Gotthard Base Tunnel, world’s longest rail tunnel starts regular service

The famed Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT) has started regular commercial rail service in Switzerland.  The first regular train to use GBT ferried passenger from Zurich to Lugano.  The twin-bore GBT is world’s longest and deepest railway tunnel with length of 57-kilometer.  It had overtaken Japan’s Seikan tunnel (53.9 kilometers)...

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10 facts about Costa Rica

Costa Rica is a central american country having a population of  around 4.5 million .Here are 10 facts about Costa Rica . Costa Rica contains over  5% of the world's bio diversityeven though it constitutes only0.1% of the worlds total land mass.  Costa Rica is  composed ofseven provinces which are further...

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Evolution of Computer In Hindi.

कंप्यूटर का विकास व इसकी पीढियां 2.1 कंप्यूटर का विकास हमारे पूर्वजों ने जब अपने जानवरों या संपत्ति गिनती करने के लिए पत्थर का उपयोग शुरू कर दिया था तब उन्होनें कभी नहीं सोचा था कि इससे एक दिन आज के कंप्यूटर को बढ़ावा मिलेगा। लोगों ने इन पत्थरों से गिनती के लिये एक निश्चित प्रक्रिया का पालन करना शुरू कर  दिया जिससे बाद में गणना...

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Teachers Day SMS / Text Messages

Teachers Day SMS / Text Messages Teachers Day Is Celebrated In: India = 5 Sept Pakistan = 5 Oct China = 10 Sept Germany = 5 Oct Sri lanka = 6 Oct Malaysia = 16 May Newzealand = 29 Oct Brazil = 15 Oct Announcement: Teachers day is celebrated around the world on different dates. World Teachers' Day aim is to mobilise support...

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A Moral Story : Honesty is The Best Policy.

A Moral Story : Honesty is The Best Policy. Let us enjoy reading this story of Honesty is The Best Policy. A milkman became very wealthy through dishonest means. He had to cross a river daily to reach the city where his customers lived. He mixed the water of the river generously with the milk that he sold for a good profit. One day he went around collecting the dues in order to celebrate the wedding of his son. With the large...

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Akbar Birbal story:- The Place is An Inn

The Place is An Inn Once Akbar passed strict orders that no one should take shelter near the parapet wall of the emperor’s residence. He had to pass this order because many persons, especially the roving mendicants were found taking shelter in the cool surrounding of the emperor’s residence. This order created a furore among the mendicants....

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Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)

Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is a group of nuclear supplier countries that seek to prevent nuclear proliferation by controlling the export of materials, equipment and technology that can be used to manufacture nuclear weapons. History This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (June 2016) (Learn how and when...

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फ़्रांस की राज्य क्रांति, मत्वपूर्ण तथ्य:-

फ़्रांस की राज्य क्रांति, मत्वपूर्ण तथ्य:- -फ़्रांस की राज्य क्रांति 1789 इस्वी में लुई सोलहवाँ के शासनकाल में हुई। इस समय फ़्रांस में सामंत व्यवस्था थी। -14 जुलाई, 1789 इस्वी को क्रांतिकारियों ने बास्तील के काराग्रह के फाटक को तोड़कर बंदियों को मुक्त कर दिया। तब से 14 जुलाई को फ़्रांस में 'राष्ट्रिय दिवस' के रूप में मनाया जाता है। -"मैं...

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Rainwater Harvesting

Rainwater Harvesting Water harvesting means capturing rain where it falls and making the optimum use of the rainwater at the place where it falls Rain is the first form of water in the hydrological cycle an hence it is a primary source of water for us.  Rivers,  lakes and ground water are all the secondary source of water.  Rain is the ultimate source that feeds all these secondary sources of water Wate harvesting...

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झीलें - एक झलक

** झीलें - एक झलक ** ------------------------- 1. अंगुली नुमा झीलों के लिए कौन-सी जगह प्रसिद्ध है ? Ans-अमेरिका 2. टान्ले सेप नामक झील कहां है ? Ans-कंबोडिया 3. संसार की सबसे ऊंची झील कौन-सी है ? Ans-टिटिकाका झील (बोलीविया) 4. क्षेत्रफल की दृष्टि से विश्व की सबसे बड़ी झील कौन-सी है ? Ans-कैस्पियन सागर 5.विश्व की सबसे गहरी झील कौन-सी है ? Ans-बैकाल झील (साइबेरिया) 6. संसार की सबसे मीठे पानी की झील कौन-सी है ? Ans-सुपीरियर झील 7....

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