Belcher’s Sea Snake Hydrophis belcheri, commonly known as the faint-banded sea snake or Belcher’s sea snake is a venomous species of elapid sea snake. It has a timid temperament and would normally have to...
Silver Vase Plant Chmea fasciata or silver vase, is a species of flowering plant in the bromeliad family, native to Brazil. This plant is probably the best known species in this genus, and it...
Bhuj Bhuj is a city and a municipality in Kutch district in the state of Gujarat, India. Bhuj is a beautiful little town in Kutch district, Gujarat. It was founded in the year 1510...
Double rainbow Double rainbow is caused by a double reflection of sunlight inside the raindrops and are centered on the sun itself. They are about 127° (violet) to 130° (red) wide. Since this is...
Shahrukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan (born Shahrukh Khan, 2 November 1965), also known as SRK, is an Indian film actor, producer and television personality. Referred to in the media as “Baadshah of Bollywood”, “King...
Chandratal Lake Chandra Taal (meaning the Lake of the Moon), or Chandra Tal, is situated at an altitude of about 4,300 metres in the Himalayas. Mountains of scree overlook the lake on one side,...
Mumbai The eastern equivalent of New York City and Los Angeles, the financial capital and entertainment capital of the country. Places of interest include: Haji Ali Dargah situated about 500 yards from the shoreline...
Gateway of india The Gateway of India is a monument built during the British Raj in Mumbai City of Maharashtra state in Western India. It is located on the waterfront in the Apollo Bunder...
Alluvial soils As the name suggests, alluvial soils are formed from alluvial deposits of rivers from mountainous region of Himalayas-Ganga, Brahmaputra and Indus. These soils are found in North India in Indo-Gangetic and Brahmputra...
Pena National Palace The Pena National Palace is a Romanticist palace in São Pedro de Penaferrim in the municipality of Sintra, Portugal. The palace stands on the top of a hill above the town...
Flamethrower A flamethrower is a mechanical incendiary device designed to project a long controllable stream of fire. They were first used by the Greeks in the 1st Century AD. In modern times, they were...
Kodagu (Coorg) – Scotland of India Madikeri is a hill station town in Karnataka state, India. Also known as Mercara, it is the headquarters of the district of Kodagu. It is a popular tourist...
Step Pyramid of Djoser It was built during the 27th century BC for the burial of Pharaoh Djoser by Imhotep, his vizier. It is the central feature of a vast mortuary complex in an...
Sultan Kosen Sultan Kosen is a Turkish Kurdish farmer who holds the Guinness World Record for tallest living male at 8 ft 3 inch. His growth resulted from a tumour affecting his pituitary gland....
Indian Oil Corporation Indian Oil Corporation Limited, or Indian Oil, is an Indian state-owned oil and gas corporation with its headquarters in New Delhi, India. It is the world’s 88th largest corporation, according to...
Auli, Uttarakhand Auli is an important ski destination in the Himalayan mountains of Uttarakhand, India. Auli, also known as Auli Bugyal, in Garhwali, which means meadow, is located at an elevation of 2500 to...
Elliptical Galaxies An elliptical galaxy is a type of galaxy having an approximately ellipsoidal shape and a smooth, nearly featureless brightness profile. They are more three-dimensional, without much structure and their stars are in...
Munnar Munnar is a town and hill station located in the Idukki district of the southwestern Indian state of Kerala. Munnar is situated at around 1,600 metres above sea level, in the Western Ghats...
Red Fort The Red Fort was the residence of the Mughal emperor of India for nearly 200 years, until 1857. It is located in the centre of Delhi and houses a number of museums....
Candy Crush Saga Candy Crush Saga is a match-three puzzle video game released by King on April 12, 2012 for Facebook and on November 14, 2012 for iOS, Android and Windows Phone smartphones. The...