Category: GENERAL STUDIES
Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered about the differences between asteroids and meteorites? In this article, we’ll explore these celestial objects. Asteroids are like rocky neighbors in space, orbiting...
The human race witnessed earthquakes since ancient times. But some of the earthquakes were so deadly that, scars left by them are still afresh in the mind of those who experienced it. Here is...
The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose main objective is to maintain peace in the world. The UN was formed in 1945 after the Second World War to stop wars between countries....
The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose main objective is to maintain peace in the world. The UN was formed in 1945 after the Second World War to stop wars between countries....
There are majorly five types of environmental pollution. These are – air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, noise pollution, and light pollution. An environment is the natural surroundings in which we live. The three...
Equinox and Solstice are the two effects of the revolution of the earth. The equinoxes are those dates when the nights and days are equal. Whereas, the solstice is the time of the year...
While standing here on the earth we might not observe its movement. But two movements of the earth take place simultaneously. These are rotation and revolution. The rotation and revolution affect the environment on...
We define disaster as a sudden destructive event that causes loss of lives and property. These disasters have long-term impacts on the socio-economic conditions of the affected area. Disasters are of two types –...
Latitude and longitude are imaginary horizontal and vertical lines drawn on a globe. It helps us to determine the location or position of any place or point on the Earth’s surface. Kids often ask...
WHAT IS ROCK? When minerals or earthly particles like clay, sand, shale, magma, etc., combine to form a bigger size particle, we call it a rock. Rocks can be as small as a pebble...