Plants & Trees Images: A tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, supporting branches and leaves in most species. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are usable as lumber or plants above a specified height. Here we have collection of images of plants …

There is saying: ‘God created the world but the Dutch created Holland‘. Holland (more correctly called the Netherlands) is a low-lying country where more than two-fifths of the land is below sea-level at high tide. Since early this century Dutch engineers have reclaimed much of this flat land by building dykes (sea walls) to hold back the sea. The marshy …

Rome, Italy – December 16, 2016 – A hospital in northern Italy had achieved a world first by successfully transplanting a kidney in the place of the spleen in a six-year-old girl; the child had been on dialysis since birth because of a rare kidney anomaly and a malformation of the abdominal blood vessels, the Molinette hospital in Turin said, …

London, United Kingdom – December 16, 2016 – Moaza Al Matrooshi, 24, originally from Dubai, is the first person in the world to be delivered of a baby after having the ovary removed and cryopreserved before she entered puberty. Photo: Moaza al-Matrooshi of Dubai became the first woman in the world to have a baby using an ovary that was …

London, United Kingdom – December 16, 2016 – Amazon had completed its first fully autonomous drone delivery to an Amazon customer; It happened in the UK, where someone named Richard ordered an Amazon Fire Stick streaming device and a bag of popcorn and found the goods at his doorstep in the Cambridgeshire countryside 13 minutes later, thus setting the new …

Typhoon / Cyclone / Hurricane Images: Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons are all the same weather phenomenon; we just use different names for these storms in different places. In the Atlantic and Northeast Pacific, the term “hurricane” is used. The same type of disturbance in the Northwest Pacific is called a “typhoon” and “cyclones” occur in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean.

Publisher: Robinson/Hachette India Pages: 256 Price: Rs 599 Geoff Tibballs Book Review: World’s 100 Weirdest Museums If you have a penchant for collecting something strange, say car horns, chocolate wrappers, or college yearbooks, of which your family or friends can never see the point, go on. If you amass a sizeable collection, your display may soon be among some unique …

किताबें ज्ञान का असीमित खजाना हैं। ये घर बैठे इंसान को दुनिया के हर कोने की सैर करवा सकती हैं। ऐसे में किताबें खरीदने के लिए दुनिया भर की यात्रा करना भी बनता है। यदि आपका भी ऐसा इरादा बने तो  यहां आपको विश्व के कुछ गजब बुकस्टोर्स के बारे में बता रहे हैं। एल एटेनो (ब्यूनस आयर्स, अर्जेंटीना) El Ateneo …

Born On: 24 February 1948 (Mysore, India) Died On: 5 December 2016 (Chennai, Tamil Nadu) Career: Actress and Politician Jayalalithaa Jayaram is one of those few former iconic superstars who have not only attained a legendary status in the realms of cinema, but also continue to supersede other influential public figures in the state politics of Tamil Nadu. Over the …

Belgaum, India – December 8, 2016 – As many as 661 skaters from across the country created a new world record for the Largest roller skating relay (24 hours) by skating non-stop for 24 hours in Belgaum, Karanataka, India, during an event organized by Shivaganga Roller Skating Academy and Trinity College. Photo: Skaters from Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, …