Archives July 2013

An ant is a very common insect. It can be found everywhere in the world both in towns and villages. It is a very small insect. Its body has three parts—head, thorax and abdomen. There are six legs in the middle part of the body. Ants are of various colours and sizes. Like bees, ants also live in groups and colonies. Hence, they are called social insects. There are two classes of ants in a group. One class of ants is called the soldier ants that protect the group. The worker ants form the other class. They collect and store food for all ants. Ants feed on different kinds of sweet foods.                                    Ants are known to be very busy and hard working creatures. They never idle away their time. They go on working more...

Gold is a precious metal. It is not common like other metals. It is generally found in mines. It is also found in river-beds. Gold is found in many parts of the world. It is generally found in Australia, California in North America and Transvaal in South Africa. In India, gold is chiefly found in Karnataka. The gold-fields of Karnataka are known as the Kolar gold-fields. Gold is also found in the beds of some rivers in India. Gold is not found in a pure state. It is generally mixed with silver or lead. It is dug out from mines. It is then purified and we get pure gold. In the river-beds, grains of gold are mixed with sand. Sand is washed and we get grains of pure gold. Gold is a bright and shining metal. It can be beaten into a thin leaf by striking with a hammer. It more...

Good health is a boon. It is the real jewel of life, the most precious possession of man. If a man losses his health, the world losses all its charms for him. A good wealth of health can be obtained in a number of ways. It needs regular exercise, good food, good thoughts, and cleanliness. A healthy person does not spend money on medicines and visiting doctors. Just opposite, a sluggish person is another form of hell of diseases. The simplest and most traditional definition of health is that it is the freedom of sickness and diseases. According to World -Health Organization (WHO), a branch of the United Nations, health is physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease. Next to life itself, good health is the most precious gift and is necessary for a purposeful existence. 'Sound mind in a sound body' is an more...

Id-ul-Fitr is very important festival of Muslims. They celebrate it in every part of the world. There is a month known as the month of Ramzan prior to it. All the Muslims and some of their children also keep fast during the whole month. They take their meals in the evening and eat nothing the whole day. They do not drink even water. Id depends upon the appearance of moon which is called Id ka chaand. Id is celebrated on the next day. The month of Ramzan has a great importance and significance for the Muslims. They take it a period to purify the soul. They prepare  Themselves to live a holy life. They try to live as pure as possible during this month. They read their prayers to God five times in the day known as Namaz. They miss none of them. They also give alms and food to more...

The most striking feature of India is its unity amidst great variety and diversity. We have in India all types of  topography, climate, soil and rainfall. All the major religions of  the world are practiced here. We have several varieties of  costumes, food habits and social customs. We have about our thousand six hundred fifty two languages and dialects on   afferent parts of the country. India is often called a geographical, social, etymological and cultural museum. Despite 11 these differences India is a political entity, every part of which is governed under the same Constitution. We have to 0-exist with each other peacefully, respect the culture and  religions our fellow Indians. Our Constitution is the most important force that binds the nation together. It has given recognition to eighteen languages as National languages. Our national festivals also  act  an important unifying force. Independence Day, Republic Day and Gandhi Jayanti more...

The Red Fort or Lal Qila as it popularly known, takes its name from the red sandstone used to build its vast walls. It is a masterpiece of architecture and one of the most famous tourist spots. Every day the tourists from India and abroad  visit this place and fulfil their long cherished dream.  Mughal Emperor Shanjahan started the construction of this huge fort in 1638, and the work was finished in 1648. This fort was celebrated for its opulance-the marble, the silver and gold, the lavish use of jewels though much of this wealth has disappeared over the years, still it has much more to give a powerful impression of the Mughal Empire at its height. The fort sports all the obvious trappings, befitting a vital centre of Mughal government, halls of public and private audience, domed and arched marble places, plus audience apartments, a mosque and elaborately designed more...

"Opportunities are... everywhere and so you must always let your hook be hanging." Augustine "Og" Mandino, writer The major problem with dating inventions earlier than the written word is that there are no first-hand accounts documenting their conception or use. Paleoarcheologists have the difficult task of piecing together the prehistory of man based on scraps of physical evidence left behind by our ancient ancestors. The fishhook is one such ingenious conception of early man and is probably more important to the success of humans than most of us would suspect. The earliest examples of fishhooks so far found by archeologists date from around 35,000 B.C.E. Appearing well before the advent of metalworking, early fishhooks were fashioned from durable materials of organic origin such as bone, shells, animal horn, and wood. With the addition of a variety of baits on the hook, prehistoric man gained access, previously largely denied, to an more...

Introduction. Dr. Avul Pakir Jinulabdeen Abdul Kalam, an ex-President of India, a great scholar and a famous scientist is well-known as (he Missile-Man. He is a great personality, believing in simple living and hint) thinking. Birth and Childhood. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was born on 15th October, 1931, at a holy place Rameshvaram, in Tamil Nadu. He belonged to a middle class family. Since his childhood he was self-dependent by lure. While the children of his age-group were busy in playing different kinds of games, this man was selling newspapers. He did all this to  support his family financially. Education and Profession. Dr. Abdul Kalam got his primary ducation in Ramnath Puram. After that he completed his graduation from Joseph College in Tiruchilapatti. In 1958, Dr. Abdul Kalam started his professional career in Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO). After that, in 1963 he joined Indian Space Research Organization (1SRO) more...

The aneroid barometer is now a small, inexpensive, robust, accurate, lightweight, and portable instrument. It does away with the delicate glass tubes of weighty mercury and easily overturned reservoirs of the original instrument, relying instead on a sealed bellows-type flexible'" container. This container contracts or expands according to the pressure of the surrounding atmosphere. The pressure is displayed on the dial by a mechanically driven lever or pointer. This dial is usually fitted with a second pointer that can be set manually to indicate the current pressure. Thus the rate of pressure change can be assessed, as well as whether it is increasing or decreasing. The concept of the aneroid barometer was suggested by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz in 1698 but the first working model was made and patented in 1843 by the French scientist and engineer Lucien Vidie (1805-1866). He developed the idea from his work on pressure-measuring manometers on more...

The soul of India lies in villages and in these villages live three-fourths of our countrymen. It means that the nation's  strength and prosperity are interlinked with the strength and prosperity of the villages. Hence, it is important to free the rural India from backwardness and poverty. It is a good sign that our government is trying its best to bring rapid and sustainable development in the rural areas. Education and removal of poverty are given top priority. Efforts are being made to enable the rural people to improve their living standards. Clean drinking water is very important for good health which is being made available in the  villages. Our villages are no more poor and dirty as they were in past. They have their own primary health centres, post offices and the schools. Primary education has been made free so that maximum number of the villages may be literate. more...