern Ireland is still a part of the United Kingdom as a Sovereign state also named Ireland. The southern part became the Irish Free State, called as the Republic of Ireland.This is the reason why there are two Irelands.

Abu Rayhan Beruni or Alberonius was a Persian Scholar, wrote this book Tahqiq-i-hind. He travelled to South Asia in 1017 and authored a study of Indian culture (Tahqiqma li-l-hind...) after exploring the Brahmanical traditions and Hinduism practiced in India during those days.He wrote about the cultural and religious values of the Indians in this book, apart from wars and battles. He is therefore known as the "founder of Indology".He was the First Muslim Scholar to study India and the customs and traditions followed in India. He was a scholar and a person of abundance knowledge in the fields of physics, ... Read More

Indians have many misconceptions about India. Some of them are carried forward for generations. There are some which influence the minds of the younger generation and can really harm the growth of the country. Let us look at some of the misconceptions and shocking truths behind them.Hindi is the national language of IndiaThis is not true, though our textbooks teach us that Hindi is the national language of India. It is definitely the official language of India. The Union Government of the Republic of India has 22 regional languages and English as official languages, as recognized by Article 343/1 of ... Read More

The highest bridge in India,  Chenab Bridge is a rail bridge, located between Bakkal and Kauri in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), is under construction at the moment. The 1, 315m-long bridge is being built at a height of 359m.Features of BridgeIts construction began in 2002.From the period of 2002, the work has been delayed due to various reasons such as poor geology, access problems, labor disputes, etc.The bridge is supposed to include 17 spans, the 469-meter main arch span across the Chenab River, and viaducts on either side.It employs an extensive cost of $92 million, as ... Read More

Deserts are part of drylands and these areas exist under lack of moisture. They have the ability to frequently lose more moisture through evaporation. In addition, these areas receive very less rain annually too.Australian DesertsGreat Victoria Desert: 424, 400 km2 (163, 900 square miles)Great Sandy Desert: 284, 993 km2 (110, 036 square miles)Tanami Desert: 184, 500 km2 (71, 235 square miles)Simpson Desert: 176, 500 km2 (68, 145 square miles)Gibson Desert: 156, 000 km2 (60, 230 square miles)Deserts can have an oasis. In Australia, large parts of the arid and semiarid country are used as ‘rangelands’.Temperature In These DesertsIn summers, the ... Read More

A precious metal is a rare naturally occurring metal of high economic value. Earlier precious metals were used as a form of currency, but now they are regarded as investment options and also used for industrial purposes.Characteristics of Precious MetalThe precious metals are less chemically reactive than the other elements, thus these are also called noble metals.They are ductile that means they can be easily converted into wires.There are highly lustrous, so possess brilliant shine.Most Precious Metal In IndiaPlatinum is the most precious metal and it comes in the category of heavy metals with a large atomic number, and hence ... Read More

'India is my country and all Indians are my brothers and sisters.' This is the oath we used to take every day when we were in school. This pledge and many more books and texts remind us of our moral and legal responsibilities. Our nation is our motherland. It never asks anything in return from us as it is our motherland and a mother is selfless in giving.Even if the nation does not expect anything from us, we hold an obligation ourselves.The first and foremost responsibility we have towards our country is to respect not only the land where we ... Read More

The Skytrax World Airport survey is an independent study and Awards for various categories like world's best airports, busiest airports, cleanest airports etc., are given away to the winning airports at no cost. The Awards are voted for by air travellers in the largest, annual global airport customer satisfaction survey.In 2018, the survey was conducted covering 550 airports worldwide and evaluating traveller experiences based on key performance indicators like check-in, arrivals, transfers, shopping, security and immigration through to departure at the gate.Tokyo Haneda International Airport is once again named as the World's Cleanest Airport for 2018 according to the airport ... Read More

The Metro rail system that was recently set up at Hyderabad has a special symbol called Niz. This was made in the remembrance of the Nizam king who once ruled this city. The Hyderabad Metro officials have also knitted a story to this little character, symbolizing the youth of Hyderabad, as they didn’t want to remain Niz as a mere symbol.What’s the Story?According to the story, Niz who was born in 1985 in Hyderabad is a descendant of Nizams, who has pursued his engineering from IIT Delhi. He then went to the US and pursued his graduation in the School ... Read More