Posted by: MI on: May 25, 2012
Western Europe has the worldwide highest risk of radioactive contamination caused by major reactor accidents. Global risk of radioactive contamination. The map shows the annual probability in percent of radioactive contamination by more than 40 kilobecquerels per square meter. In Western Europe the risk is around two percent per year. (Credit: Daniel Kunkel, MPI [...]
Posted by: MI on: May 24, 2012
UPA Government started its second term three years ago by promising some key reforms. People kept high expectations on the government under the Manmohan Singh when they elected him for the second time. Since then the government took charge of the state but unfortunately some of the key reforms are still pending in the [...]
Posted by: MI on: May 11, 2012
It is no longer A for apple and B for ball. In text books being used for nursery class children studying under UP Board and CBSE, “B” is for bomb and “CH” is for Chaku. This language of violence is being taught to children in a book on Hindi language alphabets, titled ‘Aalok Shabd’. The [...]
Posted by: MI on: April 28, 2012
Reuters published an in-depth look at the life of George Zimmerman yesterday. Based on extensive interviews with relatives, friends, neighbors, schoolmates and co-workers of Zimmerman’s in two states, as well as court documents and police reports, the story reveals some fascinating facts about the life of the man in the middle of one of [...]
Posted by: MI on: April 19, 2012
The doomsday stories seem to be closely connected with the year 2012, especially since the ancient Mayan calendar which covers the timespan of more than 5000 years, ends on December 21st 2012. This day will mean the end of the 13th bak’tun, last period of around 400 years in Mayan calendar. While there [...]
Posted by: MI on: April 13, 2012
The money spent on the cold-blooded murderer is making news yet again. The Maharashtra Government has spent over a massive 25 crore for guarding 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab, ever since he was captured in 2008. But, now the Maharashtra Government has refused to bear the cost all by itself. Maharashtra government has refused to [...]
Posted by: MI on: April 12, 2012
What is a tsunami? A tsunami is a series of ocean waves with very long wavelengths (typically hundreds of kilometres) caused by large-scale disturbances of the ocean, such as: earthquakes landslide volcanic eruptions explosions meteorites These disturbances can either be from below (e.g. underwater earthquakes with large vertical displacements, submarine landslides) or from above (e.g. [...]
Posted by: MI on: March 26, 2012
India before the British rule was a rich country which fascinated both travelers and invaders around the world. The recent excavation at the Padmanabha temple which belonged to the royal family of the Travancore state (Kerala) came up with one of the largest treasures found in India with gold and other ornaments valuing around 1 [...]
