Jeanne Louise Calment (French pronunciation: [ʒan lwiz kalmɑ̃]; 21 February 1875 – 4 August 1997) was a French supercentenarian who had the longest confirmed human lifespan in history, living to the age of 122 years, 164 days. She lived in Arles, France, for her entire...
Rain is a form of precipitation in which water falls back to earth as a liquid. Precipitation that occurs in a solid form is snow or hail. There is always some water in the air, but the amount of water the air can hold depends mostly on temperature. Very warm air can...
Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha (KKGSS) (Kannada: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಖಾದಿ ಗ್ರಾಮೊದ್ಯೋಗ ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ಸಂಘ) is a manufacturing federation located in the Bengeri area of the city of Hubli in the Karnataka, state of India. It is the only unit in India that is authorised to manufacture...
Pingali Venkayya (2 August 1878 – 4 July 1963) designed the Indian national flag. He was an Indian freedom fighter. Adopted : 22 July 1947 During the National conference of the Indian National Congress at Kakinada, Venkayya suggested that India...
Doordarshan founded by Government of India in 1959 the largest broadcasting organizations in India in terms of the infrastructure of studios and transmitters. The first program telecast on Doordarshan was Krishi Darshan . It commenced on January 26, 1967...
The word "Akashvani" was coined by Dr.M.V.Gopalaswamy, a professor of psychology and the principal, Maharaja’s college. Mysore was the location of the first private radio broadcasting station in India when Akashavani (voice from the sky) was established in the...
The Mahatma Gandhi Series of banknotes are issued by the Reserve Bank of India as the legal tender of Indian Rupee. As the name suggests, the series is so called because the observe of the banknotes prominently display the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi. Since its introduction...
Nicéphore Niépce (March 7, 1765 – July 5, 1833) was a French inventor, most noted as one of the inventors of photography and a pioneer in the field. Among Niépce's other inventions was the Pyréolophore, the world's first 'internal combustion engine', which...
An initiative was started in 2000 to choose WONDERS OF THE WORLD from 200 existing monuments. The poll was led by Canadian-Swiss Bernard Weber and organized by the New7Wonders Foundation based in Zurich, Switzerland, with winners announced on July 7, 2007 in...
