Andesite is a grey igneous rock consisting of 52-65% silica. It is in the form of tiny crystals embedded in a glassy groundmass. Andesite Line is a petrological...
The term Altocumulus generally refers to medium Cloud that consists of a mass of small, relatively thin, globular patches, may be so close together that their edges join...
Altiplano is a region of elevated plateaux or intermont basins between the Western and Eastern Cordileras at a height of about 350 m, mainly in West Bolivia but...
Alpine means belonging to· the Alps. The alpine climate is a typical climate, relief, flora, etc., of the regions. Alpine Glow is a short-lived pinkish tint on mountain...
Almwind refers to a wind of a Fohn type that blows from the south across the Tatra Mountains, descending into the foreland of south Poland. It may be...
Istanbul which is a major city in Turkey lies in two continents. Portion of Istanbul lies in Europe and other portion lies in Asia. European and Asian parts...
Vikram Singh, the 1997 batch officer of the Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS), has been appointed Private Secretary to President Ram Nath Kovind for a period of two...
The parliamentary standing committee on defence has been constituted to examine the operational preparedness of the armed forces and review the accidents involving strategic defence assets. The committee,...
Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth has won the men’s singles title of the French Open Superseries badminton tournament 2017 by defeating Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto in the final by 21-14,...
The Union government has constituted a ministerial panel headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to oversee merger proposals of state-owned banks. The other members of the panel include...
