People’s Republic of China : Country Name System of government: People’s Republic Capital: Beijing Location: In central and eastern Asia, together with some offshore islands, the country has borders with Mongolia, North Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Burma, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan and Afghanistan Area: 9,596,961 sq km National composition: Chinese (Han, 95%) and about 50 minorities Religions: Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism Official …

Indonesia : Country Name System of government: Republic Capital: Jakarta Location: In south-eastern Asia; It is the world’s largest archipelago, consisting of more than 3,000 islands, the largest being Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi (Celebs), the Lesser Sunda Islands, the Moluccas, Timor and Flores. The Indonesian part of Borneo is known as Kalimantan; the western part of New Guinea is called West …

Singapore : Country Name System of government: Republic Capital: Singapore Location: The island of Singapore and adjacent islands lie off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula Area: 581 sq km National composition: Chinese (78%), Malays (14%), Indians, Pakistanis and other minorities Official languages: Malay, Chinese, English, Tamil Currency: Singapore dollar = 100 cents Administrative divisions: 5 districts Climate: Wet …

Subimal Chuni Goswami is an Indian Football player who played for the National Football team during 1950s and 1960s. Usually playing in the Left Inside position, Goswami was a Striker who known for an extra-ordinary control upon the ball and an accurate sense of the game. Name: Subimal Chuni Goswami Born: 15 January, 1938 Kishoreganj, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day …

International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation is a United Nations-sponsored annual awareness day that takes place on February 6 as part of the UN’s efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation. It was first introduced in 2003. What is Female Genital Mutilation? Female Genital Mutilation is the partial or complete removal of external female genital organs, using non-medical tools …

Jaipur Literature Festival 2024: Jaipur hosts a number of literary giants every year in January amid giving farewell to winter. The atmosphere fills with the air of creativity in the beautiful ambiance of majestic Clarks Amer. Described as the ‘greatest literary show on Earth’, the Teamwork Arts Jaipur Literature Festival is the world’s largest free event of its kind. Originally …

Netaji Declaration of Independence: Today, Oct the 77th anniversary of the formation of the first Indian government. In 1943, on October 21, one of India’s greatest sons – Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose announced the formation of the ‘Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind‘ or the provincial government of free India in Singapore and declared war on the British Empire. 21 October 1943: Netaji …

Pongal Around The World: The festival of Pongal is celebrated with zeal and fervor by the Tamilians in India as well as in any part of the world they reside. As this harvest festival is considered very auspicious, even the Tamils living abroad celebrate this festival with the wish of prosperity as well as for keeping their cultural ties with …

Lohri Quotes for Students: Lohri festival is a very popular Punjabi festival celebrated every year by the people of Punjabi religion in the South Asia. It is considered that it is celebrated in winter on the day when the day becomes a shortest day and the night becomes a longest night of the year. It is celebrated as a harvest …

कोयल या कोकिल ‘कुक्कू कुल’ का पक्षी है, जिसका वैज्ञानिक नाम ‘यूडाइनेमिस स्कोलोपेकस‘ है। नर कोयल नीलापन लिए काला होता है, तो मादा तीतर की तरह धब्बेदार चितकबरी होती है। नर कोयल ही गाता है। उसकी आंखें लाल व पंख पीछे की ओर लंबे होते हैं। नीड़ परजीविता इस कुल के पक्षियों की विशेष नेमत है यानि ये अपना घोसला नहीं बनाती। ये दूसरे पक्षियों …