Taking a cue from the Swachh Bharat movement initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a young IIT Mandi alumnus, Aakash Hingu, has come out with an innovative way to dispose scrap. He also reasons out why Chandigarh has lost in the race for Smart City. The idea is to “make recycling of scrap a habit,” says this 24-year-old, whose brainchild …
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Chinese Parasol Tree — Chinese parasol tree is an ornamental plant or tree of the cacao, or chocolate, of the family Sterculiaceae of the order Malvales, native to Asia. It grows to a height of 12 m (40 feet). It has alternate, deciduous leaves up to 30 cm (12 inches) across and small greenish white flowers that are borne in …
Read More »Chu Xi – Chinese New Year
Chu Xi – Chinese New Year or Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is an important holiday in East Asia. The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first lunar month in the Chinese calendar and ends on the 15th; this day is called Lantern Festival. Chinese …
Read More »Chinese New Year Coloring Pages
Chinese New Year Coloring Pages: Chinese New Year is an important Chinese festival celebrated at the turn of the Chinese calendar. In China, it is also known as the Spring Festival, the literal translation of the modern Chinese name. Every year has a animal related to it. Click on any image you like to enlarge it. You can download this image …
Read More »Why are Chinese calendars based on animals?
A large percentage of the Chinese are followers of Taoism. According to Taoist belief, the Jade Emperor is the ruler of heaven, mankind and hell. It is said that the Jade Emperor decided to assign a different animal for each year, so that people could easily remember the twelve-year zodiac cycle. So he called one representative from each animal species …
Read More »How Long Chinese New Year Celebrations Last?
Chinese New Year, Lunar New Year or Spring Festival is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is often inaccurately called “Lunar New Year”, because – as part of the lunisolar Chinese calendar – the date is partially determined based on lunar phase. The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first month in the Chinese …
Read More »Youngest Boy Band: Baby Boiz breaks Guinness World Records record
New York, USA – February 3, 2016 – Baby Boiz, the boy band featuring Julian (age 9), Caleb (age 6), Gavin (age 11), Ravi (age 4) and Jake (age 23), sets the new world record for the Youngest By Band. Photo: Meet Baby Boiz, the world’s youngest boy band featuring Julian (age 9), Caleb (age 6), Gavin (age 11), Ravi (age …
Read More »अनूठा खेल ‘बबल बॉल’
बबल बॉल तेजी से लोकप्रिय हो रहा एक बेहद अनूठा व नया खेल है। दुनिया भर में इसे पसंद किया जा रहा है। यह एक तरह से फुटबॉल का ही बदला हुआ रूप है, फर्क इतना है कि इसमें खिलाड़ी एक विशाल पारदर्शी गेंद में ‘कैद’ होकर खेलते है। विशाल गेंदों के बीचों-बीच एक बड़ा छेद होता है। इनमें से …
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जर्मनी के सोलिंगन शहर में चाकू कई चरणों की निर्माण प्रक्रिया से गुजरने के बाद अंतिम रूप लेते है। तभी तो यह शहर यूरोप में चाकू व कटरली का प्रमुख केंद्र माना जाता है। चाकू निर्माण अलग-अलग तरह के चाकू तैयार करने के लिए विविध विधियों का प्रयोग करते है। एक कुशल चाकू कारीगर तथा कटलरी पॉलिशर राल्फ यहां ‘विप्परकोटन‘ …
Read More »Most cereal boxes toppled in a domino fashion: Kellogg’s UK team breaks Guinness World Records record
Manchester, UK – February 2, 2016 – Kellogg’s UK has set a new World Record – a domino-style topple of almost 2,700 packets of breakfast cereal; the record for the Most cereal boxes toppled in a domino fashion was set at the company’s annual employee conference in Manchester. Photo: Kellogg’s UK has set a new World Record – a domino-style topple …
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