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08th September 2008
Not all trains are the same: these are just some of the variations around the world.
Monorail
A monorail train runs on a single rail, instead of on a track or two rails. It is either suspended from the rail or straddles it. The Tokyo Monorail in Jap...
08th September 2008
First actor
Thespis was the first performer ever recorded. He was an actor in Greece in 534BC. At this time, Greek actors used masks, and Thespis was the first to use stage make-up.
World’s oldest theatres
The oldest indoor theatre in the world ...
08th September 2008
The Koran (Islam)Allah is the Islamic name for God. Muslims believe that He revealed His wishes for the world to a man called Muhammad. These massages were later collected together as the Koran (also written Qur’an). Muslims believe that the w...
08th September 2008
The Koran (Islam)
Allah is the Islamic name for God. Muslims believe that He revealed His wishes for the world to a man called Muhammad. These massages were later collected together as the Koran (also written Qur’an). Muslims believe that the words of ...
08th September 2008
What is an Oscar?
The Academy Awards of scars are the most famous of all film awards. They have been presented since 1929. The awards are voted for by the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Science, which has more than 5,500 members, including previous...
08th September 2008
• The weight of diamonds is measured in carats. The word comes from carob, which is a bean that grows on the Ceratonia siliqua tree. The bean has an amazingly consistent weight of 0.2g. There are five carats to a gram and about 142 carats to the ounce. ...
04th September 2008
TREK PLANNING –FOR TRAVELERS
Which trek should I choose? When do I go? How do I prepare? These are some of the questions that will arise once you decide to go on a trekking holiday. The kind of hike you end up doing will depend on y...
04th September 2008
During the British Raj, English civil servants, merchants and adventurers regularly fled the heat of the plains for the hills on fishing or shooting expeditions. The ‘bandobast’ for these trips was phenomenal: shikara to track animals, skinners, gun b...
04th September 2008
Found in the Western Himalayas from Pakistan to Nepal in rocky slopes in arid areas at 1,500-4, 100m, the wild rose (Rosa webbiana) is a deciduous shrug. The plant can grow to a height of 2m. It flowers in June and the seeds ripen from August to Oct...
04th September 2008
FOOD TIPS FOR TREKKERS
Plan the dishes on your day wise menu careful with your trekking buddies. Agree that on Monday morning you will eat A and B for breakfast, C for lunch, D and E for dinner, and on Tuesday, you will eat X, Y and Z and so...
04th September 2008
Trivia on India’s biodiversity
· India occupies only 2.4 percent of the Earth’s landmass but has over eight percent of the world’s known wildlife.
· The Easter Himalayas are endemic to 3500 species of higher plants, 20 species of reptiles, 25 e...
04th September 2008
State Uttaranchal -India
Location High up in the Kumaon hills at 6,000ft, Ranikhet is 54 km from Nainital and 354 km NE of Delhi
Route from Delhi NH24 to Rampur via Hapur, Gajrauia and Moradabad; NH87 to Kathgodam via Rudrapur; state highway to Ranikhe...
04th September 2008
State Himachal Pradesh,INDIA
Location in the Shivaliks at 6,400 ft, overlooking the plains of Punjab, 77km from Shimla Route from Delhi NH1 to Ambala; NH22 to Dharampur via Panchkula and Pinjore; state road to Kasauli.
Strolling down quiet country l...
04th September 2008
Disbelief registers quickly on most people’s faces when I tell them that India has an active volcano. Well, the truth is that India does have volcanoes. And, historically, the most active volcano along the volcanic arc extending between Sumatra and Burm...
04th September 2008
THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED
State Tamil Nadu,INDIA
Location the Red Hills area, 28 km from Ooty, is in an ecologically fragile zone of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve where no more development can happen, 325 km S of Bangalore.
The narrow Muthoral Road...
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