Interesting Facts

Chess is one of the oldest games in the world and it is assumed that the Origin of Chess is India and then spread over to the Arabian countries. The person who invented chess is not known. But the most commonly held belief is that chess is invented in a kingdom of INDIA. The earliest form of modern chess is a game called  chaturanga , which flourished in India by the 6th century, and is the earliest known game to have two essential features found in all later chess variations—different pieces having different powers , and victory depending on the fate of one piece, the king of modern chess.  The  original chess board was mathematically revolutionary, as reported by the infamous  Wheat and chessboard problem .  A common theory is that India’s development of the board, and chess, was likely due to India’s mathematical enlightenment involving the creation of the number zero. Below is a famous story related to origination of chess. The Story This story...

Mysterious Aircraft The strange case of aircraft NC13304 On 10 October 1933, a Boeing 247 carrier worked by United Airlines and enrolled as NC13304 slammed close Chesterton, Indiana. The cross-country flight, conveying three group and four travelers, had begun in Newark, New Jersey, with its last goal in Oakland, California. It had effectively arrived in Cleveland and was made a beeline for its next stop in Chicago when it detonated in transit. All on board passed on in the accident, which was demonstrated to have been intentionally caused by an on-board dangerous gadget. Onlookers on the ground detailed hearing a blast not long after 9 p.m., and saw the airplane on fire at a height of around 1,000 feet (300 m). A second blast trailed the air ship smashed. The accident scene was nearby a rock street around 5 miles (8 km) outside of Chesterton, focused in a lush territory on the Jackson Township homestead of James Smiley. investigators who combed through the debris w...

World Environment Day on June 5th, Ministry Of Environment And United Nations Sign "Letter Of Intent" India was declared as the global host for the 44 th  World Environment Day celebrations by the United Nations and the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests. The ‘Letter of Intent’ was signed at the presence of Union Minister for Environment Dr Harsh Vardhan and Erik Solheim, Environment Head, United Nations. Reducing  plastic  pollution has been chosen as 2018’s theme for World Environment Day. India is one of the world’s biggest plastic waste generators, accounting for producing nearly 56 lakh tonnes of plastic annually. Nearly 6,000 tonnes of plastic waste remains uncollected across the country daily, adding to the environmental problems. How much plastic is in the sea? It is found all over the planet, with 300 billion pieces in the once-pristine Arctic and a remote island in the Pacific, the uninhabited Henderson Is...

India has a deep history. It has a great impact on world's education system. There are traces that shows that India was well ahead in science, technology and medicines. The revolutionary concept of surgery was also given by India. The concept of University Approximately 2,800 years ago, 800BC, there existed a giant University at Takshashila (often called Taxila), a town located in the north-western region of India (in today’s Pakistan). According to references in the Ramayana, King Bharata founded the town in the name of his son, Taksha. It flourished from 600 BC to 500 AD, in the kingdom of Gandhar. 68 subjects were taught at this university and the minimum entry age, ancient texts show, was 16. At one stage, it had 10,500 students including those from Babylon, Greece, Syria, and China. Experienced masters taught the vedas, languages, grammar, philosophy, medicine, surgery, archery, politics, warfare, astronomy, accounts, commerce, documentation, music, dance and oth...

India has the largest number of post offices in the world is a known fact. But did you know that there is a floating post office in India too? Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir is one of the most popular and beautiful destinations in India. It is famous among tourists and has several attractions. One of its major attractions is the Dal Lake which is known for its natural beauty, its location between mountains, and its lovely weather and ambiance. But another jewel to its crown is India’s first floating post office! The floating post office was inaugurated by former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in August 2011. Since then, it has been attracting tourists from all across the country. While it is a boon to the state’s tourism, the post office is also looked as a tribute to the beautiful Dal lake. Standing on a huge house boat, the post office also includes a philately museum and a shop that sells postage stamps among other things. These include  picture post card...

Shampoo History The word shampoo that we use today in the English language got its roots from the Hindi word " champu ", which itself derived itself from the Sanskrit word " chapyathi " which means press, knead, or soothe. In the olden days, herbs and their extracts were mixed and used to make a paste like component which was used to cleanse the hair. The earliest shampoo was made of ingredients like  Gooseberry  (Amla),  Soapberry extract (kshuna),  hibiscus ,  Shikakai paste,  etc. Each of these ingredients had natural properties that helped in thick and healthy hair growth. Amla  helped in strengthening hair follicles, and helped retain the strength and lustre of the hair. The vitamin C present in Amla helped in preventing premature greying of hair and men and women looked forever 21! Amla also helped in fighting dandruff and itchy scalp. Amla also worked as a great conditioner. Soapberry  keeps the hair lustrous and reduce...