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The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on April 26, 1986, at Chernobyl nuclear power plant built at the banks of Pripyat river of Ukraine. A nuclear meltdown in one of the reactors caused a fire that sent a plume of radioactive fallout that eventually spread all over Europe. It is the only accident in the history of commercial nuclear power to cause fatalities from radiation.Effects of the RadiationTwo workers died on the spot. One immediately got burnt to ashes after the accident, while the other got expired at a hospital within a few hours of admission.28 emergency ... Read More

Recently there have been many stand-up comedians coming up with extraordinary talent. I watch many stand-up comedy shows on YouTube and the ones conducted by Canvas Laugh Club (CLC) are my favorite. The list of comedians I would jump to watch is Kenny Sebastian, Aditi Mittal, Amit Tandon, Baggy, Alex, Rehman and so on.TV StarsThere are many comedians who are being in limelight recently, starting from the list of television stars to YouTube stars. Among the television stars, the recent sensation Kapil Sharma who has gained a huge fan base in India as well as in abroad with his show ... Read More

A place called Tashirojima which is popularly known as Cat Island has the highest number of the stray cat population. This island is in Ishinomaki, Miyagi of Japan. This place which lies in the Pacific Ocean off the Oshika Peninsula is inhabited by a group of 100 people. There used to be nearly 1000 people on this island during the 1950s, whereas it got decreased now.BeliefsIt is believed that people get wealth and good fortune if they feed the cats here. Actually, in Japanese culture, the cat is considered a good luck charm which would bring money and good fortune ... Read More

There are seven continents in the world such as Asia, Australia, Antarctica, Africa, North America, South America, and Europe. But there are a total of 195 countries in the world. These countries are all parts of these continents. Hence a country is a part of a continent on this earth.A ContinentIt is a general definition that a Continent is a very large land mass that is separated from other continents in the world by oceans. But, that is not precise. These continents are separated only by geographical boundaries that limit these land masses to a certain area. Rather, the continents ... Read More

According to the ancient traditions prevailing in the countries like Nepal, China, Japan, Vietnam, Korea, Myanmar, India, Srilanka and other parts of Asia, tiered towers are built with multiple eaves, which are called as Pagodas.These are used as the places of worship by Taoists and Buddhists while they also perform some religious functions and gatherings in these tower structures.Buddhist StructuresIt all started in the 3rd century when a dome-shaped monument “The Stupa”, was built as a monument of commemoration and to store sacred relics. These towers can be solid or hollow but usually built using stone, brick or wood.These Pagodas ... Read More

Origami means the art of making a shape by folding the paper. Ori means folding while Kami means Paper. This art leaves a flat square sheet of paper in a form of defined art piece through folding and sculpting techniques. Origami, though originated in Japan, was loved and adopted all over the world.How Do They Do It?This paper art is done just by folding paper in various shapes and sizes, according to the structure to be made. They do these origamis only by folding paper while cutting and glueing are not at all allowed. Of all the shapes of Origamis, ... Read More

Karni Mata Temple is situated at Deshnoke, which is nearly from 30km of Bikaner, Rajasthan. Karni Mata is the goddess who is the center of reverence in this temple. This temple is very famous for its unusual resident rodents which are in a huge number.Karni Mata temple has nearly 25, 000 rats that live there. It was believed that these rats are holy and the leftovers of the food which is nibbled by these rats, is consumed by the devotees considering it a high honor. These holy rats are called as Kabbas which are revered by many devotees from around ... Read More

It’s Finland. Again? Of course, Finland has been the country that tops the world education system since 2000. This country has been focusing on improving its education system year by year to meet the standards.If you think that the Finn students get high ranks in Math and science exams or if they are being the world-class business officials, then you are wrong!! Finland education system helps students to be better thinkers, learners, and human beings.What is the System like?No student in Finland is forced to do the study. The Finn children are admitted to schools at the age of 7years. ... Read More

Well, nothing can be so shameful for a nation when its own countrymen stand against it and start intimidating and threatening those who show love for their nation. This is what we witnessed recently when a man showed a shoe to Farooq Abdullah, the former J&K chief minister and the current president of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference.He was not only heckled but also forced to leave the shrine in Srinagar where he went for Eid prayers. As per reports, Abdullah was paying tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee when the youth present at the gathering took ... Read More

Salt is a very crucial ingredient not only for our cuisine but also for our health. If somebody does not eat the salt of a good brand, he may suffer from iodine deficiency or some other nutritional deficiency as a result of consuming the stale or unfit brands of salt.Brands for Salt In India1. Tata Salt: It is by far the most trusted brand for salt in India for a long time. It comes in a lot of variants such as Tata salt lite, etc Tata Salt was the 2nd Most Trusted Brand of India in 2015.2. Nirma Shuddha salt: ... Read More