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Important UNESCO World Heritage Sites In India

7 August 202029 July 2020 by textbooq

Important UNESCO World Heritage Sites In India: There are 38 World Heritage Sites in India.These site are recognized as sites with cultural and natural importance by UNESCO World Heritage Convention.Let’s learn. There are two types of cultural heritage Tangible Cultural Heritage: Natural or artificial site or archaeological structure,buildings,monuments etc Intangible Cultural Heritage: Skill,tradition,knowledge,communities etc Tangible … Read more

Climate Change is Causing Biome Shift

28 July 202027 July 2020 by textbooq

Global Climate Change is Causing Biome Shift. We will discuss about the Biome shift and potential impacts on global ecosystem. Let’s learn in details. Today we can witness a radical change in global climate and the alarming point is the rate is higher than we anticipated. Biome is the distinct natural community of flora and … Read more

Know All About Ramsar Convention, Ramsar Sites in India

9 May 202126 July 2020 by textbooq

Know All About Wetlands, Ramsar Convention, Ramsar Sites in India

Ramsar Sites In India is a very important topic for competitive examination perspective. Know All About Wetlands, Ramsar Convention and why are they so important from environmental aspects ? Let’s learn Ramsar sites in India UPSC in details. What is a Wetland? Wetland is a generic term that defines a place where plant and animal … Read more

Earthquake Detection System by Google

12 August 202025 July 2020 by textbooq

Earthquake Detection System by Google could be a revolutionary life-saving approach that is capable to save millions of lives every year. Tech giant Google has discovered a new approach to test it’s earthquake and tsunami warning system with the undersea fiber optic cables to sense disturbances on the seafloor.Let’s learn in details. Image source Let’s … Read more

Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: Mechanism,Cause,Prevention

23 July 202023 July 2020 by textbooq

Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria has become a democle’s sword to entire human race.Where do we heading? Let’s learn. Antibiotic Resistance is a sub-category of Antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is the resistance ability of microbes against its medication. It’s a type of drug resistance. Microbes like fungi, protozoa, viruses develop antifungal, anti-protozoal and anti-viral … Read more

Know All About Blockchain Technology

23 July 202022 July 2020 by textbooq

Learn all about Blockchain Technology and how it can be instrumental financial transactions and record keeping in future. Block Chain Technology is a new type of database where data are stored in a growing list of blocks that are encrypted with cryptographic hash. Data or records are distributed to multiple users at a same time … Read more

Chabahar Railway Project: China In,India Out

12 August 202018 July 2020 by textbooq

Chahabar Railway Project: China In India Out

A major foreign policy setback for India regarding Chabahar Railway Project .Iran has decided to drop India from strategic Chabahar Railway Project by citing India’s delay in funding.Let’s analyse the topic. The Chabahar Railway Project was the strategic part of India’s commitment to the trilateral agreement including Afghanistan and Iran to build an alternate trade … Read more

Decoding Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

23 July 202017 July 2020 by textbooq

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a burning issue in environmental and political scenario in India. Let’s know all about the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). EIA can be defined as a decision making tool to analyse and monitor the environmental impacts of a proposed activity, project or development. It is a decision making entity which analyse … Read more

Top 10 Greatest Discoveries of All Time

29 July 202016 July 2020 by textbooq

The French novelist Marcel Proust once said “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” In this article we will explore Top 10 Greatest Discoveries of All Time and the new landscapes behind them. Humanity has evolved for a time of 2 million years from controlling the … Read more

List of Thermal,Nuclear and Hydroelectric Power Plants in India

9 October 202012 July 2020 by textbooq

In this article we will discuss about power plants in India along with the list of Thermal,Nuclear and Hydroelectric Power plants in India. India stands just after People’s Republic of China and USA in energy consumption as per World Energy Consumption Statistics 2020 released by Enerdata. Image Source There are two types of Energy Source … Read more