This is a train which does not move on wheels. Maglev is a combination of two words, i.e., magnetic and levitation. These trains do not move on a track but float above it by means of magnetic repulsion. The magnetic power provides both lift and thrust for the train. It consumes very less power and…
The Sunday edition of the New York Times on September 1987 contained 1,612 pages and weighed 5.4 kgs. It is said the newsprint required to produce this newspaper edition should have come after chopping trees on an area of 63,000 hectares.
By Saniyasnain Khan Goodword Books 1-Nizamuddin West Market New Delhi-110001 www.goodwordbooks.com 64 pages, The book The Story of Khadija introduces the life, services and sacrifices of the most noble wife of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, to the children in the most simple words and lucid style. Khadija, as we all know was of…
Children are blessing of God. Some couples are not able to have children. Such people can adopt a child. Some people may have only boy/s with them and may want to adopt a girl and vice versa. Adoption is a lengthy process and has several procedures. There are government agencies which enable couples to adopt…
It is the rule of the law that turns a people into a State. It is therefore essential for us to follow laws of the country we live in. If the laws are bad and inconvenient, we can ask the Government to change or modify them. But till such time they are in place, we…
By Yoginder Sikand The thing that Romi remembered most fondly about his childhood years was growing up surrounded by lots of little creatures. He was a shy boy, and he didn’t like interacting much with boys his age. He couldn’t see why his father continuously pestered him to play cricket and football with the neighbourhood…
We face dangers, accidents, losses and sickness in the course of our work and even in normal conduct of day to day affairs. Though nobody can guarantee life and safety of individual from accidents and calamities except Allah, the Insurance companies promise to pay our dependants and descendants a substantial amount as compensation if we…
Can we extract oils from plants that can work as fuel in automobiles in place of petrol or diesel. Answer is, Yes. Juices of several plants, seeds and pods can be turned into fuels. For instance, sugarcane juice can be turned into alcohol by fermentation. The same sugarcane can also make alcohol of a lesser…
Chinese is spoken by almost 90 corer people. It is mother tongue of the largest number of people, if one could use this yardstick for deciding the greatest language on the earth. But outside China not many people know this. Though English is spoken in England, the United States, Canada and Australia, it is mother…
The world’s first car was designed and built by Karl Friedrich Benz in 1885. He was a German engineer. He integrated a combustion engine and an electrical ignition in a 3-wheeled carriage which moved by itself. Gottelieb Daimler and Wilhelm Mayabach later developed a similar vehicle on four wheels. Around 1900, the serial production of…
