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Celebrating Anniversary of Alam Ara
Alam Ara is an Indian film, directed by Ardeshir Irani and produced by Imperial Pictures. It was released on 14…
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Pen and Ink Chronicles: Navigating the Artistry of Turhan Selçuk’s Cartoon Legacy
Turhan Selçuk (30 July 1922 – 11 March 2010) was a prolific cartoonist. He is considered to be one of…
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World Plumbing Day: History, Theme, and Significance
11 March is also observed as World Plumbing Day. It is celebrated to recognize the important role plumbing plays in societal health and…
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Harriet Tubman: The Conductor of Freedom
Harriet Tubman (1820 – 10 March 1913) was an escaped enslaved woman who became a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad,…
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Wilbur Scoville: Chemist and Creator of the Scoville Scale
Wilbur Scoville ( 22 January 1865 – 10 March 1942) was an American pharmacist best known for creating the "Scoville…
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Plastic waste into hydrogen and high-value carbons: Study finds
Pile of plastic bottle Source: Julia Joppien on Unsplash A team of researcher from the University of Oxford developed a simple one-step…
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Coronavirus survives on skin five times longer than flu: Study
Elena Mozhvilo on Unsplash The Covid-19 virus remains active on human skin for nine hours, Japanese researchers have found, in a discovery…
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So Long Kashmir- Part 3
Ode to Shaivism tradition of Indian Hinduism in Srinagar, the writer visits Adi Shankaracharya temple in the Valley which dates…
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Three share Nobel Prize in Physics for their discoveries about black holes
Physicists Roger Penrose of Britain, Reinhard Genzel of Germany and Andrea Ghez received the Nobel Prize for 2020. (Source: Twitter/The…
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India accounts for 26% of Global TB Reported Cases
In accordance with Global Tuberculosis Report 2020, the TB incidence rate in India is 193 per 100,000 population and accounts…
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Tryst with Trust
Credit: Dave Lowe on Unsplash If you are a proud resident of Delhi, you must have seen blue rectangular metro card. If…
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India’s economy is expected to contract by 10.3%, says IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo. Source: Deccan Herald While still reeling under tremendous impact from COVID-19, the Indian economy…
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Louise Glück wins the 2020 Nobel prize in literature
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Louise Glück. Source: Twitter/The Nobel Prize The 2020 Nobel Prize…
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Nobel Prize 2020 in economics awarded to Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson
Nobel Prize 2020 in economics awarded to Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson. Source: Twitter/The Nobel Prize The 2020 Nobel prize…
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for genetic scissors
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna. Source: Twitter/The Nobel Prize…
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